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List of 1978 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1978 per Variety. The data was based on grosses from 20 to 22 key cities and therefore, the gross quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.

Number-one films

# Week ending Film Gross Notes Ref
1 January 4, 1978 Close Encounters of the Third Kind $4,435,990 [1]
2 January 11, 1978 $3,377,392 [2]
3 January 18, 1978 $2,274,682 [3]
4 January 25, 1978 $1,622,296 [4]
5 February 1, 1978 $1,774,208 [5]
6 February 8, 1978 $1,489,164 [6][nb 1]
7 February 15, 1978 The Betsy $1,339,400 The Betsy grossed $2,727,084 nationally from all markets in the weekend ended February 12, an opening record for Allied Artists [9][10]
8 February 22, 1978 Saturday Night Fever $1,605,673 Saturday Night Fever reached number one in its tenth week on the chart [11]
9 March 1, 1978 $2,171,501 Saturday Night Fever grossed $3,765,000 nationally from all markets in the weekend ended February 26 [12][13]
10 March 8, 1978 $1,687,869 [14]
11 March 15, 1978 $1,398,108 [15]
12 March 22, 1978 $1,207,132 [16]
13 March 29, 1978 The Fury $1,444,416 The Fury reached number one in its second week of release grossing $2,777,291 nationally for the weekend ended March 26 [17][18]
14 April 5, 1978 $1,257,159 [19]
15 April 12, 1978 The Goodbye Girl $969,830 The Goodbye Girl reached number one in its 19th week on the chart [20]
16 April 19, 1978 $788,848 [21]
17 April 26, 1978 House Calls $949,285 House Calls reached number one in its sixth week on the chart [22]
18 May 3, 1978 $818,620 [23]
19 May 10, 1978 F.I.S.T. $724,367 F.I.S.T. reached number one in its second week of release [24]
20 May 17, 1978 The Greek Tycoon $677,300 [25]
21 May 24, 1978 $981,908 [26]
22 May 31, 1978 American Graffiti (reissue) $1,361,800 [27]
23 June 7, 1978 Capricorn One $1,411,600 [28]
24 June 14, 1978 Damien: Omen II $2,216,400 Damien: Omen II grossed $3,880,880 nationally from all markets in the weekend ended June 11 [29][30][31]
25 June 21, 1978 Jaws 2 $4,038,800 Jaws 2 grossed $9.9 million nationally from all markets in the weekend ended June 18, an opening weekend record [32][33][34]
26 June 28, 1978 Grease $4,174,082 Grease reached number one in its second week of release, grossing $7,867,000 nationally from all markets in the weekend ended June 25 [35][36]
27 July 5, 1978 $3,518,287 [37]
28 July 12, 1978 $2,443,707 [38]
29 July 19, 1978 $2,129,200 [39]
30 July 26, 1978 $1,977,551 Star Wars (reissue) placed third on the chart from 166 theaters but grossed $10,166,366 nationally from 1,750 theaters in the weekend ended July 23, beating the weekend record set by Jaws 2 [40][41][42]
31 August 2, 1978 Star Wars (reissue) $1,891,255 Star Wars grossed $6,501,185 nationally in the weekend ended July 30 [43][44]
32 August 9, 1978 Hooper $2,476,400 Hooper reached number one in its third week of release. Its nationwide gross for the week was $9,437,484. [45][46]
33 August 16, 1978 $1,988,915 [47]
34 August 23, 1978 $1,747,842 [48]
35 August 30, 1978 Animal House $2,022,990 Animal House reached number one in its fifth week on the chart [49]
36 September 6, 1978 $2,103,917 [50]
37 September 13, 1978 $1,557,835 [51]
38 September 20, 1978 $1,251,100 [52]
39 September 27, 1978 $1,085,881 [53]
40 October 4, 1978 Up in Smoke $1,109,000 Up in Smoke reached number one in its second week of release [54]
41 October 11, 1978 Animal House $1,868,567 Animal House returned to number one in its eleventh week of release [55]
42 October 18, 1978 $1,337,828 [56]
43 October 25, 1978 $1,298,347 [57]
44 November 1, 1978 Midnight Express $1,300,711 Midnight Express reached number one in its fourth week of release [58]
45 November 8, 1978 Up in Smoke $1,443,320 Up in Smoke returned to number one in its seventh week of release. [59]
46 November 15, 1978 Magic $1,376,000 [60]
47 November 22, 1978 $1,177,317 [61]
48 November 29, 1978 Midnight Express $993,743 Midnight Express returned to number one in its eighth week of release [62]
49 December 6, 1978 $746,543 [63]
50 December 13, 1978 $590,763 [64]
51 December 20, 1978 Superman $3,685,756 Superman grossed $7,465,343 nationally from all markets in the weekend ended December 17, beating King Kong's December opening record [65][66][67]
52 December 27, 1978 $4,171,899 Superman grossed $6,535,784 nationally from all markets in the weekend ended December 24 [68][69][nb 2]

