Finding box office information for movies made before 1980 is not an easy task. For somebody looking for box office information on 1979 it is very very frustrating. Over the years, we have researched and collected information on over 36,000 movies. So we figured we would show all the 1979 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1979. This page will looks at 136 1972 Movies. The movies are listed in a massive table that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. This only represents about 40% of the movies made in 1979….but should cover the top box office movies.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1979
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Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1979
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
AA Best Picture Win
1979
Apocalypse Now (1979)
AA Best Picture Nom
1979
All That Jazz (1979)
AA Best Picture Nom
1979
Alien (1979)
1979
Manhattan (1979)
1979
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
1979
The China Syndrome (1979)
1979
The Black Stallion (1979)
1979
The Jerk (1979)
1979
The Muppet Movie (1979)
1979
Breaking Away (1979)
AA Best Picture Nom
1979
The In-Laws (1979)
1979
And Justice for All (1979)
1979
Rocky II (1979)
1979
10 (1979)
1979
Being There (1979)
1979
Norma Rae (1979)
AA Best Picture Nom
1979
The Electric Horseman (1979)
1979
Meatballs (1979)
1979
Moonraker (1979)
1979
The Warriors (1979)
1979
Tess (1979)
AA Best Picture Nom
1979
Love at First Bite (1979)
1979
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
1979
The Rose (1979)
1979
The Black Hole (1979)
1979
Life of Brian (1979)
1979
Starting Over (1979)
1979
North Dallas Forty (1979)
1979
The Amityville Horror (1979)
1979
The Main Event (1979)
1979
Going in Style (1979)
1979
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979)
1979
Dracula (1979)
1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
1979
Chapter Two (1979)
1979
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
1979
Hair (1979)
1979
Hardcore (1979)
1979
A Little Romance (1979)
1979
Hot Stuff (1979)
1979
Jesus (1979)
1979
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
1979
Time After Time (1979)
1979
The Champ (1979)
1979
The Great Santini (1979)
1979
Murder by Decree (1979)
1979
The Silent Scream (1979)
1979
Mad Max (1979)
1979
1941 (1979)
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| 1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1979 | Alien (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Manhattan (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Escape from Alcatraz (1979) | |
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| 1979 | The China Syndrome (1979) | |
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| 1979 | The Black Stallion (1979) | |
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| 1979 | The Jerk (1979) | |
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| 1979 | The Muppet Movie (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Breaking Away (1979) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1979 | The In-Laws (1979) | |
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| 1979 | And Justice for All (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Rocky II (1979) | |
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| 1979 | 10 (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Being There (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Norma Rae (1979) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1979 | The Electric Horseman (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Meatballs (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Moonraker (1979) | |
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| 1979 | The Warriors (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Tess (1979) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1979 | Love at First Bite (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) | |
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| 1979 | The Rose (1979) | |
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| 1979 | The Black Hole (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Life of Brian (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Starting Over (1979) | |
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| 1979 | North Dallas Forty (1979) | |
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| 1979 | The Amityville Horror (1979) | |
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| 1979 | The Main Event (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Going in Style (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Dracula (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Chapter Two (1979) | |
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| 1979 | When a Stranger Calls (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Hair (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Hardcore (1979) | |
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| 1979 | A Little Romance (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Hot Stuff (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Jesus (1979) | |
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| 1979 | The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Time After Time (1979) | |
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| 1979 | The Champ (1979) | |
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| 1979 | The Great Santini (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Murder by Decree (1979) | |
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| 1979 | The Silent Scream (1979) | |
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| 1979 | Mad Max (1979) | |
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| 1979 | 1941 (1979) | |
1979 Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort 1979 Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
- Sort 1979 Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1979 Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort 1979 Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each 1979 Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1979 Movies received.
