#1 Kramer vs Kramer ~ $59.9 million #2 Star Wars ~ $56.0 million
#3 The Jerk ~ $42.9 million
Grease was the top grossing box office movie released in 1978 earning a non-inflation adjusted $181,280,701.
I would think Animal House.
The Dark Knight is the most popular movie, followed by Shawshank Redemption.
Dora
There is no data to single-handedly determine THE most "popular", which is open for interpretation, in the world, however the highest grossing movie of all time worldwide is 2009's Avatar, so that could certainly be an answer to the question.
Pearl Harbor
twilght more then 1000 people saw the movie
most popular movie of 1979?
disco
Trans Am
1979-1986 are the years rock was most popular
The most popular toys in 1979 consisted of a wide variety of items which generated the most money for their respective conglomerate entities. Strawberry Shortcake Sun Lovin' Malibu Barbie and family Kissing Barbie and Christie Barbie's orange and yellow A-frame Dream House Star Trek: The Movie
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cutlass
JAWS is the most popular movie of all time!
The twilight saga is most popular movie of the year 2008 to 2011
No, Gnomeo and Juliet is not the most popular movie in the world.
The Dark Knight is the most popular movie, followed by Shawshank Redemption.
The most popular movie of 2012 thus far is the Hunger Games. However, expect The Dark Knight Rises, slated for a July release, to be the most popular movie of 2012.