#1 of 2 #1 crime movie of Week 40, 1978
1978 · Biography, Drama
$35M worldwide · 82% of the chart's total
$35M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Crime box office · Week 40 · Oct 1–7, 1978
Crime Box Office, Week 40 of 1978: Crime Releases of Oct 1–7
Midnight Express (1978) is the highest-grossing crime movie released in week 40 of 1978 (Oct 1–7), with $35M worldwide, ahead of Goin' South (1978) at $7.4M. 2 crime films released that week report a worldwide gross, $42.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 40 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $42.4M
- Midnight Express (1978), the #1
- $35M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Crime Release of Week 40 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 40 of 1978 (Oct 1–7).
- 1 Oct 6, 1978 US and Canada: $35M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $35M
- 2
Oct 6, 1978 US and Canada: $7.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.4M
Archive
Crime Box Office in 1978, Week by Week
8 weeks of 1978 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 29 (Jul 16–22) with $49.6M, led by Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $6.5M
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $9.9M
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 $20.4M
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 $49.6M
- Week 30 $1.3K
- 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 $14.6M
- Week 40 $42.4M
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 $7.9M
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Crime Box Office Week 40 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 crime movie in week 40 of 1978 (Oct 1–7)?
Midnight Express (1978) leads with $35M worldwide, $35M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Goin' South (1978) at $7.4M.
How much did crime movies released in week 40 of 1978 (Oct 1–7) earn?
2 crime films released in week 40 of 1978 (Oct 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $42.4M in all, or $21.2M per film on average.
How many crime movies released in week 40 of 1978 (Oct 1–7) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Midnight Express (1978), earned $35M.
How is the week 40, 1978 crime 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 40 of 1978 (Oct 1–7). 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 40, 1978 crime 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.