1977 in film

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The year 1977 in film involved some significant events.

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Events [edit]

Top grossing films (U.S.) [edit]

Rank Title Studio Actors Gross
1. Star Wars Lucasfilm/20th Century Fox Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness $460,998,007[2]
2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind Columbia Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Francois Truffaut $166,000,000[3]
3. Saturday Night Fever Paramount John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney $139,486,124[4]
4. Smokey and the Bandit Universal Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason $126,737,428[5]
5. The Goodbye Girl MGM/Warner Bros. Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings $83,700,000[6]
6. The Rescuers Walt Disney voices of Eva Gabor, Bob Newhart, Geraldine Page $71,215,869[7]
7. Oh, God! Warner Bros. George Burns, John Denver, Teri Garr $51,061,196[8]
8. A Bridge Too Far United Artists Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Sean Connery, Elliott Gould, Laurence Olivier, Ryan O'Neal, Robert Redford, Liv Ullmann $50,800,000[9]
9. The Deep Columbia Robert Shaw, Nick Nolte, Jacqueline Bisset $50,681,884[10]
10. The Spy Who Loved Me United Artists Roger Moore, Barbara Bach $46,838,673[11]
11. Annie Hall United Artists Woody Allen, Diane Keaton $38,251,425[12]
12. Semi-Tough United Artists Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh $37,187,139[13]
13. Pete's Dragon Buena Vista Helen Reddy, Mickey Rooney, Shelley Winters $36,000,000[14]
14. The Gauntlet Warner Bros. Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke $35,400,000[15]
15. The Turning Point 20th Century Fox Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, Tom Skerritt, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Leslie Browne $33,600,000[16]
16. Heroes Universal Harrison Ford, Henry Winkler, Sally Field $33,500,000[17]
17. High Anxiety 20th Century Fox Mel Brooks, Ron Clark $31,063,038[18]
18. Exorcist II: The Heretic Warner Bros. Linda Blair, Richard Burton, Louise Fletcher, Max von Sydow, James Earl Jones $30,749,142[19]
19. Airport '77 Universal Jack Lemmon, Lee Grant, James Stewart $30,000,000[20]
20. Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo Buena Vista Dean Jones, Don Knotts $29,000,000[21]
21. Slap Shot Universal Paul Newman, Strother Martin $28,000,000[22]

(*) After at least 1 theatrical re-issue

Awards [edit]

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: Annie Hall - Rollins-Joffe, United Artists
Best Director: Woody Allen - Annie Hall
Best Actor: Richard Dreyfuss - The Goodbye Girl
Best Actress: Diane Keaton - Annie Hall
Best Supporting Actor: Jason Robards - Julia
Best Supporting Actress: Vanessa Redgrave - Julia
Best Foreign Language Film: Madame Rosa (La Vie devant soi), directed by Moshé Mizrahi, France

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:
Best Picture: The Turning Point
Best Actor: Richard Burton - Equus
Best Actress: Jane Fonda - Julia
Musical or comedy:
Best Picture: The Goodbye Girl
Best Actor: Richard Dreyfuss - The Goodbye Girl
Best Actress (tie): Diane Keaton - Annie Hall
Best Actress (tie): Marsha Mason - The Goodbye Girl
Other
Best Director: Herbert Ross - The Turning Point
Best Foreign Language Film: A Special Day, Italy

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

Father and Master (Padre padrone), directed by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani, Italy

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

The Ascent (Voskhozhdeniye), directed by Larisa Shepitko, USSR

Notable films released in 1977 [edit]

USA unless stated

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References [edit]

  1. ^ http://www.cataroo.com/DBrescu.html
  2. ^ "Star Wars, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  3. ^ "Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  4. ^ "Saturday Night Fever, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  5. ^ "Smokey and the Bandit, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  6. ^ "The Goodbye Girl, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  7. ^ "The Rescuers, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  8. ^ "Box Office Information for Oh, God!". The Numbers. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  9. ^ "A Bridge Too Far, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  10. ^ "The Deep, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  11. ^ "The Spy Who Loved Me, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  12. ^ "Annie Hall, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  13. ^ "Semi-Tough, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 24, 2012. 
  14. ^ "Pete's Dragon, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  15. ^ "The Gauntlet, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  16. ^ "The Turning Point, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  17. ^ "Heroes, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  18. ^ "High Anxiety, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  19. ^ "Exorcist II: The Heretic, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  20. ^ "Airport '77, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  21. ^ "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  22. ^ "Slap Shot, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
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