Films released in 1978[]
- Animal House
- Damien: Omen II
- Dawn of the Dead
- Dr. Strange
- Halloween (1978)
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
- KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
- Nurse Sherri
- Piranha (1978)
- Starcrash
- Star Wars Holiday Special
- Superman: The Movie
- The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
- Here Come the Tigers
Miscellaneous[]
- The opening scenes from The Serpent and the Rainbow take place in the year 1978.