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1. Box Office 2. Oscar Movies 3. Reviews 4. Top Stars of 1978 5. UMR Table
Finding box office information for movies made before 1980 is not an easy task. For somebody looking for box office information on 1978 it is very very frustrating. Over the years, we have researched and collected information on over 36,000 movies. So we figured we would show all the 1978 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1978. This page will looks at 132 1974 Movies. The movies are listed in a massive table that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. This only represents about 33% of the movies made in 1978….but should cover the top box office movies.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1978
1978 Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort 1978 Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
- Sort 1978 Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1978 Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort 1978 Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each 1978 Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1978 Movies received.
- Sort 1978 Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | UMR Score | ||||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | The Deer Hunter (1978) AA Best Picture Win |
Robert De Niro & Meryl Streep |
49.0 | 245.9 | 245.90 | 9 | 87 | 09 / 05 | 99.9 | |
| 3 | Superman (1978) | Marlon Brando & Gene Hackman |
134.3 | 674.4 | 1,507.90 | 3 | 83 | 03 / 00 | 98.3 | |
| 2 | Heaven Can Wait (1978) AA Best Picture Nom |
Warren Beatty & Football Movies |
81.6 | 409.9 | 409.90 | 5 | 71 | 09 / 01 | 98.2 | |
| 5 | Animal House (1978) | Harold Ramis & Donald Sutherland |
139.8 | 702.2 | 702.20 | 2 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 97.9 | |
| 5 | Halloween (1978) | John Carpenter & Jamie Lee Curtis |
41.1 | 206.4 | 206.40 | 14 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 8 | Midnight Express (1978) AA Best Picture Nom |
John Hurt & Oliver Stone |
34.2 | 171.8 | 171.80 | 17 | 77 | 06 / 02 | 97.5 | |
| 6 | Grease (1978) | John Travolta | 179.9 | 903.2 | 1,938.60 | 1 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 96.5 | |
| 7 | Coming Home (1978) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jane Fonda & Jon Voight |
29.6 | 148.4 | 148.40 | 20 | 77 | 08 / 03 | 96.5 | |
| 9 | An Unmarried Woman (1978) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jill Clayburgh | 34.7 | 174.3 | 174.30 | 16 | 72 | 03 / 00 | 95.4 | |
| 9 | Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) | Peter Sellers | 56.5 | 283.5 | 283.50 | 8 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 10 | Foul Play (1978) | Goldie Hawn & Chevy Chase |
45.0 | 226.0 | 226.00 | 10 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 13 | The End (1978) | Burt Reynolds & Sally Field |
44.9 | 225.5 | 225.50 | 11 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.1 | |
| 12 | Hooper (1978) | Burt Reynolds & Sally Field |
78.0 | 391.7 | 391.70 | 6 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 92.6 | |
| 15 | The Cheap Detective (1978) | Ann-Margret & Peter Falk |
43.3 | 217.6 | 217.60 | 12 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 16 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) | Leonard Nimoy & Donald Sutherland |
24.7 | 124.2 | 124.20 | 26 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 91.8 | |
| 17 | California Suite (1978) | Michael Caine & Richard Pryor |
42.9 | 215.5 | 215.50 | 13 | 55 | 03 / 01 | 91.3 | |
| 18 | Coma (1978) | Richard Widmark & Michael Douglas |
32.4 | 162.9 | 162.90 | 18 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 91.1 | |
| 20 | The Buddy Holly Story (1978) | Gary Busey | 26.8 | 134.5 | 134.50 | 25 | 73 | 03 / 01 | 90.1 | |
| 17 | Jaws 2 (1978) | Roy Scheider & Lorraine Gary |
77.7 | 390.3 | 390.30 | 7 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 22 | House Calls (1978) | Walter Matthau | 36.9 | 185.4 | 185.40 | 15 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 89.2 | |
| 21 | Magic (1978) | Anthony Hopkins & Ann-Margret |
29.5 | 148.1 | 148.10 | 21 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 23 | The Fury (1978) | Kirk Douglas | 27.1 | 135.8 | 135.80 | 23 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 24 | The Lord of the Rings (1978) | John Hurt & William Squire |
30.5 | 153.0 | 153.00 | 19 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 22 | Every Which Way But Loose (1978) | Clint Eastwood | 85.2 | 427.8 | 427.80 | 4 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 86.5 | |
| 27 | La Cage aux Folles (1978) | Edouard Molinaro | 20.4 | 102.6 | 102.60 | 34 | 73 | 03 / 00 | 86.0 | |
| 25 | Dawn of the Dead (1978) | David Emge & Directed by George Romero |
11.3 | 56.9 | 56.90 | 53 | 88 | 00 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 29 | Same Time, Next Year (1978) | Ellen Burstyn | 19.7 | 98.9 | 98.90 | 37 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 84.1 | |
| 30 | Up in Smoke (1978) | Tommy Chong | 21.3 | 106.8 | 106.80 | 29 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 83.2 | |
| 31 | The Boys from Brazil (1978) | Laurence Olivier & Gregory Peck |
22.6 | 113.4 | 113.40 | 27 | 62 | 03 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 28 | Days of Heaven (1978) | Richard Gere & Sam Shepard |
3.3 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 93 | 90 | 04 / 01 | 82.3 | |
| 31 | Death on the Nile (1978) | Bette Davis & David Niven |
14.6 | 73.1 | 73.10 | 49 | 72 | 01 / 01 | 81.0 | |
| 30 | Straight Time (1978) | Dustin Hoffman | 9.3 | 46.9 | 46.90 | 62 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 80.8 | |
| 35 | Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978) | Don Knotts & Joel Hirschhorn |
22.2 | 111.6 | 111.60 | 28 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 32 | Interiors (1978) | Diane Keaton & Directed by Woody Allen |
10.2 | 51.3 | 51.30 | 58 | 76 | 05 / 00 | 80.4 | |
| 36 | Convoy (1978) | Ernest Borgnine & Directed by Sam Peckinpah |
21.1 | 106.0 | 106.00 | 31 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 79.7 | |
| 37 | Damien: Omen II (1978) | William Holden & Sylvia Sidney |
26.8 | 134.5 | 134.50 | 24 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 79.5 | |
| 37 | Autumn Sonata (1978) | Ingrid Bergman | 2.8 | 13.9 | 13.90 | 96 | 88 | 02 / 00 | 79.1 | |
| 38 | The Brink's Job (1978) | Warren Oates & Peter Falk |
15.4 | 77.4 | 77.40 | 47 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 76.9 | |
| 38 | The Great Train Robbery (1978) | Sean Connery & Donald Sutherland |
11.7 | 58.6 | 58.60 | 51 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 76.9 | |
| 40 | F.I.S.T. (1978) | Sylvester Stallone & Rod Steiger |
21.1 | 106.0 | 106.00 | 32 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 76.7 | |
| 40 | Blue Collar (1978) | Richard Pryor & Harvey Keitel |
6.7 | 33.5 | 33.50 | 74 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 76.0 | |
| 42 | Comes a Horseman (1978) | James Caan & Jane Fonda |
9.6 | 48.1 | 48.10 | 60 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 75.9 | |
| 44 | Ice Castles (1978) | Olympics Movies & Robbie Benson |
21.1 | 106.0 | 106.00 | 30 | 55 | 01 / 00 | 75.9 | |
| 44 | American Hot Wax (1978) | Tim McIntire & Fran Drescher |
12.3 | 61.7 | 61.70 | 50 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 75.0 | |
| 46 | The Cat From Outer Space (1978) | Roddy McDowall | 18.2 | 91.5 | 91.50 | 39 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 74.5 | |
| 46 | Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) | Faye Dunaway & Tommy Lee Jones |
20.0 | 100.4 | 100.40 | 36 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 74.3 | |
| 47 | The Wiz (1978) | Richard Pryor & Sidney Lumet |
21.0 | 105.7 | 105.70 | 33 | 50 | 04 / 00 | 73.7 | |
| 48 | Watership Down (1978) | John Hurt | 5.7 | 28.5 | 28.50 | 79 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 49 | A Wedding (1978) | Lillian Gish & Carol Burnett |
8.0 | 40.2 | 40.20 | 66 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 72.8 | |
| 50 | The Big Fix (1978) | Richard Dreyfuss & John Lithgow |
15.5 | 77.8 | 77.80 | 46 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 72.7 | |
| 51 | The Last Waltz (1978) | Directed by Martin Scorsese | 5.6 | 27.9 | 27.90 | 80 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 52 | Battlestar Galactica (1978) | Ray Milland | 15.8 | 79.2 | 79.20 | 44 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 71.7 | |
| 53 | The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II (1978) | Marilyn Hassett & Timothy Bottoms |
16.3 | 82.0 | 82.00 | 43 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 70.5 | |
| 53 | The Boys in Company C (1978) | Stan Shaw & Marines |
9.2 | 46.3 | 46.30 | 63 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 70.2 | |
| 55 | The Driver (1978) | Bruce Dern & Ryan O'Neal |
5.0 | 25.1 | 25.10 | 84 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 69.5 | |
| 56 | Martin (1978) | Directed by George A. Romero | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 162 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 69.5 | |
| 57 | The One and Only (1978) | Henry Winkler | 27.1 | 135.9 | 135.90 | 22 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 69.4 | |
| 58 | Pretty Baby (1978) | Susan Sarandon & Brooke Shields |
9.2 | 46.1 | 46.10 | 64 | 67 | 01 / 00 | 68.7 | |
| 59 | Goin' South (1978) | Jack Nicholson | 7.4 | 37.3 | 37.30 | 68 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | |
| 60 | Who Is Killing The Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) | George Segal | 11.1 | 55.8 | 55.80 | 54 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 67.9 | |
| 60 | Casey's Shadow (1978) | Walter Matthau & Alexis Smith |
9.6 | 48.0 | 48.00 | 61 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 67.8 | |
| 61 | The Wild Geese (1978) | Richard Burton & Roger Moore |
7.8 | 39.1 | 39.10 | 67 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 66.9 | |
| 63 | The Silent Partner (1978) | Elliott Gould & Christopher Plummer |
0.9 | 4.7 | 4.70 | 131 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 65.8 | |
| 66 | Corvette Summer (1978) | Mark Hamill | 15.5 | 77.9 | 77.90 | 45 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 65.4 | |
| 66 | King of the Gypsies (1978) | Susan Sarandon & Shelley Winters |
7.3 | 36.8 | 36.80 | 69 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 64.8 | |
| 66 | Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978) | 2.2 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 110 | 73 | 01 / 01 | 64.6 | ||
| 65 | Fedora (1978) | William Holden & Marthe Keller |
2.2 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 105 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 63.2 | |
| 67 | Drunken Master (1978) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 75.50 | 172 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 62.7 | ||
| 68 | I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) | Directed by Robert Zemeckis | 2.6 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 100 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 61.1 | |
| 72 | Gray Lady Down (1978) | Charlton Heston | 10.4 | 52.0 | 52.00 | 57 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 60.8 | |
| 73 | Return from Witch Mountain (1978) | Bette Davis | 16.4 | 82.6 | 82.60 | 42 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 60.4 | |
| 70 | Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 15.10 | 169 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 60.2 | ||
| 73 | Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt (1978) Film Festival Circuit Only |
0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 176 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 58.9 | ||
| 74 | The Betsy (1978) | Laurence Olivier & Robert Duvall |
17.4 | 87.6 | 87.60 | 40 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 57.7 | |
| 75 | Who'll Stop The Rain (1978) | Nick Nolte | 5.6 | 27.9 | 27.90 | 81 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
| 74 | Fingers (1978) | Harvey Keitel | 2.2 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 109 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 56.3 | |
| 77 | The Medusa Torch (1978) | Richard Burton & Lee Remick |
0.2 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 149 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 56.1 | |
| 79 | The Legacy (1978) | Katharine Ross & Sam Elliott |
11.4 | 57.1 | 57.10 | 52 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 55.6 | |
| 79 | Game of Death (1978) | Dean Jagger & Bruce Lee |
10.0 | 50.2 | 157.20 | 59 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 55.0 | |
| 80 | Piranha (1978) | Keenan Wynn | 6.4 | 32.4 | 32.40 | 77 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 54.2 | |
| 80 | Big Wednesday (1978) | Jan-Michael Vincent | 3.1 | 15.6 | 15.60 | 95 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 53.4 | |
| 82 | Girlfriends (1978) | Christopher Guest | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.50 | 151 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.1 | |
| 83 | Stevie (1978) | Glenda Jackson | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 148 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 50.5 | |
| 84 | Despair (1978) | 1.1 | 5.6 | 5.60 | 126 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 50.4 | ||
| 85 | FM (1978) | Eileen Brennan | 6.5 | 32.6 | 32.60 | 75 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 50.3 | |
| 84 | Remember My Name (1978) | Anthony Perkins | 1.9 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 117 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 49.5 | |
| 86 | The Shout (1978) | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 142 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 49.1 | ||
| 88 | The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) | John Mills | 1.0 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 129 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 48.4 | |
| 87 | The Sea Gypsies (1978) | Robert Logan | 2.7 | 13.4 | 13.40 | 98 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 48.2 | |
| 90 | Movie Movie (1978) | George C. Scott | 1.9 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 116 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 47.6 | |
