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Overview of the events of 2017 in film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2017 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of films released, and notable deaths.
Richard Brody of The New Yorker observed that for 2017, "the most important event in the world of movies was the revelation, in The New York Times and The New Yorker, of sexual abuse by Harvey Weinstein, 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, "[w]hat'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."[1]
The top films released in 2017 by worldwide gross are as follows:[2]
Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Disney | $1,332,539,889 |
2 | Beauty and the Beast | $1,263,521,126 | |
3 | The Fate of the Furious | Universal | $1,236,005,118 |
4 | Despicable Me 3 | $1,034,799,409 | |
5 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | Sony | $962,077,546 |
6 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | $880,166,924 | |
7 | Wolf Warrior 2 | United Entertainment | $870,325,439 |
8 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Disney | $869,087,963 |
9 | Thor: Ragnarok | $853,983,911 | |
10 | Wonder Woman | Warner Bros. | $822,303,505 |
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Beauty and the Beast, 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,[3] with the latter being the fourth-highest-grossing animated film.[4]
Wolf Warrior 2, a Chinese film, became the first non-Hollywood film to be listed on the all-time worldwide top 100 box office.[5]
Split, by M. Night Shyamalan, was the year's most profitable film in terms of return on investment (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.[6]
Notes
List of some of the film festivals for 2017 that have been accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF).
Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 6 | Les Lazarowitz | 75 | US | Sound Engineer | |
6 | Om Puri | 66 | India | Actor | ||
6 | Francine York | 80 | US | Actress | ||
9 | Teresa Ann Savoy | 61 | UK | Actress | ||
10 | Manlio Rocchetti | 73 | Italy | Makeup Artist | ||
12 | William Peter Blatty | 89 | US | Screenwriter, Director | ||
13 | Dick Gautier | 85 | US | Actor | ||
19 | Miguel Ferrer | 61 | US | Actor | ||
23 | Gorden Kaye | 75 | UK | Actor | ||
25 | Kevin Geer | 64 | US | Actor | ||
25 | John Hurt | 77 | UK | Actor | ||
25 | Mary Tyler Moore | 80 | US | Actress | ||
26 | Mike Connors | 91 | US | Actor | ||
26 | Barbara Hale | 94 | US | Actress | ||
27 | Robert Ellis Miller | 89 | US | Director | ||
27 | Emmanuelle Riva | 89 | France | Actress | ||
27 | Gisella Sofio | 85 | Italy | Actress | ||
27 | Frank Tidy | 84 | UK | Cinematographer | ||
28 | Richard Portman | 82 | US | Sound Engineer | ||
31 | Frank Pellegrino | 72 | US | Actor | ||
February | 5 | Björn Granath | 70 | Sweden | Actor | |
6 | Irwin Corey | 102 | US | Actor | ||
6 | Alec McCowen | 91 | UK | Actor | ||
6 | Roy Forge Smith | 87 | UK | Production Designer | ||
7 | Richard Hatch | 71 | US | Actor | ||
7 | Gianfranco Plenizio | 76 | Italy | Composer | ||
13 | Gerald Hirschfeld | 95 | US | Cinematographer | ||
13 | Seijun Suzuki | 93 | Japan | Director | ||
