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Drama box office · Week 1 · Jan 1–7, 1978

Drama Box Office, Week 1 of 1978: Drama Releases of Jan 1–7

Uncle Joe Shannon (1978) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 1 of 1978 (Jan 1–7), with $494.8K worldwide. 1 drama film released that week reports a worldwide gross, $494.8K in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 1 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$494.8K
Uncle Joe Shannon (1978), the #1
$494.8K
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Uncle Joe Shannon (1978) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 drama movie of Week 1, 1978

Uncle Joe Shannon (1978)

1978 · Drama

$494.8K worldwide

$494.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

The Only Drama Release of Week 1 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 1 of 1978 (Jan 1–7).

  1. 1 Uncle Joe Shannon (1978) movie poster
    Uncle Joe Shannon (1978) 1978 · English · Drama $494.8K worldwide
    1978 US and Canada: $494.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $494.8K
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Drama Box Office Week 1 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 drama movie in week 1 of 1978 (Jan 1–7)?

Uncle Joe Shannon (1978) leads with $494.8K worldwide, $494.8K of it in the US & Canada.

How much did drama movies released in week 1 of 1978 (Jan 1–7) earn?

1 drama film released in week 1 of 1978 (Jan 1–7) reports a worldwide gross, $494.8K in all, or $494.8K per film on average.

How many drama movies released in week 1 of 1978 (Jan 1–7) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Uncle Joe Shannon (1978), earned $494.8K.

How much of the Week 1, 1978 Drama box office came from the US and Canada?

$494.8K of the $494.8K 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 1, 1978 drama 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 1 of 1978 (Jan 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 1, 1978 drama 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.