Domestic Box Office Weeklies For 1978
Data as of Apr 28, 17:00 PDT
| Dates | Top 10 Gross | %± LW | Overall Gross | %± LW | Releases | #1 Release | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29-Jan 4, 1979 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 52 |
| Dec 22-28 | $18,517,515 | +53.7% | $18,517,515 | +53.7% | 1 | Superman | 51 |
| Dec 15-21 | $12,044,352 | - | $12,044,352 | - | 1 | Superman | 50 |
| Dec 8-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 49 |
| Nov 24-30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47 |
| Nov 17-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46 |
| Nov 10-16 | $295,120 | - | $295,120 | - | 1 | The Lord of the Rings | 45 |
| Nov 3-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 |
| Oct 6-12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 |
| Sep 15-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 |
| Jul 28-Aug 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Jul 21-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 |
| Jul 7-13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 |
| Jun 30-Jul 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| Jun 23-29 | $540,313 | -96.6% | $540,313 | -96.6% | 1 | Heaven Can Wait | 25 |
| Jun 16-22 | $16,055,908 | +173.9% | $16,055,908 | +173.9% | 1 | Grease | 24 |
| Jun 9-15 | $5,861,992 | - | $5,861,992 | - | 1 | Damien: Omen II | 23 |
| May 12-18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 |
| Apr 21-27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| Apr 14-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| Apr 7-13 | $979,923 | +23.6% | $979,923 | +23.6% | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | 14 |
| Mar 31-Apr 6 | $792,809 | - | $792,809 | - | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | 13 |
| Mar 24-30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| Mar 17-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Mar 10-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Mar 3-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Feb 24-Mar 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Feb 17-23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Feb 10-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Feb 3-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Jan 27-Feb 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Jan 20-26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Jan 13-19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Jan 6-12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
