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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 | 225.6 | 225.60 | 9 | 87 | 09 / 05 | 99.9 | |
| 3 | Superman (1978) | Marlon Brando & Gene Hackman |
134.3 | 618.7 | 1,383.40 | 3 | 83 | 03 / 00 | 98.4 | |
| 2 | Heaven Can Wait (1978) AA Best Picture Nom |
Warren Beatty & Football Movies |
81.6 | 376.1 | 376.10 | 5 | 71 | 09 / 01 | 98.3 | |
| 5 | Animal House (1978) | Harold Ramis & Donald Sutherland |
139.8 | 644.2 | 644.20 | 2 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 98.1 | |
| 5 | Halloween (1978) | John Carpenter & Jamie Lee Curtis |
41.1 | 189.4 | 189.40 | 14 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 6 | Grease (1978) | John Travolta | 179.9 | 828.7 | 1,778.60 | 1 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 8 | Midnight Express (1978) AA Best Picture Nom |
John Hurt & Oliver Stone |
34.2 | 157.7 | 157.70 | 17 | 77 | 06 / 02 | 96.8 | |
| 7 | Coming Home (1978) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jane Fonda & Jon Voight |
29.6 | 136.2 | 136.20 | 20 | 77 | 08 / 03 | 95.9 | |
| 9 | Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) | Peter Sellers | 56.5 | 260.1 | 260.10 | 8 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 10 | Foul Play (1978) | Goldie Hawn & Chevy Chase |
45.0 | 207.3 | 207.30 | 10 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 95.0 | |
| 13 | The End (1978) | Burt Reynolds & Sally Field |
44.9 | 206.9 | 206.90 | 11 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 12 | An Unmarried Woman (1978) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jill Clayburgh | 34.7 | 159.9 | 159.90 | 16 | 72 | 03 / 00 | 94.5 | |
| 12 | Hooper (1978) | Burt Reynolds & Sally Field |
78.0 | 359.3 | 359.30 | 6 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 15 | The Cheap Detective (1978) | Ann-Margret & Peter Falk |
43.3 | 199.6 | 199.60 | 12 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 17 | California Suite (1978) | Michael Caine & Richard Pryor |
42.9 | 197.7 | 197.70 | 13 | 55 | 03 / 01 | 91.9 | |
| 16 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) | Leonard Nimoy & Donald Sutherland |
24.7 | 114.0 | 114.00 | 26 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 17 | Jaws 2 (1978) | Roy Scheider & Lorraine Gary |
77.7 | 358.1 | 358.10 | 7 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 91.0 | |
| 18 | Coma (1978) | Richard Widmark & Michael Douglas |
32.4 | 149.5 | 149.50 | 18 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 90.5 | |
| 20 | The Buddy Holly Story (1978) | Gary Busey | 26.8 | 123.4 | 123.40 | 25 | 73 | 03 / 01 | 89.7 | |
| 22 | House Calls (1978) | Walter Matthau | 36.9 | 170.1 | 170.10 | 15 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 88.4 | |
| 21 | Magic (1978) | Anthony Hopkins & Ann-Margret |
29.5 | 135.8 | 135.80 | 21 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 22 | Every Which Way But Loose (1978) | Clint Eastwood | 85.2 | 392.5 | 392.50 | 4 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 87.5 | |
| 23 | The Fury (1978) | Kirk Douglas | 27.1 | 124.6 | 124.60 | 23 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 87.4 | |
| 24 | The Lord of the Rings (1978) | John Hurt & William Squire |
30.5 | 140.4 | 140.40 | 19 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 86.5 | |
| 27 | La Cage aux Folles (1978) | Edouard Molinaro | 20.4 | 94.1 | 94.10 | 34 | 73 | 03 / 00 | 86.0 | |
| 25 | Dawn of the Dead (1978) | David Emge & Directed by George Romero |
11.3 | 52.2 | 52.20 | 53 | 88 | 00 / 00 | 85.9 | |
| 29 | Same Time, Next Year (1978) | Ellen Burstyn | 19.7 | 90.8 | 90.80 | 37 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 28 | Days of Heaven (1978) | Richard Gere & Sam Shepard |
3.3 | 15.4 | 15.40 | 93 | 90 | 04 / 01 | 83.2 | |
| 30 | Up in Smoke (1978) | Tommy Chong | 21.3 | 98.0 | 98.00 | 29 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 31 | The Boys from Brazil (1978) | Laurence Olivier & Gregory Peck |
22.6 | 104.1 | 104.10 | 27 | 62 | 03 / 00 | 82.2 | |
| 30 | Straight Time (1978) | Dustin Hoffman | 9.3 | 43.0 | 43.00 | 62 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 81.2 | |
| 34 | Death on the Nile (1978) | Bette Davis & David Niven |
14.6 | 67.1 | 67.10 | 49 | 72 | 01 / 01 | 81.0 | |
| 32 | Interiors (1978) | Diane Keaton & Directed by Woody Allen |
10.2 | 47.1 | 47.10 | 58 | 76 | 05 / 00 | 80.7 | |
| 33 | Autumn Sonata (1978) | Ingrid Bergman | 2.8 | 12.8 | 12.80 | 96 | 88 | 02 / 00 | 80.0 | |
| 35 | Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978) | Don Knotts & Joel Hirschhorn |
22.2 | 102.4 | 102.40 | 28 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 79.9 | |
| 36 | Convoy (1978) | Ernest Borgnine & Directed by Sam Peckinpah |
21.1 | 97.3 | 97.30 | 31 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 79.0 | |
| 37 | Damien: Omen II (1978) | William Holden & Sylvia Sidney |
26.8 | 123.4 | 123.40 | 24 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 78.3 | |
| 38 | The Great Train Robbery (1978) | Sean Connery & Donald Sutherland |
11.7 | 53.8 | 53.80 | 51 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 76.9 | |
| 41 | The Brink's Job (1978) | Warren Oates & Peter Falk |
15.4 | 71.0 | 71.00 | 47 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 76.5 | |
| 40 | Blue Collar (1978) | Richard Pryor & Harvey Keitel |
6.7 | 30.7 | 30.70 | 74 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 76.4 | |
| 39 | Comes a Horseman (1978) | James Caan & Jane Fonda |
9.6 | 44.2 | 44.20 | 60 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 76.0 | |
| 44 | F.I.S.T. (1978) | Sylvester Stallone & Rod Steiger |
21.1 | 97.3 | 97.30 | 32 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 75.5 | |
| 44 | American Hot Wax (1978) | Tim McIntire & Fran Drescher |
12.3 | 56.6 | 56.60 | 50 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 44 | Ice Castles (1978) | Olympics Movies & Robbie Benson |
21.1 | 97.3 | 97.30 | 30 | 55 | 01 / 00 | 74.5 | |
| 45 | Watership Down (1978) | John Hurt | 5.7 | 26.1 | 26.10 | 79 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 74.0 | |
| 46 | The Cat From Outer Space (1978) | Roddy McDowall | 18.2 | 83.9 | 83.90 | 39 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 46 | A Wedding (1978) | Lillian Gish & Carol Burnett |
8.0 | 36.9 | 36.90 | 66 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 73.0 | |
| 50 | Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) | Faye Dunaway & Tommy Lee Jones |
20.0 | 92.1 | 92.10 | 36 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 72.9 | |
| 48 | The Last Waltz (1978) | Directed by Martin Scorsese | 5.6 | 25.6 | 25.60 | 80 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 72.6 | |
| 50 | The Wiz (1978) | Richard Pryor & Sidney Lumet |
21.0 | 97.0 | 97.00 | 33 | 50 | 04 / 00 | 72.1 | |
| 51 | The Big Fix (1978) | Richard Dreyfuss & John Lithgow |
15.5 | 71.4 | 71.40 | 46 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 71.7 | |
| 52 | Martin (1978) | Directed by George A. Romero | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 162 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 70.7 | |
| 55 | Battlestar Galactica (1978) | Ray Milland | 15.8 | 72.7 | 72.70 | 44 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 70.6 | |
| 53 | The Boys in Company C (1978) | Stan Shaw & Marines |
9.2 | 42.5 | 42.50 | 63 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 69.9 | |
| 55 | The Driver (1978) | Bruce Dern & Ryan O'Neal |
5.0 | 23.0 | 23.00 | 84 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 69.8 | |
| 56 | The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II (1978) | Marilyn Hassett & Timothy Bottoms |
16.3 | 75.2 | 75.20 | 43 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 69.1 | |
| 58 | Pretty Baby (1978) | Susan Sarandon & Brooke Shields |
9.2 | 42.3 | 42.30 | 64 | 67 | 01 / 00 | 68.3 | |
| 56 | Goin' South (1978) | Jack Nicholson | 7.4 | 34.3 | 34.30 | 68 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | |
| 60 | Casey's Shadow (1978) | Walter Matthau & Alexis Smith |
9.6 | 44.0 | 44.00 | 61 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 67.3 | |
| 60 | Who Is Killing The Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) | George Segal | 11.1 | 51.2 | 51.20 | 54 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 67.1 | |
| 60 | The Silent Partner (1978) | Elliott Gould & Christopher Plummer |
0.9 | 4.4 | 4.40 | 131 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 66.6 | |
| 61 | The Wild Geese (1978) | Richard Burton & Roger Moore |
7.8 | 35.8 | 35.80 | 67 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 66.5 | |
| 64 | The One and Only (1978) | Henry Winkler | 27.1 | 124.7 | 124.70 | 22 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 66.0 | |
| 62 | Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978) | 2.2 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 110 | 73 | 01 / 01 | 65.1 | ||
| 66 | King of the Gypsies (1978) | Susan Sarandon & Shelley Winters |
7.3 | 33.8 | 33.80 | 69 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 64.5 | |
| 65 | Fedora (1978) | William Holden & Marthe Keller |
2.2 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 105 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 63.7 | |
| 66 | Corvette Summer (1978) | Mark Hamill | 15.5 | 71.5 | 71.50 | 45 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 63.7 | |
| 67 | Drunken Master (1978) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 69.30 | 172 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 63.6 | ||
| 68 | I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) | Directed by Robert Zemeckis | 2.6 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 100 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 61.5 | |
| 70 | Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 13.80 | 169 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 61.1 | ||
| 69 | Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt (1978) Film Festival Circuit Only |
0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 176 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 59.8 | ||
| 72 | Gray Lady Down (1978) | Charlton Heston | 10.4 | 47.7 | 47.70 | 57 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 59.6 | |
| 73 | Return from Witch Mountain (1978) | Bette Davis | 16.4 | 75.7 | 75.70 | 42 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 57.7 | |
| 73 | The Medusa Torch (1978) | Richard Burton & Lee Remick |
0.2 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 149 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 74 | Fingers (1978) | Harvey Keitel | 2.2 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 109 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 75 | Who'll Stop The Rain (1978) | Nick Nolte | 5.6 | 25.6 | 25.60 | 81 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 56.0 | |
| 77 | The Betsy (1978) | Laurence Olivier & Robert Duvall |
17.4 | 80.4 | 80.40 | 40 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 54.6 | |
| 79 | The Legacy (1978) | Katharine Ross & Sam Elliott |
11.4 | 52.4 | 52.40 | 52 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 53.7 | |
| 79 | Game of Death (1978) | Dean Jagger & Bruce Lee |
10.0 | 46.1 | 144.20 | 59 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 53.5 | |
| 80 | Big Wednesday (1978) | Jan-Michael Vincent | 3.1 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 95 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 53.4 | |
| 80 | Piranha (1978) | Keenan Wynn | 6.4 | 29.7 | 29.70 | 77 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 53.3 | |
| 82 | Girlfriends (1978) | Christopher Guest | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.40 | 151 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.8 | |
| 83 | Stevie (1978) | Glenda Jackson | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 148 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.1 | |
| 84 | Despair (1978) | 1.1 | 5.1 | 5.10 | 126 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 50.8 | ||
| 84 | Remember My Name (1978) | Anthony Perkins | 1.9 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 117 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 49.7 | |
| 86 | The Shout (1978) | 0.4 | 1.9 | 1.90 | 142 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 49.5 | ||
| 88 | FM (1978) | Eileen Brennan | 6.5 | 29.9 | 29.90 | 75 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 49.3 | |
| 88 | The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) | John Mills | 1.0 | 4.8 | 4.80 | 129 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 48.6 | |
| 87 | The Sea Gypsies (1978) | Robert Logan | 2.7 | 12.3 | 12.30 | 98 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 47.9 | |
| 90 | Movie Movie (1978) | George C. Scott | 1.9 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 116 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 47.7 | |
| 91 | Force 10 From Navarone (1978) | Harrison Ford & Robert Shaw |
7.1 | 32.8 | 32.80 | 72 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 45.2 | |
| 90 | Caravans (1978) | Anthony Quinn & Joseph Cotten |
4.4 | 20.5 | 20.50 | 87 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 44.9 | |
| 95 | Oliver's Story (1978) | Ray Milland & Ryan O'Neal |
18.8 | 86.6 | 86.60 | 38 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 43.0 | |
| 94 | Nunzio (1978) | David Proval | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 163 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.5 | |
| 95 | The Odd Job (1978) | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 173 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.4 | ||
| 98 | The Greek Tycoon (1978) | Anthony Quinn & Jacqueline Bisset |
14.7 | 67.6 | 67.60 | 48 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 41.2 | |
| 97 | An Enemy of the People (1978) | Steve McQueen | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 160 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.4 | |
| 97 | Stay As You Are/Così come sei (1978) | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 158 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.4 | ||
| 97 | Nest of Vipers (1978) | Capucine | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 174 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.1 | |
| 100 | The Class of Miss MacMichael (1978) | 0.9 | 4.2 | 4.20 | 132 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 38.4 | ||
| 99 | Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin (1978) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.30 | 167 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.0 | ||
| 101 | The Magic of Lassie (1978) | James Stewart & Mickey Rooney |
4.0 | 18.2 | 18.20 | 88 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 37.3 | |
| 103 | Attention the Kids Are Watching/Attention les enfants regardent (1978) | 0.5 | 2.1 | 5.50 | 141 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 37.0 | ||
| 105 | Thank God It's Friday (1978) | Jeff Goldblum | 7.3 | 33.6 | 33.70 | 70 | 51 | 01 / 01 | 36.9 | |
| 104 | A Dream Of Passion (1978) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 165 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.6 | ||
| 105 | Almost Summer (1978) | Bruno Kirby | 5.8 | 26.6 | 26.60 | 78 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 36.4 | |
| 107 | International Velvet (1978) | Anthony Hopkins & Christopher Plummer |
2.2 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 111 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 36.0 | |
| 108 | Uncle Joe Shannon (1978) | Burt Young | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.30 | 140 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.6 | |