- Sort 1979 Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | UMR Score | ||||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) AA Best Picture Win |
Dustin Hoffman & Meryl Streep |
106.3 | 456.4 | 519.50 | 1 | 76 | 09 / 05 | 99.8 | |
| 2 | Apocalypse Now (1979) AA Best Picture Nom |
Martin Sheen & Marlon Brando |
99.9 | 429.0 | 903.70 | 3 | 88 | 08 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 3 | All That Jazz (1979) AA Best Picture Nom |
Roy Scheider & Jessica Lange |
52.6 | 226.0 | 226.00 | 14 | 80 | 09 / 04 | 99.4 | |
| 4 | Alien (1979) | Sigourney Weaver & John Hurt |
106.1 | 455.5 | 455.50 | 2 | 92 | 02 / 01 | 99.2 | |
| 6 | Manhattan (1979) | Woody Allen & Meryl Streep |
39.9 | 171.6 | 171.60 | 22 | 91 | 02 / 00 | 98.1 | |
| 5 | Escape from Alcatraz (1979) | Clint Eastwood | 47.3 | 203.1 | 203.10 | 17 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 98.0 | |
| 5 | The China Syndrome (1979) | Jack Lemmon & Jane Fonda |
51.7 | 222.1 | 222.10 | 15 | 77 | 04 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 10 | The Black Stallion (1979) | Mickey Rooney & Teri Garr |
41.5 | 178.2 | 178.20 | 20 | 82 | 02 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 7 | The Jerk (1979) | Steve Martin | 73.7 | 316.5 | 316.50 | 9 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 8 | The Muppet Movie (1979) | Orson Welles & Steve Martin |
65.2 | 280.0 | 280.00 | 13 | 74 | 02 / 00 | 96.5 | |
| 11 | Breaking Away (1979) AA Best Picture Nom |
Dennis Quaid & Daniel Stern |
27.1 | 116.4 | 116.40 | 34 | 90 | 05 / 01 | 96.3 | |
| 12 | The In-Laws (1979) | Alan Arkin & Peter Falk |
47.4 | 203.4 | 203.40 | 16 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 14 | And Justice for All (1979) | Al Pacino & Jack Warden |
38.4 | 165.0 | 165.00 | 23 | 83 | 02 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 14 | Rocky II (1979) | Sylvester Stallone | 85.2 | 365.8 | 859.70 | 5 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 95.4 | |
| 14 | 10 (1979) | Julie Andrews & Dudley Moore |
74.9 | 321.5 | 321.50 | 8 | 65 | 02 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 16 | Being There (1979) | Peter Sellers & Shirley MacLaine |
29.0 | 124.5 | 124.50 | 32 | 88 | 02 / 01 | 94.3 | |
| 19 | Norma Rae (1979) AA Best Picture Nom |
Sally Field | 30.0 | 129.0 | 129.00 | 30 | 76 | 04 / 02 | 94.1 | |
| 16 | The Electric Horseman (1979) | Robert Redford & Jane Fonda |
81.9 | 351.7 | 351.70 | 7 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 93.7 | |
| 19 | Meatballs (1979) | Harold Ramis & Bill Murray |
43.0 | 184.9 | 184.90 | 19 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 18 | Moonraker (1979) | Roger Moore | 70.3 | 302.0 | 903.20 | 10 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 93.2 | |
| 21 | The Warriors (1979) | Michael Beck | 32.4 | 139.2 | 139.20 | 26 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 91.9 | |
| 22 | Tess (1979) AA Best Picture Nom |
Nastassja Kinski | 20.1 | 86.3 | 86.30 | 45 | 79 | 06 / 03 | 91.6 | |
| 23 | Love at First Bite (1979) | George Hamilton | 43.9 | 188.5 | 188.50 | 18 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 91.5 | |
| 24 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) | William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy |
82.3 | 353.3 | 596.80 | 6 | 54 | 03 / 00 | 91.4 | |
| 25 | The Rose (1979) | Frederic Forrest & Bette Midler |
29.2 | 125.3 | 125.30 | 31 | 75 | 04 / 00 | 90.5 | |
| 26 | The Black Hole (1979) | Anthony Perkins & Ernest Borgnine |
67.5 | 289.9 | 289.90 | 12 | 51 | 02 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 29 | Life of Brian (1979) | Monty Python | 19.4 | 83.3 | 83.30 | 47 | 88 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 28 | Starting Over (1979) | Burt Reynolds | 35.6 | 153.1 | 153.10 | 24 | 63 | 02 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 30 | North Dallas Forty (1979) | Nick Nolte | 26.1 | 112.0 | 112.00 | 38 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 30 | The Amityville Horror (1979) | Rod Steiger | 92.1 | 395.6 | 395.60 | 4 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 88.2 | |
| 31 | The Main Event (1979) | Barbra Streisand & Ryan O'Neal |
69.5 | 298.4 | 298.40 | 11 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 87.5 | |
| 32 | Going in Style (1979) | George Burns | 26.9 | 115.4 | 115.40 | 35 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 87.3 | |
| 33 | Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979) | Richard Pryor | 15.1 | 64.9 | 64.90 | 53 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 34 | Dracula (1979) | Laurence Olivier & Frank Langella |
32.6 | 140.1 | 140.10 | 25 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 86.0 | |
| 35 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) | Gil Gerard | 31.1 | 133.7 | 133.70 | 28 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 85.7 | |
