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Box Office

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Highest-grossing films of 1978 in the United States and Canada are as follows:

Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Release date Review Gross
1. The Empire Strikes Back 20th Century Fox Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Garrett Morris, Max von Sydow, Kevin Peter Hall, and Frank Oz George Lucas May 19, 1978 97% $218,064,585
2. Grease Paramount Pictures John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, and Stockard Channing Randal Kleiser June 16, 1978 87% $179,529,370
3. Animal House Universal Pictures John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Tom Hanks, and Donald Sutherland John Landis July 28, 1978 89% $134,839,755
4. Rocky II United Artists Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Christopher Lloyd, Morgan Freeman, and Burgess Meredith Sylvester Stallone December 15, 1978 82% $108,221,659
5. Heaven Can Wait Paramount Pictures Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason, Charles Grodin, Dyan Cannon, Buck Henry, Vincent Gardenia, and Jack Warden Warren Beatty and Buck Henry June 28, 1978 68% $99,767,937
6. Every Which Way but Loose Warner Bros. Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Beverly D'Angelo, and Ruth Gordon James Fargo December 20, 1978 56% $86,001,987
7. Hooper Burt Reynolds, Jan-Michael Vincent, Sally Field, Brian Keith, and Robert Klein Hal Needham July 14, 1978 60% $76,166,956
8. The Deer Hunter Universal Pictures Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Savage, John Cazale, Meryl Streep, and George Dzundza Michael Cimino December 8, 1978 92% $63,109,347
9. Revenge of the Pink Panther United Artists Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Robert Webber, and Dyan Cannon Blake Edwards July 20, 1978 70% $53,279,135
10. Foul Play Paramount Pictures Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Dudley Moore, Burgess Meredith, Eugene Roche, Rachel Roberts, Brian Dennehy and Billy Barty Colin Higgins July 14, 1978 68% $49,350,344
11. The End United Artists Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Sally Field, Strother Martin, David Steinberg, Joanne Woodward, Norman Fell, Myrna Loy, Kristy McNichol, Pat O'Brien, Robby Benson and Carl Reiner Burt Reynolds May 10, 1978 69% $49,117,762
12. The Cheap Detective Columbia Pictures Peter Falk, Madeline Kahn, Louise Fletcher, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Stockard Channing, Marsha Mason, Sid Caesar, John Houseman, Dom DeLuise, Abe Vigoda, James Coco, Phil Silvers, Fernando Lamas, Nicol Williamson, Scatman Crothers, Vic Tayback and Paul Williams Robert Moore June 23, 1978 57% $49,091,656
13. California Suite Alan Alda, Michael Caine, Bill Cosby, Jane Fonda, Walter Matthau, Elaine May, Richard Pryor, and Maggie Smith Herbert Ross December 22, 1978 46% $48,035,725
14. Halloween Compass International Pictures Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P. J. Soles, and Nancy Loomis John Carpenter October 25, 1978 89% $47,013,240
15. House Calls Universal Pictures Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Art Carney, and Richard Benjamin Howard Zieff March 15, 1978 48% $46,836,715
16. An Unmarried Woman 20th Century Fox Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, Michael Murphy, and Cliff Gorman Paul Mazursky March 5, 1978 73% $45,044,716
17. Midnight Express Columbia Pictures Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Randy Quaid, John Hurt, and Paul L. Smith Oliver Stone October 6, 1978 89% $44,181,944
18. Coma United Artists Geneviève Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley, Rip Torn, and Richard Widmark Michael Crichton January 6, 1978 66% $42,620,196
