#1 of 2 #1 thriller movie of December 1979
1979 · Adventure, Thriller
$5.6M worldwide · 94% of the chart's total
$5.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Thriller box office · December 1979
Thriller Box Office, December 1979: Top-Grossing Releases
Cuba (1979) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in December 1979, with $5.6M worldwide, ahead of The Human Factor (1979) at $376.1K. 2 thriller films released in December 1979 report a worldwide gross, $6M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- December 1979 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $6M
- Cuba (1979), the #1
- $5.6M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
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Every Thriller 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 Dec 21, 1979 US and Canada: $5.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.6M
- 2
Dec 18, 1979 US and Canada: $376.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $376.1K
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Thriller Box Office in 1979, Month by Month
The months of 1979 with their totals: June leads with $279.9M, led by Moonraker (1979).
- January No grosses
- February $35.5M #1 The Warriors (1979)
- March $51.7M #1 The China Syndrome (1979)
- April No grosses
- May $2.9M #1 Last Embrace (1979)
- June $279.9M #1 Moonraker (1979)
- July No grosses
- August $13M #1 The Concorde… Airport ’79 (1979)
- September $633 #1 Disco Godfather (1979)
- October $63.1M #1 ...and justice for all. (1979)
- November No grosses
- December $6M #1 Cuba (1979)
FAQ
Thriller 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 thriller movie in December 1979?
Cuba (1979) leads with $5.6M worldwide, $5.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Human Factor (1979) at $376.1K.
How much did thriller movies released in December 1979 earn?
2 thriller films released in December 1979 report a worldwide gross, $6M in all, or $3M per film on average.
How many thriller movies released in December 1979 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Cuba (1979), earned $5.6M.
How is the December 1979 thriller 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 thriller 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.