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It became the highest-grossing film of 1981, leading to sequels all in the top-10 films of the decade. In 1982, Spielberg directed his fairy-tale, sci-fi family blockbuster E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which shattered all records, earning 40% more than any Star-Wars film, and double or triple the revenue of 46 of the top 50 films.
20th Century Fox / Krofft Entertainment / Canadian Film Development Corporation / Guardian Trust Company / Tormont Films John Trent (director); Carl Kleinschmitt, Jerry Lee Lewis (screenplay); Bruce Dern , Ann-Margret , Graham Jarvis , Deborah Wakeham, Eric Christmas , Helen Hughes , Geoffrey Bowes , Patricia Hamilton , Michael Kane, Diane ...
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.
5. 'Escape from New York' (1981) John Carpenter's dystopian action film depicted a New York City so hopelessly crime-plagued that the U.S. government gave up on it entirely, walled it off, and ...
3. You remember music on MTV . On Aug. 1, 1981, MTV premiered in the United States, and the first video the fledgling network played was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.
(Top) 1 1980. 2 1981. 3 1982. 4 1983. 5 1984. 6 1985. 7 1986. 8 1987. 9 1988. 10 1989. 11 References. Toggle the table of contents. List of drama films of the 1980s ...
Shop Now. Ghost Story, directed by John Irvin, stars the legendary Fred Astaire as Ricky Hawthorne.Every year, Ricky takes a trip with his three buddies, Sears James, Dr. John Jaffrey, and Edward ...
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes 1980: 9 to 5: Colin Higgins: Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda: United States: Private Benjamin: Howard Zieff: Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante