1980 in film

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The year 1980 in film involved some significant events.

1 Events
2 Top grossing films (U.S.)
3 Awards
4 Films released in 1980
5 Births
6 Deaths

Events

April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film, McVicar, opens in London, England.
May 21 - The Empire Strikes Back is released and is the biggest grosser of the year just as its precessdor, Star Wars did three years before.
Sharon Stone makes her film debut in the Woody Allen movie Stardust Memories (released September 26 in USA)

Top grossing films (U.S.)

Rank	Title	Studio	Release Date	US Gross
1.	The Empire Strikes Back	20th Century Fox	May 21st 1980	$209,398,025
2.	9 to 5	20th Century Fox	December 19th 1980	$103,290,500
3.	Stir Crazy	Columbia	December 12th 1980	$101,300,000
4.	Airplane!	Paramount	June 27th 1980	$83,453,539
5.	Any Which Way You Can	Warner Brothers	December 17th 1980	$70,687,344
6.	Private Benjamin	Warner Bros	October 10th 1980	$69,847,348
7.	Coal Miner's Daughter	Universal	March 07th 1980	$67,182,787
8.	Smokey and the Bandit II	Universal	August 15th 1980	$66,132,626
9.	The Blue Lagoon	Columbia	June 20th 1980	$58,853,106
10.	The Blues Brothers	Universal	June 20th 1980	$57,229,890