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Box office · Week 18 · Apr 29–May 5, 1979

Box Office Week 18, 1979: Highest-Grossing Releases of Apr 29–May 5

Last Embrace (1979) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 18 of 1979 (Apr 29–May 5), with $1.5M worldwide, ahead of Fast Charlie… the Moonbeam Rider (1979) at $444.3K. 2 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 18 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$2M
Last Embrace (1979), the #1
$1.5M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Last Embrace (1979) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 movie of Week 18, 1979

Last Embrace (1979)

1979 · Thriller, Romance

$1.5M worldwide · 78% of the chart's total

$1.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Release of Week 18 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 18 of 1979 (Apr 29–May 5).

  1. 1 Last Embrace (1979) movie poster
    Last Embrace (1979) May 4, 1979 · English · Thriller, Romance $1.5M worldwide
    May 4, 1979 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.5M
  2. 2 Fast Charlie… the Moonbeam Rider (1979) movie poster
    Fast Charlie… the Moonbeam Rider (1979) May 1, 1979 · English · Comedy $444.3K worldwide
    May 1, 1979 US and Canada: $444.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $444.3K
FAQ

Box Office Week 18 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 movie in week 18 of 1979 (Apr 29–May 5)?

Last Embrace (1979) leads with $1.5M worldwide, $1.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Fast Charlie… the Moonbeam Rider (1979) at $444.3K.

How much did movies released in week 18 of 1979 (Apr 29–May 5) earn?

2 films released in week 18 of 1979 (Apr 29–May 5) report a worldwide gross, $2M in all, or $990.7K per film on average.

How many movies released in week 18 of 1979 (Apr 29–May 5) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Last Embrace (1979), earned $1.5M.

How much of the Week 18, 1979 box office came from the US and Canada?

$2M of the $2M 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 18, 1979 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 18 of 1979 (Apr 29–May 5). 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 week 18, 1979 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.