The year 1978 in film involved some significant events. Most 8mm movie projectors, however, only take the 8mm or super 8 types of film either with or without an adapter. The american film institute asked more than 1,500 members of the film community to pick the 100 best films of all time from a list of 400 movies nominated by the institute. The domestic rankings, divided into unadjusted and adjusted for inflation, are based upon theatrical box office receipts including some theatrical rerelease receipts and do not include video rentals, tv rights, international box office. The 7 best movies you can newly watch at home this weekend vox. This chart contains the total domestic box office for movies released in 1978. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1978.
These grosses do not take into account the effects of inflation and as such the list is heavily skewed in favor of more recent broadway shows. In 1978, audiences couldnt get enough of burt reynolds. In that special week of february people in us were listening to stayin alive by bee gees. The top ten 1978 released films by box office gross in the united states and canada are as follows. There are even a few genuine classics in my top rated movies feed. Ryan reynolds, melanie laurent, corey hawkins, adria arjona. The top movies of all time list is calculated by community movie ratings and members top movies list. This economically produced horror film started the slasher movie craze, made. Top movies of all time, top 100 movies, most popular movies. See top grossing movies of 1978 for a list of movies that earned most at the domestic box office during 1978, including films released in. It is also available online for computer and other devices viewing streaming rentals and downloadable files through, apples itunes store download application and computer servers. The best movies of 1978 picked by critics and filmmakers and sorted by rank. Official film chart top 40 official charts company. By april, the soundtrack album had sold over ten million copies, making the twodisc set the largestgrossing album to that time.
February 25, 1978, saturday, what happened on 2251978. As you will notice, around 1984, the sales figures began to move away from movies into exercise videos and disney cartoons. Its been 18 years since we shipped our first disc in 1998. Fifteen years later, he escapes and returns to his. Stuck in the alaskan wilderness, all five learn to search for food, the kids entertain each other, and the man and the woman begin to fall in. Birds of prey and the fantabulous emancipation of one harley quinn 2020.
Although the term slasher is sometimes used informally as a generic term for any horror film involving murder, film analysts cite an established set of characteristics which set slasher films apart from other horror subgenres, such as splatter films and psychological. Top movie rentals buy dvds online family video family video. The film was released by lionsgate home entertainment in a ultra hd bluray and bluray edition for the film s 40th anniversary. Rent holocaust 1978 starring michael moriarty and james woods on dvd and bluray.
It stars yul brynner as an android in a futuristic westernthemed amusement park, and richard benjamin and james brolin as guests of the park. Check member ratings, watch trailer of grease movie. Snake in the eagles shadow, directed by wooping yuen, was one of the. The plot tells about a mental patient who was committed to a sanitarium for murdering his teenage sister on halloween night when he was six years old. The following list includes the top 100 greatest movies of all time, according to the american film institute, including films such as citizen kane, the godfather, and casablanca. I guess i just think of video rental as mostly starting in the 80s.
Dvd netflixs alltime 100 most rented titles netflix. Moreover, the broadway league did not begin collecting gross data until june 1984. This movie was rated r, despite an oral sex scene where fondas character orgasms. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Box office results and top grossing movie data for 1978. Alexis lexie winston johnson is a pretty teenage figure skater and olympic hopeful who seems destined for greatness. A remarkable saga of a widower, his daughters, a female photojournalist and a stowaway who start to sail around the world and are marooned on an uninhabited island filled with danger, wild animals and wondrous adventures. Once she uncovers evidence of other patients being left in comas after undergoing procedures in the same operating room, she fears a conspiracy. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 7 days to finish once started. It was saturday, under the sign of pisces see birth chart on february 25, 1978.
See results from the top grossing films of 1978 quiz on sporcle, the best trivia site on the internet. The official film of 1978 fifa world cup argentina 1 6. List of the best movies of 1978, with movie trailers when available. Theaters are still closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but film releases havent. Reynolds was hot enough in 1978 that he could star and direct a comedy about death and suicide, just about the least commercial topics imaginable, and still score the 14th topgrossing film of 1978.
Could someone have walked in and rented star wars in 1978. Rankings of both us domestic and worldwide boxoffice blockbusters have been compiled from various recent sources. Rent grease 1978 film for free as part of our trial offer. True history of the kelly gang gives australias most famous outlaw his. Its plot concerns amusement park androids that malfunction and begin killing visitors. The domestic rankings, divided into unadjusted and adjusted for inflation, are based upon theatrical box office receipts including some theatrical rerelease receipts and do not. Below is billboard magazines ratings of the top sales, and starting in 1982, top rentals of videos. Was it really possible to rent movies in the late70s. Perceval france, 1978 eric rohmers most unique feature, a strange. There is a video rental store in downtown little rock where i live called rao video that opened in 1977 and claims to be the first video rental store in the u.
Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Kangho song, sunkyun lee, yeojeong jo, woosik choi, hyejin jang, sodam park plot. This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1978. The internet adult film database is an online searchable database of over 490,038 adult movies titles and 200,604 porn performers. Reynolds was hot enough in 1978 that he could star and direct a comedy about death and suicide, just about the least commercial topics imaginable, and still score the 14th top grossing film of 1978. This list consists of all different movie genres, but each film was released in 1978. Marianne jeanbaptiste, hayley squires, leo bill, julian barratt.
Halloween is a 1978 american independent slasher film. The original draft of the screenplay was titled the babysitter murders. We became curious after almost two decades of mailing dvds and blurays, which titles ranked in the top 100 most rented of dvd netflix history. The kim and park family reside on opposite sides of the spectrum, but the affluent park and streetwise kim families are also about to. All time animated domestic all time sequel domestic all time nonsequel domestic top 2019 domestic top 2020 domestic see top grossing movies of 1978 for a list of movies that earned most at the domestic box office during 1978, including films released in 1977 and earlier. The famous five is a british childrens television adaptation of enid blytons original stories of the same name, in which the famous five julian marcus harris, dick gary russell, anne jennifer thanisch, george michelle gallagher and timmy the dog undertake exciting adventures, explore remote locations and solve strange mysteries.
The misadventures of a wealthy manhattan family who adopted the children of their late african american housekeeper from harlem. The bad boys mike lowrey will smith and marcus burnett martin lawrence are back together for one last ride in the highly anticipated bad boys for life. The official film chart is a rundown of the uks favourite films of the week, as bought on dvd, bluray and download and is compiled by the official charts company, based on sales across a seven day period through outlets including mail order, entertainment shops, supermarkets and download stores. Its also available to digitally rent or purchase on itunes, amazon. The best movies on redbox right now include many films of paste s best movies of 2019, including some hidden gems among the bigbudget movies plastered all. The american film institute asked more than 1,500 members of the film community to pick the 100 best films of all time from a list of 400 movies nominated by the. A slasher film is a subgenre of horror films involving a killer murdering a group of people, usually by use of bladed tools. All time animated domestic all time sequel domestic all time nonsequel domestic top 2019 domestic top 2020 domestic.
In 1978, audiences couldnt get enough of burt reynolds the. Sam loomis, jamie lee curtis as laurie strode, and nick castle, tony moran. With gary coleman, todd bridges, conrad bain, dana plato. Check out the top movies at the box office on imdb. John carpenter directed the film, which stars donald pleasence as dr. Encouraged by her coach beulah superbly portrayed by colleen dewhurst, lexie strives to be her best. Feb 24, 20 top 10 most dangerous airports in the world. For example, a movie released over thanksgiving in 1977 will most likely earn money in 1977 and 1978. Top grossing films of 1978 quiz stats by seanmc123 play quizzes adfree. March 1 charlie chaplin s coffin is stolen from a swiss. The best current source for streaming classic movies is. Top grossing films of 1978 quiz stats by seanmc123. The top ten 1978 released films by box office gross in north america are as follows.
The beloved threehankie tearjerker starring 1970s teen heartthrob robby benson and lynnholly johnson, ice castles is a classic story of love triumphant over tragedy. Top video sales and rentals below is billboard magazine s ratings of the top sales, and starting in 1982, top rentals of videos. Top movies of all time, top 100 movies, most popular. A young banker named andy, has his life changed rapidly when he is convicted of the murder of his wife and lover, and sentenced to life in prison. Apr 10, 2015 smokey and the bandit is a far worse film, but it has the benefit of a much catchier name. Halloween is a 1978 american independent slasher, suspense classic film set in the fictional suburban midwestern town of haddonfield, illinois, on halloween. Broadway revenue since 1982 the following is a list of the top 15 highest grossing broadway musicals since 1982, based on data collected by the broadway league. Susan wheeler who becomes suspicious when her friend is left in an irreversible coma after a routine procedure. Official film chart top 40 may 2020 19 may 2020 the official film chart is a rundown of the uks favourite films of the week, as bought on dvd, bluray and download and is compiled by the.
Sam loomis, jamie lee curtis as laurie strode, and nick castle, tony moran and tommy lee wallace. Halloween is a 1978 american slasher film directed and scored by john carpenter, cowritten with producer debra hill, and starring donald pleasence and jamie lee curtis in her film debut. Dvd netflixs alltime 100 most rented titles netflix dvd blog. The 1978 version of halloween is a classic in every sense of the word. Famous people born on this day include maian karmas. The original draft of the screenplay was titled the babysitter murders and the night he came home. Westworld is a 1973 american sciencefiction western thriller film written and directed by michael crichton. Smokey and the bandit is a far worse film, but it has the benefit of a much catchier name. The only difference is that one will cost you a few dollars to rent. Annual us box office chart of 1978 box office madness. Big ben classic, billy putnam, jack egan, joe andrews, peter classic, more.