List of 1979 box office number-one films in the United States explained

This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1979 per Variety. The data was based on grosses from 20 to 22 key cities and therefore, the gross quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.

Number-one films

Week endingFilmGrossNotes
1 Superman$4,859,936Superman grossed $13,135,498 nationally from all markets for the 4-day weekend ended January 1, a record weekend gross. Its 3-day gross of $10,364,384 beat the record $10.2 million set by Star Wars in its 1978 reissue[1] [2] [3]
2 $3,424,808Superman grossed $7,492,687 for the weekend ended January 7[4] [5]
3 $2,461,956[6]
4 $2,123,217[7]
5 $2,200,610 [8]
6 $2,045,669 [9]
7 The Warriors$2,159,182The Warriors grossed $3,529,675 for the weekend ended February 11, 1979 from all markets[10] [11]
8 $1,963,705[12]
9 Superman$1,315,729Superman returned to number one in its eleventh week of release[13]
10 $1,082,516
11 $1,035,227[14]
12 The China Syndrome$2,258,078[15]
13 $2,486,149[16]
14 $2,326,181[17]
15 $2,036,307[18]
16 The Deer Hunter$1,927,378The Deer Hunter reached number one in its 13th week on the chart[19]
17 $1,340,362 [20]
18 Love at First Bite$1,461,097 Love at First Bite reached number one in its fourth week of release[21]
19 Manhattan$1,155,174Manhattan reached number one in its second week of release[22]
20 $1,352,694[23]
21 $1,241,692[24]
22 Alien$2,327,321 Alien grossed $3,522,581 for the 4-day Memorial Day weekend ended May 28 from all markets[25] [26] [27] [28]
23 $1,965,402Alien grossed $2,192,025 for the weekend ended June 3 from all markets[29] [30]
24 $1,721,543Alien grossed $2,669,177 for the weekend ended June 10 from all markets[31] [32]
25 Rocky II$2,570,683 Rocky II grossed $6,390,537 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended June 17[33] [34]
26 $2,747,481[35]
27 Moonraker$3,585,238Moonraker grossed $7,108,344 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended July 1[36] [37]
28 $2,839,120[38]
29 Dracula$1,838,533Dracula grossed $3,141,281 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended July 15. Meatballs grossed $4,112,000 for the weekend[39] [40] [41] [42]
30 $1,435,465[43]
31 The Amityville Horror$4,253,684The Amityville Horror grossed $7,843,467 nationally for the weekend ended July 29[44] [45]
32 $3,606,900The Amityville Horror grossed $6,901,959 nationally for the weekend ended August 5[46] [47]
33 $2,256,732[48]
34 Star Wars (reissue)$2,058,618Star Wars grossed $6,760,165 nationally for the weekend ended August 19[49] [50]
35 The Muppet Movie$1,037,414 The Muppet Movie reached number one in its tenth week of release[51]
36 $1,060,063[52]
37 North Dallas Forty$720,867North Dallas Forty reached number one in its sixth week of release[53]
38 $557,813[54]
39 Monty Python's Life of Brian$1,262,773Life of Brian reached number one in its sixth week of release[55]
40 $1,143,800 When a Stranger Calls grossed $2,597,032 in its opening 4 days. Life of Brian grossed $9,055,143 from 3 weeks of general release[56] [57] [58]
41 Starting Over$970,650[59]
42 When a Stranger Calls$1,593,114When a Stranger Calls reached number one in its third week of release[60]
43 10$1,649,48110 reached number one in its second week of release[61]
44 $1,437,056[62]
45 $1,432,139[63]
46 ...And Justice for All$1,222,477...And Justice for All. reached number one in its fourth week of release[64]
47 10$1,098,87910 returned to number one in its sixth week of release[65]
48 $1,426,059[66]
49 $965,755[67]
50 $5,643,078Star Trek grossed $11,926,421 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended December 9, beating the 3-day weekend record of $10.3 million set by Superman and the $9.9 million opening weekend record set by Jaws 2[68] [69] [70]
51 $3,064,569 Star Trek grossed $7,215,848 nationally from all markets for the weekend ended December 16[71] [72]
52 $2,778,258Star Trek grossed $12,075,000 nationally from all markets for the 5-day weekend ended December 25[73] [74]

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Notes and References

  1. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. January 10, 1979. 17.
  2. Daily Variety. January 3, 1979. 1. 'Superman' Adds More Records To His Collection.
  3. Web site: Domestic 1978 Weekend 52 December 29-31, 1978. November 8, 2020. Box Office Mojo.
  4. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. January 17, 1979. 9.
  5. Web site: Weekend Domestic Chart for January 5, 1979. The Numbers. December 24, 2020.
  6. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. January 24, 1979. 9.
  7. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. January 31, 1979. 9.
  8. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. February 7, 1979. 9.
  9. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. February 14, 1979. 9.
  10. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. February 21, 1979. 9.
  11. Web site: Domestic 1979 Weekend 6 February 9-11, 1979. December 24, 2020. Box Office Mojo.
  12. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. February 28, 1979. 9.
  13. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. March 7, 1979. 9.
  14. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. March 21, 1979. 9.
  15. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. March 28, 1979. 9.
  16. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. April 4, 1979. 9.
  17. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. April 11, 1979. 9.
  18. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. April 18, 1979. 9.
  19. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. April 25, 1979. 9.
  20. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. May 2, 1979. 9.
  21. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. May 9, 1979. 45. December 17, 2023.
  22. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. May 16, 1979. 9.
  23. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. May 23, 1979. 9.
  24. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. May 30, 1979. 9.
  25. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. June 6, 1979. 9.
  26. Web site: Weekend Domestic Chart for May 25, 1979. The Numbers. December 24, 2020.
  27. Daily Variety. 1. Pollock. Dale. Per-Screen 'Alien' B.O. May Be Record. May 30, 1979.
  28. Variety. 'Alien' Emerges As '79 Phenom; $3.5-Mil Bow Looks Like A High. May 30, 1979. 5. Archive.org.
  29. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. June 13, 1979. 9.
  30. Web site: Weekend Domestic Chart for June 1, 1979. The Numbers. December 24, 2020.
  31. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. June 20, 1979. 9.
  32. Web site: Weekend Domestic Chart for June 8, 1979. The Numbers. December 24, 2020.
  33. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. June 27, 1979. 9.
  34. Web site: Weekend Domestic Chart for June 15, 1979. The Numbers. December 24, 2020.
  35. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. July 4, 1979. 9.
  36. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. July 11, 1979. 9.
  37. Web site: Weekend Domestic Chart for June 29, 1979. The Numbers. December 24, 2020.
  38. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. July 18, 1979. 9.
  39. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. July 25, 1979. 9.
  40. Variety. New No. 1 Fang. July 18, 1979. 5.
  41. Web site: Domestic 1979 Weekend 29. December 24, 2020. Box Office Mojo.
  42. Variety. Every Distrib Has A Winner; 'Meatballs' $4.1-M. July 25, 1979. 3.
  43. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. August 1, 1979. 13.
  44. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. August 8, 1979. 11.
  45. Web site: Weekend Domestic Chart for July 27, 1979. The Numbers. December 24, 2020.
  46. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. August 15, 1979. 11.
  47. Web site: Weekend Domestic Chart for August 10, 1979. The Numbers. December 24, 2020.
  48. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. August 22, 1979. 9.
  49. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. August 29, 1979. 9.
  50. Web site: Weekend Domestic Chart for August 17, 1979. The Numbers. December 24, 2020.
  51. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. September 5, 1979. 13.
  52. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. September 12, 1979. 9.
  53. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. September 19, 1979. 9.
  54. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. September 26, 1979. 9.
  55. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. October 3, 1979. 9.
  56. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. October 10, 1979. 9.
  57. Variety. 'Call' Rings Up $3-Mil. October 10, 1979. 7. Archive.org.
  58. Variety. Holy Grosses (advertisement). October 24, 1979. 10.
  59. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. October 17, 1979. 49.
  60. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. October 24, 1979. 13.
  61. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. October 31, 1979. 9.
  62. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. November 7, 1979. 11.
  63. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. November 14, 1979. 11.
  64. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. November 21, 1979. 17.
  65. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. November 28, 1979. 9.
  66. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. December 5, 1979. 11.
  67. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. December 12, 1979. 17.
  68. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. December 19, 1979. 9.
  69. Web site: Weekend Domestic Chart for December 7, 1979. The Numbers. December 25, 2020.
  70. Variety. 'Star Trek' Into B.O. Stratospherics. December 12, 1979. 3.
  71. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. December 26, 1979. 9.
  72. Web site: Weekend Domestic Chart for December 14, 1979. The Numbers. December 24, 2020.
  73. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. January 2, 1980. 9.
  74. Web site: Weekend Domestic Chart for December 21, 1979. The Numbers. December 24, 2020.

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