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Comedy Movies Released in 1978
This list shows all Comedy films released in 1978, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
Domestic Analysis for Comedy Movies for 1978
Release
Date | Movie | Creative Type | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
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| 1978 TBD |
The Bad News Bears Go To Japan |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$14,000,000 |
|
|
The Big Fix |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$12,000,000 |
|
|
The Brink's Job |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$9,400,000 |
|
|
An Unmarried Woman |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$24,000,000 |
|
| |
| April 20 |
FM |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$79,561 |
|
| |
| May 29 |
Rush It |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 9 |
The Cheap Detective |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$28,221,552 |
|
| |
| June 28 |
Heaven Can Wait |
Fantasy |
Theatrical |
$98,800,000 |
|
| |
| July 14 |
Foul Play |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$40,415,179 |
|
| |
| July 21 |
Revenge of the Pink Panther |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$37,337,746 |
|
| |
| July 28 |
National Lampoon's Animal House |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$141,607,202 |
|
| |
| |
| Aug, 1978 TBD |
Girlfriends |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$4,580 |
|
| |
| October 6 |
Goin South |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 8 |
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes |
Science Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 27 |
L’orgia |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 15 |
California Suite |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$42,913,571 |
|
| |
| December 17 |
Préparez vos mouchoirs |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 20 |
Every Which Way but Loose |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$104,268,727 |
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