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Events
- January 11 - Production begins on the Star Wars film Return of the Jedi.
- The THX Sound System is developed for use in movie theaters.
- Hugh Grant makes his film debut.
- The Coca-Cola Company acquires Columbia Pictures
Top grossing films
- North America
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Rocky III, starring Sylvester Stallone
- On Golden Pond
- Porky's
- An Officer and a Gentleman
- The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
- The Wrath of Khan
- Poltergeist
- Annie
- Chariots of Fire
Academy Awards
- Best Picture: Gandhi - Indo-British Films, Columbia
- Best Actor: Ben Kingsley - Gandhi
- Best Actress: Meryl Streep - Sophie's Choice
Births
- January 1 - Anusha Dhandekar, Indian actress
- March 11 - Thora Birch, American actress
- April 1 - Sam Huntington, American actor
- April 30 - Kirsten Dunst, American actress
- July 24 - Anna Paquin, Canadian actress
- September 30 - Lacey Chabert, American actress
- November 12 - Anne Hathaway, American actress
- November 30 - Elisha Cuthbert, Canadian actress
Deaths
- March 5 - John Belushi, actor
- March 6 - Ayn Rand, writer
- May 29 - Romy Schneider, Austrian actress
- June 10 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder, director
- June 18 - Curt Jurgens, Austrian actor
- June 29 - Henry King, actor, director
- August 12 - Henry Fonda, actor
- August 29 - Ingrid Bergman, actress
- September 14 - Grace Kelly, actress
- November 4 - Dominique Dunne , actress
- November 5 - Jacques Tati - French director, actor
- November 21 - Lee Patrick, actress
Other movies released
- 48 Hours, starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte
- Arth, directed by Mahesh Bhatt, Silver Lotus Award for best Indian actress Shabana Azmi
- Blade Runner
- Christ Stopped at Eboli by Francesco Rossi
- Conan the Barbarian
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
- Death Wish II
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Fanny and Alexander, directed by Ingmar Bergman
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- First Blood
- Frances
- Friday the 13th Part 3
- Gandhi
- Grease 2
- Season of the Witch
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Inchon! with Laurence Olivier
- Lola, a German film
- Love Child
- Mad Max 2 (a)
- Megaforce directed by Hal Needham
- Missing, Palme d'Or winner
- Monkey Grip (a)
- My Favorite Year
- Pink Floyd The Wall
- Quest for Fire
- The Road Warrior
- Richard Pryor Live on Sunset Strip
- The Secret of NIMH
- Sophie's Choice
- Soup For One
- Starstruck (a)
- The Wrath of Khan
- The Man From Snowy River (films) (a)
- The State of Things, Golden Lion winner, by director Wim Wenders
- Street Music, Sundance Grand Jury Prize
- Tenebrae, directed by Dario Argento
- The Thing, directed by John Carpenter, starring Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon and Keith David
- Things Are Tough All Over, starring Cheech and Chong
- Time Stands Still
- Tootsie, starring Dustin Hoffman
- Tron
- The Verdict
- Veronika Voss, Golden Bear (award) winner
- Victor/Victoria
- Volver a Empezar Academy Award for Foreign language film
- The World According to Garp
- Yol, Palme d'Or winner
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