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1977 Box Office Rankings

Year-specific reference chart with worldwide gross, reported budgets, openings and ROI where available.

About the 1977 chart

This 1977 box office chart highlights films released in 1977, using available worldwide gross, budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI data. Some titles may have richer financial detail than others, depending on source coverage and later corrections.

Year gross$2.76Bvisible records

Avg budget$5.7Mbudgeted titles

Top opening—Star Wars

Releases69available for year

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Top gross

Star Wars$775.4M Close Encounters of the Third Kind$306.9M Saturday Night Fever$237.1M The Spy Who Loved Me$185.4M The Rescuers$169.0M

Best ROI

Star Wars70.49x Saturday Night Fever67.75x Smokey and the Bandit29.47x The Rescuers22.54x Close Encounters of the Third Kind15.34x

Gross-minus-budget leaders

Star Wars$764.4M Close Encounters of the Third Kind$286.9M Saturday Night Fever$233.6M The Spy Who Loved Me$171.9M The Rescuers$161.5M

1977 movie chart

Sorted by worldwide gross.

#	Movie	Year	Worldwide	Budget	Gross - budget	ROI	Studio / Distributor
1	Star Wars WW Financial	1977	$775.4M	$11.0M	$764.4M	70.49x	Lucasfilm Ltd..
2	Close Encounters of the Third Kind WW Financial	1977	$306.9M	$20.0M	$286.9M	15.34x	Julia/Michael Phillips Productions
3	Saturday Night Fever WW Financial	1977	$237.1M	$3.5M	$233.6M	67.75x	Robert Stigwood Organization
4	The Spy Who Loved Me WW Financial	1977	$185.4M	$13.5M	$171.9M	13.74x	Eon Productions
5	The Rescuers WW Financial	1977	$169.0M	$7.5M	$161.5M	22.54x	Walt Disney Productions
6	Smokey and the Bandit WW Financial	1977	$126.7M	$4.3M	$122.4M	29.47x	Universal Pictures
7	The Goodbye Girl WW Financial No budget	1977	$102.0M	—	—	—	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
8	The Deep WW Financial	1977	$100.0M	$9.0M	$91.0M	11.11x	Emi Films
9	Airport '77 WW Financial	1977	$91.1M	$6.0M	$85.1M	15.18x	Universal Pictures
10	A Bridge Too Far WW Financial	1977	$50.8M	$22.0M	$28.8M	2.31x	United Artists
11	Annie Hall WW Financial	1977	$44.0M	$4.0M	$40.0M	11.00x	Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions
12	Oh, God! WW Financial No budget	1977	$41.7M	—	—	—	Warner Bros. Pictures
13	Heroes WW Financial	1977	$33.5M	$3.2M	$30.3M	10.47x	David Foster Productions
14	High Anxiety WW Financial	1977	$31.1M	$4.0M	$27.0M	7.74x	Crossbow Productions
15	Exorcist II: The Heretic WW Financial	1977	$30.7M	$14.0M	$16.7M	2.20x	Warner Bros. Pictures
16	Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo WW Financial No budget	1977	$29.0M	—	—	—	Walt Disney Productions
17	Slap Shot WW Financial	1977	$28.0M	$6.0M	$22.0M	4.67x	Universal Pictures
18	The Gauntlet WW Financial	1977	$26.4M	$5.5M	$20.9M	4.80x	Malpaso Productions
19	The Hills Have Eyes WW Financial	1977	$25.0M	$350,000	$24.7M	71.43x	Blood Relations Co.
20	Space Battleship Yamato WW Financial No budget	1977	$23.0M	—	—	—	Office Academy
21	Looking for Mr. Goodbar WW Financial No budget	1977	$22.5M	—	—	—	Paramount Pictures
22	Julia WW Financial	1977	$20.7M	$7.8M	$12.9M	2.64x	20th Century Fox
23	The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training WW Financial No budget	1977	$19.1M	—	—	—	Paramount Pictures
24	Kingdom of the Spiders WW Financial	1977	$17.0M	$500,000	$16.5M	34.00x	Arachnid Productions Ltd..
25	New York, New York WW Financial	1977	$16.4M	$14.0M	$2.4M	1.17x	United Artists
26	MacArthur WW Financial Hidden	1977	$16.3M	$9.0M	$7.3M	1.81x	Universal Pictures
27	Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger WW Financial Hidden	1977	$16.0M	$3.5M	$12.5M	4.57x	Andor Films
