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
| Annie Hall |
| Director: Woody Allen |
| Lead Roles: Diane Keaton as Annie Hall |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 20, 1977 (Wide) by United Artists |
| Keywords: Breaking the Fourth Wall, Directing Yourself, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Non-Chronological, Voiceover/Narration, Writing and Writers, Dysfunctional Family, About a Stand Up Comedian, Romantic Comedy, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1978 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $38,251,425 |
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International BO: $845 |
Synopsis
Alvy Singer is one of Manhattan's most brilliant comedians, but when it comes to romance, his delivery needs a little work. Introduced by his best friend, Rob, Alvy falls in love with the ditzy but delightful nightclub singer Annie Hall. When Alvy's own insecurities sabotage the affair, Annie is forced to leave Alvy for a new life - and lover - in Los Angeles. Knowing he may have lost Annie forever, Alvy's willing to go to any lengths - even driving L.A.'s freeways - to recapture the only thing that ever mattered...true love.
4
| The Spy Who Loved Me |
| Director: Lewis Gilbert |
| Lead Roles: Roger Moore as James Bond |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 13, 1977 (Wide) by United Artists |
| Keywords: Secret Agent, Action Adventure, Cold War, Enemies Forced to Work Together |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $46,800,000 |
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International BO: $138,600,000 |
5
| 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 |
6
| Hausu |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 30, 1977 (Wide) (Japan) |
| Keywords: Supernatural |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $210,400 |
7
| 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 |
8
| Damnation Alley |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 21, 1977 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: World War III, Post Apocalypse, Intertitle, Prologue |
9
| ¡Tintorera! |
| Director: René Cardona |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 7, 1977 (Limited) (Mexico) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
10
| 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 |
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| Satanico Pandemonium: La Sexorcista |
| Director: Gilberto Martínez Solares |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 21, 1977 (Limited) by Howard Mahler Films, released as Satanico Pandemonium |
| Classification: Horror, Live Action |
12
| 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 |
13
| 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 |
14
| First Love |
| Director: Joan Darling |
| Lead Roles: William Katt, Susan Dey |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 4, 1977 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action |
15
| 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 |
16
| La noche de las Gaviotas |
| Director: Amando de Ossorio |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1977 (Limited), released as The Night of the Seagulls |
| Classification: Horror, Live Action |
17
| The World's Greatest Lover |
| Director: Gene Wilder |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 18, 1977 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
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Domestic BO: $21,000,000 |
18
| The Cassandra Crossing |
| Director: George P. Cosmatos |
| Lead Roles: Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Martin Sheen, O.J. Simpson, Ava Gardner |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 9, 1977 (Limited) by Avco Embassy |
| Keywords: Trains, Terrorism |
| Classification: Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
19
| Orca |
| Director: Michael Anderson |
| Lead Roles: Richard Harris as Captain Nolan, Charlotte Rampling as Rachel Bedford |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 13, 1977 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Animals Gone Bad, Visual Effects, Nature Horror, Set in Nova Scotia, On a Boat, Revenge |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $14,717,854 |
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| Goodbye Emmanuelle |
| Director: François Leterrier |
| Lead Roles: Sylvia Kristel as Emmanuelle, Umberto Orsini |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 15, 1977 (Limited) by Miramax, released as Emmanuelle 3 |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action |
21
| The Duellists |
| Director: Ridley Scott |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 31, 1977 (Wide), released as Duellistes (France) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
22
| Semi-Tough |
| Director: Michael Ritchie |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 11, 1977 (Wide) by United Artists |
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Domestic BO: $37,187,139 |
23
| Le diable probablement |
| Director: Robert Bresson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 15, 1977 (Wide) (France) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $24,878 |
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| Between the Lines |
| Director: Joan Micklin Silver |
| Lead Roles: John Heard as Harry Lucas, Lindsay Crouse as Abbie, Jeff Goldblum as Max Arloft, Gwen Welles as Laura, Bruno Kirby as David, Stephen Collins as Michael, Jill Eikenberry as Lynn, Lewis J. Stadlen as Stanley, Michael J. Pollard as Hawker |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 27, 1977 (Limited) by Midwest Movies |
| Keywords: Set in Boston, Massachusetts, Investigative Journalist, Newspaper Industry |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Synopsis
At the offices of a Boston alternative newspaper, the staff members enjoy a positive and open-minded work environment. Music critic Max uses his influence to score dates, while news reporter Harry is dating the lovely Abbie, the publication’s lead photographer. However, it seems as though their relatively carefree days are numbered when the owner of a major publishing company buys the paper, leading to more money, but even more changes.
25
| The White Buffalo |
| Director: J. Lee Thompson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 6, 1977 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |