#1 of 3 #1 movie of Week 38, 1980
1980 · Drama
$54.8M worldwide · 90% of the chart's total
$54.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Box office · Week 38 · Sep 14–20, 1980
Box Office Week 38, 1980: Highest-Grossing Releases of Sep 14–20
Ordinary People (1980) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 38 of 1980 (Sep 14–20), with $54.8M worldwide, ahead of Melvin and Howard (1980) at $4.3M and The Nest (1980) at $1.5M. 3 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $60.6M in all, 98% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 38 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $60.6M
- Ordinary People (1980), the #1
- $54.8M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 98%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 38 of 1980?
Ordinary People (1980) leads with $54.8M, 90% of the total. The top 3 together took $60.6M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Release of Week 38 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 38 of 1980 (Sep 14–20).
- 1 Sep 18, 1980 US and Canada: $54.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $54.8M
- 2 Sep 19, 1980 US and Canada: $4.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.3M
- 3 Sep 18, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
Weeks around it
How Does Week 38 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 38 releases took $60.6M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 33 (Aug 10–16) with $87.1M, led by Smokey and the Bandit II (1980).
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 3–9 Xanadu (1980) $22.8M Xanadu (1980)
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 10–16 Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) $87.1M Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 17–23 Scum (1980) $6.5K Scum (1980)
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 He Knows You’re Alone (1980) $4.9M He Knows You’re Alone (1980)
- Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 Loulou (1980) $1.3K Loulou (1980)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 Divine Madness (1980) $5.4M Divine Madness (1980)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 14–20 Ordinary People (1980) $60.6M Ordinary People (1980)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 21–27 My Bodyguard (1980) $36.8M My Bodyguard (1980)
- Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 28–Oct 4 Oh, God! Book II (1980) $33.7M Oh, God! Book II (1980)
Earlier years
How Does Week 38 of 1980 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 38, 1980 earned the most: $60.6M from 3 films, led by Ordinary People (1980).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 38, 1971 Sep 12–18 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 38, 1972 Sep 10–16 1 film | 1 | $103.2K | – | The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) $103.2K |
| Week 38, 1973 Sep 16–22 2 films · +85% | 2 | $190.9K | +85% | The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) $190.7K |
| Week 38, 1974 Sep 15–21 1 film · −100% | 1 | $250 | −100% | Scenes from a Marriage (1974) $250 |
| Week 38, 1975 Sep 14–20 2 films · +13448% | 2 | $33.9K | +13448% | Swept Away (1975) $33.4K |
| Week 38, 1976 Sep 12–18 1 film · +8283% | 1 | $2.8M | +8283% | Bugsy Malone (1976) $2.8M |
| Week 38, 1977 Sep 11–17 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 38, 1978 Sep 17–23 2 films | 2 | $7.3M | – | Paradise Alley (1978) $7.2M |
| Week 38, 1979 Sep 16–22 3 films · +389% | 3 | $35.5M | +389% | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) $21.7M |
| Week 38, 1980 Sep 14–20 3 films · +71% | 3 | $60.6M | +71% | Ordinary People (1980) $54.8M |
Archive
Box Office in 1980, Week by Week
51 weeks of 1980 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 21 (May 18–24) with $606.5M, led by Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
- Week 1 $139.8K
- Week 2 $1
- Week 3 $4.2M
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $30.4M
- Week 6 $40.3M
- Week 7 $37.6M
- Week 8 $3M
- Week 9 $7.5M
- Week 10 $69.7M
- Week 11 $766.8K
- Week 12 $45.7M
- Week 13 $15.9M
- Week 14 $12.8M
- Week 15 $3.2M
- Week 16 $228.5K
- Week 17 $7.6M
- Week 18 $501
- Week 19 $54.6M
- Week 20 $37M
- Week 21 $606.5M
- Week 22 $2M
- Week 23 $47M
- Week 24 $42.6M
- Week 25 $169M
- Week 26 $25.1M
- Week 27 $142.5M
- Week 28 $33.8M
- Week 29 $81.5M
- Week 30 $71.8M
- Week 31 $32.9M
- Week 32 $22.8M
- Week 33 $87.1M
- Week 34 $6.5K
- Week 35 $4.9M
- Week 36 $1.3K
- Week 37 $5.4M
- Week 38 $60.6M
- Week 39 $36.8M
- Week 40 $33.7M
- Week 41 $99.9M
- Week 42 $1.3K
- Week 43 $9.1M
- Week 44 $621.9K
- Week 45 $111.5K
- Week 46 $26M
- Week 47 $3.5M
- Week 48 $39.3K
- Week 49 $27.2M
- Week 50 $178.2M
- Week 51 $254M
- Week 52 $35.1M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Box Office Week 38 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in week 38 of 1980 (Sep 14–20)?
Ordinary People (1980) leads with $54.8M worldwide, $54.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Melvin and Howard (1980) at $4.3M and The Nest (1980) at $1.5M.
How much did movies released in week 38 of 1980 (Sep 14–20) earn?
3 films released in week 38 of 1980 (Sep 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $60.6M in all, or $20.2M per film on average.
How many movies released in week 38 of 1980 (Sep 14–20) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Ordinary People (1980), earned $54.8M.
How is the week 38, 1980 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 38 of 1980 (Sep 14–20). 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 38, 1980 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.