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1979 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing Movies of 1979, Page 2

Moonraker (1979) is the highest-grossing movie released in 1979, with $210.3M worldwide, ahead of Alien (1979) at $109.1M and Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) at $106.3M. 99 films released in 1979 report a worldwide gross, $2.2B in all, 89% of it from the US & Canada. 4 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 10% on 1978, whose releases took $2B. By genre, Drama leads with $917.4M across 57 releases.

1979 releases with a gross
99
combined worldwide
$2.2B
films crossed $100M
4
vs 1978
+10%
Moonraker (1979) movie poster #1 of 99
#1 movie of 1979

Moonraker (1979)

1979 · Action, Adventure

$210.3M worldwide · 10% of the chart's total

$70.3M US & Canada · 33% $140M elsewhere · 67%
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Every Release of 1979, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 99 of 99. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1979.

  1. 51 Bloodline (1979) movie poster
    Bloodline (1979) Jun 29, 1979 · English · Crime, Thriller $8.2M worldwide
    Jun 29, 1979 US and Canada: $8.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.2M
  2. 52 The Prisoner of Zenda (1979) movie poster
    The Prisoner of Zenda (1979) Aug 17, 1979 · English · Comedy, Adventure $7.7M worldwide
    Aug 17, 1979 US and Canada: $7.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.7M
  3. 53 Americathon (1979) movie poster
    Americathon (1979) Aug 10, 1979 · English · Comedy $6.2M worldwide
    Aug 10, 1979 US and Canada: $6.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.2M
  4. 54 Running (1979) movie poster
    Running (1979) Oct 30, 1979 · English · Drama $6M worldwide
    Oct 30, 1979 US and Canada: $6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6M
  5. 55 Cuba (1979) movie poster
    Cuba (1979) Dec 21, 1979 · Adventure, Thriller $5.6M worldwide
    Dec 21, 1979 US and Canada: $5.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.6M
  6. 56 Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) movie poster
    Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) Jun 15, 1979 · English · Western, Comedy $5.1M worldwide
    Jun 15, 1979 US and Canada: $5.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.1M
  7. 57 Players (1979) movie poster
    Players (1979) Jun 8, 1979 · English · Drama, Romance $4.9M worldwide
    Jun 8, 1979 US and Canada: $4.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.9M
  8. 58 The Great Santini (1979) movie poster
    The Great Santini (1979) Oct 26, 1979 · English · Drama $4.7M worldwide
    Oct 26, 1979 US and Canada: $4.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.7M
  9. 59 Yanks (1979) movie poster
    Yanks (1979) Sep 19, 1979 · English · Drama, War $3.9M worldwide
    Sep 19, 1979 US and Canada: $3.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.9M
  10. 60 Hanover Street (1979) movie poster
    Hanover Street (1979) Sep 13, 1979 · English · Action, Adventure $3M worldwide
    Sep 13, 1979 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3M
  11. 61 Voices (1979) movie poster
    Voices (1979) Mar 14, 1979 · English · Romance, Drama $2.6M worldwide
    Mar 14, 1979 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.6M
  12. 62 Sunburn (1979) movie poster
    Sunburn (1979) Aug 10, 1979 · English · Action, Comedy $2.4M worldwide
    Aug 10, 1979 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.4M
  13. 63 Rich Kids (1979) movie poster
    Rich Kids (1979) Aug 17, 1979 · English · Drama, Comedy $1.9M worldwide
    Aug 17, 1979 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.9M
  14. 64 Walk Proud (1979) movie poster
    Walk Proud (1979) Jun 15, 1979 · English · Drama, Romance $1.7M worldwide
    Jun 15, 1979 US and Canada: $1.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.7M
  15. 65 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
  16. 66 Goldengirl (1979) movie poster
    Goldengirl (1979) Oct 6, 1979 · English · Drama, Sci-Fi $1.2M worldwide
    Oct 6, 1979 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.2M
  17. 67 Winter Kills (1979) movie poster
    Winter Kills (1979) May 11, 1979 · English · Drama, Mystery $1.2M worldwide
    May 11, 1979 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $462 Worldwide: $1.2M
  18. 68 The Passage (1979) movie poster
    The Passage (1979) Mar 9, 1979 · English · Action, Drama $1.1M worldwide
    Mar 9, 1979 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.1M
  19. 69 City on Fire (1979) movie poster
    City on Fire (1979) Jul 11, 1979 · English · Action $791.6K worldwide
    Jul 11, 1979 US and Canada: $784.2K Rest of the world: $7.4K Worldwide: $791.6K
  20. 70 A Man, a Woman and a Bank (1979) movie poster
    A Man, a Woman and a Bank (1979) Sep 28, 1979 · English · Comedy, Romance $683.4K worldwide
    Sep 28, 1979 US and Canada: $683.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $683.4K
  21. 71 Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1979) movie poster
    Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1979) Aug 31, 1979 · English · Music $576K worldwide
    Aug 31, 1979 US and Canada: $162.5K Rest of the world: $413.5K Worldwide: $576K
  22. 72 Beyond the Reef (1979) movie poster
    Beyond the Reef (1979) Dec 20, 1979 · English · Adventure, Romance $549.9K worldwide
    Dec 20, 1979 US and Canada: $547.5K Rest of the world: $2.4K Worldwide: $549.9K
  23. 73 Stalker (1979) movie poster
