Most Popular Movies 2017

This chart shows the 2017 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 2017 releases.

See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 2017 - Top 2017 Worldwide

Synopsis

The Skywalker saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past.

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Cars 3
Domestic BO:
$152,901,115
International BO:
$230,640,254

Synopsis

Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician, Cruz Ramirez, with her own plan to win, plus inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a few unexpected turns. Proving that #95 isn’t through yet will test the heart of a champion on Piston Cup Racing’s biggest stage!

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Despicable Me 3
Domestic BO:
$264,624,300
International BO:
$768,185,357

Synopsis

Balthazar Bratt, a former child star who’s grown up to become obsessed with the character he played in the ‘80s, proves to be Gru’s most formidable nemesis to date.

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Synopsis

The team’s adventures continue as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s true parentage.

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The fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a Beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle’s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast’s hideous exterior and realize the kind heart of the true Prince within.

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Coco
Domestic BO:
$210,460,015
International BO:
$585,941,706

Synopsis

Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

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It
It
Director: Andy Muschietti
Lead Roles: Jaeden Lieberher as Bill Denbrough, Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise
Initial Theatrical Release: August 31, 2017 (Wide) (South Korea)
Keywords: Killer Clowns, Creature Feature, Set in Maine, Reboot, Remake, Child Murderer, Death of a Sibling, Non-Chronological, Development Hell, Supernatural, 1980s, Monster, IMAX: DMR, Supernatural Horror
Classification: Remake, Horror, Live Action, Historical Fiction
Domestic BO:
$328,828,874
International BO:
$372,183,872

Synopsis

When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries.

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The Fate of the Furious
The Fate of the Furious
Director: F. Gary Gray
Lead Roles: Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto, Dwayne Johnson as Hobbs, Jason Statham as Deckard Shaw, Michelle Rodriguez as Lettie “Ortiz” Toretto, Tyrese Gibson as Roman Pearce, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges as Tej Parker, Charlize Theron as Cipher, Nathalie Emmanuel as Ramsey
Initial Theatrical Release: April 7, 2017 (Wide), released as The Fate Of The Furious (Australia)
Keywords: Sequels Without Their Original Stars, Friends turned Enemies, Car Chase, Terrorism, Enemies Forced to Work Together, Betrayal, Prison, Prison Riot, Ensemble, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR, Action Thriller
Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction
Domestic BO:
$225,764,765
International BO:
$1,009,769,249

Synopsis

Now that Dom and Letty are on their honeymoon and Brian and Mia have retired from the game—and the rest of the crew has been exonerated—the globetrotting team has found a semblance of a normal life. But when a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of crime he can’t seem to escape and a betrayal of those closest to him, they will face trials that will test them as never before. From the shores of Cuba and the streets of New York City to the icy plains of the arctic Barents Sea, our elite force will crisscross the globe to stop an anarchist from unleashing chaos on the worlds stage…and to bring home the man who made them a family

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Toofan Singh
Director: Baghal Singh
Initial Theatrical Release: August 4, 2017 (Wide) (Australia)
Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction
International BO:
$59,702

Synopsis

Toofan Singh is the story of a young Sikh boy growing up in Punjab during the turbulent 1980’s. The story charters his pursuit for justice, survival and equality for all. Devastated by the deteriorating law and order situation, Toofan Singh is forced to fight against corruption, crime and brutality in order to protect society at large.

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Dunkirk
Dunkirk
Director: Christopher Nolan
Lead Roles: Fionn Whitehead as Tommy
Initial Theatrical Release: July 18, 2017 (Wide) (South Korea)
Keywords: World War II, Set in France, 1940s, Nazis, Set in Germany, Mass Evacuation, War, 2018 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, IMAX: DMR, Action Thriller
Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Dramatization
Domestic BO:
$190,068,280
International BO:
$322,321,731

Synopsis

Hundreds of thousands of British and Allied troops are surrounded by enemy forces. Trapped on the beach with their backs to the sea they face an impossible situation as the enemy closes in.

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Logan
Domestic BO:
$226,277,068
International BO:
$387,925,247

Synopsis

In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan’s attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces.

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Life
Life
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Lead Roles: Jake Gyllenhaal as John McKay, Rebecca Ferguson as Miranda Bragg, Ryan Reynolds as Jack Harrison
Initial Theatrical Release: March 22, 2017 (Wide) (Indonesia)
Keywords: Set in Outer Space, Set in Space Station, Alien Encounters, Trapped, One Location, Isolation Horror, IMAX: DMR
Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Science Fiction
Domestic BO:
$30,234,022
International BO:
$71,581,638

Synopsis

The story of the six-member crew of the International Space Station that is on the cutting edge of one of the most important discoveries in human history: the first evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars. As the crew begins to conduct research, their methods end up having unintended consequences and the life form proves more intelligent than anyone ever expected.

