Most Popular Movies 1977
This chart shows the 1977 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1977 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1977 - Top 1977 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1978 → |
1
| Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope |
| Director: George Lucas |
| Lead Roles: Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Harrison Ford as Han Solo, Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 25, 1977 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Visual Effects, Space Opera, Filmed in Elstree Studios, Hertfordshire, England, Filmed in Hertfordshire, England, Filmed in England, Filmed in United Kingdom, Filmed in Shepperton Studios, Surrey, England, Filmed in Surrey, England, Filmed in Van Nuys, CA, Filmed in California, United States, Filmed in United States, Filmed in Tozeur, Tunisia, Filmed in Tunisia, Filmed in Chott el Djerid, Tunisia, Filmed in Nafta, Tunisia, Filmed in Matmata, Tunisia, Filmed in Hotel Sidi Driss, Tunisia, Filmed in Death Valley, CA, Filmed in Tikal, Guatemala, Filmed in Guatemala, Filmed in China Lake Acres, CA, 1978 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Heroic Adventure |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $460,998,007 |
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International BO: $314,400,000 |
2
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| Director: Steven Spielberg |
| Lead Roles: Richard Dreyfuss as Roy Neary, Teri Garr as Ronnie Neary, Melinda Dillon as Jillian Guiler |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 16, 1977 (Wide) by Columbia |
| Keywords: Friendly Alien on Earth, Visual Effects, First Contact, Mystery Drama, Alien Encounters, Dysfunctional Family |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $169,100,479 |
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International BO: $171,700,000 |
3
| Eraserhead |
| Director: David Lynch |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1977 (Wide) by Libra Films |
| Keywords: Cult Movie, Midnight Movie, Avant Garde, Body Horror |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $7,000,000 |
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International BO: $97,971 |
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| New York, New York |
| Director: Martin Scorsese |
| Lead Roles: Robert De Niro as Jimmy Doyle, Liza Minnelli as Francine Evans |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 22, 1977 (Wide) by United Artists |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Romantic Musical, Romance, 1940s, Musicians, Singers |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Musical, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $13,800,000 |
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International BO: $302 |
5
| Saturday Night Fever |
| Director: John Badham |
| Lead Roles: John Travolta as Tony Manero |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 16, 1977 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Dancing, Life Drama, Set in New York City |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $139,486,124 |
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International BO: $142,913,876 |
6
| Airport '77 |
| Director: Jerry Jameson |
| Lead Roles: Jack Lemmon as Don Gallagher, Lee Grant as Karen Wallace, Brenda Vaccaro, Olivia de Havilland as Emily Livingston, Darren McGavin, Christopher Lee as Martin Wallace, George Kennedy as Joe Patroni, James Stewart as Philip Stevens |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 11, 1977 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Action Thriller, In a Plane, Plane Crash, Disaster, Heist, Underwater, Ensemble, Rescue |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $30,000,000 |
7
| Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas |
| Keywords: Christmas, Puppets in a Live-Action World, TV Movie |
| Classification: Based on TV, Adventure, Stop-Motion Animation, Kids Fiction |
8
| Heroes |
| Director: Jeremy Paul Kagan |
| Lead Roles: Harrison Ford as Ken Boyd |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 17, 1977 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Life Drama, Returning Soldiers, Vietnam War, Road Trip, PTSD, Faulty Memory, Relationships Gone Wrong, Romance |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $33,000,000 |
9
| The Domino Principle |
| Director: Stanley Kramer |
| Lead Roles: Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 23, 1977 (Limited) by Avco Embassy |
| Classification: Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
10
| The Gauntlet |
| Director: Clint Eastwood |
| Lead Roles: Clint Eastwood as Ben Shockley |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1977 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Action Thriller, Fugitive / On the Run, Prostitution, Mafia, Organized Crime, Witness Protection, Addiction, Falsely Accused, Framed, Corrupt Cops, Government Corruption, Sex Crimes, Revenge |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $35,400,000 |
11
| La polizia è sconfitta |
| Director: Domenico Paolella |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 28, 1977 (Wide) (Italy) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Synopsis
Shopkeepers have been terrorized by a protection racket in Bologna, and the racketeers have found sneaky ways of planting explosives in the businesses of those who won't pay. Police Inspector Grifi tries to get information from witnesses and criminal informants, but they're all brutally murdered. Grifi has no choice but to form a special squad -- one not bound by the red tape that restricts other cops -- who chase the racketeers with their daredevil stunt driving and fight them with their precision gunplay.
12
| Pete’s Dragon |
| Director: Don Chaffey |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 3, 1977 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Orphan, Dragon, Family Musical, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Set in Maine |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Musical, Animation/Live Action, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $36,000,000 |
13
| The Shadow of Chikara |
| Director: Earl E. Smith |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 15, 1977 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Fantasy |
14
| The Rescuers |
| Director: Wolfgang Reitherman, John Lounsbery |
| Lead Roles: Bob Newhart as Bernard, Eva Gavor as Bianca, Joe Flynn as Snoops, Geraldine Page as Medusa |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 22, 1977 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Animal Lead, Talking Animals, Orphan, Kidnap, Rescue, Treasure Hunters, Intertitle, Epilogue, Family Adventure |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Hand Animation, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $48,775,599 |
15
| The Deep |
| Director: Peter Yates |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 17, 1977 (Wide) by Columbia |
| Keywords: Chase Adventure, Treasure Hunters, Underwater, Animals Gone Bad, Organized Crime, Narcotics, Double-Crossed, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $50,681,884 |
16
| The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 11, 1977 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
17
| Oh, God! |
| Director: Carl Reiner |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 7, 1977 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Religious, Gods and Goddesses, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $51,061,196 |
18
| Sorcerer |
| Director: William Friedkin |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 24, 1977 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Chase Adventure, Set in South America, Development Hell, Segments, Corrupt Cops, Organized Crime, Terrorism, Remake, Foreign-Language Remake |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $12,000,000 |
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International BO: $7,464 |
19
| The Goodbye Girl |
| Director: Herbert Ross |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 21, 1977 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Romance, 1978 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $83,700,000 |
20
| Sette note in nero |
| Director: Lucio Fulci |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 10, 1977 (Limited) (Italy) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
21
| Smokey and the Bandit |
| Director: Hal Needham |
| Lead Roles: Burt Reynolds as Bandit, Sally Field as Carrie aka ‘Frog’, Jackie Gleason as Sheriff Buford T. Justice |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 27, 1977 (Wide) by Universal |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $126,737,428 |
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International BO: $88 |
22
| La Gueule Ouverte |
| Director: Maurice Pialat |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 1, 1977 (Limited) (Portugal) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $1,123 |
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| Il Casanova di Federico Fellini |
| Director: Federico Fellini |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 7, 1977 (Limited) by Universal, released as Fellini’s Casanova |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
24
| Looking for Mr. Goodbar |
| Director: Richard Brooks |
| Lead Roles: Diane Keaton as Theresa Dunn |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 19, 1977 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Crime Drama, Inspired by a True Story, Narcotics, Teachers, Romance, LGBTQ+, Relationships Gone Wrong, Infidelity, The Other Woman, Dysfunctional Family, One Night Stand, 1970s, Domestic Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Sibling Rivalry, Erotic Drama |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $16,900,000 |
25
| The Other Side of Midnight |
| Director: Charles Jarrott |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 8, 1977 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
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Domestic BO: $24,652,021 |
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International BO: $3,801 |