DOMESTIC GROSSES
Viewing Chart as of Feb. 16, 1982
#1100 - #101200 - #201300 - #301400 - #401499 Row Rank Title(click to view) Studio Lifetime Gross Year^ 201
48
10
WB
$74,865,517
1979
202
51
The Jerk
Uni.
$73,691,419
1979
203
56
Moonraker
MGM
$70,308,099
1979
204
63
The Muppet Movie
AFD
$65,200,000
1979
205
66
The Electric Horseman
Col.
$61,801,971
1979
206
79
The China Syndrome
Col.
$51,718,367
1979
207
107
Love at First Bite
AIP
$43,885,000
1979
208
111
Meatballs
Par.
$43,046,003
1979
209
113
Escape from Alcatraz
Par.
$43,000,000
1979
210
115
The Main Event
WB
$42,800,000
1979
211
125
Manhattan
MGM
$39,946,780
1979
212
135
All That Jazz
Fox
$37,823,676
1979
213
136
The Black Stallion
UA
$37,799,643
1979
214
148
The Black Hole
Dis.
$35,841,901
1979
215
149
Starting Over
Par.
$35,649,012
1979
216
158
...And Justice for All
Col.
$33,300,000
1979
217
165
1941
Uni.
$31,755,742
1979
218
178
The Champ
MGM
$30,441,738
1979
219
180
Being There
MGM
$30,177,511
1979
220
186
The Rose
Fox
$29,174,648
1979
221
201
Going in Style
WB
$26,869,286
1979
222
207
North Dallas Forty
Par.
$26,079,312
1979
223
231
The Warriors
Par.
$22,490,039
1979
224
233
Norma Rae
Fox
$22,228,000
1979
225
240
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Uni.
$21,671,241
1979
226
241
When a Stranger Calls
Col.
$21,411,158
1979^
227
248
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Dis.
$20,931,111
1979
228
253
La Cage aux Folles
MGM
$20,424,259
1979
229
258
Dracula (1979)
Uni.
$20,158,970
1979
230
264
Same Time Next Year
Uni.
$19,703,082
1979
231
265
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Uni.
$19,595,168
1979
232
266
Monty Python's Life of Brian
WB
$19,398,164
1979^
233
275
Prophecy
Par.
$18,389,402
1979
234
290
Breaking Away
Fox
$16,424,918
1979
235
304
Hair
MGM
$15,284,643
1979
236
306
More American Graffiti
Uni.
$15,014,674
1979
237
328
Roller Boogie
MGM
$13,253,715
1979
238
330
The Great Train Robbery
MGM
$13,027,857
1979
239
331
The Concorde: Airport '79
Uni.
$13,015,688
1979
240
344
Phantasm
AVCO
$11,988,469
1979
241
347
The Promise
Uni.
$11,606,005
1979
242
350
The Legacy
Uni.
$11,364,985
1979
243
364
Fiddler on the Roof (re-issue)
MGM
$10,404,330
1979^
244
370
The Onion Field
AVCO
$9,890,597
1979
245
375
The Frisco Kid
WB
$9,346,177
1979
246
388
Meteor
AIP
$8,400,000
1979
247
390
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
MGM
$8,281,246
1979
248
392
Sidney Sheldon's Bloodline
Par.
$8,218,695
1979
249
400
The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
Uni.
$7,650,600
1979
250
402
Agatha
WB
$7,500,000
1979
251
426
Americathon
MGM
$6,171,763
1979
252
427
Running
Uni.
$6,012,556
1979
253
431
Cuba
MGM
$5,610,280
1979
254
441
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Fox
$5,136,913
1979
255
446
Players
Par.
$4,896,094
1979
256
449
The Great Santini
WB
$4,702,575
1979
257
462
Yanks
Uni.
$3,931,010
1979
258
478
Lost and Found (1979)
Col.
$3,223,197
1979
259
483
Hanover Street
Col.
$3,000,000
1979
260
491
Voices
MGM
$2,631,244
1979
261
497
Wanda Nevada
MGM
$2,411,145
1979
262
498
Sunburn
Par.
$2,410,776
1979
263
7
Grease
Par.
$159,978,870
1978^
264
10
National Lampoon's Animal House
Uni.
$141,600,000
1978^
265
11
Superman
WB
$134,218,018
1978
266
35
Every Which Way But Loose
WB
$85,196,485
1978
267
41
Jaws 2
Uni.
$81,766,007
1978^
268
42
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Par.
$81,640,278
1978
269
47
Hooper
WB
$78,000,000
1978
270
89
Revenge of the Pink Panther
UA
$49,579,269
1978
271
91
The Deer Hunter
Uni.
$48,979,328
1978
272
94
Halloween
CIP
$47,000,000
1978
273
100
Foul Play
Par.
$44,999,621
1978
274
101
The End
UA
$44,917,151
1978
275
104
Up in Smoke
Par.
$44,364,244
1978
276
159
Coming Home
UA
$32,653,905
1978
277
177
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
UA
$30,471,420
1978
278
190
House Calls
Uni.
$28,460,702
1978
279
203
Damien: The Omen Part II
Fox
$26,518,355
1978
280
215
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
UA
$24,946,533
1978
281
227
Convoy
MGM
$22,765,081
1978
282
246
The Wiz
Uni.
$21,049,053
1978
283
255
F.I.S.T.
UA
$20,388,920
1978
284
256
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Uni.
$20,378,470
1978
285
287
The One and Only
Par.
$16,928,137
1978
286
313
The Greek Tycoon
Uni.
$14,672,713
1978
287
315
Death on the Nile
Par.
$14,560,084
1978
288
320
The Buddy Holly Story
Col.
$14,363,400
1978
289
329
The Big Fix
Uni.
$13,062,708
1978
290
348
The Other Side of the Mountain Part II
Uni.
$11,565,678
1978
291
356
Moment by Moment
Uni.
$10,963,824
1978
292
363
Interiors
UA
$10,432,366
1978
293
369
Straight Time
WB
$9,900,000
1978
294
373
Comes a Horseman
MGM
$9,585,769
1978
295
396
American Hot Wax
Par.
$7,932,571
1978
296
397
The Brink's Job
Uni.
$7,909,950
1978
297
406
Goin' South
Par.
$7,435,671
1978
298
407
King of the Gypsies
Par.
$7,325,177
1978
299
409
Force 10 From Navarone
AIP
$7,230,000
1978
300
411
Paradise Alley
Uni.
$7,185,518
1978
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CHART NOTES
^ Indicates movie made its gross over multiple releases, e.g., E.T. was re-released in 1985 and a special edition was released in 2002. Clicking on these titles will display a breakdown of releases. Most of the pre-1980 movies listed on this chart had multiple, undocumented releases over the years.
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