| 109 | Mean Dog Blues (1978) | George Kennedy & Scatman Crothers |
1.2 | 5.8 | 5.80 | 122 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | |
| 110 | Circle of Iron (1978) | Roddy McDowall | 2.2 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 107 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | |
| 110 | Five Days from Home (1978) | George Peppard | 0.6 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 136 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.6 | |
| 112 | High-Ballin' (1978) | Peter Fonda & Jerry Reed |
8.9 | 40.9 | 40.90 | 65 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 32.6 | |
| 112 | Our Winning Season (1978) | Dennis Quaid | 2.2 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 106 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 32.4 | |
| 114 | Go Tell The Spartans (1978) | Burt Lancaster | 1.2 | 5.6 | 5.60 | 124 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 32.4 | |
| 114 | Renaldo and Clara (1978) | Bob Dylan | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 152 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.5 | |
| 116 | In Praise Of Older Women (1978) | Tom Berenger & Karen Black |
2.6 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 101 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 30.2 | |
| 116 | Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978) | Jeff Bridges | 3.9 | 17.9 | 17.90 | 90 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 28.5 | |
| 118 | Youngblood (1978) | Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs | 2.2 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 104 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 27.6 | |
| 119 | The Mafu Cage (1978) | 1.2 | 5.8 | 5.80 | 123 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 26.8 | ||
| 118 | A Night Full of Rain (1978) | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.60 | 137 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 26.0 | ||
| 119 | Absolution (1978) | Richard Burton & Dominic Guard |
0.1 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 161 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.7 | |
| 122 | Power Play (1978) | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 156 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.9 | ||
| 123 | Brass Target (1978) | Sophia Loren | 5.6 | 25.6 | 25.60 | 82 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 22.7 | |
| 126 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) | Steve Martin & George Burns |
20.4 | 93.9 | 93.90 | 35 | 26 | 00 / 00 | 22.0 | |
| 124 | Warlords of Atlantis (1978) | Cyd Charisse | 3.6 | 16.4 | 16.40 | 91 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 21.9 | |
| 126 | Spirtual Kung Fu (1978) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 4.10 | 170 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.6 | ||
| 125 | Good Guys Wear Black (1978) | Chuck Norris & Dana Andrews |
4.4 | 20.5 | 20.50 | 86 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 20.5 | |
| 128 | Paradise Alley (1978) | Sylvester Stallone | 7.2 | 33.1 | 33.10 | 71 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 18.9 | |
| 129 | Bloodbrothers (1978) | Richard Gere | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 147 | 53 | 01 / 00 | 18.5 | |
| 129 | The Cat and the Canary (1978) | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 159 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.5 | ||
| 128 | Covert Action (1978) | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 155 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.4 | ||
| 130 | The Boss' Son (1978) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 175 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.0 | ||
| 133 | The Evil (1978) | 1.8 | 8.4 | 8.40 | 118 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 18.0 | ||
| 133 | It Lives Again (1978) | Frederic Forrest & Eddie Constantine |
3.3 | 15.4 | 15.40 | 94 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 17.9 | |
| 135 | Jennifer (1978) | John Gavin | 2.2 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 102 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 17.6 | |
| 137 | The Manitou (1978) | Tony Curtis | 3.3 | 15.4 | 15.40 | 92 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 17.2 | |
| 136 | The Big Sleep (1978) | Robert Mitchum & James Stewart |
2.2 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 112 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 17.0 | |
| 138 | Magnificent Bodyguards (1978) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.80 | 164 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.9 | ||
| 137 | Skateboard (1978) | Allen Garfield | 1.3 | 6.1 | 6.10 | 121 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 16.3 | |
| 139 | Half A Loaf Of Kung Fu (1978) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 38.40 | 171 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.9 | ||
| 140 | Olly, Olly, Oxen Free (1978) | Katharine Hepburn | 1.1 | 5.1 | 5.10 | 128 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 14.6 | |
| 142 | Slow Dancing in the Big City (1978) | Directed by John G. Avildsen | 1.6 | 7.2 | 7.20 | 119 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 14.1 | |
