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* ''[[Attack of the Killer Tomatoes]]''
* ''[[Attack of the Killer Tomatoes]]''
* ''[[Autumn Sonata]]'' - directed by [[Ingmar Bergman]], starring [[Ingrid Bergman]] and [[Liv Ullman]] - ([[Swedish films of the 1970s|Sweden]])
* ''[[Autumn Sonata]]'' - directed by [[Ingmar Bergman]], starring [[Ingrid Bergman]] and [[Liv Ullman]] - ([[Swedish films of the 1970s|Sweden]])
* ''[[Avalanche (1978 film)|Avalanche]]'', starring [[Rock Hudson]], [[Robert Forster]], [[Mia Farrow]]


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* ''[[The Betsy]]'', starring [[Laurence Olivier]], [[Robert Duvall]], [[Tommy Lee Jones]], [[Katharine Ross]], [[Kathleen Beller]], [[Lesley-Anne Down]]
* ''[[The Betsy]]'', starring [[Laurence Olivier]], [[Robert Duvall]], [[Tommy Lee Jones]], [[Katharine Ross]], [[Kathleen Beller]], [[Lesley-Anne Down]]
* ''[[The Big Fix]]'', starring [[Richard Dreyfuss]]
* ''[[The Big Fix]]'', starring [[Richard Dreyfuss]]
* ''[[The Big Sleep]]'', starring [[Robert Mitchum]], [[Sarah Miles]], [[Oliver Reed]], [[Candy Clark]], [[Joan Collins]], [[James Stewart]]
* ''[[The Big Sleep]]'', starring [[Robert Mitchum]], [[Sarah Miles]], [[Oliver Reed]], [[Richard Boone]], [[Candy Clark]], [[Joan Collins]], [[James Stewart]]
* ''[[Big Wednesday]]''
* ''[[Big Wednesday]]''
* ''[[Blue Collar (film)|Blue Collar]]'', directed by [[Paul Schrader]], starring [[Richard Pryor]], [[Yaphet Kotto]], [[Harvey Keitel]]
* ''[[Blue Collar (film)|Blue Collar]]'', directed by [[Paul Schrader]], starring [[Richard Pryor]], [[Yaphet Kotto]], [[Harvey Keitel]]
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* ''[[Girlfriends (1978 film)|Girlfriends]]'', Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner
* ''[[Girlfriends (1978 film)|Girlfriends]]'', Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner
* ''[[Go Tell the Spartans]]'', starring [[Burt Lancaster]]
* ''[[Go Tell the Spartans]]'', starring [[Burt Lancaster]]
* ''[[Gray Lady Down]]'', starring [[Charlton Heston]] and [[David Carradine]]
* ''[[Gray Lady Down]]'', starring [[Charlton Heston]], [[David Carradine]], [[Stacy Keach]], [[Ronny Cox]], [[Ned Beatty]]
* ''[[Grease (film)|Grease]]'' - directed by [[Randal Kleiser]], starring [[John Travolta]], [[Olivia Newton-John]], [[Jeff Conaway]], [[Stockard Channing]], [[Eve Arden]], [[Edd Byrnes]]
* ''[[Grease (film)|Grease]]'', directed by [[Randal Kleiser]], starring [[John Travolta]], [[Olivia Newton-John]], [[Jeff Conaway]], [[Stockard Channing]], [[Eve Arden]], [[Edd Byrnes]]


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* ''[[Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween]]'', directed by [[John Carpenter]], starring [[Jamie Lee Curtis]] and [[Donald Pleasence]]
* ''[[Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween]]'', directed by [[John Carpenter]], starring [[Jamie Lee Curtis]] and [[Donald Pleasence]]
* ''[[Harper Valley PTA (film)|Harper Valley PTA]]'', starring [[Barbara Eden]]
* ''[[Harper Valley PTA (film)|Harper Valley PTA]]'', starring [[Barbara Eden]]
* ''[[Heaven Can Wait (1978 film)|Heaven Can Wait]]'', starring [[Warren Beatty]], [[Julie Christie]], [[Charles Grodin]], [[Dyan Cannon]], [[Jack Warden]], [[James Mason]]
* ''[[Heaven Can Wait (1978 film)|Heaven Can Wait]]'', starring [[Warren Beatty]], [[Julie Christie]], [[Charles Grodin]], [[Dyan Cannon]], [[Jack Warden]], [[James Mason]], [[Buck Henry]]
* ''[[The Herd (1978 film)|The Herd]]'' (Sürü) - ([[Turkish films of the 1970s|Turkey]])
* ''[[The Herd (1978 film)|The Herd]]'' (Sürü) - ([[Turkish films of the 1970s|Turkey]])
* ''[[Holocaust (TV miniseries)|Holocaust]]'', a TV miniseries starring [[Meryl Streep]] and [[James Woods]]
* ''[[Holocaust (TV miniseries)|Holocaust]]'', a TV miniseries starring [[Meryl Streep]] and [[James Woods]]

Revision as of 17:21, 3 July 2012

List of years in film
In home video
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
In television
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
+...

The year 1978 in film involved some significant events.

Events

Top grossing films (U.S.)

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

Awards

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: The Deer Hunter - EMI Films/Cimino, Universal
Best Director: Michael Cimino - The Deer Hunter
Best Actor: Jon Voight - Coming Home
Best Actress: Jane Fonda - Coming Home
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Walken - The Deer Hunter
Best Supporting Actress: Maggie Smith - California Suite
Best Foreign Language Film: Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (Preparez vos mouchoirs), directed by Bertrand Blier, France

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:
Best Picture: Midnight Express
Best Actor: Jon Voight - Coming Home
Best Actress: Jane Fonda - Coming Home
Musical or comedy:
Best Picture: Heaven Can Wait
Best Actor: Warren Beatty - Heaven Can Wait
Best Actress (tie): Ellen Burstyn - Same Time, Next Year
Best Actress (tie): Maggie Smith - California Suite
Other
Best Director: Michael Cimino - The Deer Hunter
Best Foreign Language Film: Autumn Sonata, Sweden

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

Films released in 1978

U.S.A. unless stated #

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I-J

K-L

M

N-O

P-Q

R

S

T

U-V

W

XYZ

Births

Deaths

Film debuts

References

  1. ^ "Grease, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "Superman, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Animal House, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  4. ^ "Every Which Way but Loose, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  5. ^ "Heaven Can Wait, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  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. ^ "Halloween, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  9. ^ "Dawn of the Dead, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  10. ^ "The Deer Hunter, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  11. ^ "Revenge of the Pink Panther, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  12. ^ "Convoy, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  13. ^ "Foul Play, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  14. ^ "The End, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  15. ^ "Up in Smoke, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  16. ^ "California Suite, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  17. ^ "Midnight Express, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  18. ^ "Coming Home, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  19. ^ "The Lord of the Rings, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  20. ^ "House Calls, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  21. ^ "The Cheap Detective, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  22. ^ "Damien: Omen II, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  23. ^ "Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  24. ^ "An Unmarried Woman, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved February 12, 2012.

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