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Top 1978 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office
See also: Top 1978 Domestic - Top 1978 International
Other Worldwide Cumulative records: All Time Worldwide - All Time Single Market - All Time Animated Worldwide - All Time Sequel Worldwide - All Time Non-Sequel Worldwide - Top 2024 Worldwide - Top 2025 Worldwide
This chart contains the total worldwide box office for the movies released in 1978.
| ←Top 1977 Worldwide | Top 1979 Worldwide→ |
| Rank | Movie | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grease | $394,278,547 | $188,620,000 | $205,658,547 | 47.84% |
| 2 | Superman | $300,200,000 | $134,218,018 | $165,981,982 | 44.71% |
| 3 | Jaws 2 | $208,900,376 | $102,922,376 | $105,978,000 | 49.27% |
| 4 | National Lampoon’s Animal House | $141,607,202 | $141,600,000 | $7,202 | 99.99% |
| 5 | Every Which Way but Loose | $104,268,727 | $104,268,727 | 100.00% | |
| 6 | Heaven Can Wait | $98,800,000 | $98,800,000 | 100.00% | |
| 7 | Halloween | $70,274,000 | $47,274,000 | $23,000,000 | 67.27% |
| 8 | Hooper | $51,290,536 | $51,290,536 | 100.00% | |
| 9 | The Deer Hunter | $50,065,119 | $50,000,000 | $65,119 | 99.87% |
| 10 | Convoy | $45,000,000 | $45,000,000 | 100.00% | |
| 11 | California Suite | $42,913,571 | $42,913,571 | 100.00% | |
| 12 | Up in Smoke | $41,590,893 | $41,590,893 | 100.00% | |
| 13 | Foul Play | $40,415,179 | $40,415,179 | 100.00% | |
| 14 | Revenge of the Pink Panther | $37,337,746 | $37,337,746 | 100.00% | |
| 15 | Midnight Express | $35,000,134 | $35,000,000 | $134 | 100.00% |
| 16 | Coming Home | $32,653,142 | $32,653,000 | $142 | 100.00% |
| 17 | The End | $32,334,477 | $30,354,004 | $1,980,473 | 93.88% |
| 18 | House Calls | $29,000,000 | $29,000,000 | 100.00% | |
| 19 | The Cheap Detective | $28,221,552 | $28,221,552 | 100.00% | |
| 20 | The Lord of the Rings | $27,000,000 | $27,000,000 | 100.00% | |
| 21 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | $24,946,533 | $24,946,533 | 100.00% | |
| 22 | Damien: Omen II | $24,000,000 | $24,000,000 | 100.00% | |
| 23 | An Unmarried Woman | $24,000,000 | $24,000,000 | 100.00% | |
| 24 | Beyond and Back | $23,800,000 | $23,800,000 | 100.00% | |
| 25 | Magic | $23,800,000 | $23,800,000 | 100.00% | |
| 26 | Same Time, Next Year | $23,000,000 | $23,000,000 | 100.00% | |
| 27 | The Wiz | $22,000,000 | $22,000,000 | 100.00% | |
| 28 | F.I.S.T | $20,388,920 | $20,388,920 | 100.00% | |
| 29 | The Boys from Brazil | $19,000,000 | $19,000,000 | 100.00% | |
| 30 | Eyes of Laura Mars | $18,900,077 | $18,900,000 | $77 | 100.00% |
| 31 | Good Guys Wear Black | $18,300,000 | $18,300,000 | 100.00% | |
| 32 | Death on the Nile | $18,007,517 | $18,000,000 | $7,517 | 99.96% |
| 33 | Ice Castles | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | 100.00% | |
| 34 | The Betsy | $17,700,000 | $17,700,000 | 100.00% | |
| 35 | Corvette Summer | $15,500,000 | $15,500,000 | 100.00% | |
| 36 | The Buddy Holly Story | $14,363,400 | $14,363,400 | 100.00% | |
| 37 | The Bad News Bears Go To Japan | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 100.00% | |
| 38 | The Greek Tycoon | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 100.00% | |
| 39 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | $12,900,000 | $12,900,000 | 100.00% | |
| 40 | The Big Fix | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 100.00% | |
| 41 | The Other Side of the Mountain Part II | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 100.00% | |
| 42 | American Hot Wax | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 | 100.00% | |
| 43 | Interiors | $10,432,366 | $10,432,366 | 100.00% |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.