| # |
Date |
Film |
Gross |
Notes |
| 1 |
01978-01-08 January 8, 1978 |
Saturday Night Fever |
$4,510,726 |
|
| 2 |
01978-01-15 January 15, 1978 |
Saturday Night Fever |
$4,219,538 |
|
| 3 |
01978-01-22 January 22, 1978 |
Saturday Night Fever |
$3,900,000 |
|
| 4 |
01978-01-29 January 29, 1978 |
Saturday Night Fever |
$3,660,851 |
|
| 5 |
01978-02-05 February 5, 1978 |
Saturday Night Fever |
$3,518,839 |
|
| 6 |
01978-02-12 February 12, 1978 |
Saturday Night Fever |
$2,911,840 |
|
| 7 |
01978-02-19 February 19, 1978 |
Coming Home |
$3,500,716 |
|
| 8 |
01978-02-26 February 26, 1978 |
Coming Home |
$3,491,278 |
|
| 9 |
01978-03-05 March 5, 1978 |
Coming Home |
$3,000,000 |
|
| 10 |
01978-03-12 March 12, 1978 |
Return from Witch Mountain |
$3,628,511 |
|
| 11 |
01978-03-19 March 19, 1978 |
Straight Time |
$5,812,855 |
|
| 12 |
01978-03-26 March 26, 1978 |
Straight Time |
$3,981,333 |
|
| 13 |
01978-04-02 April 2, 1978 |
Gray Lady Down |
$4,817,449 |
Gray Lady Down reached #1 in its fourth weekend of release. |
| 14 |
01978-04-09 April 9, 1978 |
Coming Home |
$4,260,811 |
Coming Home reclaimed #1 in its eighth weekend of release. |
| 15 |
01978-04-16 April 16, 1978 |
Coming Home |
$3,817,453, |
|
| 16 |
01978-04-23 April 23, 1978 |
Coming Home |
$3,173,709 |
|
| 17 |
01978-04-30 April 30, 1978 |
The Last Waltz |
$5,130,351 |
|
| 18 |
01978-05-07 May 7, 1978 |
The Last Waltz |
$3,174,021 |
|
| 19 |
01978-05-14 May 14, 1978 |
The End |
$3,519,612 |
|
| 20 |
01978-05-21 May 21, 1978 |
The Buddy Holly Story |
$4,184,566 |
|
| 21 |
01978-05-28 May 28, 1978 |
The Buddy Holly Story |
$3,901,909 |
|
| 22 |
01978-06-04 June 4, 1978 |
The Buddy Holly Story |
$2,716,925 |
|
| 23 |
01978-06-11 June 11, 1978 |
Damien: Omen II |
$4,712,062 |
|
| 24 |
01978-06-18 June 18, 1978 |
Jaws 2 |
$9,866,023 |
|
| 25 |
01978-06-25 June 25, 1978 |
Grease |
$9,283,817 |
Grease reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
| 26 |
01978-07-02 July 2, 1978 |
Grease |
$8,777,716 |
|
| 27 |
01978-07-09 July 9, 1978 |
Grease |
$8,712,900 |
|
| 28 |
01978-07-16 July 16, 1978 |
Grease |
$7,252,812 |
|
| 29 |
01978-07-23 July 23, 1978 |
Grease |
$7,341,711 |
|
| 30 |
01978-07-30 July 30, 1978 |
National Lampoon's Animal House |
$6,901,827 |
Initial estimates had Grease ahead of National Lampoon's Animal House |
| 31 |
01978-08-06 August 6, 1978 |
Grease |
$7,878,216 |
Grease reclaimed #1 in its eighth weekend of release. |
| 32 |
01978-08-13 August 13, 1978 |
Grease |
$6,812,844 |
|
| 33 |
01978-08-20 August 20, 1978 |
Grease |
$5,176,490 |
|
| 34 |
01978-08-27 August 27, 1978 |
Grease |
$5,100,101 |
|
| 35 |
01978-09-03 September 3, 1978 |
Grease |
$4,870,812 |
|
| 36 |
01978-09-10 September 10, 1978 |
Grease |
$5,300,745 |
|
| 37 |
01978-09-17 September 17, 1978 |
Grease |
$5,134,300 |
|
| 38 |
01978-09-24 September 24, 1978 |
Grease |
$4,809,873 |
|
| 39 |
01978-10-01 October 1, 1978 |
Grease |
$4,100,361 |
|
| 40 |
01978-10-08 October 8, 1978 |
Grease |
$3,519,223 |
|
| 41 |
01978-10-15 October 15, 1978 |
The Boys from Brazil |
$4,161,845 |
The Boys from Brazil reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
| 42 |
01978-10-22 October 22, 1978 |
The Boys from Brazil |
$3,812,725 |
|
| 43 |
01978-10-29 October 29, 1978 |
Halloween |
$3,781,462 |
|
| 44 |
01978-11-05 November 5, 1978 |
Comes a Horseman |
$4,000,000 |
Comes a Horseman reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
| 45 |
01978-11-12 November 12, 1978 |
Comes a Horseman |
$2,921,872 |
|
| 46 |
01978-11-19 November 19, 1978 |
The Lord of the Rings |
$6,912,728 |
|
| 47 |
01978-11-26 November 26, 1978 |
The Lord of the Rings |
$3,897,501 |
|
| 48 |
01978-12-03 December 3, 1978 |
The Lord of the Rings |
$2,895,923 |
|
| 49 |
01978-12-10 December 10, 1978 |
Superman |
$8,122,315 |
|
| 50 |
01978-12-17 December 17, 1978 |
Superman |
$6,584,025 |
|
| 51 |
01978-12-24 December 24, 1978 |
Every Which Way But Loose |
$10,272,294 |
|
| 52 |
01978-12-31 December 31, 1978 |
Superman |
$10,363,384 |
Superman (third weekend) had the highest weekend debut for 1978. |