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Finding box office information for movies made before 1980 is not an easy task. For somebody looking for box office information on 1977 it is very very frustrating. Over the years, we have researched and collected information on over 36,000 movies. So we figured we would show all the 1977 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1977. This page will looks at 127 1977 Movies. The movies are listed in a massive table that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. This only represents about 33% of the movies made in 1977….but should cover the top box office movies.
1977 Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort 1977 Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
- Sort 1977 Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1977 Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort 1977 Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each 1975 Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1977 Movies received.
- Sort 1977 Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
My Main Sources
Source 1: Variety – January 4th 1978, January 3rd, 1979
Source 2: Twentieth Century-Fox A Corporate and Financial History by Aubrey Solomon
Source 3: Wikipedia
Source 4: IMDb.com
Source 5: BoxOfficeMojo.com
Jump To 1977 Movie Links (Mobile Friendly):
1. Box Office 2. Oscar Movies 3. Rankings 4. Reviews 5. Top Stars of 1977 6. Trailers 7. UMR Table
As we get more modern the following #’s on your list I saw in movie theaters, 1,2,4,6,8,14,15,16,20,22,23,24,31,36, 37, 41 (revival theater), 42, 61,66,77,95,104,114, 117,121, 124, 127. Yes I saw al 3 Happy Hooker movies in the theater. These are the 84 1977 films I have seen since December 1992. Key is title, studio, stars if I listed, date seen, and source (TV channel, DVD or Tape).
3 WOMEN 1977 FOX SHELLEY DUVALL SISSY SPACEK 2/15 1997 TMC
ABAR: THE FIRST BLACK SUPERMAN 1977 MIRROR REL. 11/15 2015 TCM
AMSTERDAM KILL (H.K.) 1977 COL ROBERT MITCHUM BRADFORD DILLMAN 2/16 1998 STZ
ANOTHER MAN ANOTHER CHANCE 1977 UA JAMES CAAN GENEVIEVE BUJOLD 11/18 2003 WEST
AUDREY ROSE 1977 UA 11/17 2017 TCM
BAD NEWS BEARS IN BREAKING TRAINING 1977 PAR WILLIAM DEVANE 5/20 1998 TNT
BETWEEN THE LINES 1977 MIDWEST JOHN HEARD 3/26 1995 55
BILLION DOLLAR HOBO 1977 INTL. PICTURE SHOW 8/27 2014 ANT
BILLY JACK GOES TO WASHINGTON 1977 TAYLOR-LAUGHLIN 1/14 2017 GET TV
BLACK SAMURAI 1977 BJLJ XXX XXX 9/7 2003 ACTN
BLACK SUNDAY 1977 PAR ROBERT SHAW BRUCE DERN 9/14 1998 MAX
BOBBY DEERFIELD 1977 COL AL PACINO MARTHE KELLER 7/19 1997 BRAVO
BRAIN MACHINE 1977 HOWCO INTL. 6/23 2012 DVD
BROTHERS 1977 WB XXX XXX 5/23 1995 TMC
BRUCE LEE: THE MAN, THE MYTH 1977 CINEMA SHARES XXX XXX 1/8 1997 TNT
CITIZEN’S BAND 1977 PAR XXX XXX 7/15 1995 BRAVO
CRACKING UP 1977 AIP XXX XXX 7/14 1997 TMC
CRATER LAKE MONSTER 1977 CROWN INTL 10/5 2012 DVD
CURSE OF DEMON MOUNTAIN 1977 HOWCO 12/15 2013 DVD
DAY OF THE ANIMALS 1977 FVI XXX XXX 1/29 1994 TBS
DEVIL HAS SEVEN FACES (IT.) 1977 LIBERT 12/27 2014 DVD
EMMANUELLE IN THE ORIENT (FOR.) 1977 XXX XXX 5/7 1994 TMC
EQUUS 1977 UA RICHARD BURTON PETER FIRTH 8/23 1995 13
EXORCIST 2: THE HERETIC 1977 WB LINDA BLAIR RICHARD BURTON 11/4 1996 TNT