| 91 | Oliver's Story (1978) | Ray Milland & Ryan O'Neal |
18.8 | 94.4 | 94.40 | 38 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 47.4 | |
| 91 | Force 10 From Navarone (1978) | Harrison Ford & Robert Shaw |
7.1 | 35.7 | 35.70 | 72 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 46.6 | |
| 93 | Caravans (1978) | Anthony Quinn & Joseph Cotten |
4.4 | 22.3 | 22.30 | 87 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 45.4 | |
| 94 | The Greek Tycoon (1978) | Anthony Quinn & Jacqueline Bisset |
14.7 | 73.7 | 73.70 | 48 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 44.6 | |
| 94 | Nunzio (1978) | David Proval | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 163 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 | |
| 95 | The Odd Job (1978) | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 173 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 41.9 | ||
| 97 | Stay As You Are/Così come sei (1978) | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 158 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.1 | ||
| 97 | An Enemy of the People (1978) | Steve McQueen | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 160 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.0 | |
| 97 | Nest of Vipers (1978) | Capucine | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 174 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.6 | |
| 100 | Thank God It's Friday (1978) | Jeff Goldblum | 7.3 | 36.7 | 36.70 | 70 | 51 | 01 / 01 | 38.7 | |
| 100 | The Class of Miss MacMichael (1978) | 0.9 | 4.6 | 4.60 | 132 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 38.2 | ||
| 101 | The Magic of Lassie (1978) | James Stewart & Mickey Rooney |
4.0 | 19.9 | 19.90 | 88 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 38.1 | |
| 105 | Almost Summer (1978) | Bruno Kirby | 5.8 | 29.0 | 29.00 | 78 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 37.9 | |
| 104 | Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin (1978) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.60 | 167 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.7 | ||
| 103 | Attention the Kids Are Watching/Attention les enfants regardent (1978) | 0.5 | 2.3 | 5.90 | 141 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.7 | ||
| 104 | A Dream Of Passion (1978) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 165 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.4 | ||
| 107 | International Velvet (1978) | Anthony Hopkins & Christopher Plummer |
2.2 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 111 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 36.4 | |
| 108 | High-Ballin' (1978) | Peter Fonda & Jerry Reed |
8.9 | 44.6 | 44.60 | 65 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 34.6 | |
| 108 | Uncle Joe Shannon (1978) | Burt Young | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 140 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.3 | |
| 110 | Circle of Iron (1978) | Roddy McDowall | 2.2 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 107 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 33.8 | |
| 109 | Mean Dog Blues (1978) | George Kennedy & Scatman Crothers |
1.2 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 122 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 33.4 | |
| 112 | Our Winning Season (1978) | Dennis Quaid | 2.2 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 106 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 32.9 | |
| 113 | Five Days from Home (1978) | George Peppard | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 136 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.4 | |
| 114 | Go Tell The Spartans (1978) | Burt Lancaster | 1.2 | 6.1 | 6.10 | 124 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 32.2 | |
| 114 | Renaldo and Clara (1978) | Bob Dylan | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 152 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.2 | |
| 116 | In Praise Of Older Women (1978) | Tom Berenger & Karen Black |
2.6 | 12.8 | 12.80 | 101 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 30.3 | |
| 116 | Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978) | Jeff Bridges | 3.9 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 90 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 29.2 | |
| 118 | Youngblood (1978) | Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs | 2.2 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 104 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 27.8 | |
| 119 | The Mafu Cage (1978) | 1.2 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 123 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 26.8 | ||
| 120 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) | Steve Martin & George Burns |
