80s Box Office
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
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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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
E.T.