| 36 | Chapter Two (1979) | Marsha Mason & James Caan |
40.1 | 172.4 | 172.40 | 21 | 49 | 01 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 37 | When a Stranger Calls (1979) | Carol Kane | 26.6 | 114.2 | 114.20 | 36 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 84.5 | |
| 36 | Hair (1979) | Treat Williams & Beverly D'Angelo |
15.3 | 65.6 | 65.60 | 52 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 83.7 | |
| 40 | Hardcore (1979) | George C. Scott | 18.5 | 79.4 | 79.40 | 49 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 82.0 | |
| 39 | A Little Romance (1979) | Laurence Olivier & Diane Lane |
9.9 | 42.4 | 42.40 | 67 | 79 | 02 / 01 | 81.3 | |
| 42 | Hot Stuff (1979) | Dom DeLuise | 23.7 | 101.9 | 101.90 | 41 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 81.0 | |
| 42 | Jesus (1979) | Brian Deacon | 18.7 | 80.2 | 80.20 | 48 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 44 | The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979) | Tim Conway & Don Knotts |
24.9 | 107.0 | 107.00 | 40 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 79.9 | |
| 43 | Time After Time (1979) | Malcolm McDowell & Time Travel Movies |
13.2 | 56.5 | 56.50 | 56 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 79.8 | |
| 47 | The Champ (1979) | Faye Dunaway & Joan Blondell |
30.4 | 130.7 | 130.70 | 29 | 49 | 01 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 45 | The Great Santini (1979) | Robert Duvall & Michael O'Keefe |
9.2 | 39.6 | 39.60 | 68 | 76 | 02 / 00 | 77.5 | |
| 46 | Murder by Decree (1979) | James Mason & Donald Sutherland |
8.2 | 35.0 | 35.00 | 73 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 77.2 | |
| 50 | The Silent Scream (1979) | Cameron Mitchell | 20.8 | 89.3 | 89.30 | 44 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 76.4 | |
| 48 | Mad Max (1979) | Mel Gibson | 9.2 | 39.6 | 39.60 | 69 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 76.2 | |
| 51 | 1941 (1979) | John Belushi & Dan Aykroyd |
31.8 | 136.4 | 397.10 | 27 | 43 | 03 / 00 | 75.7 | |
| 51 | Phantasm (1979) | A. Michael Baldwin | 12.0 | 51.5 | 51.50 | 60 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 75.3 | |
| 51 | Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979) | John Heard | 8.6 | 36.7 | 36.70 | 70 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 73.9 | |
| 52 | The Kids Are Alright (1979) | The Who | 3.9 | 17.0 | 17.00 | 88 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 72.1 | |
| 53 | Wise Blood (1979) | Directed by John Huston | 2.6 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 97 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 71.7 | |
| 57 | In Search of Historic Jesus (1979) | John Rubinstein | 27.9 | 120.0 | 120.00 | 33 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 70.5 | |
| 57 | The Onion Field (1979) | Ted Danson & James Woods |
9.9 | 42.5 | 42.50 | 65 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 69.9 | |
| 56 | My Brilliant Career (1979) | Sam Neill | 3.4 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 91 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 69.8 | |
| 59 | The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) | Meryl Streep & Melvyn Douglas |
19.6 | 84.2 | 84.20 | 46 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 69.1 | |
| 57 | Agatha (1979) | Dustin Hoffman & Vanessa Redgrave |
7.1 | 30.5 | 30.50 | 75 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 68.8 | |
| 60 | The Villain (1979) | Kirk Douglas & Arnold Schwarzenegger |
26.1 | 112.2 | 112.20 | 37 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 68.6 | |
| 60 | The Wanderers (1979) | Karen Allen | 5.3 | 22.6 | 22.60 | 80 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 68.4 | |
| 62 | Scavenger Hunt (1979) | Vincent Price & Roddy McDowall |
10.0 | 42.9 | 42.90 | 64 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 68.3 | |
| 61 | The Promise (1979) | Kathleen Quinlan | 11.6 | 49.8 | 49.80 | 63 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 67.6 | |
| 64 | Caligula (1979) | Peter O'Toole & Helen Mirren |
25.7 | 110.2 | 110.20 | 39 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 67.2 | |
| 66 | Prophecy (1979) | Robert Foxworth | 18.4 | 79.0 | 79.00 | 50 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 65.5 | |
| 65 | From Mao to Mozart (1979) | 1.2 | 5.2 | 5.20 | 138 | 75 | 01 / 01 | 65.2 | ||
| 65 | Over The Edge (1979) | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 162 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 63.0 | ||
| 67 | Winter Kills (1979) | Jeff Bridges & Anthony Perkins |
1.1 | 4.7 | 4.70 | 140 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 62.0 | |
