"Friday the 13th" opened theatrically on May 9, 1980 across the United States, ultimately expanding its release to 1,127 theaters. It earned $5,816,321 in its opening weekend, before finishing domestically with $39,754,601, with a total of 14,778,700 admissions. It was the 18th highest-grossing film that year, facing competition from other high-profile horror releases such as "The Shining", "Dressed To Kill", "The Fog", and "Prom Night". The worldwide gross for the film was $59,754,601. Of the seventeen films distributed by Paramount in 1980, only one, "Airplane!", returned more profits than "Friday the 13th".