    Stalker (1979) May 25, 1979 · Russian · Drama, Sci-Fi $456K worldwide
    May 25, 1979 US and Canada: $292K Rest of the world: $163.9K Worldwide: $456K
  24. 74 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
  25. 75 Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage (1979) movie poster
    Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage (1979) Sep 10, 1979 · Japanese · Animation, Sci-Fi $439.5K worldwide
    Sep 10, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $439.5K
  26. 76 The Human Factor (1979) movie poster
    The Human Factor (1979) Dec 18, 1979 · English · Drama, Thriller $376.1K worldwide
    Dec 18, 1979 US and Canada: $376.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $376.1K
  27. 77 Real Life (1979) movie poster
    Real Life (1979) Mar 2, 1979 · English · Comedy $364.6K worldwide
    Mar 2, 1979 US and Canada: $364.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $364.6K
  28. 78 Dawn of the Dead (1979) movie poster
    Dawn of the Dead (1979) May 24, 1979 · English · Thriller, Horror $159.8K worldwide
    May 24, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $159.8K
  29. 79 Home Movies (1979) movie poster
    Home Movies (1979) Aug 28, 1979 · English · Comedy $89.1K worldwide
    Aug 28, 1979 US and Canada: $89.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $89.1K
  30. 80 An Almost Perfect Affair (1979) movie poster
    An Almost Perfect Affair (1979) Apr 27, 1979 · English · Comedy, Drama $85.5K worldwide
    Apr 27, 1979 US and Canada: $85.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $85.5K
  31. 81 Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979) movie poster
    Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979) Feb 22, 1979 · Italian · Drama $78.7K worldwide
    Feb 22, 1979 US and Canada: $78.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $78.7K
  32. 82 Vengeance Is Mine (1979) movie poster
    Vengeance Is Mine (1979) Oct 17, 1979 · English · Drama, Crime $21.5K worldwide
    Oct 17, 1979 US and Canada: $11.9K Rest of the world: $9.6K Worldwide: $21.5K
  33. 83 The Wanderers (1979) movie poster
    The Wanderers (1979) Jul 4, 1979 · Drama $14.5K worldwide
    Jul 4, 1979 US and Canada: $14.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.5K
  34. 84 The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) movie poster
    The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) Feb 20, 1979 · German · Drama $12.1K worldwide
    Feb 20, 1979 US and Canada: $8.1K Rest of the world: $4K Worldwide: $12.1K
  35. 85 Don Giovanni (1979) movie poster
    Don Giovanni (1979) Nov 6, 1979 · Italian · Music, Drama $9.5K worldwide
    Nov 6, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.5K
  36. 86 Scum (1979) movie poster
    Scum (1979) Sep 12, 1979 · English · Crime, Drama $6.5K worldwide
    Sep 12, 1979 US and Canada: $6.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $6.5K
  37. 87 Serie Noire (1979) movie poster
    Serie Noire (1979) Apr 25, 1979 · French · Drama, Crime $5.6K worldwide
    Apr 25, 1979 US and Canada: $5.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.6K
  38. 88 Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) movie poster
    Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) Oct 1, 1979 · German · Drama, Horror $3.5K worldwide
    Oct 1, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5K
  39. 89 Quadrophenia (1979) movie poster
    Quadrophenia (1979) May 14, 1979 · English · Drama, Music $2.8K worldwide
    May 14, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.8K
  40. 90 Rapture (1979) movie poster
    Rapture (1979) Mar 2, 1979 · Spanish · Horror, Drama $2.7K worldwide
    Mar 2, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7K
  41. 91 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
  42. 92 Siberiade (1979) movie poster
    Siberiade (1979) May 20, 1979 · Russian · Drama, War $1.8K worldwide
    May 20, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8K
  43. 93 Jubilee (1979) movie poster
    Jubilee (1979) May 9, 1979 · Drama, Fantasy $923 worldwide
    May 9, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $923
  44. 94 The Tempest (1979) movie poster
    The Tempest (1979) Sep 13, 1979 · English · Drama, Fantasy $813 worldwide
    Sep 13, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $813
  45. 95 Disco Godfather (1979) movie poster
    Disco Godfather (1979) Sep 4, 1979 · English · Crime, Drama $633 worldwide
    Sep 4, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $633
  46. 96 Love on the Run (1979) movie poster
    Love on the Run (1979) Jan 24, 1979 · French · Romance, Comedy $509 worldwide
    Jan 24, 1979 US and Canada: $509 Rest of the world: Worldwide: $509
  47. 97 Long Weekend (1979) movie poster
    Long Weekend (1979) Mar 29, 1979 · English · Mystery, Thriller $365 worldwide
    Mar 29, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $365
  48. 98 Caligula (1979) movie poster
    Caligula (1979) Aug 14, 1979 · Italian · Drama, History $305 worldwide
    Aug 14, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $305
  49. 99 The Six Thousand Dollar Nigger (1979) movie poster
    The Six Thousand Dollar Nigger (1979) Nov 1, 1979 · English · Comedy, Action $81 worldwide
    Nov 1, 1979 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $81
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Every year from 1918 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $37.1B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).

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