28	Black Sunday WW Financial Hidden	1977	$15.8M	$8.0M	$7.8M	1.97x	Paramount Pictures
29	Orca WW Financial Hidden	1977	$14.7M	$17.5M	-$2.8M	0.84x	Ddl Cinematografica
30	Fun with Dick and Jane WW Financial Hidden	1977	$13.6M	$4.5M	$9.1M	3.02x	Columbia Pictures
31	Breaker! Breaker! WW Financial Hidden	1977	$12.0M	$250,000	$11.8M	48.00x	Paragon Films
32	Capricorn One WW Financial Hidden	1977	$12.0M	$5.0M	$7.0M	2.40x	Associated General Films
33	First Love WW Financial Hidden	1977	$9.4M	$3.0M	$6.4M	3.13x	Paramount Pictures
34	Bobby Deerfield WW Financial Hidden	1977	$9.3M	$6.4M	$2.9M	1.45x	First Artists
35	Sorcerer WW Financial Hidden	1977	$9.0M	$22.0M	-$13.0M	0.41x	Paramount Pictures
36	Wizards WW Financial Hidden	1977	$9.0M	$2.0M	$7.0M	4.50x	Bakshi Productions
37	Damnation Alley WW Financial Hidden	1977	$8.7M	$17.0M	-$8.3M	0.51x	20th Century Fox
38	The Greatest WW Financial No budget Hidden	1977	$8.3M	—	—	—	Columbia Pictures
39	Rollercoaster WW Financial Hidden	1977	$8.2M	$9.0M	-$800,000	0.91x	Universal Pictures
40	Eraserhead WW Financial Hidden	1977	$7.0M	$100,000	$6.9M	70.00x	Afi
41	The War in Space WW Financial Hidden	1977	$4.0M	$2.0M	$2.0M	2.00x	Toho Pictures
42	Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown WW Financial No budget Hidden	1977	$3.2M	—	—	—	Paramount Pictures
43	Tentacles WW Financial Hidden	1977	$3.0M	$750,000	$2.3M	4.00x	American International Pictures
44	The People That Time Forgot WW Financial Hidden	1977	$3.0M	$450,000	$2.6M	6.67x	American International Pictures
45	Suspiria WW Financial No budget Hidden	1977	$2.9M	—	—	—	Seda Spettacoli
46	Empire of the Ants WW Financial Hidden	1977	$2.5M	$500,000	$2.0M	5.00x	Cinema 77
47	The Last Wave WW Financial Hidden	1977	$2.1M	$825,000	$1.3M	2.57x	Australian Film Commission
48	Stunts WW Financial Hidden	1977	$2.0M	$600,000	$1.4M	3.33x	Davis Panzer Productions
49	Cross of Iron WW Financial Hidden	1977	$1.5M	$6.0M	-$4.5M	0.25x	Rapid Film
50	Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure WW Financial Hidden	1977	$1.5M	$4.0M	-$2.5M	0.38x	Itt Inc.
51	The Invincible Armour WW Financial No budget Hidden	1977	$1.2M	—	—	—	Lai Wah Film Company
52	A doctor of Love WW Financial Hidden	1977	$1.0M	$700,000	$300,000	1.43x	Frk Almsrh Alaarby
53	March or Die WW Financial Hidden	1977	$1.0M	$8.0M	-$7.0M	0.13x	Associated General Films
54	Moonshine County Express WW Financial Hidden	1977	$1.0M	$700,000	$300,000	1.43x	Universal Majestic Inc.
55	Bloodthirsty Hawk WW Financial Hidden	1977	$911,053	$60,000	$851,053	15.18x	Hai Hua Cinema Company
56	Citizens Band WW Financial No budget Hidden	1977	$815,174	—	—	—	Paramount Pictures
57	The Devils WW Financial Hidden	1977	$770,000	$560,000	$210,000	1.38x	Maaaml Mdyn Alsynma
58	La violación WW Financial No budget Hidden	1977	$606,755	—	—	—	—
59	Jabberwocky WW Financial Hidden	1977	$490,000	$500,000	-$10,000	0.98x	Python Films
60	Celedonio y yo somos así WW Financial No budget Hidden	1977	$223,133	—	—	—	—
61	Mother's leave WW Financial Hidden	1977	$200,000	$100,000	$100,000	2.00x	Kuwait Tv
62	Immaan Dharam WW Financial No budget Hidden	1977	$195,312	—	—	—	Suchitra Films
63	Dearest Executioners WW Financial No budget Hidden	1977	$95,000	—	—	—	Turner Pictures (I)
64	Scent of Wheat WW Financial Hidden	1977	$50,000	$1.0M	-$950,000	0.05x	Naghshe Jahan Studio
65	The Last Petal WW Financial Hidden	1977	$50,000	$25,000	$25,000	2.00x	Soyuzmultfilm
66	3 Women WW Financial Hidden	1977	$5,568	$1.5M	-$1.5M	0.00x	Lions Gate Films
67	Short Eyes WW Financial No budget Hidden	1977	$3,921	—	—	—	Harris / Fox Production
68	That Obscure Object of Desire WW Financial No budget Hidden	1977	$2,864	—	—	—	Incine
69	The Sentinel WW Financial No budget Hidden	1977	$3	—	—	—	Universal Pictures

