#1 of 2 #1 comedy movie of April 1979
1979 · Comedy
$43.9M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total
$43.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Comedy box office · April 1979
Comedy Box Office, April 1979: Top-Grossing Releases
Love at First Bite (1979) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in April 1979, with $43.9M worldwide, ahead of An Almost Perfect Affair (1979) at $85.5K. 2 comedy films released in April 1979 report a worldwide gross, $44M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- April 1979 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $44M
- Love at First Bite (1979), the #1
- $43.9M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
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Every Comedy Release of April 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 April 1979.
- 1 Apr 27, 1979 US and Canada: $43.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $43.9M
- 2
Apr 27, 1979 US and Canada: $85.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $85.5K
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 1979, Month by Month
The months of 1979 with their totals: December leads with $298.3M, led by 1941 (1979).
- January $509 #1 Love on the Run (1979)
- February No grosses
- March $55.9M #1 Manhattan (1979)
- April $44M #1 Love at First Bite (1979)
- May $22M #1 La Cage aux Folles (1979)
- June $178.4M #1 The Muppet Movie (1979)
- July $25.8M #1 Breaking Away (1979)
- August $80.1M #1 North Dallas Forty (1979)
- September $684K #1 A Man, a Woman and a Bank (1979)
- October $110.5M #1 10 (1979)
- November $8.3M #1 The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
- December $298.3M #1 1941 (1979)
FAQ
Comedy Box Office April 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 April 1979?
Love at First Bite (1979) leads with $43.9M worldwide, $43.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come An Almost Perfect Affair (1979) at $85.5K.
How much did comedy movies released in April 1979 earn?
2 comedy films released in April 1979 report a worldwide gross, $44M in all, or $22M per film on average.
How many comedy movies released in April 1979 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Love at First Bite (1979), earned $43.9M.
How is the April 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 April 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 April 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.