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"35 years ago: no new releases (Rustler's Rhapsody and Rappin' top the chart in their second week)"
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Max
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40 years ago: (ltd): Star Wars V - The Empire Strikes Back ($4.9m), The Shining, The Gong Show Movie
Posted by
Max
May 22 '20, 12:55
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May 21/23, 1980
This is the earliest memory I have of movies in the theater. Absolutely eye-popping. To me, this is what started the 80s.
(I'd forgotten it opened in limited release, and against The Shining).
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