#1 of 1 #1 drama movie of Week 8, 1978
1978 · Drama
$564.6K worldwide
$500.7K US & Canada · 89% $64K elsewhere · 11%
Drama box office · Week 8 · Feb 19–25, 1978
Drama Box Office, Week 8 of 1978: Drama Releases of Feb 19–25
Killer of Sheep (1978) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in week 8 of 1978 (Feb 19–25), with $564.6K worldwide. 1 drama film released that week reports a worldwide gross, $564.6K in all, 89% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 8 releases with a gross
- 1
- combined worldwide
- $564.6K
- Killer of Sheep (1978), the #1
- $564.6K
- earned in the US & Canada
- 89%
#1 of 1 The chart
The Only Drama Release of Week 8 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 8 of 1978 (Feb 19–25).
- 1 Feb 22, 1978 US and Canada: $500.7K Rest of the world: $64K Worldwide: $564.6K
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 8 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 8 of 1978 (Feb 19–25)?
Killer of Sheep (1978) leads with $564.6K worldwide, $500.7K of it in the US & Canada.
How much did drama movies released in week 8 of 1978 (Feb 19–25) earn?
1 drama film released in week 8 of 1978 (Feb 19–25) reports a worldwide gross, $564.6K in all, or $564.6K per film on average.
How many drama movies released in week 8 of 1978 (Feb 19–25) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Killer of Sheep (1978), earned $564.6K.
How is the week 8, 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 8 of 1978 (Feb 19–25). 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 8, 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.