Highest grossing films

Rank Title Distributor Rental[71][72][73]
1 Grease Paramount Pictures $83,091,000
2 Saturday Night Fever Paramount Pictures $71,463,000
3 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Columbia Pictures $54,000,000
4 Animal House Universal Pictures $52,368,000
5 Jaws 2 Universal Pictures $49,299,000
6 Heaven Can Wait Paramount Pictures $42,517,000
7 The Goodbye Girl Warner. Bros. $41,000,000
8 Star Wars (reissue) 20th Century Fox $38,375,000
9 Hooper Warner Bros. $31,500,000
10 Foul Play Paramount Pictures $25,065,000

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Numbers lists The One and Only with a gross of $2,707,679 from 417 theaters for the weekend ended February 5. Close Encounters of the Third Kind grossed $5,143,795 nationally for the week from 629 theaters[7][8]
  2. ^ Box Office Mojo and The Numbers list Every Which Way but Loose as the number one for the weekend with a gross of $10,272,294 however, this is its gross for the week.[70]

References

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  2. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 18, 1978. p. 9.
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  4. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. February 1, 1978. p. 13.
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  6. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. February 15, 1978. p. 9.
  7. ^ "Weekend Domestic Chart for February 3, 1978". The Numbers. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "For 8 Full Weeks $72,385,849 At B.O. For 'Close Encounters'". Daily Variety. December 28, 1978. p. 2.
  9. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. February 22, 1978. p. 9.
  10. ^ "Harrold Robbins' The Betsy is a Blockbuster (advertisement)". Variety. February 15, 1978. pp. 14–15.
  11. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 1, 1978. p. 13.
  12. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 8, 1978. p. 18.
  13. ^ "Par Sees N.Y. 106 Showcase Yielding 'Fever' $1.1-Mil". Variety. March 1, 1978. p. 4.
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  17. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 5, 1978. p. 9.
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  36. ^ "'Jaws 2', 'Grease', Get Hot Rival, 'Cheap Detective'". Variety. June 28, 1978. p. 6.
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This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1978 per Variety The data was based on grosses from 20 to 22 key cities and therefore the gross quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week Contents 1 Number one films 2 Highest grossing films 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links 7 ChronologyNumber one films Edit Week ending Film Gross Notes Ref1 January 4 1978 Close Encounters of the Third Kind 4 435 990 1 2 January 11 1978 3 377 392 2 3 January 18 1978 2 274 682 3 4 January 25 1978 1 622 296 4 5 February 1 1978 1 774 208 5 6 February 8 1978 1 489 164 6 nb 1 7 February 15 1978 The Betsy 1 339 400 The Betsy grossed 2 727 084 nationally from all markets in the weekend ended February 12 an opening record for Allied Artists 9 10 8 February 22 1978 Saturday Night Fever 1 605 673 Saturday Night Fever reached number one in its tenth week on the chart 11 9 March 1 1978 2 171 501 Saturday Night Fever grossed 3 765 000 nationally from all markets in the weekend ended February 26 12 13 10 March 8 1978 1 687 869 14 11 March 15 1978 1 398 108 15 12 March 22 1978 1 207 132 16 13 March 29 1978 The Fury 1 444 416 The Fury reached number one in its second week of release grossing 2 777 291 nationally for the weekend ended March 26 17 18 14 April 5 1978 1 257 159 19 15 April 12 1978 The Goodbye Girl 969 830 The Goodbye Girl reached number one in its 19th week on the chart 20 16 April 19 1978 788 848 21 17 April 26 1978 House Calls 949 285 House Calls reached number one in its sixth week on the chart 22 18 May 3 1978 818 620 23 19 May 10 1978 F I S T 724 367 F I S T reached number one in its second week of release 24 20 May 17 1978 The Greek