Editing 1978 in film (section)

==Events==
* February 6 – [[David Begelman]] resigns as president of [[Columbia Pictures]].
* March 1 – [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery three months after burial. After recovery a few weeks later, the casket is sealed in a concrete vault prior to reburial.
* March – [[Leigh Brackett]] completes the first draft for ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'', but dies only two weeks later.
* June – [[Daniel Melnick]] becomes head of [[Columbia Pictures]] after the [[David Begelman]] scandal.
* June 4 – ''[[Grease (film)|Grease]]'', starring [[John Travolta]] and [[Olivia Newton-John]], has its world premiere at [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]] in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]. It becomes the [[List of highest-grossing musicals|highest-grossing musical ever]] and [[Paramount Pictures]]' highest-grossing film.
* July 20 – [[Alan Hirschfield]] is fired as president and CEO of [[Columbia Pictures]]. He is replaced by [[Francis T. Vincent]].
* August – Production begins on ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]''.
* September – [[George Lucas]] purchases Bulltail Ranch, on Lucas Valley Road, for the development of [[Skywalker Ranch]].
* October 25 – ''[[Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween]]'' is released.
* November 17 – ''[[Star Wars Holiday Special]]'' airs on [[CBS]]. The special gives fans their first glimpse of [[Boba Fett]], a character from the upcoming sequel. But he was not enough for the special to avoid negative reviews upon airing.
* December 10 – ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' premieres at the [[Kennedy Centre]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], and has a European Royal Charity Premiere at the [[Empire, Leicester Square]] in [[London]] three days later in the presence of [[Elizabeth II|HM Queen Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York]].