North American Number 1 movies in 1979
| Title | Weeks | ||
| 10. |  | Going In Style (2017) | 1 |
| 9. |  | Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) | 3 |
| 8. |  | 10 (1979) | 1 |
| 7. |  | Alien (1979) | 14 |
| 6. |  | Star Wars (1977) | 1 |
| 5. |  | The Amityville Horror (2005) | 1 |
| 4. | Dracula (1958) | 1 | |
| 3. |  | Moonraker (1979) | 1 |
| 2. |  | Rocky II (1979) | 1 |
| 1. |  | The Warriors (1979) | 1 |