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Live Action Movies Released in 1979
This list shows all Live Action films released in 1979, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
Domestic Analysis for Live Action Movies for 1979
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January, 1979 |
| January 1 |
7 cabalgan hacia la muerte |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| 1979 TBD |
The Bermuda Triangle |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$22,200,000 |
|
|
Chapter Two |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$30,000,000 |
|
|
Dracula |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$21,595,608 |
|
|
A Force of One |
Action |
Theatrical |
$20,200,000 |
|
|
Going in Style |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$29,900,000 |
|
|
Hanover Street |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,000,000 |
|
| |
| January 11 |
L’innocente |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$29,451 |
|
| |
| January 19 |
On the Yard |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| February, 1979 |
| February 1 |
The Warriors |
Action |
Theatrical |
$22,495,493 |
|
| |
| Feb, 1979 TBD |
The Glacier Fox |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$3,500,000 |
|
| |
| February 2 |
ABBA: The Movie |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$223,413 |
|
|
The First Great Train Robbery |
Action |
Theatrical |
$674,438 |
|
| |
| February 9 |
Agatha |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$7,500,000 |
|
|
Hardcore |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Murder by Decree |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 16 |
Escape to Athena |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March, 1979 |
| Mar, 1979 TBD |
Dirt |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$9,200,000 |
|
| |
| March 2 |
Norma Rae |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$22,228,000 |
|
|
Real Life |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 9 |
The Passage |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$153,474 |
|
|
Sarah T. Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$54,880 |
|
|
Starcrash |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 14 |
Voices |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$27,445 |
|
| |
| March 16 |
The China Syndrome |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$35,708,042 |
|
|
Tourist Trap |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 24 |
Hair |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$13,100,000 |
|
| |
| March 29 |
Long Weekend |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$29,410 |
|
| |
| March 30 |
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
La cage aux folles |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$18,709 |
|
| April, 1979 |
| April 3 |
Town Bloody Hall |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 4 |
The Champ |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$30,441,738 |
|
| |
| April 12 |
Mad Max |
Action |
Theatrical |
$99,750,000 |
|
| |
| April 20 |
Dawn of the Dead |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$55,000,000 |
|
|
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 25 |
Manhattan |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$40,053,595 |
|
|
Série noire |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,633 |
|
| |
| April 27 |
An Almost Perfect Affair |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
The Dark |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
A Little Romance |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| May, 1979 |
| May 2 |
Last Embrace |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$381,119 |
|
| |
| May 9 |
Jubilee |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$718 |
|
| |
| May 10 |
Suor Omicidi |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 18 |
Battlestar Galactica |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Over the Edge |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Winter Kills |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$77,587 |
|
| |
| May 25 |
Alien |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$186,955,482 |
|
|
The Prisoner of Zenda |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,000,000 |
|
| |
| May 31 |
The Brood |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$445,493 |
|
| June, 1979 |
| June 1 |
Phantasm |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Wanda Nevada |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 8 |
Players |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 15 |
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
The Driller Killer |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
The In-Laws |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$38,200,000 |
|
|
Prophecy |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$22,673,340 |
|
|
Rocky 2 |
Action |
Theatrical |
$200,182,160 |
|
| |
| June 22 |
Escape from Alcatraz |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$43,429,535 |
|
|
Lost and Found |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,022,374 |
|
|
The Muppet Movie |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$80,448,213 |
|
| |
| June 29 |
Meatballs |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$43,000,000 |
|
|
Moonraker |
Action |
Theatrical |
$210,300,000 |
|
| |
| June 30 |
Killer Fish |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$79,214 |
|
|
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires |
|
Theatrical |
$93,657 |
|
| |
| Jun, 1979 TBD |
Killer of Sheep |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$404,508 |
|
|
Racquet |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| July, 1979 |
| July 13 |
Breaking Away |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$20,000,000 |
|
|
The Frisco Kid |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$12,000,000 |
|
|
The Wanderers |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$23,184,245 |
|
| |
| July 15 |
Diabolo Menthe |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$22,129 |
|
| |
| July 20 |
The Villain |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| August, 1979 |
| August 3 |
The Amityville Horror |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$86,432,520 |
|
|
More American Graffiti |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$8,100,000 |
|
|
North Dallas Forty |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$19,010,710 |
|
| |
| August 10 |
Americathon |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 15 |
Apocalypse Now |
Action |
Theatrical |
$95,140,425 |
|
| |
| August 17 |
Life of Brian |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$20,548,649 |
|
|
Rich Kids |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$53,064 |
|
|
The Seduction of Joe Tynan |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$19,000,000 |
|
| |
| August 29 |
Passe ton bac d'abord... |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$938 |
|
| September, 1979 |
| September 14 |
City on Fire |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 19 |
Die Blechtrommel |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Yanks |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 28 |
A Man, a Woman and a Bank |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Scum |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$5,405 |
|
|
When a Stranger Calls |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$1,262,052 |
|
| |
| |
| Sep, 1979 TBD |
Seven |
Action |
Theatrical |
$95,048 |
|
| October, 1979 |
| October 4 |
Shan zhong zhuan qi |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$54,987 |
|
| |
| October 5 |
10 |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$52,134,699 |
|
|
Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$591,770 |
|
|
The Runner Stumbles |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Starting Over |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$38,200,000 |
|
| |
| October 6 |
Hostsonaten |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$29,116 |
|
| |
| October 8 |
The Europeans |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 12 |
Quadrophenia |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$243 |
|
| |
| October 17 |
The Black Stallion |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$39,531,336 |
|
| |
| October 18 |
Home Before Midnight |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 19 |
...And Justice For All |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$33,300,000 |
|
|
Chilly Scenes of Winter |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Meteor |
Action |
Theatrical |
$8,540,783 |
|
| |
| October 20 |
Yashagaike |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 26 |
The Great Santini |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$7,000,000 |
|
|
Polvos mágicos |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| |
| Oct, 1979 TBD |
No Maps on my Taps |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Skatetown, U.S.A. |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| November, 1979 |
| November 2 |
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$12,922 |
|
|
Promises in the Dark |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 3 |
Il fiume del grande caimano |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 7 |
The Rose |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$29,470,962 |
|
| |
| November 16 |
Human Experiments |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 21 |
Arabian Adventure |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| |
| Nov, 1979 TBD |
The Prize Fighter |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| December, 1979 |
| December 7 |
Star Trek: The Motion Picture |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$139,725,532 |
|
| |
| December 14 |
1941 |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$95,412,329 |
|
|
The Jerk |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$73,691,419 |
|
|
Wise Blood |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 16 |
The Human Factor |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 19 |
Being There |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$30,177,606 |
|
|
The Electric Horseman |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$42,670,138 |
|
|
I... comme Icare |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Kramer vs. Kramer |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$106,260,000 |
|
|
Roller Boogie |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$775,133 |
|
| |
| December 20 |
All That Jazz |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$37,823,676 |
|
| |
| December 21 |
Cuba |
Action |
Theatrical |
$527,540 |
|
| |
| December 25 |
Scavenger Hunt |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| |
| Unknown TBD |
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker |
Drama |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Do it in the Dirt |
Action |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Glory Days |
Drama |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
The Great Monkey Rip-Off |
Comedy |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Hukkunud Alpinisti’ hotell |
Drama |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
| |
| Dec, 1979 TBD |
The War at Home |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| 1979 TBD |
Le dernier amant romantique |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
