Most Popular Movies 1979
This chart shows the 1979 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1979 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1979 - Top 1979 Worldwide
| ← 1978 | Most Popular Overall | 1980 → |
1
| Mad Max |
| Director: George Miller |
| Lead Roles: Mel Gibson as 'Mad' Max Rockatansky |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 12, 1979 (Wide) (Australia) |
| Keywords: Post Apocalypse, Revenge, Vigilante, Gangs, Car Chase, Action Adventure, Near Future, Yesterday's Tomorrow |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $8,750,000 |
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International BO: $91,000,000 |
2
| 10 |
| Director: Blake Edwards |
| Lead Roles: Dudley Moore as George Webber, Bo Derek as Jenny (Hanley) Miles |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 5, 1979 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Romance, Romantic Comedy, Mid-Life Crisis, Infidelity, Honeymoon, Relationships Gone Wrong |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $52,134,699 |
3
| Love at First Bite |
| Director: Stan Dragoti |
| Lead Roles: George Hamilton as Count Vladimir Dracula , Susan Saint James as Cindy Sondheim |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1979 (Wide) by American International Pictures |
| Keywords: Vampire |
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Domestic BO: $43,900,000 |
4
| The Rose |
| Director: Mark Rydell |
| Lead Roles: Bette Midler as Rose |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 7, 1979 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Performing Arts, Singers, Boss From Hell, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance, Life Drama, On Tour, Addiction, Drug Overdose, You Can't Go Home Again, Inspired by a True Story, 1960s, Rock 'n' Roll |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $29,200,000 |
5
| Moonraker |
| Director: Gilbert Lewis |
| Lead Roles: Roger Moore as James Bond |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 29, 1979 (Wide) by United Artists |
| Keywords: Secret Agent, Action Thriller, Space Program, MI6, Enemies Forced to Work Together, Genetic Engineering, Good vs. Evil, Genocide, Bent on World Domination |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $70,300,000 |
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International BO: $140,000,000 |
6
| Apocalypse Now |
| Director: Francis Ford Coppola |
| Lead Roles: Martin Sheen as Captain Benjamin L. Willard |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 15, 1979 (Wide) by United Artists |
| Keywords: Vietnam War, War, IMAX: DMR, Special Ops, Set in Cambodia, 1980 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $83,535,860 |
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International BO: $2,423,850 |
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| Alien |
| Director: Ridley Scott |
| Lead Roles: Tom Skerritt as Dallas, Sigourney Weaver as Ripley |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 25, 1979 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Visual Effects, Parasite, Survival Horror |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $64,324,049 |
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International BO: $122,631,433 |
8
| Being There |
| Director: Hal Ashby |
| Lead Roles: Peter Sellers as Chance - Chauncey Gardiner |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 19, 1979 (Wide) by United Artists |
| Keywords: Satire, Satirical Comedy, Learning Disabilities, Political, Washington, D.C., Mistaken Identity |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $30,177,511 |
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International BO: $95 |
9
| Meatballs |
| Director: Ivan Reitman |
| Lead Roles: Bill Murray as Tripper |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 29, 1979 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Camping, Slobs vs. Snobs, Coming of Age, Voiceover/Narration, Soccer, Basketball, Track and Field, Ensemble, Food, Miscellaneous Sports, Romance, First Love, Underdog, Scene in End Credits, Competitive Eating, Improvised, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $43,000,000 |
10
| 1941 |
| Director: Steven Spielberg |
| Lead Roles: Dan Aykroyd as Sergeant Frank Tree, John Belushi as Captain Wild Bill Kelso |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 14, 1979 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: World War II, War, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Ensemble, Set in Hollywood |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $34,175,000 |
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International BO: $60,700,000 |
11
| The Warriors |
| Director: Walter Hill |
| Lead Roles: Michael Beck as Swan, James Remar as Ajax, Dorsey Wright as Cleon, Brian Tyler as Snow, David Harris as Cochise, Tom McKitterick as Cowboy, Thomas G. Waites as Fox, Terry Michos as Vermin, Marcelino Sanchez as Rembrandt, Deborah Van Valkenburgh as Mercy, Roger Hill as Cyrus, David Patrick Kelly as Luther |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 1, 1979 (Limited) (Australia) |
| Keywords: Gangs, Hood Film, Action Thriller, Framed, Fugitive / On the Run |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $22,490,000 |
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International BO: $5,493 |
12
| Going in Style |
| Director: Martin Brest |
| Lead Roles: George Burns as Joe, Art Carney as Al , Lee Strasberg as Willie |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1979 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $29,900,000 |
13
| The Jerk |
| Director: Carl Reiner |
| Lead Roles: Steve Martin as Navin R. Johnson/Cat Juggler |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 14, 1979 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Rags to Riches, Riches to Rags, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Inventor, Adopted Family, Road Trip |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $73,691,419 |
14
| City on Fire |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 14, 1979 (Wide) by Avco Embassy |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
15
| Chapter Two |
| Director: Robert Moore |
| Lead Roles: James Caan as George Schneider, Marsha Mason as Jennie MacLaine |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1979 (Wide) by Columbia |
| Keywords: Romantic Comedy, Romance, Widow/Widower, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Divorcée Romance, Honeymoon, Relationships Gone Wrong, Infidelity, Blind Date, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author |
| Classification: Based on Play, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $30,000,000 |
16
| The Onion Field |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 21, 1979 (Wide) by Avco Embassy |
| Keywords: Film Noir |
17
| The First Great Train Robbery |
| Director: Michael Crichton |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 2, 1979 (Wide) by United Artists, released as The Great Train Robbery |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $391,942 |
18
| ...And Justice For All |
| Director: Norman Jewison |
| Lead Roles: Al Pacino as Arthur Kirkland |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 19, 1979 (Wide) by Columbia |
| Keywords: Courtroom / Legal Drama, Film Noir, Lawyers, Corrupt Judge, Sex Crimes, Prostitution, Suicide, Hostage |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $33,300,000 |
19
| Lost and Found |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 22, 1979 (Wide) by Columbia |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $1,022,374 |
20
| The Black Hole |
| Lead Roles: Maximilian Schell as Dr. Hans Reinhardt, Anthony Perkins as Dr. Alex Durant, Robert Forster as Capt. Dan Holland, Joseph Bottoms as Lieutenant Charles Pizer , Yvette Mimieux as Dr. Kate McCrae , Ernest Borgnine as Harry Booth |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 21, 1979 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Robot |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $35,841,901 |
21
| Escape from Alcatraz |
| Director: Don Siegel |
| Lead Roles: Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 22, 1979 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Prison |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $43,000,000 |
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International BO: $459 |
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| Promises in the Dark |
| Director: Jerome Hellman |
| Lead Roles: Marsha Mason as Dr. Alexandra Kendall, Kathleen Beller as Buffy Koenig |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 2, 1979 (Limited) by Orion Pictures |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
23
| Time After Time |
| Lead Roles: Malcolm McDowell as H.G. Wells, David Warner as Jack the Ripper, Mary Steenburgen as Amy Robbins |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1979 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Time Travel |
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Domestic BO: $13,000,000 |
24
| All That Jazz |
| Director: Bob Fosse |
| Lead Roles: Roy Scheider as Joe Gideon |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 20, 1979 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Performing Arts, Biographical Drama, Biography, Autobiographical, Addiction, Relationships Gone Wrong, Movie Director, 1980 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $37,823,676 |
25
| No Maps on my Taps |
| Director: George T. Nierenberg |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October, 1979 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Dancing, Tap Dancing, Jazz, African Americans, 1930s |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |