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Adventure box office · October 1979

Adventure Box Office, October 1979: Top-Grossing Releases

The Black Stallion (1979) is the highest-grossing adventure movie released in October 1979, with $37.8M worldwide. 1 adventure film released in October 1979 reports a worldwide gross, $37.8M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

October 1979 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$37.8M
The Black Stallion (1979), the #1
$37.8M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The Black Stallion (1979) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 adventure movie of October 1979

The Black Stallion (1979)

1979 · Adventure, Sport

$37.8M worldwide

$37.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

The Only Adventure Release of October 1979 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in October 1979.

  1. 1 The Black Stallion (1979) movie poster
    The Black Stallion (1979) Oct 13, 1979 · Adventure, Sport, Family $37.8M worldwide
    Oct 13, 1979 US and Canada: $37.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $37.8M
FAQ

Adventure Box Office October 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 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing adventure movie in October 1979?

The Black Stallion (1979) leads with $37.8M worldwide, $37.8M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did adventure movies released in October 1979 earn?

1 adventure film released in October 1979 reports a worldwide gross, $37.8M in all, or $37.8M per film on average.

How many adventure movies released in October 1979 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Black Stallion (1979), earned $37.8M.

How much of the October 1979 Adventure box office came from the US and Canada?

$37.8M of the $37.8M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the October 1979 adventure 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 October 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 October 1979 adventure 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.