#1 of 771 #1 English-language movie of 2017
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
2017 · Action, Adventure
$1.3B worldwide · 5% of the chart's total
$620.2M US & Canada · 46% $714.2M elsewhere · 54%
English box office · 2017
English Box Office 2017: Highest-Grossing English Movies
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in 2017, with $1.3B worldwide, ahead of Beauty and the Beast (2017) at $1.3B and The Fate of the Furious (2017) at $1.2B. 771 English-language films released in 2017 report a worldwide gross, $27.9B in all, 37% of it from the US & Canada. 4 films crossed $1 billion and 61 crossed $100 million. That is up 2% on 2016, whose releases took $27.4B. By genre, Action leads with $17.1B across 103 English releases.
- 2017 releases with a gross
- 771
- combined worldwide
- $27.9B
- films crossed $100M
- 61
- vs 2016
- +2%
#1 of 771 Top 5
What Were the Biggest English Hits of 2017?
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) leads with $1.3B, 5% of the total. The top 5 together took $5.8B, 21% of what all 771 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
- Number 1 $1.3B Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)$620.2M US & Canada · 46% $714.2M elsewhere · 54%
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The chart
Every English Release of 2017, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 1 to 50 of 771. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2017.
- 1 Dec 15, 2017 US and Canada: $620.2M Rest of the world: $714.2M Worldwide: $1.3B
- 2 Mar 17, 2017 US and Canada: $504.5M Rest of the world: $761.6M Worldwide: $1.3B
- 3 Apr 14, 2017 US and Canada: $226M Rest of the world: $1B Worldwide: $1.2B
- 4 Jun 30, 2017 US and Canada: $264.6M Rest of the world: $770.2M Worldwide: $1B
- 5 Dec 20, 2017 US and Canada: $404.5M Rest of the world: $558M Worldwide: $962.5M
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Jul 7, 2017 US and Canada: $335M Rest of the world: $546M Worldwide: $881M - 7
May 5, 2017 US and Canada: $389.8M Rest of the world: $473.9M Worldwide: $863.8M - 8
Nov 3, 2017 US and Canada: $315.1M Rest of the world: $540.2M Worldwide: $855.3M - 9
Jun 2, 2017 US and Canada: $412.8M Rest of the world: $411.1M Worldwide: $824M - 10
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) May 26, 2017 · Action, Adventure $795.9M worldwideMay 26, 2017 US and Canada: $172.6M Rest of the world: $623.4M Worldwide: $795.9M - 11
Sep 8, 2017 US and Canada: $328.9M Rest of the world: $375.4M Worldwide: $704.2M - 12
Nov 17, 2017 US and Canada: $229M Rest of the world: $432.3M Worldwide: $661.3M - 13
Mar 3, 2017 US and Canada: $226.3M Rest of the world: $392.9M Worldwide: $619.2M - 14
Jun 21, 2017 US and Canada: $130.2M Rest of the world: $475.3M Worldwide: $605.4M - 15
Mar 10, 2017 US and Canada: $168.1M Rest of the world: $400.6M Worldwide: $568.7M - 16
Jul 21, 2017 US and Canada: $189.7M Rest of the world: $344M Worldwide: $533.7M - 17
Mar 31, 2017 US and Canada: $175M Rest of the world: $353M Worldwide: $528M - 18
Jul 14, 2017 US and Canada: $146.9M Rest of the world: $343.8M Worldwide: $490.7M - 19
Dec 20, 2017 US and Canada: $174.3M Rest of the world: $294.7M Worldwide: $469.1M - 20
Sep 22, 2017 US and Canada: $100.2M Rest of the world: $310.7M Worldwide: $410.9M - 21
Jun 9, 2017 US and Canada: $80.2M Rest of the world: $329M Worldwide: $409.2M - 22
Jun 16, 2017 US and Canada: $152.9M Rest of the world: $231M Worldwide: $383.9M - 23
Feb 10, 2017 US and Canada: $114.6M Rest of the world: $267M Worldwide: $381.5M - 24
Nov 10, 2017 US and Canada: $102.8M Rest of the world: $250M Worldwide: $352.8M - 25
Jan 20, 2017 US and Canada: $44.9M Rest of the world: $301.2M Worldwide: $346.1M - 26
Nov 17, 2017 US and Canada: $132.4M Rest of the world: $182.6M Worldwide: $315M - 27
Feb 10, 2017 US and Canada: $175.9M Rest of the world: $136.4M Worldwide: $312.3M - 28
