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Comedy box office · Week 51 · Dec 17–23, 1978

Comedy Box Office, Week 51 of 1978: Comedy Releases of Dec 17–23

Every Which Way But Loose (1978) is the highest-grossing comedy movie released in week 51 of 1978 (Dec 17–23), with $85.2M worldwide. 1 comedy film released that week reports a worldwide gross, $85.2M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 51 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$85.2M
Every Which Way But Loose (1978), the #1
$85.2M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
The chart

The Only Comedy Release of Week 51 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 51 of 1978 (Dec 17–23).

  1. 1 Every Which Way But Loose (1978) movie poster
    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
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).

FAQ

Comedy 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 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing comedy 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.

How much did comedy movies released in week 51 of 1978 (Dec 17–23) earn?

1 comedy film released in week 51 of 1978 (Dec 17–23) reports a worldwide gross, $85.2M in all, or $85.2M per film on average.

How many comedy 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 much of the Week 51, 1978 Comedy box office came from the US and Canada?

$85.2M of the $85.2M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 51, 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 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 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.