Star Wars 1977 · WW Budget $11.0M · Lucasfilm Ltd..

$775.4M ROI 70.49x

Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 · WW Budget $20.0M · Julia/Michael Phillips Productions

$306.9M ROI 15.34x

Saturday Night Fever 1977 · WW Budget $3.5M · Robert Stigwood Organization

$237.1M ROI 67.75x

The Spy Who Loved Me 1977 · WW Budget $13.5M · Eon Productions

$185.4M ROI 13.74x

The Rescuers 1977 · WW Budget $7.5M · Walt Disney Productions

$169.0M ROI 22.54x

Smokey and the Bandit 1977 · WW Budget $4.3M · Universal Pictures

$126.7M ROI 29.47x

The Goodbye Girl 1977 · WW Budget — · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$102.0M ROI —

The Deep 1977 · WW Budget $9.0M · Emi Films

$100.0M ROI 11.11x

Airport '77 1977 · WW Budget $6.0M · Universal Pictures

$91.1M ROI 15.18x

A Bridge Too Far 1977 · WW Budget $22.0M · United Artists

$50.8M ROI 2.31x

Annie Hall 1977 · WW Budget $4.0M · Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions

$44.0M ROI 11.00x

Oh, God! 1977 · WW Budget — · Warner Bros. Pictures

$41.7M ROI —

Heroes 1977 · WW Budget $3.2M · David Foster Productions

$33.5M ROI 10.47x

High Anxiety 1977 · WW Budget $4.0M · Crossbow Productions

$31.1M ROI 7.74x

Exorcist II: The Heretic 1977 · WW Budget $14.0M · Warner Bros. Pictures

$30.7M ROI 2.20x

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo 1977 · WW Budget — · Walt Disney Productions

$29.0M ROI —

Slap Shot 1977 · WW Budget $6.0M · Universal Pictures

$28.0M ROI 4.67x

The Gauntlet 1977 · WW Budget $5.5M · Malpaso Productions

$26.4M ROI 4.80x

The Hills Have Eyes 1977 · WW Budget $350,000 · Blood Relations Co.

$25.0M ROI 71.43x

Space Battleship Yamato 1977 · WW Budget — · Office Academy

$23.0M ROI —

Looking for Mr. Goodbar 1977 · WW Budget — · Paramount Pictures

$22.5M ROI —

Julia 1977 · WW Budget $7.8M · 20th Century Fox

$20.7M ROI 2.64x

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training 1977 · WW Budget — · Paramount Pictures

$19.1M ROI —

Kingdom of the Spiders 1977 · WW Budget $500,000 · Arachnid Productions Ltd..

