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Box office · Week 5 · Jan 28–Feb 3, 1979

Box Office Week 5, 1979: Highest-Grossing Releases of Jan 28–Feb 3

The Great Train Robbery (1979) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 5 of 1979 (Jan 28–Feb 3), with $13M worldwide, ahead of The Herd (1979) at $2.4K. 2 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $13M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 5 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$13M
The Great Train Robbery (1979), the #1
$13M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The Great Train Robbery (1979) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 movie of Week 5, 1979

The Great Train Robbery (1979)

1979 · Adventure, Drama

$13M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$13M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Release of Week 5 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 5 of 1979 (Jan 28–Feb 3).

  1. 1 The Great Train Robbery (1979) movie poster
    The Great Train Robbery (1979) Feb 2, 1979 · English · Adventure, Drama $13M worldwide
    Feb 2, 1979 US and Canada: $13M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13M
  2. 2 The Herd (1979) movie poster
    The Herd (1979) Feb 1, 1979 · Turkish · Drama $2.4K worldwide
    Feb 1, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4K
FAQ

Box Office Week 5 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 5 of 1979 (Jan 28–Feb 3)?

The Great Train Robbery (1979) leads with $13M worldwide, $13M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Herd (1979) at $2.4K.

How much did movies released in week 5 of 1979 (Jan 28–Feb 3) earn?

2 films released in week 5 of 1979 (Jan 28–Feb 3) report a worldwide gross, $13M in all, or $6.5M per film on average.

How many movies released in week 5 of 1979 (Jan 28–Feb 3) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, The Great Train Robbery (1979), earned $13M.

How much of the Week 5, 1979 box office came from the US and Canada?

$13M of the $13M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 5, 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 5 of 1979 (Jan 28–Feb 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.

How often is the week 5, 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.