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2017 was the 8th year of 2010's
Events[]
- Discovery Channel celebrates the 29th anniversary of Shark Week.
Production[]
- Production of the first season of Powerless began.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- January 13 - Live by Night (Warner Bros.) (wide release)
- February 10 - The Lego Batman Movie (Warner Bros./Warner Animation Group/DC Comics)
- February 13 - Fist Fight (Warner Bros./New Line Cinema) (Regency Village Theater)
- February 17 - Fist Fight (Warner Bros./New Line Cinema)
- February 24 - Kanavu Variyam (Warner Bros. Pictures International) (released in India)
- February 28 - Kong: Skull Island (Warner Bros.) (Odeon Leicester Square)
- March 10 - Kong: Skull Island (Warner Bros.)
- March 12 - The Disaster Artist (Warner Bros./New Line Cinema/A24) (South by Southwest)
- March 20 - CHiPs (Warner Bros.) (TCL Chinese Theatre)
- March 24 - CHiPs (Warner Bros.)
- March 30 - Going in Style (Warner Bros./New Line Cinema) (SVA Theatre)
- April 7 - Going in Style (Warner Bros./New Line Cinema)
- April 21 - Unforgettable (Warner Bros.)
- May 5 - Max 2: White House Hero (Warner Bros./Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/Orion Pictures)
- May 8 - King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (Warner Bros.) (TCL Chinese Theatre)
- May 12 - King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (Warner Bros.)
- May 15 - Wonder Woman (Warner Bros./DC Comics) (released in Shanghai)
- May 19
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (Warner Bros.) (released in United Kingdom)
- Everything, Everything (Warner Bros./Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/Alloy Entertainment)
- June 2 - Wonder Woman (Warner Bros./DC Comics)
- June 19 - Annabelle: Creation (Warner Bros./New Line Cinema) (Los Angeles Film Festival)
- June 26 - The House (Warner Bros./New Line Cinema) (TCL Chinese Theatre)
- June 30 - The House (Warner Bros./New Line Cinema)
- July 13 - Dunkirk (Warner Bros.) (Odeon Leicester Square)
- July 19 - Dunkirk (Warner Bros.) (released in France)
- July 20 - Dunkirk (Warner Bros.) (released in Netherlands)
- July 21 - Dunkirk (Warner Bros.) (released in United States and United Kingdom)
- August 11 - Annabelle: Creation (Warner Bros./New Line Cinema)
- September 5 - It (Warner Bros./New Line Cinema) (TCL Chinese Theatre)
- September 8 - It (Warner Bros./New Line Cinema)
- September 16 - The Lego Ninjago Movie (Warner Bros./Warner Animation Group/Lego System A/S) (Regency Village Theater)
- September 21 - The Lego Ninjago Movie (Warner Bros./Warner Animation Group/Lego System A/S) (released in Denmark)
- September 22 - The Lego Ninjago Movie (Warner Bros./Warner Animation Group/Lego System A/S)
- October 3 - Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros./Columbia Pictures/Alcon Entertainment/Sony Pictures) (Dolby Theatre)
- October 6 - Blade Runner 2049 (Warner Bros./Columbia Pictures/Alcon Entertainment/Sony Pictures)
- October 20 - Geostorm (Warner Bros.)
- October 26 - Justice League (released in Beijing)
- November 3 - LBJ (Castle Rock Entertainment)
- November 17 - Justice League (Warner Bros./DC Comics)
- December 1 - The Disaster Artist (Warner Bros./New Line Cinema/A24)
- December 13 - Father Figures (Warner Bros.) (TCL Chinese Theater)
- December 22 - Father Figures (Warner Bros.)
Shorts[]
- June 13
- Dark Hoser
- Batman is Just Not That Into You
- Cooking with Alfred
- Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That?
- December 19
- Shark E. Shark in "Which Way to the Ocean?"
- Zane's Stand Up Promo
Television[]
- March 11 - Samurai Jack fifth season premiered on Adult Swim.
- August 1 - OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes (Cartoon Network) premiered on Cartoon Network.
Books[]
Home video releases[]
DVD and Blu-ray releases[]
- January 10 - The Accountant
- January 24 - Wait Until Dark
- February 7 - Queen of the Damned
- March 14 - Collateral Beauty
- March 28
- May 9 - The Accidental Tourist
- May 16 - Vision Quest
- May 23 - Unforgiven
- May 30 - Fist Fight
- June 20 - Joe Versus the Volcano
- June 27 - CHiPs
- July 18 - Kong: Skull Island
- July 25 - Unforgettable
- August 1 - Going in Style
- August 8 - King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
- August 15 - Everything, Everything
- August 22 - My Blue Heaven
- August 29 - The Man with Two Brains
- September 5 - Blade Runner
- September 19 - 'Wonder Woman
- September 26 - It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
- October 3 - Little Shop of Horrors: The Director's Cut
- October 10 - The House
- October 24
- October 31 - A Charlie Brown Christmas
- November 7
- November 21 - Dolores Claiborne
- November 28 - Doc Hollywood
- December 5 - Auntie Mame
- December 19
DVD only releases[]
- January 17
- Living Out Loud
- Nuts
- Sugar & Spice
- April 25
- Caddyshack: 30th Anniversary Edition
- Risky Business: Deluxe Edition
- The Wedding Singer: Special Edition
- You've Got Mail: Deluxe Edition
- June 6
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Morgan Creek Productions/Warner Bros.) (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
- Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (Morgan Creek Productions/Warner Bros.) (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
- Mr. Pickles: The Complete First Season (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
Digital releases[]
- September 1 - Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Morgan Creek Productions/Warner Bros.) (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) (Amazon Prime Video)
- October 1 - Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (Morgan Creek Productions/Warner Bros.) (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) (Amazon Prime Video)
- October 10
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Morgan Creek Productions/Warner Bros.) (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) (iTunes)
- Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (Morgan Creek Productions/Warner Bros.) (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) (iTunes)
- November 7 - Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective (Morgan Creek Productions/Warner Bros.) (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) (iTunes)
Direct-to-video releases[]
- February 7 - Justice League Dark
- February 14 - Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown
- March 14 - The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania!
