#1 of 17 #1 romance movie of 1978
1978 · Romance, Musical
$396.3M worldwide · 63% of the chart's total
$190.1M US & Canada · 48% $206.2M elsewhere · 52%
Romance box office · 1978
Romance Box Office 1978: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
Grease (1978) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 1978, with $396.3M worldwide, ahead of Heaven Can Wait (1978) at $81.6M and Coming Home (1978) at $32.7M. 17 romance films released in 1978 report a worldwide gross, $628.2M in all, 67% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 48% on 1977, whose releases took $424.9M. By language, English leads with $542.6M across 14 romance releases.
- 1978 releases with a gross
- 17
- combined worldwide
- $628.2M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs 1977
- +48%
#1 of 17 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 1978?
Grease (1978) leads with $396.3M, 63% of the total. The top 5 together took $558.7M, 89% of what all 17 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Romance Release 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 1978.
- 1 Jun 16, 1978 US and Canada: $190.1M Rest of the world: $206.2M Worldwide: $396.3M
- 2 Jun 28, 1978 US and Canada: $81.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $81.6M
- 3 Feb 15, 1978 US and Canada: $32.7M Rest of the world: $141 Worldwide: $32.7M
- 4 Mar 15, 1978 US and Canada: $28.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $28.5M
- 5 Apr 23, 1978 US and Canada: $19.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.7M
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Feb 3, 1978 US and Canada: $16.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.9M - 7
The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II (1978)Feb 10, 1978 US and Canada: $11.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.6M
Feb 10, 1978 · English · Drama, Romance $11.6M worldwide - 8
Dec 22, 1978 US and Canada: $11M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11M - 9
Oct 25, 1978 US and Canada: $9.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.6M - 10
Oct 6, 1978 US and Canada: $7.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.4M - 11
Nov 2, 1978 US and Canada: $3.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.9M - 12
Sep 13, 1978 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: $47.4K Worldwide: $3.5M - 13
Sep 13, 1978 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: $46.2K Worldwide: $3.5M - 14
May 1, 1978 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2M - 15
Sep 20, 1978 US and Canada: $69.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $69.3K - 16
Mar 3, 1978 US and Canada: $27.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27.2K - 17
May 19, 1978 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $134
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1978?
Of the top 10, Heaven Can Wait (1978) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Grease (1978) made 52% of its gross abroad. Across all 17 films, $421.9M (67%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Grease (1978) $396.3M $190.1M US & Canada · 48% $206.2M elsewhere · 52%
- 2 Heaven Can Wait (1978) $81.6M $81.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 3 Coming Home (1978) $32.7M $32.7M US & Canada · 100% $141 elsewhere · <1%
- 4 House Calls (1978) $28.5M $28.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 5 Same Time, Next Year (1978) $19.7M $19.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 6 The One and Only (1978) $16.9M $16.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 7 The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II (1978) $11.6M $11.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 8 Moment by Moment (1978) $11M $11M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 9 Comes a Horseman (1978) $9.6M $9.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 10 Goin' South (1978) $7.4M $7.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Gross bands
How Many 1978 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 17 films crossed $100M and took $396.3M between them, 63% of the total. 9 films, 53% of the list, earned under $10M.
63% 32%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 1 film, 6% of the list $396.3M · 63% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 7 films, 41% of the list $201.9M · 32% of the gross
- Under $10M 9 films, 53% of the list $30M · 5% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1978 Earned the Most?
June releases took the most, $477.9M from 2 films, led by Grease (1978). May was the quietest month ($2M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- February Feb Coming Home (1978) $61.1M Coming Home (1978)
- March Mar House Calls (1978) $28.5M House Calls (1978)
- April Apr Same Time, Next Year (1978) $19.7M Same Time, Next Year (1978)
- May May Our Winning Season (1978) $2M Our Winning Season (1978)
- June Jun Grease (1978) $477.9M Grease (1978)
- July Jul No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- August Aug No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- September Sep Days of Heaven (1978) $7.1M Days of Heaven (1978)
- October Oct Comes a Horseman (1978) $17M Comes a Horseman (1978)
- November Nov Caravans (1978) $3.9M Caravans (1978)
- December Dec Moment by Moment (1978) $11M Moment by Moment (1978)
Last 10 years
How Does 1978 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1978 earned the most: $628.2M from 17 films, led by Grease (1978).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 9 films | 9 | $15M | – | Paint Your Wagon (1969) $14.5M |
| 1970 7 films · +25% | 7 | $18.7M | +25% | Getting Straight (1970) $13.3M |
| 1971 9 films · −44% | 9 | $10.5M | −44% | Fiddler on the Roof (1971) $10.4M |
| 1972 11 films · −87% | 11 | $1.4M | −87% | Bombay to Goa (1972) $886.7K |
| 1973 6 films · +5732% | 6 | $81.3M | +5732% | The Way We Were (1973) $45M |
| 1974 9 films · +44% | 9 | $117M | +44% | Benji (1974) $39.6M |
| 1975 5 films · −87% | 5 | $15.7M | −87% | Once Is Not Enough (1975) $15.7M |
| 1976 5 films · +796% | 5 | $141M | +796% | A Star Is Born (1976) $80M |
| 1977 11 films · +201% | 11 | $424.9M | +201% | Saturday Night Fever (1977) $237.1M |
| 1978 17 films · +48% | 17 | $628.2M | +48% | Grease (1978) $396.3M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Romance Movies Speak in 1978?