20.4 | 102.3 | 102.30 | 35 | 26 | 00 / 00 | 26.8 | |
| 121 | A Night Full of Rain (1978) | 0.6 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 137 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 25.9 | ||
| 122 | Absolution (1978) | Richard Burton & Dominic Guard |
0.1 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 161 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.5 | |
| 123 | Brass Target (1978) | Sophia Loren | 5.6 | 27.9 | 27.90 | 82 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 23.9 | |
| 122 | Power Play (1978) | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 156 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.6 | ||
| 124 | Warlords of Atlantis (1978) | Cyd Charisse | 3.6 | 17.9 | 17.90 | 91 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 22.5 | |
| 125 | Good Guys Wear Black (1978) | Chuck Norris & Dana Andrews |
4.4 | 22.3 | 22.30 | 86 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 21.7 | |
| 126 | Spirtual Kung Fu (1978) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 4.50 | 170 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.6 | ||
| 128 | Paradise Alley (1978) | Sylvester Stallone | 7.2 | 36.1 | 36.10 | 71 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 20.5 | |
| 129 | The Evil (1978) | 1.8 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 118 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 18.5 | ||
| 132 | Covert Action (1978) | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 155 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.4 | ||
| 133 | The Cat and the Canary (1978) | Carol Lynley | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 159 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.4 | |
| 129 | Bloodbrothers (1978) | Richard Gere | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 147 | 53 | 01 / 00 | 18.4 | |
| 133 | It Lives Again (1978) | Frederic Forrest & Eddie Constantine |
3.3 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 94 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 18.4 | |
| 134 | The Boss' Son (1978) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 175 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.0 | ||
| 135 | Jennifer (1978) | John Gavin | 2.2 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 102 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 17.8 | |
| 137 | The Manitou (1978) | Tony Curtis | 3.3 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 92 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 17.7 | |
| 136 | The Big Sleep (1978) | Robert Mitchum & James Stewart |
2.2 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 112 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 17.5 | |
| 138 | Magnificent Bodyguards (1978) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 4.20 | 164 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.9 | ||
| 137 | Skateboard (1978) | Allen Garfield | 1.3 | 6.6 | 6.60 | 121 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 16.4 | |
| 140 | The Swarm (1978) | Michael Caine & Henry Fonda |
17.1 | 85.9 | 85.90 | 41 | 25 | 01 / 00 | 16.1 | |
| 139 | Half A Loaf Of Kung Fu (1978) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 41.90 | 171 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.8 | ||
| 140 | Olly, Olly, Oxen Free (1978) | Katharine Hepburn | 1.1 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 128 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 14.5 | |
| 142 | Slow Dancing in the Big City (1978) | Directed by John G. Avildsen | 1.6 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 119 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 14.2 | |
| 144 | The Squeeze (1978) | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 154 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.9 | ||
| 145 | Stunt Rock (1978) Limited Release |
Phil Hartman | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 168 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.9 | |
| 147 | Malibu Beach (1978) | Kim Lankford | 3.9 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 89 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 12.6 | |
| 147 | Born Again (1978) | Dana Andrews | 2.0 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 115 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 12.6 | |
| 149 | Message from Space (1978) | Vic Morrow | 2.6 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 99 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 12.5 | |
| 147 | Tommorow Never Comes (1978) | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 153 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 12.2 | ||
| 150 | The Seniors (1978) | Dennis Quaid | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 130 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 12.0 | |
