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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. TRON: Ares
    Weekend Gross: £33,500,000
  2. Roofman
    Weekend Gross: £8,000,000
  3. One Battle After Another
    Weekend Gross: £6,675,000
  4. Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
    Weekend Gross: £3,350,000
  5. Soul On Fire
    Weekend Gross: £3,000,000
  6. The Conjuring: Last Rites
    Weekend Gross: £2,935,000
  7. Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle
    Weekend Gross: £2,250,000
  8. The Smashing Machine
    Weekend Gross: £1,796,992
  9. The Strangers: Chapter 2
    Weekend Gross: £1,550,201
  10. Good Boy!
    Weekend Gross: £1,360,000
  11. The Long Walk
    Weekend Gross: £1,040,000
  12. Kiss of the Spider Woman
    Weekend Gross: £918,775
  13. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
    Weekend Gross: £700,000
  14. Him
    Weekend Gross: £460,000
  15. The Bad Guys 2
    Weekend Gross: £430,000

* 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.