Weekend box office
Aug 8–10, 1980
All 4 films
$8,477,856#1
The Empire Strikes Back| # | Film | Studio | Weekend | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Empire Strikes Back | Fox | $4,554,679 | 1,195 | $139,069,964 |
| 2 | The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu | WB | $2,399,109 | 465 | $2,399,109 |
| 3 | Xanadu | Uni. | $1,471,595 | 249 | $1,471,595 |
| 4 | Why Would I Lie? | MGM | $52,473 | 56 | $52,473 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.