8. 1986: Top Gun, $176,781,728
No pennies for you to guess this one! Top Gun, a pilot action movie made Tom Cruise into a star! The box office gross income for Top Gun did manage to cross the $100 million mark. However, it ranks as one of the lowest in the decade.
7. 1980: The Empire Strikes Back, $209,398,025
The third in the Star Wars movie Franchise, The Empire Strikes back is the only sci-fi movie in top 10 grossers of 1980’s. Initially, it only raked $209 million domestically, ranking lower than its predecessor. Over time, it became critically acclaimed, and with its re-release and adding inflation, its income adds up to $819 million.
