Top Grossing Drama Movies in 1980
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coal Miner's Daughter |  EN | $67,182,787 | $67,182,787 |
| 2 | The Blue Lagoon | EN | $58,853,106 | $58,853,243 |
| 3 | Ordinary People |  KR | $54,766,923 | $54,766,923 |
| 4 | Urban Cowboy | EN | $46,918,287 | $46,918,287 |
| 5 | Brubaker | EN | $37,121,708 | $37,121,708 |
| 6 | Little Darlings | EN | $34,326,249 | $34,326,249 |
| 7 | The Jazz Singer | EN | $27,118,000 | $27,118,000 |
| 8 | The Elephant Man | EN | $26,010,864 | $26,034,325 |
| 9 | Bronco Billy | EN | $24,265,659 | $24,265,659 |
| 10 | Raging Bull | EN | $23,383,987 | $23,405,883 |
| 11 | American Gigolo | EN | $22,743,674 | $22,745,134 |
| 12 | My Bodyguard | EN | $22,482,952 | $22,482,952 |
| 13 | Fame | EN | $21,202,829 | $21,203,707 |
| 14 | Tess | $20,093,330 | $20,101,247 | |
| 15 | Cruising | EN | $19,798,718 | $19,815,314 |
| 16 | The Octagon | EN | $18,971,000 | $18,971,000 |
| 17 | Honeysuckle Rose | EN | $17,815,212 | $17,815,212 |
| 18 | The Hunter |  KN | $16,274,150 | $16,274,150 |
| 19 | Hero at Large | EN | $15,934,737 | $15,934,737 |
| 20 | Stardust Memories | EN | $10,389,003 | $10,389,003 |
| 21 | Somewhere in Time | EN | $9,709,597 | $9,709,597 |
| 22 | Tribute | EN | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 |
| 23 | Fatso | EN | $7,653,061 | $7,653,061 |
| 24 | Foxes | EN | $7,470,348 | $7,470,348 |
| 25 | The Big Red One | EN | $7,206,220 | $7,206,823 |
| 26 | The Stunt Man | EN | $7,063,886 | $7,063,886 |
| 27 | Where the Buffalo Roam | EN | $6,659,377 | $6,659,377 |
| 28 | Coast to Coast | EN | $4,495,445 | $4,495,445 |
| 29 | Willie & Phil | EN | $4,400,000 | $4,400,000 |
| 30 | Willie & Phil | EN | $4,400,000 | $4,400,000 |
| 31 | Melvin and Howard | EN | $4,309,490 | $4,309,490 |
| 32 | Gloria |  PT | $4,059,673 | $4,062,212 |
| 33 | Kagemusha |  JP | $4,000,000 | $4,018,532 |
| 34 | Resurrection | EN | $3,910,019 | $3,910,019 |
| 35 | Hide in Plain Sight | EN | $3,806,930 | $3,806,930 |
| 36 | When Time Ran Out... | EN | $3,763,988 | $3,763,988 |
| 37 | Heaven's Gate | EN | $3,484,331 | $3,484,523 |
| 38 | Lost and Found |  IT | $3,223,197 | $3,223,197 |
| 39 | The Idolmaker | EN | $2,625,716 | $2,625,716 |
| 40 | Windows | EN | $2,128,395 | $2,128,395 |
| 41 | Carny | EN | $1,817,720 | $1,817,720 |
| 42 | The Nest |  ES | - | $1,477,487 |
| 43 | Why Would I Lie? | EN | $1,175,855 | $1,175,855 |
| 44 | Nijinsky | EN | $1,047,454 | $1,047,454 |
| 45 | Heart Beat | EN | $954,046 | $954,046 |
| 46 | One Trick Pony | EN | $843,215 | $843,215 |
| 47 | Those Lips, Those Eyes | EN | $804,713 | $804,713 |
| 48 | A Small Circle of Friends | EN | $766,760 | $766,760 |
| 49 | Sunday Lovers |  FR | $621,931 | $621,931 |
| 50 | Babylon | EN | $109,749 | $111,456 |
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