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Historical U.K. Weekend Box Office *

28th December 1979 - 30th December 1979

⇦ 21st December 1979
4th January 1980 ⇨
Weekend Gross Weekly Gross Total Gross Weeks

1(1) Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Directed by
Robert Wise
Starring
William Shatner
Leonard Nimoy
DeForest Kelley
£946,008£1,371,712£2,286,9232

2(3) Apocalypse Now

Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola
Starring
Marlon Brando
Martin Sheen
Robert Duvall
£448,570£650,427£1,108,7112

3(2) The Black Hole

Directed by
Gary Nelson
Starring
Maximilian Schell
Anthony Perkins
Robert Forster
£425,169£573,978£1,079,2832

4(4) Rocky II

Directed by
Sylvester Stallone
Starring
Sylvester Stallone
Talia Shire
Burt Young
£68,652£96,113£4,507,0796

5(5) Meteor

Directed by
Ronald Neame
Starring
Sean Connery
Natalie Wood
Karl Malden
£55,151£71,696£193,0292

6(6) Life of Brian

Directed by
Terry Jones
Starring
Graham Chapman
John Cleese
Terry Gilliam
£46,616£60,601£2,735,3618

7(7) Mad Max

Directed by
George Miller
Starring
Mel Gibson
Joanne Samuel
Hugh Keays-Byrne
£29,350£42,558£245,0733

8(11) Escape From Alcatraz

Directed by
Don Siegel
Starring
Clint Eastwood
Patrick McGoohan
Roberts Blossom
£150£210£223,2849
* 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.

Historical U.K. Weekend Box Office *

28th December 1979 - 30th December 1979

⇦ 21st December 1979
4th January 1980 ⇨
1.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

total
£2.29 Mi
Director:
Robert Wise
Stars:
William Shatner
Leonard Nimoy
DeForest Kelley
2.

Apocalypse Now

total
£1.11 Mi
Director:
Francis Ford Coppola
Stars:
Marlon Brando
Martin Sheen
Robert Duvall
3.

The Black Hole

total
£1.08 Mi
Director:
Gary Nelson
Stars:
Maximilian Schell
Anthony Perkins
Robert Forster
4.

Rocky II

total
£4.51 Mi
Director:
Sylvester Stallone
Stars:
Sylvester Stallone
Talia Shire
Burt Young
5.

Meteor

total
£193.03 K
Director:
Ronald Neame
Stars:
Sean Connery
Natalie Wood
Karl Malden
6.

Life of Brian

total
£2.74 Mi
Director:
Terry Jones
Stars:
Graham Chapman
John Cleese
Terry Gilliam
7.

Mad Max

total
£245.07 K
Director:
George Miller
Stars:
Mel Gibson
Joanne Samuel
Hugh Keays-Byrne
8.

Escape From Alcatraz

total
£223.28 K
Director:
Don Siegel
Stars:
Clint Eastwood
Patrick McGoohan
Roberts Blossom
* 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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