Finding box office information for movies made before 1980 is not an easy task. For somebody looking for box office information on 1970 it is very very frustrating. Over the years, we have researched and collected information on over 36,000 movies. So we figured we would show all the 1970 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1970. This page will looks at 127 1970 Top Box Office Movies. The movies are listed in a massive table that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. This only represents about 33% of the movies made in 1970….but should cover the top box office movies.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1970
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Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
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Patton (1970)
AA Best Picture Win
1970
MASH (1970)
AA Best Picture Nom
1970
Woodstock (1970)
1970
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
AA Best Picture Nom
1970
Little Big Man (1970)
1970
Love Story (1970)
AA Best Picture Nom
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
1970
Catch-22 (1970)
1970
Airport (1970)
AA Best Picture Nom
1970
Joe (1970)
1970
The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
1970
The Aristocats (1970)
1970
Ryan's Daughter (1970)
1970
Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)
1970
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
1970
A Man Called Horse (1970)
1970
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
1970
The Adventurers (1970)
1970
The Out of Towners (1970)
1970
Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
1970
Chisum (1970)
1970
The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
1970
Beyond The Valley of the Dolls (1970)
1970
Rio Lobo (1970)
1970
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
1970
Scrooge (1970)
1970
The Boys in the Band (1970)
1970
Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
1970
Monte Walsh (1970)
1970
I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
1970
The Wild Country (1970)
1970
What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? (1970)
1970
Darling Lili (1970)
1970
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)
1970
There's a Girl in My Soup (1970)
1970
The Boatniks (1970)
1970
Tristana (1970)
1970
Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970)
1970
Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
1970
Gimme Shelter (1970)
1970
The Great White Hope (1970)
1970
Sunflower (1970)
1970
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
1970
Husbands (1970)
1970
Waterloo (1970)
1970
They Call Me Trinity (1970)
1970
Brewster McCloud (1970)
1970
Cromwell (1970)
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| 1970 | MASH (1970) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1970 | Woodstock (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Five Easy Pieces (1970) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1970 | Little Big Man (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Love Story (1970) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Catch-22 (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Airport (1970) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1970 | Joe (1970) | |
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| 1970 | The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) | |
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| 1970 | The Aristocats (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Ryan's Daughter (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Kelly's Heroes (1970) | |
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| 1970 | A Man Called Horse (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) | |
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| 1970 | The Adventurers (1970) | |
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| 1970 | The Out of Towners (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) | |
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| 1970 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Chisum (1970) | |
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| 1970 | The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Beyond The Valley of the Dolls (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Rio Lobo (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Scrooge (1970) | |
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| 1970 | The Boys in the Band (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) | |
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| 1970 | The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Monte Walsh (1970) | |
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| 1970 | I Never Sang for My Father (1970) | |
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| 1970 | The Wild Country (1970) | |
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| 1970 | What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Darling Lili (1970) | |
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| 1970 | The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970) | |
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| 1970 | There's a Girl in My Soup (1970) | |
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| 1970 | The Boatniks (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Tristana (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Le Cercle Rouge (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Gimme Shelter (1970) | |
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| 1970 | The Great White Hope (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Sunflower (1970) | |
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| 1970 | The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Husbands (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Waterloo (1970) | |
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| 1970 | They Call Me Trinity (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Brewster McCloud (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Cromwell (1970) | |
1970 Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort 1970 Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
- Sort 1970 Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1970 Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort 1970 Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each 1970 Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1970 Movies received.
- Sort 1970 Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | UMR Score | ||||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Patton (1970) AA Best Picture Win |
George C. Scott | 61.7 | 468.1 | 468.10 | 4 | 90 | 10 / 07 | 100.0 | |
| 2 | MASH (1970) AA Best Picture Nom |
Donald Sutherland & Elliott Gould |
82.9 | 628.4 | 628.40 | 3 | 84 | 05 / 01 | 99.2 | |
| 3 | Woodstock (1970) | Roger Daltrey | 40.9 | 310.1 | 310.10 | 9 | 91 | 03 / 01 | 99.1 | |
| 4 | Five Easy Pieces (1970) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jack Nicholson & Karen Black |
27.0 | 204.4 | 204.40 | 13 | 80 | 04 / 00 | 98.7 | |
| 4 | Little Big Man (1970) | Dustin Hoffman & Faye Dunaway |
45.5 | 344.6 | 344.60 | 6 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 5 | Love Story (1970) AA Best Picture Nom |
Ryan O'Neal & Ray Milland |
108.5 | 822.4 | 822.40 | 1 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 8 | Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) | Joseph Cotten & Jason Robards |
44.0 | 333.8 | 333.80 | 8 | 75 | 05 / 01 | 97.2 | |
| 9 | Catch-22 (1970) | Orson Welles & Martin Sheen |
37.9 | 287.1 | 287.10 | 10 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 97.0 | |
| 8 | Airport (1970) AA Best Picture Nom |
Burt Lancaster & Dean Martin |
102.4 | 776.0 | 776.00 | 2 | 63 | 10 / 01 | 96.9 | |
| 11 | Joe (1970) | Susan Sarandon & Peter Boyle |
28.8 | 218.2 | 218.20 | 12 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 10 | The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) | Barbra Streisand & George Segal |
35.3 | 267.5 | 267.50 | 11 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.5 | |
| 12 | The Aristocats (1970) | Phil Harris & Eva Gabor |
60.6 | 459.4 | 459.40 | 5 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.1 | |
| 13 | Ryan's Daughter (1970) | Robert Mitchum & Directed by David Lean |
44.4 | 336.3 | 336.30 | 7 | 62 | 04 / 02 | 94.0 | |
| 14 | Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) | Richard Castellano & Diane Keaton |
20.5 | 155.1 | 155.10 | 17 | 74 | 03 / 01 | 92.7 | |
| 15 | Kelly's Heroes (1970) | Clint Eastwood & Donald Sutherland |
16.2 | 122.9 | 122.90 | 21 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 90.6 | |
| 16 | A Man Called Horse (1970) | Richard Harris | 19.7 | 149.3 | 149.30 | 18 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 17 | Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) | Charlton Heston | 26.1 | 197.6 | 197.60 | 14 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 88.8 | |
| 20 | The Adventurers (1970) | Olivia de Havilland & Ernest Borgnine |
23.5 | 178.0 | 178.00 | 15 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 88.4 | |
| 19 | The Out of Towners (1970) | Jack Lemmon | 21.9 | 166.1 | 166.10 | 16 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 88.3 | |
| 21 | Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) | Carrie Snodgress & Richard Benjamin |
18.5 | 140.1 | 140.10 | 19 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 20 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) | Barbra Streisand & Jack Nicholson |
16.2 | 122.9 | 122.90 | 22 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 87.9 | |
| 22 | Chisum (1970) | John Wayne | 18.2 | 137.8 | 220.50 | 20 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 24 | The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) | Henry Fonda & James Stewart |
15.9 | 120.6 | 120.60 | 23 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 84.2 | |
| 25 | Beyond The Valley of the Dolls (1970) | Pam Grier | 15.5 | 117.2 | 117.20 | 26 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 83.8 | |
| 23 | Rio Lobo (1970) | John Wayne | 12.9 | 97.6 | 97.60 | 31 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 83.8 | |
| 26 | Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) | Godfrey Cambridge | 15.5 | 117.7 | 117.70 | 24 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 25 | Scrooge (1970) | Albert Finney | 9.1 | 68.9 | 68.90 | 37 | 75 | 04 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 28 | The Boys in the Band (1970) | Kenneth Nelson | 10.6 | 80.4 | 80.40 | 34 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 82.2 | |
| 31 | Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) | Clint Eastwood & Shirley MacLaine |
10.9 | 82.6 | 82.60 | 33 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 80.8 | |
| 29 | The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) | Jason Robards & Stella Stevens |
7.4 | 56.2 | 56.20 | 42 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 79.9 | |
| 32 | Monte Walsh (1970) | Lee Marvin & Jack Palance |
7.0 | 52.8 | 52.80 | 44 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 79.0 | |
| 31 | I Never Sang for My Father (1970) | Melvyn Douglas & Gene Hackman |
3.8 | 28.7 | 28.70 | 71 | 81 | 03 / 00 | 78.2 | |
| 35 | The Wild Country (1970) | Ron Howard | 12.1 | 91.9 | 91.90 | 32 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 77.6 | |
| 34 | What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? (1970) | Joie Addison | 15.2 | 115.4 | 115.40 | 27 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 77.5 | |
| 35 | Darling Lili (1970) | Rock Hudson & Julie Andrews |
9.8 | 74.7 | 74.70 | 35 | 64 | 03 / 00 | 76.5 | |
| 35 | The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970) | Dominique Sanda & Lino Capolicchio |
4.8 | 36.5 | 36.50 | 56 | 76 | 02 / 01 | 76.3 | |
| 37 | There's a Girl in My Soup (1970) | Goldie Hawn & Peter Sellers |
15.5 | 117.2 | 117.20 | 25 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 76.1 | |
| 38 | The Boatniks (1970) | Don Ameche | 15.2 | 114.9 | 114.90 | 28 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 75.5 | |
| 39 | Tristana (1970) | Catherine Deneuve | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.60 | 169 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 75.5 | |
| 40 | Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970) | Elvis Presley | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.00 | 81 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 75.4 | |
| 39 | Le Cercle Rouge (1970) | Alain Delon | 4.3 | 32.9 | 153.30 | 63 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 75.1 | |
| 42 | Gimme Shelter (1970) | Rolling Stones | 4.8 | 36.8 | 36.80 | 55 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 74.8 | |
| 42 | The Great White Hope (1970) | James Earl Jones & Jane Alexander |
8.5 | 64.3 | 64.30 | 38 | 66 | 02 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 43 | Sunflower (1970) | Sophia Loren | 3.1 | 23.8 | 23.80 | 80 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 73.7 | |
| 45 | The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) | Christopher Lee | 4.5 | 34.5 | 34.50 | 59 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 73.2 | |
| 47 | Husbands (1970) | Peter Falk | 4.5 | 34.5 | 34.50 | 62 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 72.7 | |
| 46 | Waterloo (1970) | Rod Steiger & Christopher Plummer |
4.1 | 31.0 | 31.00 | 64 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 72.6 | |
| 47 | They Call Me Trinity (1970) | Terrence Hill | 3.6 | 27.6 | 27.60 | 73 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 72.0 | |
| 48 | Brewster McCloud (1970) | Directed by Robet Altman | 3.9 | 29.9 | 29.90 | 68 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 71.7 | |
| 50 | Cromwell (1970) | Richard Harris & Alec Guinness |
4.8 | 36.8 | 36.80 | 54 | 70 | 02 / 01 | 71.2 | |
| 49 | There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) | Kirk Douglas & Henry Fonda |
3.0 | 22.7 | 22.70 | 84 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 70.4 | |
| 51 | Tick, Tick, Tick (1970) | Fredric March & Jim Brown |
6.5 | 49.3 | 49.30 | 46 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 69.8 | |
| 52 | Wuthering Heights (1970) | Timothy Dalton | 6.1 | 45.9 | 45.90 | 49 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 68.5 | |
| 54 | Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970) | Robert Redford | 9.4 | 71.2 | 71.20 | 36 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 65.5 | |
| 53 | Zabriskie Point (1970) | Rod Taylor | 3.0 | 22.7 | 22.70 | 83 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 64.9 | |
| 56 | Getting Straight (1970) | Elliott Gould & Harrison Ford |
13.3 | 100.8 | 100.80 | 30 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 64.1 | |
| 59 | The Cross and the Switchblade (1970) | 6.0 | 45.5 | 45.50 | 50 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 63.4 | ||
| 58 | The Molly Maguires (1970) | Sean Connery | 2.4 | 18.3 | 18.30 | 98 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 63.1 | |
| 61 | The Grasshopper (1970) | Joel Hirschhorn & Joseph Coten |