Jan 27, 2017 US and Canada: $26.8M Rest of the world: $285.4M Worldwide: $312.2M - 29
Aug 11, 2017 US and Canada: $102.1M Rest of the world: $204.5M Worldwide: $306.6M - 30
Dec 15, 2017 US and Canada: $84.4M Rest of the world: $211.7M Worldwide: $296.1M - 31
Jan 20, 2017 US and Canada: $138.3M Rest of the world: $140.2M Worldwide: $278.5M - 32
Oct 6, 2017 US and Canada: $92.1M Rest of the world: $185.9M Worldwide: $277.9M - 33
Feb 24, 2017 US and Canada: $176.2M Rest of the world: $79.6M Worldwide: $255.8M - 34
May 19, 2017 US and Canada: $74.3M Rest of the world: $166.6M Worldwide: $240.9M - 35
Jun 28, 2017 US and Canada: $107.8M Rest of the world: $119.1M Worldwide: $226.9M - 36
Jul 21, 2017 US and Canada: $41.2M Rest of the world: $184.8M Worldwide: $226M - 37
Oct 20, 2017 US and Canada: $33.7M Rest of the world: $188.2M Worldwide: $221.9M - 38
Jul 28, 2017 US and Canada: $86.1M Rest of the world: $131.7M Worldwide: $217.8M - 39
Jan 27, 2017 US and Canada: $64.5M Rest of the world: $140.5M Worldwide: $205M - 40
Apr 7, 2017 US and Canada: $45M Rest of the world: $152.2M Worldwide: $197.2M - 41
Dec 1, 2017 US and Canada: $63.9M Rest of the world: $131.4M Worldwide: $195.2M - 42
Dec 22, 2017 US and Canada: $104.9M Rest of the world: $80.5M Worldwide: $185.4M - 43
Nov 10, 2017 US and Canada: $104M Rest of the world: $76.6M Worldwide: $180.6M - 44
May 25, 2017 US and Canada: $58.1M Rest of the world: $119.8M Worldwide: $177.9M - 45
Feb 10, 2017 US and Canada: $92M Rest of the world: $82.3M Worldwide: $174.3M - 46
Mar 31, 2017 US and Canada: $40.6M Rest of the world: $129.3M Worldwide: $169.8M - 47
Nov 10, 2017 US and Canada: $54.5M Rest of the world: $108.2M Worldwide: $162.7M - 48
Nov 22, 2017 US and Canada: $56.5M Rest of the world: $94.4M Worldwide: $150.8M - 49
May 12, 2017 US and Canada: $39.2M Rest of the world: $110M Worldwide: $149.2M - 50
Oct 13, 2017 US and Canada: $34.4M Rest of the world: $111M Worldwide: $145.4M
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 2017?
Of the top 10, Wonder Woman (2017) earned the biggest share at home (50% in the US & Canada), while The Fate of the Furious (2017) made 82% of its gross abroad. Across all 771 films, $10.4B (37%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.3B $620.2M US & Canada · 46% $714.2M elsewhere · 54%
- 2 Beauty and the Beast (2017) $1.3B $504.5M US & Canada · 40% $761.6M elsewhere · 60%
- 3 The Fate of the Furious (2017) $1.2B $226M US & Canada · 18% $1B elsewhere · 82%
- 4 Despicable Me 3 (2017) $1B $264.6M US & Canada · 26% $770.2M elsewhere · 74%
- 5 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) $962.5M $404.5M US & Canada · 42% $558M elsewhere · 58%
- 6 Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) $881M $335M US & Canada · 38% $546M elsewhere · 62%
- 7 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) $863.8M $389.8M US & Canada · 45% $473.9M elsewhere · 55%
- 8 Thor: Ragnarok (2017) $855.3M $315.1M US & Canada · 37% $540.2M elsewhere · 63%
- 9 Wonder Woman (2017) $824M $412.8M US & Canada · 50% $411.1M elsewhere · 50%
- 10 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) $795.9M $172.6M US & Canada · 22% $623.4M elsewhere · 78%
Gross bands
How Many 2017 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
61 of 771 films crossed $100M and took $24.5B between them, 88% of the total. 626 films, 81% of the list, earned under $10M.
17% 34% 36% 11%
- $1B or more 4 films, <1% of the list $4.9B · 17% of the gross
- $500M to $1B 13 films, 2% of the list $9.4B · 34% of the gross
- $100M to $500M 44 films, 6% of the list $10.2B · 36% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 84 films, 11% of the list $3B · 11% of the gross
- Under $10M 626 films, 81% of the list $522.8M · 2% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 2017 Earned the Most?
