Drama box office · 1979

Drama Box Office 1979: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies, Page 2

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 1979, with $106.3M worldwide, ahead of Apocalypse Now (1979) at $105.1M and Rocky II (1979) at $85.2M. 58 drama films released in 1979 report a worldwide gross, $919.3M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 57% on 1978, whose releases took $585M. By language, English leads with $889.5M across 44 drama releases.

1979 releases with a gross: 58
combined worldwide: $919.3M
films crossed $100M: 2
vs 1978: +57%

#1 of 58

#1 drama movie of 1979

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

1979 · Drama

$106.3M worldwide · 12% of the chart's total

$106.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

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Every Drama Release of 1979, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 58 of 58. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1979.

51
Rapture (1979) Mar 2, 1979 · Spanish · Horror, Drama, Fantasy $2.7K worldwide

Mar 2, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7K
52
The Herd (1979) Feb 1, 1979 · Turkish · Drama $2.4K worldwide

Feb 1, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
53
Siberiade (1979) May 20, 1979 · Russian · Drama, War, History $1.8K worldwide

May 20, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8K
54
Jubilee (1979) May 9, 1979 · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy $923 worldwide

May 9, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $923
55
The Tempest (1979) Sep 13, 1979 · English · Drama, Fantasy $813 worldwide

Sep 13, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $813
56
Disco Godfather (1979) Sep 4, 1979 · English · Crime, Drama, Comedy $633 worldwide

Sep 4, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $633
57
Love on the Run (1979) Jan 24, 1979 · French · Romance, Comedy, Drama $509 worldwide

Jan 24, 1979 US and Canada: $509 Rest of the world: Worldwide: $509
58
Caligula (1979) Aug 14, 1979 · Italian · Drama, History $305 worldwide

Aug 14, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $305