Domestic Box Office For 1979
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Amityville Horror | $86,432,000 | 748 | $7,843,467 | 9.1% | 748 | Jul 27 | - | American International Pictures (AIP) |
| 2 | Alien | $78,944,891 | 757 | $3,527,881 | 4.5% | 91 | Jun 22 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | 10 | $74,865,517 | 706 | $3,526,692 | 4.7% | 706 | Oct 5 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | Going in Style | $26,869,286 | 731 | $1,781,164 | 6.6% | 731 | Dec 25 | - | Warner Bros. |
