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The year 1977 in film involved some significant events.
The top ten 1977 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Box-office gross |
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1 | Star Wars | 20th Century Fox | $221,280,994 [1] [2] |
2 | Smokey and the Bandit | Universal | $126,737,428 [3] |
3 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Columbia | $116,395,460 [4] |
4 | Saturday Night Fever | Paramount | $94,213,184 [5] |
5 | The Goodbye Girl | MGM / Warner Bros. | $83,700,000 [6] |
6 | A Bridge Too Far | United Artists | $50,750,000 [7] |
7 | The Deep | Columbia | $47,346,365 [8] |
8 | The Spy Who Loved Me | United Artists | $46,838,673 [9] |
9 | Oh, God! | Warner Bros. | $41,687,243 [10] |
10 | Annie Hall | United Artists | $38,251,425 [11] |
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
January | 3 | Tom Gries | 54 | US | Director | |
5 | Onslow Stevens | 74 | US | Actor | ||
6 | Niall MacGinnis | 63 | Ireland | Actor | ||
12 | Henri-Georges Clouzot | 69 | France | Director, Screenwriter | ||
14 | Peter Finch | 60 | UK | Actor | ||
18 | Yvonne Printemps | 82 | France | Actress, Singer | ||
26 | Margaret Hayes | 60 | US | Actress | ||
31 | Daniel Mainwaring | 74 | US | Screenwriter | ||
February | 3 | Pauline Starke | 76 | US | Actress | |
17 | Edward G. Boyle | 78 | Canada | Production Designer | ||
18 | Andy Devine | 71 | US | Actor | ||
22 | Edith Barrett | 70 | US | Actress | ||
27 | Allison Hayes | 46 | US | Actress | ||
28 | Eddie "Rochester" Anderson | 71 | US | Actor | ||
March | 8 | Henry Hull | 86 | US | Actor | |
25 | Nunnally Johnson | 79 | US | Screenwriter, Director | ||
27 | Diana Hyland | 41 | US | Actress | ||
April | 17 | Marjorie Gateson | 86 | US | Actress | |
19 | Marion Gering | 75 | Russia | Director | ||
21 | Gummo Marx | 83 | US | Actor, Agent | ||
28 | Ricardo Cortez | 76 | US | Actor | ||
May | 10 | Joan Crawford | 71 | US | Actress | |
15 | Herbert Wilcox | 87 | UK | Director, Producer | ||
21 | Dorothy Christy | 70 | US | Actress | ||
31 | William Castle | 63 | US | Producer, Director | ||
June | 2 | Stephen Boyd | 45 | Ireland | Actor | |
3 | Roberto Rossellini | 71 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | ||
5 | Luis César Amadori | 75 | Italy/Argentina | Director, Screenwriter | ||
13 | Matthew Garber | 21 | UK | Actor | ||
14 | Alan Reed | 69 | US | Actor | ||
19 | Geraldine Brooks | 51 | US | Actress | ||
20 | Abner Biberman | 68 | US | Director, Actor | ||
July | 2 | William H. Ziegler | 67 | US | Film Editor | |
22 | Erik Chitty | 70 | UK | Actor | ||
August | 3 | Alfred Lunt | 84 | US | Actor | |
14 | George Oppenheimer | 77 | US | Screenwriter | ||
16 | Elvis Presley | 42 | US | Actor, Singer | ||
17 | Delmer Daves | 73 | US | Screenwriter, Director | ||
19 | Groucho Marx | 86 | US | Actor, Screenwriter | ||
19 | Peter Dyneley | 56 | UK | Actor | ||
21 | Danny Lockin | 34 | US | Actor | ||
22 | Sebastian Cabot | 59 | UK | Actor | ||
22 | Alex Segal | 62 | US | Director | ||
29 | Jean Hagen | 54 | US | Actress | ||
31 | H. C. Potter | 72 | US | Director | ||
September | 2 | Stephen Dunne | 59 | US | Actor | |
8 | Zero Mostel | 62 | US | Actor | ||
October | 3 | Tay Garnett | 83 | US | Director | |
5 | Fred F. Finklehoffe | 67 | US | Screenwriter | ||
14 | Bing Crosby | 74 | US | Actor, Singer | ||
31 | Joan Tetzel | 56 | US | Actress | ||
November | 4 | Betty Balfour | 74 | UK | Actress | |
9 | Gertrude Astor | 90 | US | Actress | ||
15 | William C. McGann | 84 | US | Director | ||
18 | Victor Francen | 89 | Belgium | Actor | ||
25 | Richard Carlson | 65 | US | Actor | ||
30 | Olga Petrova | 93 | UK | Actress, Screenwriter | ||
30 | Terence Rattigan | 66 | UK | Screenwriter | ||
December | 4 | Leila Hyams | 72 | US | Actress | |
18 | Cyril Ritchard | 79 | Australia | Actor | ||
19 | Jacques Tourneur | 73 | France | Director | ||
25 | Charlie Chaplin | 88 | UK | Actor, Director, Screenwriter | ||
26 | Howard Hawks | 81 | US | Director | ||
28 | Charlotte Greenwood | 87 | US | Actress |
This is a list of films released in 1995. The highly anticipated sequel Die Hard with a Vengeance was the year's biggest box-office hit, and Braveheart won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The year 1990 in film involved many significant events as shown below. Universal Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1990, despite its actual 75th anniversary taking place in 1987.
The year 1989 involved many significant films.
The following is an overview of events in 1988 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1987 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Paramount Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1987.
The year 1991 in film involved numerous significant events. Important films released this year included The Silence of the Lambs, Beauty and the Beast, Thelma & Louise, JFK and Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
The following is an overview of events in 1986 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1985 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1983 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1982 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1981 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1980 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events.
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1976 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1975 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1974 in film involved some significant events.
The significant events of the year 1973 in film are covered in this page.
The year 1970 in film involved some significant events.