| 153 | Rabbit Test (1978) | Billy Crystal & Roddy McDowall |
10.4 | 52.4 | 52.40 | 56 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 11.3 | |
| 152 | Avalanche (1978) | Rock Hudson & Mia Farrow |
2.2 | 11.0 | 11.00 | 114 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 10.7 | |
| 155 | If I Ever See You Again (1978) | Michael Decker | 6.4 | 32.4 | 32.40 | 76 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 10.1 | |
| 152 | The Toolbox Murders (1978) | 0.5 | 2.6 | 2.60 | 139 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.1 | ||
| 153 | Just a Gigolo (1978) | Marlene Dietrich & David Bowie |
1.1 | 5.6 | 5.60 | 127 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 10.1 | |
| 155 | Zero To Sixty (1978) | Sylvia Miles | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 166 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.6 | |
| 159 | Starcrash (1978) | Christopher Plummer | 5.0 | 25.1 | 25.10 | 83 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 8.6 | |
| 157 | The Fifth Floor (1978) | Mel Ferrer | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 157 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.5 | |
| 160 | Moment by Moment (1978) | John Travolta & Lily Tomlin |
11.0 | 55.1 | 55.10 | 55 | 28 | 00 / 00 | 7.6 | |
| 159 | Boarding School (1978) | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 146 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.6 | ||
| 160 | The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) | Dudley Moore | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.70 | 144 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.1 | |
| 164 | Goin' Coconuts (1978) | Donnie Osmond & Marie Osmond |
2.7 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 97 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 5.9 | |
| 163 | Cyclone (1978) | Arthur Kennedy | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 150 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.9 | |
| 164 | Hi-Riders (1978) | Mel Ferrer | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.80 | 143 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.5 | |
| 166 | The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978) | Tony Curtis | 7.1 | 35.6 | 35.60 | 73 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 5.1 | |
| 165 | They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978) | Tim Conway | 2.2 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 113 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 5.1 | |
| 166 | Blackout (1978) | Ray Milland & June Allyson |
1.2 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 125 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 4.7 | |
| 168 | Matilda (1978) | Robert Mitchum & Elliott Gould |
1.4 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 120 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 4.5 | |
| 169 | Death Dimension (1978) | Jim Kelly & George Lazenby |
0.7 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 134 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 4.5 | |
| 172 | Coach (1978) | Michael Biehn | 4.9 | 24.5 | 24.50 | 85 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 3.5 | |
| 169 | Land of No Return (1978) | 0.7 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 135 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.5 | ||
| 172 | Deathsport (1978) | 0.9 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 133 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 3.3 | ||
| 174 | The Norseman (1978) | Lee Majors & Cornel Wilde |
2.2 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 108 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 2.9 | |
| 173 | The Stud (1978) | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.70 | 145 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.6 | ||
| 175 | Here Come The Tigers (1978) | Kathy Bell | 2.2 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 103 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 2.0 | |
| 176 | Laserblast (1978) | Roddy McDowall | 0.6 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 138 | 23 | 00 / 00 | 0.2 |
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Counting your 2010s yearly reviews you have 58. I agree with a Max and In The Shadows keep em coming.
Hey Steve Crenshaw….good point….we are at 58 yearly reviews. I will probably do the final bridge of stats…as 1980 to 2010…..would give up almost 90 years of Yearly Reviews.
I have seen 19 movies from 1978. I believe that is one more than I saw from 1977.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Heaven Can Wait at number 2.
The highest movie I have NOT seen is The Deer Hunter.
The LOWEST rated film I have seen is The Swarm. I did finally see that movie.
