Top Grossing Drama Movies in 1978
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaws 2 |  EN | $81,766,007 | $187,884,007 |
| 2 | The Deer Hunter | EN | $48,979,328 | $49,080,312 |
| 3 | The End |  AR | $44,917,151 | $44,917,151 |
| 4 | Midnight Express | EN | $35,000,000 | $35,000,000 |
| 5 | Coming Home | EN | $32,653,905 | $32,654,046 |
| 6 | Convoy |  PL | $22,765,081 | $22,765,081 |
| 7 | F.I.S.T. | EN | $20,388,920 | $20,388,920 |
| 8 | Same Time, Next Year | EN | $19,703,082 | $19,703,082 |
| 9 | The Greek Tycoon | EN | $14,672,713 | $14,672,713 |
| 10 | Death on the Nile | EN | $14,560,084 | $14,569,266 |
| 11 | The Buddy Holly Story | EN | $14,363,400 | $14,363,400 |
| 12 | The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II | EN | $11,565,678 | $11,565,678 |
| 13 | Moment by Moment | EN | $10,963,824 | $10,963,824 |
| 14 | Interiors | EN | $10,432,366 | $10,432,366 |
| 15 | Straight Time | EN | $9,900,000 | $9,900,000 |
| 16 | Comes a Horseman | EN | $9,585,769 | $9,585,769 |
| 17 | American Hot Wax | EN | $7,932,571 | $7,932,571 |
| 18 | The Brink's Job | EN | $7,909,950 | $7,909,950 |
| 19 | King of the Gypsies | EN | $7,325,177 | $7,325,177 |
| 20 | Force 10 from Navarone | EN | $7,230,000 | $7,230,000 |
| 21 | Paradise Alley | EN | $7,185,518 | $7,185,518 |
| 22 | International Velvet | EN | $7,009,238 | $7,009,238 |
| 23 | Blue Collar | EN | $6,521,083 | $6,521,083 |
| 24 | Pretty Baby | EN | $5,786,368 | $5,786,368 |
| 25 | Gray Lady Down | EN | $5,438,927 | $5,438,927 |
| 26 | Caravans |  DE | $3,930,501 | $3,930,501 |
| 27 | Days of Heaven | EN | $3,446,749 | $3,493,915 |
| 28 | Days of Heaven | EN | $3,446,749 | $3,492,909 |
| 29 | Our Winning Season | EN | $1,997,705 | $1,997,705 |
| 30 | Killer of Sheep | EN | $500,662 | $564,614 |
| 31 | Uncle Joe Shannon | EN | $494,797 | $494,797 |
| 32 | Langrishe, Go Down | EN | $69,338 | $69,338 |
| 33 | Nunzio | EN | $52,195 | $52,195 |
| 34 | Autumn Sonata |  SE | - | $39,031 |
| 35 | Nest of Vipers |  IT | $27,182 | $27,182 |
| 36 | The Song of Roland |  FR | - | $24,136 |
| 37 | Watership Down | EN | - | $21,874 |
| 38 | Stunt Rock | EN | $9,530 | $9,530 |
| 39 | Northern Lights | EN | $9,453 | $9,453 |
| 40 | The Tree of Wooden Clogs | IT | - | $9,367 |
| 41 | Girlfriends | EN | - | $8,420 |
| 42 | Despair | EN | $8,144 | $8,158 |
| 43 | Bloodbrothers | EN | $4,844 | $4,844 |
| 44 | Mountain Pass | FR | - | $1,732 |
| 45 | Newsfront | EN | - | $1,511 |
| 46 | Big Wednesday | EN | - | $1,496 |
| 47 | The Duellists | EN | - | $568 |
| 48 | The Green Room | FR | $509 | $509 |
| 49 | Capricorn One | EN | - | $402 |
| 50 | Germany in Autumn | DE | - | $340 |
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