2017 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of films released, and notable deaths in 2017.

Evaluation of the year

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'' observed that for 2017, "the most important event in the world of movies was the revelation, in ''

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, and the resulting liberation of the long-stifled voices of the people who had been abused by him or other powerful figures in the movie business, and, for that matter, in other arts and industries, too." He emphasizes that in effect, " at's missing from the year-end list, and from the era in movies, isn't only the unmade work by these filmmakers but the artistry and the careers of cast and crew members who would have been in their unrealized films."

Highest-grossing films

The top films released in 2017 by worldwide gross are as follows: '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'', ''

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'', '' The Fate of the Furious'', and '' Despicable Me 3'' have each grossed over $1 billion, making them among the highest-grossing films of all time, with the latter being the fourth-highest-grossing animated film. '' Wolf Warrior 2'', a Chinese film, became the first non-Hollywood film to be listed on the all-time worldwide top 100 box office. '' Split'', by

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, was the year's most profitable film in terms of

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(ROI), having generated over 2,000% ROI. It is the 11th film to cross 2,000% ROI, and the first film to do so since 2015.

2017 box office records

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, the country recorded a new single-day record as well as an all-time admission high on Saturday, January 28, with over ¥755 million (US$110 million) registering an admission of over 21 million moviegoers, beating the previous record of ¥647 million ($98.4 million) and 17 million admissions set the previous year. Both records were set on the first day of the

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. *In May, China had its first consecutive monthly gain in box office revenue in more than a year, led by Indian film '' Dangal'', followed by Hollywood film '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales''. *2017 has been a record year for non-Hollywood foreign films in the Chinese market, with the success of films such as India's ''Dangal'', Thailand's '' Bad Genius'' and Spain's '' Contratiempo''. , non-Hollywood imports account for 72% ($519.7 million) of the year's foreign film box office revenue so far ($723 million), with ''Dangal'' alone accounting for 27% ($195.8 million). *The

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became the first film franchise to gross more than $11 billion with the release of ''

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''. With the subsequent release of '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'', it became the first film franchise to gross more than $12 billion, and with the release of '' Thor: Ragnarok'', the MCU became the first film franchise to gross more than $13 billion. It also became the first film franchise to release three movies in one year that all made over $800 million worldwide and opened to over $100 million domestically (through the aforementioned entries). *The ''Despicable Me'' franchise became the highest-grossing animated franchise ever ($3.6 billion), surpassing the ''Shrek'' franchise; it also became the first animated franchise to have two films hit over $1 billion. *With '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'', ''

'', and ''

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'', 2017 was the first year since

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'') in which the top 3 highest grossing domestic films were female-led. *''Wolf Warrior 2'' was a massive commercial success and became the highest-grossing Chinese film ever released. The film broke numerous box office records, including the biggest single-day gross for a Chinese film as well as the fastest film to cross the RMB 2 billion, 3 billion, 4 billion and 5 billion box office marks. It also became the fastest film to surpass US$500 million and the first film to gross more than US$600 million at the

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. At a total domestic gross of (US$874 million), it is the second-highest-grossing film of all time in a single market behind only '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' ($936.7 million in North America), and having exceeded North America's totals from ''

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'' ($760 million), ''

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'' ($659 million) and ''

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'' ($652 million). The film was the sixth highest-grossing film of 2017 at US$874 million, making it the 54th-highest-grossing film worldwide. It is the first and only Chinese film ever to be included in the list of 100 all-time highest-grossing films worldwide. It was selected as the Chinese entry for the

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Studio records

* Walt Disney Studios became the first studio ever to reach $6 billion at the global box office in consecutive years (following a $7.6 billion gross in

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), and the first studio to reach $5 billion globally in three consecutive years.

Film records

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, the film '' Wolf Warrior 2'' became the fastest film to reach 2 and 3 billion yuan, as well as the first to reach 4 and 5 billion yuan. It is China's highest-grossing film, as well as the highest-grossing non-Hollywood film. *'' Dangal'' became the highest-grossing Indian film, crossing worldwide, making it the first

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to gross $300 million worldwide. ''Dangal'' is also the highest-grossing

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. Most of its gross ($194.71million) came from China, where it became the highest-grossing non-Hollywood foreign film, surpassing Japanese

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film '' Your Name''. ''Dangal'' also became the highest-grossing non-English foreign film in any single market (China), surpassing the gross of previous record holder ''

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'' (2000) which grossed $128million in North America. * In

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, '' Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'' became the highest-grossing film with a gross collection of ($ million) in the country. It also became the first Indian movie to gross more than $200 million. The film broke a numerous domestic records, and also became the second-highest-grossing Indian film of all time with an estimated gross of ($275 million) only behind ''Dangal''. *'' Resident Evil: The Final Chapter'' scored the biggest three-day (Friday to Sunday) opening in China with an estimated ¥636.9 million ($92.7 million) debut, according to official local sources. This toppled the previous record holders '' Transformers: Age of Extinction'' (¥632 million) and '' Captain America: Civil War'' (¥628 million). *''

