# List of 1978 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom

This is a list of all the number-one box films from 1976 in England.

## Number-one films

* Yellow background implies the highest-grossing movie of the year.
| Date | Title | Studio | Gross |
| 6th January 1978 | Star Wars | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £650,021 |
| 13th January 1978 | Star Wars | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £826,782 |
| 20th January 1978 | Star Wars | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £626,819 |
| 27th January 1978 | Star Wars | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £1,005,031 |
| 3rd February 1978 | Star Wars | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £1,002,511 |
| 10th February 1978 | Star Wars | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £912,506 |
| 17th February 1978 | Star Wars | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £866,076 |
| 24th February 1978 | Star Wars | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £975,769 |
| 3rd March 1978 | Star Wars | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £587,885 |
| 10th March 1978 | Star Wars | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £548,489 |
| 17th March 1978 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Columbia Pictures & EMI Films | £937,138 |
| 24th March 1978 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Columbia Pictures & EMI Films | £1,048,552 |
| 31st March 1978 | Saturday Night Fever | Robert Stigwood Organization | £911,900 |
| 7th April 1978 | Saturday Night Fever | Robert Stigwood Organization | £414,500 |
| 14th April 1978 | The Stud | Artoc Films & Stud Productions | £656,902 |
| 21st April 1978 | Star Wars | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £505,690 |
| 28th April 1978 | Pete's Dragon | Walt Disney Productions | £128,261 |
| 5th May 1978 | Pete's Dragon | Walt Disney Productions | £80,163 |
| 12th May 1978 | Pete's Dragon | Walt Disney Productions | £31,314 |
| 19th May 1978 | Pete's Dragon | Walt Disney Productions | £31,314 |
| 26th May 1978 | Pete's Dragon | Walt Disney Productions | £19,571 |
| 2nd June 1978 | Pete's Dragon | Walt Disney Productions | £12,232 |
| 9th June 1978 | Pete's Dragon | Walt Disney Productions | £7,645 |
| 16th June 1978 | The Comeback | Pete Walker (Heritage) | £32,114 |
| 23rd June 1978 | Game of Death | Golden Harvest Concord & Production Inc. | £839,564 |
| 30th June 1978 | Game of Death | Golden Harvest Concord & Production Inc. | £599,689 |
| 7th July 1978 | The Wild Geese | Richmond Film Productions (West) Ltd, Varius Entertainment, & Trading A.G. | £603,173 |
| 14th July 1978 | Revenge of the Pink Panther | United Artists Corporation, Sellers-Edward Productions, Jewel Productions, & DePatie-Freleng | £793,268 |
| 21st July 1978 | Revenge of the Pink Panther | United Artists Corporation, Sellers-Edward Productions, Jewel Productions, & DePatie-Freleng | £417,509 |
| 28th July 1978 | Revenge of the Pink Panther | United Artists Corporation, Sellers-Edward Productions, Jewel Productions, & DePatie-Freleng | £219,742 |
| 4th August 1978 | Revenge of the Pink Panther | United Artists Corporation, Sellers-Edward Productions, Jewel Productions, & DePatie-Freleng | £115,654 |
| 11th August 1978 | Midnight Express | Casablanca FilmWorks | £434,979 |
| 18th August 1978 | Midnight Express | Casablanca FilmWorks | £197,718 |
| 25th August 1978 | Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo | Walt Disney Productions | £644,446 |
| 1st September 1978 | Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo | Walt Disney Productions | £322,223 |
| 8th September 1978 | The Silent Partner | Carolco Pictures | £299,434 |
| 15th September 1978 | Grease | Allan Carr Enterprises & Stigwood Group | £732,080 |
| 22nd September 1978 | Grease | Allan Carr Enterprises & Stigwood Group | £1,000,871 |
| 29th September 1978 | Grease | Allan Carr Enterprises & Stigwood Group | £599,336 |
| 6th October 1978 | Grease | Allan Carr Enterprises & Stigwood Group | £352,551 |
| 13th October 1978 | Grease | Allan Carr Enterprises & Stigwood Group | £207,383 |
| 20th October 1978 | Grease | Allan Carr Enterprises & Stigwood Group | £121,990 |
| 27th October 1978 | Heaven Can Wait | Paramount Pictures | £400,817 |
| 3rd November 1978 | Heaven Can Wait | Paramount Pictures | £190,865 |
| 10th November 1978 | Heaven Can Wait | Paramount Pictures | £159,054 |
| 17th November 1978 | Force 10 From Navarone | Navarone Productions | £120,500 |
| 24th November 1978 | Piranha | Piranha Productions | £249,233 |
| 1st December 1978 | Piranha | Piranha Productions | £118,682 |
| 8th December 1978 | Piranha | Piranha Productions | £98,902 |
| 15th December 1978 | Superman | Dovemead Ltd. & International Film Production | £1,001,289 |
| 22nd December 1978 | Superman | Dovemead Ltd. & International Film Production | £6,464,193 |
| 29th December 1978 | Superman | Dovemead Ltd. & International Film Production | £1,385,677 |

## Sources

https://www.25thframe.co.uk/box-office/
https://www.saltypopcorn.co.uk/