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Hangar 18 poster
#8,936 All-time worldwide
#74 1980 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $6.0M
Budget
Gross minus budget
ROI

Domestic gross

$2.4M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$3.6M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$672,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Hangar 18 ranks

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Quick answer

How did Hangar 18 (1980) perform at the box office?

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Hangar 18 (1980) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $6.0M. In this database it currently ranks #8,936 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #74 among 1980 releases.

Worldwide gross
$6,000,000
Budget
Not available
Gross minus budget
Not available
ROI
Not available
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

During a Space Shuttle mission a satellite rams a unidentified flying object. The UFO afterwards performs an emergency landing in the deserts of Arizona. However the White House denies its existence because of the near presidential elections. The UFO is brought to the secret Hangar 18 and the accident is blamed on the incompetence of the astronauts Bancroff and Price. But the two fight against this and try to hunt down the UFO.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jul 1, 1980
Production
Sunn Classic Pictures
Countries
US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 1980, Hangar 18 is positioned in this dataset as a Action, Science Fiction, Thriller title from Sunn Classic Pictures. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $6.0M. For comparison, it currently sits #8,936 all-time in the current chart set and #74 among 1980 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
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.