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Number 1
Highest debut
Longest run
Top total gross
Weekend total
29th Dec
1978
Superman
Superman
(3rd week)
Jaws 2
Jaws 2
(@2)
GreaseGrease
(16 weeks)
SupermanSuperman
(£11,206,120)
£2,548,591
22nd Dec
1978
Superman
Superman
(2nd week)
No cover art for
GreaseGrease
(15 weeks)
SupermanSuperman
(£9,404,740)
£6,696,482
15th Dec
1978
Superman
Superman
(1st week)
Superman
Superman
(@1)
GreaseGrease
(14 weeks)
GreaseGrease
(£4,076,665)
£1,435,511
8th Dec
1978
No cover art for Piranha
Piranha
(3rd week)
No cover art for
GreaseGrease
(13 weeks)
GreaseGrease
(£4,074,129)
£167,898
1st Dec
1978
No cover art for Piranha
Piranha
(2nd week)
No cover art for
GreaseGrease
(12 weeks)
GreaseGrease
(£4,070,264)
£220,762
24th Nov
1978
No cover art for Piranha
Piranha
(1st week)
No cover art for Piranha
Piranha
(@1)
GreaseGrease
(11 weeks)
GreaseGrease
(£4,062,936)
£435,147
17th Nov
1978
No cover art for Force 10 From Navarone
Force 10 From Navarone
(1st week)
No cover art for Force 10 From Navarone
Force 10 From Navarone
(@1)
GreaseGrease
(10 weeks)
GreaseGrease
(£4,051,766)
£372,354
10th Nov
1978
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait
(3rd week)
No cover art for
GreaseGrease
(9 weeks)
GreaseGrease
(£4,031,318)
£414,068
3rd Nov
1978
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait
(2nd week)
Power Play
Power Play
(@4)
GreaseGrease
(8 weeks)
GreaseGrease
(£3,997,797)
£658,376
27th Oct
1978
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait
(1st week)
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait
(@1)
GreaseGrease
(7 weeks)
GreaseGrease
(£3,938,702)
£1,161,253
20th Oct
1978
Grease
Grease
(6th week)
No cover art for
Herbie Goes to Monte CarloHerbie Goes to Monte Carlo
(9 weeks)
GreaseGrease
(£3,845,415)
£219,103
13th Oct
1978
Grease
Grease
(5th week)
No cover art for
No cover art for ConvoyConvoy
(8 weeks)
GreaseGrease
(£3,668,529)
£417,750
6th Oct
1978
Grease
Grease
(4th week)
No cover art for The Driver
The Driver
(@2)
No cover art for ConvoyConvoy
(7 weeks)
GreaseGrease
(£3,378,193)
£776,084
29th Sep
1978
Grease
Grease
(3rd week)
No cover art for Must Wear Tights
Must Wear Tights
(@5)
The Wild GeeseThe Wild Geese
(13 weeks)
GreaseGrease
(£2,902,249)
£785,190
22nd Sep
1978
Grease
Grease
(2nd week)
No cover art for
The Wild GeeseThe Wild Geese
(12 weeks)
GreaseGrease
(£2,033,212)
£1,320,149
15th Sep
1978
Grease
Grease
(1st week)
Grease
Grease
(@1)
The Wild GeeseThe Wild Geese
(11 weeks)
The Wild GeeseThe Wild Geese
(£1,667,364)
£1,396,526
8th Sep
1978
No cover art for The Silent Partner
The Silent Partner
(1st week)
No cover art for The Silent Partner
The Silent Partner
(@1)
The Wild GeeseThe Wild Geese
(10 weeks)
The Wild GeeseThe Wild Geese
(£1,665,168)
£611,404
1st Sep
1978
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
(2nd week)
No cover art for The Legacy
The Legacy
(@2)
The Wild GeeseThe Wild Geese
(9 weeks)
Revenge of the Pink PantherRevenge of the Pink Panther
(£1,972,580)
£731,933
25th Aug
1978
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
(1st week)
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
(@1)
Game of DeathGame of Death
(10 weeks)
Game of DeathGame of Death
(£2,387,789)
£1,094,597
18th Aug
1978
Midnight Express
Midnight Express
(2nd week)
No cover art for
Game of DeathGame of Death
(9 weeks)
Game of DeathGame of Death
(£2,382,895)
£255,251
11th Aug
1978
Midnight Express
Midnight Express
(1st week)
Midnight Express
Midnight Express
(@1)
Game of DeathGame of Death
(8 weeks)
Game of DeathGame of Death
(£2,371,640)
£541,742
4th Aug
1978
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Revenge of the Pink Panther
(4th week)
No cover art for
Game of DeathGame of Death
(7 weeks)
Game of DeathGame of Death
(£2,353,478)
£205,245
28th Jul
1978
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Revenge of the Pink Panther
(3rd week)
No cover art for
Game of DeathGame of Death
(6 weeks)
Game of DeathGame of Death
(£2,311,705)
£381,005
21st Jul
1978
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Revenge of the Pink Panther
(2nd week)
No cover art for
Game of DeathGame of Death
(5 weeks)
Game of DeathGame of Death
(£2,227,838)
£684,647
14th Jul
1978
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Revenge of the Pink Panther
(1st week)
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Revenge of the Pink Panther
(@1)
Game of DeathGame of Death
(4 weeks)
Game of DeathGame of Death
(£2,118,523)
£1,241,727
7th Jul
1978
