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Music box office · April 1978

Music Box Office, April 1978: Top-Grossing Releases

I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) is the highest-grossing music movie released in April 1978, with $1.9M worldwide, ahead of The Last Waltz (1978) at $363.5K. 2 music films released in April 1978 report a worldwide gross, $2.3M in all, 98% of it from the US & Canada.

April 1978 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$2.3M
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), the #1
$1.9M
earned in the US & Canada
98%
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 music movie of April 1978

I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)

1978 · Comedy, Music

$1.9M worldwide · 84% of the chart's total

$1.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Music Release of April 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 April 1978.

  1. 1 I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) movie poster
    I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) Apr 1, 1978 · English · Comedy, Music $1.9M worldwide
    Apr 1, 1978 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.9M
  2. 2 The Last Waltz (1978) movie poster
    The Last Waltz (1978) Apr 26, 1978 · English · Music, Documentary $363.5K worldwide
    Apr 26, 1978 US and Canada: $322.3K Rest of the world: $41.2K Worldwide: $363.5K
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Music Box Office in 1978, Month by Month

The months of 1978 with their totals: September leads with $44.4M, led by Up in Smoke (1978).

FAQ

Music Box Office April 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 music movie in April 1978?

I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) leads with $1.9M worldwide, $1.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Last Waltz (1978) at $363.5K.

How much did music movies released in April 1978 earn?

2 music films released in April 1978 report a worldwide gross, $2.3M in all, or $1.2M per film on average.

How many music movies released in April 1978 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), earned $1.9M.

How much of the April 1978 Music box office came from the US and Canada?

$2.3M of the $2.3M total, or 98%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the April 1978 music 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 April 1978. 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 April 1978 music 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.