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Music box office · May 1980

Music Box Office, May 1980: Top-Grossing Releases

Fame (1980) is the highest-grossing music movie released in May 1980, with $21.2M worldwide. 1 music film released in May 1980 reports a worldwide gross, $21.2M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

May 1980 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$21.2M
Fame (1980), the #1
$21.2M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Fame (1980) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 music movie of May 1980

Fame (1980)

1980 · Drama, Music

$21.2M worldwide

$21.2M US & Canada · 100% $878 elsewhere · <1%
The chart

The Only Music Release of May 1980 With a Reported Gross

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

  1. 1 Fame (1980) movie poster
    Fame (1980) May 16, 1980 · English · Drama, Music, Musical $21.2M worldwide
    May 16, 1980 US and Canada: $21.2M Rest of the world: $878 Worldwide: $21.2M
FAQ

Music Box Office May 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 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing music movie in May 1980?

Fame (1980) leads with $21.2M worldwide, $21.2M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did music movies released in May 1980 earn?

1 music film released in May 1980 reports a worldwide gross, $21.2M in all, or $21.2M per film on average.

How many music movies released in May 1980 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Fame (1980), earned $21.2M.

How much of the May 1980 Music box office came from the US and Canada?

$21.2M of the $21.2M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the May 1980 music 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 May 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 May 1980 music 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.