| 67 | Saint Jack (1979) | Ben Gazzara | 1.7 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 123 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 61.7 | |
| 72 | The North Avenue Irregulars (1979) | Joel Hirschhorn | 2.6 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 100 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 60.5 | |
| 71 | The Third Generation (1979) | 0.8 | 3.4 | 3.40 | 149 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 60.4 | ||
| 73 | The Brood (1979) | Oliver Reed | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.50 | 83 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 60.1 | |
| 71 | Buffet Froid (1979) | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 169 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 60.0 | ||
| 74 | The Prize Fighter (1979) | Tim Conway & Don Knotts |
7.9 | 33.9 | 33.90 | 74 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 55.7 | |
| 76 | Voices (1979) | Amy Irving | 2.6 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 101 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 55.3 | |
| 75 | Quadrophenia (1979) | Sting | 2.6 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 94 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 55.3 | |
| 78 | The Frisco Kid (1979) | Harrison Ford & Gene Wilder |
12.4 | 53.1 | 53.10 | 59 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 54.1 | |
| 78 | Boulevard Nights (1979) | Richard Yniguez | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.50 | 82 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 80 | Yanks (1979) | Richard Gere & Vanessa Redgrave |
4.1 | 17.8 | 17.80 | 86 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 51.6 | |
| 79 | Luna (1979) | Jill Clayburgh | 2.6 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 96 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 51.5 | |
| 81 | Joni (1979) Limited Release |
Ernie Hudson | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 179 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 50.5 | |
| 83 | Fast Break (1979) | Basketball Movies & Laurence Fishburne |
23.7 | 101.7 | 101.70 | 42 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 49.8 | |
| 83 | Nutcracker Fantasy (1979) | 2.2 | 9.6 | 9.60 | 115 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 49.5 | ||
| 83 | Real Life (1979) | Albert Brooks | 0.8 | 3.6 | 3.60 | 147 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 48.7 | |
| 84 | A Force of One (1979) | Chuck Norris | 15.3 | 65.8 | 65.80 | 51 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 45.7 | |
| 84 | The Riddle of the Sands (1979) | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.70 | 153 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 43.1 | ||
| 87 | The Double McGuffin (1979) | Ernest Borgnine & Orson Welles |
2.1 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 117 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 43.0 | |
| 86 | The Passage (1979) | James Mason & Anthony Quinn |
2.9 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 93 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 43.0 | |
| 88 | The Lady In Red (1979) | Robert Conrad | 0.9 | 3.9 | 3.90 | 144 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 42.6 | |
| 89 | Rich Kids (1979) | John Lithgow | 1.9 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 122 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 42.4 | |
| 90 | Natural Enemies (1979) | José Ferrer | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 160 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 | |
| 93 | Running (1979) | Michael Douglas | 6.0 | 25.8 | 25.80 | 77 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 41.7 | |
| 93 | The Prisoner of Zenda (1979) | Peter Sellers | 12.9 | 55.3 | 55.30 | 58 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 41.1 | |
| 92 | Promises in the Dark (1979) | Marsha Mason | 0.7 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 151 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 41.0 | |
| 96 | More American Graffiti (1979) | Ron Howard | 21.5 | 92.4 | 92.40 | 43 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 40.6 | |
| 94 | Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979) | Dennis Dugan | 11.8 | 50.6 | 50.60 | 62 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 40.2 | |
| 97 | The Fearless Hyena (1979) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 29.80 | 176 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 39.0 | ||
| 97 | Traffic Jam (1979) | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 168 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.3 | ||
| 97 | Zulu Dawn (1979) | Burt Lancaster & Peter O'Toole |
2.3 | 10.1 | 10.10 | 112 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 36.7 | |
