Top Drawing Films Stars of the Eighties
Quigley Publishing does a survey of box office owners to determine what they feel are the actors which help sell a movie despite the story.
  • 1980
    1. Burt Reynolds
    2. Robert Redford
    3. Clint Eastwood
    4. Jane Fonda
    5. Dustin Hoffman
    6. John Travolta
    7. Sally Field
    8. Sissy Spacek
    9. Barbra Streisand
    10. Steve Martin
  • 1981
    1. Burt Reynolds
    2. Clint Eastwood
    3. Dudley Moore
    4. Dolly Parton
    5. Jane Fonda
    6. Harrison Ford
    7. Alan Alda
    8. Bo Derek
    9. Goldie Hawn
    10. Bill Murray
  • 1982
    1. Burt Reynolds
    2. Clint Eastwood
    3. Sylvester Stallone
    4. Dudley Moore
    5. Richard Pryor
    6. Dolly Parton
    7. Jane Fonda
    8. Richard Gere
    9. Paul Newman
    10. Harrison Ford
  • 1983
    1. Clint Eastwood
    2. Eddie Murphy
    3. Sylvester Stallone
    4. Burt Reynolds
    5. John Travolta
    6. Dustin Hoffman
    7. Harrison Ford
    8. Richard Gere
    9. Chevy Chase
    10. Tom Cruise
  • 1984
    1. Clint Eastwood
    2. Bill Murray
    3. Harrison Ford
    4. Eddie Murphy
    5. Sally Field
    6. Burt Reynolds
    7. Robert Redford
    8. Prince
    9. Dan Aykroyd
    10. Meryl Streep
  • 1985
    1. Sylvester Stallone
    2. Eddie Murphy
    3. Clint Eastwood
    4. Michael J. Fox
    5. Chevy Chase
    6. Arnold Schwarzenegger
    7. Chuck Norris
    8. Harrison Ford
    9. Micahel Douglas
    10. Meryl Streep
  • 1986
    1. Tom Cruise
    2. Eddie Murphy
    3. Paul Hogan
    4. Rodney Dangerfield
    5. Bette Midler
    6. Sylvester Stallone
    7. Clint Eastwood
    8. Whoopi Goldberg
    9. Kathleen Turner
    10. Paul Newman
  • 1987
    1. Eddie Murphy
    2. Michael Douglas
    3. Michael J. Fox
    4. Arnold Schwarzenegger
    5. Paul Hogan
    6. Tom Cruise
    7. Glenn Close
    8. Sylvester Stallone
    9. Cher
    10. Mel Gibson
  • 1988
    1. Tom Cruise
    2. Eddie Murphy
    3. Tom Hanks
    4. Arnold Schwarzenegger
    5. Paul Hogan
    6. Danny DeVito
    7. Bette Midler
    8. Robin Williams
    9. Tom Selleck
    10. Dustin Hoffman
  • 1989
    1. Jack Nicholson
    2. Tom Cruise
    3. Robin Williams
    4. Michael Douglas
    5. Tom Hanks
    6. Michael J. Fox
    7. Eddie Murphy
    8. Mel Gibson
    9. Sean Connery
    10. Kathleen Turner