#1 of 63 #1 drama movie of 1980
1980 · Biography, Drama
$67.2M worldwide · 10% of the chart's total
$67.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Drama box office · 1980
Drama Box Office 1980: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 1980, with $67.2M worldwide, ahead of The Blue Lagoon (1980) at $58.9M and Ordinary People (1980) at $54.8M. 63 drama films released in 1980 report a worldwide gross, $674.6M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 27% on 1979, whose releases took $919.3M. By language, English leads with $569.8M across 43 drama releases.
- 1980 releases with a gross
- 63
- combined worldwide
- $674.6M
- Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), the #1
- $67.2M
- vs 1979
- −27%
#1 of 63 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of 1980?
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) leads with $67.2M, 10% of the total. The top 5 together took $264.8M, 39% of what all 63 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Drama Release of 1980, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 63. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1980.
- 1 Mar 7, 1980 US and Canada: $67.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $67.2M
- 2 Jul 2, 1980 US and Canada: $58.9M Rest of the world: $137 Worldwide: $58.9M
- 3 Sep 18, 1980 US and Canada: $54.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $54.8M
- 4 Jun 6, 1980 US and Canada: $46.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $46.9M
- 5 Jun 20, 1980 US and Canada: $37.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $37.1M
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Mar 21, 1980 US and Canada: $34.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $34.3M - 7
Dec 19, 1980 US and Canada: $27.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27.1M - 8
Oct 10, 1980 US and Canada: $26M Rest of the world: $23.5K Worldwide: $26M - 9
Jun 11, 1980 US and Canada: $24.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $24.3M - 10
Nov 14, 1980 US and Canada: $23.4M Rest of the world: $21.9K Worldwide: $23.4M - 11
Feb 1, 1980 US and Canada: $22.7M Rest of the world: $1.5K Worldwide: $22.7M - 12
Sep 26, 1980 US and Canada: $22.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.5M - 13
May 16, 1980 US and Canada: $21.2M Rest of the world: $878 Worldwide: $21.2M - 14
Dec 12, 1980 US and Canada: $20.1M Rest of the world: $7.9K Worldwide: $20.1M - 15
Feb 15, 1980 US and Canada: $19.8M Rest of the world: $16.6K Worldwide: $19.8M - 16
Aug 15, 1980 US and Canada: $19M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19M - 17
Jul 18, 1980 US and Canada: $17.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.8M - 18
Aug 1, 1980 US and Canada: $16.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.3M - 19
Feb 8, 1980 US and Canada: $15.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.9M - 20
Sep 26, 1980 US and Canada: $10.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.4M - 21
Oct 3, 1980 US and Canada: $9.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.7M - 22
Feb 1, 1980 US and Canada: $7.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.7M - 23
Feb 29, 1980 US and Canada: $7.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.5M - 24
Jul 18, 1980 US and Canada: $7.2M Rest of the world: $603 Worldwide: $7.2M - 25
Jun 27, 1980 US and Canada: $7.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.1M - 26
Oct 3, 1980 US and Canada: $4.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.5M - 27
Sep 19, 1980 US and Canada: $4.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.3M - 28
Oct 1, 1980 US and Canada: $4.1M Rest of the world: $2.5K Worldwide: $4.1M - 29
Oct 10, 1980 US and Canada: $4M Rest of the world: $18.5K Worldwide: $4M - 30
Sep 26, 1980 US and Canada: $3.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.9M - 31
Mar 21, 1980 US and Canada: $3.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.8M - 32
Mar 28, 1980 US and Canada: $3.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.8M - 33
Nov 19, 1980 US and Canada: $3.5M Rest of the world: $192 Worldwide: $3.5M - 34
Apr 12, 1980 US and Canada: $3.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.2M - 35
Nov 14, 1980 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.6M - 36
Jan 18, 1980 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1M - 37
May 23, 1980 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.8M - 38
Sep 18, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M - 39
Aug 10, 1980 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2M - 40
Mar 20, 1980 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1M - 41
Apr 25, 1980 US and Canada: $954K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $954K - 42
Oct 3, 1980 US and Canada: $843.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $843.2K - 43
Aug 15, 1980 US and Canada: $804.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $804.7K - 44
Mar 12, 1980 US and Canada: $766.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $766.8K - 45
Oct 31, 1980 US and Canada: $621.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $621.9K - 46
Nov 7, 1980 US and Canada: $109.7K Rest of the world: $1.7K Worldwide: $111.5K - 47
Oct 2, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $92.5K - 48
Jun 6, 1980 US and Canada: $52.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $52.4K - 49
May 22, 1980 US and Canada: $47.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $47.3K - 50
May 21, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $38.5K
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1980?