| 99 | Just You and Me, Kid (1979) | George Burns | 2.6 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 95 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 36.7 | |
| 100 | The Europeans (1979) | Lee Remick & Robin Ellis |
1.5 | 6.4 | 6.40 | 131 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 36.0 | |
| 101 | Boardwalk (1979) | Janet Leigh | 1.5 | 6.4 | 6.40 | 132 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 34.9 | |
| 104 | Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) | Tom Berenger | 5.1 | 22.1 | 22.10 | 81 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 34.8 | |
| 104 | The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979) | Basketball Movies & Dr. J. |
8.3 | 35.6 | 35.60 | 72 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 34.0 | |
| 105 | Good Luck Miss Wyckoff (1979) | Dorothy Malone | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 163 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | |
| 106 | Good Luck Miss Wyckoff (1979) | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 163 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | ||
| 107 | The Adolescent (1979) | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 167 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | ||
| 108 | Womanlight (1979) | Robert Benigni | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 180 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.0 | |
| 109 | Roller Boogie (1979) | Linda Blair & Jim Bray |
13.3 | 56.9 | 56.90 | 55 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 32.9 | |
| 110 | Fast Company (1979) | David Cronenberg | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 165 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.2 | |
| 111 | The Human Factor (1979) | Richard Attenborough | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.60 | 159 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.0 | |
| 110 | The Medic/Le toubib (1979) | 1.7 | 7.4 | 14.70 | 124 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 31.6 | ||
| 113 | Yesterday's Hero (1979) | Soccer Movies & Ian McShane |
0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 171 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 30.0 | |
| 112 | Nightwing (1979) | David Warner | 9.9 | 42.4 | 42.40 | 66 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 29.5 | |
| 115 | Dragon Fist (1979) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 6.20 | 178 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.1 | ||
| 114 | French Postcards (1979) | 1.7 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 125 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 28.6 | ||
| 117 | Hurricane (1979) | Jason Robards | 12.0 | 51.3 | 51.30 | 61 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 28.4 | |
| 118 | The Runner Stumbles (1979) | Dick Van Dyke | 2.1 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 118 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 27.9 | |
| 119 | A Perfect Couple (1979) | Paul Dooley & Marta Heflin |
1.3 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 135 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 27.9 | |
| 120 | Sunburn (1979) | Eleanor Parker | 2.4 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 107 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 27.7 | |
| 119 | Tilt (1979) | Brooke Shields | 2.4 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 111 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 26.7 | |
| 122 | Steel (1979) | Art Carney & George Kennedy |
2.0 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 120 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 26.3 | |
| 124 | Walk Proud (1979) | Robby Benson | 1.7 | 7.2 | 7.20 | 127 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 25.8 | |
| 121 | The Lady Vanishes (1979) | Angela Lansbury | 1.7 | 7.2 | 7.20 | 128 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 25.8 | |
| 123 | The Hunan Factor (1979) | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.60 | 158 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 25.6 | ||
| 126 | The Dogs (1979) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 4.70 | 175 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.6 | ||
| 125 | Dreamer (1979) | Jack Warden | 2.1 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 119 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 25.1 | |
| 128 | Tim (1979) | Mel Gibson | 1.0 | 4.3 | 4.30 | 141 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 25.0 | |
| 129 | Arabian Adventure (1979) | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.70 | 156 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.2 | ||
| 130 | Lost and Found (1979) | John Candy & George Segal & Glen |
3.2 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 92 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 24.2 | |
