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Sci-Fi box office · December 1979

Sci-Fi Box Office, December 1979: Top-Grossing Releases

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie released in December 1979, with $82.7M worldwide, ahead of The Black Hole (1979) at $35.8M. 2 sci-fi films released in December 1979 report a worldwide gross, $118.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

December 1979 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$118.5M
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), the #1
$82.7M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 sci-fi movie of December 1979

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

1979 · Adventure, Sci-Fi

$82.7M worldwide · 70% of the chart's total

$82.6M US & Canada · 100% $72.1K elsewhere · <1%
The chart

Every Sci-Fi 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 Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) movie poster
    Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) Dec 7, 1979 · English · Adventure, Sci-Fi, Mystery $82.7M worldwide
    Dec 7, 1979 US and Canada: $82.6M Rest of the world: $72.1K Worldwide: $82.7M
  2. 2 The Black Hole (1979) movie poster
    The Black Hole (1979) Dec 21, 1979 · English · Action, Sci-Fi $35.8M worldwide
    Dec 21, 1979 US and Canada: $35.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $35.8M
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Sci-Fi Box Office in 1979, Month by Month

The months of 1979 with their totals: June leads with $349.8M, led by Moonraker (1979).

FAQ

Sci-Fi 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 sci-fi movie in December 1979?

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) leads with $82.7M worldwide, $82.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Black Hole (1979) at $35.8M.

How much did sci-fi movies released in December 1979 earn?

2 sci-fi films released in December 1979 report a worldwide gross, $118.5M in all, or $59.3M per film on average.

How many sci-fi movies released in December 1979 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), earned $82.7M.

How much of the December 1979 Sci-Fi box office came from the US and Canada?

$118.4M of the $118.5M 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 sci-fi 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 sci-fi 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.