June releases took the most, $4B from 74 films, led by Despicable Me 3 (2017). August was the quietest month ($715.6M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017) $1.4B xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
- February Feb Fifty Shades Darker (2017) $1.4B Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
- March Mar Beauty and the Beast (2017) $3.6B Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- April Apr The Fate of the Furious (2017) $1.8B The Fate of the Furious (2017)
- May May Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) $2.5B Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
- June Jun Despicable Me 3 (2017) $4B Despicable Me 3 (2017)
- July Jul Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) $2.8B Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- August Aug Annabelle: Creation (2017) $715.6M Annabelle: Creation (2017)
- September Sep It (2017) $1.7B It (2017)
- October Oct Blade Runner 2049 (2017) $1.2B Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
- November Nov Thor: Ragnarok (2017) $3.1B Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- December Dec Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $3.9B Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
Last 10 years
How Does 2017 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 2017 earned the most: $27.9B from 771 films, led by Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 540 films | 540 | $20B | – | The Dark Knight (2008) $1B |
| 2009 490 films · +15% | 490 | $23B | +15% | Avatar (2009) $2.9B |
| 2010 465 films · −9% | 465 | $21B | −9% | Toy Story 3 (2010) $1.1B |
| 2011 544 films · +16% | 544 | $24.2B | +16% | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) $1.3B |
| 2012 576 films · +7% | 576 | $26B | +7% | The Avengers (2012) $1.5B |
| 2013 601 films · ±0% | 601 | $26B | ±0% | Frozen (2013) $1.3B |
| 2014 649 films · −5% | 649 | $24.6B | −5% | Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014) $1.1B |
| 2015 682 films · +10% | 682 | $27.1B | +10% | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) $2.1B |
| 2016 696 films · +1% | 696 | $27.4B | +1% | Captain America: Civil War (2016) $1.2B |
| 2017 771 films · +2% | 771 | $27.9B | +2% | Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) $1.3B |
By genre
Which English Genres Earned the Most in 2017?
Action took $17.1B across 103 films, 61% of the total, ahead of Adventure ($16.3B) and Fantasy ($11B). A film counts once for each of its genres.
2017 English Box Office by Genre
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Action $17.1B103 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) -
Adventure $16.3B77 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) -
Fantasy $11B42 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) -
Sci-Fi $10.9B56 films · #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) -
Comedy $10.1B169 films · #1 Despicable Me 3 (2017) -
Thriller $8.6B166 films · #1 The Fate of the Furious (2017) -
Drama $8.4B332 films · #1 Thor: Ragnarok (2017) -
Family $7.2B66 films · #1 Beauty and the Beast (2017) -
Animation $3.6B44 films · #1 Despicable Me 3 (2017) -
Horror $3.3B111 films · #1 It (2017)
Archive
English Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $28.7B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $104B
2010s 10 years · $261.1B
- 2019 $28.7B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $28.3B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $27.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $27.4B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $27.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $24.6B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $26B #1 Frozen (2013)
- 2012 $26B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $24.2B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $21B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $170.3B
- 2009 $23B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $20B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $20.5B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $17.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $16.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $15.9B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $17.1B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $13.9B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $13.4B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $12.2B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $84.5B
- 1999 $12.9B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $10B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $11.8B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $9.2B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $8.9B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $7.3B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $6.3B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $5.5B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $5.9B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $6.5B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $33.4B
- 1989 $6B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $4.3B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $3.7B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $3.3B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $3.5B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $3.4B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $2.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $2.2B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $2.1B #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $2.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $9.6B
- 1979 $2B #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $1.5B #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $2.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $624.6M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $955.1M #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $694.9M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $906.4M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $369.2M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $182.9M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $346.9M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $1.4B
- 1969 $244.6M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $143.9M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $336.7M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $28.1M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $227.4M #1 Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- 1964 $238.6M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $75.1M #1 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- 1962 $49.6M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $952.7K #1 Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- 1960 $42.4M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $757.2M
- 1959 $126.4M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $5.1M #1 Touch of Evil (1958)
- 1957 $31.3M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $140.6M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $95.8M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $70.6M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $147.7M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $38.6M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.4M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $96.7M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $651.4M
- 1949 $1.7M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $707.7K #1 The Fallen Idol (1948)
- 1947 $1.4M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $91.9M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $22M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $117.4K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $6M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $102K #1 Went the Day Well? (1942)
- 1941 $1.9M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $525.5M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $213.2M
- 1939 $26.3M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $27.1K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $105.9K #1 The 39 Steps (1935)
- 1934 $37.5K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $137.1K #1 Duck Soup (1933)
- 1932 $40K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $299 #1 Transgression (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 3 years · $60.4K
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
English Box Office 2017: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 771 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing English-language movie in 2017?
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) leads with $1.3B worldwide, $620.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Beauty and the Beast (2017) at $1.3B and The Fate of the Furious (2017) at $1.2B.
How much did English-language movies released in 2017 earn?
771 English-language films released in 2017 report a worldwide gross, $27.9B in all, or $36.2M per film on average. 2016 releases took $27.4B.
How many English-language movies released in 2017 made $1 billion?
4 films crossed $1 billion worldwide: Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017), Beauty and the Beast (2017), The Fate of the Furious (2017) and Despicable Me 3 (2017). 61 crossed $100 million.
How is the 2017 English box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 2017. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
How often is the 2017 English box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.