The Numbers - Movies Released in 1978
This list shows all films released in 1978, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
See also:
Top 1978 Worldwide -
Domestic Release Schedule for 1978 -
Domestic Home Market Release Schedule for 1978 -
Most Popular 1978
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| |
| January, 1978 |
| 1978 TBD |
The Bad News Bears Go To Japan |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$14,000,000 |
|
|
Beyond and Back |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$23,800,000 |
|
|
The Big Fix |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$12,000,000 |
|
|
The Boys from Brazil |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$19,000,000 |
|
|
The Brink's Job |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$9,400,000 |
|
|
Caravans |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$1,000,000 |
|
|
Casey's Shadow |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$8,000,000 |
|
|
Coming Home |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$32,653,000 |
|
|
Corvette Summer |
|
Theatrical |
$15,500,000 |
|
|
The Fifth Floor |
|
Theatrical |
$7,000,000 |
|
|
Good Guys Wear Black |
Action |
Theatrical |
$18,300,000 |
|
|
The Greek Tycoon |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$14,000,000 |
|
|
House Calls |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$29,000,000 |
|
|
I Wanna Hold Your Hand |
Multiple Genres |
Theatrical |
$1,900,000 |
|
|
Ice Castles |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$18,000,000 |
|
|
The Other Side of the Mountain Part II |
|
Theatrical |
$12,000,000 |
|
|
Same Time, Next Year |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$23,000,000 |
|
|
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
|
Theatrical |
$12,900,000 |
|
|
The Swarm |
|
Theatrical |
$10,000,000 |
|
|
Thank God It's Friday |
|
Theatrical |
$7,300,132 |
|
|
An Unmarried Woman |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$24,000,000 |
|
| |
| January 5 |
Ök ketten |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 6 |
September 30, 1955 |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 12 |
La ragazza dal pigiama giallo |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 18 |
Zerkalo |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$842,025 |
|
| |
| January 25 |
Renaldo and Clara |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| |
| Jan, 1978 TBD |
The Foreigner |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| February, 1978 |
| February 1 |
Coma |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 3 |
The One and Only |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,707,679 |
|
|
Poliziotto Senza Paura |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 9 |
The Betsy |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$17,700,000 |
|
| |
| February 15 |
The Serpent’s Egg |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 17 |
Rabbit Test |
|
Theatrical |
$90,138 |
|
| |
| |
| Feb, 1978 TBD |
Skateboard |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| March, 1978 |
| March 8 |
A Little Night Music |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 10 |
The Fury |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Gray Lady Down |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 17 |
American Hot Wax |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$11,000,000 |
|
|
Crossed Swords |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 19 |
La vie devant soi |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 23 |
Game of Death |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 24 |
Ultimo mondo cannibale |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$13,249 |
|
| |
| April, 1978 |
| 1970-1979 TBD |
Pretty Baby |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 13 |
F.I.S.T |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$20,388,920 |
|
| |
| April 19 |
Holocaust 2000 |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$77,083 |
|
| |
| April 20 |
FM |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$84,070 |
|
|
La via della prostituzione |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$7,519 |
|
| |
| April 21 |
Straight Time |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 28 |
The Manitou |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$37,645 |
|
| |
| April 29 |
Zabriskie Point |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,054 |
|
| May, 1978 |
| May 5 |
The End |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$32,334,477 |
|
| |
| May 18 |
The Buddy Holly Story |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$14,363,400 |
|
| |
| May 26 |
Big Wednesday |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 29 |
Rush It |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| |
| May, 1978 TBD |
De cierta manera |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| June, 1978 |
| June 5 |
El huerto del Francés |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,165 |
|
| |
| June 9 |
The Cheap Detective |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$28,221,552 |
|
|
Damien: Omen II |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$24,000,000 |
|
| |
| June 16 |
The Comeback |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Grease |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$387,472,317 |
Play |
|
Jaws 2 |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$208,900,376 |
|
| |
| June 28 |
Convoy |
Action |
Theatrical |
$45,258,024 |
|
|
Heaven Can Wait |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$98,800,000 |
|
|
The Wild Geese |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| July, 1978 |
| July 14 |
Foul Play |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$40,415,179 |
|
| |
| July 19 |
International Velvet |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 21 |
Revenge of the Pink Panther |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$37,337,746 |
|
|
Spawn of the Slithis |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 28 |
Hooper |
Action |
Theatrical |
$51,376,359 |
|
|
National Lampoon’s Animal House |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$141,607,202 |
|
| August, 1978 |
| August 2 |
Eyes of Laura Mars |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$18,900,000 |
|
|
Interiors |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$10,432,366 |
|
| |
| August 3 |
Piranha |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$320 |
|
| |
| August 18 |
Le evase — Storie di sesso e di vio… |
Action |
Theatrical |
$11,442 |
|
| |
| |
| Aug, 1978 TBD |
Girlfriends |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,580 |
|
| September, 1978 |
| September 7 |
The Silent Partner |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 13 |
Days of Heaven |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,660,880 |
|
| |
| September 14 |
Cosi come sei |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$73,492 |
|
|
Go Tell the Spartans |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 15 |
Up in Smoke |
|
Theatrical |
$41,954,352 |
|
| |
| September 20 |
Midnight Express |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$35,000,134 |
|
| |
| September 21 |
L’albero degli zoccoli |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,575 |
|
| |
| September 29 |
Avalanche |
Action |
Theatrical |
$53,794 |
|
|
Death on the Nile |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$18,007,517 |
|
| October, 1978 |
| October 5 |
The Norseman |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 6 |
Goin South |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 8 |
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Perceval le Gallois |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$228 |
|
| |
| October 14 |
Watership Down |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$810,164 |
|
| |
| October 17 |
Halloween |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$70,274,000 |
|
| |
| October 24 |
The Wiz |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$22,000,000 |
|
| |
| October 25 |
Comes a Horseman |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| November, 1978 |
| November 8 |
Magic |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$23,800,000 |
|
|
Slow Dancing in the Big City |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$11,335 |
|
| |
| November 10 |
Paradise Alley |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$8,000,000 |
|
| |
| November 15 |
The Lord of the Rings |
|
Theatrical |
$27,000,000 |
|
| |
| November 16 |
Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,433 |
|
| |
| November 17 |
Northern Lights |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$9,453 |
|
| |
| November 22 |
I Spit on Your Grave |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 27 |
L’orgia |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| December, 1978 |
| December 2 |
Salinnabileul ggotneun yeoja |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$33,882 |
|
| |
| December 8 |
The Deer Hunter |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$50,065,119 |
|
| |
| December 13 |
The Secret Life of Plants |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 15 |
California Suite |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$42,913,571 |
|
|
Oliver's Story |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Superman |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$300,200,000 |
|
|
Uncle Joe Shannon |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,697 |
|
| |
| December 17 |
Préparez vos mouchoirs |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 20 |
Every Which Way but Loose |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$104,268,727 |
|
|
King of the Gypsies |
|
Theatrical |
$8,000,000 |
|
| |
| December 22 |
Brass Target |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$354,797 |
|
|
Force 10 from Navarone |
Action |
Theatrical |
$7,100,000 |
|
|
Invasion of the Body Snatchers |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$24,946,533 |
|
|
Moment by Moment |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,756 |
|
|
Voskhozhdenie |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$12,012 |
|
| |
| December 29 |
Martin |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| |
| Dec, 1978 TBD |
Die Sister, Die! |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| 1978 TBD |
Many Classic Moments |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