18 | Pasquale Squitieri | 78 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | ||
21 | Brunella Bovo | 84 | Italy | Actress | ||
22 | Nikos Koundouros | 90 | Greece | Director, Screenwriter | ||
25 | Neil Fingleton | 36 | UK | Actor | ||
25 | Bill Paxton | 61 | US | Actor | ||
28 | Euel Box | 88 | US | Composer | ||
March | 3 | Míriam Colón | 80 | Puerto Rico | Actress | |
3 | Nathan George | 80 | US | Actor | ||
5 | Fred Weintraub | 88 | US | Producer | ||
6 | Robert Osborne | 84 | US | Film Historian | ||
9 | Bobby Byrne | 85 | US | Cinematographer | ||
10 | John Forgeham | 75 | UK | Actor | ||
10 | Tony Haygarth | 72 | UK | Actor | ||
14 | Jack H. Harris | 98 | US | Producer | ||
16 | Rodger Maus | 84 | US | Production Designer | ||
17 | Robert Day | 94 | UK | Director | ||
17 | Lawrence Montaigne | 86 | US | Actor | ||
18 | Tony Russel | 91 | US | Actor | ||
22 | Tomas Milian | 84 | Cuba | Actor | ||
23 | Lola Albright | 92 | US | Actress, Singer | ||
24 | Jean Rouverol | 100 | US | Screenwriter, Actress | ||
25 | Giorgio Capitani | 89 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | ||
28 | Christine Kaufmann | 72 | Germany | Actress | ||
April | 5 | Memè Perlini | 69 | Italy | Actor, Director | |
6 | Don Rickles | 90 | US | Actor, Comedian | ||
7 | Tim Pigott-Smith | 70 | UK | Actor | ||
9 | Peter Hansen | 95 | US | Actor | ||
11 | Michael Ballhaus | 81 | Germany | Cinematographer | ||
12 | Charlie Murphy | 57 | US | Comedian, Actor, Screenwriter | ||
15 | Clifton James | 96 | US | Actor | ||
18 | Yvonne Monlaur | 77 | France | Actress | ||
18 | J. C. Spink | 45 | US | Producer | ||
21 | Sandy Gallin | 76 | US | Producer | ||
21 | Enrico Medioli | 92 | Italy | Screenwriter | ||
22 | Erin Moran | 56 | US | Actress | ||
22 | Gustavo Rojo | 93 | Uruguay | Actor | ||
23 | Kathleen Crowley | 87 | US | Actress | ||
24 | Don Gordon | 90 | US | Actor | ||
26 | Jonathan Demme | 73 | US | Director, Producer | ||
27 | Vinod Khanna | 70 | India | Actor | ||
May | 1 | Pierre Gaspard-Huit | 99 | France | Director, Screenwriter | |
3 | Daliah Lavi | 74 | Israel | Actress, Singer | ||
4 | Victor Lanoux | 80 | France | Actor | ||
8 | Curt Lowens | 91 | Germany | Actor | ||
8 | Mary Tsoni | 29 | Greece | Actress | ||
9 | Michael Parks | 77 | US | Actor | ||
10 | Geoffrey Bayldon | 93 | UK | Actor | ||
13 | John Cygan | 63 | US | Voice Actor | ||
13 | Manuel Pradal | 53 | France | Director, Screenwriter | ||
14 | Powers Boothe | 68 | US | Actor | ||
14 | Brad Grey | 59 | US | Producer, Executive | ||
16 | Arvo Kukumägi | 58 | Estonia | Actor | ||
22 | Dina Merrill | 93 | US | Actress | ||
23 | Roger Moore | 89 | UK | Actor | ||
24 | Jared Martin | 75 | US | Actor | ||
26 | Toni Bertorelli | 69 | Italy | Actor | ||
30 | Molly Peters | 75 | UK | Actress | ||
31 | Tino Insana | 69 | US | Actor | ||
31 | Fred J. Koenekamp | 94 | US | Cinematographer | ||
June | 1 | José Greci | 76 | Italy | Actress | |
2 | Peter Sallis | 96 | UK | Actor | ||
4 | Bill Butler | 83 | UK | Film Editor | ||
4 | Roger Smith | 84 | US | Actor | ||
5 | Rita Riggs | 86 | US | Costume Designer | ||
8 | Glenne Headly | 62 | US | Actress | ||
9 | Adam West | 88 | US | Actor | ||
13 | Anita Pallenberg | 75 | Italy | Actress | ||
15 | Aleksey Batalov | 88 | Russia | Actor, Director | ||
16 | John G. Avildsen | 81 | US | Director | ||
16 | Stephen Furst | 62 | US | Actor | ||
22 | Keith Loneker | 46 | US | Actor | ||
24 | Loren Janes | 85 | US | Stuntman | ||
25 | Skip Homeier | 86 | US | Actor | ||
27 | Michael Nyqvist | 56 | Sweden | Actor | ||
28 | C. O. Erickson | 93 | US | Producer, Production Manager | ||
July | 3 | Paolo Villaggio | 84 | Italy | Actor, Screenwriter | |
4 | David Yewdall | 66 | US | Sound Engineer | ||
6 | Thomas E. Sanders | 63 | US | Production Designer, Art Director | ||
8 | Nelsan Ellis | 39 | US | Actor | ||
8 | Elsa Martinelli | 82 | Italy | Actress | ||
9 | Danny Daniels | 92 | US | Choreographer, Dancer | ||
13 | John Bernecker | 33 | US | Stuntman | ||
15 | William Hoyland | 73 | UK | Actor | ||
15 | Martin Landau | 89 | US | Actor | ||
16 | George A. Romero | 77 | US | Director, Screenwriter, Film Editor | ||
17 | Harvey Atkin | 74 | Canada | Actor | ||
17 | Evan Helmuth | 40 | US | Actor | ||
18 | Red West | 81 | US | Actor, Stuntman | ||
20 | Chester Bennington | 41 | US | Singer, Actor | ||
20 | Claude Rich | 88 | France | Actor | ||
21 | John Heard | 72 | US | Actor | ||
26 | June Foray | 99 | US | Voice Actress | ||
27 | Sam Shepard | 73 | US | Actor, Screenwriter | ||
31 | Jeanne Moreau | 89 | France | Actress | ||
31 | Henry Richardson | 81 | UK | Film Editor | ||
August | 1 | Eric Zumbrunnen | 52 | US | Film Editor | |
2 | Daniel Licht | 60 | US | Composer | ||
3 | Ty Hardin | 87 | US | Actor | ||
3 | Robert Hardy | 91 | UK | Actor | ||
4 | Bruno Canfora | 92 | Italy | Composer | ||
7 | Haruo Nakajima | 88 | Japan | Actor | ||
8 | Glen Campbell | 81 | US | Singer, Actor | ||
10 | Patrick O'Connell | 83 | Ireland | Actor | ||
11 | Terele Pávez | 78 | Spain | Actress | ||
13 | Joseph Bologna | 82 | US | Actor, Screenwriter | ||
17 | Sonny Landham | 76 | US | Actor | ||
18 | Bruce Forsyth | 89 | UK | Actor | ||
20 | Jerry Lewis | 91 | US | Actor, Director, Screenwriter | ||
21 | Thomas Meehan | 88 | US | Screenwriter | ||
23 | Viola Harris | 91 | US | Actress | ||
24 | Jay Thomas | 69 | US | Actor | ||
26 | Tobe Hooper | 74 | US | Director, Screenwriter | ||
28 | Mireille Darc | 79 | France | Actress | ||
30 | Alan MacDonald | 61 | UK | Production Designer | ||
31 | Richard Anderson | 91 | US | Actor | ||
31 | Novella Nelson | 77 | US | Actress | ||
September | 1 | Shelley Berman | 92 | US | Comedian, Actor | |
2 | Harry Gittes | 81 | US | Producer | ||
2 | Murray Lerner | 90 | US | Documentarian | ||
4 | Gastone Moschin | 88 | Italy | Actor | ||
5 | Yoshio Tsuchiya | 90 | Japan | Actor | ||
8 | Blake Heron | 35 | US | Actor | ||
10 | Hans Alfredson | 86 | Sweden | Actor, Director | ||
10 | Luigi Maria Burruano | 68 | Italy | Actor | ||
11 | Peter Hall | 86 | UK | Director | ||
13 | Frank Vincent | 80 | US | Actor | ||
15 | Harry Dean Stanton | 91 | US | Actor | ||
15 | Albert Moses | 79 | Sri Lanka | Actor | ||
18 | Chuck Low | 89 | US | Actor | ||
19 | Bernie Casey | 78 | US | Actor | ||
25 | Tony Booth | 85 | UK | Actor | ||
25 | Jan Tříska | 80 | Czech Republic | Actor | ||
26 | Barry Dennen | 79 | US | Actor | ||
