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Box office · Week 37 · Sep 10–16, 1978

Box Office Week 37, 1978: Highest-Grossing Releases of Sep 10–16

Up in Smoke (1978) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 37 of 1978 (Sep 10–16), with $44.4M worldwide, ahead of Days of Heaven (1978) at $3.5M and Days of Heaven (1978) at $3.5M. 3 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $51.4M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 37 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$51.4M
Up in Smoke (1978), the #1
$44.4M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Up in Smoke (1978) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 movie of Week 37, 1978

Up in Smoke (1978)

1978 · Comedy, Music

$44.4M worldwide · 86% of the chart's total

$44.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 37 of 1978?

Up in Smoke (1978) leads with $44.4M, 86% of the total. The top 3 together took $51.4M, 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. Up in Smoke (1978) movie poster Number 1
    $44.4M Up in Smoke (1978)
    $44.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Days of Heaven (1978) movie poster Number 2
    $3.5M Days of Heaven (1978)
    $3.4M US & Canada · 99% $47.2K elsewhere · 1%
  3. Days of Heaven (1978) movie poster Number 3
    $3.5M Days of Heaven (1978)
    $3.4M US & Canada · 99% $46.2K elsewhere · 1%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 37 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 37 of 1978 (Sep 10–16).

  1. 1 Up in Smoke (1978) movie poster
    Up in Smoke (1978) Sep 15, 1978 · English · Comedy, Music $44.4M worldwide
    Sep 15, 1978 US and Canada: $44.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $44.4M
  2. 2 Days of Heaven (1978) movie poster
    Days of Heaven (1978) Sep 13, 1978 · English · Drama, Romance $3.5M worldwide
    Sep 13, 1978 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: $47.2K Worldwide: $3.5M
  3. 3 Days of Heaven (1978) movie poster
    Days of Heaven (1978) Sep 13, 1978 · English · Drama, Romance $3.5M worldwide
    Sep 13, 1978 US and Canada: $3.4M Rest of the world: $46.2K Worldwide: $3.5M
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 37 of 1978?

Of the top 3, Up in Smoke (1978) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Days of Heaven (1978) made 1% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $51.3M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Up in Smoke (1978) $44.4M
    $44.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Days of Heaven (1978) $3.5M
    $3.4M US & Canada · 99% $47.2K elsewhere · 1%
  3. 3 Days of Heaven (1978) $3.5M
    $3.4M US & Canada · 99% $46.2K elsewhere · 1%
Earlier years

How Does Week 37 of 1978 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 37, 1978 earned the most: $51.4M from 3 films, led by Up in Smoke (1978).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 37, 1969 Sep 7–13 3 films 3 $934.9K – Army of Shadows (1969) $931.7K
Week 37, 1970 Sep 6–12 2 films · −93% 2 $65.7K −93% The Wild Child (1970) $65.6K
Week 37, 1971 Sep 5–11 No films 0 – – –
Week 37, 1972 Sep 3–9 No films 0 – – –
Week 37, 1973 Sep 9–15 No films 0 – – –
Week 37, 1974 Sep 8–14 No films 0 – – –
Week 37, 1975 Sep 7–13 No films 0 – – –
Week 37, 1976 Sep 5–11 No films 0 – – –
Week 37, 1977 Sep 4–10 1 film 1 $1M – March or Die (1977) $1M
Week 37, 1978 Sep 10–16 3 films · +5035% 3 $51.4M +5035% Up in Smoke (1978) $44.4M
FAQ

Box Office Week 37 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 movie in week 37 of 1978 (Sep 10–16)?

Up in Smoke (1978) leads with $44.4M worldwide, $44.4M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Days of Heaven (1978) at $3.5M and Days of Heaven (1978) at $3.5M.

How much did movies released in week 37 of 1978 (Sep 10–16) earn?

3 films released in week 37 of 1978 (Sep 10–16) report a worldwide gross, $51.4M in all, or $17.1M per film on average.

How many movies released in week 37 of 1978 (Sep 10–16) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Up in Smoke (1978), earned $44.4M.

How much of the Week 37, 1978 box office came from the US and Canada?

$51.3M of the $51.4M 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 37, 1978 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 37 of 1978 (Sep 10–16). 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 37, 1978 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.