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MOVIE BOX OFFICE

Weekend box office chart - UK, US and Global

Historical U.K. Weekend Box Office *

9th November 1979 - 11th November 1979

Weekend Gross Weekly Gross Total Gross Weeks

1(new) Life of Brian

Directed by
Terry Jones
Starring
Graham Chapman
John Cleese
Terry Gilliam
£769,925£769,925£769,925
NEW

2(new) Hooper

Directed by
Hal Needham
Starring
Burt Reynolds
Jan-Michael Vincent
Sally Field
£440,129£440,129£440,129
NEW

3(1) Yanks

Directed by
John Schlesinger
Starring
Richard Gere
Lisa Eichhorn
Vanessa Redgrave
£294,280£411,992£1,000,5522

4(2) Quadrophenia

Directed by
Franc Roddam
Starring
Phil Daniels
Leslie Ash
Phil Davis
£142,057£184,674£2,143,8934

5(4) The Frisco Kid

Directed by
Robert Aldrich
Starring
Gene Wilder
Harrison Ford
Ramon Bieri
£40,064£54,086£288,4623

6(3) Escape From Alcatraz

Directed by
Don Siegel
Starring
Clint Eastwood
Patrick McGoohan
Roberts Blossom
£33,821£47,349£157,9352

7(5) The Bitch

Directed by
Gerry O'Hara
Starring
Joan Collins
Antonio Cantafora
Kenneth Haigh
£14,210£19,894£2,428,0728

8(6) Scum

Directed by
Alan Clarke
Starring
Ray Winstone
Mick Ford
Julian Firth
£11,336£16,437£1,736,0207

9(8) The Concorde ... Airport '79

Directed by
David Lowell Rich
Starring
Alain Delon
Susan Blakely
Robert Wagner
£8,500£12,325£411,8626

10(7) Alien

Directed by
Ridley Scott
Starring
Tom Skerritt
Sigourney Weaver
Veronica Cartwright
£6,525£9,461£3,754,71510

11(9) Manhattan

Directed by
Woody Allen
Starring
Woody Allen
Diane Keaton
Michael Murphy
£500£675£1,759,73212

12(10) Moonraker

Directed by
Lewis Gilbert
Starring
Roger Moore
Lois Chiles
Michael Lonsdale
£143£193£7,882,39416
* 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 *

9th November 1979 - 11th November 1979

1.
total
£769.93 K
Director:
Stars:
2.
total
£440.13 K
Director:
Stars:
Burt Reynolds
Jan-Michael Vincent
Sally Field
3.
total
£1 Mi
Director:
Stars:
4.
total
£2.14 Mi
Director:
Stars:
Phil Daniels
Leslie Ash
Phil Davis
5.
total
£288.46 K
Director:
Robert Aldrich
Stars:
6.
total
£157.94 K
Director:
Don Siegel
Stars:
Clint Eastwood
Patrick McGoohan
Roberts Blossom
7.
total
£2.43 Mi
Director:
Gerry O'Hara
Stars:
Joan Collins
Antonio Cantafora
Kenneth Haigh
8.
total
£1.74 Mi
Director:
Alan Clarke
Stars:
Ray Winstone
Mick Ford
Julian Firth
Director:
David Lowell Rich
Stars:
Alain Delon
Susan Blakely
Robert Wagner
10.
total
£3.75 Mi
Director:
Stars:
Tom Skerritt
Sigourney Weaver
Veronica Cartwright
11.
total
£1.76 Mi
Director:
Stars:
Woody Allen
Diane Keaton
Michael Murphy
12.
total
£7.88 Mi
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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