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Music box office · December 1979

Music Box Office, December 1979: Top-Grossing Releases

All That Jazz (1979) is the highest-grossing music movie released in December 1979, with $37.8M worldwide, ahead of Roller Boogie (1979) at $13.3M. 2 music films released in December 1979 report a worldwide gross, $51.1M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

December 1979 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$51.1M
All That Jazz (1979), the #1
$37.8M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
All That Jazz (1979) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 music movie of December 1979

All That Jazz (1979)

1979 · Drama, Fantasy

$37.8M worldwide · 74% of the chart's total

$37.8M US & Canada · 100% $1.1K elsewhere · <1%
The chart

Every Music Release of December 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 December 1979.

  1. 1 All That Jazz (1979) movie poster
    All That Jazz (1979) Dec 20, 1979 · English · Drama, Fantasy, Music $37.8M worldwide
    Dec 20, 1979 US and Canada: $37.8M Rest of the world: $1.1K Worldwide: $37.8M
  2. 2 Roller Boogie (1979) movie poster
    Roller Boogie (1979) Dec 21, 1979 · English · Drama, Comedy, Music $13.3M worldwide
    Dec 21, 1979 US and Canada: $13.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.3M
FAQ

Music Box Office December 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 music movie in December 1979?

All That Jazz (1979) leads with $37.8M worldwide, $37.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Roller Boogie (1979) at $13.3M.

How much did music movies released in December 1979 earn?

2 music films released in December 1979 report a worldwide gross, $51.1M in all, or $25.5M per film on average.

How many music movies released in December 1979 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, All That Jazz (1979), earned $37.8M.

How much of the December 1979 Music box office came from the US and Canada?

$51.1M of the $51.1M 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 December 1979 music 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 December 1979. 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 December 1979 music 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.