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Biography Box Office 1979: Highest-Grossing Biography Movies

Escape from Alcatraz (1979) is the highest-grossing biography movie released in 1979, with $43M worldwide. 1 biography film released in 1979 reports a worldwide gross, $43M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

1979 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$43M
Escape from Alcatraz (1979), the #1
$43M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Escape from Alcatraz (1979) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 biography movie of 1979

Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

1979 · Biography, Drama

$43M worldwide

$43M US & Canada · 100% $5.4K elsewhere · <1%
The chart

The Only Biography 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 Escape from Alcatraz (1979) movie poster
    Escape from Alcatraz (1979) Jun 22, 1979 · English · Biography, Drama, Thriller $43M worldwide
    Jun 22, 1979 US and Canada: $43M Rest of the world: $5.4K Worldwide: $43M
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Biography Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1929 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2018 leads with $2.3B, led by Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).

2020s 7 years · $4.7B
2010s 10 years · $13.3B
2000s 10 years · $5.9B
1990s 10 years · $2.7B
1980s 10 years · $1.2B
1970s 8 years · $358M
1960s 7 years · $271.4M
1950s 2 years · $21.4M
1940s 1 year · $3K
1930s 1 year · $4.9K
1920s 1 year · $22.7K
FAQ

Biography 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 biography movie in 1979?

Escape from Alcatraz (1979) leads with $43M worldwide, $43M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did biography movies released in 1979 earn?

1 biography film released in 1979 reports a worldwide gross, $43M in all, or $43M per film on average.

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

None. The biggest, Escape from Alcatraz (1979), earned $43M.

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

$43M of the $43M 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 1979 biography 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 biography 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.