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US box office chart top 15 weekend 17th - 19th August 1979

1
Alien
2
Life of Brian
3
Apocalypse Now
4
No cover art for Rich Kids
 
 
 
Weekend
Gross
Total Gross
Weeks
on chart
% +/-
1.
1↔
Alien

Alien 1979

Directed by
Ridley Scott
Starring
Tom Skerritt
Sigourney Weaver
Veronica Cartwright

76.12%
$53,802,893
13
2.
N
Life of Brian

Life of Brian 1979

Directed by
Terry Jones
Starring
Graham Chapman
John Cleese
Terry Gilliam

10.73%
$140,034
New
3.
RE
Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now 1979

Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola
Starring
Marlon Brando
Martin Sheen
Robert Duvall

9.08%
$322,489
New
4.
N
No cover art for Rich Kids

Rich Kids 1979

Directed by
Robert M. Young
Starring
Trini Alvarado
Jeremy Levy
Kathryn Walker

4.07%
$53,064
New
US Weekly Cinema Box Office
17th August 1979 - 19th August 1979
  1. Wicked: For Good
    Weekend Gross: £147,004,640
  2. Now You See Me: Now You Don't
    Weekend Gross: £8,951,510
  3. Predator: Badlands
    Weekend Gross: £6,548,128
  4. The Running Man
    Weekend Gross: £5,719,864
  5. Rental Family
    Weekend Gross: £3,336,147
  6. Sisu: Road to Revenge
    Weekend Gross: £2,408,490
  7. Regretting You
    Weekend Gross: £1,582,069
  8. Nuremberg
    Weekend Gross: £1,200,788
  9. Black Phone 2
    Weekend Gross: £1,048,450
  10. Sarah's Oil
    Weekend Gross: £801,269
  11. Keeper
    Weekend Gross: £628,800
  12. Sentimental Value
    Weekend Gross: £616,782
  13. Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
    Weekend Gross: £605,371
  14. Bugonia
    Weekend Gross: £551,880
  15. One Battle After Another
    Weekend Gross: £204,791

* We get our box office data from many sources, one of which is Comscore, Inc and we are ever greatful for the service they provide us and other box office data websites.

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