19. The Lord of the Rings voices of Christopher Guard, William Squire, Michael Scholes, John Hurt, Simon Chandler, Dominic Guard, Michael Graham Cox, Anthony Daniels,and David Buck Ralph Bakshi November 15, 1978 64% $41,415,322
20. Coming Home Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, and Bruce Dern Hal Ashby February 15, 1978 83% $39,602,136
21. Magic 20th Century Fox Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter, and David Ogden Stiers Richard Attenborough November 8, 1978 64% $39,371,790
22. The Fury Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Amy Irving, Carrie Snodgress, Charles Durning, and Andrew Stevens Brian De Palma March 10, 1978 49% $39,057,081
23. The One and Only Paramount Pictures Henry Winkler, Kim Darby, and Gene Saks Carl Reiner February 3, 1978 55% $38,978,289
24. The Buddy Holly Story Columbia Pictures Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Conrad Janis, and William Jordan Steve Rash May 5, 1978 77% $37,605,521
25. Damien: Omen II 20th Century Fox William Holden and Lee Grant Don Taylor June 9, 1978 49% $37,492,664
26. Invasion of the Body Snatchers United Artists Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum, and Veronica Cartwright Steven Spielberg December 22, 1978 82% $36,977,685
27. The Boys from Brazil 20th Century Fox Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier Franklin J. Schaffner October 6, 1978 66% $36,904,894
28. Hot Lead and Cold Feet Walt Disney Productions Jim Dale, Karen Valentine, Don Knotts, Jack Elam, and Darren McGavin Robert Butler July 5, 1978 64% $36,336,072
29. Up in Smoke Paramount Pictures Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin, Strother Martin, Edie Adams, and Stacy Keach Lou Adler September 17, 1978 82% $35,795,608
30. Convoy United Artists Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Burt Young, Madge Sinclair, Franklyn Ajaye, and Ernest Borgnine Sam Peckinpah June 28, 1978 72% $35,723,337
31. Matewan Sylvester Stallone, James Earl Jones, Glenn Close, and Christopher Atkins Norman Jewison April 26, 1978 93% $32,117,763
32. Ice Castles Columbia Pictures Lynn-Holly Johnson, Robby Benson, and Tom Skerritt Donald Wrye December 25, 1978 69% $31,939,208
33. The Wiz Universal Pictures Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Lena Horne, Mabel King, and Richard Pryor Sidney Lumet October 24, 1978 65% $29,277,158
34. Pinocchio (re-release) Walt Disney Productions Cliff Edwards, Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Walter Catlett, Charles Judels, Evelyn Venable, and Frankie Darro Ben Sharpsteen, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Norman Ferguson, Jack Kinney, Wilfred Jackson, and T. Hee November 20, 1978 73% $28,794,721
35. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Universal Pictures Peter Frampton, The Bee Gees, Frankie Howerd, Paul Nicholas, Donald Pleasence, Sandy Farina, Dianne Steinberg, Steve Martin, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Earth, Wind & Fire, Billy Preston, George Burns, and Carel Struycken Michael Schultz July 21, 1978 44% $26,865,941
36. Eyes of Laura Mars Columbia Pictures Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Dourif, René Auberjonois, and R.J. Irvin Kershner August 2, 1978 42% $26,631,010
37. Same Time, Next Year Universal Pictures Ellen Burstyn and Alan Alda Robert Mulligan November 22, 1978 85% $24,839,122
38. Oliver's Story Paramount Pictures Ryan O'Neal, Candice Bergen, Nicola Pagett, and Ray Milland John Korty December 15, 1978 24% $23,877,346
39. The Cat from Outer Space Walt Disney Productions Ken Berry, Sandy Duncan, Harry Morgan, Ronnie Schell, Roddy McDowall, and McLean Stevenson Norman Tokar June 30, 1978 58% $23,643,226
40. The Betsy Allied Artists Laurence Olivier, Robert Duvall, Katharine Ross, Tommy Lee Jones, and Jane Alexander Daniel Petrie February 9, 1978 23% $23,551,800