English-language romance films took $542.6M across 14 films, 86% of the total, ahead of Italian-language romance films ($27.2K).
Archive
Romance Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2008 leads with $7.3B, led by Mamma Mia! (2008).
2020s 7 years · $9.1B
2010s 10 years · $33.7B
- 2019 $4B #1 Aladdin (2019)
- 2018 $2.9B #1 A Star Is Born (2018)
- 2017 $3.7B #1 Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- 2016 $3.3B #1 La La Land (2016)
- 2015 $3.1B #1 Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
- 2014 $2.9B #1 The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
- 2013 $2.3B #1 The Great Gatsby (2013)
- 2012 $4B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
- 2011 $2.9B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $4.6B #1 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
2000s 10 years · $45.5B
- 2009 $6.6B #1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- 2008 $7.3B #1 Mamma Mia! (2008)
- 2007 $4.1B #1 Enchanted (2007)
- 2006 $3.7B #1 Happy Feet (2006)
- 2005 $5.5B #1 King Kong (2005)
- 2004 $4.5B #1 Meet the Fockers (2004)
- 2003 $3.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- 2002 $3.1B #1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- 2001 $3.9B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $3.2B #1 What Women Want (2000)
1990s 10 years · $25.7B
- 1999 $3.1B #1 Notting Hill (1999)
- 1998 $3.6B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $4.2B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $2.3B #1 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- 1995 $2.5B #1 Pocahontas (1995)
- 1994 $2.7B #1 Forrest Gump (1994)
- 1993 $1.8B #1 Indecent Proposal (1993)
- 1992 $2B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $1.6B #1 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 1990 $1.8B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $8.3B
- 1989 $958.8M #1 Look Who's Talking (1989)
- 1988 $1.4B #1 Coming to America (1988)
- 1987 $933.1M #1 Dirty Dancing (1987)
- 1986 $1.2B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $739.4M #1 Out of Africa (1985)
- 1984 $850.6M #1 Romancing the Stone (1984)
- 1983 $551.9M #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $542.5M #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $688.4M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $438.9M #1 The Blue Lagoon (1980)
1970s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1979 $342.1M #1 10 (1979)
- 1978 $628.2M #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $424.9M #1 Saturday Night Fever (1977)
- 1976 $141M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $15.7M #1 Once Is Not Enough (1975)
- 1974 $117M #1 Benji (1974)
- 1973 $81.3M #1 The Way We Were (1973)
- 1972 $1.4M #1 Bombay to Goa (1972)
- 1971 $10.5M #1 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- 1970 $18.7M #1 Getting Straight (1970)
1960s 10 years · $620.8M
- 1969 $15M #1 Paint Your Wagon (1969)
- 1968 $52.3M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $109.5M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $146.4K #1 A Man and a Woman (1966)
- 1965 $272.3M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $83.8M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $62.7M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $600.8K #1 Jules and Jim (1962)
- 1961 $5.7M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $18.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $378.8M
- 1959 $52M #1 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- 1958 $10.7M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $4M #1 An Affair to Remember (1957)
- 1956 $63.5M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $94.2M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $13.8M #1 An Inspector Calls (1954)
- 1953 $3.6M #1 Dangerous When Wet (1953)
- 1952 $38.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $2.1M #1 The Girl on the Bridge (1951)
- 1950 $96.4M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $456.6M
- 1949 $88.8K #1 The Passionate Friends (1949)
- 1948 $191.5K #1 The Red Shoes (1948)
- 1947 $1M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $44.9M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $684.7K #1 Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)
- 1944 $6 #1 The Uninvited (1944)
- 1943 $4.7M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $1.9M #1 Reunion in France (1942)
- 1941 $25.5K #1 The Lady Eve (1941)
- 1940 $403M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $188.1M
- 1939 $931.5K #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $17.5K #1 Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $528.1K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $46.8K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $2.5K #1 42nd Street (1933)
- 1932 $1.2K #1 Trouble in Paradise (1932)
- 1931 $8.3K #1 Marius (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 7 years · $10.1M
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Romance Box Office 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 17 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in 1978?
Grease (1978) leads with $396.3M worldwide, $190.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Heaven Can Wait (1978) at $81.6M and Coming Home (1978) at $32.7M.
How much did romance movies released in 1978 earn?
17 romance films released in 1978 report a worldwide gross, $628.2M in all, or $37M per film on average. 1977 releases took $424.9M.
How many romance movies released in 1978 made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Grease (1978) with $396.3M.
How is the 1978 romance 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 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 1978 romance 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.