$17.0M ROI 34.00x

New York, New York 1977 · WW Budget $14.0M · United Artists

$16.4M ROI 1.17x

MacArthur 1977 · WW Budget $9.0M · Universal Pictures

$16.3M ROI 1.81x

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger 1977 · WW Budget $3.5M · Andor Films

$16.0M ROI 4.57x

Black Sunday 1977 · WW Budget $8.0M · Paramount Pictures

$15.8M ROI 1.97x

Orca 1977 · WW Budget $17.5M · Ddl Cinematografica

$14.7M ROI 0.84x

Fun with Dick and Jane 1977 · WW Budget $4.5M · Columbia Pictures

$13.6M ROI 3.02x

Breaker! Breaker! 1977 · WW Budget $250,000 · Paragon Films

$12.0M ROI 48.00x

Capricorn One 1977 · WW Budget $5.0M · Associated General Films

$12.0M ROI 2.40x

First Love 1977 · WW Budget $3.0M · Paramount Pictures

$9.4M ROI 3.13x

Bobby Deerfield 1977 · WW Budget $6.4M · First Artists

$9.3M ROI 1.45x

Sorcerer 1977 · WW Budget $22.0M · Paramount Pictures

$9.0M ROI 0.41x

Wizards 1977 · WW Budget $2.0M · Bakshi Productions

$9.0M ROI 4.50x

Damnation Alley 1977 · WW Budget $17.0M · 20th Century Fox

$8.7M ROI 0.51x

The Greatest 1977 · WW Budget — · Columbia Pictures

$8.3M ROI —

Rollercoaster 1977 · WW Budget $9.0M · Universal Pictures

$8.2M ROI 0.91x

Eraserhead 1977 · WW Budget $100,000 · Afi

$7.0M ROI 70.00x

The War in Space 1977 · WW Budget $2.0M · Toho Pictures

$4.0M ROI 2.00x

Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown 1977 · WW Budget — · Paramount Pictures

$3.2M ROI —

Tentacles 1977 · WW Budget $750,000 · American International Pictures

$3.0M ROI 4.00x

The People That Time Forgot 1977 · WW Budget $450,000 · American International Pictures

$3.0M ROI 6.67x

Suspiria 1977 · WW Budget — · Seda Spettacoli

$2.9M ROI —

Empire of the Ants 1977 · WW Budget $500,000 · Cinema 77

$2.5M ROI 5.00x

The Last Wave 1977 · WW Budget $825,000 · Australian Film Commission

$2.1M ROI 2.57x

Stunts 1977 · WW Budget $600,000 · Davis Panzer Productions

$2.0M ROI 3.33x

Cross of Iron 1977 · WW Budget $6.0M · Rapid Film

$1.5M ROI 0.25x

Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure 1977 · WW Budget $4.0M · Itt Inc.

$1.5M ROI 0.38x

The Invincible Armour 1977 · WW Budget — · Lai Wah Film Company

$1.2M ROI —

A doctor of Love 1977 · WW Budget $700,000 · Frk Almsrh Alaarby

$1.0M ROI 1.43x

March or Die 1977 · WW Budget $8.0M · Associated General Films

$1.0M ROI 0.13x

Moonshine County Express 1977 · WW Budget $700,000 · Universal Majestic Inc.

$1.0M ROI 1.43x

Bloodthirsty Hawk 1977 · WW Budget $60,000 · Hai Hua Cinema Company

$911,053 ROI 15.18x

Citizens Band 1977 · WW Budget — · Paramount Pictures

$815,174 ROI —

The Devils 1977 · WW Budget $560,000 · Maaaml Mdyn Alsynma

$770,000 ROI 1.38x

La violación 1977 · WW Budget —

$606,755 ROI —

Jabberwocky 1977 · WW Budget $500,000 · Python Films

$490,000 ROI 0.98x

Celedonio y yo somos así 1977 · WW Budget —

$223,133 ROI —

Mother's leave 1977 · WW Budget $100,000 · Kuwait Tv

$200,000 ROI 2.00x

Immaan Dharam 1977 · WW Budget — · Suchitra Films

$195,312 ROI —

Dearest Executioners 1977 · WW Budget — · Turner Pictures (I)

$95,000 ROI —

Scent of Wheat 1977 · WW Budget $1.0M · Naghshe Jahan Studio

$50,000 ROI 0.05x

The Last Petal 1977 · WW Budget $25,000 · Soyuzmultfilm

$50,000 ROI 2.00x

3 Women 1977 · WW Budget $1.5M · Lions Gate Films

$5,568 ROI 0.00x

Short Eyes 1977 · WW Budget — · Harris / Fox Production

$3,921 ROI —

That Obscure Object of Desire 1977 · WW Budget — · Incine

$2,864 ROI —

The Sentinel 1977 · WW Budget — · Universal Pictures

$3 ROI —

1977 box office FAQ

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The number of titles depends on available box office data for that release year. More records can appear as source coverage improves.

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