Of the top 10, Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Raging Bull (1980) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 63 films, $672.8M (100%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) $67.2M $67.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 2 The Blue Lagoon (1980) $58.9M $58.9M US & Canada · 100% $137 elsewhere · <1%
- 3 Ordinary People (1980) $54.8M $54.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 4 Urban Cowboy (1980) $46.9M $46.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 5 Brubaker (1980) $37.1M $37.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 6 Little Darlings (1980) $34.3M $34.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 7 The Jazz Singer (1980) $27.1M $27.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 8 The Elephant Man (1980) $26M $26M US & Canada · 100% $23.5K elsewhere · <1%
- 9 Bronco Billy (1980) $24.3M $24.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 10 Raging Bull (1980) $23.4M $23.4M US & Canada · 100% $21.9K elsewhere · <1%
Gross bands
How Many 1980 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
None of the 63 films reached $100M. 43 films, 68% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $674.6M total.
87% 13%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $10M to $100M 20 films, 32% of the list $585.7M · 87% of the gross
- Under $10M 43 films, 68% of the list $88.8M · 13% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1980 Earned the Most?
June releases took the most, $115.4M from 5 films, led by Urban Cowboy (1980). January was the quietest month ($2.1M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Windows (1980) $2.1M Windows (1980)
- February Feb American Gigolo (1980) $73.6M American Gigolo (1980)
- March Mar Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) $110.9M Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
- April Apr Lost and Found (1980) $4.2M Lost and Found (1980)
- May May Fame (1980) $23.1M Fame (1980)
- June Jun Urban Cowboy (1980) $115.4M Urban Cowboy (1980)
- July Jul The Blue Lagoon (1980) $83.9M The Blue Lagoon (1980)
- August Aug The Octagon (1980) $37.2M The Octagon (1980)
- September Sep Ordinary People (1980) $97.3M Ordinary People (1980)
- October Oct The Elephant Man (1980) $49.9M The Elephant Man (1980)
- November Nov Raging Bull (1980) $29.6M Raging Bull (1980)
- December Dec The Jazz Singer (1980) $47.2M The Jazz Singer (1980)
Last 10 years
How Does 1980 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1979 earned the most: $919.3M from 58 films, led by Kramer vs. Kramer (1979). 1980 took $674.6M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 33 films | 33 | $133.4M | – | The French Connection (1971) $51.7M |
| 1972 29 films · +153% | 29 | $337M | +153% | The Godfather (1972) $250.3M |
| 1973 34 films · +158% | 34 | $869.6M | +158% | The Exorcist (1973) $430.9M |
| 1974 34 films · −49% | 34 | $439.5M | −49% | The Towering Inferno (1974) $116M |
| 1975 30 films · −31% | 30 | $303.6M | −31% | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) $109.1M |
| 1976 27 films · +25% | 27 | $378.6M | +25% | Rocky (1976) $117.3M |
| 1977 41 films · +120% | 41 | $832.1M | +120% | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) $306.9M |
| 1978 50 films · −30% | 50 | $585M | −30% | Jaws 2 (1978) $187.9M |
| 1979 58 films · +57% | 58 | $919.3M | +57% | Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) $106.3M |
| 1980 63 films · −27% | 63 | $674.6M | −27% | Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) $67.2M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Drama Movies Speak in 1980?
English-language drama films took $569.8M across 43 films, 84% of the total, ahead of Japanese-language drama films ($4M) and Italian-language drama films ($3.2M).
1980 Drama Box Office by Language
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English $569.8M43 films · #1 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) -
Japanese $4M1 film · #1 Kagemusha (1980) -
Italian $3.2M1 film · #1 Lost and Found (1980) -
Spanish $1.5M1 film · #1 The Nest (1980) -
French $709.4K5 films · #1 Sunday Lovers (1980) -
Cantonese $92.5K1 film · #1 Encore (1980) -
German $18.8K3 films · #1 The Tin Drum (1980) -
Turkish $15.5K1 film · #1 On Fertile Lands (1980) -
Tagalog $8081 film · #1 Bona (1980) -
Russian $2171 film · #1 Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)
Archive
Drama Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $13.9B, led by The Lion King (2019).
2020s 7 years · $50.1B
2010s 10 years · $113.6B
- 2019 $13.9B #1 The Lion King (2019)
- 2018 $12.7B #1 Black Panther (2018)
- 2017 $12.5B #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- 2016 $11.1B #1 The Jungle Book (2016)
- 2015 $11.6B #1 Inside Out (2015)
- 2014 $10.3B #1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
- 2013 $12.1B #1 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- 2012 $12B #1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- 2011 $7.8B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $9.6B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $70.7B
- 2009 $9.9B #1 2012 (2009)
- 2008 $10.6B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $7.6B #1 I Am Legend (2007)
- 2006 $7.5B #1 The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
- 2005 $8.1B #1 War of the Worlds (2005)
- 2004 $6.4B #1 The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- 2003 $5B #1 Bruce Almighty (2003)
- 2002 $5.2B #1 Signs (2002)
- 2001 $4.6B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $5.8B #1 Gladiator (2000)
1990s 10 years · $42.3B
- 1999 $5.2B #1 The Sixth Sense (1999)
- 1998 $4.9B #1 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- 1997 $5.9B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $4.5B #1 Twister (1996)
- 1995 $4.8B #1 Apollo 13 (1995)
- 1994 $4.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $4.7B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $2.9B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $2.4B #1 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- 1990 $2.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $14.2B
- 1989 $2B #1 Dead Poets Society (1989)
- 1988 $2.1B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $1.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $1.4B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $1.5B #1 Rocky IV (1985)
- 1984 $1.4B #1 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 1983 $1.1B #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $1.3B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $889.5M #1 On Golden Pond (1981)
- 1980 $674.6M #1 Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
1970s 10 years · $5B
- 1979 $919.3M #1 Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- 1978 $585M #1 Jaws 2 (1978)
- 1977 $832.1M #1 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- 1976 $378.6M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $303.6M #1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- 1974 $439.5M #1 The Towering Inferno (1974)
- 1973 $869.6M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $337M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $133.4M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $229.2M #1 Airport (1970)
1960s 10 years · $865.1M
- 1969 $164M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $59.2M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $166.8M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $29.7M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $272.6M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $74.9M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $63.5M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $6M #1 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- 1961 $6.5M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $21.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $438.7M
- 1959 $75M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $3.3M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $32.5M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $119.9M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $32.7M #1 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- 1953 $36.8M #1 The Robe (1953)
- 1952 $36.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.5M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $1.5M #1 Shadow on the Wall (1950)
1940s 10 years · $775.9M
- 1949 $164.2K #1 Stray Dog (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $11.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $54.6M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $102.5K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $4.9M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $270.1M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.8M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $404.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $2.8M
- 1939 $1.1M #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $47.4K #1 Port of Shadows (1938)
- 1937 $19.3K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $536.4K #1 Modern Times (1936)
- 1935 $516K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $13.2K #1 L’Atalante (1934)
- 1933 $451.3K #1 Baby Face (1933)
- 1932 $47.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $46.6K #1 M (1931)
- 1930 $5.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 8 years · $10.4M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $40.9K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $161.5K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $720.7K #1 Flesh and the Devil (1926)
- 1925 $82.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1923 $12.9K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Drama Box Office 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 63 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in 1980?
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) leads with $67.2M worldwide, $67.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Blue Lagoon (1980) at $58.9M and Ordinary People (1980) at $54.8M.
How much did drama movies released in 1980 earn?
63 drama films released in 1980 report a worldwide gross, $674.6M in all, or $10.7M per film on average. 1979 releases took $919.3M.
How many drama movies released in 1980 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), earned $67.2M.
How is the 1980 drama 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 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 1980 drama 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.