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English box office · Week 17 · Apr 23–29, 1978

English Box Office, Week 17 of 1978: English Releases of Apr 23–29

F.I.S.T. (1978) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 17 of 1978 (Apr 23–29), with $20.4M worldwide, ahead of Same Time, Next Year (1978) at $19.7M and The Last Waltz (1978) at $363.5K. 3 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $40.5M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 17 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$40.5M
F.I.S.T. (1978), the #1
$20.4M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
F.I.S.T. (1978) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 English-language movie of Week 17, 1978

F.I.S.T. (1978)

1978 · Drama, Thriller

$20.4M worldwide · 50% of the chart's total

$20.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest English Hits of Week 17 of 1978?

F.I.S.T. (1978) leads with $20.4M, 50% of the total. The top 3 together took $40.5M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. F.I.S.T. (1978) movie poster Number 1
    $20.4M F.I.S.T. (1978)
    $20.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Same Time, Next Year (1978) movie poster Number 2
    $19.7M Same Time, Next Year (1978)
    $19.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. The Last Waltz (1978) movie poster Number 3
    $363.5K The Last Waltz (1978)
    $322.3K US & Canada · 89% $41.2K elsewhere · 11%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every English Release of Week 17 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 17 of 1978 (Apr 23–29).

  1. 1 F.I.S.T. (1978) movie poster
    F.I.S.T. (1978) Apr 28, 1978 · Drama, Thriller $20.4M worldwide
    Apr 28, 1978 US and Canada: $20.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.4M
  2. 2 Same Time, Next Year (1978) movie poster
    Same Time, Next Year (1978) Apr 23, 1978 · Comedy, Romance $19.7M worldwide
    Apr 23, 1978 US and Canada: $19.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.7M
  3. 3 The Last Waltz (1978) movie poster
    The Last Waltz (1978) Apr 26, 1978 · Music, Documentary $363.5K worldwide
    Apr 26, 1978 US and Canada: $322.3K Rest of the world: $41.2K Worldwide: $363.5K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 17 of 1978?

Of the top 3, F.I.S.T. (1978) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Last Waltz (1978) made 11% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $40.4M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 F.I.S.T. (1978) $20.4M
    $20.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Same Time, Next Year (1978) $19.7M
    $19.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 The Last Waltz (1978) $363.5K
    $322.3K US & Canada · 89% $41.2K elsewhere · 11%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 17 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 17 releases took $40.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 11 (Mar 12–18) with $46.3M, led by House Calls (1978).

  1. Week 11 Wk 11 Mar 12–18 House Calls (1978) $46.3M House Calls (1978)
  2. Week 12 Wk 12 Mar 19–25 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. Week 13 Wk 13 Mar 26–Apr 1 I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) $1.9M I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
  4. Week 14 Wk 14 Apr 2–8 Pretty Baby (1978) $5.8M Pretty Baby (1978)
  5. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 9–15 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  6. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 16–22 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  7. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 23–29 F.I.S.T. (1978) $40.5M F.I.S.T. (1978)
  8. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 30–May 6 Our Winning Season (1978) $2M Our Winning Season (1978)
  9. Week 19 Wk 19 May 7–13 The Greek Tycoon (1978) $14.7M The Greek Tycoon (1978)
Archive

English Box Office in 1978, Week by Week

33 weeks of 1978 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 24 (Jun 11–17) with $584.2M, led by Grease (1978).

FAQ

English Box Office Week 17 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in week 17 of 1978 (Apr 23–29)?

F.I.S.T. (1978) leads with $20.4M worldwide, $20.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Same Time, Next Year (1978) at $19.7M and The Last Waltz (1978) at $363.5K.

How much did English-language movies released in week 17 of 1978 (Apr 23–29) earn?

3 English-language films released in week 17 of 1978 (Apr 23–29) report a worldwide gross, $40.5M in all, or $13.5M per film on average.

How many English-language movies released in week 17 of 1978 (Apr 23–29) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, F.I.S.T. (1978), earned $20.4M.

How much of the Week 17, 1978 English box office came from the US and Canada?

$40.4M of the $40.5M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 17, 1978 English 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 17 of 1978 (Apr 23–29). 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.

How often is the week 17, 1978 English 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.