Tycoon 677 300 25 21 May 24 1978 981 908 26 22 May 31 1978 American Graffiti reissue 1 361 800 27 23 June 7 1978 Capricorn One 1 411 600 28 24 June 14 1978 Damien Omen II 2 216 400 Damien Omen II grossed 3 880 880 nationally from all markets in the weekend ended June 11 29 30 31 25 June 21 1978 Jaws 2 4 038 800 Jaws 2 grossed 9 9 million nationally from all markets in the weekend ended June 18 an opening weekend record 32 33 34 26 June 28 1978 Grease 4 174 082 Grease reached number one in its second week of release grossing 7 867 000 nationally from all markets in the weekend ended June 25 35 36 27 July 5 1978 3 518 287 37 28 July 12 1978 2 443 707 38 29 July 19 1978 2 129 200 39 30 July 26 1978 1 977 551 Star Wars reissue placed third on the chart from 166 theaters but grossed 10 166 366 nationally from 1 750 theaters in the weekend ended July 23 beating the weekend record set by Jaws 2 40 41 42 31 August 2 1978 Star Wars reissue 1 891 255 Star Wars grossed 6 501 185 nationally in the weekend ended July 30 43 44 32 August 9 1978 Hooper 2 476 400 Hooper reached number one in its third week of release Its nationwide gross for the week was 9 437 484 45 46 33 August 16 1978 1 988 915 47 34 August 23 1978 1 747 842 48 35 August 30 1978 Animal House 2 022 990 Animal House reached number one in its fifth week on the chart 49 36 September 6 1978 2 103 917 50 37 September 13 1978 1 557 835 51 38 September 20 1978 1 251 100 52 39 September 27 1978 1 085 881 53 40 October 4 1978 Up in Smoke 1 109 000 Up in Smoke reached number one in its second week of release 54 41 October 11 1978 Animal House 1 868 567 Animal House returned to number one in its eleventh week of release 55 42 October 18 1978 1 337 828 56 43 October 25 1978 1 298 347 57 44 November 1 1978 Midnight Express 1 300 711 Midnight Express reached number one in its fourth week of release 58 45 November 8 1978 Up in Smoke 1 443 320 Up in Smoke returned to number one in its seventh week of release 59 46 November 15 1978 Magic 1 376 000 60 47 November 22 1978 1 177 317 61 48 November 29 1978 Midnight Express 993 743 Midnight Express returned to number one in its eighth week of release 62 49 December 6 1978 746 543 63 50 December 13 1978 590 763 64 51 December 20 1978 Superman 3 685 756 Superman grossed 7 465 343 nationally from all markets in the weekend ended December 17 beating King Kong s December opening record 65 66 67 52 December 27 1978 4 171 899 Superman grossed 6 535 784 nationally from all markets in the weekend ended December 24 68 69 nb 2 Highest grossing films EditRank Title Distributor Rental 71 72 73 1 Grease Paramount Pictures 83 091 0002 Saturday Night Fever Paramount Pictures 71 463 0003 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Columbia Pictures 54 000 0004 Animal House Universal Pictures 52 368 0005 Jaws 2 Universal Pictures 49 299 0006 Heaven Can Wait Paramount Pictures 42 517 0007 The Goodbye Girl Warner Bros 41 000 0008 Star Wars reissue 20th Century Fox 38 375 0009 Hooper Warner Bros 31 500 00010 Foul Play Paramount Pictures 25 065 000See also EditList of American films American films by year Lists of box office number one filmsNotes Edit The Numbers lists The One and Only with a gross of 2 707 679 from 417 theaters for the weekend ended February 5 Close Encounters of the Third Kind grossed 5 143 795 nationally for the week from 629 theaters 7 8 Box Office Mojo and The Numbers list Every Which Way but Loose as the number one for the weekend with a gross of 10 272 294 however this is its gross for the week 70 References Edit 50 Top Grossing Films Variety January 11 1978 p 9 50 Top Grossing Films Variety January 18 1978 p 9 50 Top Grossing Films Variety January 25 1978 p 14 50 Top Grossing Films Variety February 1 1978 p 13 50 Top Grossing Films Variety February 8 1978 p 11 50 Top Grossing Films Variety February 15 1978 p 9 Weekend Domestic Chart for February 3 1978 The Numbers Retrieved November 8 2020 For 8 Full Weeks 72 385 849 At B O For Close Encounters Daily Variety December 28 1978 p 2 50 Top Grossing Films Variety February 22 1978 p 