How much of the December 1978 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$93.1M of the $93.1M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

Comedy box office · December 1978

Comedy Box Office, December 1978: Top-Grossing Releases

Every Which Way But Loose (1978) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in December 1978, with $85.2M worldwide, ahead of The Brink's Job (1978) at $7.9M. 2 comedy films released in December 1978 report a worldwide gross, $93.1M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

December 1978 releases with a gross: 2
combined worldwide: $93.1M
Every Which Way But Loose (1978), the #1: $85.2M
earned in the US & Canada: 100%

Every Which Way But Loose (1978) movie poster

#1 of 2

#1 comedy movie of December 1978

Every Which Way But Loose (1978)

1978 · Action, Comedy

$85.2M worldwide · 92% of the chart's total

$85.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

The chart

Every Comedy Release of December 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 December 1978.

1
Every Which Way But Loose (1978) Dec 20, 1978 · English · Action, Comedy $85.2M worldwide

Dec 20, 1978 US and Canada: $85.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $85.2M
2
The Brink's Job (1978) Dec 8, 1978 · English · Drama, History, Comedy $7.9M worldwide

Dec 8, 1978 US and Canada: $7.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.9M

Comedy Box Office in 1978, Month by Month

The months of 1978 with their totals: July leads with $193M, led by Hooper (1978).

FAQ

Comedy Box Office December 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 comedy movie in December 1978?

Every Which Way But Loose (1978) leads with $85.2M worldwide, $85.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Brink's Job (1978) at $7.9M.

How much did comedy movies released in December 1978 earn?

2 comedy films released in December 1978 report a worldwide gross, $93.1M in all, or $46.6M per film on average.

How many comedy movies released in December 1978 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Every Which Way But Loose (1978), earned $85.2M.

How is the December 1978 comedy 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 December 1978. 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 December 1978 comedy 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.