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MOVIE BOX OFFICE

Weekend box office chart - UK, US and Global

Historical U.K. Weekend Box Office *

21st December 1979 - 23rd December 1979

Weekend Gross Weekly Gross Total Gross Weeks

1(new) Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Directed by
Robert Wise
Starring
William Shatner
Leonard Nimoy
DeForest Kelley
£915,211£915,211£915,211
NEW

2(new) The Black Hole

Directed by
Gary Nelson
Starring
Maximilian Schell
Anthony Perkins
Robert Forster
£505,305£505,305£505,305
NEW

3(new) Apocalypse Now

Starring
Marlon Brando
Martin Sheen
Robert Duvall
£458,284£458,284£458,284
NEW

4(1) Rocky II

£257,185£372,918£4,410,9665

5(new) Meteor

Directed by
Ronald Neame
Starring
Sean Connery
Natalie Wood
Karl Malden
£121,333£121,333£121,333
NEW

6(3) Life of Brian

Directed by
Terry Jones
Starring
Graham Chapman
John Cleese
Terry Gilliam
£64,167£93,042£2,674,7607

7(2) Mad Max

Directed by
George Miller
Starring
Mel Gibson
Joanne Samuel
Hugh Keays-Byrne
£58,700£85,115£202,5152

8(5) Yanks

Directed by
John Schlesinger
Starring
Richard Gere
Lisa Eichhorn
Vanessa Redgrave
£4,599£6,439£1,405,1918

9(6) Quadrophenia

Directed by
Franc Roddam
Starring
Phil Daniels
Leslie Ash
Phil Davis
£3,544£4,784£2,368,64810

10(7) The Frisco Kid

Directed by
Robert Aldrich
Starring
Gene Wilder
Harrison Ford
Ramon Bieri
£500£650£373,5769

11(8) Escape From Alcatraz

Directed by
Don Siegel
Starring
Clint Eastwood
Patrick McGoohan
Roberts Blossom
£300£390£223,0748

12(9) The Bitch

Directed by
Gerry O'Hara
Starring
Joan Collins
Antonio Cantafora
Kenneth Haigh
£250£338£2,453,52314
* 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 *

21st December 1979 - 23rd December 1979

Director:
Stars:
William Shatner
Leonard Nimoy
DeForest Kelley
2.
total
£505.31 K
Director:
Gary Nelson
Stars:
Maximilian Schell
Anthony Perkins
Robert Forster
3.
total
£458.28 K
Director:
Stars:
4.
total
£4.41 Mi
Director:
Stars:
5.
total
£121.33 K
Director:
Ronald Neame
Stars:
Sean Connery
Natalie Wood
Karl Malden
6.
total
£2.67 Mi
Director:
Stars:
7.
total
£202.52 K
Director:
Stars:
Mel Gibson
Joanne Samuel
Hugh Keays-Byrne
8.
total
£1.41 Mi
Director:
Stars:
9.
total
£2.37 Mi
Director:
Stars:
Phil Daniels
Leslie Ash
Phil Davis
10.
total
£373.58 K
Director:
Robert Aldrich
Stars:
11.
total
£223.07 K
Director:
Don Siegel
Stars:
Clint Eastwood
Patrick McGoohan
Roberts Blossom
12.
total
£2.45 Mi
Director:
Gerry O'Hara
Stars:
Joan Collins
Antonio Cantafora
Kenneth Haigh
* Prior to 1997 the box office numbers are difficult to find, these figures represent an approximation and are from reputable sources and compiled accordingly.

Please contact Salty Popcorn if you think this chart is not an acurate representation and have more up to date information.

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