FAIRY IN A CAGE (JAP.) 1977 4/19 2014 DVD
FIRST LOVE 1977 PAR WILLIAM KATT 2/24 1994 LIFE
FOUR SHAOLIN CHALLENGERS (H.K.) 1977 KAM MAN KIM XXX XXX 11/20 2011 DVD
FRATERNITY ROW 1977 PAR XXX XXX 6/14 1995 A & E
GOLDEN RENDEZVOUS 1977 RANK RICHARD HARRIS 12/3 1997 7
GOODBYE GIRL 1977 WB RICHARD DREYFUSS MARSHA MASON 3/22 1996 TNT
GRAY LADY DOWN 1977 UNI CHARLTON HESTON DAVID CARRADINE 8/27 1995 TNT
GREASED LIGHTNING 1977 WB RICHARD PRYOR BEAU BRIDGES 11/12 1997 FLIX
GREAT BANK HOAX 1977 WB BURGESS MEREDITH RICHARD BASEHART 5/17 1998 STZ
GUY FROM HARLEM 1977 INTL. CINEMA XXX XXX 12/29 2011 DVD
HEROES OF THE WILD (TAIWAN) 1977 KEE WEE FILM 5/8 2012 DVD
HILLS HAVE EYES 1977 VANGUARD XXX XXX 3/19 2002 IFC
HOOCH 1977 AMER NATL. XXX XXX 10/28 1995 TNT
I WONDER WHO’S KILLING HER NOW 1977 NILES INTL. 1/13 2015 DVD
ILSA, TIGRESS OF SIBERIA 1977 CAMBIST XXX XXX 5/1 1994 TAPE
IN HOT PURSUIT 1977 WESTCO 4/27 2015 DVD
IN SEARCH OF NOAH’S ARK (DOCUMENTARY) 1977 SUNN CLASSIC XXX XXX 10/22 1996 TBS
ISLANDS IN THE STREAM 1977 PAR GEORGE C. SCOTT DAVID HEMMINGS 5/23 1993 A & E
JABBERWOCKY (U.K.) 1977 CINEMA 5 XXX XXX 11/30 1992 A & E
JULIA 1977 FOX JANE FONDA VANESSA REDGRAVE 12/10 1994 DIS
KID VENGEANCE 1977 IRWIN YABLANS LEE VAN CLEEF JIM BROWN 1/4 1996 55
KILLER OF SHEEP 1977 MILESTONE FILM 1/22 2008 TCM
LA RIELERA (SPAN LANG.) 1977 SCOPE 11/27 1998 TAPE
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT (CAN.) 1977 MOVIETIME DAN AYKROYD 12/31 2010 DVD
MACARTHUR 1977 UNI GREGORY PECK 5/29 1996 11
MAD DOG KILLER (IT. – SP.) 1977 1/11 2015 DVD
MAN CALLED BLADE (IT.) 1977 XXX XXX 9/8 2011 DVD
MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE (CHI.) 1977 BORDE 3/30 1994 55
MASTERMIND 1977 GOLDSTONE BRADFORD DILLMAN 1/5 1998 ENC
MESSAGE, THE 1977 TANK FILM DIST. ANTHONY QUINN 2/6 2011 TAPE
MESSALINA MESSALINA (IT.) 1977 XXX XXX 1/4 2001 TAPE
MR. BILLION 1977 FOX 2/5 2013 FXM
OPENING NIGHT 1977 FACES DIST. 3/24 2009 SUND
OUTLAW BLUES 1977 WB PETER FONDA 9/5 2000 LOVE
PAINTED HERO 1977 ARTRA CINEMA 7/16 2013 DRA
POCO…LITTLE DOG LOST 1977 7/29 2013 DVD
PRISONER IN THE MIDDLE 1977 WORLDWIDE ENT. CORP. DAVID JANSSEN KAREN DOR 11/9 2012 DVD
PUMPING IRON (DOCUMENTARY) 1977 CINEMA 5 XXX XXX 6/22 2003 MMAX
RACE FOR YOUR LIFE, CHARLIE BROWN (CARTOON) 1977 PAR XXX XXX 12/24 1995 9
RAPID (CAN.) 1977 NEW WORLD 12/30 2016 SHO
RAW DEAL (AUSTRALIAN) 1977 XXX XXX 8/20 1994 55
ROSELAND 1977 CINEMA SHARES TERESA WRIGHT 7/28 2003 IFC
SIXTH AND MAIN 1977 NATIONAL CINEMA LESLIE NIELSEN BEVERLY GARLAND 11/19 1993 A & E
SLAUGHTER ON THE KHYBER PASS (IT-SP.) 1977 XXX XXX 3/14 1995 55
SLEEPING DOGS (NZ) 1977 SATOR SAM NEILL 10/19 1995 55
SORCERER 1977 UNI/PAR ROY SCHEIDER RICHARD CRENNA 11/26 1995 TNT
SUSPIRIA (IT.) 1977 EMI XXX XXX 9/3 1995 SCI
TARGET OF THE ASSASSIN (S. AFR) 1977 PRO INTL, ANTHONY QUINN JOHN PHILIP LAW 7/6 2010 DVD
THE CHOIRBOYS 1977 UNI XXX XXX 7/11 1995 TBS
THE DUELISTS (U.K.) 1977 PAR KEITH CARRADINE HARVEY KEITEL 5/26 1993 AMC
TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN 1977 AIP BEN JOHNSON 6/17 2002 TRUE
TURNING POINT 1977 FOX ANNE BANCROFT SHIRLEY MACLAINE 11/22 1993 LIFE
VALENTINO 1977 UA LESLIE CARON 3/29 2004 LOVE
VIVA KNIEVEL! 1977 WB GENE KELLY 1/15 1994 11
