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 |
|
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 |
|
Domestic BO: $169,100,479 |
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International BO: $171,700,000 |
3
| Wizards |
| Director: Ralph Bakshi |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 2, 1977 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Fairies, Post Apocalypse, War, Good vs. Evil, Mutants, Prologue, Voiceover/Narration, Demons, Non-Chronological, Hitmen, Twins, Sibling Rivalry, Cult Movie, Terrorism, Robot, Nazis Outside of World War II |
| Classification: Rotoscoping |
|
Domestic BO: $9,000,000 |
4
| Hausu |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 30, 1977 (Wide) (Japan) |
| Keywords: Supernatural |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $210,400 |
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 |
|
Domestic BO: $48,775,599 |
6
| Freaky Friday |
| Director: Gary Nelson |
| Lead Roles: Jodie Foster as Annabel Andrews |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 21, 1977 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Body Swap, Family Comedy, Dysfunctional Family, Remade, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Fantasy |
|
Domestic BO: $25,942,000 |
7
| In Search of Noah's Ark |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 11, 1977 (IMAX) by Sunn Classics Pictures |
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Domestic BO: $55,700,000 |
8
| 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 |
9
| 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 |
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International BO: $142,913,876 |
10
| 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 |
|
Domestic BO: $36,000,000 |
11
| 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 |
12
| The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 11, 1977 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
13
| Capricorn One |
| Director: Peter Hyams |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 10, 1977 (Wide) (Japan) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
|
International BO: $401 |
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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 |
15
| Damnation Alley |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 21, 1977 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: World War III, Post Apocalypse, Intertitle, Prologue |
16
| 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 |
|
Domestic BO: $50,681,884 |
17
| Black Sunday |
| Director: John Frankenheimer |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 11, 1977 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
18
| The Other Side of Midnight |
| Director: Charles Jarrott |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 8, 1977 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
|
Domestic BO: $24,652,021 |
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International BO: $3,801 |
19
| The Chicken Chronicles |
| Director: Frank Simon |
| Lead Roles: Steve Guttenberg as David Kessler, Ed Lauter as Mr. Nastase |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October, 1977 (Limited) by Avco Embassy |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
20
| Joseph Andrews |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 7, 1977 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
21
| The Car |
| Director: Elliot Silverstein |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 13, 1977 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Killer Inanimate Objects, Cult Movie |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Fantasy |
22
| Kingdom of the Spiders |
| Director: John Cardos |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1977 (Wide) by Dimension Pictures |
| Keywords: Animals Gone Bad, Nature Horror, Life on a Farm, Environment, Life in a Small Town |
| Classification: Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $17,000,000 |
23
| Three Women |
| Director: Robert Altman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 29, 1977 (Limited) by 20th Century Fox |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
24
| 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 |
25
| Pumping Iron |
| Director: George Butler, Robert Fiore |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 18, 1977 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Bodybuilders, Voiceover/Narration |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |