#1 of 2 #1 drama movie of Week 41, 1980
1980 · Biography, Drama
$26M worldwide · 87% of the chart's total
$26M US & Canada · 100% $23.5K elsewhere · <1%
Drama box office · Week 41 · Oct 5–11, 1980
Drama Box Office, Week 41 of 1980: Drama Releases of Oct 5–11
The Elephant Man (1980) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 41 of 1980 (Oct 5–11), with $26M worldwide, ahead of Kagemusha (1980) at $4M. 2 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $30.1M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 41 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $30.1M
- The Elephant Man (1980), the #1
- $26M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Drama Release of Week 41 of 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 week 41 of 1980 (Oct 5–11).
- 1 Oct 10, 1980 US and Canada: $26M Rest of the world: $23.5K Worldwide: $26M
- 2
Oct 10, 1980 US and Canada: $4M Rest of the world: $18.5K Worldwide: $4M
Archive
Drama Box Office in 1980, Week by Week
37 weeks of 1980 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 10 (Mar 2–8) with $67.2M, led by Coal Miner's Daughter (1980).
- Week 1 $15.5K
- Week 2 $1
- Week 3 $2.1M
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $30.4M
- Week 6 $15.9M
- Week 7 $19.8M
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 $7.5M
- Week 10 $67.2M
- Week 11 $766.8K
- Week 12 $39.2M
- Week 13 $3.8M
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 $3.2M
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 $954K
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 $21.2M
- Week 21 $1.9M
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $47M
- Week 24 $24.3M
- Week 25 $37.1M
- Week 26 $7.1M
- Week 27 $58.9M
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 $25M
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 $16.3M
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 $21M
- Week 34 $6.5K
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 $1.3K
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 $60.6M
- Week 39 $36.8M
- Week 40 $19.2M
- Week 41 $30.1M
- Week 42 $1.3K
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 $621.9K
- Week 45 $111.5K
- Week 46 $26M
- Week 47 $3.5M
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 $20.1M
- Week 51 $27.1M
- Week 52 $808
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Drama Box Office Week 41 of 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 drama movie in week 41 of 1980 (Oct 5–11)?
The Elephant Man (1980) leads with $26M worldwide, $26M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Kagemusha (1980) at $4M.
How much did drama movies released in week 41 of 1980 (Oct 5–11) earn?
2 drama films released in week 41 of 1980 (Oct 5–11) report a worldwide gross, $30.1M in all, or $15M per film on average.
How many drama movies released in week 41 of 1980 (Oct 5–11) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Elephant Man (1980), earned $26M.
How is the week 41, 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 week 41 of 1980 (Oct 5–11). 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 week 41, 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.