Highest grossing sequels of the 1980s

• 1980 – The Empire Strikes Back
• 1981 – For Your Eyes Only
• 1982 – Rocky III
• 1983 – Return of the Jedi
• 1984 – Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
• 1985 – Rocky IV
• 1986 – Aliens
• 1987 – Beverly Hills Cop II
• 1988 – Crocodile Dundee II
• 1989 – Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade