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Box office · Week 40 · Sep 28–Oct 4, 1980

Box Office Week 40, 1980: Highest-Grossing Releases of Sep 28–Oct 4

Oh, God! Book II (1980) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 40 of 1980 (Sep 28–Oct 4), with $14.5M worldwide, ahead of Somewhere in Time (1980) at $9.7M and Coast to Coast (1980) at $4.5M. 7 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $33.7M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 8% on Week 39, 1980, whose releases took $36.8M. By genre, Fantasy leads with $24.2M across 2 releases.

week 40 releases with a gross
7
combined worldwide
$33.7M
Oh, God! Book II (1980), the #1
$14.5M
vs Week 39, 1980
−8%
Oh, God! Book II (1980) movie poster #1 of 7
#1 movie of Week 40, 1980

Oh, God! Book II (1980)

1980 · Fantasy, Comedy

$14.5M worldwide · 43% of the chart's total

$14.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 40 of 1980?

Oh, God! Book II (1980) leads with $14.5M, 43% of the total. The top 5 together took $33.6M, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Oh, God! Book II (1980) movie poster Number 1
    $14.5M Oh, God! Book II (1980)
    $14.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Somewhere in Time (1980) movie poster Number 2
    $9.7M Somewhere in Time (1980)
    $9.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Coast to Coast (1980) movie poster Number 3
    $4.5M Coast to Coast (1980)
    $4.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Gloria (1980) movie poster Number 4
    $4.1M Gloria (1980)
    $4.1M US & Canada · 100% $2.5K elsewhere · <1%
  5. One Trick Pony (1980) movie poster Number 5
    $843.2K One Trick Pony (1980)
    $843.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 40 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 40 of 1980 (Sep 28–Oct 4).

  1. 1 Oh, God! Book II (1980) movie poster
    Oh, God! Book II (1980) Oct 3, 1980 · English · Fantasy, Comedy $14.5M worldwide
    Oct 3, 1980 US and Canada: $14.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.5M
  2. 2 Somewhere in Time (1980) movie poster
    Somewhere in Time (1980) Oct 3, 1980 · English · Drama, Fantasy $9.7M worldwide
    Oct 3, 1980 US and Canada: $9.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.7M
  3. 3 Coast to Coast (1980) movie poster
    Coast to Coast (1980) Oct 3, 1980 · English · Comedy, Drama $4.5M worldwide
    Oct 3, 1980 US and Canada: $4.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.5M
  4. 4 Gloria (1980) movie poster
    Gloria (1980) Oct 1, 1980 · Drama, Thriller $4.1M worldwide
    Oct 1, 1980 US and Canada: $4.1M Rest of the world: $2.5K Worldwide: $4.1M
  5. 5 One Trick Pony (1980) movie poster
    One Trick Pony (1980) Oct 3, 1980 · English · Drama $843.2K worldwide
    Oct 3, 1980 US and Canada: $843.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $843.2K
  6. 6 Encore (1980) movie poster
    Encore (1980) Oct 2, 1980 · Cantonese · Drama $92.5K worldwide
    Oct 2, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $92.5K
  7. 7 Breaking Glass (1980) movie poster
    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
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 40 of 1980?

Of the top 7, Oh, God! Book II (1980) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Gloria (1980) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 7 films, $33.6M (100%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 7 reports no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Oh, God! Book II (1980) $14.5M
    $14.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Somewhere in Time (1980) $9.7M
    $9.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Coast to Coast (1980) $4.5M
    $4.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 Gloria (1980) $4.1M
    $4.1M US & Canada · 100% $2.5K elsewhere · <1%
  5. 5 One Trick Pony (1980) $843.2K
    $843.2K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  6. 6 Encore (1980) $92.5K
    No US & Canada figure reported
  7. 7 Breaking Glass (1980) $2.5K
    $2.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 40 releases took $33.7M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 41 (Oct 5–11) with $99.9M, led by Private Benjamin (1980).

  1. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 17–23 Scum (1980) $6.5K Scum (1980)
  2. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 He Knows You’re Alone (1980) $4.9M He Knows You’re Alone (1980)
  3. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 Loulou (1980) $1.3K Loulou (1980)
  4. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 Divine Madness (1980) $5.4M Divine Madness (1980)
  5. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 14–20 Ordinary People (1980) $60.6M Ordinary People (1980)
  6. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 21–27 My Bodyguard (1980) $36.8M My Bodyguard (1980)
  7. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 28–Oct 4 Oh, God! Book II (1980) $33.7M Oh, God! Book II (1980)
  8. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 5–11 Private Benjamin (1980) $99.9M Private Benjamin (1980)
  9. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 12–18 Breaker Morant (1980) $1.3K Breaker Morant (1980)
Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 1980 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 40, 1979 earned the most: $111.8M from 4 films, led by 10 (1979). Week 40, 1980 took $33.7M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 40, 1971 Sep 26–Oct 2 1 film 1 $31.4K – Bushman (1971) $31.4K
Week 40, 1972 Sep 24–30 1 film · −99% 1 $263 −99% Sambizanga (1972) $263
Week 40, 1973 Sep 30–Oct 6 1 film · +17902% 1 $47.3K +17902% The Mother and the Whore (1973) $47.3K
Week 40, 1974 Sep 29–Oct 5 2 films · +65486% 2 $31.1M +65486% The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) $30.9M
Week 40, 1975 Sep 28–Oct 4 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 1976 Sep 26–Oct 2 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 1977 Sep 25–Oct 1 3 films 3 $9.3M – Bobby Deerfield (1977) $9.3M
Week 40, 1978 Oct 1–7 4 films · +497% 4 $55.5M +497% Midnight Express (1978) $35M
Week 40, 1979 Sep 30–Oct 6 4 films · +101% 4 $111.8M +101% 10 (1979) $74.9M
Week 40, 1980 Sep 28–Oct 4 7 films · −70% 7 $33.7M −70% Oh, God! Book II (1980) $14.5M
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).

FAQ

Box Office Week 40 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 7 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 40 of 1980 (Sep 28–Oct 4)?

Oh, God! Book II (1980) leads with $14.5M worldwide, $14.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Somewhere in Time (1980) at $9.7M and Coast to Coast (1980) at $4.5M.

How much did movies released in week 40 of 1980 (Sep 28–Oct 4) earn?

7 films released in week 40 of 1980 (Sep 28–Oct 4) report a worldwide gross, $33.7M in all, or $4.8M per film on average. Week 39, 1980 releases took $36.8M.

How many movies released in week 40 of 1980 (Sep 28–Oct 4) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Oh, God! Book II (1980), earned $14.5M.

How much of the Week 40, 1980 box office came from the US and Canada?

$33.6M of the $33.7M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 7 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 40, 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 40 of 1980 (Sep 28–Oct 4). 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 40, 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.