Highest Grossing Movies of 1979
Ranked by lifetime worldwide gross. ← Back to leaderboards
Films from 1979 tracked
85
Top 100 1979 revenue
$2.52B
Top film
Moonraker
$210.3M
- 1
$210.3M$34M6.19×Moonraker
$210.3M · $34M
- 2
$150M$31.5M4.76×Apocalypse Now
$150M · $31.5M
- 3
$139.3M$44M3.17×Star Trek: The Motion Picture
$139.3M · $44M
- 4
$107M$7M15.3×10
$107M · $7M
- 5
$106.3M$8M13.3×Kramer vs. Kramer
$106.3M · $8M
- 6
$104.9M$11M9.54×Alien
$104.9M · $11M
- 7
$100M$350K285.7×Mad Max
$100M · $350K
- 8
$100M$4M25.0×The Jerk
$100M · $4M
- 9
$94.9M$35M2.71×1941
$94.9M · $35M
- 10
$86.4M$4.7M18.4×The Amityville Horror
$86.4M · $4.7M
- 11
$85.2M$7M12.2×Rocky II
$85.2M · $7M
- 12
$75.2M$8M9.40×The Muppet Movie
$75.2M · $8M
- 13
$61.8M$12.5M4.94×The Electric Horseman
$61.8M · $12.5M
- 14
$54M$12M4.50×Prophecy
$54M · $12M
- 15
$51.7M$5.9M8.77×The China Syndrome
$51.7M · $5.9M
- 16
$44.8M——The Main Event
$44.8M
- 17
$43.9M——Love at First Bite
$43.9M
- 18
$43M$8M5.38×Escape from Alcatraz
$43M · $8M
- 19
$40.2M$9M4.47×Manhattan
$40.2M · $9M
- 20
$38.2M$9M4.24×The In-Laws
$38.2M · $9M
- 21
$37.8M$12M3.15×All That Jazz
$37.8M · $12M
- 22
$37.8M$2.7M14.0×The Black Stallion
$37.8M · $2.7M
- 23
$35.8M$20M1.79×The Black Hole
$35.8M · $20M
- 24
$35.6M$10M3.56×Starting Over
$35.6M · $10M
- 25
$33.3M$6M5.55×...And Justice for All
$33.3M · $6M
- 26
$30.4M——The Champ
$30.4M
- 27
$30.2M——Being There
$30.2M
- 28
$30M$5.5M5.45×Going in Style
$30M · $5.5M
- 29
$29.2M$9.3M3.15×The Rose
$29.2M · $9.3M
- 30
$26.1M——North Dallas Forty
$26.1M
- 31
$25M$1.5M16.7×When a Stranger Calls
$25M · $1.5M
- 32
$23.4M$17.5M1.34×Caligula
$23.4M · $17.5M
- 33
$23M——The Wanderers
$23M
- 34
$22.5M$4M5.62×The Warriors
$22.5M · $4M
- 35
$22.2M$4.5M4.94×Norma Rae
$22.2M · $4.5M
- 36
$21.7M$3.5M6.20×Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
$21.7M · $3.5M
- 37
$20.9M$5.5M3.84×The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
$20.9M · $5.5M
- 38
$20.8M$4M5.21×Life of Brian
$20.8M · $4M
- 39
$20.2M$3.5M5.76×A Force of One
$20.2M · $3.5M
- 40
$20.1M$12M1.68×Tess
$20.1M · $12M
- 41
$20M$2.3M8.70×Breaking Away
$20M · $2.3M
- 42
$19.6M$5M3.92×The Seduction of Joe Tynan
$19.6M · $5M
- 43
$17M$3M5.67×The Tin Drum
$17M · $3M
- 44
$15.3M$11M1.39×Hair
$15.3M · $11M
- 45
$15.3M$10M1.53×The Prisoner of Zenda
$15.3M · $10M
- 46
$15M$2.5M6.00×More American Graffiti
$15M · $2.5M
- 47
$13M$14M0.93×The Concorde... Airport '79
$13M · $14M
- 48
$13M——Time After Time
$13M
- 49
$12.6M$16M0.79×Meteor
$12.6M · $16M
- 50
$12.6M$5.6M2.25×Qaher Al Zalam
$12.6M · $5.6M
- 51
$12M$300K40.0×Phantasm
$12M · $300K
- 52
$9.3M$9.2M1.01×The Frisco Kid
$9.3M · $9.2M
- 53
$8.2M$12M0.68×Bloodline
$8.2M · $12M
- 54
$8.2M$7.2M1.14×The Castle of Cagliostro
$8.2M · $7.2M
- 55
$7.5M$3.5M2.14×Agatha
$7.5M · $3.5M
- 56
$7.5M——The Call-up
$7.5M
- 57
$5M$1.4M3.69×The Brood
$5M · $1.4M
- 58
$4.7M$4M1.18×The Great Santini
$4.7M · $4M
- 59
$3M——Hanover Street
$3M
- 60
$2.4M——Wanda Nevada
$2.4M
- 61
$1.9M$497K3.87×Zombie Flesh Eaters
$1.9M · $497K
- 62
$1.9M$11.8M0.16×Zulu Dawn
$1.9M · $11.8M
- 63
$1.9M$2.5M0.74×Rich Kids
$1.9M · $2.5M
- 64
$1.2M——The Europeans
$1.2M
- 65
$1.2M——Sleeping Fist
$1.2M
- 66
$1.2M$8M0.15×Firepower
$1.2M · $8M
- 67
$890K——Las verdes praderas
$890K
- 68
$809K$600K1.35×Tim
$809K · $600K
- 69
$740K——Honey
$740K
- 70
$606K$535K1.13×The Little Convict
$606K · $535K
- 71
$519K——Supersonic Man
$519K
- 72
$444K——Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
$444K
- 73
$425K$98K—Handsome Poor Bilo
$425K · $98K
- 74
$376K$5.5M0.07×The Human Factor
$376K · $5.5M
- 75
$365K——Real Life
$365K
- 76
$259K——El día del presidente
$259K
- 77
$220K——Lady Oscar
$220K
- 78
$200K$6K—Shaolin Heroes
$200K · $6K
- 79
$100K$55K—Püsküllü Bela
$100K · $55K
- 80
$24K——Gulliver
$24K
- 81
$16K$20K—The Savage
$16K · $20K
- 82$14K$170K0.08×
Dolphin
$14K · $170K
- 83
$8K——Legend of the Mountain
$8K
- 84
$3K$1.4M0.00×Nosferatu the Vampyre
$3K · $1.4M
- 85
$2K——Siberiade
$2K