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

$17M of the $17M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

Western box office · 1978

Western Box Office 1978: Highest-Grossing Western Movies

Comes a Horseman (1978) is the highest-grossing western movie released in 1978, with $9.6M worldwide, ahead of Goin' South (1978) at $7.4M. 2 western films released in 1978 report a worldwide gross, $17M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

1978 releases with a gross: 2
combined worldwide: $17M
Comes a Horseman (1978), the #1: $9.6M
earned in the US & Canada: 100%

#1 of 2

#1 western movie of 1978

Comes a Horseman (1978)

1978 · Drama, Romance

$9.6M worldwide · 56% of the chart's total

$9.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

The chart

Every Western 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
Comes a Horseman (1978) Oct 25, 1978 · English · Drama, Romance, Western $9.6M worldwide

Oct 25, 1978 US and Canada: $9.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.6M
2
Goin' South (1978) Oct 6, 1978 · English · Comedy, Romance, Crime $7.4M worldwide

Oct 6, 1978 US and Canada: $7.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.4M

Western Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1923 to 2025 with its total and its biggest film. 1990 leads with $735.6M, led by Dances with Wolves (1990).

2020s 6 years · $813.9M

2010s 10 years · $2.6B

2000s 10 years · $1.6B

1990s 9 years · $2.2B

1980s 10 years · $327.3M

1970s 9 years · $370.7M

1960s 10 years · $159.1M

1950s 9 years · $33.1M

1940s 3 years · $29.8M

1930s 1 year · $3.4K

1939 $3.4K #1 Jesse James (1939)

1920s 2 years · $389

FAQ

Western 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 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing western movie in 1978?

Comes a Horseman (1978) leads with $9.6M worldwide, $9.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Goin' South (1978) at $7.4M.

How much did western movies released in 1978 earn?

2 western films released in 1978 report a worldwide gross, $17M in all, or $8.5M per film on average.

How many western movies released in 1978 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Comes a Horseman (1978), earned $9.6M.

How is the 1978 western 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 western 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.