<P> Richard Brody of The New Yorker observed that for 2017, "the most important event in the world of movies was the revelation, in the 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 ." </P> <P> The top films released in 2017 by worldwide gross are as follows: </P> <Table> Highest - grossing films of 2017 <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Distributor </Th> <Th> Worldwide gross </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Star Wars: The Last Jedi </Td> <Td> Disney </Td> <Td> $1,332,539,889 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Beauty and the Beast </Td> <Td> $1,263,521,126 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> The Fate of the Furious </Td> <Td> Universal </Td> <Td> $1,236,005,118 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Despicable Me 3 </Td> <Td> $1,034,799,409 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle </Td> <Td> Sony Pictures </Td> <Td> $961,798,839 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> Spider - Man: Homecoming </Td> <Td> $880,166,924 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> Wolf Warrior 2 </Td> <Td> United Entertainment </Td> <Td> $874,325,439 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 </Td> <Td> Disney </Td> <Td> $863,756,051 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> Thor: Ragnarok </Td> <Td> $853,977,126 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> Wonder Woman </Td> <Td> Warner Bros . </Td> <Td> $821,847,012 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Distributor </Th> <Th> Worldwide gross </Th> </Tr>

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