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English box office · Week 29 · Jul 15–21, 1979

English Box Office, Week 29 of 1979: English Releases of Jul 15–21

Dracula (1979) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 29 of 1979 (Jul 15–21), with $20.2M worldwide, ahead of Breaking Away (1979) at $16.4M. 2 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $36.6M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 29 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$36.6M
Dracula (1979), the #1
$20.2M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Dracula (1979) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 English-language movie of Week 29, 1979

Dracula (1979)

1979 · Horror, Romance

$20.2M worldwide · 55% of the chart's total

$20.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every English Release of Week 29 of 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 week 29 of 1979 (Jul 15–21).

  1. 1 Dracula (1979) movie poster
    Dracula (1979) Jul 20, 1979 · Horror, Romance $20.2M worldwide
    Jul 20, 1979 US and Canada: $20.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.2M
  2. 2 Breaking Away (1979) movie poster
    Breaking Away (1979) Jul 20, 1979 · Drama, Sport $16.4M worldwide
    Jul 20, 1979 US and Canada: $16.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.4M
FAQ

English Box Office Week 29 of 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 English-language movie in week 29 of 1979 (Jul 15–21)?

Dracula (1979) leads with $20.2M worldwide, $20.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Breaking Away (1979) at $16.4M.

How much did English-language movies released in week 29 of 1979 (Jul 15–21) earn?

2 English-language films released in week 29 of 1979 (Jul 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $36.6M in all, or $18.3M per film on average.

How many English-language movies released in week 29 of 1979 (Jul 15–21) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Dracula (1979), earned $20.2M.

How much of the Week 29, 1979 English box office came from the US and Canada?

$36.6M of the $36.6M 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 week 29, 1979 English 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 week 29 of 1979 (Jul 15–21). 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.

How often is the week 29, 1979 English 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.