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 poster

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  2
Hausu
Initial Theatrical Release: July 30, 1977 (Wide) (Japan)
Keywords: Supernatural
Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction
Domestic BO:
$210,400

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The Goodbye Girl
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
Domestic BO:
$83,700,000

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  4
High Anxiety
Director: Mel Brooks
Initial Theatrical Release: December 23, 1977 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Keywords: Spoof
Domestic BO:
$31,063,038

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  5
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Domestic BO:
$16,900,000

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  6
Saturday Night Fever
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
Domestic BO:
$139,486,124
International BO:
$142,913,876

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Slap Shot
Director: George Roy Hill
Lead Roles: Paul Newman as Reggie
Initial Theatrical Release: 1977 (Wide) by Universal
Keywords: Winter Sports, Hockey
Domestic BO:
$28,000,000

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Short Eyes
Short Eyes
Director: Robert M. Young
Initial Theatrical Release: September 30, 1977 (Limited)
Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Synopsis

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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Hitch Hike to Hell
Hitch Hike to Hell
Director: Irvin Berwick
Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1977 (Limited) by Self Distributed, released as Hitchhike to Hell
Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

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10
In Search of Noah's Ark
Initial Theatrical Release: February 11, 1977 (IMAX) by Sunn Classics Pictures
Domestic BO:
$55,700,000

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11
Smokey and the Bandit
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
Domestic BO:
$126,737,428

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12
The Getting of Wisdom
Director: Bruce Beresford
Initial Theatrical Release: August 25, 1977 (Wide) (Australia)
Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

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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13
Close Encounters of the Third Kind poster
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
Domestic BO:
$169,100,479
International BO:
$171,700,000

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14
Which Way Is Up?
Initial Theatrical Release: 1977 (Wide) by Universal
Keywords: African Americans
Domestic BO:
$17,000,000

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15
New York, New York
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
Domestic BO:
$13,800,000
International BO:
$302

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The World's Greatest Lover
Director: Gene Wilder
Initial Theatrical Release: December 18, 1977 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
Domestic BO:
$21,000,000

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