Rank Movie Release Date Distributor Genre Gross Tickets Sold

1 Superman Dec 15, 1978 Warner Bros. Adventure $93,292,767 37,168,433
2 The Amityville Horror Aug 3, 1979 American Internat… Horror $86,432,520 34,435,266
3 Rocky 2 Jun 15, 1979 United Artists Action $85,182,160 33,937,115
4 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Dec 7, 1979 Paramount Pictures Adventure $82,258,456 32,772,293
5 Apocalypse Now Aug 15, 1979 United Artists Action $78,784,010 31,388,051
6 The Muppet Movie Jun 22, 1979 Associated Film D… Adventure $76,657,000 30,540,637
7 The Jerk Dec 14, 1979 Universal Comedy $73,691,419 29,359,131
8 Moonraker Jun 29, 1979 United Artists Action $70,300,000 28,007,968
9 Alien May 25, 1979 20th Century Fox Horror $60,150,933 23,964,515
10 10 Oct 5, 1979 Warner Bros. Romantic Comedy $52,134,699 20,770,796
11 Love at First Bite Jan 1, 1979 American Internat… $43,900,000 17,490,039
12 Escape from Alcatraz Jun 22, 1979 Paramount Pictures Drama $43,000,000 17,131,474
13 Meatballs Jun 29, 1979 Paramount Pictures Comedy $43,000,000 17,131,474

Total Gross of All Movies $1,793,762,976

Total Tickets Sold 714,646,571

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