Highest Grossing Movies of the 80s

(domestic)


1.    E.T. (1982)

$359,197,037
2.    Return of the Jedi (1983)

$252,583,617
3.    Batman (1989)

$251,188,924
4.    Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

$234,760,478
5.    Ghostbusters (1984)

$229,242,289
6.    Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

$212,222.025
7.    Back to the Future (1985)

$210,609,762
8.    Empire Strikes Back (1980)

$209,398,025
9.    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

$197,191,806
10 . Top Gun (1986)

$176,781,728​​​​


1980    1981    1982    1983

1984  1985  1986  1987

1988  1989

E.T.

E.T. the Extra Terrestrial was the highest grossing movie of the 80s

E.T. the Extra Terrestrial was released June 11, 1982 and grossed $663,400,925 worldwide and $359,197,037 domestically

80s Box Office

Best Picture Winners


1980 - Ordinary People
1981 - Chariots of Fire
1982 - Gandhi
1983 - Terms of Endearment
1984 - Amadeus
1985 - Out of Africa
1986 - Platoon
1987 - The Last Emperor
1988 - Rain Man
1989 - Driving Miss Daisy​​​​


More 80s Movies

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Fun Fact!


Driving Miss Daisy was the last  movie to win Best Picture with a PG rating


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On This Day in 80s History


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