2017 in film
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. 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." Highest-grossing films. The top films released in 2017 by worldwide gross are as follows: "", "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, 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 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. 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: