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Crime box office · December 1980

Crime Box Office, December 1980: Top-Grossing Releases

Stir Crazy (1980) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in December 1980, with $101.3M worldwide, ahead of The Formula (1980) at $8.9M. 2 crime films released in December 1980 report a worldwide gross, $110.2M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.

December 1980 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$110.2M
film crossed $100M
1
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Stir Crazy (1980) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 crime movie of December 1980

Stir Crazy (1980)

1980 · Comedy, Crime

$101.3M worldwide · 92% of the chart's total

$101.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Crime Release of December 1980, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

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

  1. 1 Stir Crazy (1980) movie poster
    Stir Crazy (1980) Dec 12, 1980 · English · Comedy, Crime $101.3M worldwide
    Dec 12, 1980 US and Canada: $101.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $101.3M
  2. 2 The Formula (1980) movie poster
    The Formula (1980) Dec 19, 1980 · English · Thriller, Mystery, Crime $8.9M worldwide
    Dec 19, 1980 US and Canada: $8.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.9M
FAQ

Crime Box Office December 1980: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing crime movie in December 1980?

Stir Crazy (1980) leads with $101.3M worldwide, $101.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Formula (1980) at $8.9M.

How much did crime movies released in December 1980 earn?

2 crime films released in December 1980 report a worldwide gross, $110.2M in all, or $55.1M per film on average.

How many crime movies released in December 1980 made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Stir Crazy (1980) with $101.3M.

How much of the December 1980 Crime box office came from the US and Canada?

$110.2M of the $110.2M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the December 1980 crime box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in December 1980. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the December 1980 crime box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.