#1 of 1 #1 adventure movie of August 1979
1979 · Comedy, Adventure
$7.7M worldwide
$7.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Adventure box office · August 1979
Adventure Box Office, August 1979: Top-Grossing Releases
The Prisoner of Zenda (1979) is the highest-grossing adventure movie released in August 1979, with $7.7M worldwide. 1 adventure film released in August 1979 reports a worldwide gross, $7.7M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- August 1979 releases with a gross
- 1
- combined worldwide
- $7.7M
- The Prisoner of Zenda (1979), the #1
- $7.7M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
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The Only Adventure Release of August 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 August 1979.
- 1 Aug 17, 1979 US and Canada: $7.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.7M
Archive
Adventure Box Office in 1979, Month by Month
The months of 1979 with their totals: June leads with $276.8M, led by Moonraker (1979).
- January No grosses
- February $13M #1 The Great Train Robbery (1979)
- March No grosses
- April No grosses
- May $1.9M #1 Zulu Dawn (1979)
- June $276.8M #1 Moonraker (1979)
- July No grosses
- August $7.7M #1 The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
- September $24.7M #1 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
- October $37.8M #1 The Black Stallion (1979)
- November No grosses
- December $88.8M #1 Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
FAQ
Adventure Box Office August 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 August 1979?
The Prisoner of Zenda (1979) leads with $7.7M worldwide, $7.7M of it in the US & Canada.
How much did adventure movies released in August 1979 earn?
1 adventure film released in August 1979 reports a worldwide gross, $7.7M in all, or $7.7M per film on average.
How many adventure movies released in August 1979 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Prisoner of Zenda (1979), earned $7.7M.
How is the August 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 August 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 August 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.