Overview of the events of 1978 in film
Overview of the events of 1978 in film
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events.
Highest-grossing films (U.S.) [ edit ] The top ten 1978 released films by box office gross in the United States and Canada are as follows:
Highest-grossing films of 1978 Rank Title Distributor Box-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]
February 6 – David Begelman resigns as president of Columbia Pictures . March 1 – Charlie Chaplin 's coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery three months after burial. After recovery a few weeks later, the casket is sealed in a concrete vault prior to reburial. March – Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for The Empire Strikes Back , but dies only two weeks later. June – Daniel Melnick becomes head of Columbia Pictures after the David Begelman scandal. June 4 – Grease , starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John , has its world premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood . It becomes the highest-grossing musical ever and Paramount Pictures ' highest-grossing film. July 20 – Alan Hirschfield is fired as president and CEO of Columbia Pictures . He is replaced by Francis T. Vincent . August – Production begins on Star Trek: The Motion Picture . September – George Lucas purchases Bulltail Ranch, on Lucas Valley Road, for the development of Skywalker Ranch . October 25 – Halloween is released. November 17 – Star Wars Holiday Special airs on CBS . The special gives fans their first glimpse of Boba Fett , a character from the upcoming sequel. But he was not enough for the special to avoid negative reviews upon airing. December 10 – Superman premieres at the Kennedy Centre in Washington, D.C. , and has a European Royal Charity Premiere at the Empire, Leicester Square in London three days later in the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Andrew . 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 [ edit ] By country/region [ edit ] By genre/medium [ edit ] January 1 – Christian Tessier , Canadian actor January 2 January 3 – Kimberley Locke , American singer-songwriter and model January 5 January 6 – Tara Spencer-Nairn , Canadian actress January 8 – Scott Whyte , American actor January 9 – AJ McLean , American musician, singer, dancer, actor, and entertainer January 10 – Antonio Cupo , Canadian film and television actor January 14 - Blake Ritson , English actor January 15 January 17 January 20 – Omar Sy , French actor January 24 January 25 – Volodymyr Zelenskyy , Ukrainian actor and politician January 27 – Jake Pavelka , American pilot, television personality January 28 – Stephen Farrelly , Irish actor, professional wrestler February 6 - Har Mar Superstar , American singer-songwriter and actor February 7 – Ashton Kutcher , American actor February 9 – A. J. Buckley , Canadian actor February 10 - Don Omar , Puerto Rican singer, rapper and actor February 11 - Lymari Nadal , Puerto Rican actress, producer and screenwriter February 12 – February 14 – Danai Gurira , actress, playwright February 17 February 20 February 23 – Kris Lemche , Canadian actor February 24 – Nicole Lyn , Canadian actress February 28 - Geoffrey Arend , American actor March 1 – Jensen Ackles , American actor March 3 – Aarti Mann , Indian-American actress March 5 – Kimberly McCullough , American actress, dancer, director March 8 – Nick Zano , American actor March 9 – Katherine Parkinson , English actress March 16 – Sophie Hunter , English actress and singer March 17 – Patrick Seitz , American voice actor March 18 - Virginia Williams , American actress March 21 Kevin Federline , American rapper, DJ, actor, television personality, professional wrestler, and fashion model Rani Mukerji , Indian actress March 23 – Nicholle Tom and David Tom , American actress and actor March 24 – Amanda Brugel , Canadian actress March 25 – Teddy Lussi-Modeste , French film director, screenwriter and literature teacher[11] March 31 - Daniel Mays , English actor April 1 – Anamaria Marinca , Romanian actress April 2 – Deon Richmond , American actor April 3 – Matthew Goode , English actor April 6 - Lauren Ridloff , deaf American actress April 7 April 8 April 12 – Riley Smith , American actor April 13 – Kyle Howard , American actor April 14 - Michelle Duncan , Scottish-Canadian actress April 16 – Lara Dutta , Indian actress April 17 – Ido Mosseri , Israeli actor, singer and musician April 19 April 20 April 23 – Ian Brennan , American writer, actor, producer April 26 April 28 Nate Richert , American actor, musician Drew Scott , Canadian actor, realtor, and entrepreneur Jonathan Scott , Canadian reality television personality, contractor, illusionist, and television and film producer April 29 – Tyler Labine , Canadian actor April 30 – Sandra Huller , German actress May 1 – James Badge Dale , American actor May 2 - Kumail Nanjiani , Pakistani-American comedian, actor and screenwriter May 4 – Daisuke Ono , Japanese voice actor and singer May 5 – Santiago Cabrera , Venezuelan-born Chilean actor May 8 May 9 – Daniel Franzese , American actor, comedian and activist May 10 May 11 – Warren Brown , English actor and former professional Thai boxer May 12 May 13 - Patrick Hughes , Australian director and screenwriter May 15 May 16 – Jim Sturgess , English actor May 17 May 18 – Chad Donella , Canadian actor May 21 – Chris Santos , American actor May 22 – Ginnifer Goodwin , American actress May 24 – Bryan Greenberg , American actor May 25 – Brian Urlacher , former American football linebacker May 26 – Laurence Fox , English actor, singer-songwriter, and guitarist May 28 – Jake Johnson , actor, comedian May 29 – Adam Rickitt , English actor, singer and model June 2 June 4 June 5 June 6 - Judith Barsi , American child actress (d. 1988) June 7 June 8 – Maria Menounos , American actress June 9 – Michaela Conlin , American actress June 10 June 11 – Joshua Jackson , Canadian actor June 12 - Timothy Simons , American actor and comedian June 13 – Ethan Embry , American actor June 14 - Diablo Cody , Canadian writer June 16 – Daniel Brühl , German actor June 18 – Tara Platt , American voice actress June 19 June 20 Quinton Jackson , American mixed martial artist, actor and former professional wrestler Mike Birbiglia , American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer June 21 – Erica Durance , Canadian actress June 27 – Courtney Ford , actress June 28 – Ha Ji-won , South Korean actress June 29 – July 2 – Owain Yeoman , Welsh actor July 3 – Ian Anthony Dale , American actor July 4 July 6 July 8 – Rachael Lillis , American voice actress July 9 – Kyle Davis , American actor July 11 July 12 July 15 – Greg Sestero , American actor, writer July 17 July 20 July 21 July 22 – A. J. Cook , Canadian actress July 23 - Pearry Reginald Teo , Singaporean filmmaker (d. 2023) July 24 – Jeff Mauro , American actor, chef July 29 - Paul King , British writer and director August 2 – Natashia Williams , American actress, model August 3 August 4 – Mick Cain, American actor August 6 – Lee Ji-ah , South Korean actress August 8 – Countess Vaughn , American actress August 10 August 18 – Andy Samberg , American actor, comedian August 19 - Michelle Borth , American actress August 20 – Kris Smith , English Australian model, television presenter and rugby league footballer August 22 – James Corden , English singer, actor, television host August 23 – Andrew Rannells , American actor, voice actor, singer August 24 – Beth Riesgraf , American actress August 25 – Kel Mitchell , American actor, comedian August 28 – Sam Wills , New Zealand prop comic, busker, clown, and mime August 30 – Gianpaolo Venuta , Canadian actor August 31 – Mike Erwin , American actor September 3 – Nick Wechsler , Amer(ican actor September 4 – Wes Bentley , American actor September 7 – Devon Sawa , Canadian actor September 12 – Benjamin McKenzie , American actor September 16 September 18 – Billy Eichner , American comedian, actor, writer, and television personality September 20 – Charlie Weber , American actor September 21 – Paulo Costanzo , Canadian actor September 22 – Daniella Alonso , American actress and fashion model September 23 – Anthony Mackie , American actor September 24 - Christopher Nowinski , American author, co-founder and executive director of the Concussion Legacy Foundation; as well as a former professional wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment September 25 – Rossif Sutherland , Canadian actor September 28 – Lucas Bryant , Canadian actor September 29 – Nathan West , American actor September 30 - Stark Sands , American actor