Movie Theatrical Release Schedule for 1977
| Release Date | Movie | Distributor | Domestic Box Office to Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1977 | |||
| January 1 | Hitchhike to Hell (Limited) | Self Distributed | |
| During 1977 | Bobby Deerfield (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $9,300,000 |
| Eraserhead (Wide) | Libra Films | $7,000,000 | |
| The Gauntlet (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $35,400,000 | |
| Kingdom of the Spiders (Wide) | Dimension Pictures | $17,000,000 | |
| Which Way Is Up? (Wide) | Universal | $17,000,000 | |
| January 5 | Cop Killers (Limited) | ||
| January 13 | Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter (Limited) | ||
| January 18 | Pumping Iron (Limited) | ||
| January 21 | Freaky Friday (Wide) | Walt Disney | $25,942,000 |
| January 23 | Harlan County U.S.A. (Limited) | ||
| January TBD | Scalpel (Limited) | United International Pictures | |
| February 1977 | |||
| February 9 | The Cassandra Crossing (Limited) | Avco Embassy | |
| February 10 | The Late Show (Limited) | ||
| February 11 | Strange Shadows in an Empty Room (Limited) | American International Pictures | |
| The Sentinel (Limited) | |||
| In Search of Noah’s Ark (IMAX) | Sunn Classics Pictures | $55,700,000 | |
| February 25 | Slap Shot (Wide) | Universal | $28,000,000 |
| March 1977 | |||
| March 2 | Wizards (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $9,000,000 |
| March 4 | Islands in the Stream (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $8,000,000 |
| March 11 | Airport '77 (Wide) | Universal | $30,000,000 |
| Black Sunday (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | ||
| The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Wide) | Walt Disney | ||
| March 18 | What Have They Done With Our Daughters? (Limited) | N.M.D. Film Distribution Company | |
| March 23 | The Domino Principle (Limited) | Avco Embassy | |
| April 1977 | |||
| April 6 | Audrey Rose (Limited) | United Artists | |
| April 20 | Annie Hall (Wide) | United Artists | $38,251,425 |
| April 27 | Between the Lines (Limited) | Midwest Movies | |
| April 29 | Three Women (Limited) | 20th Century Fox | |
| May 1977 | |||
| May 6 | The White Buffalo (Limited) | ||
| May 13 | The Car (Limited) | ||
| Day of the Animals (Limited) | Film Ventures International | ||
| May 25 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $460,998,007 |
| May 27 | Smokey and the Bandit (Wide) | Universal | $126,737,428 |
| June 1977 | |||
| June 2 | The Grateful Dead Movie (Limited) | ||
| June 5 | For the Love of Benji (Limited) | Joe Camp Productions | $22,257,624 |
| June 8 | The Other Side of Midnight (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $24,652,021 |
| Thunder & Lightning (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $6,000,000 | |
| June 15 | A Bridge Too Far (Wide) | United Artists | $50,800,000 |
| June 17 | The Deep (Wide) | Columbia | $50,681,884 |
| Exorcist II: The Heretic (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $25,011,000 | |
| For the Love of Benji (Wide) | Joe Camp Productions | $22,257,624 | |
| Rollercoaster (Limited) | |||
| June 22 | New York, New York (Wide) | United Artists | $13,800,000 |
| The Rescuers (Wide) | Walt Disney | $48,775,599 | |
| June 23 | Conversation Piece (Limited) | $21,821 | |
| June 24 | Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (Wide) | Walt Disney | $28,000,000 |
| Sorcerer (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $12,000,000 | |
| June 30 | MacArthur (Wide) | Universal | $16,320,000 |
| July 1977 | |||
| July 8 | The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | |
| July 13 | Orca (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $14,717,854 |
| The Spy Who Loved Me (Wide) | United Artists | $46,800,000 | |
| July 15 | The Last Remake of Beau Geste (Wide) | Universal | |
| The Shadow of Chikara (Limited) | |||
| July 21 | Rituals (Limited) | Astral Films | |
| July 22 | The Hills Have Eyes (Limited) | Vanguard Cinema | |
| July 29 | Cathy’s Curse (Canada Only) | ||
| Empire of the Ants (Limited) | |||
| August 1977 | |||
| August 3 | Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | |
| August 5 | March or Die (Wide) | Columbia | $1,000,000 |
| August 10 | The Kentucky Fried Movie (Wide) | United Film Distribution Co. | $15,000,000 |
| August 12 | Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (Wide) | Columbia | $16,000,000 |
| September 1977 | |||
| September 30 | Short Eyes (Limited) | ||
| September TBD | Dynasty (Limited) | JAD Films International | |
| October 1977 | |||
| October 2 | Julia (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | |
| October 5 | Valentino (Wide) | United Artists | |
| The Lincoln Conspiracy (Limited) | |||
| October 7 | Joseph Andrews (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | |
| Oh, God! (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $51,061,196 | |
| October 12 | Scenes from the Class Struggle in Portugal (Limited) | ||
| October 14 | Rolling Thunder (Limited) | ||
| October 19 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $16,900,000 |
| October 21 | Damnation Alley (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | |
| Satanico Pandemonium (Limited) | Howard Mahler Films | ||
| October TBD | The Chicken Chronicles (Limited) | Avco Embassy | |
| November 1977 | |||
| November 3 | Pete’s Dragon (Wide) | Walt Disney | $36,000,000 |
| November 4 | First Love (Limited) | Paramount Pictures | |
| November 6 | Mr. Klein (Limited) | Quartet Films | $213,769 |
| November 11 | Semi-Tough (Wide) | United Artists | $37,187,139 |
| November 16 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Wide) | Columbia | $169,100,479 |
| November 17 | Heroes (Wide) | Universal | $33,000,000 |
| November 18 | The Turning Point (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $33,600,000 |
| November 20 | The Pack (Limited) | ||
| December 1977 | |||
| December 7 | Fellini’s Casanova (Limited) | Universal | |
| December 15 | Emmanuelle 3 (Limited) | Miramax | |
| December 16 | Saturday Night Fever (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $139,486,124 |
| Telefon (Limited) | MGM | ||
| December 18 | The World's Greatest Lover (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $21,000,000 |
| December 21 | The Goodbye Girl (Wide) | MGM | $83,700,000 |
| December 23 | High Anxiety (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $31,063,038 |
| The Choirboys (Limited) | Universal | ||
| Goodbye & Amen (Limited) | |||
| The Incredible Melting Man (Limited) | American International Pictures | ||
| December 25 | Opening Night (Limited) | ||
| During 1977 | The Night of the Seagulls (Limited) | ||