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#8,851 All-time worldwide
#78 1983 releases

Movie profile

Star 80

1983 · 103 min · The Ladd Company

Drama
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $6.5M
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$3.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$3.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$582,569

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Star 80 ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #8,851 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1983 releases #78 Release-year chart position of 150 titles Ranked against movies released in 1983. Studio / company #9 The Ladd Company of 14 titles Position inside the mapped The Ladd Company movie set. Primary genre #3,761 Drama of 5,859 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.

#8,848 The Osterman Weekend 1983 · $6.5M #8,849 The Real McCoy 1993 · $6.5M #8,850 Switchback 1997 · $6.5M #8,852 Chernobyl: Abyss 2021 · $6.5M #8,853 The Last Unicorn 1982 · $6.5M #8,854 Gods and Monsters 1998 · $6.5M

Quick answer

How did Star 80 (1983) perform at the box office?

Medium confidence

Star 80 (1983) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $6.5M. In this database it currently ranks #8,851 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #78 among 1983 releases.

Worldwide gross
$6,472,990
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

Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen. Under his guidance Dorothy grows to fame as a Playboy Playmate. But when Dorothy begins pursuing an acting career, the jealous Paul finds himself elbowed out of the picture by more famous men.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Nov 10, 1983
Production
The Ladd Company
Countries
US

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyThe Ladd Company Release year chart1983 box office Genre chartDrama

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1983, Star 80 is positioned in this dataset as a Drama title from The Ladd Company. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $6.5M. For comparison, it currently sits #8,851 all-time in the current chart set and #78 among 1983 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.