1979 Monthly Box Office
Data as of Aug 3, 11:48 PDT
| Month | Cumulative Gross | % of Year | Releases | Average | #1 Release | Gross | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | $256,204,976 | 20.8% | 7 | $36,600,710 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | $82,258,456 | 32.1% |
| November | $52,468,882 | 4.3% | 4 | $13,117,220 | The Rose | $29,174,648 | 55.6% |
| October | $94,338,205 | 7.7% | 3 | $31,446,068 | 10 | $74,865,517 | 79.4% |
| September | $25,079,243 | 2% | 2 | $12,539,621 | National Lampoon's Animal House 1979 Re-release | $21,508,877 | 85.8% |
| August | $115,235,636 | 9.4% | 5 | $23,047,127 | Apocalypse Now | $78,784,010 | 68.4% |
| July | $251,288,780 | 20.4% | 7 | $35,898,397 | The Amityville Horror | $78,588,533 | 31.3% |
| June | $158,740,605 | 12.9% | 5 | $31,748,121 | Rocky II | $85,182,160 | 53.7% |
| May | $13,943,950 | 1.1% | 3 | $4,647,983 | The Prisoner of Zenda | $7,650,600 | 54.9% |
| April | $107,306,579 | 8.7% | 5 | $21,461,315 | Manhattan | $39,461,046 | 36.8% |
| March | $26,010,934 | 2.1% | 4 | $6,502,733 | Norma Rae | $22,228,000 | 85.5% |
| February | $35,517,896 | 2.9% | 2 | $17,758,948 | The Warriors | $22,490,039 | 63.3% |
| January | $93,292,767 | 7.6% | 1 | $93,292,767 | Superman | $93,292,767 | 100% |