41. The Swarm Warner Bros. Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Richard Chamberlain, Olivia de Havilland, Ben Johnson, Lee Grant, José Ferrer, Patty Duke, Slim Pickens, Bradford Dillman, Henry Fonda and Fred MacMurray Irwin Allen July 14, 1978 19% $21,427,491
42. Return from Witch Mountain Walt Disney Productions Bette Davis, Christopher Lee, Kim Richards, Ike Eisenmann, Jack Soo, and Anthony James John Hough March 10, 1978 39% $21,282,246
43. The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 Universal Pictures Marilyn Hassett and Timothy Bottoms Larry Peerce February 12, 1978 77% $20,669,553
44. The Big Fix Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Anspach, Bonnie Bedelia, John Lithgow, Ofelia Medina, Nicolas Coster, F. Murray Abraham, and Fritz Weaver Jeremy Paul Kagan October 6, 1978 50% $19,960,645
45. The Brink's Job Peter Falk, Peter Boyle, Allen Garfield, Warren Oates, Gena Rowlands, and Paul Sorvino William Friedkin December 8, 1978 57% $19,888,537
46. The Greek Tycoon Anthony Quinn, Jacqueline Bisset, Raf Vallone, Edward Albert, Charles Durning, Luciana Paluzzi, Camilla Sparv, Marilu Tolo, and James Franciscus J. Lee Thompson May 12, 1978 27% $19,060,126
47. Death on the Nile Paramount Pictures Albert Finney, Jane Birkin, Lois Chiles, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow, Jon Finch, Olivia Hussey, I. S. Johar, George Kennedy, Angela Lansbury, Simon MacCorkindale, David Niven, Maggie Smith, and Jack Warden John Guillermin September 29, 1978 79% $18,415,701
48. American Hot Wax Tim McIntire, Fran Drescher, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman, Moosie Drier, Jeff Altman, John Lehne, Richard Perry, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and Frankie Ford Floyd Mutrux March 17, 1978 85% $17,519,309
49. The Great Train Robbery United Artists Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, and Lesley-Anne Down Michael Crichton December 18, 1978 69% $16,881,748
50. The Legacy Universal Pictures Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, and Roger Daltrey Richard Marquand September 29, 1978 24% $16,847,488
51. Dawn of the Dead United Film Distribution Company David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger, and Gaylen Ross George A. Romero April 13, 1978 90% $16,617,730
52. Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? Warner Bros. George Segal, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Morley, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Gigi Proietti, and Stefano Satta Flores Ted Kotcheff October 6, 1978 69% $15,968,654
53. Moment by Moment Universal Pictures Lily Tomlin and John Travolta Jane Wagner December 22, 1978 24% $15,798,758
54. Gray Lady Down Charlton Heston, Christopher Reeve, Stacy Keach, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, Stephen McHattie, and Rosemary Forsyth David Greene March 10, 1978 36% $15,142,861
55. Harper Valley PTA New World Pictures Barbara Eden, Nanette Fabray, Ronny Cox, Louis Nye, Susan Swift, and Pat Paulsen Ralph Senensky August 11, 1978 58% $14,907,745
56. Interiors United Artists Kristin Griffith, Carrie Fisher, Richard Jordan, Diane Keaton, E. G. Marshall, Geraldine Page, Maureen Stapleton, and Sam Waterston Woody Allen August 2, 1978 79% $14,557,710
57. Game of Death Columbia Pictures Bruce Lee, Gig Young, Dean Jagger, Colleen Camp, Kim Tai-jong, Yuen Biao, Robert Wall, Hugh O'Brian, Dan Inosanto, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mel Novak, Sammo Hung, Ji Han-jae, and Casanova Wong Robert Clouse March 23, 1978 63% $13,962,215
58. Comes a Horseman United Artists Jane Fonda, James Caan, Jason Robards, and Richard Farnsworth Alan J. Pakula October 25, 1978 54% $13,065,937
