This is a list of number-one box films from 1970s in the United Kingdom. Gross figures represent "an approximation" by 25th Frame. [1]
† | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. [2] |
Date | Title | Studio | Gross | Ref |
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2 January 1970 | On Her Majesty's Secret Service | Eon Productions | £78,571 | [3] |
9 January 1970 | £49,122 | |||
16 January 1970 | £131,843 | |||
23 January 1970 | £65,922 | |||
30 January 1970 | £47,087 | |||
6 February 1970 | Battle of Britain | Spitfire Productions | £33,634 | |
13 February 1970 | £16,817 | |||
20 February 1970 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Campanile Productions & Newman-Foreman Company | £8,409 | |
27 February 1970 | Battle of Britain | Spitfire Productions | £6,006 | |
6 March 1970 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Campanile Productions & Newman-Foreman Company | £4,290 | |
13 March 1970 | £2,681 | |||
20 March 1970 | Anne of the Thousand Days | Hal Wallis Productions | £1,915 | |
27 March 1970 | £1,197 | |||
3 April 1970 | £748 | |||
10 April 1970 | £534 | |||
17 April 1970 | £334 | |||
24 April 1970 | £209 | |||
1 May 1970 | Airport | Ross Hunter Productions | £149 | |
8 May 1970 | £106 | |||
15 May 1970 | £53 | |||
22 May 1970 | £27,007 | |||
29 May 1970 | £903,199 | |||
5 June 1970 | £164,375 | |||
12 June 1970 | Paint Your Wagon | Alan Jay Lerner Productions & The Malpaso Company | £152,402 | |
19 June 1970 | M*A*S*H † | Aspen Productions & Ingo Preminger Productions | £76,201 | |
26 June 1970 | £54,429 | |||
3 July 1970 | £34,018 | |||
10 July 1970 | £24,299 | |||
17 July 1970 | Woodstock | Warner Bros. & Woodstock Ventures | £17,356 | |
24 July 1970 | Cromwell | Irving Allen Productions | £10,848 | |
31 July 1970 | £5,424 | |||
7 August 1970 | £3,390 | |||
14 August 1970 | £2,421 | |||
21 August 1970 | £1,513 | |||
28 August 1970 | £1,081 | |||
4 September 1970 | £676 | |||
11 September 1970 | £423 | |||
18 September 1970 | Lawrence of Arabia (reissue) | Horizon Pictures | £302 | |
25 September 1970 | Kelly's Heroes | Katzka-Loeb Productions, Avala Film, & The Warriors Company | £151 | |
2 October 1970 | Lawrence of Arabia (reissue) | Horizon Pictures | £207,139 | |
9 October 1970 | Cromwell | Irving Allen Productions | £551,863 | |
16 October 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora! | Williams-Fleischer Productions & Toei Company | £344,907 | |
23 October 1970 | £604,956 | |||
30 October 1970 | £295,134 | |||
6 November 1970 | Waterloo | Mosfilm & Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica | £631,462 | |
13 November 1970 | £542,687 | |||
20 November 1970 | £714,156 | |||
27 November 1970 | £219,654 | |||
4 December 1970 | £13,329 | |||
11 December 1970 | Scrooge | Cinema Center Films | £869,738 | |
18 December 1970 | £264,072 | |||
25 December 1970 | £241,258 |
Date | Title | Studio | Gross | Ref |
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1 January 1971 | Scrooge | Cinema Center Films | TBD | [4] |
8 January 1971 | ||||
15 January 1971 | ||||
22 January 1971 | Murphy's War | Hemdale & Michael Deeley-Peter Yates Films | ||
29 January 1971 | Song of Norway | ABC Pictures & American Broadcasting Company | ||
5 February 1971 | ||||
12 February 1971 | ||||
19 February 1971 | ||||
26 February 1971 | ||||