9 Harrold Robbins The Betsy is a Blockbuster advertisement Variety February 15 1978 pp 14 15 50 Top Grossing Films Variety March 1 1978 p 13 50 Top Grossing Films Variety March 8 1978 p 18 Par Sees N Y 106 Showcase Yielding Fever 1 1 Mil Variety March 1 1978 p 4 50 Top Grossing Films Variety March 15 1978 p 13 50 Top Grossing Films Variety March 22 1978 p 11 50 Top Grossing Films Variety March 29 1978 p 11 50 Top Grossing Films Variety April 5 1978 p 9 The Fury Is Furious advertisement Variety March 29 1978 pp 8 9 50 Top Grossing Films Variety April 12 1978 p 11 50 Top Grossing Films Variety April 19 1978 p 13 50 Top Grossing Films Variety April 26 1978 p 9 50 Top Grossing Films Variety May 3 1978 p 15 50 Top Grossing Films Variety May 10 1978 p 15 50 Top Grossing Films Variety May 17 1978 p 58 50 Top Grossing Films Variety May 24 1978 p 9 50 Top Grossing Films Variety May 31 1978 p 9 50 Top Grossing Films Variety June 7 1978 p 9 50 Top Grossing Films Variety June 14 1978 p 9 50 Top Grossing Films Variety June 21 1978 p 9 The First Three Days advertisement Variety June 14 1978 pp 10 11 Domestic 1978 Weekend 23 June 9 11 1978 Box Office Mojo Retrieved November 6 2020 50 Top Grossing Films Variety June 28 1978 p 9 Jaws 2 Grease Soar at B O Daily Variety June 20 1978 p 1 Domestic 1978 Weekend 24 June 16 18 1978 Box Office Mojo Retrieved November 6 2020 50 Top Grossing Films Variety July 5 1978 p 9 Jaws 2 Grease Get Hot Rival Cheap Detective Variety June 28 1978 p 6 50 Top Grossing Films Variety July 12 1978 p 9 50 Top Grossing Films Variety July 19 1978 p 9 50 Top Grossing Films Variety July 26 1978 p 9 50 Top Grossing Films Variety August 2 1978 p 9 Wham B O For Star Wars In Second Wave Variety July 26 1978 p 1 Domestic 1978 Weekend 29 July 21 23 1978 Box Office Mojo Retrieved November 1 2020 50 Top Grossing Films Variety August 9 1978 p 12 Latest As To Wars Variety August 2 1978 p 82 50 Top Grossing Films Variety August 16 1978 p 9 Sooper Hooper advertisement Variety August 16 1978 p 25 Third week 849 theatres Average per theatre 11 116 50 Top Grossing Films Variety August 23 1978 p 11 50 Top Grossing Films Variety August 30 1978 p 11 50 Top Grossing Films Variety September 6 1978 p 11 50 Top Grossing Films Variety September 13 1978 p 13 50 Top Grossing Films Variety September 20 1978 p 13 50 Top Grossing Films Variety September 27 1978 p 9 50 Top Grossing Films Variety October 4 1978 p 9 50 Top Grossing Films Variety October 11 1978 p 15 50 Top Grossing Films Variety October 18 1978 p 20 50 Top Grossing Films Variety October 25 1978 p 9 50 Top Grossing Films Variety November 1 1978 p 11 50 Top Grossing Films Variety November 8 1978 p 9 50 Top Grossing Films Variety November 15 1978 p 11 50 Top Grossing Films Variety November 22 1978 p 11 50 Top Grossing Films Variety November 29 1978 p 9 50 Top Grossing Films Variety December 6 1978 p 14 50 Top Grossing Films Variety December 13 1978 p 10 50 Top Grossing Films Variety December 20 1978 p 13 50 Top Grossing Films Variety December 27 1978 p 9 Superman It s Adult Variety December 20 1978 p 3 Domestic 1978 Weekend 50 December 15 17 1978 Box Office Mojo Retrieved November 8 2020 50 Top Grossing Films Variety January 10 1979 p 17 Domestic 1978 Weekend 51 December 22 24 1978 Box Office Mojo Retrieved November 8 2020 Loose Pulls 10 Mil In Seven Reports WB Daily Variety December 28 1978 p 2 Steinberg Cobbett 1980 Film facts New York Facts on File p 28 ISBN 0871963132 Retrieved 15 April 2023 All Time Film Rental Champs Variety 293 9 20 3 January 1979 ISSN 0011 5509 Retrieved 15 April 2023 Big Rental Films of 1978 Variety 293 9 17 3 January 1979 ISSN 0011 5509 External links EditDomestic Box Office Weekends For 1978 Box Office Mojo Theatrical Weekly Box Office Chart Calendar for 1978 The Numbers Chronology EditPreceded by1977 1978 Succeeded by1979 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of 1978 box office number one films in the United States amp oldid 1152262088, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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