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MOVIE BOX OFFICE

Weekend box office chart - UK, US and Global

Historical U.K. Weekend Box Office *

5th October 1979 - 7th October 1979

Weekend
Gross
Weekly
Gross
Total
Gross
Weeks on
Chart
1
(NEW)
10

10

Directed by:
Starring:
Dudley Moore
Julie Andrews
Bo Derek
Robert Webber
Dee Wallace
£1,009,604£1,009,604£1,009,604NEW
2
(1)
Scum

Scum

Directed by:
Alan Clarke
Starring:
Ray Winstone
Mick Ford
Julian Firth
John Blundell
Phil Daniels
£362,733£525,963£1,251,4282
3
(2)
The Bitch

The Bitch

Directed by:
Gerry O'Hara
Starring:
Joan Collins
Antonio Cantafora
Kenneth Haigh
Ian Hendry
Pamela Salem
£310,284£449,912£1,755,9443
4
(3)
Alien

Alien

Directed by:
Starring:
Tom Skerritt
Sigourney Weaver
Veronica Cartwright
Harry Dean Stanton
John Hurt
£208,799£271,439£3,485,5595
5
(NEW)
No cover art for The Concorde ... Airport

The Concorde ... Airport '79

Directed by:
David Lowell Rich
Starring:
Alain Delon
Susan Blakely
Robert Wagner
Sylvia Kristel
George Kennedy
£198,851£198,851£198,851NEW
6
(4)
Manhattan

Manhattan

Directed by:
Starring:
Woody Allen
Diane Keaton
Michael Murphy
Mariel Hemingway
Meryl Streep
£24,824£33,512£1,714,1847
7
(6)
Porridge

Porridge

Directed by:
Dick Clement
Starring:
Ronnie Barker
Richard Beckinsale
Fulton Mackay
Brian Wilde
Peter Vaughan
£15,619£22,648£1,795,8909
8
(5)
Moonraker

Moonraker

Directed by:
Lewis Gilbert
Starring:
Roger Moore
Lois Chiles
Michael Lonsdale
Richard Kiel
Corinne Clery
£4,204£5,465£7,876,01811
* Prior to 1997 the box office numbers are difficult to find, these figures represent an approximation and are from reputable sources and compiled accordingly.

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Historical U.K. Weekend Box Office *

5th October 1979 - 7th October 1979

1.
w/e
£1M
total
£1M
Director:
Stars:
2.
w/e
£362.7K
total
£1.3M
Director:
Alan Clarke
Stars:
Ray Winstone
Mick Ford
Julian Firth
3.
w/e
£310.3K
total
£1.8M
Director:
Gerry O'Hara
Stars:
Joan Collins
Antonio Cantafora
Kenneth Haigh
4.
w/e
£208.8K
total
£3.5M
Director:
Stars:
Tom Skerritt
Sigourney Weaver
Veronica Cartwright
5.
w/e
£198.9K
total
£198.9K
Director:
David Lowell Rich
Stars:
Alain Delon
Susan Blakely
Robert Wagner
6.
w/e
£24.8K
total
£1.7M
Director:
Stars:
Woody Allen
Diane Keaton
Michael Murphy
7.
w/e
£15.6K
total
£1.8M
Director:
Dick Clement
Stars:
Ronnie Barker
Richard Beckinsale
Fulton Mackay
8.
w/e
£4.2K
total
£7.9M
Director:
Lewis Gilbert
Stars:
Roger Moore
Lois Chiles
Michael Lonsdale
* Prior to 1997 the box office numbers are difficult to find, these figures represent an approximation and are from reputable sources and compiled accordingly.

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