1978 in film

The year 1978 in film involved some significant events.

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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
RankTitleDistributorBox-office gross
1 Grease Paramount $159,978,870[1]
2 Superman Warner Bros. $134,218,018[2]
3 National Lampoon's 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 Revenge of the Pink Panther United Artists $49,579,269[8]
9 The Deer Hunter Universal $48,979,328[9]
10 Halloween Compass International $47,000,000[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 films

By country/region

  • List of American films of 1978
  • List of Argentine films of 1978
  • List of Australian films of 1978
  • List of Bangladeshi films of 1978
  • List of British films of 1978
  • List of Canadian films of 1978
  • List of French films of 1978
  • List of Hong Kong films of 1978
  • List of Indian films of 1978
    • List of Hindi films of 1978
    • List of Kannada films of 1978
    • List of Malayalam films of 1978
    • List of Marathi films of 1978
    • List of Tamil films of 1978
    • List of Telugu films of 1978
  • List of Japanese films of 1978
  • List of Mexican films of 1978
  • List of Pakistani films of 1978
  • List of South Korean films of 1978
  • List of Soviet films of 1978
  • List of Spanish films of 1978

By genre/medium

  • List of action films of 1978
  • List of animated feature films of 1978
  • List of avant-garde films of 1978
  • List of comedy films of 1978
  • List of drama films of 1978
  • List of horror films of 1978
  • List of science fiction films of 1978
  • List of thriller films of 1978
  • List of western films of 1978

Births

Deaths

MonthDateNameAgeCountryProfessionNotable films
January 5Sally Eilers69USActress
12Arthur Sheekman76USScreenwriter
23Jack Oakie74USActor
26Leo Genn72UKActor
27Oskar Homolka79AustriaActor
29Tim McCoy86USActor
  • Texas Cyclone
  • Two-Fisted Law
February 2Wendy Barrie69UKActress
14Claude Binyon72USWriter, Director
  • The Saxon Charm
  • Dreamboat
15Ilka Chase77USActress
18Kathleen Lockhart83UKActress
18Maggie McNamara48USActress
24Franco Arcalli48ItalyScreenwriter
28Philip Ahn72USActor
March 12John Cazale42USActor
16Reb Russell72USActor
  • Range Warfare
  • Border Vengeance
18Peggy Wood86USActress
24Leigh Brackett62USScreenwriter
25Leslie Fenton76UKActor, Director
25Jack Hulbert85UKActor
  • Bulldog Jack
  • Jack Ahoy
25Hanna Ralph92GermanyActress
31Astrid Allwyn72USActress
April 1Lynne Roberts56USActress
  • Girls of the Big House
  • Port Sinister
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
  • Life Begins for Andy Hardy
  • Black Beauty
August 5Queenie Smith79USActress
13Ferenc Kiss86HungaryActor
  • Cafe Moscow
  • The Talking Rob
24Louis Prima67USActor, Singer
26Charles Boyer78FranceActor
28Robert Shaw51UKActor
31Lee Garmes80USCinematographer
September 3Karin Molander89SwedenActress
  • Halvblod
  • Erotikon
9Jack L. Warner86CanadaProducer, Studio Executive
12Frank Ferguson78USActor
18Ann Shoemaker87USActress
24Ruth Etting80USSinger, Actress
30Edgar Bergen75USActor, Ventriloquist
October 10Kathryn McGuire74USActress
16Dan Dailey62USActor
19Gig Young64USActor
30Brian Hayles47UKScreenwriter
  • Warlords of Atlantis
  • Arabian Adventure
November 5Denis O'Dea73IrelandActor
9Florence Marly59CzechoslovakiaActress
  • Sealed Verdict
  • Tokyo Joe
16Claude Dauphin75FranceActor
20Robert Alan Aurthur56USScreenwriter
23June Martel69USActress
  • Fighting Youth
  • Santa Fe Stampede
26Ford Beebe90USDirector
27Susan Shaw44UKActress
  • Wide Boy
  • Fire Maidens from Outer Space
28André Morell69UKActor
December 7I. Stanford Jolley78USActor
  • King of the Rocket Men
  • I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
10Ed Wood54USDirector, Screenwriter, Actor
12Fay Compton84UKActress
15Chill Wills76USActor
19Duncan Lamont60UKActor
23Louis de Rochemont89USProducer

Film debuts

References

  1. "'Grease,' $4,500,000, In 1,248 Situations For Re-Re-Runs". Variety. May 23, 1979. p. 27.
  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". 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. "Revenge of the Pink Panther, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  9. "The Deer Hunter, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  10. "Halloween". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  11. "Teddy-Lussi-Modeste attendu mardi à l'Autre cité". L'Est Républicain (in French). 1 October 2017.
  12. "Justine Triet". La Semaine de la Critique of Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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