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English Box Office 1980: Highest-Grossing English Movies, Page 3

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in 1980, with $550M worldwide, ahead of The Blues Brothers (1980) at $115.2M and 9 to 5 (1980) at $103.3M. 101 English-language films released in 1980 report a worldwide gross, $2.3B in all, 86% of it from the US & Canada. 4 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 18% on 1979, whose releases took $2B. By genre, Comedy leads with $1B across 47 English releases.

1980 releases with a gross
101
combined worldwide
$2.3B
films crossed $100M
4
vs 1979
+18%
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Every English Release of 1980, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 101 to 101 of 101. 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. 101 Humanoids from the Deep (1980) movie poster
    Humanoids from the Deep (1980) May 16, 1980 · Sci-Fi, Horror $160 worldwide
    May 16, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $160
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English Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $28.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).

2020s 7 years · $105.1B
2010s 10 years · $261B
2000s 10 years · $170.2B
1990s 10 years · $84.5B
1980s 10 years · $33.4B
1970s 10 years · $9.6B
1960s 10 years · $1.4B
1950s 10 years · $770.2M
1940s 10 years · $662.1M
1930s 10 years · $217.4M
1920s 4 years · $718.5K
1910s 1 year · $160