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Top Grossing Films of 1970-1979

* $ amount is in millions U.S. dollars
< 1949 | 1950-59 | 1960-69 | 1970-79 | 1980-89 | 1990-94 | 1995-99 | 2000-04 | 2005-09 | 2010 >
RANK   DOMESTIC  OVERSEAS  GLOBAL   TITLE 

1970

001 $ 106.4 n/a $ 106.4 Love Story (1970) 002 $ 100.5 n/a $ 100.5 Airport (1970) 003 $ 81.6 n/a $ 81.6 MASH (1970) 004 $ 61.7 n/a $ 61.7 Patton (1970) 005 $ 50.0 n/a $ 50.0 Woodstock (1970) 006 $ 31.6 n/a $ 31.6 Little Big Man (1970) 007 $ 25.9 n/a $ 25.9 Erinnerungen an die Zukunft (1970) 008 $ 18.1 n/a $ 18.1 Five Easy Pieces (1970) 009 $ 18.0 n/a $ 18.0 The Aristocats (1970) 010 $ 18.0 n/a $ 18.0 Ann och Eve - de erotiska (1970) 011 $ 17.5 n/a $ 17.5 Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) 012 $ 14.5 n/a $ 14.5 Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) 013 $ 14.0 n/a $ 14.0 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) 014 $ 9.0 n/a $ 9.0 Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) 015 $ 6.0 n/a $ 6.0 Chisum (1970) 016 $ 5.0 n/a $ 5.0 Darling Lili (1970) 017 $ 3.0 n/a $ 3.0 Myra Breckinridge (1970) 018 $ 1.5 n/a $ 1.5 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) 019 $ 1.5 n/a $ 1.5 Trash (1970) 020 $ 1.5 n/a $ 1.5 The Only Game in Town (1970)

1971

001 $ 43.8 $ 72.2 $ 116.0 Diamonds Are Forever (1971) 002 $ 98.0 n/a $ 98.0 Billy Jack (1971) 003 $ 51.7 n/a $ 51.7 The French Connection (1971) 004 $ 50.0 n/a $ 50.0 Fiddler on the Roof (1971) 005 $ 28.6 n/a $ 28.6 Carnal Knowledge (1971) 006 $ 28.2 n/a $ 28.2 Dirty Harry (1971) 007 $ 26.6 n/a $ 26.6 A Clockwork Orange (1971) 008 $ 25.0 n/a $ 25.0 Summer of '42 (1971) 009 $ 19.2 n/a $ 19.2 Willard (1971) 010 $ 15.2 n/a $ 15.2 Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) 011 $ 12.3 n/a $ 12.3 Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) 012 $ 12.1 n/a $ 12.1 Shaft (1971) 013 $ 10.6 n/a $ 10.6 Play Misty for Me (1971) 014 $ 10.0 n/a $ 10.0 The Big Doll House (1971) 015 $ 7.5 n/a $ 7.5 Big Jake (1971)

1972

001 $ 135.0 $ 110.4 $ 245.4 The Godfather (1972) 002 $ 93.3 n/a $ 93.3 The Poseidon Adventure (1972) 003 $ 66.0 n/a $ 66.0 What's Up, Doc? (1972) 004 $ 50.0 n/a $ 50.0 Behind the Green Door (1972) 005 $ 42.8 n/a $ 42.8 Cabaret (1972) 006 $ 36.1 n/a $ 36.1 Ultimo tango a Parigi (1972) 007 $ 27.0 n/a $ 27.0 The Getaway (1972) 008 $ 25.0 n/a $ 25.0 Fritz the Cat (1972) 009 $ 20.0 n/a $ 20.0 The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972) 010 $ 18.0 n/a $ 18.0 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (1972) 011 $ 17.1 n/a $ 17.1 The Valachi Papers (1972) 012 $ 10.0 n/a $ 10.0 Shaft's Big Score! (1972) 013 $ 9.6 n/a $ 9.6 Lady Sings the Blues (1972) 014 $ 9.0 n/a $ 9.0 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) 015 $ 7.5 n/a $ 7.5 The Cowboys (1972) 016 $ 6.0 n/a $ 6.0 Pink Flamingos (1972) 017 $ 5.0 n/a $ 5.0 The Doberman Gang (1972) 018 $ 4.0 n/a $ 4.0 Gabriella, Gabriella (1972) 019 $ 3.1 n/a $ 3.1 The Last House on the Left (1972) 020 $ 0.2 n/a $ 0.2 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

