Published on December 9th, 2017 | by Brad Gibson

Apple reveals top 2017 movies & TV shows in iTunes apps

Apple has announced its annual list of top 2017 movies and TV shows through the Apple TV Movies app and separate TV app.

2017 Most Popular Movies

In the movies category, the 2016 3D computer-animated musical fantasy-adventure film “Moana,” was in 1st place, followed by “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”, “Wonder Woman” and “Sing.”

Apple commented:

This year, movie lovers couldn’t get enough of powerful, isolated female protagonists who discover their destinies: “Moana”, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and ”Wonder Woman” were our top-selling films. Family-friendly fare with irresistible soundtrack was also huge, with “Sing”, “Trolls” and “Beauty and the Best” dancing their way into our top 10. Meanwhile, Marvel’s hot stream continued with “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” and “Doctor Strange”.

“Trolls” ranks sixth in the top 50 movies for 2017.

The good news is Apple is slowly upgrading many of the previously-purchased 1080p movies from the iTunes Store to 4K HDR for no additional charge, and new purchases will be priced at the previous 1080p cost.

1080p content can be downloaded and streamed, while 4K content can only be streamed at the present time.

The top 50 movies

Here are the top 50 movies of 2017 on iTunes Movies:

1. Moana

2. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

3. Wonder Woman

4. Sing

5. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

6. Trolls

7. Doctor Strange (2016)

8. Beauty and the Beast (2017)

9. Arrival

10. Spider-Man: Homecoming

11. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

12. Logan

13. The Boss Baby

14. The LEGO Batman Movie

15. Hacksaw Ridge

16. The Accountant (2016)

17. John Wick: Chapter 2

18. Hidden Figures

19. Baby Driver

20. Passengers (2016)

21. Kong: Skull Island

22. Fifth Shades Darker

23. La La Land

24. The Girl On The Train (2016)

25. Get Out

26. The Fate of the Furious

27. Why Him?

28. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

29. Split (2017)

30. Harry Potter Complete Collection

31. A Dog’s Purpose

32. Patriots Day

33. Baywatch

34. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

35. Alien: Convenant

36. Manchester By the Sea

37. War for the Planet of the Apes

38. Transformers: The Last Knight

39. Cars 3

40. The Founder

41. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

42. Moonlight

43. The Edge of Seventeen

44. The Mummy (2017)

45. Atomic Blonde

46. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

47. The Long King

48. Deepwater Horizon

49. Lion

50. The Big Sick

2017 Most Popular TV Shows

One of the hottest categories on Apple TV is TV shows with “Game of Thrones: Season 7,” in first followed by “The Walking Dead: Season 8,” and “The Big Bang Theory: Season 11.”

Apple editors commented:

2017 is the year that winter finally came—so it’s no surprise that the addictive thrills of “Games of Thrones” landed in the top spot of our TV chart. What did surprise us was the massive showing from irreverent animated comedy “Rick and Morty.” Long-running hits like “The Big Bang Theory” and ”The Walking Dead” continued to reign, but newcomers “This Is Us” and “Big Little Lies” shook things up with their rich ensembles and gripping storylines. “PAW Patrol” was the year’s top-selling kids show, and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” proved that even a masked lip sync can’t ruin the fun.

The top 50 television series

Here are the top 50 TV shows of 2017 on iTunes TV:

1. Game of Thrones: Season 7

2. The Walking Dead: Season 8

3. The Big Bang Theory: Season 11

4. Rick and Morty: Season 3 (Uncensored)

5. The Americans: Season 5

6. Suits: Season 7

7. PAW Patrol: Vol. 8

8. This Is Us: Season 2

9. Modern Family: Season 9

10. Grey’s Anatomy: Season 14

11. Better Call Saul: Season 3

12. Sherlock: Series 4

13. Scandal: Season 7

14. RuPaul’s Drag Race: Season 9 (Uncensored)

15. Big Little Lies

16. Doctor Who: Season 10

17. Planet Earth II

18. Homeland: Season 6

19. The Flash: Season 4

20. The Blacklist: Season 5

21. Billions: Season 2

22. Keeping Up With the Kardashians: Season 14

23. Fargo: Season 3

24. Designated Survivor: Season 2

25. Star Wars Rebels: Season 4

26. Vikings: Season 5

27. The Expanse: Season 2

28. The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 1

29. Victoria: Season 1

30. Outlander: Season 2

31. American Horror Story

32. Madam Secretary: Season 4

33. Shameless: Season 7

34. Riverdale: Season 2

35. The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns

36. Will & Grace (’17): Season 1

37. The Real Housewives of New York City: Season 9

38. Micky Mouse Clubhouse: Vol. 10

39. Younger: Season 4

40. Psych: Season 1

41. Westworld: Season 1

42. The Simpsons: Season 29

43. Fear the Walking Dead: Season 3

44. Taboo: Season 1

45. Arrow: Season 6

46. Downtown Abbey: Season 1

47. Peppa Pig: Volume 1

48. Archer: Season 8

49. Mr. Robot: Season 3

50. South Park: Season 21 (Uncensored)

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Brad Gibson Brad is co-founder and editor-in-chief of BESTAppleTV.com. He has been a technology reporter since the late 1980s having previously worked for MacUser, MacFormat, and iCreate magazines, as well as MacNN.com, MacObserver.com, MacCentral.com, MacMinute.com, and Macworld.com. He hosted and produced the MacFormat This Week podcast for three years. He was also a reporter, editor, and producer for the Associated Press and United Press International.