#1 of 3 #1 drama movie of Week 37, 1979
1979 · Action, Adventure
$3M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total
$3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Drama box office · Week 37 · Sep 9–15, 1979
Drama Box Office, Week 37 of 1979: Drama Releases of Sep 9–15
Hanover Street (1979) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 37 of 1979 (Sep 9–15), with $3M worldwide, ahead of Scum (1979) at $6.5K and The Tempest (1979) at $813. 3 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $3M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 37 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $3M
- Hanover Street (1979), the #1
- $3M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Drama Hits of Week 37 of 1979?
Hanover Street (1979) leads with $3M, 100% of the total. The top 3 together took $3M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1
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Number 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Drama Release of Week 37 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 37 of 1979 (Sep 9–15).
- 1 Sep 13, 1979 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3M
- 2 Sep 12, 1979 US and Canada: $6.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.5K
- 3 Sep 13, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $813
Weeks around it
How Does Week 37 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 37 releases took $3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 33 (Aug 12–18) with $139.6M, led by Apocalypse Now (1979).
- Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 29–Aug 4 North Dallas Forty (1979) $41.1M North Dallas Forty (1979)
- Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 5–11 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 12–18 Apocalypse Now (1979) $139.6M Apocalypse Now (1979)
- Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 19–25 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 26–Sep 1 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 2–8 Disco Godfather (1979) $633 Disco Godfather (1979)
- Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 9–15 Hanover Street (1979) $3M Hanover Street (1979)
- Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 16–22 The Onion Field (1979) $13.8M The Onion Field (1979)
- Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 23–29 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does Week 37 of 1979 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 37, 1978 earned the most: $7M from 2 films, led by Days of Heaven (1978). Week 37, 1979 took $3M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 37, 1970 Sep 6–12 2 films | 2 | $65.7K | – | The Wild Child (1970) $65.6K |
| Week 37, 1971 Sep 5–11 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 37, 1972 Sep 3–9 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 37, 1973 Sep 9–15 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 37, 1974 Sep 8–14 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 37, 1975 Sep 7–13 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 37, 1976 Sep 5–11 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 37, 1977 Sep 4–10 1 film | 1 | $1M | – | March or Die (1977) $1M |
| Week 37, 1978 Sep 10–16 2 films · +599% | 2 | $7M | +599% | Days of Heaven (1978) $3.5M |
| Week 37, 1979 Sep 9–15 3 films · −57% | 3 | $3M | −57% | Hanover Street (1979) $3M |
Archive
Drama Box Office in 1979, Week by Week
29 weeks of 1979 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 16–22) with $249.7M, led by Kramer vs. Kramer (1979).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 $509
- Week 5 $13M
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 $90.9K
- Week 9 $22.2M
- Week 10 $1.1M
- Week 11 $109.9M
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 $30.4M
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 $91.1K
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 $1.2M
- Week 20 $2.8K
- Week 21 $457.7K
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $4.9M
- Week 24 $86.9M
- Week 25 $43M
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 $14.5K
- Week 28 $9.3M
- Week 29 $16.4M
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 $41.1M
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 $139.6M
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 $633
- Week 37 $3M
- Week 38 $13.8M
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 $1.3M
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 $41.7M
- Week 43 $26.1M
- Week 44 $6M
- Week 45 $29.2M
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $249.7M
- Week 52 $26.9M
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Drama Box Office Week 37 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 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing drama movie in week 37 of 1979 (Sep 9–15)?
Hanover Street (1979) leads with $3M worldwide, $3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Scum (1979) at $6.5K and The Tempest (1979) at $813.
How much did drama movies released in week 37 of 1979 (Sep 9–15) earn?
3 drama films released in week 37 of 1979 (Sep 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $3M in all, or $1M per film on average.
How many drama movies released in week 37 of 1979 (Sep 9–15) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Hanover Street (1979), earned $3M.
How is the week 37, 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 37 of 1979 (Sep 9–15). 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 37, 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.