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

$45.6M of the $48M total, or 95%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

Thriller box office · May 1980

Thriller Box Office, May 1980: Top-Grossing Releases

The Shining (1980) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in May 1980, with $48M worldwide. 1 thriller film released in May 1980 reports a worldwide gross, $48M in all, 95% of it from the US & Canada.

May 1980 releases with a gross: 1
combined worldwide: $48M
The Shining (1980), the #1: $48M
earned in the US & Canada: 95%

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#1 thriller movie of May 1980

The Shining (1980)

1980 · Thriller, Horror

$48M worldwide

$45.6M US & Canada · 95% $2.3M elsewhere · 5%

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The Only Thriller 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.

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The Shining (1980) May 23, 1980 · English · Thriller, Horror $48M worldwide

May 23, 1980 US and Canada: $45.6M Rest of the world: $2.3M Worldwide: $48M

Thriller Box Office in 1980, Month by Month

The months of 1980 with their totals: February leads with $81.8M, led by American Gigolo (1980).

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Thriller 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 thriller movie in May 1980?

The Shining (1980) leads with $48M worldwide, $45.6M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did thriller movies released in May 1980 earn?

1 thriller film released in May 1980 reports a worldwide gross, $48M in all, or $48M per film on average.

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

None. The biggest, The Shining (1980), earned $48M.

How is the May 1980 thriller 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 thriller 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.