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English box office · Week 9 · Feb 25–Mar 3, 1979

English Box Office, Week 9 of 1979: English Releases of Feb 25–Mar 3

Norma Rae (1979) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 9 of 1979 (Feb 25–Mar 3), with $22.2M worldwide, ahead of Real Life (1979) at $364.6K. 2 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $22.6M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 9 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$22.6M
Norma Rae (1979), the #1
$22.2M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Norma Rae (1979) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 English-language movie of Week 9, 1979

Norma Rae (1979)

1979 · Drama

$22.2M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total

$22.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every English Release of Week 9 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 9 of 1979 (Feb 25–Mar 3).

  1. 1 Norma Rae (1979) movie poster
    Norma Rae (1979) Mar 2, 1979 · Drama $22.2M worldwide
    Mar 2, 1979 US and Canada: $22.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.2M
  2. 2 Real Life (1979) movie poster
    Real Life (1979) Mar 2, 1979 · Comedy $364.6K worldwide
    Mar 2, 1979 US and Canada: $364.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $364.6K
FAQ

English Box Office Week 9 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 9 of 1979 (Feb 25–Mar 3)?

Norma Rae (1979) leads with $22.2M worldwide, $22.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Real Life (1979) at $364.6K.

How much did English-language movies released in week 9 of 1979 (Feb 25–Mar 3) earn?

2 English-language films released in week 9 of 1979 (Feb 25–Mar 3) report a worldwide gross, $22.6M in all, or $11.3M per film on average.

How many English-language movies released in week 9 of 1979 (Feb 25–Mar 3) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Norma Rae (1979), earned $22.2M.

How much of the Week 9, 1979 English box office came from the US and Canada?

$22.6M of the $22.6M 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 9, 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 9 of 1979 (Feb 25–Mar 3). 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 9, 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.