#1 of 2 #1 drama movie of Week 40, 1978
1978 · Biography, Drama
$35M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total
$35M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Drama box office · Week 40 · Oct 1–7, 1978
Drama Box Office, Week 40 of 1978: Drama Releases of Oct 1–7
Midnight Express (1978) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 40 of 1978 (Oct 1–7), with $35M worldwide, ahead of The Song of Roland (1978) at $24.1K. 2 drama films released that week report a worldwide gross, $35M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 40 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $35M
- Midnight Express (1978), the #1
- $35M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Drama 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 4, 1978 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.1K
Archive
Drama Box Office in 1978, Week by Week
32 weeks of 1978 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 24 (Jun 11–17) with $187.9M, led by Jaws 2 (1978).
- Week 1 $494.8K
- Week 2 $568
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $18.1M
- Week 7 $32.7M
- Week 8 $564.6K
- Week 9 $27.5K
- Week 10 $5.4M
- Week 11 $17.8M
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 $5.8M
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 $40.1M
- Week 18 $2M
- Week 19 $59.6M
- Week 20 $14.4M
- Week 21 $1.5K
- Week 22 $402
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 $187.9M
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 $22.8M
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 $7M
- Week 30 $1.5K
- Week 31 $10.4M
- Week 32 $8.4K
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 $7M
- Week 38 $7.3M
- Week 39 $14.6M
- Week 40 $35M
- Week 41 $39K
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 $9.6M
- Week 44 $4M
- Week 45 $1.7K
- Week 46 $9.5K
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 $64.2M
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 $18.3M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Drama 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 drama 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 The Song of Roland (1978) at $24.1K.
How much did drama movies released in week 40 of 1978 (Oct 1–7) earn?
2 drama films released in week 40 of 1978 (Oct 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $35M in all, or $17.5M per film on average.
How many drama 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 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 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 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.