59. Casey's Shadow Columbia Pictures Walter Matthau, Alexis Smith, Robert Webber, and Murray Hamilton Martin Ritt March 17, 1978 72% $12,858,910
60. Straight Time Warner Bros. Dustin Hoffman, Harry Dean Stanton, Gary Busey, Theresa Russell, M. Emmet Walsh, and Kathy Bates Ulu Grosbard March 17, 1978 82% $12,518,268
61. The Boys in Company C Columbia Pictures Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, Michael Lembeck, Craig Wasson, Scott Hylands, James Whitmore Jr., and Noble Willingham Sidney J. Furie February 7, 1978 76% $12,280,891
62. Pretty Baby Paramount Pictures Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon, and Brooke Shields Louis Malle April 5, 1978 58% $12,130,746
63. High-Ballin' American International Pictures Peter Fonda, Jerry Reed, Helen Shaver, and Chris Wiggins Peter Carter August 30, 1978 28% $11,988,558
64. A Wedding 20th Century Fox Desi Arnaz Jr., Carol Burnett, Geraldine Chaplin, Howard Duff, Mia Farrow, Vittorio Gassman, Lillian Gish, Lauren Hutton, Viveca Lindfors, Pat McCormick, Dina Merrill, and Nina Van Pallandt Robert Altman August 29, 1978 80% $11,936,301
65. The Wild Geese Rank Film Distributors Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Hardy Krüger, Jeff Corey, Frank Finlay, Barry Foster, Kenneth Griffith, John Kani, David Ladd, Rosalind Lloyd, Winston Ntshona, Jack Watson, and Stewart Granger Andrew V. McLaglen July 6, 1978 75% $11,531,700
66. Goin' South Paramount Pictures Jack Nicholson, Mary Steenburgen, John Belushi, Christopher Lloyd, Richard Bradford, Veronica Cartwright, Danny DeVito and Ed Begley Jr. Jack Nicholson October 6, 1978 49% $10,926,526
67. King of the Gypsies Eric Roberts, Sterling Hayden, Judd Hirsch, Shelley Winters, Susan Sarandon, Brooke Shields, Danielle Brisebois, Annette O'Toole, and Annie Potts Frank Pierson December 20, 1978 63% $10,532,075
68. Thank God It's Friday Columbia Pictures Jeff Goldblum, Donna Summer, and The Commodores Robert Klane May 19, 1978 36% $10,425,385
69. Force 10 from Navarone American International Pictures Robert Shaw, Harrison Ford, Barbara Bach, Edward Fox, Franco Nero, Morgan Freeman, Richard Kiel, and Alan Badel Guy Hamilton December 8, 1978 56% $10,289,173
70. The Bad News Bears Go to Japan Paramount Pictures Tony Curtis and Jackie Earle Haley John Berry June 30, 1978 29% $9,186,647
71. Blue Collar Universal Pictures Harvey Keitel, Richard Pryor, and Billy Dee Williams Paul Schrader February 10, 1978 88% $9,153,758
72. Piranha New World Pictures Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn, Barbara Steele, Dick Miller, and Belinda Balaski Joe Dante July 28, 1978 50% $9,055,915
73. If Ever I See You Again Columbia Pictures Joe Brooks, Shelley Hack, Jimmy Breslin, Jerry Keller, and George Plimpton Joe Brooks May 24, 1978 41% $8,834,267
74. Almost Summer Universal Pictures Bruno Kirby and Lee Purcell Martin Davidson April 21, 1978 56% $8,497,357
75. Watership Down Embassy Pictures voices of John Hurt, Richard Briers, Michael Graham Cox, Simon Cadell, Harry Andrews, and Zero Mostel Martin Rosen and John Hubley November 1, 1978 86% $8,243,091
76. The Last Waltz United Artists Ronnie Hawkins, Bob Dylan, as well as Paul Butterfield, Bobby Charles, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Dr. John, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Muddy Waters, Ronnie Wood, and Neil Young Martin Scorsese April 26, 1978 94% $7,978,751
77. Who'll Stop the Rain Nick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, Michael Moriarty, and Anthony Zerbe Karel Reisz August 11, 1978 64% $7,902,957
78. Brass Target Sophia Loren, John Cassavetes, George Kennedy, Robert Vaughn, Patrick McGoohan, Bruce Davison, Edward Herrmann, and Max von Sydow Karel Reisz December 22, 1978 35% $7,762,473
79. The Driver 20th Century Fox Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani, and Ronee Blakley Walter Hill July 28, 1978 77% $7,230,663
80. Starcrash New World Pictures Caroline Munro, David Hasselhoff, Joe Spinell, Robert Tessier, Nadia Cassini, Judd Hamilton, and Peter Cushing Luigi Cozzi December 10, 1978 36% $7,057,104
81. Coach Crown International Pictures Cathy Lee Crosby, Michael Biehn, Keenan Wynn, Channing Clarkson, Steve Nevil, and Jack David Walker Bud Townsend March 17, 1978 47% $6,757,691
82. Caravans Universal Pictures Anthony Quinn, Behrouz Vossoughi, Michael Sarrazin, Christopher Lee, and Jennifer O'Neill James Fargo November 2, 1978 58% $6,532,786
83. Good Guys Wear Black American International Pictures Chuck Norris, Anne Archer, Lloyd Haynes, Dana Andrews, Jim Backus, and James Franciscus Ted Post June 2, 1978 36% $6,510,003
84. The Magic of Lassie International Picture Show Company James Stewart, Michael Sharrett, Lassie, Pernell Roberts, Mickey Rooney, Stephanie Zimbalist, and Alice Faye Don Chaffey August 18, 1978 65% $6,507,933
85. Somebody Killed Her Husband Columbia Pictures Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Jeff Bridges, John Wood, Tammy Grimes, John Glover, Patricia Elliott, Mary McCarty, and Lawrence Guittard Lamont Johnson September 9, 1978 49% $6,506,443
86. Capricorn One Warner Bros. Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro, Sam Waterston, Samuel L. Jackson, Hal Holbrook, David Huddleston, David Doyle, Karen Black, and Telly Savalas Peter Hyams June 6, 1978 58% $6,463,253
87. Warlords of Atlantis American International Pictures Doug McClure, Peter Gilmore, Shane Rimmer, and Lea Brodie Kevin Connor May 12, 1978 43% $6,034,709
88. Days of Heaven Paramount Pictures Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, and Linda Manz Terrence Malick September 13, 1978 89% $5,999,322
89. It Lives Again Warner Bros. Frederic Forrest, Kathleen Lloyd, John P. Ryan, John Marley, Andrew Duggan, and Eddie Constantine Larry Cohen May 12, 1978 27% $5,608,465
90. The Manitou Embassy Pictures Tony Curtis, Michael Ansara, Susan Strasberg, Stella Stevens, Jon Cedar, Ann Sothern, and Burgess Meredith William Girdler April 28, 1978 35% $5,565,039
91. Big Wednesday Warner Bros. Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, Gary Busey, Patti D'Arbanville, and Lee Purcell John Milius June 9, 1978 87% $5,477,171
92. The Serpent's Egg Paramount Pictures David Carradine, Isolde Barth, Heinz Bennent, Toni Berger, Christian Berkel, and Liv Ullmann Ingmar Bergman February 15, 1978 56% $5,327,443
93. The Sea Gypsies Warner Bros. Robert Logan, Mikki Jamison, and Heather Rattray Stewart Raffill May 26, 1978 62% $5,141,990
94. Goin' Coconuts Osmond Entertainment Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond, Herb Edelman, Kenneth Mars, Ted Cassidy, Marc Lawrence, Khigh Dhiegh, Harold Sakata, Jack Collins, Danny Wells, Charles Walker, and Tommy Fujiwara Howard Morris October 17, 1978 40% $5,122,610
95. I Wanna Hold Your Hand Universal Pictures Nancy Allen, Bobby Di Cicco, Marc McClure, Susan Kendall Newman, Theresa Saldana, and Wendie Jo Sperber Ivan Reitman April 21, 1978 75% $4,614,118
96. The Silent Partner Embassy Pictures Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, and Susannah York Daryl Duke November 8, 1978 84% $4,589,581
97. Message from Space United Artists Vic Morrow, Sonny Chiba, Philip Casnoff, and Peggy Lee Brennan Kinji Fukasaku September 29, 1978 30% $4,484,257
98. La Cage aux Folles Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Claire Maurier, Rémi Laurent, Carmen Scarpitta, and Michel Galabru Édouard Molinaro October 20, 1978 85% $4,420,165
99. Fingers Brut Productions Harvey Keitel, Tisa Farrow, and Jim Brown James Toback March 2, 1978 68% $4,289,322
100. International Velvet United Artists Tatum O'Neal, Nanette Newman, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Plummer, Jeffrey Byron, Sarah Bullen, and Richard Warwick Bryan Forbes July 19, 1978 72% $4,273,277
101. FM Universal Pictures Michael Brandon, Eileen Brennan, Alex Karras, Cleavon Little, Martin Mull, Cassie Yates, Linda Ronstadt, and Jimmy Buffett John A. Alonzo April 28, 1978 62% $4,215,547
102. Circle of Iron Embassy Pictures David Carradine, Christopher Lee, Jeff Cooper, Roddy McDowall, Eli Wallach, Anthony De Longis, Earl Maynard, and Erica Creer Richard Moore May 26, 1978 59% $4,042,563
103. Our Winning Season American International Pictures Dennis Quaid, Scott Jacoby, and Joanna Cassidy Joseph Ruben May 10, 1978 54% $3,997,782
104. Youngblood Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Bryan O'Dell, and Ren Woods Paul Carter Harrison May 24, 1978 58% $3,938,100
105. Jennifer Lisa Pelikan, Bert Convy, Nina Foch, John Gavin, Jeff Corey, and Wesley Eure Brice Mack April 21, 1978 38% $3,635,197
106. The Big Sleep United Artists Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, Richard Boone, Candy Clark, Joan Collins, Edward Fox, and James Stewart Michael Winner March 13, 1978 27% $3,380,214
107. Avalanche New World Pictures Rock Hudson, Mia Farrow, Robert Forster, Jeanette Nolan, and Rick Moses Corey Allen August 30, 1978 37% $3,314,073
108. The Medusa Touch Warner Bros. Richard Burton, Lino Ventura, Lee Remick, and Harry Andrews Jack Gold April 14, 1978 73% $3,113,611
109. The Norseman American International Pictures Lee Majors, Cornel Wilde, Mel Ferrer, and Jack Elam Charles B. Pierce October 18, 1978 35% $2,887,195
110. Here Come the Tigers Richard Lincoln, James Zvanut, and Samantha Grey Sean S. Cunningham May 26, 1978 37% $2,781,086
111. Born Again Embassy Pictures Dean Jones, Anne Francis, Jay Robinson, and Dana Andrews Irving Rapper September 29, 1978 51% $2,728,581
112. Movie Movie Warner Bros. George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Barbara Harris, Red Buttons, Barry Bostwick, Ann Reinking, Art Carney, and Eli Wallach Stanley Donen November 22, 1978 65% $2,381,227
113. The Evil New World Pictures Richard Crenna, Joanna Pettet, Andrew Prine, Cassie Yates, and Victor Buono Gus Trikonis March 8, 1978 56% $2,111,630
114. Slow Dancing in the Big City United Artists Paul Sorvino, Anne Ditchburn, Nicolas Coster, Anita Dangler, and Thaao Penghlis John G. Avildsen November 8, 1978 87% $1,922,166
115. Matilda American International Pictures Elliott Gould, Clive Revill, Harry Guardino, Roy Clark, Lionel Stander, Art Metrano, Karen Carlson, and Robert Mitchum Daniel Mann June 22, 1978 36% $1,895,664
116. Five Days from Home Universal Pictures George Peppard, with Sherry Boucher, Savannah Smith, Neville Brand, Victor Campos, and Robert Donner George Peppard April 21, 1978 60% $1,890,878
117. Mean Dog Blues American International Pictures Gregg Henry, Kay Lenz, Scatman Crothers, Tina Louise, and George Kennedy Mel Stuart January 27, 1978 61% $1,822,522
118. Go Tell the Spartans Embassy Pictures Burt Lancaster, Craig Wasson, Marc Singer, and Jonathan Goldsmith Ted Post June 14, 1978 66% $1,816,594
119. The Mafu Cage Carol Kane and Lee Grant Karen Arthur December 1, 1978 59% $1,802,390
120. Rabbit Test Embassy Pictures Billy Crystal, Roddy McDowall, Joan Prather, Alex Rocco, Doris Roberts, and Michael Keaton Joan Rivers April 9, 1978 19% $1,781,086
121. Despair United Artists Dirk Bogarde, Andréa Ferréol, Klaus Löwitsch, and Volker Spengler Rainer Werner Fassbinder May 26, 1978 69% $1,751,389
122. Olly Olly Oxen Free Sanrio Communications Katharine Hepburn Richard A. Colla August 25, 1978 53% $1,728,581
123. Just a Gigolo Columbia Pictures David Bowie, Sydne Rome, Kim Novak, David Hemmings, Maria Schell, Curd Jürgens, and Marlene Dietrich David Hemmings November 15, 1978 39% $1,717,455
