Top Grossing Films of 1980-1989

1915-29 | 1931-39 | 1940-49 | 1950-59 | 1960-69 | 1970-79
1980-89 | 1990-99 | 2000-09 | 2010-19 | 2020-29 | 
1980
01.  $290.2  The Empire Strikes Back 
02.  $108.2  Superman II 
03.  $103.3  Nine to Five 
04.  $101.3  Stir Crazy 
05.  $ 83.5  Airplane! 
06.  $ 79.9  Coal Miner's Daughter 
07.  $ 69.9  Private Benjamin 
08.  $ 60.5  Smokey and the Bandit II 
09.  $ 54.8  Ordinary People 
10.  $ 54.2  The Blues Brothers

1981

01. $242.4 Raiders of the Lost Ark
02. $118.7 On Golden Pond
03. $105.5 Porky's
04. $ 95.5 Arthur
05. $ 85.3 Stripes
06. $ 62.3 For Your Eyes Only
07. $ 59.9 The Cannonball Run
08. $ 58.8 Chariots of Fire
09. $ 57.0 The Four Seasons
10. $ 50.4 Time Bandits

    
1982
01.  $399.8  E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 
02.  $177.2  Tootsie 
03.  $129.8  An Officer and a Gentleman 
04.  $122.8  Rocky III 
05.  $ 78.9  Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 
06.  $ 76.6  Poltergeist 
07.  $ 75.9  48 Hrs. 
08.  $ 69.7  The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 
09.  $ 57.1  Annie 
10.  $ 54.0  The Verdict 


1983
01.  $309.1  Return of the Jedi 
02.  $108.4  Terms of Endearment 
03.  $  94.9  Flashdance 
04.  $  90.4  Trading Places 
05.  $  79.6  WarGames 
06.  $  67.9  Octopussy 
07.  $  67.6  Sudden Impact 
08.  $  64.8  Mr. Mom 
09.  $  63.8  Staying Alive 
10.  $  63.5  Risky Business 


1984
01.  $238.6  Ghostbusters 
02.  $234.8  Beverly Hills Cop 
03.  $179.9  Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 
04.  $153.1  Gremlins 
05.  $ 90.8  The Karate Kid 
06.  $ 81.2  Police Academy 
07.  $ 80.0  Footloose 
08.  $ 76.6  Romancing the Stone 
07.  $ 76.4  Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 
10.  $ 69.8  Splash

1985

01.  $210.6  Back to the Future 
02.  $150.4  Rambo: First Blood Part II 
03.  $127.9  Rocky IV 
04.  $  94.2  The Color Purple 
05.  $  87.1  Out of Africa 
06.  $  76.1  Cocoon 
07.  $  68.7  Witness 
08.  $  65.6  The Jewel of the Nile 
09.  $  61.4  The Goonies 
10.  $  60.1  Spies Like Us

1986

  01. $176.8 Top Gun
02. $174.8 Crocodile Dundee
03. $138.0 Platoon
04. $115.1 The Karate Kid, Part II
05. $109.7 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
06. $ 91.3 Back to School
07. $ 85.2 Aliens
08. $ 79.8 The Golden Child
09. $ 71.2 Ruthless People
10. $ 70.1 Ferris Bueller's Day Off 
1987
01.  $167.8 Three Men and a Baby 
02.  $156.6 Fatal Attraction 
03.  $153.7 Beverly Hills Cop II  
04.  $123.9 Good Morning, Vietnam 
05.  $ 80.6 Moonstruck 
06.  $ 76.3 The Untouchables
07.  $ 67.0 The Secret of My Succe$s 
08.  $ 65.7 Stakeout 
09.  $ 65.2 Lethal Weapon  
10.  $ 63.9 Dirty Dancing 


1988
01.  $172.8 Rain Man 
02.  $154.1 Who Framed Roger Rabbit 
03.  $160.6 Coming to America 
04.  $115.0 Big 
05.  $111.9 Twins 
06.  $109.3 Crocodile Dundee II 
07.  $ 81.4  Die Hard 
08.  $ 78.2  Cocktail 
09.  $ 78.0  The Naked Gun 
10.  $ 73.9  Oliver & Company 


1989
01.  $251.2  Batman 
02.  $197.2  Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 
03.  $147.3  Lethal Weapon 2 
04.  $140.1  Look Who's Talking 
05.  $130.7  Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 
06.  $118.5  Back to the Future Part II 
07.  $122.5  Ghostbusters II  
08.  $109.9  The Little Mermaid 
09.  $106.6  Driving Miss Daisy 
10.  $100.0  Parenthood