'' broke '' Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice''s records ($166 million) for the highest weekend debut in March ($174.8 million) and for a spring release, ''

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''s record ($70.4 million) for the highest weekend debut for a musical film, ''

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''s record ($69.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for a live-action musical film, and ''

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''s record ($169.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for a live-action fantasy film. *'' The Fate of the Furious'' broke ''

''s record ($316.6 million) of largest foreign weekend debut ($432.3 million) and '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' record ($529 million) of largest worldwide weekend debut ($541 million). *''

'', directed by Patty Jenkins, grossed $103.3 million in its opening weekend, breaking the record for a female-directed film previously held by '' Fifty Shades of Grey'', directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson ($85.2 million on 13–15 February 2015); the film also became the highest-grossing

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film, surpassing '' War Horse'' ($79.9 million on 25–28 December 2011). It also became the highest-grossing superhero origin film. Overall, it is the highest-grossing female-directed film, surpassing Phyllida Lloyd's ''

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'' ($609.8 million). *'' Despicable Me 3'' broke '' The Twilight Saga: Eclipse''s 4,468 theater count with a theater count of 4,529 theaters in its first week. It would have six more theaters in its second week, going to 4,535 theaters. *''

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'' grossed $525.6 million, making it the highest-grossing World War II film of all time, surpassing ''

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'' ($481.8 million). *'' It'' broke '' Hotel Transylvania 2''s record for largest September opening weekend ($48.5 million), and ''Gravity'''s record for largest fall opening weekend ($55.8 million) when it opened to $123.4 million and, subsequently, went on to become the unadjusted highest-grossing horror film in history, surpassing ''

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'' ($672.8 million). It is currently the third-highest-grossing R-rated film, after ''

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'' and ''

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''. *'' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' grossed $104.7 million in its opening day, becoming only the second movie (along with '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'') to gross more than $100 million in a single day, and making the ''

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'' franchise the first film series to include two movies that recorded $100 million grossing days. On December 30, ''Last Jedi'' surpassed a billion dollars at the global box office, making ''Star Wars'' the first franchise to release three consecutive billion-dollar-grossing films and the first franchise to release billion-dollar-grossing films in three consecutive years (along with

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's ''Force Awakens'' and

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''). ''Last Jedi'' also became the fourth ''Star Wars'' film to gross more than $1 billion, tying the ''Star Wars'' franchise with the

for most billion-dollar films within a single franchise. *2017 breaks 2016's record for films that crossed over $500 million, with nineteen: the ten films in the table above, as well as '' Coco'', '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'', '' It'', '' Justice League'', ''

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'', '' Transformers: The Last Knight'', '' Kong: Skull Island'', '' The Boss Baby'', and ''

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''. 2017 also broke 2016's record of films that crossed over $600 million with sixteen (''Coco'', ''Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'', ''It'', ''Justice League'', ''Logan'', and ''Transformers: The Last Knight'' have all grossed over $600 million). It also surpasses 2016's record of films that earned over $700 million worldwide with thirteen consecutive films. (''Coco'', ''Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'', and ''It'' have grossed over $700 million.) It additionally surpasses 2016's record of films that earned over $800 million worldwide with eleven, those being the ten in the table above and ''Coco'' (it also becomes the first year in history where every one of the top 10 highest-grossing films grossed over $800 million worldwide).

Events

Award ceremonies

Awards

Notes

Festivals

List of some of the film festivals for 2017 that have been accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF).

2017 films

The list of films released in 2017, arranged by country, are as follows: * List of American films of 2017 * List of Argentine films of 2017 * List of Australian films of 2017 * List of Bangladeshi films of 2017 * List of Brazilian films of 2017 * List of British films of 2017 * List of Chinese films of 2017 * List of French films of 2017 * List of Hong Kong films of 2017 * List of Indian films of 2017 **

List of Assamese films of 2017 This is a list of Assamese language films produced by the film industry of Assam, India based in Guwahati and publicly released in the year 2017. Premiere shows and film festival screenings are not considered as releases for this list. In this ...

List of Bollywood films of 2017 This is a list of Hindi films that were released in 2017. Box office collection The highest-grossing Bollywood films released in 2017, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows. ''Secret Superstar'' has grossed worldwide, and i ...

** List of Punjabi films of 2017 ** List of Bengali films of 2017 ** List of Gujarati films of 2017 ** List of Kannada films of 2017 **

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** List of Marathi films of 2017 **

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** List of Telugu films of 2017 **

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* List of Japanese films of 2017 * List of Pakistani films of 2017 * List of Portuguese films of 2017 *

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