Skip to content
What's After the Movie?

Jump to
What's After the Movie?
Box office · Week 41 · Oct 5–11, 1980

Box Office Week 41, 1980: Highest-Grossing Releases of Oct 5–11

Private Benjamin (1980) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 41 of 1980 (Oct 5–11), with $69.8M worldwide, ahead of The Elephant Man (1980) at $26M and Kagemusha (1980) at $4M. 3 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $99.9M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 196% on Week 40, 1980, whose releases took $33.7M.

week 41 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$99.9M
Private Benjamin (1980), the #1
$69.8M
vs Week 40, 1980
+196%
Private Benjamin (1980) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 movie of Week 41, 1980

Private Benjamin (1980)

1980 · Comedy, War

$69.8M worldwide · 70% of the chart's total

$69.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 41 of 1980?

Private Benjamin (1980) leads with $69.8M, 70% of the total. The top 3 together took $99.9M, 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.

  1. Private Benjamin (1980) movie poster Number 1
    $69.8M Private Benjamin (1980)
    $69.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. The Elephant Man (1980) movie poster Number 2
    $26M The Elephant Man (1980)
    $26M US & Canada · 100% $23.5K elsewhere · <1%
  3. Kagemusha (1980) movie poster Number 3
    $4M Kagemusha (1980)
    $4M US & Canada · 100% $18.5K elsewhere · <1%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 41 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 41 of 1980 (Oct 5–11).

  1. 1 Private Benjamin (1980) movie poster
    Private Benjamin (1980) Oct 10, 1980 · Comedy, War $69.8M worldwide
    Oct 10, 1980 US and Canada: $69.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $69.8M
  2. 2 The Elephant Man (1980) movie poster
    The Elephant Man (1980) Oct 10, 1980 · English · Biography, Drama $26M worldwide
    Oct 10, 1980 US and Canada: $26M Rest of the world: $23.5K Worldwide: $26M
  3. 3 Kagemusha (1980) movie poster
    Kagemusha (1980) Oct 10, 1980 · Japanese · Drama, History $4M worldwide
    Oct 10, 1980 US and Canada: $4M Rest of the world: $18.5K Worldwide: $4M
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 41 of 1980?

Of the top 3, Private Benjamin (1980) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Kagemusha (1980) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $99.9M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Private Benjamin (1980) $69.8M
    $69.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 The Elephant Man (1980) $26M
    $26M US & Canada · 100% $23.5K elsewhere · <1%
  3. 3 Kagemusha (1980) $4M
    $4M US & Canada · 100% $18.5K elsewhere · <1%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 41 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

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

  1. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 He Knows You’re Alone (1980) $4.9M He Knows You’re Alone (1980)
  2. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 Loulou (1980) $1.3K Loulou (1980)
  3. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 7–13 Divine Madness (1980) $5.4M Divine Madness (1980)
  4. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 14–20 Ordinary People (1980) $60.6M Ordinary People (1980)
  5. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 21–27 My Bodyguard (1980) $36.8M My Bodyguard (1980)
  6. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 28–Oct 4 Oh, God! Book II (1980) $33.7M Oh, God! Book II (1980)
  7. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 5–11 Private Benjamin (1980) $99.9M Private Benjamin (1980)
  8. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 12–18 Breaker Morant (1980) $1.3K Breaker Morant (1980)
  9. Week 43 Wk 43 Oct 19–25 Motel Hell (1980) $9.1M Motel Hell (1980)
Earlier years

How Does Week 41 of 1980 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 41, 1980 earned the most: $99.9M from 3 films, led by Private Benjamin (1980).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 41, 1971 Oct 3–9 1 film 1 $51.7M – The French Connection (1971) $51.7M
Week 41, 1972 Oct 1–7 No films 0 – – –
Week 41, 1973 Oct 7–13 2 films 2 $10.5K – The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1973) $10K
Week 41, 1974 Oct 6–12 3 films · +568% 3 $69.9K +568% Alice in the Cities (1974) $59.3K
Week 41, 1975 Oct 5–11 No films 0 – – –
Week 41, 1976 Oct 3–9 1 film 1 $21.7M – Marathon Man (1976) $21.7M
Week 41, 1977 Oct 2–8 4 films · +221% 4 $69.6M +221% Oh, God! (1977) $41.7M
Week 41, 1978 Oct 8–14 1 film · −100% 1 $39K −100% Autumn Sonata (1978) $39K
Week 41, 1979 Oct 7–13 1 film · +96745% 1 $37.8M +96745% The Black Stallion (1979) $37.8M
Week 41, 1980 Oct 5–11 3 films · +164% 3 $99.9M +164% Private Benjamin (1980) $69.8M
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).

FAQ

Box Office Week 41 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 41 of 1980 (Oct 5–11)?

Private Benjamin (1980) leads with $69.8M worldwide, $69.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Elephant Man (1980) at $26M and Kagemusha (1980) at $4M.

How much did movies released in week 41 of 1980 (Oct 5–11) earn?

3 films released in week 41 of 1980 (Oct 5–11) report a worldwide gross, $99.9M in all, or $33.3M per film on average. Week 40, 1980 releases took $33.7M.

How many movies released in week 41 of 1980 (Oct 5–11) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Private Benjamin (1980), earned $69.8M.

How much of the Week 41, 1980 box office came from the US and Canada?

$99.9M of the $99.9M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 41, 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 41 of 1980 (Oct 5–11). 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 41, 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.