| 131 | Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979) | David Carradine | 0.4 | 1.9 | 1.90 | 152 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.4 | |
| 132 | Guyana: Cult of the Damned (1979) | Stuart Whitman & Yvonne De Carlo |
3.8 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 90 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 21.9 | |
| 131 | Bloodline (1979) | Audrey Hepburn & James Mason |
14.1 | 60.6 | 60.60 | 54 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 19.4 | |
| 134 | Old Boyfriends (1979) | John Belushi | 1.3 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 134 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 19.2 | |
| 133 | Last Embrace (1979) | Roy Scheider & Janet Margolin |
1.5 | 6.6 | 6.60 | 130 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 18.2 | |
| 134 | Escape to Athena (1979) | David Niven & Telly Savalas |
2.2 | 9.6 | 9.60 | 116 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 18.0 | |
| 137 | The Evictors (1979) | 2.2 | 9.6 | 9.60 | 114 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 18.0 | ||
| 138 | Breakthrough (1979) | Robert Mitchum & Richard Burton |
1.1 | 4.8 | 4.80 | 139 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 17.9 | |
| 139 | The Fifth Musketeer (1979) | Olivia de Havilland | 2.6 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 98 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 17.5 | |
| 138 | The Last Word/The Numbers (1979) | Richard Harris | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 161 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.3 | |
| 141 | An Almost Perfect Affair (1979) | Keith Carradine & Monica Vitti |
0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 173 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.0 | |
| 142 | Love and Bullets (1979) | Charles Bronson & Rod Steiger |
2.5 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 102 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 15.5 | |
| 143 | Hanover Street (1979) | Harrison Ford & Christopher Plummer |
3.9 | 17.0 | 17.00 | 87 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 15.5 | |
| 144 | Players (1979) | Ali MacGraw & Steve Guttenberg |
4.9 | 21.0 | 21.00 | 84 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 15.3 | |
| 143 | The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979) | Robert Wagner | 13.0 | 55.9 | 79.50 | 57 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 14.6 | |
| 144 | Home Movies (1979) | Kirk Douglas | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 172 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 14.5 | |
| 145 | The Visitor (1979) | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.70 | 155 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 13.4 | ||
| 146 | Americathon (1979) | Harvey Korman & Fred Willard |
6.2 | 26.5 | 26.50 | 76 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 12.9 | |
| 149 | The Magician of Lublin (1979) | Alan Arkin | 1.0 | 4.1 | 4.10 | 142 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 12.7 | |
| 149 | Cuba (1979) | Sean Connery | 5.3 | 22.6 | 22.60 | 79 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 12.7 | |
| 149 | Wanda Nevada (1979) | Henry Fonda | 2.4 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 106 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 12.3 | |
| 150 | Eagle's Wing (1979) | Martin Sheen | 1.6 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 129 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 12.2 | |
| 153 | Stone Cold Dead (1979) | 0.9 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 146 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.7 | ||
| 154 | The Last Word (1979) | Richard Harris | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 174 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.6 | |
| 155 | A Man, a Woman and a Bank (1979) | Donald Sutherland | 0.7 | 2.9 | 2.90 | 150 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.2 | |
| 156 | Goldengirl (1979) | James Coburn & Leslie Caron |
1.2 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 136 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 10.6 | |
| 155 | From Hell To Victory (1979) | 0.9 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 143 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.6 | ||
| 158 | The Glove (1979) | Joan Blondell | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 121 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 10.6 | |
| 157 | The World Is Full Of Married Men (1979) | 0.9 | 3.8 | 3.80 | 145 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.6 | ||
| 160 | Ravagers (1979) | Ernest Borgnine | 2.5 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 104 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 10.2 | |