1973

001 $ 204.6 $ 153.0 $ 357.6 The Exorcist (1973) 002 $ 159.6 n/a $ 159.6 The Sting (1973) 003 $ 35.4 $ 91.0 $ 126.4 Live and Let Die (1973) 004 $ 115.0 n/a $ 115.0 American Graffiti (1973) 005 $ 53.3 n/a $ 53.3 Papillon (1973) 006 $ 49.9 n/a $ 49.9 The Way We Were (1973) 007 $ 44.7 n/a $ 44.7 Magnum Force (1973) 008 $ 32.1 n/a $ 32.1 Robin Hood (1973) 009 $ 27.3 n/a $ 27.3 Serpico (1973) 010 $ 25.0 n/a $ 25.0 Enter the Dragon (1973) 011 $ 23.0 n/a $ 23.0 Walking Tall (1973) 012 $ 18.3 n/a $ 18.3 Sleeper (1973) 013 $ 15.7 n/a $ 15.7 High Plains Drifter (1973) 014 $ 13.2 n/a $ 13.2 Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) 015 $ 8.8 n/a $ 8.8 Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) 016 $ 4.5 n/a $ 4.5 Cry of the Wild (1973) 017 $ 2.3 n/a $ 2.3 The Day of the Dolphin (1973) 018 $ 1.6 n/a $ 1.6 Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973) 019 $ 0.2 n/a $ 0.2 Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1973) 020 $ 0.1 n/a $ 0.1 The Holy Mountain (1973)

1974

001 $ 119.5 n/a $ 119.5 Blazing Saddles (1974) 002 $ 116.0 n/a $ 116.0 The Towering Inferno (1974) 003 $ 57.3 $ 45.3 $ 102.6 The Godfather: Part II (1974) 004 $ 21.0 $ 76.6 $ 97.6 The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) 005 $ 86.3 n/a $ 86.3 Young Frankenstein (1974) 006 $ 79.7 n/a $ 79.7 Earthquake (1974) 007 $ 46.0 n/a $ 46.0 The Longest Yard (1974) 008 $ 39.6 n/a $ 39.6 Benji (1974) 009 $ 38.2 n/a $ 38.2 Herbie Rides Again (1974) 010 $ 35.7 n/a $ 35.7 Murder on the Orient Express (1974) 011 $ 30.9 n/a $ 30.9 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) 012 $ 28.4 n/a $ 28.4 Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) 013 $ 26.5 n/a $ 26.5 The Great Gatsby (1974) 014 $ 25.0 n/a $ 25.0 Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) 015 $ 22.0 n/a $ 22.0 Death Wish (1974) 016 $ 20.4 n/a $ 20.4 The Groove Tube (1974) 017 $ 18.8 n/a $ 18.8 Macon County Line (1974) 018 $ 17.6 n/a $ 17.6 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) 019 $ 17.0 n/a $ 17.0 Vanishing Wilderness (1974) 020 $ 15.0 n/a $ 15.0 The Front Page (1974)

1975

001 $ 260.0 $ 210.7 $ 470.7 Jaws (1975) 002 $ 139.9 n/a $ 139.9 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) 003 $ 112.0 n/a $ 112.0 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 004 $ 50.0 n/a $ 50.0 Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 005 $ 49.4 n/a $ 49.4 Shampoo (1975) 006 $ 35.0 n/a $ 35.0 Aloha Bobby and Rose (1975) 007 $ 31.2 n/a $ 31.2 The Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1975) 008 $ 30.0 n/a $ 30.0 Rollerball (1975) 009 $ 24.4 n/a $ 24.4 Lucky Lady (1975) 010 $ 20.6 n/a $ 20.6 The Great Waldo Pepper (1975) 011 $ 20.1 n/a $ 20.1 Love and Death (1975) 012 $ 20.0 n/a $ 20.0 Barry Lyndon (1975) 013 $ 17.0 n/a $ 17.0 Supervixens (1975) 014 $ 17.0 n/a $ 17.0 The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) 015 $ 16.0 n/a $ 16.0 Breakout (1975) 016 $ 12.5 n/a $ 12.5 French Connection II (1975) 017 $ 10.0 n/a $ 10.0 Nashville (1975) 018 $ 8.0 n/a $ 8.0 Rooster Cogburn (1975) 019 $ 5.0 n/a $ 5.0 Hard Times (1975) 020 $ 2.0 n/a $ 2.0 Sharks' Treasure (1975)

1976

001 $ 117.2 n/a $ 117.2 Rocky (1976) 002 $ 82.5 n/a $ 82.5 To Fly! (1976) 003 $ 70.6 n/a $ 70.6 All the President's Men (1976) 004 $ 60.9 n/a $ 60.9 The Omen (1976) 005 $ 55.7 n/a $ 55.7 In Search of Noah's Ark (1976) 006 $ 52.6 n/a $ 52.6 King Kong (1976) 007 $ 51.1 n/a $ 51.1 Silver Streak (1976) 008 $ 46.2 n/a $ 46.2 The Enforcer (1976) 009 $ 43.2 n/a $ 43.2 Midway (1976) 010 $ 36.1 n/a $ 36.1 Silent Movie (1976) 011 $ 33.8 n/a $ 33.8 The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) 012 $ 33.8 n/a $ 33.8 Carrie (1976) 013 $ 32.5 n/a $ 32.5 Murder by Death (1976) 014 $ 32.2 n/a $ 32.2 The Bad News Bears (1976) 015 $ 31.8 n/a $ 31.8 The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) 016 $ 28.3 n/a $ 28.3 Taxi Driver (1976) 017 $ 25.9 n/a $ 25.9 Freaky Friday (1976) 018 $ 25.0 n/a $ 25.0 Logan's Run (1976) 019 $ 23.7 n/a $ 23.7 Network (1976) 020 $ 21.9 n/a $ 21.9 Gus (1976)

