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
Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope |
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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
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Looking for Mr. Goodbar |
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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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On the inside, they play by a different set of rules! Based on the play by acclaimed writer Miguel Pinero, Short Eyes is a brutal and powerful look at life in Manhattan's infamous detention center, "The Tombs". Tensions erupt when white prisoner Clark, an accused child molester, joins their ranks. Universally detested by his fellow inmates for committing the most heinous crime imaginable, Clark becomes a catalyst for anger and violence that breeds behind bars and sets off a horrifying chain of events.
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Chronicling her stormy passage through the sedate halls of an expensive Melbourne finishing school, the film delivers a rich and amusing portrait of an imaginative country girl who refuses to be broken to fit the mold of a Victorian-era young lady. Arriving in the dowdy clothes of her rural home, Laura is mercilessly teased until she learns to give as well as she gets - until a tiny white lie about an imagined love affair blows up in her face and clouds her future.
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
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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
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New York, New York |
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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
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