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Comedy box office · November 1979

Comedy Box Office, November 1979: Top-Grossing Releases

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in November 1979, with $8.3M worldwide, ahead of The Six Thousand Dollar Nigger (1979) at $81. 2 comedy films released in November 1979 report a worldwide gross, $8.3M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

November 1979 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$8.3M
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979), the #1
$8.3M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The chart

Every Comedy Release of November 1979, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in November 1979.

  1. 1 The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979) movie poster
    The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979) Nov 6, 1979 · English · Sport, Comedy $8.3M worldwide
    Nov 6, 1979 US and Canada: $8.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.3M
  2. 2 The Six Thousand Dollar Nigger (1979) movie poster
    The Six Thousand Dollar Nigger (1979) Nov 1, 1979 · English · Comedy, Action, Sci-Fi $81 worldwide
    Nov 1, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $81
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Comedy Box Office in 1979, Month by Month

The months of 1979 with their totals: December leads with $298.3M, led by 1941 (1979).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office November 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in November 1979?

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979) leads with $8.3M worldwide, $8.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Six Thousand Dollar Nigger (1979) at $81.

How much did comedy movies released in November 1979 earn?

2 comedy films released in November 1979 report a worldwide gross, $8.3M in all, or $4.1M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in November 1979 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979), earned $8.3M.

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

$8.3M of the $8.3M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the November 1979 comedy 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 November 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 November 1979 comedy 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.