124. The Thirty Nine Steps Rank Film Distributors Robert Powell, David Warner, Karen Dotrice, and John Mills Don Sharp November 29, 1978 67% $1,707,201
125. The Seniors Cinema Shares International Distribution Gary Imhoff, Jeffrey Byron, Dennis Quaid, Lou Richards, and Priscilla Barnes Rod Amateau May 26, 1978 23% $1,673,997
126. Remember My Name Columbia Pictures Geraldine Chaplin, Anthony Perkins, Moses Gunn, Jeff Goldblum, and Berry Berenson Alan Rudolph October 25, 1978 63% $1,660,865
127. The Class of Miss MacMichael Brut Productions Glenda Jackson, Oliver Reed, and Michael Murphy Silvio Narizzano January 27, 1978 54% $1,646,664
128. Deathsport New World Pictures David Carradine, Claudia Jennings, and Richard Lynch Allan Arkush and Nicholas Niciphor April 12, 1978 27% $1,641,788
129. Death Dimension Movietime Jim Kelly, Harold Sakata, George Lazenby, Terry Moore, and Aldo Ray Al Adamson August 25, 1978 28% $1,629,862
130. Record City American International Pictures Ed Begley Jr., Sorrell Booke, Michael Callan, Jack Carter, Frank Gorshin, Ruth Buzzi, and Dennis Bowen Dennis Steinmetz February 25, 1978 47% $1,629,862
131. A Night Full of Rain Warner Bros. Giancarlo Giannini and Candice Bergen Lina Wertmüller January 29, 1978 60% $1,569,918
132. Laserblast Irwin Yablans Company Kim Milford, Cheryl Smith, Gianni Russo, Roddy McDowall, Keenan Wynn, and Dennis Burkley Michael Rae March 2, 1978 15% $1,420,578
133. I Spit on Your Grave The Jerry Gross Organization Camille Keaton Meir Zarchi November 22, 1978 40% $1,374,732
134. Uncle Joe Shannon United Artists Burt Young, Doug McKeon, and Madge Sinclair Joseph Hanwright December 17, 1978 61% $1,302,242
135. The Toolbox Murders Cal-Am Artists Cameron Mitchell, Pamelyn Ferdin, and Wesley Eure Dennis Donnelly February 25, 1978 30% $1,266,955
136. The Shout Rank Film Distributors Alan Bates, John Hurt, Susannah York, Robert Stephens, and Tim Curry Jerzy Skolimowski June 16, 1978 68% $1,239,183
137. Hi-Riders Dimension Pictures Wm. J. Beaudine, Mel Ferrer, Stephen McNally, Darby Hinton, Ralph Meeker, and Neville Brand Greydon Clark August 8, 1978 49% $1,225,908
138. Stevie Universal Pictures Glenda Jackson, Mona Washbourne, Alec McCowen, and Trevor Howard Robert Enders September 13, 1978 70% $1,174,139
139. Bloodbrothers Warner Bros. Paul Sorvino, Tony Lo Bianco, and Richard Gere Robert Mulligan October 6, 1978 58% $1,145,190
140. A Different Story Embassy Pictures Meg Foster, Perry King, Valerie Curtin, and Peter Donat Paul Aaron May 12, 1978 71% $1,111,615
141. The Hound of the Baskervilles Atlantic Releasing Corporation Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Terry-Thomas, Kenneth Williams and Denholm Elliott Paul Morrissey July 21, 1978 42% $1,072,534
142. The Stud Brent Walker Film Distributing Joan Collins, Oliver Tobias, Sue Lloyd, and Walter Gotell Quentin Masters September 26, 1978 37% $1,060,512
143. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes NAI Entertainment David Miller, George Wilson, Sharon Taylor, Stephen Peace, Costa Dillon, Ernie Meyers, Eric Christmas, Ron Shapiro, Al Sklar, Jerry Anderson, and Jack Riley John DeBello October 20, 1978 46% $1,011,054
144. Girlfriends Warner Bros. Melanie Mayron, Anita Skinner, Eli Wallach, Christopher Guest, Bob Balaban, Gina Rogak, Amy Wright, Viveca Lindfors, and Mike Kellin Claudia Weill August 11, 1978 72% $1,009,827
145. Cyclone American International Pictures Arthur Kennedy, Carroll Baker, and Lionel Stander René Cardona Jr. October 18, 1978 33% $1,000,673
146. The Children of Sanchez Lone Star Pictures Anthony Quinn, Dolores del Río, Katy Jurado, and Lupita Ferrer Hall Bartlett November 10, 1978 62% $999,435
147. Drunken Master Seasonal Film Corporation Jackie Chan, Yuen Siu-tien, Hwang Jang-lee, and Dean Shek Yuen Woo-ping December 5, 1978 85% $967,555