Viewings by Tens For the Top 20:
4 out of 10: Heaven Can Wait, Grease, Revenge of the Pink Panther, Foul Play
10 out of 20:Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Cheap Detective, California Suite, EVery Which Way But Loose, Coma, and The Buddy Holly Story.
The Boys From Brazil is a strong film for Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier. I enjoy it.
The Big Sleep followed the book more closely than the original. It makes a bit more sense than the original (though no one seems to mind the convoluted plot).
Favourite 1978 Movies:
Death on the Nile
Heaven Can Wait (though I prefer the original Here Comes Mr. Jordan)
The Cheap Detective
Grease
The Great Train Robbery
The Boys From Brazil
Hey Flora. Thanks for the visit, the comment and the tally count. I am at 49 1978 movies watched. Knowing your taste in movies…I do not think you would enjoy The Deer Hunter at all. Some scenes are incredibly intense, violent and gory. So you joined The Swarm alumni…..a movie so bad it is good. Even with Caine in the movie…..it is so bad….lol. I have seen all of your favorites with the exception of The Cheap Detective. As for The Boys From Brazil….that movie scared me when I was younger….today…I appreciate it for the cast…Peck, Olivier and Mason. Half of the Top 20 is pretty good. Good feedback as always.
I would like to see more of these yearly reviews. I reference them all the time. The 1980s and 1990s had movies too. If you stop here it seems like a shame. Just my two cents worth.
Hey In The Shadows…always good to hear from you. Thanks for sharing your two cents…..I am sure I will get all the years done…..but having 50 straight years seemed like a good time to stop and smell the roses…lol.
Nice accomplishment. 50 years is a lot of movies.
Thank you Taylor.
Hi Cogerson, wonderful review ! I was unaware of the movie “force 10 from Navarone” … It’s amazing to learn that a sequel was made ! I’m sure that it isn’t as good as the Guns but i’m very curious to see it ! For info there is also a little known sequel to “the dirty dozen”released in 1985 called “the dirty dozen : the next mission” with Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine supposed to happen a few months after the events of the first film….
i also have a question about movies in general ..On the internet and on your website there are a lot of lists who ranks the most successful movies of all time by ticket sales or grosses ; i just wanted to know if there is a “common agreement” or a kind of “intake bar” among box office specialists which defines from how many millions of entries a film is a success that deserves to be included in a list of the most lucrative films in the history of cinema ?….
If there isn’t ; what would your intake bar been ? 20 – 30 millions tickets sold worldwide ? 40 millions …50 millions tickets or maybe more ? …
Can’t wait to seen your yearly reviews from the 80’s !! Hope you’ll going thru the 90’s as well… When you will have arrived at the end of the 80s or 90s with the yearly reviews; you plan to publish (as for you already did for the 30’s) the worldwide box office grosses figures for the 40’s to the 80’s or you prefer to stay on the domestic gross ?…
Thanks a lot !!
Hey Max….thanks for the very nice words about these yearly reviews. Glad we were able to connect you to Force Ten From Navarone. Peck and Niven wanted to be in the sequel…but too much time passed and they got replaced by Robert Shaw and Edward Fox…..and then you get a young Harrison Ford as well. Those Dirty Dozen movies were not nearly as popular as the original.
As for your question about a “common agreement”…sad to say….that would be a big no. I have contacted Box Office Mojo a few times….but have never gotten any response back….I guess I am too small of fish to answer a question. The Numbers is much more receptive….but that subject has never been talked about.
Here…we view the $100,000,0000 mark as being a nice threshold….that would translate to about 113 million tickets sold…..so $200 million would be 226 million tickets sold….$300 million would 339 tickets sold….each threshold is a nice accomplishment.
I might take a break from the yearly reviews for awhile….though….in my box office gross notebook….I only have one year left to do….1980….and I am sure that will get me motivated to reach 1989. As for the worldwide grosses….if we have them…we try and get them out there….sadly those stats from movies made in the 1970s are few and far between.
Good comment.