5 March 1971 | The Music Lovers | Russ-Arts & Russ Films | ||
12 March 1971 | Death in Venice | Alfa Cinematografica & PECF | ||
19 March 1971 | Love Story | Paramount Pictures & Love Story Company | ||
26 March 1971 | ||||
2 April 1971 | ||||
9 April 1971 | ||||
16 April 1971 | ||||
23 April 1971 | ||||
30 April 1971 | ||||
7 May 1971 | ||||
14 May 1971 | ||||
21 May 1971 | ||||
28 May 1971 | ||||
4 June 1971 | ||||
11 June 1971 | ||||
18 June 1971 | Valdez Is Coming | Norlan Productions & Ira Steiner Productions | ||
25 June 1971 | Little Big Man | Cinema Center Films | ||
2 July 1971 | ||||
9 July 1971 | Sunday Bloody Sunday | Vectia | ||
16 July 1971 | ||||
23 July 1971 | Le Mans | Cinema Center Films | ||
30 July 1971 | The Devils | Russo Productions | £17,500 | |
6 August 1971 | £17,500 | |||
13 August 1971 | £17,500 | |||
20 August 1971 | £17,500 | |||
27 August 1971 | £17,500 | |||
3 September 1971 | £17,500 | |||
10 September 1971 | £17,500 | |||
17 September 1971 | £675,000 | |||
24 September 1971 | Carnal Knowledge | Icarus Productions | £95,663 | |
1 October 1971 | £79,719 | |||
8 October 1971 | The Go-Between | EMI Films | £66,433 | |
15 October 1971 | £31,635 | |||
22 October 1971 | £26,363 | |||
29 October 1971 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Walt Disney Productions | £21,969 | |
5 November 1971 | £18,308 | |||
12 November 1971 | £15,257 | |||
19 November 1971 | £7,265 | |||
26 November 1971 | Trafic | Les Films Corona, Les Films Gibé, & Selenia Cinematografica | £6,054 | |
3 December 1971 | Straw Dogs | ABC Pictures, Talent Associates, & Amerbroco Films | £4,784 | |
10 December 1971 | Nicholas and Alexandra | Horizon Pictures | £3,153 | |
17 December 1971 | £2,501 | |||
24 December 1971 | Fiddler on the Roof | The Mirisch Company & Cartier Productions | £5,500 | |
31 December 1971 | On the Buses † | Hammer Film Productions & EMI Elstree | £6,550 | [5] |
Date | Title | Studio | Gross | Ref |
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1 January 1972 | Nicholas and Alexandra | Horizon Pictures | TBD | [6] |
8 January 1972 | Diamonds Are Forever | Eon Productions | ||
15 January 1972 | ||||
22 January 1972 | ||||
29 January 1972 | ||||
5 February 1972 | ||||
12 February 1972 | ||||
19 February 1972 | ||||
26 February 1972 | ||||
4 March 1972 | ||||
11 March 1972 | ||||
18 March 1972 | The French Connection | Philip D'Antoni Productions & Schine-Moore Productions | ||
25 March 1972 | Diamonds Are Forever | Eon Productions | ||
1 April 1972 | ||||
8 April 1972 | Mary, Queen of Scots | Universal Pictures & Hal Wallis Productions | ||
15 April 1972 | ||||
22 April 1972 | ||||
29 April 1972 | ||||
6 May 1972 | ||||
13 May 1972 | A Clockwork Orange | Polaris Productions & Hawk Films | ||
20 May 1972 | The Hospital | Simcha Productions and United Artists Corporation | ||
27 May 1972 | ||||
3 June 1972 | Frenzy | Universal Pictures & Alfred Hitchcock Productions | ||
10 June 1972 | Cabaret | ABC Pictures Corp. | £480,000 | |
17 June 1972 | £240,000 | |||
24 June 1972 | £184,615 | |||
1 July 1972 | £142,012 | |||
8 July 1972 | £71,006 | |||
15 July 1972 | What's Up, Doc? | Saticoy Productions | £47,337 | |
22 July 1972 | £36,413 | |||
29 July 1972 | Young Winston | Columbia Pictures, Open Road Films, & Abacus Productions | £24,275 | |
5 August 1972 | £18,673 | |||
12 August 1972 | £14,364 | |||
19 August 1972 | £7,182 | |||
26 August 1972 | £881,000 | |||
2 September 1972 | The Godfather † | Paramount Pictures & Alfran Productions | £940,500 | |
9 September 1972 | £522,500 | |||
16 September 1972 | £401,923 | |||
23 September 1972 | £200,962 | |||
30 September 1972 | £100,481 | |||
7 October 1972 | £50,241 | |||
14 October 1972 | £25,121 | |||
21 October 1972 | £12,561 | |||
28 October 1972 | £6,978 | |||
4 November 1972 | £5,368 | |||
11 November 1972 | £4,129 | |||
18 November 1972 | £3,176 | |||
25 November 1972 | £2,443 | |||
2 December 1972 | Lady Caroline Lamb | Pulsar Productions | TBD | |
9 December 1972 | ||||
16 December 1972 | ||||
23 December 1972 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Josef Shaftel Productions | ||
30 December 1972 |
The Sting became the highest grossing film of 1973. But its reign at the #1 spot occurred in early 1974, it never reached #1 during 1973. |
Date | Title | Studio | Gross | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
6 January 1973 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Josef Shaftel Productions | TBD | [7] |
13 January 1973 | Lady Caroline Lamb | Pulsar Productions | ||
20 January 1973 | The Valachi Papers | Dino De Laurentiis Company | ||
27 January 1973 | ||||
3 February 1973 | The Getaway | First Artists, Solar Productions, David Foster Productions, & Tatiana Films | ||
10 February 1973 | ||||
17 February 1973 | ||||
24 February 1973 | ||||
3 March 1973 | ||||
10 March 1973 | Travels with My Aunt | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | ||
17 March 1973 | ||||
24 March 1973 | Last Tango in Paris | Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA) & Les Productions Artistes Associés | ||
31 March 1973 | ||||
7 April 1973 | ||||
14 April 1973 | ||||
21 April 1973 | ||||
28 April 1973 | ||||
5 May 1973 | ||||
12 May 1973 | ||||
19 May 1973 | Hitler: The Last Ten Days | Tomorrow Entertainment & West Film | ||
26 May 1973 | Last Tango in Paris | Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA) & Les Productions Artistes Associés | ||
2 June 1973 | ||||
9 June 1973 | A Touch of Class | Brut Productions | ||
16 June 1973 | Last Tango in Paris | Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA) & Les Productions Artistes Associés | ||
23 June 1973 | The Day of the Jackal | Warwick Film Productions & Universal Productions France | ||
30 June 1973 | ||||
7 July 1973 | ||||
14 July 1973 | Live and Let Die | Eon Productions | ||
21 July 1973 | ||||
28 July 1973 | ||||
4 August 1973 | ||||
11 August 1973 | ||||
18 August 1973 | ||||
25 August 1973 | ||||
1 September 1973 | ||||
8 September 1973 | ||||
15 September 1973 | ||||
22 September 1973 | Scorpio | The Mirisch Corporation & Scimitar Films | ||
29 September 1973 | ||||
6 October 1973 | ||||
13 October 1973 | ||||
20 October 1973 | Don't Look Now | Casey Productions & Eldorado Films | ||
27 October 1973 | ||||
3 November 1973 | ||||
10 November 1973 | ||||
17 November 1973 | ||||
24 November 1973 | ||||
1 December 1973 | ||||
8 December 1973 | Paper Moon | The Directors Company & Saticoy Productions | ||
15 December 1973 | £5,500 | |||
22 December 1973 | Magnum Force | The Malpaso Company | £6,583 | |
29 December 1973 | Robin Hood | Walt Disney Productions | £982,166 |
Date | Title | Studio | Gross | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 January 1974 | Robin Hood | Walt Disney Productions | £657,138 | [8] |
12 January 1974 | The Sting | Universal Pictures & The Zanuck/Brown Company | £312,923 | |
19 January 1974 | Enter the Dragon | Sequoia Pictures, Concord Production Inc., Warner Bros. | £260,769 | |
26 January 1974 | £162,981 | |||
2 February 1974 | The Sting | Universal Pictures & The Zanuck/Brown Company | £100,000 | |
9 February 1974 | £64,675 | |||
16 February 1974 | The Way We Were | Rastar | £39,683 | |
23 February 1974 | The Sting | Universal Pictures & The Zanuck/Brown Company | £18,897 | |
2 March 1974 | £15,748 | |||
9 March 1974 | The Way We Were | Rastar | £13,663 | |
16 March 1974 | £212,572 | |||
23 March 1974 | The Exorcist † | Hoya Productions | £163,517 | |
30 March 1974 | £125,782 | |||
6 April 1974 | £467,210 | |||
13 April 1974 | £313,795 | |||
20 April 1974 | £202,530 | |||
27 April 1974 | £211,332 | |||
4 May 1974 | £191,634 | |||
11 May 1974 | £84,334 | |||
18 May 1974 | £60,176 | |||
25 May 1974 | The Great Gatsby | Newdon Productions | £29,117 | |
1 June 1974 | £7,978 | |||
8 June 1974 | £7,341 | |||
15 June 1974 | £5,127 | |||
22 June 1974 | £659,722 | |||
29 June 1974 | £790,344 | |||
6 July 1974 | £376,354 | |||
13 July 1974 | £319,602 | |||
20 July 1974 | The Exorcist † | Hoya Productions | £213,068 | |
27 July 1974 | £112,141 | |||
3 August 1974 | For Pete's Sake | Rastar | £74,761 | |
10 August 1974 | £35,600 | |||
17 August 1974 | Chinatown | Long Road Productions, Robert Evans Company | £18,737 | |
24 August 1974 | £9,862 | |||
31 August 1974 | £4,696 | |||
7 September 1974 | £204,542 | |||
14 September 1974 | The Great Gold Conspiracy | Killarney Film Studios & Avton Films | £113,634 | |
21 September 1974 | £63,130 | |||
28 September 1974 | Thunderbolt and Lightfoot | The Malpaso Company | £673,485 | |
5 October 1974 | The Great Gold Conspiracy | Killarney Film Studios & Avton Films | £448,990 | |
12 October 1974 | Emmanuelle | Trinacra Films & Orphée Productions | £299,327 | |
19 October 1974 | £199,551 | |||
26 October 1974 | The Odessa File | John Woolf Productions, Domino Productions, & Oceanic Filmproduktion | £133,034 | |
2 November 1974 | £73,908 | |||
9 November 1974 | £41,060 | |||
16 November 1974 | £22,811 | |||
23 November 1974 | Emmanuelle | Trinacra Films & Orphée Productions | £22,673 | |
30 November 1974 | Murder on the Orient Express | G.W. Films Limited & EMI Films | £537,750 | |
7 December 1974 | Earthquake | The Filmakers Group | £298,750 | |
14 December 1974 | £165,972 | |||
21 December 1974 | £851,876 | |||
28 December 1974 | The Man With the Golden Gun | Eon Productions | £567,917 |
Date | Title | Studio | Gross | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 January 1975 | The Man With the Golden Gun | Eon Productions | £378,611 | [9] |
11 January 1975 | £252,407 | |||
18 January 1975 | £345,538 | |||
25 January 1975 | £164,542 | |||
1 February 1975 | £896,450 | |||
8 February 1975 | The Towering Inferno † | 20th Century Fox & Warner Bros. | £697,042 | |
15 February 1975 | £547,535 | |||
22 February 1975 | £479,709 | |||
1 March 1975 | £299,318 | |||
8 March 1975 | £256,098 | |||
15 March 1975 | £238,415 | |||
22 March 1975 | £890,863 | |||
29 March 1975 | Funny Lady | Rastar | £478,130 | |
5 April 1975 | Tommy | Robert Stigwood Organization Ltd. & Hemdale Film Corporation | £274,112 | |
12 April 1975 | £210,855 | |||
19 April 1975 | £119,498 | |||
26 April 1975 | £163,949 | |||
3 May 1975 | £153,291 | |||
10 May 1975 | £143,419 | |||
17 May 1975 | £123,241 | |||
24 May 1975 | The Godfather Part II | Paramount Pictures & The Coppola Company | £125,377 | |
31 May 1975 | £112,084 | |||
7 June 1975 | £95,754 | |||
14 June 1975 | £93,740 | |||
21 June 1975 | £90,876 | |||
28 June 1975 | Tommy | Robert Stigwood Organization Ltd. & Hemdale Film Corporation | £51,690 | |
5 July 1975 | £25,244 | |||
12 July 1975 | £19,418 | |||
19 July 1975 | £9,709 | |||
26 July 1975 | £513,320 | |||
2 August 1975 | French Connection II | 20th Century Studios | £256,660 | |
9 August 1975 | Tommy | Robert Stigwood Organization Ltd. & Hemdale Film Corporation | £197,431 | |
16 August 1975 | £98,716 | |||
23 August 1975 | The Drowning Pool | First Artists | £39,486 | |
30 August 1975 | The Eiger Sanction | The Malpaso Company | £19,743 | |
6 September 1975 | £822,335 | |||
13 September 1975 | Rollerball | Algonquin Films | £689,702 | |
20 September 1975 | £334,493 | |||
27 September 1975 | £137,941 | |||
4 October 1975 | Three Days of the Condor | Dino De Laurentiis Corporation | £97,318 | |
11 October 1975 | £74,860 | |||
18 October 1975 | £57,585 | |||
25 October 1975 | £44,296 | |||
1 November 1975 | The Jungle Book (reissue) | Walt Disney Productions | £22,148 | |
8 November 1975 | £8,859 | |||
15 November 1975 | £2,512 | |||
22 November 1975 | Lisztomania | Goodtimes Enterprises & Visual Programme Systems Ltd. | TBD | |
29 November 1975 | ||||
6 December 1975 | Lenny | Marvin Worth Productions & Tribe Entertainment Group | £223,796 | |
13 December 1975 | £106,570 | |||
20 December 1975 | Barry Lyndon | Hawk Films & Peregrine Productions | £371,066 | |
27 December 1975 | £1,077,183 |
Date | Title | Studio | Gross | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 January 1976 | Jaws † | Zanuck/Brown Company & Universal Pictures | £1,070,873 | [10] |
10 January 1976 | £1,035,437 | |||
17 January 1976 | £517,719 | |||
24 January 1976 | £911,168 | |||
31 January 1976 | £764,467 | |||
7 February 1976 | £588,052 | |||
14 February 1976 | £452,348 | |||
21 February 1976 | £180,939 | |||
28 February 1976 | £687,304 | |||
6 March 1976 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Fantasy Films | £493,652 | |
13 March 1976 | £348,963 | |||
20 March 1976 | £374,482 | |||
27 March 1976 | £229,793 | |||
3 April 1976 | £91,917 | |||
10 April 1976 | £45,959 | |||
17 April 1976 | £351,269 | |||
24 April 1976 | Shout at the Devil | Tonav Productions | £195,635 | |
1 May 1976 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Fantasy Films | £671,066 | |
8 May 1976 | All the Presidents Men | Wildwood Enterprises | £488,426 | |
15 May 1976 | £315,370 | |||
22 May 1976 | £121,296 | |||
29 May 1976 | £60,648 | |||
5 June 1976 | £5,832 | |||
12 June 1976 | £46,652 | |||
19 June 1976 | £23,326 | |||
26 June 1976 | £11,663 | |||
3 July 1976 | £5,832 | |||
10 July 1976 | £1,238 | |||
17 July 1976 | The Missouri Breaks | United Artists, Devon/Persky-Bright, & Elliott Kastner Productions | £619 | |
24 July 1976 | £774,368 | |||
31 July 1976 | Bugsy Malone | Goodtimes Enterprises & Robert Stigwood Organisation | £309,747 | |
7 August 1976 | The Message | Filmco International Productions Inc. | £206,498 | |
14 August 1976 | The Outlaw Josey Wales | The Malpaso Company | £137,665 | |
21 August 1976 | £55,066 | |||
28 August 1976 | Family Plot | Universal Pictures | £500,258 | |
4 September 1976 | Murder by Death | Rastar | £250,129 | |
11 September 1976 | £125,065 | |||
18 September 1976 | Drum | Dino De Laurentiis Company | £375,158 | |
25 September 1976 | The Omen | 20th Century-Fox & Mace Neufeld Productions | £187,579 | |
2 October 1976 | £1,006,579 | |||
9 October 1976 | £503,290 | |||
16 October 1976 | £251,645 | |||
23 October 1976 | £193,573 | |||
30 October 1976 | £96,787 | |||
6 November 1976 | The Return of a Man Called Horse | Estudios Churubusco Azteca & Sandy Howard Productions | £74,452 | |
13 November 1976 | Emmanuelle 2 | Trinacra Films, Orphée Arts, & Parafrance Films | £37,226 | |
20 November 1976 | £28,635 | |||
27 November 1976 | £22,027 | |||
4 December 1976 | TBD | |||
11 December 1976 | ||||
18 December 1976 | £565,577 | |||
25 December 1976 | The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Amjo Productions | £282,789 |
Date | Title | Studio | Gross | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 January 1977 | The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Amjo Productions | £1,059,677 | [11] |
8 January 1977 | £979,839 | |||
15 January 1977 | £653,226 | |||
22 January 1977 | £435,484 | |||
29 January 1977 | £174,194 | |||
5 February 1977 | Silent Movie | Crossbow Productions | £69,678 | |
12 February 1977 | The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Amjo Productions | £46,452 | |
19 February 1977 | Cross of Iron | Anglo-EMI Productions, Rapid Film, Terra-Filmkunst, & ITC Entertainment | £754,336 | |
26 February 1977 | Network | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | £301,734 | |
5 March 1977 | The Last Tycoon | Academy Pictures Corporation & Gelderse Maatschappij N.V. | £150,867 | |
12 March 1977 | The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Amjo Productions | £75,434 | |
19 March 1977 | £37,717 | |||
26 March 1977 | £420,497 | |||
2 April 1977 | A Star Is Born | First Artists & Barwood Films | £195,484 | |
9 April 1977 | The Eagle Has Landed | ITC Entertainment | £97,742 | |
16 April 1977 | Airport '77 | Universal Pictures | £39,097 | |
23 April 1977 | £15,038 | |||
30 April 1977 | Rocky | Chartoff-Winkler Productions | £6,015 | |
7 May 1977 | £4,627 | |||
14 May 1977 | £30,075 | |||
21 May 1977 | A Star Is Born | First Artists & Barwood Films | £2,314 | |
28 May 1977 | £737,299 | |||
4 June 1977 | £368,650 | |||
11 June 1977 | £283,577 | |||
18 June 1977 | £1,003,000 | |||
25 June 1977 | £812,000 | |||
2 July 1977 | A Bridge Too Far | Joseph E. Levine Productions | £1,060,170 | |
9 July 1977 | £664,068 | |||
16 July 1977 | The Spy Who Loved Me † | Eon Productions | £932,034 | |
23 July 1977 | £743,526 | |||
30 July 1977 | £571,943 | |||
6 August 1977 | £285,972 | |||
13 August 1977 | £133,968 | |||
20 August 1977 | £87,992 | |||
27 August 1977 | £67,686 | |||
3 September 1977 | £509,341 | |||
10 September 1977 | £554,671 | |||
17 September 1977 | £457,356 | |||
24 September 1977 | Exorcist II: The Heretic | Warner Bros. & Seven Arts Productions | £914,359 | |
1 October 1977 | New York, New York | Chartoff-Winkler Productions | £765,744 | |
8 October 1977 | £424,317 | |||
15 October 1977 | Valentino | Chartoff-Winkler Productions & United Artists | £569,727 | |
