Domestic Box Office Weekends For 1979
Data as of Apr 19, 18:40 PDT
Key:Long Weekend
| Dates | Top 10 Gross | %± LW | Overall Gross | %± LW | Releases | #1 Release | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28-30 | $1,781,164 | - | $1,781,164 | - | 1 | Going in Style | 52 |
| Dec 28-Jan 1, 1980 New Year's long wknd | - | - | - | - | - | - | 52 |
| Dec 21-25 Christmas long wknd | $13,456,623 | - | $13,456,623 | - | 4 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | 51 |
| Dec 21-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 51 |
| Dec 14-16 | $15,852,407 | +32.9% | $15,852,407 | +32.9% | 3 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | 50 |
| Dec 7-9 | $11,926,421 | - | $11,926,421 | - | 1 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | 49 |
| Nov 16-18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46 |
| Nov 9-11 | $2,520,005 | +19,401.7% | $2,520,005 | +19,401.7% | 2 | Fiddler on the Roof 1979 Re-release | 45 |
| Nov 2-4 | $12,922 | -84.5% | $12,922 | -84.5% | 1 | The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh | 44 |
| Oct 26-28 | $83,527 | -96.3% | $83,527 | -96.3% | 1 | The Great Santini | 43 |
| Oct 19-21 | $2,250,000 | - | $2,250,000 | - | 1 | Meteor | 42 |
| Oct 5-8 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| Oct 5-7 | $3,812,974 | +869.1% | $3,812,974 | +869.1% | 2 | 10 | 40 |
| Sep 28-30 | $393,452 | -47% | $393,452 | -47% | 1 | Alien | 39 |
| Sep 21-23 | $742,634 | +52.9% | $742,634 | +52.9% | 2 | Alien | 38 |
| Sep 14-16 | $485,711 | -25.2% | $485,711 | -25.2% | 1 | Alien | 37 |
| Sep 7-9 | $649,505 | - | $649,505 | - | 1 | Alien | 36 |
| Aug 31-Sep 3 Labor Day wknd | $1,049,075 | - | $1,049,075 | - | 1 | Alien | 35 |
| Aug 24-26 | $7,717,449 | +491.4% | $7,717,449 | +491.4% | 2 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | 34 |
| Aug 17-19 | $1,304,996 | +0.2% | $1,304,996 | +0.2% | 4 | Alien | 33 |
| Aug 10-12 | $1,301,922 | -15.1% | $1,301,922 | -15.1% | 1 | Alien | 32 |
| Aug 3-5 | $1,533,612 | -84.1% | $1,533,612 | -84.1% | 1 | Alien | 31 |
| Jul 27-29 | $9,660,094 | +70.2% | $9,660,094 | +70.2% | 2 | The Amityville Horror | 30 |
| Jul 20-22 | $5,675,034 | +92% | $5,675,034 | +92% | 3 | Dracula | 29 |
| Jul 13-15 | $2,955,036 | -12.9% | $2,955,036 | -12.9% | 3 | Alien | 28 |
| Jul 6-8 | $3,391,197 | -71.1% | $3,391,197 | -71.1% | 1 | Alien | 27 |
| Jun 29-Jul 1 | $11,745,651 | +0.9% | $11,745,651 | +0.9% | 3 | Moonraker | 26 |
| Jun 22-24 | $11,641,673 | +14.7% | $11,641,673 | +14.7% | 3 | Alien | 25 |
| Jun 15-17 | $10,153,660 | +280.4% | $10,153,660 | +280.4% | 3 | Rocky II | 24 |
| Jun 8-10 | $2,669,177 | +21.8% | $2,669,177 | +21.8% | 1 | Alien | 23 |
| Jun 1-3 | $2,192,024 | - | $2,192,024 | - | 1 | Alien | 22 |
| May 25-28 Memorial Day wknd | $5,953,196 | - | $5,953,196 | - | 2 | Alien | 21 |
| May 25-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| May 18-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| May 4-6 | $376,896 | -22.4% | $376,896 | -22.4% | 1 | Last Embrace | 18 |
| Apr 27-29 | $485,734 | - | $485,734 | - | 1 | Manhattan | 17 |
| Apr 20-22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| Apr 6-8 | $1,972,684 | +10,444% | $1,972,684 | +10,444% | 1 | The Champ | 14 |
| Mar 30-Apr 1 | $18,709 | - | $18,709 | - | 1 | La Cage aux Folles | 13 |
| Mar 16-18 | $21,040 | -70.1% | $21,040 | -70.1% | 1 | Voices | 11 |
| Mar 9-11 | $70,461 | -73.2% | $70,461 | -73.2% | 1 | The Passage | 10 |
| Mar 2-4 | $262,778 | - | $262,778 | - | 1 | Norma Rae | 9 |
| Feb 23-25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Feb 16-18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Feb 16-19 Presidents' Day wknd | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Feb 9-11 | $3,529,675 | +800.6% | $3,529,675 | +800.6% | 1 | The Warriors | 6 |
| Feb 2-4 | $391,942 | - | $391,942 | - | 1 | The Great Train Robbery | 5 |
| Jan 19-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