October 1 – Katie Aselton , American actress, film director and producer October 3 October 6 - Lindsey Pearlman , American actress (d. 2022) October 7 October 9 – Randy Spelling , American actor October 10 October 11 October 14 – Usher , American singer, actor October 15 October 16 – Kala Savage , American actress October 18 – Wesley Jonathan , American actor October 21 October 26 – CM Punk , American mixed martial artist, comic book writer and retired professional wrestler Anthony Carrino , American contractor, designer, developer and television personality October 27 – David Walton , American actor October 28 October 30 - Matthew Morrison , American singer, actor October 31 – Brian Hallisay , American actor November 1 – Mary Kate Schellhardt , American actress November 2 November 7 - Will Gluck , American director, producer, screenwriter and composer November 8 – Keir O'Donnell , Australian-American actor November 9 – Sisqó , American singer, actor, songwriter November 10 David Paetkau , Canadian actor Diplo , American actor, DJ, record producer, rapper, songwriter November 12 November 13 - Marit Velle Kile , Norwegian former actress November 17 November 19 – Eric Nenninger , American actor November 20 - Nadine Velazquez , American actress and model November 21 – Yasmine Al Massri , International actress, dancer, video artist and human rights advocate November 23 – Kayvan Novak , British actor, voice actor, and comedian November 24 – Katherine Heigl , American actress November 25 – Taís Araújo , Brazilian actress November 26 – Jun Fukuyama , Japanese voice actor and singer November 28 – Jodie Resther , Canadian actress November 29 – Lauren German , actress November 30 December 1 – Stefan Kapičić , Serbian actor December 7 December 8 – Ian Somerhalder , American actor December 9 – Jesse Metcalfe , American actor December 10 - Summer Phoenix , American actress December 12 - Gbenga Akinnagbe , American actor and writer December 13 – Cameron Douglas , American actor December 15 – Will Wikle , American actor and reality television personality December 16 – Joe Absolom , English actor December 17 – Douglas Tait , American actor, stuntman, filmmaker December 18 December 21 Charles Dera , American pornographic actor, dancer, model, martial artist, and former U.S. Marine Mike Vitar , American actor December 22 – Mia Tyler , American actress, model, author, visual artist, media personality, socialite, fashion designer, talent manager and music promoter December 23 - Josh Cowdery , American actor December 24 – Carlson Twins , American actors, models December 25 – Jeremy Strong , American film, television, and stage actor December 27 - Lisa Jakub , Canadian writer and former actress December 28 – John Legend , American composer and actor December 30 – Tyrese Gibson , American actor, singer, model December 31 – Johnny Sins , pornographic actor, director, and Internet personality Film debuts [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ " 'Grease,' $4,500,000, In 1,248 Situations For Re-Re-Runs". Variety . May 23, 1979. p. 27. ^ "Superman , Box Office Information" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved February 12, 2012 . ^ "Animal House , Box Office Information" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved February 12, 2012 . ^ "Every Which Way But Loose , Box Office Information" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved May 26, 2014 . ^ "Heaven Can Wait , Box Office Information" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved May 26, 2014 . ^ "Hooper , Box Office Information" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved June 24, 2012 . ^ "Jaws 2 , Box Office Information" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved February 12, 2012 . ^ "Revenge of the Pink Panther , Box Office Information" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved February 12, 2012 . ^ "The Deer Hunter , Box Office Information" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved May 26, 2014 . ^ "Halloween" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 2023-05-24 . ^ "Teddy-Lussi-Modeste attendu mardi à l'Autre cité" . L'Est Républicain (in French). 1 October 2017. ^ "Justine Triet" . La Semaine de la Critique of Festival de Cannes . 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