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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1977
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
Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | 1977 Gross | Tickets 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 |
Comedy |
$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 |
Comedy |
$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 |
Comedy |
$28,000,000 |
12,556,053 |
21 |
Slap Shot |
Jan 1, 1977 |
Universal |
Comedy |
$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 |
Thriller/Suspense |
$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 Sold | 727,202,438 |
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