#1 of 1 #1 comedy movie of Week 5, 1978
1978 · Romance, Comedy
$16.9M worldwide
$16.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Comedy box office · Week 5 · Jan 29–Feb 4, 1978
Comedy Box Office, Week 5 of 1978: Comedy Releases of Jan 29–Feb 4
The One and Only (1978) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 5 of 1978 (Jan 29–Feb 4), with $16.9M worldwide. 1 comedy film released that week reports a worldwide gross, $16.9M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 5 releases with a gross
- 1
- combined worldwide
- $16.9M
- The One and Only (1978), the #1
- $16.9M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 1 The chart
The Only Comedy Release of Week 5 of 1978 With a Reported 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 5 of 1978 (Jan 29–Feb 4).
- 1 Feb 3, 1978 US and Canada: $16.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.9M
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 5 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 1 film as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing comedy movie in week 5 of 1978 (Jan 29–Feb 4)?
The One and Only (1978) leads with $16.9M worldwide, $16.9M of it in the US & Canada.
How much did comedy movies released in week 5 of 1978 (Jan 29–Feb 4) earn?
1 comedy film released in week 5 of 1978 (Jan 29–Feb 4) reports a worldwide gross, $16.9M in all, or $16.9M per film on average.
How many comedy movies released in week 5 of 1978 (Jan 29–Feb 4) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The One and Only (1978), earned $16.9M.
How is the week 5, 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 5 of 1978 (Jan 29–Feb 4). 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 5, 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.