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Box office · Week 21 · May 15–21, 1977

Box Office Week 21, 1977: Highest-Grossing Releases of May 15–21

Citizens Band (1977) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 21 of 1977 (May 15–21), with $815.5K worldwide, ahead of Stroszek (1977) at $3.5K and Cross of Iron (1977) at $201. 3 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $819.2K in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 21 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$819.2K
Citizens Band (1977), the #1
$815.5K
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Citizens Band (1977) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 movie of Week 21, 1977

Citizens Band (1977)

1977 · Drama, Comedy

$815.5K worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$815.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 21 of 1977?

Citizens Band (1977) leads with $815.5K, 100% of the total. The top 3 together took $819.2K, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Citizens Band (1977) movie poster Number 1
    $815.5K Citizens Band (1977)
    $815.5K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Stroszek (1977) movie poster Number 2
    $3.5K Stroszek (1977)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Cross of Iron (1977) movie poster Number 3
    $201 Cross of Iron (1977)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 21 of 1977, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 21 of 1977 (May 15–21).

  1. 1 Citizens Band (1977) movie poster
    Citizens Band (1977) May 18, 1977 · English · Drama, Comedy $815.5K worldwide
    May 18, 1977 US and Canada: $815.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $815.5K
  2. 2 Stroszek (1977) movie poster
    Stroszek (1977) May 20, 1977 · German · Drama $3.5K worldwide
    May 20, 1977 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5K
  3. 3 Cross of Iron (1977) movie poster
    Cross of Iron (1977) May 20, 1977 · English · Drama, War $201 worldwide
    May 20, 1977 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $201
Weeks around it

How Does Week 21 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 21 releases took $819.2K. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 22 (May 22–28) with $902.2M, led by Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977).

  1. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 3–9 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 10–16 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 17–23 Annie Hall (1977) $38.3M Annie Hall (1977)
  4. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 24–30 Between the Lines (1977) $15.4K Between the Lines (1977)
  5. Week 19 Wk 19 May 1–7 The Picture Show Man (1977) $197 The Picture Show Man (1977)
  6. Week 20 Wk 20 May 8–14 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  7. Week 21 Wk 21 May 15–21 Citizens Band (1977) $819.2K Citizens Band (1977)
  8. Week 22 Wk 22 May 22–28 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) $902.2M Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
  9. Week 23 Wk 23 May 29–Jun 4 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does Week 21 of 1977 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 21, 1975 earned the most: $68.5M from 3 films, led by The Return of the Pink Panther (1975). Week 21, 1977 took $819.2K.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 21, 1968 May 19–25 1 film 1 $769 – Nanami: The Inferno of First Love (1968) $769
Week 21, 1969 May 18–24 2 films · +986% 2 $8.3K +986% Antonio das Mortes (1969) $6K
Week 21, 1970 May 17–23 No films 0 – – –
Week 21, 1971 May 16–22 1 film 1 $12.3M – Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) $12.3M
Week 21, 1972 May 14–20 No films 0 – – –
Week 21, 1973 May 20–26 1 film 1 $8.5K – Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) $8.5K
Week 21, 1974 May 19–25 2 films · +256562% 2 $21.7M +256562% Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) $21.7M
Week 21, 1975 May 18–24 3 films · +216% 3 $68.5M +216% The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) $41.8M
Week 21, 1976 May 16–22 3 films · −92% 3 $5.2M −92% That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) $5M
Week 21, 1977 May 15–21 3 films · −84% 3 $819.2K −84% Citizens Band (1977) $815.5K
Archive

Box Office in 1977, Week by Week

35 weeks of 1977 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 22 (May 22–28) with $902.2M, led by Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977).

FAQ

Box Office Week 21 of 1977: 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 21 of 1977 (May 15–21)?

Citizens Band (1977) leads with $815.5K worldwide, $815.5K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Stroszek (1977) at $3.5K and Cross of Iron (1977) at $201.

How much did movies released in week 21 of 1977 (May 15–21) earn?

3 films released in week 21 of 1977 (May 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $819.2K in all, or $273.1K per film on average.

How many movies released in week 21 of 1977 (May 15–21) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Citizens Band (1977), earned $815.5K.

How much of the Week 21, 1977 box office came from the US and Canada?

$815.5K of the $819.2K total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 21, 1977 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 week 21 of 1977 (May 15–21). 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.

How often is the week 21, 1977 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.