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Music Box Office, August 1979: Top-Grossing Releases

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1979) is the highest-grossing music movie released in August 1979, with $576K worldwide. 1 music film released in August 1979 reports a worldwide gross, $576K in all, 28% of it from the US & Canada.

August 1979 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$576K
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1979), the #1
$576K
earned in the US & Canada
28%
The chart

The Only Music Release of August 1979 With a Reported Gross

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

  1. 1 Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1979) movie poster
    Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1979) Aug 31, 1979 · English · Music $576K worldwide
    Aug 31, 1979 US and Canada: $162.5K Rest of the world: $413.5K Worldwide: $576K
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Music Box Office in 1979, Month by Month

The months of 1979 with their totals: December leads with $51.1M, led by All That Jazz (1979).

FAQ

Music Box Office August 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 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing music movie in August 1979?

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1979) leads with $576K worldwide, $162.5K of it in the US & Canada.

How much did music movies released in August 1979 earn?

1 music film released in August 1979 reports a worldwide gross, $576K in all, or $576K per film on average.

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

None. The biggest, Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1979), earned $576K.

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

$162.5K of the $576K total, or 28%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the August 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 August 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 August 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.