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English box office · Week 37 · Sep 9–15, 1979

English Box Office, Week 37 of 1979: English Releases of Sep 9–15

Hanover Street (1979) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 37 of 1979 (Sep 9–15), with $3M worldwide, ahead of Scum (1979) at $6.5K and The Tempest (1979) at $813. 3 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $3M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 37 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$3M
Hanover Street (1979), the #1
$3M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Hanover Street (1979) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 English-language movie of Week 37, 1979

Hanover Street (1979)

1979 · Action, Adventure

$3M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest English Hits of Week 37 of 1979?

Hanover Street (1979) leads with $3M, 100% of the total. The top 3 together took $3M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Hanover Street (1979) movie poster Number 1
    $3M Hanover Street (1979)
    $3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Scum (1979) movie poster Number 2
    $6.5K Scum (1979)
    $6.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. The Tempest (1979) movie poster Number 3
    $813 The Tempest (1979)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every English Release of Week 37 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 37 of 1979 (Sep 9–15).

  1. 1 Hanover Street (1979) movie poster
    Hanover Street (1979) Sep 13, 1979 · Action, Adventure $3M worldwide
    Sep 13, 1979 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3M
  2. 2 Scum (1979) movie poster
    Scum (1979) Sep 12, 1979 · Crime, Drama $6.5K worldwide
    Sep 12, 1979 US and Canada: $6.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.5K
  3. 3 The Tempest (1979) movie poster
    The Tempest (1979) Sep 13, 1979 · Drama, Fantasy $813 worldwide
    Sep 13, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $813
Weeks around it

How Does Week 37 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 37 releases took $3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 33 (Aug 12–18) with $168.1M, led by Apocalypse Now (1979).

  1. Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 29–Aug 4 North Dallas Forty (1979) $41.1M North Dallas Forty (1979)
  2. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 5–11 Americathon (1979) $8.6M Americathon (1979)
  3. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 12–18 Apocalypse Now (1979) $168.1M Apocalypse Now (1979)
  4. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 19–25 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  5. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 26–Sep 1 Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1979) $665.2K Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1979)
  6. Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 2–8 Disco Godfather (1979) $633 Disco Godfather (1979)
  7. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 9–15 Hanover Street (1979) $3M Hanover Street (1979)
  8. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 16–22 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) $35.5M Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
  9. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 23–29 A Man, a Woman and a Bank (1979) $683.4K A Man, a Woman and a Bank (1979)
Earlier years

How Does Week 37 of 1979 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 37, 1978 earned the most: $51.4M from 3 films, led by Up in Smoke (1978). Week 37, 1979 took $3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 37, 1970 Sep 6–12 1 film 1 $127 – Five Easy Pieces (1970) $127
Week 37, 1971 Sep 5–11 No films 0 – – –
Week 37, 1972 Sep 3–9 No films 0 – – –
Week 37, 1973 Sep 9–15 No films 0 – – –
Week 37, 1974 Sep 8–14 No films 0 – – –
Week 37, 1975 Sep 7–13 No films 0 – – –
Week 37, 1976 Sep 5–11 No films 0 – – –
Week 37, 1977 Sep 4–10 1 film 1 $1M – March or Die (1977) $1M
Week 37, 1978 Sep 10–16 3 films · +5035% 3 $51.4M +5035% Up in Smoke (1978) $44.4M
Week 37, 1979 Sep 9–15 3 films · −94% 3 $3M −94% Hanover Street (1979) $3M
Archive

English Box Office in 1979, Week by Week

37 weeks of 1979 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 16–22) with $286.1M, led by Kramer vs. Kramer (1979).

FAQ

English Box Office Week 37 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in week 37 of 1979 (Sep 9–15)?

Hanover Street (1979) leads with $3M worldwide, $3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Scum (1979) at $6.5K and The Tempest (1979) at $813.

How much did English-language movies released in week 37 of 1979 (Sep 9–15) earn?

3 English-language films released in week 37 of 1979 (Sep 9–15) report a worldwide gross, $3M in all, or $1M per film on average.

How many English-language movies released in week 37 of 1979 (Sep 9–15) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Hanover Street (1979), earned $3M.

How much of the Week 37, 1979 English box office came from the US and Canada?

$3M of the $3M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 37, 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 37 of 1979 (Sep 9–15). 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 37, 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.