| 141 | The Squeeze (1978) | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 154 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 14.0 | ||
| 142 | Stunt Rock (1978) Limited Release |
Phil Hartman | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 168 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.9 | |
| 145 | The Swarm (1978) | Michael Caine & Henry Fonda |
17.1 | 78.8 | 78.80 | 41 | 25 | 01 / 00 | 13.2 | |
| 144 | Born Again (1978) | Dana Andrews | 2.0 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 115 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 12.4 | |
| 147 | Malibu Beach (1978) | Kim Lankford | 3.9 | 17.9 | 17.90 | 89 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 12.2 | |
| 147 | Tommorow Never Comes (1978) | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 153 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 12.2 | ||
| 149 | Message from Space (1978) | Vic Morrow | 2.6 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 99 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 12.2 | |
| 150 | The Seniors (1978) | Dennis Quaid | 1.0 | 4.6 | 4.60 | 130 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.9 | |
| 149 | Avalanche (1978) | Rock Hudson & Mia Farrow |
2.2 | 10.1 | 10.10 | 114 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 10.6 | |
| 152 | The Toolbox Murders (1978) | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.40 | 139 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.1 | ||
| 153 | Rabbit Test (1978) | Billy Crystal & Roddy McDowall |
10.4 | 48.1 | 48.10 | 56 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 10.1 | |
| 153 | Just a Gigolo (1978) | Marlene Dietrich & David Bowie |
1.1 | 5.1 | 5.10 | 127 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 9.8 | |
| 155 | Zero To Sixty (1978) | Sylvia Miles | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 166 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.6 | |
| 155 | If I Ever See You Again (1978) | Michael Decker | 6.4 | 29.7 | 29.70 | 76 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 9.0 | |
| 157 | The Fifth Floor (1978) | Mel Ferrer | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 157 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.5 | |
| 159 | Starcrash (1978) | Christopher Plummer | 5.0 | 23.0 | 23.00 | 83 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 8.1 | |
| 159 | Boarding School (1978) | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 146 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.7 | ||
| 160 | Moment by Moment (1978) | John Travolta & Lily Tomlin |
11.0 | 50.5 | 50.50 | 55 | 28 | 00 / 00 | 6.3 | |
| 160 | The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) | Dudley Moore | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.60 | 144 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.2 | |
| 160 | Cyclone (1978) | Arthur Kennedy | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 150 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.0 | |
| 161 | Hi-Riders (1978) | Mel Ferrer | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.70 | 143 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.6 | |
| 164 | Goin' Coconuts (1978) | Donnie Osmond & Marie Osmond |
2.7 | 12.6 | 12.60 | 97 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 5.6 | |
| 165 | They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978) | Tim Conway | 2.2 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 113 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 4.9 | |
| 166 | The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978) | Tony Curtis | 7.1 | 32.7 | 32.70 | 73 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 4.7 | |
| 166 | Blackout (1978) | Ray Milland & June Allyson |
1.2 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 125 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 4.6 | |
| 166 | Death Dimension (1978) | Jim Kelly & George Lazenby |
0.7 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 134 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 4.3 | |
| 168 | Matilda (1978) | Robert Mitchum & Elliott Gould |
1.4 | 6.4 | 6.40 | 120 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 4.3 | |
| 169 | Land of No Return (1978) | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 135 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.4 | ||
| 169 | Deathsport (1978) | 0.9 | 4.1 | 4.10 | 133 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 3.4 | ||
| 172 | Coach (1978) | Michael Biehn | 4.9 | 22.5 | 22.50 | 85 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 3.2 | |
| 174 | The Norseman (1978) | Lee Majors & Cornel Wilde |
2.2 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 108 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 2.8 | |
| 173 | The Stud (1978) | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 145 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.6 | ||
| 175 | Here Come The Tigers (1978) | Kathy Bell | 2.2 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 103 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 1.9 | |
| 176 | Laserblast (1978) | Roddy McDowall | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.60 | 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.