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Transformers: The Last Knight
Transformers: The Last Knight
Director: Michael Bay
Lead Roles: Mark Wahlberg as Cade Yeager, Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime
Initial Theatrical Release: June 20, 2017 (Wide), released as TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT (South Korea)
Keywords: Robot, War, Archaeology, Car Chase, Redemption, Prologue, Voiceover/Narration, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, IMAX: DMR, Action Adventure, Famously Bad
Classification: Based on TV, Action, Animation/Live Action, Science Fiction
Domestic BO:
$130,168,683
International BO:
$472,724,657

Synopsis

Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager; Bumblebee; and English Lord; and an Oxford Professor. There comes a moment in everyone’s life when we are called upon to make a difference. The hunted will become heroes. Heroes will become villains. Only one world will survive: theirs, or ours.

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Director: Joachim Ronnin, Espen Sandberg
Lead Roles: Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, Javier Bardem as Captain Salazar, Geoffrey Rush as Captain Hector Barbossa
Initial Theatrical Release: May 23, 2017 (Wide), released as Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No (South Korea)
Keywords: Pirates, Haunting, On a Boat, Swashbuckler, Dwarfism, Revenge, Supernatural, Sequels With Returning Stars, Delayed Sequel, Development Hell, Scene in End Credits, Gratuitous Cameos, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR, Action Adventure
Classification: Based on Theme Park Ride, Adventure, Animation/Live Action, Historical Fiction
Domestic BO:
$172,558,876
International BO:
$622,302,918

Synopsis

Down-on-his-luck Captain Jack is feeling the winds of ill-fortune blowing strongly his way when deadly ghost sailors, led by the terrifying Captain Salazar, escape from the Devil’s Triangle bent on killing every pirate at sea—notably Jack. Jack’s only hope of survival lies in the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but to find it he must forge an uneasy alliance with Carina Smyth, a brilliant and beautiful astronomer, and Henry, a headstrong young sailor in the Royal Navy. At the helm of the Dying Gull, his pitifully small and shabby ship, Captain Jack seeks not only to reverse his recent spate of ill fortune, but to save his very life from the most formidable and malicious foe he has ever faced.

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Home Again
Home Again
Director: Hallie Meyers-Shyer
Lead Roles: Reese Witherspoon as Alice
Initial Theatrical Release: September 8, 2017 (Wide) by Open Road
Keywords: Relationships Gone Wrong, Set in Los Angeles, Single Parent, Romance
Classification: Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction
Domestic BO:
$27,020,284
International BO:
$10,316,590

Synopsis

Alice Kinney is recently separated from her husband. Alice decides to start over by moving back to her hometown of Los Angeles with her two young daughters. During a night out on her 40th birthday, Alice meets three aspiring filmmakers who happen to be in need of a place to live. Alice agrees to let the guys stay in her guest house temporarily, but the arrangement ends up unfolding in unexpected ways. Alice’s unlikely new family and new romance comes to a crashing halt when her ex-husband shows up, suitcase in hand.

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Baywatch
Baywatch
Director: Seth Gordon
Lead Roles: Dwayne Johnson as Mitch Buchannon, Zac Efron as Matt Brody, Alexandra Daddario as Summer Quinn, Kelly Rohrbach as C.J. Parker, Priyanka Chopra as Victoria Leeds, Jon Bass as Ronnie, Ilfenesh Hadera as Stephanie Holden
Initial Theatrical Release: May 25, 2017 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Keywords: Lifeguard, Set in California, Professional Rivalry, Organized Crime, Amatuer Slueth, Adapted as a Comedy, Action Comedy
Classification: Based on TV, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction
Domestic BO:
$58,060,186
International BO:
$117,803,597

Synopsis

Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.

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Call Me by Your Name
Domestic BO:
$18,065,180
International BO:
$23,447,203

Synopsis

It’s the summer of 1983 in the north of Italy, and Elio Perlman, a precocious 17- year-old American-Italian boy, spends his days in his family’s 17th century villa transcribing and playing classical music, reading, and flirting with his friend Marzia. Elio enjoys a close relationship with his father, an eminent professor specializing in Greco-Roman culture, and his mother Annella, a translator, who favor him with the fruits of high culture in a setting that overflows with natural delights. While Elio’s sophistication and intellectual gifts suggest he is already a fully-fledged adult, there is much that yet remains innocent and unformed about him, particularly about matters of the heart. One day, Oliver, a charming American scholar working on his doctorate, arrives as the annual summer intern tasked with helping Elio’s father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of the setting, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever.

