Top Grossing Movies in 1979
| Rank | Title | Language | Genre(s) | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moonraker |  UK | Action Adventure Sci-Fi | $70,308,099 | $210,308,099 |
| 2 | Alien | UK | Sci-Fi Thriller Horror | $84,206,106 | $108,627,194 |
| 3 | Alien | UK | Horror Sci-Fi | $84,206,106 | $108,591,169 |
| 4 | Kramer vs. Kramer | UK | Drama | $106,260,000 | $106,260,000 |
| 5 | Apocalypse Now | UK | Action Drama War | $96,042,913 | $105,089,230 |
| 6 | 1941 | UK | Action Comedy War | $31,755,742 | $92,455,742 |
| 7 | The Amityville Horror | UK | Horror | $86,432,000 | $86,432,000 |
| 8 | Rocky II | UK | Drama Sport | $85,182,160 | $85,187,855 |
| 9 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | UK | Adventure Sci-Fi Mystery | $82,604,699 | $82,676,805 |
| 10 | 10 |  KN | Comedy Romance | $74,865,517 | $74,865,517 |
| 11 | The Jerk | UK | Comedy | $73,691,419 | $73,691,419 |
| 12 | The Muppet Movie | Adventure Comedy Family | $65,810,475 | $65,811,736 | |
| 13 | The Electric Horseman | UK | Drama Comedy Romance | $61,801,971 | $61,801,971 |
| 14 | The China Syndrome | UK | Drama Thriller | $51,718,367 | $51,718,367 |
| 15 | Love at First Bite | UK | Comedy | $43,885,000 | $43,885,000 |
| 16 | Meatballs | UK | Comedy | $43,046,003 | $43,046,003 |
| 17 | Escape from Alcatraz | UK | Biography Drama Thriller | $43,000,000 | $43,005,351 |
| 18 | Manhattan | UK | Drama Comedy Romance | $39,946,780 | $40,194,067 |
| 19 | All That Jazz | UK | Drama Fantasy Music | $37,823,676 | $37,824,824 |
| 20 | The Black Stallion | Adventure Sport Family | $37,799,643 | $37,799,643 | |
| 21 | The Black Hole | UK | Action Sci-Fi | $35,841,901 | $35,841,901 |
| 22 | Starting Over |  PH | Comedy Romance | $35,649,012 | $35,649,012 |
| 23 | ...and justice for all. | UK | Drama Thriller Crime | $33,300,000 | $33,300,000 |
| 24 | The Champ | UK | Drama Sport | $30,441,738 | $30,441,738 |
| 25 | Being There | UK | Drama Comedy | $30,177,511 | $30,179,435 |
| 26 | The Rose |  IN | Drama Romance Music | $29,174,648 | $29,174,648 |
| 27 | Going in Style | UK | Drama Comedy | $26,869,286 | $26,869,286 |
| 28 | North Dallas Forty | UK | Drama Sport Comedy | $26,079,312 | $26,079,312 |
| 29 | The Warriors | UK | Action Thriller | $22,490,039 | $22,495,288 |
| 30 | Norma Rae | UK | Drama | $22,228,000 | $22,228,000 |
| 31 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | UK | Action Adventure Sci-Fi | $21,671,241 | $21,671,241 |
| 32 | When a Stranger Calls | UK | Drama Mystery Thriller | $21,411,158 | $21,411,158 |
| 33 | The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again | UK | Comedy Western Family | $20,931,111 | $20,931,111 |
| 34 | Monty Python's Life of Brian | UK | Comedy | $20,206,622 | $20,781,763 |
| 35 | La Cage aux Folles |  FR | Comedy | $20,424,259 | $20,424,259 |
| 36 | Dracula | UK | Horror Romance | $20,158,970 | $20,158,970 |
| 37 | Prophecy | UK | Sci-Fi Thriller Horror | $18,389,402 | $18,389,402 |
| 38 | Breaking Away | UK | Drama Sport Comedy | $16,424,918 | $16,424,918 |
| 39 | Hair | UK | Drama Comedy Musical | $15,284,643 | $15,313,606 |
| 40 | More American Graffiti | UK | Drama Comedy War | $15,014,674 | $15,014,674 |
| 41 | Roller Boogie | UK | Drama Comedy Music | $13,253,715 | $13,253,715 |
| 42 | The Great Train Robbery | UK | Adventure Drama Thriller | $13,027,857 | $13,027,857 |
| 43 | Phantasm | UK | Sci-Fi Fantasy Horror | $11,988,469 | $11,988,469 |
| 44 | The Legacy |  ES | Horror | $11,364,985 | $11,364,985 |
| 45 | The Onion Field | UK | Drama Crime | $9,890,597 | $9,890,597 |
| 46 | The Frisco Kid | UK | Drama Comedy Western | $9,346,177 | $9,346,177 |
| 47 | Meteor | UK | Action Sci-Fi Drama | $8,400,000 | $8,400,000 |
| 48 | The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh | UK | Sport Comedy | $8,281,246 | $8,281,246 |
| 49 | Cuba | Adventure Thriller Romance | $5,610,280 | $5,610,280 | |
| 50 | The Great Santini | UK | Drama | $4,702,575 | $4,702,575 |
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