Editing 1978 in film (section)

==Highest-grossing films (U.S.)==
{{see also|List of 1978 box office number-one films in the United States}}
The top ten 1978 released films by box office gross in the United States and Canada are as follows:
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;"
|+ Highest-grossing films of 1978
|-
! Rank!! Title !! Distributor !! Box-office gross 
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 1
| ''[[Grease (film)|Grease]]''
| [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]
| $159,978,870<ref>{{Cite magazine|  title ='Grease,' $4,500,000, In 1,248 Situations For Re-Re-Runs| magazine = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = May 23, 1979 | page = 27}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 2
| ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]''
| [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]
| $134,218,018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=superman.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|title=''Superman'', Box Office Information|access-date=February 12, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 3
| ''[[Animal House|National Lampoon's Animal House]]''
| [[Universal Pictures|Universal]]
| $120,091,123<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=animalhouse.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|title=''Animal House'', Box Office Information|access-date=February 12, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 4
| ''[[Every Which Way but Loose (film)|Every Which Way but Loose]]''
| [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]
| $85,196,485<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=everywhichwaybutloose.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|title=''Every Which Way But Loose'', Box Office Information|access-date=May 26, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 5
|''[[Heaven Can Wait (1978 film)|Heaven Can Wait]]''
| [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]
| $81,640,278<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=heavencanwait.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|title=''Heaven Can Wait'', Box Office Information|access-date=May 26, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 6
| ''[[Hooper (film)|Hooper]]''
| [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]]
| $78,000,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hooper.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|title=''Hooper'', Box Office Information|access-date=June 24, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 7
| ''[[Jaws 2]]''
| [[Universal Pictures|Universal]]
| $77,737,272<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=jaws2.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|title=''Jaws 2'', Box Office Information|access-date=February 12, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 8
|  ''[[Revenge of the Pink Panther]]''
| [[United Artists]]
| $49,579,269<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=revengeofthepinkpanther.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|title=''Revenge of the Pink Panther'', Box Office Information|access-date=February 12, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 9
| ''[[The Deer Hunter]]''
| [[Universal Pictures|Universal]]
| $48,979,328<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=deerhunter.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|title=''The Deer Hunter'', Box Office Information|access-date=May 26, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 10
| ''[[Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween]]''
| [[Compass International Pictures|Compass International]]
| $47,000,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Halloween |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl995526145/ |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
|}