#1 of 2 #1 drama movie of Week 8, 1979
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
1979 · Drama
$78.7K worldwide · 87% of the chart's total
$78.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Drama box office · Week 8 · Feb 18–24, 1979
Drama Box Office, Week 8 of 1979: Drama Releases of Feb 18–24
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 8 of 1979 (Feb 18–24), with $78.7K worldwide, ahead of The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) at $12.1K. 2 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $90.9K in all, 96% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 8 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $90.9K
- Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979), the #1
- $78.7K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 96%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Drama Release of Week 8 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 8 of 1979 (Feb 18–24).
- 1 Feb 22, 1979 US and Canada: $78.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $78.7K
- 2
Feb 20, 1979 US and Canada: $8.1K Rest of the world: $4K Worldwide: $12.1K
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 8 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 8 of 1979 (Feb 18–24)?
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979) leads with $78.7K worldwide, $78.7K of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) at $12.1K.
How much did drama movies released in week 8 of 1979 (Feb 18–24) earn?
2 drama films released in week 8 of 1979 (Feb 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $90.9K in all, or $45.4K per film on average.
How many drama movies released in week 8 of 1979 (Feb 18–24) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979), earned $78.7K.
How is the week 8, 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 8 of 1979 (Feb 18–24). 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 8, 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.