Domestic Box Office For March 1979
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The China Syndrome | $51,718,367 | - | - | - | - | Mar 16 | - | Columbia Pictures |
| 2 | Norma Rae | $22,228,000 | 48 | $262,778 | 1.2% | 48 | Mar 2 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | $21,671,241 | 934 | - | - | 934 | Mar 30 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | La Cage aux Folles | $20,424,259 | 5 | $18,709 | <0.1% | 5 | Mar 30 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 5 | Hair | $15,284,643 | - | - | - | - | Mar 14 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 6 | Voices | $2,631,244 | 2 | $21,040 | 0.8% | 2 | Mar 14 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 7 | The Passage | $1,101,186 | 17 | $70,461 | 6.4% | 17 | Mar 9 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 8 | Real Life | $364,642 | - | - | - | - | Mar 2 | - | Paramount Pictures |
