Highest Grossing Movies of 1978
Ranked by lifetime worldwide gross. ← Back to leaderboards
Films from 1978 tracked
83
Top 100 1978 revenue
$2.53B
Top film
Grease
$396.3M
- 1
$396.3M$6M66.0×Grease
$396.3M · $6M
- 2
$300.5M$55M5.46×Superman
$300.5M · $55M
- 3
$187.9M$20M9.39×Jaws 2
$187.9M · $20M
- 4
$141M$2.7M52.2×Animal House
$141M · $2.7M
- 5
$98.8M$15M6.59×Heaven Can Wait
$98.8M · $15M
- 6
$85.2M$5M17.0×Every Which Way but Loose
$85.2M · $5M
- 7
$78M$6M13.0×Hooper
$78M · $6M
- 8
$70.3M$325K216.2×Halloween
$70.3M · $325K
- 9
$55M$640K85.9×Dawn of the Dead
$55M · $640K
- 10
$50M$850K58.8×Game of Death
$50M · $850K
- 11
$49.6M$12M4.13×Revenge of the Pink Panther
$49.6M · $12M
- 12
$49M$15M3.27×The Deer Hunter
$49M · $15M
- 13
$45M$12M3.75×Convoy
$45M · $12M
- 14
$45M$5M9.00×Foul Play
$45M · $5M
- 15
$45M$3M15.0×The End
$45M · $3M
- 16
$43M$3.6M11.9×Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato
$43M · $3.6M
- 17
$42M——California Suite
$42M
- 18
$41.6M——Up in Smoke
$41.6M
- 19
$35M$2.3M15.2×Midnight Express
$35M · $2.3M
- 20
$32.7M$3M10.9×Coming Home
$32.7M · $3M
- 21
$30.5M$4M7.62×The Lord of the Rings
$30.5M · $4M
- 22
$28.5M$6.5M4.38×House Calls
$28.5M · $6.5M
- 23
$26.5M$6.8M3.90×Damien - Omen II
$26.5M · $6.8M
- 24
$24.9M$3.5M7.13×Invasion of the Body Snatchers
$24.9M · $3.5M
- 25
$24M$5.5M4.36×The Fury
$24M · $5.5M
- 26
$24M$2.5M9.54×An Unmarried Woman
$24M · $2.5M
- 27
$23.8M$7M3.40×Magic
$23.8M · $7M
- 28
$21M$24M0.88×The Wiz
$21M · $24M
- 29
$20.4M$1.1M18.6×La Cage aux Folles
$20.4M · $1.1M
- 30
$20.4M$11M1.85×F.I.S.T.
$20.4M · $11M
- 31
$20.4M$18M1.13×Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
$20.4M · $18M
- 32
$20M$7M2.86×Eyes of Laura Mars
$20M · $7M
- 33
$19.7M$1.2M16.7×Same Time, Next Year
$19.7M · $1.2M
- 34
$19M$12M1.58×The Boys from Brazil
$19M · $12M
- 35
$18.3M$1M18.3×Good Guys Wear Black
$18.3M · $1M
- 36
$16.9M——The One and Only
$16.9M
- 37
$16.5M——Drunken Master
$16.5M
- 38
$16M$660K24.2×Piranha
$16M · $660K
- 39
$15.5M——Corvette Summer
$15.5M
- 40
$14.6M$7.9M1.84×Death on the Nile
$14.6M · $7.9M
- 41
$14.4M$1.2M12.0×The Buddy Holly Story
$14.4M · $1.2M
- 42
$14M$6.5M2.15×The Greek Tycoon
$14M · $6.5M
- 43
$13M$3.8M3.42×The Big Fix
$13M · $3.8M
- 44
$11.6M$3.5M3.31×Pretty Baby
$11.6M · $3.5M
- 45
$11.4M$2.5M4.55×The Legacy
$11.4M · $2.5M
- 46
$11M——American Hot Wax
$11M
- 47
$10.4M$3.1M3.37×Interiors
$10.4M · $3.1M
- 48
$9.9M$11.6M0.85×The Wild Geese
$9.9M · $11.6M
- 49
$9.9M$4M2.48×Straight Time
$9.9M · $4M
- 50
$9.6M——Comes a Horseman
$9.6M
- 51
$8.8M$4.5M1.96×The Glacier Fox
$8.8M · $4.5M
- 52
$7.7M$21M0.37×The Swarm
$7.7M · $21M
- 53
$7.4M——Goin' South
$7.4M
- 54
$7.3M$5M1.47×King of the Gypsies
$7.3M · $5M
- 55
$7.2M$5M1.45×Force 10 from Navarone
$7.2M · $5M
- 56
$7.2M$6M1.20×Paradise Alley
$7.2M · $6M
- 57
$7.1M——The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
$7.1M
- 58
$6.5M$1.7M3.84×Blue Collar
$6.5M · $1.7M
- 59
$6.4M——Return from Witch Mountain
$6.4M
- 60
$5.4M——Gray Lady Down
$5.4M
- 61
$5M——Brass Target
$5M
- 62
$4.9M$4M1.23×The Driver
$4.9M · $4M
- 63
$4.2M$2M2.10×Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
$4.2M · $2M
- 64
$3.7M$1M3.71×Watership Down
$3.7M · $1M
- 65
$3.7M$3M1.23×Days of Heaven
$3.7M · $3M
- 66
$3.5M$2.8M1.23×10th Degree Earthquake
$3.5M · $2.8M
- 67
$3M$750K4.00×Lemon Popsicle
$3M · $750K
- 68
$1.6M——The National Shotgun
$1.6M
- 69
$1.5M$750K2.00×It Lives Again
$1.5M · $750K
- 70
$1M$100K10.0×امرأة بلا قيد
$1M · $100K
- 71
$631K——Confessions of a Congressman
$631K
- 72
$595K$175K3.40×Satan's Blood
$595K · $175K
- 73
$567K$100K5.65×Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!
$567K · $100K
- 74
$496K——Nunca en horas de clase
$496K
- 75
$491K——Pepito Piscinas
$491K
- 76
$362K$100K3.62×Killer of Sheep
$362K · $100K
- 77
$322K——The Last Waltz
$322K
- 78
$303K——The Priest
$303K
- 79
$279K——Playing Parents
$279K
- 80
$234K——What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
$234K
- 81
$65K——Sweeney 2
$65K
- 82
$50K$6M0.01×Sextette
$50K · $6M
- 83
$27K——Nest of Vipers
$27K