#1 of 2 #1 action movie of December 1979
1979 · Action, Comedy
$92.5M worldwide · 72% of the chart's total
$31.8M US & Canada · 34% $60.7M elsewhere · 66%
Action box office · December 1979
Action Box Office, December 1979: Top-Grossing Releases
1941 (1979) is the highest-grossing action movie released in December 1979, with $92.5M worldwide, ahead of The Black Hole (1979) at $35.8M. 2 action films released in December 1979 report a worldwide gross, $128.3M in all, 53% of it from the US & Canada.
- December 1979 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $128.3M
- 1941 (1979), the #1
- $92.5M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 53%
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Every Action Release of December 1979, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in December 1979.
- 1 Dec 14, 1979 US and Canada: $31.8M Rest of the world: $60.7M Worldwide: $92.5M
- 2
Dec 21, 1979 US and Canada: $35.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $35.8M
Archive
Action Box Office in 1979, Month by Month
The months of 1979 with their totals: June leads with $210.3M, led by Moonraker (1979).
- January No grosses
- February $22.5M #1 The Warriors (1979)
- March $1.1M #1 The Passage (1979)
- April No grosses
- May No grosses
- June $210.3M #1 Moonraker (1979)
- July $791.6K #1 City on Fire (1979)
- August $128.2M #1 Apocalypse Now (1979)
- September $24.7M #1 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
- October $8.4M #1 Meteor (1979)
- November $81 #1 The Six Thousand Dollar Nigger (1979)
- December $128.3M #1 1941 (1979)
FAQ
Action Box Office December 1979: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing action movie in December 1979?
1941 (1979) leads with $92.5M worldwide, $31.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Black Hole (1979) at $35.8M.
How much did action movies released in December 1979 earn?
2 action films released in December 1979 report a worldwide gross, $128.3M in all, or $64.1M per film on average.
How many action movies released in December 1979 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, 1941 (1979), earned $92.5M.
How is the December 1979 action box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in December 1979. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the December 1979 action box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.