Competitive films in release when The Spy Who Loved Me opened in ‘Los Angeles on August 3, 1977:
Star Wars
MacArthur
The Deep
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
The Island of Dr. Moreauu
Greased Lightning
Sorcerer
Smokey and the Bandit
New York, New York
One on One