#1 of 2 #1 comedy movie of Week 30, 1978
1978 · Action, Comedy
$78M worldwide · 79% of the chart's total
$78M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Comedy box office · Week 30 · Jul 23–29, 1978
Comedy Box Office, Week 30 of 1978: Comedy Releases of Jul 23–29
Hooper (1978) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 30 of 1978 (Jul 23–29), with $78M worldwide, ahead of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) at $20.4M. 2 comedy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $98.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 30 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $98.4M
- Hooper (1978), the #1
- $78M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Comedy Release of Week 30 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 30 of 1978 (Jul 23–29).
- 1 Jul 28, 1978 US and Canada: $78M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $78M
- 2
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)Jul 24, 1978 US and Canada: $20.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.4M
Jul 24, 1978 · English · Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $20.4M worldwide
Archive
Comedy Box Office in 1978, Week by Week
21 weeks of 1978 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 30 (Jul 23–29) with $98.4M, led by Hooper (1978).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $16.9M
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $1.3M
- Week 11 $28.5M
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $1.9M
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 $306.1K
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 $19.7M
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 $44.9M
- Week 20 $134
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 $15.5M
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 $88.7M
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $45M
- Week 29 $49.6M
- Week 30 $98.4M
- Week 31 $321
- Week 32 $8.4K
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 $44.4M
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 $17.2K
- Week 40 $20.5M
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 $1.7K
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 $7.9M
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $85.2M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Comedy Box Office Week 30 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 comedy movie in week 30 of 1978 (Jul 23–29)?
Hooper (1978) leads with $78M worldwide, $78M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) at $20.4M.
How much did comedy movies released in week 30 of 1978 (Jul 23–29) earn?
2 comedy films released in week 30 of 1978 (Jul 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $98.4M in all, or $49.2M per film on average.
How many comedy movies released in week 30 of 1978 (Jul 23–29) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Hooper (1978), earned $78M.
How is the week 30, 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 week 30 of 1978 (Jul 23–29). 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 30, 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.