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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1977

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Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1977. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1977. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 1976 will most likely earn money in 1976 and 1977. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.

See Top 1977 Movies at the Domestic Box Office for the total domestic box office for the top 100 movies released in 1977, and Movie Index 1977 for an overview of all movies released in 1977.

Top Grossing Movies of 1977

RankMovieRelease
Date		DistributorGenre1977 GrossTickets Sold
1 Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope May 25, 1977 20th Century Fox Adventure $195,728,453 87,770,606
2 Close Encounters of the Thi… Nov 16, 1977 Columbia Drama $166,000,000 74,439,462
3 Saturday Night Fever Dec 16, 1977 Paramount Pictures Drama $137,778,374 61,784,024
4 Smokey and the Bandit May 27, 1977 Universal Comedy $126,737,428 56,832,927
5 The Goodbye Girl Dec 21, 1977 MGM Romantic Comedy $82,919,638 37,183,694
6 In Search of Noah's Ark Feb 11, 1977 Sunn Classics Pic… $55,700,000 24,977,578
7 Oh, God! Oct 7, 1977 Warner Bros. Comedy $51,061,196 22,897,397
8 A Bridge Too Far Jun 15, 1977 United Artists Action $50,800,000 22,780,269
9 The Deep Jun 17, 1977 Columbia Adventure $50,681,884 22,727,302
10 The Spy Who Loved Me Jul 13, 1977 United Artists Action $46,800,000 20,986,547
11 Annie Hall Apr 20, 1977 United Artists Romantic Comedy $38,251,425 17,153,105
12 Semi-Tough Nov 11, 1977 United Artists $37,187,139 16,675,847
13 Pete’s Dragon Nov 3, 1977 Walt Disney Musical $36,000,000 16,143,497
14 The Gauntlet Jan 1, 1977 Warner Bros. Action $35,400,000 15,874,439
15 The Turning Point Nov 18, 1977 20th Century Fox Drama $33,600,000 15,067,264
16 Heroes Nov 17, 1977 Universal Drama $33,000,000 14,798,206
17 High Anxiety Dec 23, 1977 20th Century Fox $31,063,038 13,929,613
18 Airport '77 Mar 11, 1977 Universal Thriller/Suspense $30,000,000 13,452,914
19 The Rescuers Jun 22, 1977 Walt Disney Adventure $29,052,407 13,027,985
20 Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo Jun 24, 1977 Walt Disney $28,000,000 12,556,053
21 Slap Shot Jan 1, 1977 Universal $28,000,000 12,556,053
22 Freaky Friday Jan 21, 1977 Walt Disney Comedy $25,942,000 11,633,183
23 Exorcist II: The Heretic Jun 17, 1977 Warner Bros. Horror $25,011,000 11,215,695
24 The Other Side of Midnight Jun 8, 1977 20th Century Fox $24,652,021 11,054,717
25 For the Love of Benji Jun 17, 1977 Joe Camp Productions $22,257,624 9,980,997
26 The World's Greatest Lover Dec 18, 1977 20th Century Fox $21,000,000 9,417,040
27 Kingdom of the Spiders Jan 1, 1977 Dimension Pictures Horror $17,000,000 7,623,318
28 Which Way Is Up? Jan 1, 1977 Universal $17,000,000 7,623,318
29 Looking for Mr. Goodbar Oct 19, 1977 Paramount Pictures Drama $16,900,000 7,578,475
30 MacArthur Jun 30, 1977 Universal Drama $16,320,000 7,318,385
31 Sinbad and the Eye of the T… Aug 12, 1977 Columbia Adventure $16,000,000 7,174,887
32 The Kentucky Fried Movie Aug 10, 1977 United Film Distr… Comedy $15,000,000 6,726,457
33 Orca Jul 13, 1977 Paramount Pictures Horror $14,717,854 6,599,934
34 New York, New York Jun 22, 1977 United Artists Musical $13,800,000 6,188,340
35 Sorcerer Jun 24, 1977 Paramount Pictures Adventure $12,000,000 5,381,165
36 Bobby Deerfield Jan 1, 1977 Warner Bros. Drama $9,300,000 4,170,403
37 Wizards Mar 2, 1977 20th Century Fox $9,000,000 4,035,874
38 Islands in the Stream Mar 4, 1977 Paramount Pictures $8,000,000 3,587,443
39 Eraserhead Jan 1, 1977 Libra Films Horror $7,000,000 3,139,013
40 Thunder & Lightning Jun 8, 1977 20th Century Fox Action $6,000,000 2,690,582
41 March or Die Aug 5, 1977 Columbia $1,000,000 448,430
Total Gross of All Movies$1,621,661,481
Total Tickets Sold727,202,438

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