#3,568 All-time worldwide

#16 1979 releases

Movie profile

The Main Event

Name: The Main Event
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1979-06-22
Duration: 112 min

1979 · 112 min · Barwood Films

Comedy Romance

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Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $44.8M

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Gross minus budget —

ROI —

Domestic gross

$17.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$26.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$5.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Main Event ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #3,568 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1979 releases #16 Release-year chart position of 92 titles Ranked against movies released in 1979. Studio / company #2 Barwood Films of 2 titles Position inside the mapped Barwood Films movie set. Primary genre #1,359 Comedy of 4,945 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

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Quick answer

How did The Main Event (1979) perform at the box office?

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The Main Event (1979) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $44.8M. In this database it currently ranks #3,568 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #16 among 1979 releases.

Worldwide gross: $44,800,000
Budget: Not available
Gross minus budget: Not available
ROI: Not available

Source: Reported box office data. Last updated: Jul 8, 2026. Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Jun 22, 1979
Production: Barwood Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, First Artists
Countries: US

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Studio / production companyBarwood Films Release year chart1979 box office Genre chartComedy Genre chartRomance

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1979, The Main Event is positioned in this dataset as a Comedy, Romance title from Barwood Films. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $44.8M. For comparison, it currently sits #3,568 all-time in the current chart set and #16 among 1979 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

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Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.