148. The Comeback Lone Star Pictures Jack Jones, Pamela Stephenson, David Doyle, Bill Owen, Sheila Keith, and Holly Palance Pete Walker June 16, 1978 57% $884,664
149. Nunzio Universal Pictures David Proval, James Andronica, Morgana King, Joe Spinell, Tovah Feldshuh, and Maria Smith Paul Williams May 12, 1978 70% $750,241
150. An Enemy of the People Warner Bros. Steve McQueen, Charles Durning, and Bibi Andersson George Schaefer March 17, 1978 69% $744,928
151. Stay as You Are Columbia Pictures Nastassja Kinski, Marcello Mastroianni, Barbara De Rossi, and Ania Pieroni Alberto Lattuada October 20, 1978 63% $742,898
152. September 30, 1955 Universal Pictures Richard Thomas, Susan Tyrrell, and Collin Wilcox James Bridges January 6, 1978 62% $680,979
153. Fedora United Artists William Holden and Marthe Keller Billy Wilder June 29, 1978 61% $647,054
154. Renaldo and Clara Circuit Films Bob Dylan, Sara Dylan, and Joan Baez Bob Dylan January 25, 1978 67% $634,968
155. Absolution Rank Film Distributors Richard Burton, Dominic Guard, Dai Bradley, and Billy Connolly Anthony Page December 25, 1978 65% $621,103
156. The Cat and the Canary Grenadier Films Honor Blackman, Michael Callan, Edward Fox, Wendy Hiller, Olivia Hussey, Wilfred Hyde-White, Beatrix Lehmann, Carol Lynley, Daniel Massey, and Peter McEnery Radley Metzger November 10, 1978 36% $577,841

Worldwide Gross

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The top ten 1978 released films by box office gross in the United States and Canada are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1978
Rank Title Distributor Worldwide gross Domestic gross International gross Country
1 The Empire Strikes Back 20th Century Fox $481,120,005 $218,064,585 $263,055,420  United States
2 Rocky II United Artists $305,085,079 $108,221,659 $196,863,420
3 Grease Paramount Pictures $279,703,500 $179,529,370 $100,174,130
4 Revenge of the Pink Panther United Artists $176,911,091 $53,279,135 $123,631,956  United States /  United Kingdom
5 Game of Death Columbia Pictures $175,907,406 $13,962,215 $161,945,191  United States /  Hong Kong
6 Every Which Way but Loose Warner Bros. $171,670,397 $86,001,987 $85,668,410  United States
7 The Lord of the Rings United Artists $163,913,365 $41,415,322 $122,498,043  United States /  United Kingdom
8 Animal House Universal Pictures $152,799,341 $134,839,755 $17,959,586  United States
9 Damien: Omen II 20th Century Fox $139,555,238 $37,492,664 $102,062,574
10 Heaven Can Wait Paramount Pictures $125,527,701 $99,767,937 $25,759,764

Awards

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Category/Organization 36th Golden Globe Awards
January 27, 1979
32nd BAFTA Awards
March 22, 1979
51st Academy Awards
April 9, 1979
Drama Musical or Comedy
Best Film Midnight Express Heaven Can Wait Julia The Deer Hunter
Best Director Michael Cimino
The Deer Hunter
Alan Parker
Midnight Express
Michael Cimino
The Deer Hunter
Best Actor Jon Voight
Coming Home
Warren Beatty
Heaven Can Wait
Richard Dreyfuss
The Goodbye Girl
Jon Voight
Coming Home
Best Actress Jane Fonda
Coming Home
Ellen Burstyn
Same Time, Next Year
Maggie Smith
California Suite
Jane Fonda
Julia
Jane Fonda
Coming Home
Best Supporting Actor John Hurt
Midnight Express
Christopher Walken
The Deer Hunter
Best Supporting Actress Dyan Cannon
Heaven Can Wait
Geraldine Page
Interiors
Maggie Smith
California Suite
Best Screenplay, Adapted Oliver Stone
Midnight Express
Alvin Sargent
Julia
Oliver Stone
Midnight Express
Best Screenplay, Original Nancy Dowd, Waldo Salt and Robert C. Jones
Coming Home
Best Original Score Giorgio Moroder
Midnight Express
John Williams
Superman
Giorgio Moroder
Midnight Express
Joe Renzetti
The Buddy Holly Story
Best Original Song "Last Dance"
Thank God It's Friday
N/A "Last Dance"
Thank God It's Friday
Best Foreign Language Film Autumn Sonata N/A Get Out Your Handkerchiefs