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Historical U.K. Weekend Box Office *

5th May 1978 - 7th May 1978

⇦ 28th April 1978
12th May 1978 ⇨
Weekend Gross Weekly Gross Total Gross Weeks

1(1) Pete's Dragon

Directed by
Don Chaffey
Starring
Helen Reddy
Jim Dale
Mickey Rooney
£80,163£108,220£870,0904

2(3) Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Directed by
Steven Spielberg
Starring
Richard Dreyfuss
François Truffaut
Teri Garr
£61,382£89,004£12,590,5878

3(2) The Stud

Directed by
Quentin Masters
Starring
Joan Collins
Oliver Tobias
Sue Lloyd
£47,519£61,775£1,236,4434

4(5) Saturday Night Fever

Directed by
John Badham
Starring
John Travolta
Karen Lynn Gorney
Barry Miller
£17,694£23,002£3,179,0577

5(4) Star Wars

Directed by
George Lucas
Starring
Mark Hamill
Harrison Ford
Carrie Fisher
£9,626£13,476£15,436,83719
* Prior to 1997 the box office numbers are difficult to find, these figures represent an approximation and are from reputable sources and compiled accordingly.

Please contact Salty Popcorn if you think this chart is not an acurate representation and have more up to date information.

Historical U.K. Weekend Box Office *

5th May 1978 - 7th May 1978

⇦ 28th April 1978
12th May 1978 ⇨
1.

Pete's Dragon

total
£870.09 K
Director:
Don Chaffey
Stars:
Helen Reddy
Jim Dale
Mickey Rooney
2.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

total
£12.59 Mi
Director:
Steven Spielberg
Stars:
Richard Dreyfuss
François Truffaut
Teri Garr
3.

The Stud

total
£1.24 Mi
Director:
Quentin Masters
Stars:
Joan Collins
Oliver Tobias
Sue Lloyd
4.

Saturday Night Fever

total
£3.18 Mi
Director:
John Badham
Stars:
John Travolta
Karen Lynn Gorney
Barry Miller
5.

Star Wars

total
£15.44 Mi
Director:
George Lucas
Stars:
Mark Hamill
Harrison Ford
Carrie Fisher
* Prior to 1997 the box office numbers are difficult to find, these figures represent an approximation and are from reputable sources and compiled accordingly.

Please contact Salty Popcorn if you think this chart is not an acurate representation and have more up to date information.

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