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Animation Box Office 1979: Highest-Grossing Animation Movies

Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage (1979) is the highest-grossing animation movie released in 1979, with $439.5K worldwide. 1 animation film released in 1979 reports a worldwide gross, $439.5K in all.

1979 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$439.5K
Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage (1979), the #1
$439.5K
The chart

The Only Animation Release 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 1979.

  1. 1 Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage (1979) movie poster
    Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage (1979) Sep 10, 1979 · Japanese · Animation, Sci-Fi $439.5K worldwide
    Sep 10, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $439.5K
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Animation Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1938 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $7.5B, led by The Lion King (2019).

2020s 7 years · $23.8B
2010s 10 years · $51.2B
2000s 10 years · $24.1B
1990s 10 years · $5.6B
1980s 9 years · $1.1B
1970s 9 years · $311.5M
1960s 5 years · $221.6M
1950s 9 years · $329.5M
1940s 8 years · $428.3M
1930s 1 year · $185.1M
FAQ

Animation Box Office 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 animation movie in 1979?

Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage (1979) leads with $439.5K worldwide.

How much did animation movies released in 1979 earn?

1 animation film released in 1979 reports a worldwide gross, $439.5K in all, or $439.5K per film on average.

How many animation movies released in 1979 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage (1979), earned $439.5K.

How is the 1979 animation 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 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 1979 animation 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.