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Drama box office · Week 17 · Apr 22–28, 1979

Drama Box Office, Week 17 of 1979: Drama Releases of Apr 22–28

An Almost Perfect Affair (1979) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 17 of 1979 (Apr 22–28), with $85.5K worldwide, ahead of Serie Noire (1979) at $5.6K. 2 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $91.1K in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 17 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$91.1K
An Almost Perfect Affair (1979), the #1
$85.5K
earned in the US & Canada
100%
An Almost Perfect Affair (1979) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 drama movie of Week 17, 1979

An Almost Perfect Affair (1979)

1979 · Comedy, Drama

$85.5K worldwide · 94% of the chart's total

$85.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Drama 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. 1 An Almost Perfect Affair (1979) movie poster
    An Almost Perfect Affair (1979) Apr 27, 1979 · English · Comedy, Drama, Romance $85.5K worldwide
    Apr 27, 1979 US and Canada: $85.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $85.5K
  2. 2 Serie Noire (1979) movie poster
    Serie Noire (1979) Apr 25, 1979 · French · Drama, Crime $5.6K worldwide
    Apr 25, 1979 US and Canada: $5.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.6K
FAQ

Drama 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 drama movie in week 17 of 1979 (Apr 22–28)?

An Almost Perfect Affair (1979) leads with $85.5K worldwide, $85.5K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Serie Noire (1979) at $5.6K.

How much did drama movies released in week 17 of 1979 (Apr 22–28) earn?

2 drama films released in week 17 of 1979 (Apr 22–28) report a worldwide gross, $91.1K in all, or $45.6K per film on average.

How many drama movies released in week 17 of 1979 (Apr 22–28) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, An Almost Perfect Affair (1979), earned $85.5K.

How much of the Week 17, 1979 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$91.1K of the $91.1K total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 17, 1979 drama 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 drama 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.