1978 in home video:
Industry milestones
March
- March - Movies Unlimited, the first video rental shop in the United States, opens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]
December
- December 11 - The LaserDisc format is brought to market by Philips/MCA as DiscoVision.[2]
Date unknown
- CBS forms CBS Video Enterprises.
- Charles Band forms Media Home Entertainment.
Film releases
The following films were released on video on the following dates:
| U.S./Canada Release Date | Title | Notes / Format | Studio | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | |||||
| D E C E M B E R | 11 | Battlestar Galactica | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [3] |
| Going My Way | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [4] | ||
| Ruggles of Red Gap | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [5] | ||
| 15 | Animal House | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [6] | |
| Jaws | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [7] | ||
| Rooster Cogburn | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [8] | ||
| 25 | Airport '77 | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [9] | |
| Animal Crackers (1930) | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [10] | ||
| The Bride of Frankenstein | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [11] | ||
| Dracula (1931 [English-language]) | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [12] | ||
| Frankenstein (1931) | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [13] | ||
| The Incredible Shrinking Man | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [14] | ||
| Jesus Christ Superstar | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [15] | ||
| MacArthur | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [16] | ||
| The Sting | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [17] | ||
| To Kill a Mockingbird | Laserdisc release | MCA DiscoVision (Universal) | [18] | ||
References
- ^ http://www.northeasttimes.com/2005/0526/storeclosing.html Archived 2006-03-27 at the Wayback Machine Northeast Times
- ^ History of Media Technology (accessed 8 April 2011)
- ^ "Battlestar Galactica". Amazon. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Going My Way". LaserDisc Database. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Ruggles Of Red Gap". Amazon. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "National Lampoon's Animal House". Amazon. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Jaws". Amazon. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Rooster Cogburn". Amazon. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Airport '77". Amazon. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Animal Crackers". Amazon. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "The Bride Of Frankenstein". Amazon. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Dracula (1931)". LaserDisc Database. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Frankenstein (1931)". Amazon. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "The Incredible Shrinking Man". Amazon. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Jesus Christ Superstar". LaserDisc Database. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "MacArthur". LaserDisc Database. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "The Sting". Amazon. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "To Kill A Mockingbird". Amazon. Retrieved 19 August 2018.