# |
Date |
Film |
Gross |
Notes |
1 | 01978-01-08-0000January 8, 1978 | Saturday Night Fever | $4,510,726 | |
2 | 01978-01-15-0000January 15, 1978 | Saturday Night Fever | $4,219,538 | |
3 | 01978-01-22-0000January 22, 1978 | Saturday Night Fever | $3,900,000 | |
4 | 01978-01-29-0000January 29, 1978 | Saturday Night Fever | $3,660,851 | |
5 | 01978-02-05-0000February 5, 1978 | Saturday Night Fever | $3,518,839 | |
6 | 01978-02-12-0000February 12, 1978 | Saturday Night Fever | $2,911,840 | |
7 | 01978-02-19-0000February 19, 1978 | Coming Home | $3,500,716 | |
8 | 01978-02-26-0000February 26, 1978 | Coming Home | $3,491,278 | |
9 | 01978-03-05-0000March 5, 1978 | Coming Home | $3,000,000 | |
10 | 01978-03-12-0000March 12, 1978 | Return from Witch Mountain | $3,628,511 | |
11 | 01978-03-19-0000March 19, 1978 | Straight Time | $5,812,855 | |
12 | 01978-03-26-0000March 26, 1978 | Straight Time | $3,981,333 | |
13 | 01978-04-02-0000April 2, 1978 | Gray Lady Down | $4,817,449 | Gray Lady Down reached #1 in its fourth weekend of release. |
14 | 01978-04-09-0000April 9, 1978 | Coming Home | $4,260,811 | Coming Home reclaimed #1 in its eighth weekend of release. |
15 | 01978-04-16-0000April 16, 1978 | Coming Home | $3,817,453, | |
16 | 01978-04-23-0000April 23, 1978 | Coming Home | $3,173,709 | |
17 | 01978-04-30-0000April 30, 1978 | The Last Waltz | $5,130,351 | |
18 | 01978-05-07-0000May 7, 1978 | The Last Waltz | $3,174,021 | |
19 | 01978-05-14-0000May 14, 1978 | The End | $3,519,612 | |
20 | 01978-05-21-0000May 21, 1978 | The Buddy Holly Story | $4,184,566 | |
21 | 01978-05-28-0000May 28, 1978 | The Buddy Holly Story | $3,901,909 | |
22 | 01978-06-04-0000June 4, 1978 | The Buddy Holly Story | $2,716,925 | |
23 | 01978-06-11-0000June 11, 1978 | Damien: Omen II | $4,712,062 | |
24 | 01978-06-18-0000June 18, 1978 | Jaws 2 | $9,866,023 | |
25 | 01978-06-25-0000June 25, 1978 | Grease | $9,283,817 | Grease reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
26 | 01978-07-02-0000July 2, 1978 | Grease | $8,777,716 | |
27 | 01978-07-09-0000July 9, 1978 | Grease | $8,712,900 | |
28 | 01978-07-16-0000July 16, 1978 | Grease | $7,252,812 | |
29 | 01978-07-23-0000July 23, 1978 | Grease | $7,341,711 | |
30 | 01978-07-30-0000July 30, 1978 | National Lampoon's Animal House | $6,901,827 | Initial estimates had Grease ahead of National Lampoon's Animal House |
31 | 01978-08-06-0000August 6, 1978 | Grease | $7,878,216 | Grease reclaimed #1 in its eighth weekend of release. |
32 | 01978-08-13-0000August 13, 1978 | Grease | $6,812,844 | |
33 | 01978-08-20-0000August 20, 1978 | Grease | $5,176,490 | |
34 | 01978-08-27-0000August 27, 1978 | Grease | $5,100,101 | |
35 | 01978-09-03-0000September 3, 1978 | Grease | $4,870,812 | |
36 | 01978-09-10-0000September 10, 1978 | Grease | $5,300,745 | |
37 | 01978-09-17-0000September 17, 1978 | Grease | $5,134,300 | |
38 | 01978-09-24-0000September 24, 1978 | Grease | $4,809,873 | |
39 | 01978-10-01-0000October 1, 1978 | Grease | $4,100,361 | |
40 | 01978-10-08-0000October 8, 1978 | Grease | $3,519,223 | |
41 | 01978-10-15-0000October 15, 1978 | The Boys from Brazil | $4,161,845 | The Boys from Brazil reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
42 | 01978-10-22-0000October 22, 1978 | The Boys from Brazil | $3,812,725 | |
43 | 01978-10-29-0000October 29, 1978 | Halloween | $3,781,462 | |
44 | 01978-11-05-0000November 5, 1978 | Comes a Horseman | $4,000,000 | Comes a Horseman reached #1 in its second weekend of release. |
45 | 01978-11-12-0000November 12, 1978 | Comes a Horseman | $2,921,872 | |
46 | 01978-11-19-0000November 19, 1978 | The Lord of the Rings | $6,912,728 | |
47 | 01978-11-26-0000November 26, 1978 | The Lord of the Rings | $3,897,501 | |
48 | 01978-12-03-0000December 3, 1978 | The Lord of the Rings | $2,895,923 | |
49 | 01978-12-10-0000December 10, 1978 | Superman | $8,122,315 | |
50 | 01978-12-17-0000December 17, 1978 | Superman | $6,584,025 | |
51 | 01978-12-24-0000December 24, 1978 | Every Which Way But Loose | $10,272,294 | |
52 | 01978-12-31-0000December 31, 1978 | Superman | $10,363,384 | Superman (third weekend) had the highest weekend debut for 1978. |