1978 in film

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List of years in film (Table)
… 1968 ^. 1969 ^. 1970 ^. 1971 ^. 1972 ^. 1973 ^. 1974 … 1975 1976 1977 -1978- 1979 1980 1981 … 1982 ^. 1983 ^. 1984 ^. 1985 ^. 1986 ^. 1987 ^. 1988 … In home video: 1975 1976 1977 -1978- 1979 1980 1981 In television: 1975 1976 1977 -1978- 1979 1980 1981
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Years in film
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1870s
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1890s
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1900s
1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909
1910s
1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919
1920s
1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929
1930s
1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939
1940s
1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 •1949
1950s
1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959
1960s
1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969
1970s
1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979
1980s
1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989
1990s
1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999
2000s
2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

The year 1978 in film involved some significant events.

1 Top grossing films
2 Events
3 Awards
4 Films released in 1978
5 Births
6 Deaths

Top grossing films

1978 Rank	Title	Gross
1.	Grease	$181,280,701
2.	The Deer Hunter	$48,979,328
3.	Halloween	$47,000,000
4.	Up in Smoke	$41,590,893
5.	Superman	$40,925,251
6.	Revenge of the Pink Panther	$37,337,746
7.	Midnight Express	$35,000,000
8.	Faces of Death	$35,000,000
9.	House Calls	$28,460,702
10.	Invasion of the Body Snatchers	$24,946,533

source: http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Years/1978/top-grossing

Events

February 1 - Bob Dylan's film Renaldo and Clara, a documentary of the "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour premieres in Los Angeles, California.
March 1 - Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery three months after burial.
March - Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for The Empire Strikes Back.
June 4 - Grease, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, has its world premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
September - George Lucas purchases Bulltail Ranch, on Lucas Valley Road, for the development of Skywalker Ranch.
November 17 - The Star Wars Holiday Special airs on CBS. The special gives fans their first glimpse of Boba Fett, a character from the upcoming sequel.
The first Sundance Film Festival is held.