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Box office · Week 52 · Dec 21–27, 1980

Box Office Week 52, 1980: Highest-Grossing Releases of Dec 21–27

Altered States (1980) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 52 of 1980 (Dec 21–27), with $19.9M worldwide, ahead of First Family (1980) at $15.2M and Bona (1980) at $808. 3 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $35.1M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 86% on Week 51, 1980, whose releases took $254M.

week 52 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$35.1M
Altered States (1980), the #1
$19.9M
vs Week 51, 1980
−86%
Altered States (1980) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 movie of Week 52, 1980

Altered States (1980)

1980 · Sci-Fi, Thriller

$19.9M worldwide · 57% of the chart's total

$19.9M US & Canada · 100% $6 elsewhere · <1%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 52 of 1980?

Altered States (1980) leads with $19.9M, 57% of the total. The top 3 together took $35.1M, 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. Altered States (1980) movie poster Number 1
    $19.9M Altered States (1980)
    $19.9M US & Canada · 100% $6 elsewhere · <1%
  2. First Family (1980) movie poster Number 2
    $15.2M First Family (1980)
    $15.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Bona (1980) movie poster Number 3
    $808 Bona (1980)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 52 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 52 of 1980 (Dec 21–27).

  1. 1 Altered States (1980) movie poster
    Altered States (1980) Dec 25, 1980 · English · Sci-Fi, Thriller $19.9M worldwide
    Dec 25, 1980 US and Canada: $19.9M Rest of the world: $6 Worldwide: $19.9M
  2. 2 First Family (1980) movie poster
    First Family (1980) Dec 25, 1980 · English · Comedy $15.2M worldwide
    Dec 25, 1980 US and Canada: $15.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.2M
  3. 3 Bona (1980) movie poster
    Bona (1980) Dec 25, 1980 · Tagalog · Drama $808 worldwide
    Dec 25, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $808
Weeks around it

How Does Week 52 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 52 releases took $35.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 14–20) with $254M, led by 9 to 5 (1980).

  1. Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 9–15 Raging Bull (1980) $26M Raging Bull (1980)
  2. Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 16–22 Heaven's Gate (1980) $3.5M Heaven's Gate (1980)
  3. Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 23–29 Gregory’s Girl (1980) $39.3K Gregory’s Girl (1980)
  4. Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 30–Dec 6 Flash Gordon (1980) $27.2M Flash Gordon (1980)
  5. Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 7–13 Stir Crazy (1980) $178.2M Stir Crazy (1980)
  6. Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 14–20 9 to 5 (1980) $254M 9 to 5 (1980)
  7. Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 21–27 Altered States (1980) $35.1M Altered States (1980)
  8. Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 28–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  9. Week 1, 1981 Wk 1 Jan 1–3 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 52 of 1980 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 52, 1973 earned the most: $626.6M from 3 films, led by The Exorcist (1973). Week 52, 1980 took $35.1M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 52, 1971 Dec 19–25 4 films 4 $63M – Dirty Harry (1971) $36M
Week 52, 1972 Dec 17–23 3 films · −100% 3 $144.7K −100% The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) $84.8K
Week 52, 1973 Dec 23–29 3 films · +433013% 3 $626.6M +433013% The Exorcist (1973) $430.9M
Week 52, 1974 Dec 22–28 No films 0 – – –
Week 52, 1975 Dec 21–27 4 films 4 $86.1M – Dog Day Afternoon (1975) $50M
Week 52, 1976 Dec 19–25 1 film · −46% 1 $46.2M −46% The Enforcer (1976) $46.2M
Week 52, 1977 Dec 18–24 1 film · −43% 1 $26.4M −43% The Gauntlet (1977) $26.4M
Week 52, 1978 Dec 24–30 No films 0 – – –
Week 52, 1979 Dec 23–29 1 film 1 $26.9M – Going in Style (1979) $26.9M
Week 52, 1980 Dec 21–27 3 films · +30% 3 $35.1M +30% Altered States (1980) $19.9M
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 52 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 52 of 1980 (Dec 21–27)?

Altered States (1980) leads with $19.9M worldwide, $19.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come First Family (1980) at $15.2M and Bona (1980) at $808.

How much did movies released in week 52 of 1980 (Dec 21–27) earn?

3 films released in week 52 of 1980 (Dec 21–27) report a worldwide gross, $35.1M in all, or $11.7M per film on average. Week 51, 1980 releases took $254M.

How many movies released in week 52 of 1980 (Dec 21–27) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Altered States (1980), earned $19.9M.

How much of the Week 52, 1980 box office came from the US and Canada?

$35.1M of the $35.1M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 52, 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 52 of 1980 (Dec 21–27). 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 52, 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.