List of American films of 1979
This is a list of American films released in 1979.
Box office
The highest-grossing American films released in 1979, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
| 1 | Kramer vs. Kramer | Columbia | $106,260,000 |
| 2 | The Amityville Horror | American International | $86,432,520 |
| 3 | Rocky II | United Artists | $85,182,160< |
| 4 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Paramount | $82,258,456 |
| 5 | Alien | 20th Century Fox | $78,944,891 |
| 6 | Apocalypse Now | United Artists | $78,784,010 |
| 7 | 10 | Warner Bros. | $74,865,517 |
| 8 | The Jerk | Universal | $73,691,419 |
| 9 | Moonraker | United Artists | $70,308,099 |
| 10 | The Muppet Movie | Associated Film | $65,200,000 |