The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese
(1st week)
The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese
(@1)
Game of DeathGame of Death
(3 weeks)
Game of DeathGame of Death
(£1,971,151)
£863,907
30th Jun
1978
Game of Death
Game of Death
(2nd week)
No cover art for
The StudThe Stud
(12 weeks)
Game of DeathGame of Death
(£1,619,160)
£607,761
23rd Jun
1978
Game of Death
Game of Death
(1st week)
Game of Death
Game of Death
(@1)
The StudThe Stud
(11 weeks)
The StudThe Stud
(£1,315,457)
£855,725
16th Jun
1978
No cover art for The Comeback
The Comeback
(1st week)
No cover art for The Comeback
The Comeback
(@1)
Close Encounters of the Third KindClose Encounters of the Third Kind
(14 weeks)
Close Encounters of the Third KindClose Encounters of the Third Kind
(£12,846,301)
£38,929
9th Jun
1978
Pete
Pete's Dragon
(7th week)
No cover art for
Close Encounters of the Third KindClose Encounters of the Third Kind
(13 weeks)
Close Encounters of the Third KindClose Encounters of the Third Kind
(£12,843,977)
£10,909
2nd Jun
1978
Pete
Pete's Dragon
(6th week)
No cover art for
Close Encounters of the Third KindClose Encounters of the Third Kind
(12 weeks)
Close Encounters of the Third KindClose Encounters of the Third Kind
(£12,840,607)
£20,231
26th May
1978
Pete
Pete's Dragon
(5th week)
No cover art for
Close Encounters of the Third KindClose Encounters of the Third Kind
(11 weeks)
Close Encounters of the Third KindClose Encounters of the Third Kind
(£12,832,472)
£39,199
19th May
1978
Pete
Pete's Dragon
(4th week)
No cover art for
Star WarsStar Wars
(21 weeks)
Star WarsStar Wars
(£15,444,034)
£66,009
12th May
1978
Pete
Pete's Dragon
(3rd week)
No cover art for
Star WarsStar Wars
(20 weeks)
Star WarsStar Wars
(£15,438,571)
£63,303
5th May
1978
Pete
Pete's Dragon
(2nd week)
No cover art for
Star WarsStar Wars
(19 weeks)
Star WarsStar Wars
(£15,436,837)
£216,384
28th Apr
1978
Pete
Pete's Dragon
(1st week)
No cover art for
Star WarsStar Wars
(18 weeks)
Star WarsStar Wars
(£15,423,361)
£405,093
21st Apr
1978
Star Wars
Star Wars
(11th week)
No cover art for
Star WarsStar Wars
(17 weeks)
Star WarsStar Wars
(£15,361,671)
£1,229,849
14th Apr
1978
The Stud
The Stud
(1st week)
The Stud
The Stud
(@1)
Star WarsStar Wars
(16 weeks)
Star WarsStar Wars
(£14,678,989)
£1,995,353
7th Apr
1978
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever
(2nd week)
No cover art for
Star WarsStar Wars
(15 weeks)
Star WarsStar Wars
(£13,849,787)
£1,025,952
31st Mar
1978
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever
(1st week)
No cover art for
Star WarsStar Wars
(14 weeks)
Star WarsStar Wars
(£13,385,912)
£1,558,603
24th Mar
1978
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(2nd week)
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever
(@2)
Star WarsStar Wars
(13 weeks)
Star WarsStar Wars
(£13,308,137)
£3,060,651
17th Mar
1978
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(1st week)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(@1)
Star WarsStar Wars
(12 weeks)
Star WarsStar Wars
(£12,093,720)
£1,721,447
10th Mar
1978
Star Wars
Star Wars
(10th week)
No cover art for
Star WarsStar Wars
(11 weeks)
Star WarsStar Wars
(£11,172,123)
£687,172
3rd Mar
1978
Star Wars
Star Wars
(9th week)
Tomorrow Never Comes
Tomorrow Never Comes
(@3)
Star WarsStar Wars
(10 weeks)
Star WarsStar Wars
(£10,459,087)
£843,711
24th Feb
1978
Star Wars
Star Wars
(8th week)
No cover art for
Star WarsStar Wars
(9 weeks)
Star WarsStar Wars
(£9,636,048)
£1,241,360
17th Feb
1978
Star Wars
Star Wars
(7th week)
Abba: The Movie
Abba: The Movie
(@2)
Star WarsStar Wars
(8 weeks)
Star WarsStar Wars
(£8,318,760)
£1,344,139
10th Feb
1978
Star Wars
Star Wars
(6th week)
No cover art for
Star WarsStar Wars
(7 weeks)
Star WarsStar Wars
(£7,192,861)
£912,506
3rd Feb
1978
Star Wars
Star Wars
(5th week)
No cover art for
The GauntletThe Gauntlet
(7 weeks)
Star WarsStar Wars
(£5,869,727)
£1,009,914
27th Jan
1978
Star Wars
Star Wars
(4th week)
No cover art for
The GauntletThe Gauntlet
(6 weeks)
Star WarsStar Wars
(£4,466,212)
£1,019,097
20th Jan
1978
Star Wars
Star Wars
(3rd week)
No cover art for
The GauntletThe Gauntlet
(5 weeks)
Star WarsStar Wars
(£3,008,917)
£653,545
13th Jan
1978
Star Wars
Star Wars
(2nd week)
No cover art for
The GauntletThe Gauntlet
(4 weeks)
Star WarsStar Wars
(£2,194,052)
£877,561
6th Jan
1978
Star Wars
Star Wars
(1st week)
No cover art for
The GauntletThe Gauntlet
(3 weeks)
Star WarsStar Wars
(£995,218)
£746,502
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