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Sport box office · July 1979

Sport Box Office, July 1979: Top-Grossing Releases

Breaking Away (1979) is the highest-grossing sport movie released in July 1979, with $16.4M worldwide. 1 sport film released in July 1979 reports a worldwide gross, $16.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

July 1979 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$16.4M
Breaking Away (1979), the #1
$16.4M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Breaking Away (1979) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 sport movie of July 1979

Breaking Away (1979)

1979 · Drama, Sport

$16.4M worldwide

$16.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

The Only Sport Release of July 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 July 1979.

  1. 1 Breaking Away (1979) movie poster
    Breaking Away (1979) Jul 20, 1979 · English · Drama, Sport, Comedy $16.4M worldwide
    Jul 20, 1979 US and Canada: $16.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.4M
FAQ

Sport Box Office July 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 sport movie in July 1979?

Breaking Away (1979) leads with $16.4M worldwide, $16.4M of it in the US & Canada.

How much did sport movies released in July 1979 earn?

1 sport film released in July 1979 reports a worldwide gross, $16.4M in all, or $16.4M per film on average.

How many sport movies released in July 1979 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Breaking Away (1979), earned $16.4M.

How much of the July 1979 Sport box office came from the US and Canada?

$16.4M of the $16.4M total, or 100%, 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 July 1979 sport 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 July 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 July 1979 sport 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.