| 161 | Skatetown, U.S.A. (1979) | 2.3 | 9.9 | 9.90 | 113 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 10.0 | ||
| 162 | C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979) | Valerie Bertinelli | 1.4 | 5.9 | 5.90 | 133 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 8.6 | |
| 163 | Screamers (1979) | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 164 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.5 | ||
| 164 | Ashanti (1979) | William Holden & Michael Caine |
1.7 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 126 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 7.7 | |
| 165 | Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) | Michael Caine & Sally Field |
5.5 | 23.7 | 23.70 | 78 | 37 | 01 / 00 | 7.7 | |
| 166 | Game For Vultures (1979) | Ray Milland | 2.4 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 105 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 6.3 | |
| 167 | Firepower (1979) | Sophia Loren & James Coburn & V |
2.4 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 110 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 6.3 | |
| 168 | Day Of The Assassin (1979) | Richard Roundtree | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 177 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.9 | |
| 169 | Summer Camp (1979) | Michael Abrams | 3.9 | 16.6 | 16.60 | 89 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 5.5 | |
| 170 | Avalanche Express (1979) | Lee Marvin & Robert Shaw |
2.6 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 99 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 5.5 | |
| 171 | Lovers and Liars (1979) | Goldie Hawn & Giancarlo Giannini |
2.4 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 108 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 5.2 | |
| 170 | Killer Fish (1979) | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.70 | 154 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 3.7 | ||
| 173 | Jaguar Lives! (1979) | Christopher Lee | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 170 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.1 | |
| 174 | Don't Go Near The Park (1979) | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.70 | 157 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 3.1 | ||
| 175 | The Clonus Horror (1979) | Peter Graves | 4.4 | 19.0 | 19.00 | 85 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 2.6 | |
| 176 | Meteor (1979) | Sean Connery & Henry Fonda |
8.4 | 36.1 | 36.10 | 71 | 24 | 01 / 00 | 2.2 | |
| 175 | Bear Island (1979) | Donald Sutherland & Vanessa Redgrave |
2.5 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 103 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 2.0 | |
| 178 | Quintet (1979) | Paul Newman & Fernando Rey |
2.4 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 109 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 1.5 | |
| 179 | The Shape of Things To Come (1979) | Jack Palance | 0.8 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 148 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 1.3 | |
| 180 | City on Fire (1979) | Henry Fonda & Ava Gardner |
1.2 | 5.2 | 5.20 | 137 | 26 | 00 / 00 | 0.5 | |
| 181 | Bog (1979) | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 166 | 28 | 00 / 00 | 0.5 |
Top earners in 1979 for Adjusted USA Box Office:
| Name | Number of Movies | Total Adj World Wide (mil) | Total Adj USA (mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meryl Streep | 3 | 775.3 | 712.2 |
| Charles Durning | 5 | 669.5 | 669.5 |
| Steve Martin | 2 | 596.5 | 596.5 |
| Harry Dean Stanton | 3 | 592.1 | 592.1 |
| Jane Fonda | 2 | 573.8 | 573.8 |
| Wilford Brimley | 2 | 573.8 | 573.8 |
| Frederic Forrest | 2 | 1,029.0 | 554.3 |
| Laurence Fishburne | 2 | 1,005.4 | 530.7 |
| Scott Glenn | 2 | 996.1 | 521.4 |
| Harrison Ford | 3 | 973.8 | 499.1 |
| Dustin Hoffman | 2 | 550.0 | 486.9 |
| Robert Duvall | 2 | 943.3 | 468.6 |
| Justin Henry | 1 | 519.5 | 456.4 |
| Jane Alexander | 1 | 519.5 | 456.4 |
| JoBeth Williams | 1 | 519.5 | 456.4 |
| Sigourney Weaver | 1 | 455.5 | 455.5 |
| John Hurt | 1 | 455.5 | 455.5 |
| Tom Skerritt | 1 | 455.5 | 455.5 |
| Ian Holm | 1 | 455.5 | 455.5 |
| Yaphet Kotto | 1 | 455.5 | 455.5 |
| Jack Warden | 5 | 452.9 | 452.9 |
| Talia Shire | 3 | 944.4 | 450.5 |
| Martin Sheen | 2 | 910.5 | 435.8 |
| Austin Pendleton | 2 | 433.1 | 433.1 |
| Marlon Brando | 1 | 903.7 | 429.0 |
My Main Sources
Source 1: Variety – January 1980, January 14th, 1981
Source 2: Twentieth Century-Fox A Corporate and Financial History by Aubrey Solomon
Source 3: Wikipedia
Source 4: IMDb.com
Source 5: BoxOfficeMojo.com
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You and Box Office Mojo differ greatly on the grosses for CUBA. You have $1.4 million, they have $5,610,280. Just sayin’.
