Drama box office · 1980

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

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%

Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) movie poster

#1 of 63

#1 drama movie of 1980

Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

1980 · Biography, Drama

$67.2M worldwide · 10% of the chart's total

$67.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

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Every Drama Release of 1980, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 63 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.

51
On Fertile Lands (1980) Jan 2, 1980 · Turkish · Drama $15.5K worldwide

Jan 2, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.5K
52
The Tin Drum (1980) Apr 11, 1980 · German · Drama, War $7.5K worldwide

Apr 11, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.5K
53
Germany Pale Mother (1980) Sep 26, 1980 · German · Drama $7K worldwide

Sep 26, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7K
54
Scum (1980) Aug 20, 1980 · English · Drama, Crime $6.5K worldwide

Aug 20, 1980 US and Canada: $6.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.5K
55
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) Jul 13, 1980 · German · Drama $4.3K worldwide

Jul 13, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.3K
56
Breaking Glass (1980) Oct 1, 1980 · English · Drama, Music $2.5K worldwide

Oct 1, 1980 US and Canada: $2.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.5K
57
Loulou (1980) Sep 3, 1980 · French · Drama, Romance $1.3K worldwide

Sep 3, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3K
58
Breaker Morant (1980) Oct 15, 1980 · English · Drama, History, War $948 worldwide

Oct 15, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $948
59
The Tempest (1980) Feb 27, 1980 · English · Drama, Fantasy $813 worldwide

Feb 27, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $813
60
Bona (1980) Dec 25, 1980 · Tagalog · Drama $808 worldwide

Dec 25, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $808
61
A Bad Son (1980) Oct 14, 1980 · French · Drama $351 worldwide

Oct 14, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $351
62
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
63
Confidence (1980) Jan 10, 1980 · Hungarian · Drama $1 worldwide

Jan 10, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1