#1 of 2 #1 music movie of Week 20, 1978
1978 · Biography, Drama
$14.4M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total
$14.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Music box office · Week 20 · May 14–20, 1978
Music Box Office, Week 20 of 1978: Music Releases of May 14–20
The Buddy Holly Story (1978) is the highest-grossing music movie released in week 20 of 1978 (May 14–20), with $14.4M worldwide, ahead of Thank God It’s Friday (1978) at $134. 2 music films released that week report a worldwide gross, $14.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 20 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $14.4M
- The Buddy Holly Story (1978), the #1
- $14.4M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 100%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Music Release of Week 20 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 20 of 1978 (May 14–20).
- 1 May 18, 1978 US and Canada: $14.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.4M
- 2
May 19, 1978 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $134
Archive
Music Box Office in 1978, Week by Week
6 weeks of 1978 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 37 (Sep 10–16) with $44.4M, led by Up in Smoke (1978).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 No grosses
- Week 7 No grosses
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $7.9M
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $1.9M
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 No grosses
- Week 17 $363.5K
- Week 18 No grosses
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 $14.4M
- Week 21 No grosses
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 No grosses
- Week 26 $9.5K
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 No grosses
- Week 32 No grosses
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 $44.4M
- Week 38 No grosses
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 No grosses
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 No grosses
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Music Box Office Week 20 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 music movie in week 20 of 1978 (May 14–20)?
The Buddy Holly Story (1978) leads with $14.4M worldwide, $14.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Thank God It’s Friday (1978) at $134.
How much did music movies released in week 20 of 1978 (May 14–20) earn?
2 music films released in week 20 of 1978 (May 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $14.4M in all, or $7.2M per film on average.
How many music movies released in week 20 of 1978 (May 14–20) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, The Buddy Holly Story (1978), earned $14.4M.
How is the week 20, 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 week 20 of 1978 (May 14–20). 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 20, 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.