22 October 1977 | £438,252 | |||
29 October 1977 | The Spy Who Loved Me † | Eon Productions | £337,117 | |
5 November 1977 | £134,847 | |||
12 November 1977 | £103,728 | |||
19 November 1977 | Salon Kitty | Coralta Produzioni, Internazionali Cinematografica S.r.l., Cinema Seven Film GmbH, Co. 1 KG, & Les Fox Productions Europa | £51,864 | |
26 November 1977 | £39,895 | |||
3 December 1977 | The Spy Who Loved Me † | Eon Productions | £30,688 | |
10 December 1977 | Golden Rendezvous | Film Futures | £15,344 | |
17 December 1977 | £348,296 | |||
24 December 1977 | The Deep | Casablanca FilmWorks & EMI Films | £183,314 | |
31 December 1977 | TBA |
Date | Title | Studio | Gross | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 January 1978 | Star Wars † | Lucasfilm Ltd. | £650,021 | [12] |
14 January 1978 | £826,782 | |||
21 January 1978 | £626,819 | |||
28 January 1978 | £1,005,031 | |||
4 February 1978 | £1,002,511 | |||
11 February 1978 | £912,506 | |||
18 February 1978 | £866,076 | |||
25 February 1978 | £975,769 | |||
4 March 1978 | £587,885 | |||
11 March 1978 | £548,489 | |||
18 March 1978 | £937,138 | |||
25 March 1978 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Columbia Pictures & EMI Films | £1,048,552 | |
1 April 1978 | £911,900 | |||
8 April 1978 | £414,500 | |||
15 April 1978 | £656,902 | |||
22 April 1978 | £505,690 | |||
29 April 1978 | £128,261 | |||
6 May 1978 | £80,163 | |||
13 May 1978 | £31,314 | |||
20 May 1978 | £31,314 | |||
27 May 1978 | £19,571 | |||
3 June 1978 | £12,232 | |||
10 June 1978 | £7,645 | |||
17 June 1978 | £32,114 | |||
24 June 1978 | £839,564 | |||
1 July 1978 | £599,689 | |||
8 July 1978 | Game of Death | Golden Harvest Concord & Production Inc. | £603,173 | |
15 July 1978 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Columbia Pictures & EMI Films | £793,268 | |
22 July 1978 | Revenge of the Pink Panther | United Artists Corporation, Sellers-Edward Productions, Jewel Productions, & DePatie-Freleng | £417,509 | |
29 July 1978 | £219,742 | |||
5 August 1978 | £115,654 | |||
12 August 1978 | £434,979 | |||
19 August 1978 | £197,718 | |||
26 August 1978 | £644,446 | |||
2 September 1978 | £322,223 | |||
9 September 1978 | £299,434 | |||
16 September 1978 | Heaven Can Wait | Paramount Pictures | £732,080 | |
23 September 1978 | Grease | Allan Carr Enterprises & Stigwood Group | £1,000,871 | |
30 September 1978 | £599,336 | |||
7 October 1978 | £352,551 | |||
14 October 1978 | £207,383 | |||
21 October 1978 | £121,990 | |||
28 October 1978 | £400,817 | |||
4 November 1978 | Death on the Nile | Mersham Productions & EMI Films | £190,865 | |
11 November 1978 | £159,054 | |||
18 November 1978 | £120,500 | |||
25 November 1978 | £249,233 | |||
2 December 1978 | £118,682 | |||
9 December 1978 | £98,902 | |||
16 December 1978 | Force 10 From Navarone | Navarone Productions | £1,001,289 | |
23 December 1978 | Superman | Dovemead Ltd. & International Film Production | £6,464,193 | |
30 December 1978 | £1,385,677 |
Date | Title | Studio | Gross | Notes | Ref |
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5 January 1979 | Superman | Dovemead Ltd. & International Film Production | £83,458 | London only | [13] [14] |
12 January 1979 | £63,439 | London only | [15] | ||
19 January 1979 | £57,483 | London only | [16] | ||
26 January 1979 | £46,332 | London only | [17] | ||
2 February 1979 | £103,919 | [18] [19] | |||
9 February 1979 | £34,719 | London only | [20] | ||
16 February 1979 | £29,072 | London only | [21] | ||
23 February 1979 | TBD | [14] | |||
2 March 1979 | [14] | ||||
9 March 1979 | The Deer Hunter | EMI | [14] | ||
16 March 1979 | [14] | ||||
23 March 1979 | [14] | ||||
30 March 1979 | California Suite | Rastar | [14] | ||
6 April 1979 | [14] | ||||
13 April 1979 | [14] | ||||
20 April 1979 | Battlestar Galactica | R&D TV | [14] | ||
27 April 1979 | California Suite | Rastar | [14] | ||
4 May 1979 | [14] | ||||
11 May 1979 | The Deer Hunter | EMI | [14] | ||
18 May 1979 | The Warriors | Lawrence Gordon Productions | [14] | ||
25 May 1979 | [14] | ||||
1 June 1979 | Escape to Athena | ITC Entertainment | [14] | ||
8 June 1979 | The Lady Vanishes | Hammer Film Productions | [14] | ||
15 June 1979 | The World Is Full of Married Men | Married Men | [14] | ||
22 June 1979 | Doctor Zhivago (re-issue) | Carlo Ponti Productions & Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | [14] | ||
29 June 1979 | Players | Paramount Pictures | [14] | ||
6 July 1979 | Moonraker † | Eon Productions & Les Productions Artistes | £67,139 | London only | [22] |
13 July 1979 | £57,014 | London only | [23] | ||
20 July 1979 | £56,431 | London only | [24] | ||
27 July 1979 | £224,162 | [25] [26] | |||
3 August 1979 | £217,005 | [27] [28] | |||
10 August 1979 | £194,289 | [29] [30] | |||
17 August 1979 | £179,336 | [31] [32] | |||
24 August 1979 | £157,826 | [33] [34] | |||
31 August 1979 | £118,291 | [35] [36] | |||
7 September 1979 | £75,197 | [37] | |||
14 September 1979 | Alien | 20th Century-Fox & Brandywine Productions | £71,988 | [39] | |
21 September 1979 | £100,235 | [40] [41] | |||
28 September 1979 | £142,350 | [42] [43] | |||
5 October 1979 | £220,870 | [44] [45] | |||
12 October 1979 | £167,682 | [46] [47] | |||
19 October 1979 | £122,198 | [48] [49] | |||
26 October 1979 | £98,061 | [50] [51] | |||
2 November 1979 | £23,220 | London only | [52] | ||
9 November 1979 | Yanks | CIP | £23,952 | London only | [53] |
16 November 1979 | Life of Brian | HandMade Films & Python (Monty) Pictures | TBD | [14] | |
23 November 1979 | [14] | ||||
30 November 1979 | [14] | ||||
7 December 1979 | [14] | ||||
14 December 1979 | [14] | ||||
21 December 1979 | [14] | ||||
28 December 1979 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Paramount Pictures | [14] |
£40,928
Birmingham ABC Bristol Road 1 £3,488, ABC New Street 1 £4,748; Brighton £2,985; Bristol ABC Whiteladies 2 £1,891, ABC New Centre £3,656; Cardiff £3,783; Edinburgh £5,672; Glasgow £10,859; Leeds £4,395; Liverpool £3,826; Manchester £4,874; Newcastle £4,698; Nottingham £3,506; Sheffield £1,463; Newcastle £3,147
£57,893
No. of Screens 19; Average Net £8,751
£73,729
No. of Screens 17; Average Net £8,428
£69,409
No. of Screens 16; Average Net £7,805
£63,794
No. of Screens 14; Average Net £8,253
£74,223
No. of Screens 13; Average Net £6,431
£55,631
No. of Screens 13; Average Net £4,820
£37,049
No. of Screens 11; Average Net £3,468
£63,515
No. of Cinemas 2; Average Net £18,360
£55,375
No. of Screens 7; Average Net £12,425
£67,926
No. of Screens 16; Average Net £9,559
£52,812
No. of Screens 15; Average Net £7,658
£38,912
No. of Screens 14; Average Net £5,949
£28,201
No. of Screens 14; Average Net £4,990