#1 of 2 #1 comedy movie of Week 17, 1979
1979 · Comedy
$43.9M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total
$43.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Comedy box office · Week 17 · Apr 22–28, 1979
Comedy Box Office, Week 17 of 1979: Comedy Releases of Apr 22–28
Love at First Bite (1979) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 17 of 1979 (Apr 22–28), with $43.9M worldwide, ahead of An Almost Perfect Affair (1979) at $85.5K. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $44M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 17 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $44M
- Love at First Bite (1979), the #1
- $43.9M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Comedy Release of Week 17 of 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 week 17 of 1979 (Apr 22–28).
- 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, Week by Week
24 weeks of 1979 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 50 (Dec 9–15) with $166.1M, led by 1941 (1979).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 $509
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 $364.6K
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $55.5M
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 $44M
- Week 18 $444.3K
- Week 19 $1.2M
- Week 20 $20.4M
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 $5.1M
- Week 25 $109.3M
- Week 26 $64M
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $9.3M
- Week 29 $16.4M
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 $41.1M
- Week 32 $8.6M
- Week 33 $30.3M
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 $89.1K
- Week 36 $633
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 $683.4K
- Week 40 $110.5M
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 $81
- Week 45 $8.3M
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 $166.1M
- Week 51 $105.2M
- Week 52 $26.9M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 17 of 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 week 17 of 1979 (Apr 22–28)?
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 week 17 of 1979 (Apr 22–28) earn?
2 comedy films released in week 17 of 1979 (Apr 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $44M in all, or $22M per film on average.
How many comedy movies released in week 17 of 1979 (Apr 22–28) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Love at First Bite (1979), earned $43.9M.
How is the week 17, 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 week 17 of 1979 (Apr 22–28). 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 week 17, 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.