WASHINGTON AFFAIR 1977 WALTER O’CONNOR BARRY SULLIVAN CAROL LYNLEY 6/19 1993 11
WELCOME TO BLOW CITY (U.K. – CAN.) 1977 8/30 2012 DVD
WHICH WAY IS UP? 1977 UNI RICHARD PRYOR 7/30 1995 COM
WHITE BUFFALO 1977 UA CHARLES BRONSON 1/26 1996 TBS
WIZARDS 1977 FOX XXX XXX 9/29 2009 FXM
YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 1977 COL XXX XXX 8/12 2004 LOVE
I saw 27. including 20 of top 26. I give star wars a 10 but I loved close encounters and empire strikes back(not 77) much more. all 3 favourites . goodbye girl , a 10 and a favourite. annie hall is a ten but not a favourite. smokey and the bandit, an 8 and a favourite, thank you Jackie gleason and sally field. a bridge too far is a ten not a favourite. i loved Redford, Hopkins, Connery, Ullman, Olivier, caan, Schell, Kruger. not so much Caine ( Bruce puts me on double secret probation from further comments),nor O’Neil, Hackman, Gould, Farrell, bogarde. Richard Attenborough was perfect as lunatic wearing glasses cameo. I watched it last night. LOL. Julia 3 nights ago, Saturday night fever 3 weeks ago, Smokey and the bandit 3 months ago. yea UMR, great page. you “messed” up, you trusted me. when the “Germans” bombed pearl harbour. I obviously need an animal house fix.
Hey bob cox
1. 27 seen is not too far behind me.
2. 20 of the Top 26 is pretty good.
3. Lots of 10s for you..glad to see A Bridge Too Far as a 10.
4. I have seen A Bridge Too Far many times….so I am happy to say no double secret probation for you….as I agree ….Michael Caine’s part is average at best.
5. Anthony Hopkins has the best role in that movie. Sean Connery probably has the second best role. James Caan is good, but his scenes are few and far apart. He was the first actor I heard say the “f” word in a movie. That was in the scene with Caan and the doctor…which is my favorite scene in the movie.
6. I remember the scene with Sir Richard….and Sean Connery’s line about the laughing mental patients knowing more than them.
Good feedback.
This is my lowest total yet. I’m not sure if this year will be my lowest total or 1978 will be my lowest total. I gather that once your finished with the 1970’s you are done with yearly reviews?
I have seen only 18 movies from 1977.That’s right. I’ve dipped below 20. I haven’t seen the blockbusters. I’ve never really been into modern blockbusters.
The highest rated film I have seen is The Goodbye Girl at number 3.
The highest rated film I have NOT seen is Star Wars.
The lowest rated film I have seen is Grand Theft Auto.
Here is my Views By Tens For the Top 30:
6 out of 10: The Goodbye Girl, Saturday Night Fever, Julia, The Rescuers, A Bridge Too Far, and Smokey and the Bandit
10 out of 20: The Spy Who Loved Me, Oh God!, Slap Shot, Pete’s Dragon
13 out of 30: High Anxiety, MacArthur, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
Although I have seen Rollercoaster and enjoyed it, there are two other Richard Widmark movies I have not seen: Twilight’s Last Gleaming and The Domino Principle.
My Top 6 1977 Movies:
The Spy Who Loved Me
Saturday Night Fever
High Anxiety
A Bridge Too Far
MacArthur
Rollercoaster
That should read “you’re finished, not your finished” in the first paragraph. I did minor in English at University.