Hey Robert. According to my records Cuba did not reach one million in rentals. It was released in late 1979 (December 21st). It was a flop, and did not reach Variety’s Top Rentals of 1980. See Variety January 14th 1981 Pages 29 and 50. To earn $5,610,280 it would have had to cross the 2 million mark in rentals. It would be awesome if Mojo listed their resources…..their $5,651,280 is now considered gospel…..but where did the number come from? Pretty sure Variety was the be all source for box office in 1979/1980. As I just stated in your 1981 comment….after 1980 they are the best source….before 1980 they are not a good source (in my opinion). But…these are all estimates….which is right…which is wrong…..that might never be answered. That does sound like another Sean Connery movie….Wrong Is Right (1982). Thanks for the question.
Hey Bob
1. Thanks for checking out our 1979 movie page.
2. I figured you of all people would have been able to track down Arthur’s UMR box office…..so disappointing…..lol.
3. So Arthur won Sir John a Best Supporting Oscar….those winners have their own page….https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/best-supporting-actor-oscar-winners/.
4. We have Arthur at $347 million in adjusted gross.
5. Glad your tally improved when looking at the Top 10 Critically Acclaimed Movies.
6. Dudley Moore had a nice 10 year run….from his supporting role in Foul Play…..to his monster hit in 10 to being a “go to” romantic lead throughout the 1980s…..in my mind he took over the George Segal roles in the 1980s.
7. Yep….Bo Derek’s stay at the top was short lived…..now she is a celebrity versus being an actress….then again…I think she was probably that way all along.
8. FYI…..Bo Derek’s husband in 10 was Sam Jones….Sam Jones glad to fame is playing Flash Gordon.
Good feedback.
HI BRUCE
Thanks for the feedback on my post about your 1979 Review. Appreciate you giving me the $347 million adjusted gross for Arthur – wow!
Hey Bob…here to help….lol. Glad you found your requested Arthur box office information.
Things were looking up for me a bit more in 1979. I have mentioned that I saw only 3 of your top 10 best reviewed 1978 films but that ratio rose to 6 in 1979.
However I have said that I don’t like war films such as The Deer Hunter and Apocalypse Now and truth be told Alien was the 1979 movie I most enjoyed [I never liked Kramer v Kramer].
7 of the Top Grossing movies in your domestic chart closely approach or exceed the adjusted $300 million mark. 10 was a very much hyped movie in 1979 and sure enough it has a whopping adjusted domestic gross of nearly $270 million in your chart.
It briefly made a star of Dudley Moore who consolidated it two years later with Arthur, another big hit for him. I couldn’t find a Cogerson figure for it but Mojo gives it an adjusted domestic gross of around $300 million.
However Bo Derek was not able to build on to any great extent the short term prominence that she gained from 10 and after a modest hit [$118 million in adjusted domestic dollars according to you] in 1981 as Jane in Tarzan the Ape Man her career virtually disappeared. Tarzan was directed by her husband John Derek, who was a leading B list star/supporting actor in the Hollywood classic era.
Once again my sincerest congratulations on completing 50 years of annual reviews