#3,857 All-time worldwide

#22 1980 releases

Movie profile

Friday the 13th

Name: Friday the 13th
Genre: Horror
Released: 1980-05-09
Duration: 95 min

1980 · 95 min · Sean S. Cunningham Films

Horror

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Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $39.9M

Budget $550,000

Gross minus budget $39.4M

ROI 72.59x

Domestic gross

$19.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$20.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$8.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Friday the 13th ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #3,857 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1980 releases #22 Release-year chart position of 125 titles Ranked against movies released in 1980. Studio / company #1 Sean S. Cunningham Films of 4 titles Position inside the mapped Sean S. Cunningham Films movie set. Franchise #2 Friday The 13Th of 11 titles Ranked against mapped movies from the same franchise. Primary genre #383 Horror of 1,292 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

#3,854 Dream House 2011 · $40.0M #3,855 Love O2O 2016 · $40.0M #3,856 The Secret Life of Bees 2008 · $40.0M #3,858 Bloodshot 2020 · $39.9M #3,859 Caddyshack 1980 · $39.8M #3,860 Monte Carlo 2011 · $39.8M

Quick answer

How did Friday the 13th (1980) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Friday the 13th (1980) earned a reported $39.9M worldwide against a reported $550.0K production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $39.4M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 72.59x. In this database it currently ranks #3,857 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #22 among 1980 releases.

Worldwide gross: $39,925,100
Budget: $550,000
Gross minus budget: $39,375,100
ROI: 72.59x

Source: Reported box office data. Last updated: Jul 8, 2026. Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: May 9, 1980
Production: Sean S. Cunningham Films, Georgetown Productions
Countries: US

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Studio / production companySean S. Cunningham Films FranchiseFriday The 13Th Release year chart1980 box office Genre chartHorror

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1980, Friday the 13th is positioned in this dataset as a Horror title from Sean S. Cunningham Films. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $39.9M, reported production budget is $550,000, gross-minus-budget is $39.4M, ROI is 72.59x. For comparison, it currently sits #3,857 all-time in the current chart set and #22 among 1980 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

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Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.