#1 of 2 #1 action movie of Week 51, 1978
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
1978 · Action, Comedy
$85.2M worldwide · 94% of the chart's total
$85.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Action box office · Week 51 · Dec 17–23, 1978
Action Box Office, Week 51 of 1978: Action Releases of Dec 17–23
Every Which Way But Loose (1978) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 51 of 1978 (Dec 17–23), with $85.2M worldwide, ahead of Brass Target (1978) at $5M. 2 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $90.2M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 51 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $90.2M
- Every Which Way But Loose (1978), the #1
- $85.2M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Action Release of Week 51 of 1978, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 51 of 1978 (Dec 17–23).
- 1 Dec 20, 1978 US and Canada: $85.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $85.2M
- 2
Dec 22, 1978 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5M
Archive
Action Box Office in 1978, Week by Week
8 weeks of 1978 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 50 (Dec 10–16) with $300.5M, led by Superman (1978).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $6.8M
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 $402
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 $22.8M
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 $78M
- Week 31 No grosses
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 $3.9M
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 $7.2M
- Week 50 $300.5M
- Week 51 $90.2M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Action Box Office Week 51 of 1978: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 51 of 1978 (Dec 17–23)?
Every Which Way But Loose (1978) leads with $85.2M worldwide, $85.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Brass Target (1978) at $5M.
How much did action movies released in week 51 of 1978 (Dec 17–23) earn?
2 action films released in week 51 of 1978 (Dec 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $90.2M in all, or $45.1M per film on average.
How many action movies released in week 51 of 1978 (Dec 17–23) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Every Which Way But Loose (1978), earned $85.2M.
How is the week 51, 1978 action box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 51 of 1978 (Dec 17–23). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the week 51, 1978 action box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.