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Historical U.K. Weekend Box Office *

15th December 1978 - 17th December 1978

⇦ 8th December 1978
22nd December 1978 ⇨
Weekend Gross Weekly Gross Total Gross Weeks

1(new) Superman

Directed by
Richard Donner
Starring
Marlon Brando
Gene Hackman
Christopher Reeve
£1,001,289£1,001,289£1,001,289
NEW

2(new) Watership Down

Directed by
Martin Rosen
Starring
John Hurt
Richard Briers
Michael Graham Cox
£354,645£354,645£354,645
NEW

3(1) Piranha

Directed by
Joe Dante
Starring
Bradford Dillman
Heather Menzies-Urich
Kevin McCarthy
£47,096£68,289£628,0744

4(2) Heaven Can Wait

Directed by
Warren Beatty
Buck Henry
Starring
Warren Beatty
Julie Christie
James Mason
£20,546£27,737£1,274,8078

5(3) Force 10 From Navarone

Directed by
Guy Hamilton
Starring
Robert Shaw
Harrison Ford
Barbara Bach
£6,602£9,243£237,1605

6(5) The Cat From Outer Space

Directed by
Norman Tokar
Starring
Ken Berry
Sandy Duncan
Harry Morgan
£3,584£4,838£809,1928

7(6) Grease

Directed by
Randal Kleiser
Starring
John Travolta
Olivia Newton-John
Stockard Channing
£1,749£2,536£4,076,66514
* 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 *

15th December 1978 - 17th December 1978

⇦ 8th December 1978
22nd December 1978 ⇨
1.

Superman

total
£1 Mi
Director:
Richard Donner
Stars:
Marlon Brando
Gene Hackman
Christopher Reeve
2.

Watership Down

total
£354.65 K
Director:
Martin Rosen
Stars:
John Hurt
Richard Briers
Michael Graham Cox
3.

Piranha

total
£628.07 K
Director:
Joe Dante
Stars:
Bradford Dillman
Heather Menzies-Urich
Kevin McCarthy
4.

Heaven Can Wait

total
£1.27 Mi
Director:
Warren BeattyBuck Henry
Stars:
Warren Beatty
Julie Christie
James Mason
5.

Force 10 From Navarone

total
£237.16 K
Director:
Guy Hamilton
Stars:
Robert Shaw
Harrison Ford
Barbara Bach
6.

The Cat From Outer Space

total
£809.19 K
Director:
Norman Tokar
Stars:
Ken Berry
Sandy Duncan
Harry Morgan
7.

Grease

total
£4.08 Mi
Director:
Randal Kleiser
Stars:
John Travolta
Olivia Newton-John
Stockard Channing
* 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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