Comedy box office · 1980

Comedy Box Office 1980: Highest-Grossing Comedy Movies, Page 2

The Blues Brothers (1980) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in 1980, with $115.2M worldwide, ahead of 9 to 5 (1980) at $103.3M and Stir Crazy (1980) at $101.3M. 54 comedy films released in 1980 report a worldwide gross, $1.1B in all, 95% of it from the US & Canada. 3 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 38% on 1979, whose releases took $823.9M. By language, English leads with $1B across 47 comedy releases.

1980 releases with a gross: 54
combined worldwide: $1.1B
films crossed $100M: 3
vs 1979: +38%

#1 of 54

#1 comedy movie of 1980

The Blues Brothers (1980)

1980 · Action, Music

$115.2M worldwide · 10% of the chart's total

$57.2M US & Canada · 50% $58M elsewhere · 50%

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Every Comedy Release of 1980, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 54 of 54. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1980.

51
City of Women (1980) Mar 28, 1980 · Italian · Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure $12.9K worldwide

Mar 28, 1980 US and Canada: $12.5K Rest of the world: $416 Worldwide: $12.9K
52
Can’t Stop the Music (1980) Jun 20, 1980 · English · Music, Comedy $1.3K worldwide

Jun 20, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3K
53
Goodbye Pork Pie (1980) May 1, 1980 · English · Comedy, Adventure $501 worldwide

May 1, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $501
54
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980) Feb 11, 1980 · Russian · Romance, Comedy, Drama $217 worldwide

Feb 11, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $217