1978 in film

The year 1978 in film involved some significant events.

List of years in film (table)
In home video
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
In television
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1978 released films by box office gross in the United States and Canada are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1978
RankTitleStudioBox-office gross
1 Superman Warner Bros. $134,218,018[1]
2 Grease Paramount $132,472,560[2]
3 Animal House Universal $120,091,123[3]
4 Every Which Way but Loose Warner Bros. $85,196,485[4]
5 Heaven Can Wait Paramount $81,640,278[5]
6 Hooper Warner Bros. $78,000,000[6]
7 Jaws 2 Universal $77,737,272[7]
8 Up In Smoke Paramount $76,000,000[8]
9 Revenge of the Pink Panther United Artists $49,579,269[9]
10 The Deer Hunter Universal $48,979,328[10]

Events

Awards

Category/Organization36th Golden Globe Awards
January 27, 1979
32nd BAFTA Awards
March 22, 1979
51st Academy Awards
April 9, 1979
DramaMusical or Comedy
Best FilmMidnight ExpressHeaven Can WaitJuliaThe Deer Hunter
Best DirectorMichael Cimino
The Deer Hunter
Alan Parker
Midnight Express
Michael Cimino
The Deer Hunter
Best ActorJon Voight
Coming Home
Warren Beatty
Heaven Can Wait
Richard Dreyfuss
The Goodbye Girl
Jon Voight
Coming Home
Best ActressJane Fonda
Coming Home
Ellen Burstyn
Same Time, Next Year
Maggie Smith
California Suite
Jane Fonda
Julia
Jane Fonda
Coming Home
Best Supporting ActorJohn Hurt
Midnight Express
Christopher Walken
The Deer Hunter
Best Supporting ActressDyan Cannon
Heaven Can Wait
Geraldine Page
Interiors
Maggie Smith
California Suite
Best Screenplay, AdaptedOliver Stone
Midnight Express
Alvin Sargent
Julia
Oliver Stone
Midnight Express
Best Screenplay, OriginalNancy Dowd, Waldo Salt and Robert C. Jones
Coming Home
Best Original ScoreGiorgio Moroder
Midnight Express
John Williams
Star Wars
Giorgio Moroder
Midnight Express
Joe Renzetti
The Buddy Holly Story
Best Original Song"Last Dance"
Thank God It's Friday
N/A"Last Dance"
Thank God It's Friday
Best Foreign Language FilmAutumn SonataN/AGet Out Your Handkerchiefs

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

The Tree of Wooden Clogs (L'Albero degli zoccoli), directed by Ermanno Olmi, Italy

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Trout (Las Truchas), directed by José Luis García Sánchez, Spain
What Max Said (Las Palabras de Max), directed by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro, Spain

1978 Wide-release movies

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Notable films released in 1978

U.S.A. unless stated

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M

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P

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U–V

W

Y

Births

Notable deaths

MonthDateNameAgeCountryProfessionNotable films
January 5Sally Eilers69USActress
12Arthur Sheekman76USScreenwriter
23Jack Oakie74USActor
26Leo Genn72UKActor
27Oskar Homolka79AustriaActor
29Tim McCoy86USActor
February 2Wendy Barrie69UKActress
14Claude Binyon72USWriter, Director
15Ilka Chase77USActress
18Kathleen Lockhart83UKActress
18Maggie McNamara48USActress
24Franco Arcalli48ItalyScreenwriter
28Philip Ahn72USActor
March 12John Cazale42USActor
16Reb Russell72USActor
18Peggy Wood86USActress
24Leigh Brackett62USScreenwriter
25Leslie Fenton76UKActor, Director
25Jack Hulbert85UKActor
25Hanna Ralph92GermanyActress
31Astrid Allwyn72USActress
April 1Lynne Roberts56USActress
9Michael Wilson63USScreenwriter
13Paul McGrath74USActor
22Will Geer76USActor
May 6Loyal Griggs71USCinematographer
11Philip Ray79UKActor
12Robert Coogan53USActor
16Robert Florey78FranceDirector
June 20Mark Robson64CanadaDirector
29Bob Crane49USActor
30Frank Santillo65USEditor
July 3James Daly59USActor
14Jack Woolgar64UKActor
17Thayer David51USActor
19Agnes Christine Johnston82USScreenwriter
August 5Queenie Smith79USActress
24Louis Prima67USActor, Singer
26Charles Boyer78FranceActor
28Robert Shaw51UKActor
31Lee Garmes80USCinematographer
September 3Karin Molander89SwedenActress
9Jack L. Warner86CanadaProducer, Studio Executive
12Frank Ferguson78USActor
18Ann Shoemaker87USActress
24Ruth Etting80USSinger, Actress
30Edgar Bergen75USActor, Ventriloquist
October 10Kathryn McGuire74USActress
16Dan Dailey62USActor
19Gig Young64USActor
30Brian Hayles47UKScreenwriter
November 5Denis O'Dea73IrelandActor
9Florence Marly59CzechoslovakiaActress
16Claude Dauphin75FranceActor
20Robert Alan Aurthur56USScreenwriter
23June Martel69USActress
26Ford Beebe90USDirector
27Susan Shaw44UKActress
28André Morell69UKActor
December 7I. Stanford Jolley78USActor
10Ed Wood54USDirector, Screenwriter, Actor
12Fay Compton84UKActress
15Chill Wills76USActor
19Duncan Lamont60UKActor
23Louis de Rochemont89USProducer

Film debuts

References

  1. "Superman, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  2. "'Grease,' $4,500,000, In 1,248 Situations For Re-Re-Runs". Variety. May 23, 1979. p. 27.
  3. "Animal House, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  4. "Every Which Way But Loose, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  5. "Heaven Can Wait, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  6. "Hooper, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  7. "Jaws 2, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  8. "Columbia Sets Cheech & Chong; They'll Write, Star and Direct". Variety. September 12, 1979. p. 6. Meanwhile, "Smoke" continues to go higher and higher, with $76,000,000 domestic b.o. gross and $28,000,000 foreign
  9. "Revenge of the Pink Panther, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  10. "The Deer Hunter, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  11. "The Astral Factor (1978), imdb". IMDb. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
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