27 | Anne Jeffreys | 94 | US | Actress | ||
28 | Benjamin Whitrow | 80 | UK | Actor | ||
October | 5 | Anne Wiazemsky | 70 | France | Actress | |
6 | Terry Downes | 81 | UK | Actor | ||
8 | Gianni Bonagura | 91 | Italy | Actor | ||
9 | Jean Rochefort | 87 | France | Actor | ||
11 | Don Pedro Colley | 79 | US | Actor | ||
16 | Roy Dotrice | 94 | UK | Actor | ||
16 | John Dunsworth | 71 | Canada | Actor | ||
17 | Danielle Darrieux | 100 | France | Actress, Singer | ||
17 | Harry Stradling Jr. | 92 | US | Cinematographer | ||
18 | Brent Briscoe | 56 | US | Actor | ||
19 | Umberto Lenzi | 86 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | ||
20 | Ugo Fangareggi | 79 | Italy | Actor | ||
20 | Federico Luppi | 81 | Argentina | Actor | ||
21 | Robert Getchell | 80 | US | Screenwriter | ||
23 | Walter Lassally | 90 | Germany | Cinematographer | ||
24 | Willie Chan | 76 | Hong Kong | Producer | ||
24 | Robert Guillaume | 89 | US | Actor | ||
25 | Jack Bannon | 77 | US | Actor | ||
25 | Peter MacGregor-Scott | 69 | US | Producer | ||
25 | John Mollo | 86 | UK | Costume Designer | ||
30 | Kim Joo-hyuk | 45 | South Korea | Actor | ||
November | 3 | William Frye | 96 | US | Producer | |
6 | Karin Dor | 79 | Germany | Actress | ||
7 | Paul Buckmaster | 71 | UK | Composer | ||
7 | Debra Chasnoff | 60 | US | Documentarian | ||
7 | Brad Harris | 84 | US | Actor, Stuntman | ||
8 | Charles Tyner | 92 | US | Actor | ||
9 | John Hillerman | 84 | US | Actor | ||
10 | Ray Lovelock | 67 | Italy | Actor | ||
15 | Luis Bacalov | 84 | Argentina | Composer | ||
15 | Keith Barron | 83 | UK | Actor | ||
16 | Ann Wedgeworth | 83 | US | Actress | ||
19 | Peter Baldwin | 86 | US | Actor, Director | ||
19 | Della Reese | 86 | US | Actress, Singer | ||
20 | Peter Berling | 83 | Germany | Actor | ||
21 | Rodney Bewes | 79 | UK | Actor | ||
21 | David Cassidy | 67 | US | Actor, Singer | ||
23 | Anthony Harvey | 87 | UK | Director, Film Editor | ||
25 | Rance Howard | 89 | US | Actor | ||
25 | Julio Oscar Mechoso | 62 | US | Actor | ||
29 | Heather North | 71 | US | Actress | ||
30 | Jim Nabors | 87 | US | Actor, Singer | ||
30 | Alfie Curtis | 87 | UK | Actor | ||
December | 2 | Ulli Lommel | 72 | Germany | Director, Actor | |
2 | Shashi Kapoor | 70 | India | Actor | ||
5 | Johnny Hallyday | 74 | France | Actor, Singer | ||
6 | Conrad Brooks | 86 | US | Actor | ||
7 | Steve Reevis | 55 | US | Actor | ||
8 | Howard Gottfried | 94 | US | Producer | ||
10 | Bruce Brown | 80 | US | Documentarian | ||
11 | Suzanna Leigh | 72 | UK | Actress | ||
13 | Bruce Gray | 81 | Canada | Actor | ||
13 | Martin Ransohoff | 90 | US | Producer | ||
15 | Darlanne Fluegel | 64 | US | Actress | ||
19 | Thérèse DePrez | 52 | US | Production Designer | ||
19 | Hiep Thi Le | 46 | Vietnam | Actress | ||
21 | Dominic Frontiere | 86 | US | Composer | ||
22 | Gerald B. Greenberg | 81 | US | Film Editor | ||
23 | Thomas Stanford | 93 | US | Film Editor | ||
24 | Heather Menzies | 68 | Canada | Actress | ||
27 | Thomas Hunter | 85 | US | Actor, Screenwriter | ||
28 | Rose Marie | 94 | US | Actress | ||
29 | Peggy Cummins | 92 | UK | Actress | ||
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