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War box office · September 1979

War Box Office, September 1979: Top-Grossing Releases

Yanks (1979) is the highest-grossing war movie released in September 1979, with $3.9M worldwide, ahead of Hanover Street (1979) at $3M. 2 war films released in September 1979 report a worldwide gross, $6.9M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

September 1979 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$6.9M
Yanks (1979), the #1
$3.9M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Yanks (1979) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 war movie of September 1979

Yanks (1979)

1979 · Drama, War

$3.9M worldwide · 57% of the chart's total

$3.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every War Release of September 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 September 1979.

  1. 1 Yanks (1979) movie poster
    Yanks (1979) Sep 19, 1979 · English · Drama, War $3.9M worldwide
    Sep 19, 1979 US and Canada: $3.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.9M
  2. 2 Hanover Street (1979) movie poster
    Hanover Street (1979) Sep 13, 1979 · English · Action, Adventure, Drama $3M worldwide
    Sep 13, 1979 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3M
FAQ

War Box Office September 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 war movie in September 1979?

Yanks (1979) leads with $3.9M worldwide, $3.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Hanover Street (1979) at $3M.

How much did war movies released in September 1979 earn?

2 war films released in September 1979 report a worldwide gross, $6.9M in all, or $3.5M per film on average.

How many war movies released in September 1979 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Yanks (1979), earned $3.9M.

How much of the September 1979 War box office came from the US and Canada?

$6.9M of the $6.9M 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 September 1979 war 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 September 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 September 1979 war 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.