1977

001 $ 461.0 $ 337.0 $ 798.0 Star Wars (1977) 002 $ 132.1 $ 171.7 $ 303.8 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 003 $ 142.5 $ 142.9 $ 285.4 Saturday Night Fever (1977) 004 $ 46.8 $ 138.6 $ 185.4 The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) 005 $ 126.7 n/a $ 126.7 Smokey and the Bandit (1977) 006 $ 102.0 n/a $ 102.0 The Goodbye Girl (1977) 007 $ 50.8 n/a $ 50.8 A Bridge Too Far (1977) 008 $ 48.8 n/a $ 48.8 The Rescuers (1977) 009 $ 47.3 n/a $ 47.3 The Deep (1977) 010 $ 41.7 n/a $ 41.7 Oh, God! (1977) 011 $ 39.2 n/a $ 39.2 Annie Hall (1977) 012 $ 33.5 n/a $ 33.5 Heroes (1977) 013 $ 31.1 n/a $ 31.1 High Anxiety (1977) 014 $ 30.7 n/a $ 30.7 Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) 015 $ 30.0 n/a $ 30.0 Airport '77 (1977) 016 $ 28.0 n/a $ 28.0 Slap Shot (1977) 017 $ 28.0 n/a $ 28.0 Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977) 018 $ 26.4 n/a $ 26.4 The Gauntlet (1977) 019 $ 24.7 n/a $ 24.7 The Other Side of Midnight (1977) 020 $ 22.5 n/a $ 22.5 Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)

1978

001 $ 188.0 $ 198.5 $ 386.5 Grease (1978) 002 $ 134.2 $ 166.2 $ 300.4 Superman (1978) 003 $ 102.9 $ 106.0 $ 208.9 Jaws 2 (1978) 004 $ 141.6 n/a $ 141.6 Animal House (1978) 005 $ 105.9 n/a $ 105.9 Every Which Way But Loose (1978) 006 $ 81.6 n/a $ 81.6 Heaven Can Wait (1978) 007 $ 50.0 n/a $ 50.0 The Deer Hunter (1978) 008 $ 47.0 n/a $ 47.0 Halloween (1978) 009 $ 45.0 n/a $ 45.0 Foul Play (1978) 010 $ 44.9 n/a $ 44.9 The End (1978) 011 $ 41.6 n/a $ 41.6 Up in Smoke (1978) 012 $ 37.3 n/a $ 37.3 Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) 013 $ 35.0 n/a $ 35.0 Faces of Death (1978) 014 $ 35.0 n/a $ 35.0 Midnight Express (1978) 015 $ 30.5 n/a $ 30.5 The Lord of the Rings (1978) 016 $ 28.5 n/a $ 28.5 House Calls (1978) 017 $ 26.5 n/a $ 26.5 Damien: Omen II (1978) 018 $ 24.9 n/a $ 24.9 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) 019 $ 24.0 n/a $ 24.0 The Fury (1978) 020 $ 23.8 n/a $ 23.8 Beyond and Back (1978)

1979

001 $ 70.3 $ 140.0 $ 210.3 Moonraker (1979) 002 $ 85.2 $ 114.8 $ 200.0 Rocky II (1979) 003 $ 80.9 $ 104.0 $ 184.9 Alien (1979) 004 $ 82.3 $ 56.7 $ 139.0 Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) 005 $ 106.3 n/a $ 106.3 Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 006 $ 86.4 n/a $ 86.4 The Amityville Horror (1979) 007 $ 83.5 n/a $ 83.5 Apocalypse Now (1979) 008 $ 76.7 n/a $ 76.7 The Muppet Movie (1979) 009 $ 74.9 n/a $ 74.9 10 (1979) 010 $ 73.7 n/a $ 73.7 The Jerk (1979) 011 $ 61.8 n/a $ 61.8 The Electric Horseman (1979) 012 $ 51.7 n/a $ 51.7 The China Syndrome (1979) 013 $ 45.7 n/a $ 45.7 Manhattan (1979) 014 $ 43.9 n/a $ 43.9 Love at First Bite (1979) 015 $ 43.0 n/a $ 43.0 Meatballs (1979) 016 $ 43.0 n/a $ 43.0 Escape from Alcatraz (1979) 017 $ 42.8 n/a $ 42.8 The Main Event (1979) 018 $ 37.8 n/a $ 37.8 All That Jazz (1979) 019 $ 37.8 n/a $ 37.8 The Black Stallion (1979) 020 $ 35.8 n/a $ 35.8 The Black Hole (1979)

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