| Dates | Top 10 Gross | %± LW | Overall Gross | %± LW | Releases | #1 Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Week | Long Weekend
|
|---|
| Dec 30-Jan 2, 1978 New Year's long wknd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 52 | true |
| Dec 30-Jan 1, 1978 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 52 | false |
| Dec 23-26 Christmas long wknd | $5,564,559 | - | $5,564,559 | - | 2 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | - | - | - | 51 | true |
| Dec 23-25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 51 | false |
| Dec 16-18 | $10,102,221 | +776.2% | $10,102,221 | +776.2% | 3 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | - | - | - | 50 | false |
| Dec 9-11 | $1,152,953 | -27.7% | $1,152,953 | -27.7% | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | - | - | - | 49 | false |
| Dec 2-4 Post-Thanksgiving | $1,595,568 | -35.5% | $1,595,568 | -35.5% | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | - | - | - | 48 | false |
| Nov 25-27 Thanksgiving 3-Day | $2,472,656 | +26.9% | $2,472,656 | +26.9% | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | - | - | - | 47 | false |
| Nov 18-20 | $1,949,157 | -14.1% | $1,949,157 | -14.1% | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | - | - | - | 46 | false |
| Nov 11-13 | $2,269,052 | -13.6% | $2,269,052 | -13.6% | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | - | - | - | 45 | false |
| Nov 4-6 | $2,626,914 | -20.2% | $2,626,914 | -20.2% | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | - | - | - | 44 | false |
| Oct 28-30 | $3,292,879 | -25.7% | $3,292,879 | -25.7% | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | - | - | - | 43 | false |
| Oct 21-23 | $4,431,635 | - | $4,431,635 | - | 2 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | - | - | - | 42 | false |
| Oct 14-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 41 | false |
| Oct 7-9 | $2,040,920 | - | $2,040,920 | - | 1 | Oh, God! | - | - | - | 40 | false |
| Oct 7-10 Indig. Peoples' Day wknd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | true |
| Sep 23-25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | false |
| Sep 16-18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | false |
| Sep 2-5 Labor Day wknd | $7,737,847 | - | $7,737,847 | - | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | - | - | - | 35 | true |
| Aug 26-28 | $5,239,535 | -11.3% | $5,239,535 | -11.3% | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | - | - | - | 34 | false |
| Aug 19-21 | $5,908,751 | -11.9% | $5,908,751 | -11.9% | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | - | - | - | 33 | false |
| Aug 12-14 | $6,705,755 | -6.8% | $6,705,755 | -6.8% | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | - | - | - | 32 | false |
| Aug 5-7 | $7,195,573 | +15.4% | $7,195,573 | +15.4% | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | - | - | - | 31 | false |
| Jul 29-31 | $6,234,376 | -10.9% | $6,234,376 | -10.9% | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | - | - | - | 30 | false |
| Jul 22-24 | $7,000,644 | +2.8% | $7,000,644 | +2.8% | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | - | - | - | 29 | false |
| Jul 15-17 | $6,806,951 | +9.8% | $6,806,951 | +9.8% | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | - | - | - | 28 | false |
| Jul 8-10 | $6,197,462 | - | $6,197,462 | - | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | - | - | - | 27 | false |
| Jul 1-4 July 4th long wknd | $7,452,980 | - | $7,452,980 | - | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | - | - | - | 26 | true |
| Jul 1-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | false |
| Jun 24-26 | $4,885,463 | -70.1% | $4,885,463 | -70.1% | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | - | - | - | 25 | false |
| Jun 17-19 | $16,358,821 | - | $16,358,821 | - | 3 | The Deep | - | - | - | 24 | false |
| Jun 10-12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | false |
| Jun 3-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | false |
| May 27-30 Memorial Day wknd | $1,554,475 | - | $1,554,475 | - | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | - | - | - | 21 | true |
| May 20-22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | false |
| Mar 18-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | false |
| Mar 11-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | false |
| Mar 4-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | false |
| Feb 25-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | false |
