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Science Fiction Movies Released in 1980

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This list shows all Science Fiction films released in 1980, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.

Domestic Analysis for Science Fiction Movies for 1980

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Release
Date		MovieGenreRelease
Type		Revenue
to Date		Trailer
 
 
1980 TBD The Final Countdown Action Theatrical $56,647,800  
Hangar 18 Thriller/Suspense Theatrical $11,000,000  
 
February 1 The Fog Horror Theatrical $21,445,868  
 
April 11 Alien 2: Sulla Terra Horror Theatrical $0  
 
April 17 Stalker Drama Theatrical $823,989  
 
May 16 Humanoids From the Deep Horror Theatrical $160  
 
May 20 Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back Adventure Theatrical $553,797,406  
 
May 24 Crazy Thunder Road (狂い咲きサ… Action Theatrical $0  
 
June 13 The Children Horror Theatrical $0  
 
August 2 Contamination - Alien arriva sulla Terra Adventure Theatrical $159,570  
 
August 10 Battle Beyond the Stars Action Theatrical $0  
 
September 25 The Chain Reaction Action Theatrical $0  
 
September 26 Without Warning Horror Theatrical $0  
 
October 3 Somewhere in Time Drama Theatrical $9,709,597  
 
November 10 Virus Horror Theatrical $0  
 
November 21 The Apple Musical Theatrical $97,798  
 
December 5 Flash Gordon Action Theatrical $29,430,189  
 
December 11 Chissà perché… capitano tutte a me Action Theatrical $0  
Incubo sulla citta contaminata Horror Theatrical $288,613  
 
December 25 Altered States Horror Theatrical $19,853,898