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Adventure box office · Week 5 · Jan 28–Feb 3, 1979

Adventure Box Office, Week 5 of 1979: Adventure Releases of Jan 28–Feb 3

The Great Train Robbery (1979) is the highest-grossing adventure movie released in week 5 of 1979 (Jan 28–Feb 3), with $13M worldwide. 1 adventure film released that week reports a worldwide gross, $13M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 5 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$13M
The Great Train Robbery (1979), the #1
$13M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The chart

The Only Adventure Release of Week 5 of 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 week 5 of 1979 (Jan 28–Feb 3).

  1. 1 The Great Train Robbery (1979) movie poster
    The Great Train Robbery (1979) Feb 2, 1979 · English · Adventure, Drama, Thriller $13M worldwide
    Feb 2, 1979 US and Canada: $13M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13M
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Adventure Box Office in 1979, Week by Week

9 weeks of 1979 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 26 (Jun 24–30) with $210.3M, led by Moonraker (1979).

FAQ

Adventure Box Office Week 5 of 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 week 5 of 1979 (Jan 28–Feb 3)?

The Great Train Robbery (1979) leads with $13M worldwide, $13M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did adventure movies released in week 5 of 1979 (Jan 28–Feb 3) earn?

1 adventure film released in week 5 of 1979 (Jan 28–Feb 3) reports a worldwide gross, $13M in all, or $13M per film on average.

How many adventure movies released in week 5 of 1979 (Jan 28–Feb 3) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Great Train Robbery (1979), earned $13M.

How much of the Week 5, 1979 Adventure box office came from the US and Canada?

$13M of the $13M 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 week 5, 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 week 5 of 1979 (Jan 28–Feb 3). 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 week 5, 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.