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 Database: 1979

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Top 20 Films of 1979 by Domestic Revenue


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<1978
1980>

Film (distributor)

Release

Revenue

1

Kramer Vs. Kramer (Colu.)

Dec 79

$59.986 m

2

Star Trek (Para.)

Dec 79

$56.000 m

3

The Jerk (Univ.)

Dec 79

$42.990 m

4

Rocky II (UA)

Jun 79

$42.169 m

5

Alien (Fox)**

May 79

$40.300 m

6

Apocalypse Now (UA)**

Aug 79

$37.980 m

7

10 (WB/Orion)

Oct 79

$37.000 m

8

The Amityville Horror (AIP)

Jul 79

$35.000 m

9

Moonraker (UA)

Jun 79

$33.924 m

10

The Muppet Movie (AFD)

Jun 79

$32.000 m

11

The Electric Horseman (Colu/Univ)

Jun 79

$30.283 m

12

The Main Event (WB)

Jun 79

$26.400 m

13

The Black Hole (Disney)

Dec 79

$25.437 m

14

The China Syndrome (Colu.)

Mar 79

$25.342 m

15

1941 (Univ/Colu)

Dec 79

$23.254 m

16

Escape From Alcatraz (Para.)

Jun 79

$21.500 m

17

Meatballs (Para.)

Jun 79

$21.200 m

18

Love at First Bite (AIP)

Apr 79

$20.600 m

19

All That Jazz (Fox)

Dec 79

$20.030 m

20

Starting Over (Para.)

Oct 79

$19.100 m

** - Figures for Apocalypse Now & Alien do not include revenue from their respective 2001 & 2003 reissues.

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