# List of 1980 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1980 per Variety. The data was based on grosses from 20 to 22 key cities and therefore, the gross quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.

## Number-one films

| † | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. |
| # | Week ending | Film | Gross | Notes |
| 1 | January 2, 1980 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | $3,287,481 | |
| 2 | January 9, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $1,897,954 | Kramer vs. Kramer reached number one in its third week of release |
| 3 | January 16, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $2,018,194 | |
| 4 | January 23, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $1,655,591 | Kramer vs. Kramer grossed $3 million for the weekend ended January 20 from all national markets |
| 5 | January 30, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $1,541,864 | Kramer vs. Kramer grossed $3 million for the weekend ended January 27 from all national markets |
| 6 | February 6, 1980 | The Silent Scream | $1,919,563 | The Silent Scream reached number one in its third week on the chart |
| 7 | February 13, 1980 | American Gigolo | $1,463,443 | American Gigolo reached number one in its second week of release |
| 8 | February 20, 1980 | Cruising | $1,694,803 | Cruising grossed $5,096,223 in its opening 5 days. Kramer vs. Kramer grossed $2.8 million for the weekend ended February 17 |
| 9 | February 27, 1980 | Cruising | $1,229,186 | |
| 10 | March 5, 1980 | The Fog | $1,599,290 | The Fog reached number one in its fifth week of release |
| 11 | March 12, 1980 | All That Jazz | $1,144,802 | All That Jazz reached number one in its twelfth week of release |
| 12 | March 19, 1980 | Coal Miner's Daughter | $1,005,036 | Coal Miner's Daughter reached number one in its second week of release |
| 13 | March 26, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $1,809,419 | Kramer vs. Kramer returned to number one in its 14th week of release. It grossed $1.6 million for the weekend ended March 23 from all markets |
| 14 | April 2, 1980 | Little Darlings | $1,918,892 | Little Darlings reached number one in its second week of release |
| 15 | April 9, 1980 | Little Darlings | $1,545,554 | |
| 16 | April 16, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $1,194,160 | Kramer vs. Kramer returned to number one in its 17th week of release. It grossed $1.6 million for the weekend ended April 13 from all markets |
| 17 | April 23, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $1,335,476 | Kramer vs. Kramer grossed $1.8 million for the weekend ended April 20 from all markets |
| 18 | April 30, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $1,078,596 | Kramer vs. Kramer grossed $1.4 million for the weekend ended April 27 from all markets. Where the Buffalo Roam grossed $1.8 million. |
| 19 | May 7, 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer | $847,617 | Kramer vs. Kramer grossed $1.1 million for the weekend ended May 4 from all markets |
| 20 | May 14, 1980 | Friday the 13th | $2,237,500 | Friday the 13th grossed $5,816,321 for the weekend ended May 11 from all markets |
| 21 | May 21, 1980 | Friday the 13th | $1,945,657 | |
| 22 | May 28, 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back † | $4,064,022 | The Empire Strikes Back grossed $6,415,804 for the 4-day Memorial Day weekend from all markets |
| 23 | June 4, 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back † | $3,415,791 | |
| 24 | June 11, 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back † | $3,225,299 | The Empire Strikes Back grossed $4,339,769 for the weekend ended June 8 from all markets |
| 25 | June 18, 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back † | $2,817,077 | The Empire Strikes Back grossed $3,606,000 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended June 15. Bronco Billy grossed $3,708,710 |
| 26 | June 25, 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back † | $3,711,553 | The Empire Strikes Back grossed $10,840,307 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended June 22 |