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War for the Planet of the Apes
Domestic BO:
$146,880,162
International BO:
$342,712,105

Synopsis

Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

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The Mummy
Domestic BO:
$80,101,125
International BO:
$329,852,780

Synopsis

Thought safely entombed in a tomb deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.

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20
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Domestic BO:
$39,175,066
International BO:
$100,455,270

Synopsis

When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy…whether he likes it or not.

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Wind River
Domestic BO:
$33,800,859
International BO:
$11,184,120

Synopsis

A rookie FBI agent who teams up with a local game tracker with deep community ties and a haunted past to investigate the murder of a local girl on a remote Native American Reservation in the hopes of solving her mysterious death.

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Wonder
Wonder
Director: Stephen Chbosky
Lead Roles: Jacob Tremblay as August “Auggie” Pullman, Julia Roberts as Isabel Pullman, Owen Wilson as Nate Pullman, Mandy Patinkin as Mr. Tushman, Daveed Diggs as Mr. Browne, Izabela Vidovic as Via Pullman
Initial Theatrical Release: October 17, 2017 (Wide), released as Gerumo stebuklas (Lithuania)
Keywords: Family Affair, Development Hell, Birth Defects, Bullies, Home Schooled, Coming of Age, Family Drama
Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization
Domestic BO:
$132,422,809
International BO:
$178,401,787

Synopsis

The story of August Pullman, born with facial differences that, up until now, have prevented him from going to a mainstream school, Auggie becomes the most unlikely of heroes when he enters the local fifth grade. As his family, his new classmates, and the larger community all struggle to discover their compassion and acceptance, Auggie’s extraordinary journey will unite them all and prove you can't blend in when you were born to stand out.

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Thor: Ragnarok
Domestic BO:
$315,058,289
International BO:
$535,424,489

Synopsis

Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok—the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization—at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first, he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger—the Incredible Hulk!

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Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
Director: Patty Jenkins
Lead Roles: Gal Gadot as Diana/Wonder Woman, Chris Pine as Steve Trevor
Initial Theatrical Release: May 29, 2017 (Wide) (South Korea)
Keywords: D.C. Comics, War, World War I, Gods and Goddesses, Origin Story, Marooned, Greek Mythology, 1910s, Secret Agent, Development Hell, Prologue, Voiceover/Narration, Non-Chronological, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR, Filmed in Leavesden Studios, Hertfordshire, England, Filmed in Hertfordshire, England, Filmed in England, Filmed in United Kingdom, Filmed in Lower Halstow, Kent, England, Filmed in Kent, England, Filmed in Sassi di Matera, Italy, Filmed in Italy, Filmed in Castel del Monte, Italy, Filmed in Camerota, Italy, Filmed in Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, England, Filmed in Louvre Museum, Paris, France, Filmed in Paris, France, Filmed in France, Filmed in Cilentan Coast, Italy, Filmed in Australia House, London, England, Filmed in London, England, Filmed in British Museum, London, England, Filmed in Matera, Italy, Filmed in Villa Cimbrone, Italy, Filmed in Tilbury Fort, Essex, England, Filmed in Essex, England, Filmed in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, England, Filmed in Victoria House, London, England, Filmed in Sicilian Avenue, London, England, Filmed in One Great George Street, London, England, Filmed in Kings Cross Station, London, England, Filmed in Tilbury Docks, Essex, England, Filmed in Bourne Wood, Surrey, England, Filmed in Surrey, England, Filmed in West Sussex, England, Filmed in Arundel Castle, West Sussex, England, Filmed in Upper Heyford air base, Oxfordshire, England, Filmed in Oxfordshire, England, Filmed in Trafalgar Square, London, England, Action Adventure
Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Live Action, Super Hero
Domestic BO:
$412,563,408
International BO:
$405,128,358

Synopsis

Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers… and her true destiny.

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Darkest Hour
Domestic BO:
$56,443,120
International BO:
$94,364,510

Synopsis

On the eve of World War II and within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with Nazi Germany, or standing firm to fight for the ideals, liberty and freedom of a nation. As the unstoppable Nazi forces roll across Western Europe and the threat of invasion is imminent, and with an unprepared public, a skeptical King, and his own party plotting against him, Churchill must withstand his darkest hour, rally a nation, and attempt to change the course of world history.

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