Top Grossing Comedy Movies in 1979
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1941 |  EN | $31,755,742 | $92,455,742 |
| 2 | 10 |  KN | $74,865,517 | $74,865,517 |
| 3 | The Jerk | EN | $73,691,419 | $73,691,419 |
| 4 | The Muppet Movie | EN | $66,458,405 | $66,459,666 |
| 5 | The Electric Horseman | EN | $61,801,971 | $61,801,971 |
| 6 | Love at First Bite | EN | $43,885,000 | $43,885,000 |
| 7 | Meatballs | EN | $43,046,003 | $43,046,003 |
| 8 | The Main Event | EN | $42,800,000 | $42,800,000 |
| 9 | Manhattan | EN | $39,946,780 | $40,194,067 |
| 10 | Starting Over |  PH | $35,649,012 | $35,649,012 |
| 11 | Being There | EN | $30,177,511 | $30,179,435 |
| 12 | Going in Style | EN | $26,869,286 | $26,869,286 |
| 13 | North Dallas Forty | EN | $26,079,312 | $26,079,312 |
| 14 | The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again | EN | $20,931,111 | $20,931,111 |
| 15 | Monty Python's Life of Brian | EN | $20,206,622 | $20,833,252 |
| 16 | La Cage aux Folles |  FR | $20,424,259 | $20,424,259 |
| 17 | Breaking Away | EN | $16,424,918 | $16,424,918 |
| 18 | Hair | EN | $15,284,643 | $15,314,211 |
| 19 | More American Graffiti | EN | $15,014,674 | $15,014,674 |
| 20 | Roller Boogie | EN | $13,253,715 | $13,253,715 |
| 21 | The Frisco Kid | EN | $9,346,177 | $9,346,177 |
| 22 | The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh | EN | $8,281,246 | $8,281,246 |
| 23 | The Prisoner of Zenda | EN | $7,650,600 | $7,650,600 |
| 24 | Americathon | EN | $6,171,763 | $6,171,763 |
| 25 | Butch and Sundance: The Early Days | EN | $5,136,913 | $5,136,913 |
| 26 | Lost and Found | EN | $3,223,197 | $3,223,197 |
| 27 | Sunburn | EN | $2,410,776 | $2,410,776 |
| 28 | Rich Kids | EN | $1,856,122 | $1,856,122 |
| 29 | Winter Kills | EN | $1,161,386 | $1,161,848 |
| 30 | A Man, a Woman and a Bank | EN | $683,353 | $683,353 |
| 31 | Fast Charlie… the Moonbeam Rider | EN | $444,334 | $444,334 |
| 32 | Real Life | EN | $364,642 | $364,642 |
| 33 | Home Movies | EN | $89,134 | $89,134 |
| 34 | An Almost Perfect Affair | EN | $85,493 | $85,493 |
| 35 | Jubilee | - | $923 | |
| 36 | Disco Godfather | EN | - | $633 |
| 37 | Love on the Run | FR | $509 | $509 |
| 38 | The Six Thousand Dollar Nigger | EN | - | $81 |
| 39 | A Perfect Couple | EN | - | - |
| 40 | Traffic Jam |  IT | - | - |
| 41 | Scavenger Hunt | EN | - | - |
| 42 | The Villain | - | - | |
| 43 | A Little Romance | EN | - | - |
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