See also: 1976 in film, other events of 1977, 1978 in film, list of 'years in film'.

Table of contents
1 Events
2 Top Grossing Films of the Year
3 Births
4 Deaths
5 Other Movies Released

Events

Top Grossing Films of the Year

  1. Star Wars(now known as Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope)
  2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind, starring Richard Dreyfuss
  3. Smokey and the Bandit
  4. The Goodbye Girl
  5. In Search of Noah's Ark
  6. A Bridge Too Far
  7. The Rescuers
  8. The Spy Who Loved Me
  9. Oh, God, starring George Burns

Births

Deaths

Other Movies Released