- April 18 - Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
- May 23 - DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games
- July 11 - Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
- July 25 - Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash
- August 1 - Pure Country: Pure Heart
- August 8 - Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain
- August 29 - Batman and Harley Quinn
- October 17 - Batman vs. Two-Face
Video games[]
Theme park happenings[]
- May 20 - The Joker opens at Six Flags Over Texas.
- May 27
- The Joker opens at Six Flags New England.
- The Joker opens at Six Flags Great America.
- June 17 - Justice League: Battle for Metropolis opens at Six Flags Great Adventure.
- July 12 - Justice League: Battle for Metropolis opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Events[]
People[]
Births[]
Deaths[]
- January 13 - Dick Gautier (actor, comedian, singer and caricaturist)
- January 19 - Miguel Ferrer (actor and voice actor)
- January 25
- Mary Tyler Moore (actress, producer and social advocate)
- John Hurt (actor and voice actor)
- January 26
- Hal Geer (producer, filmmaker and animator)
- Barbara Hale (actress)
- January 27
- Robert Ellis Miller (film director)
- Bob Holiday (actor)
- January 28 - Dan Spiegle (comics artist and cartoonist)
- February 6 - Alec McCowen (actor)
- February 22 - William Woodson (actor and voice actor)
- March 3 - Míriam Colón (actress)
- March 10 - Tony Haygarth (actor and voice actor)
- March 22 - Tomas Milian (actor and singer)
- April 6 - Don Rickles (stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor and author)
- April 9 - Peter Hansen (actor)
- April 15 - Clifton James (actor)
- April 22 - Gustavo Rojo (actor and film producer)
- April 23 - Kathleen Crowley (actress and beauty pageant winner)
- April 24
- Don Gordon (actor)
- Glory Annen (actress)
- May 13 - John Cygan (actor, voice actor and comedian)
- May 14 - Powers Boothe (actor)
- May 22 - Dina Merrill (actress, businesswoman and socialite)
- May 23 - Roger Moore (actor)
- May 24 - Jared Martin (actor)
- June 2 - Saundra Edwards (actress and model)
- June 4 - Roger Smith (actor, producer and screenwriter)
- June 8 - Glenne Headly (actress, voice actress and comedian)
- June 9 - Adam West (actor and voice actor)
- June 10 - Samuel V. Wilson (actor and United States Army lieutenant general)
- June 12 - Sam Beazley (actor)
- June 25 - Skip Homeier (actor)
- July 4 - Ji-Tu Cumbuka (actor)
- July 8 - Elsa Martinelli (actress and fashion model)
- July 15 - Martin Landau (actor, voice actor and producer)
- July 18 - Harvey Atkin (actor)
- July 21 - John Heard (actor)
- July 24 - Hywel Bennett (actor)
- July 26
- June Foray (voice actress)
- Patti Deutsch (voice actress)
- July 27 - Sam Shepard (actor, playwright, author, director and screenwriter)
- July 31 - Nancy Valentine (model and actress)
- August 3
- Robert Hardy (actor)
- Ty Hardin (actor)
- August 8 - Barbara Cook (actress and singer)
- August 23 - Viola Harris (actress)
- August 26 - Tobe Hooper (director, screenwriter and producer)
- August 31
- Richard Anderson (actor)
- Novella Nelson (actress and singer)
- September 5 - Hansford Rowe (actor)
- September 10 - Len Wein (comic book writer and editor)
- September 13 - Stewart Moss (actor, writer and director)
- September 15 - Harry Dean Stanton (actor, musician and singer)
- September 19 - Bernie Casey (actor, poet, visual artist and professional football player)
- September 26 - Barry Dennen (actor, voice actor, singer and writer)
- October 5 - Anne Wiazemsky (actress and novelist)
- October 16 - Roy Dotrice (actor)
- October 17 - Danielle Darrieux (actress, singer and dancer)
- October 20 - Federico Luppi (actor)
- October 21 - Gladys Holland (actress)
- November 8 - Charles Tyner (actor)
- November 18 - Malcolm Young (musician)
- November 19 - Della Reese (singer, actress and minister)
- November 21 - David Cassidy (actor, singer, songwriter and musician)
- November 25
- Rance Howard (actor)
- Julio Oscar Mechoso (actor)
- November 29 - Heather North (actress and voice actress)
- December 12 - Tom Reese (actor)
- December 14 - Robert Givens (animator, character designer, storyboard artist and layout design artist)
- December 28 - Rose Marie (actress, singer, comedian and vaudeville performer)
Character debuts[]
- February 10 - Phyllis
- March 25 - Ashi
- September 17 - Bliss
- October 27 - Puppycorn, Dr. Fox, Hawkodile, Richard
- December 1 - Craig Williams, Kelsey Pokoly, J.P., Master Frown, Brock
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