Hey Flora….not sure where my return comment went to…..but somehow my comment has disappeared….so this will be attempt number 2.
1. Thanks for the visit, the tally, the comment and for sharing your thoughts on our 1977 movie page.
2. Yes your tally counts are getting lower….but you were a wee little baby when these movies came out….I was 10 back in 1977….and was going to theaters with my friends….so when you compare my 37 to your 18…I feel your tally is way more impressive than my total.
3. As for the yearly reviews….we will be doing 1978 for sure….1980 is possibly too….as that would mean every year in my movie book when be in the database…the last year I have Variety yearly reviews is 1980….also doing a 1929 page is a strong possibility. Then I might take a break from yearly reviews…..but they are pretty popular…when I look at my Top 100 pages…yearly reviews have 19 of the Top 100 pages…with 1939 and 1946 being the most popular yearly pages.
4. Still shocking to realize that you have not seen Star Wars yet…..maybe one day.
5. I feel this was Richard Widmark’s last good year in movies…his roles and his movies really took a turn downhill from here.
6. Of your favorites…A Bridge Too Far is one of my all-time favorite movies…and The Spy Who Loved Me is one of my all-time favorite James Bond movies.
7. I was so excited to see High Anxiety…..and then when I finally saw it….I was disappointed. A recent re-viewing of that one did not good well either.
Thanks as always for your feedback.
Thanks for your response Bruce and for letting us know what further years you will be doing. I have made comments that have disappeared too. I agree that 1977 was likely Richard Widmark’s last final good year. Hopefully, I will be able to find those two other films.
Better late than never?….lol. Glad to share the plan of future UMR pages. It will be cool when I get the 1978 page done….then every year from 1930 to 1979 would be complete…50 years! Never thought it would be done.
One of my favorite years – 1977 – the year of Star Wars… and Close Encounters… film heaven for a young sci-fi fan like Steve.
I’ve seen 49 of the 127 films listed, maybe more I can’t remember all the titles I’ve seen. Looking at my files I have 72 films from 1977 in my movie collection, I haven’t watched them all. Favorites are –
Airport 77
Black Sunday
Bridge Too Far ,A
Car ,The
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Cross of Iron
Deep ,The
Demon Seed
Duellists ,The
Eraserhead
Gauntlet ,The
High Anxiety
Kentucky Fried Movie
Orca Killer Whale
Rescuers ,The
Saturday Night Fever
Sentinel ,The
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Smokey and the Bandit
Spy Who Loved Me ,The
Star Wars
Twilight’s Last Gleaming
Wizards
zz-Italy – Suspiria
Happy to see Star Wars topping all the charts, Close Encounters did well too. Along with Jaws and Raiders of the Lost Ark my 3 favorite Spielberg movies.
I was heartbroken when Star Wars lost the Best Picture Oscar to Annie Hall the folllowing year, I thought it would be an easy win. Will sci-fi ever win Best Picture? Is The Shape of Water sci-fi or fantasy? I’d say more fantasy.
I saw 63 films at the cinema in 1977, some of them on double bills and some were repeat viewings.
Reissued movies I saw on the big screen in 1977 are –
Ben-Hur (1959)
Blazing Saddles
Bullitt
Clambake
Elvis on Tour (following Elvis death)
Fist of Fury (aka Chinese Connection)
Follow That Dream
Freebie and the Bean
French Connection (double bill with French Connection II)
Godzilla vs the Smog Monster
The Jungle Book (Disney)
King Creole
Mechanic ,The (Bronson)
One Armed Boxer
The Thing With Two Heads
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Young Frankenstein
Another expert movie year page Bruce (or should that be pages?). Vote Up!
Hey Steve. Wow….those are some great details you have of your movies watched in 1977. I bet Dan is impressed with record keeping for this year. I have seen 37 of the movies listed here….so I am pretty far behind you. I am disappointed in my totals…I figured it would be much higher.
I figured you would enjoy the two sci-fi classics having spots in the Top 4….with Star Wars getting the top spot….anything to make the sci-fi fans happy. The Car making your favorites list is interesting. I remember the classic line from that movie…James Brolin near the end of the movie screams….”Watch out…..the CAR is in the GARAGE!”….great stuff.
Sounds like your Oscar heartbreak for Star Wars was like my Oscar heartbreak for Raiders four years later….to the hell with Annie Hall and Chariots of Fire.
63 movies in the theater in one year….pretty impressive. Thanks for sharing these thoughts…..good feedback.