Top Grossing Films (U.S.)
| Rank | Title | Studio | Actors | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Grease | Paramount | John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John | $159,978,870 |
| 2. | Superman | Warner Bros. | Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder | $134,218,018 |
| 3. | Animal House | Universal | John Belushi, Tim Matheson | $120,091,123 |
| 4. | Every Which Way but Loose | Warner Bros. | Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke | $104,268,727 |
| 5. | Heaven Can Wait | Paramount | Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason, Dyan Cannon, Charles Grodin | $98,800,000 |
| 6. | Hooper | Warner Bros. | Burt Reynolds, Sally Field | $78,000,000 |
| 7. | Jaws 2 | Universal | Roy Scheider | $77,737,272 |
| 8. | Halloween | Compass | Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis | $70,000,000 |
| 9. | Dawn of the Dead | United Film Distribution Company | David Emge, Ken Foree | $55,000,000 |
| 10. | The Deer Hunter | Universal | Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep | $50,000,000 |
| 11. | Revenge of the Pink Panther | MGM/United Artists | Peter Sellers | $49,579,269 |
| 12. | Convoy | United Artists | Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw | $45,000,000 |
| 13. | Foul Play | Paramount | Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Burgess Meredith | $44,999,621 |
| 14. | The End | United Artists | Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise | $44,917,151 |
| 15. | Up in Smoke | Paramount | Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong | $44,364,244 |
| 16. | California Suite | Columbia | Jane Fonda, Alan Alda, Michael Caine | $42,913,571 |
| 17. | Midnight Express | Columbia | Brad Davis, Randy Quaid | $35,000,000 |
| 18. | Coming Home | United Artists | Jon Voight, Jane Fonda | $32,653,905 |
| 19. | The Lord of the Rings | United Artists | Christopher Guard, John Hurt | $30,471,420 |
| 20. | House Calls | Universal | Walter Matthau, Art Carney | $29,000,000 |
| 21. | The Cheap Detective | Columbia | Peter Falk, Madeline Kahn | $28,221,552 |
| 22. | Damien: Omen II | 20th Century Fox | William Holden, Lee Grant | $26,518,355 |
| 23. | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | United Artists | Donald Sutherland, Leonard Nimoy | $24,946,533 |
| 24. | An Unmarried Woman | 20th Century Fox | Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates | $24,000,000 |
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