Highest Grossing Films of 1979

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The ten most successful films of 1979. 

Rank Title / Distributor / Box Office Gross

1 Kramer vs. Kramer / Columbia Pictures / $106,260,000

2 The Amityville Horror / American International Pictures / $86,432,520

3 Rocky II / United Artists / $85,182,160

4 Apocalypse Now / /$83,471,511

5 Star Trek: The Motion Picture / Paramount Pictures / $82,258,456

6 Alien / 20th Century Fox / $80,931,801

7 10 / Warner Bros. / $74,865,517

8 The Jerk / Universal Pictures / $73,691,419

9 Moonraker / United Artists / $70,308,099

10 The Muppet Movie / Associated Film Distribution / $65,200,000