| 27 | July 2, 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back † | $3,416,490 | The Empire Strikes Back grossed $9,217,874 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended June 29 |
| 28 | July 9, 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back † | $2,893,659 | The Empire Strikes Back grossed $8,309,772 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended July 6 |
| 29 | July 16, 1980 | Airplane! | $2,739,328 | Airplane! reached number one in its third week of release grossing $7,105,024 for the five days to July 13 from all markets. The Empire Strikes Back grossed $6,652,858 nationally from all markets for the 3-day weekend |
| 30 | July 23, 1980 | Airplane! | $2,662,155 | |
| 31 | July 30, 1980 | Airplane! | $2,096,358 | |
| 32 | August 6, 1980 | Airplane! | $2,209,013 | The Empire Strikes Back was number one nationally for the 3-day weekend with a gross of $5,758,759 from all markets |
| 33 | August 13, 1980 | Dressed to Kill | $1,745,388 | Dressed to Kill reached number one in its third week of release. It grossed $2,942,000 for the weekend ended August 10 from all markets. The Empire Strikes Back grossed $4,554,679 for the weekend |
| 34 | August 20, 1980 | Smokey and the Bandit II | $1,860,800 | Smokey and the Bandit II grossed $10,883,835 nationally for the weekend ended August 17, a record August opening |
| 35 | August 27, 1980 | Smokey and the Bandit II | $2,140,529 | Smokey and the Bandit II grossed $8,395,755 nationally for the weekend ended August 24 |
| 36 | September 3, 1980 | Smokey and the Bandit II | $1,451,882 | |
| 37 | September 10, 1980 | Smokey and the Bandit II | $820,196 | |
| 38 | September 17, 1980 | The Exterminator | $1,143,000 | |
| 39 | September 24, 1980 | The Exterminator | $858,000 | |
| 40 | October 1, 1980 | Hopscotch | $1,252,492 | Hopscotch grossed $2,552,864 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended September 28 |
| 41 | October 8, 1980 | Hopscotch | $1,126,721 | |
| 42 | October 15, 1980 | Private Benjamin | $1,187,114 | Private Benjamin grossed $4,739,769 from all markets for the weekend ended October 12 |
| 43 | October 22, 1980 | Private Benjamin | $1,201,574 | Private Benjamin grossed $4,935,571 from all markets for the weekend ended October 19 |
| 44 | October 29, 1980 | Private Benjamin | $1,954,556 | |
| 45 | November 5, 1980 | Private Benjamin | $1,756,902 | |
| 46 | November 12, 1980 | Private Benjamin | $1,628,001 | |
| 47 | November 19, 1980 | Private Benjamin | $1,281,696 | |
| 48 | November 26, 1980 | Private Benjamin | $1,016,984 | |
| 49 | December 3, 1980 | Private Benjamin | $872,420 | |
| 50 | December 10, 1980 | Flash Gordon | $1,428,771 | Flash Gordon grossed $3,934,030 from all markets for the weekend ended December 7 |
| 51 | December 17, 1980 | Stir Crazy | $2,463,066 | Stir Crazy grossed $8.7 million nationally from all markets for the weekend ended December 14 |
| 52 | December 24, 1980 | Stir Crazy | $2,371,298 | Stir Crazy grossed $6,656,501 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended December 21. Any Which Way You Can grossed $8,024,663 |
| 53 | December 31, 1980 | Stir Crazy | $2,424,829 | Stir Crazy grossed $7,938,584 for the weekend ended December 28. Any Which Way You Can grossed $10,091,105 |

## Highest grossing films

| Rank | Title | Distributor | Rental |
| 1 | The Empire Strikes Back | 20th Century Fox | $120,000,000 |
| 2 | Kramer vs. Kramer | Columbia Pictures | $60,528,000 |
| 3 | The Jerk | Universal Pictures | $43,000,000 |
| 4 | Airplane! | Paramount Pictures | $38,000,000 |
| 5 | Smokey and the Bandit II | Universal Pictures | $37,600,000 |
| 6 | Coal Miner's Daughter | Universal Pictures | $36,000,000 |
| 7 | Private Benjamin | Warner Bros. | $33,500,000 |
| 8 | The Blues Brothers | Universal Pictures | $31,000,000 |
| 9 | The Electric Horseman | Columbia Pictures | $30,917,000 |
| 10 | The Shining | Warner Bros. | $30,200,000 |