6.1 | 45.9 | 45.90 | 48 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 62.7 | |
| 60 | Something For Everyone (1970) | Angela Lansbury | 1.4 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 126 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 61 | Where's Poppa? (1970) | George Segal | 4.5 | 34.5 | 34.50 | 61 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 64 | House Of Dark Shadows (1970) | Joan Bennett | 5.6 | 42.2 | 42.20 | 51 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 63 | Start The Revolution Without Me (1970) | Gene Wilder & Donald Sutherland |
2.0 | 14.9 | 14.90 | 107 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 62.5 | |
| 64 | Hoffman (1970) | Peter Sellers | 1.9 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 109 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 62.3 | |
| 63 | The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) | Roscoe Lee Browne & Lee J. Cobb |
3.9 | 29.9 | 29.90 | 66 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 62.0 | |
| 65 | The Twelve Chairs (1970) | Mel Brooks | 2.8 | 21.2 | 21.20 | 86 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 60.9 | |
| 68 | They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) | Sidney Poitier & Martin Landau |
7.1 | 54.0 | 54.00 | 43 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 60.9 | |
| 66 | Too Late The Hero (1970) | Michael Caine & Henry Fonda |
2.6 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 93 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 60.6 | |
| 68 | Watermelon Man (1970) | Godfrey Cambridge | 3.3 | 25.3 | 25.30 | 77 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 59.1 | |
| 71 | Dirty Dingus Magee (1970) | Frank Sinatra | 8.2 | 62.0 | 62.00 | 40 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 59.1 | |
| 70 | King of the Grizzlies (1970) | John Yesno | 6.1 | 45.9 | 45.90 | 47 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 59.1 | |
| 72 | Soldier Blue (1970) | Candice Bergen | 3.6 | 27.6 | 27.60 | 74 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 58.7 | |
| 73 | The Confession (1970) | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 163 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 58.5 | ||
| 74 | Borsalino (1970) | 1.5 | 11.5 | 215.90 | 124 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 57.7 | ||
| 75 | The Landlord (1970) | Lee Grant | 2.6 | 19.9 | 19.90 | 90 | 67 | 01 / 00 | 57.7 | |
| 75 | Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970) | Gene Wilder | 2.7 | 20.7 | 20.70 | 87 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 56.7 | |
| 75 | The Honeymoon Killers (1970) | Tony Lo Bianco | 0.8 | 5.7 | 33.30 | 152 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 56.3 | |
| 77 | Connecting Rooms (1970) | Bette Davis | 2.4 | 18.4 | 18.40 | 96 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 55.5 | |
| 77 | First Love (1970) | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 180 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 54.3 | ||
| 80 | The Games (1970) | Sam Elliott | 2.7 | 20.7 | 20.70 | 88 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 54.0 | |
| 80 | The Road to Salina (1970) | Rita Hayworth & Robert Walker Jr. |
1.6 | 12.1 | 12.10 | 120 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 52.8 | |
| 84 | Darker Than Amber (1970) | Jane Russell | 4.8 | 36.8 | 36.80 | 53 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 52.5 | |
| 81 | The Devil's Backbone/The Deserter (1970) | John Huston & Ricardo Montalban |
1.5 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 123 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 52.5 | |
| 84 | Song of Norway (1970) | Edward G. Robinson | 13.5 | 102.2 | 102.20 | 29 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 51.9 | |
| 85 | Performance (1970) | Mick Jagger | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.40 | 168 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.5 | |
| 87 | The Hawaiians (1970) | Charlton Heston | 7.0 | 52.8 | 52.80 | 45 | 53 | 01 / 00 | 51.1 | |
| 87 | Tchaikovsky (1970) | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 173 | 68 | 02 / 00 | 50.5 | ||
| 88 | The Bear and the Doll/L'ours et la poupée (1970) | 1.6 | 12.3 | 17.20 | 117 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 50.1 | ||
| 89 | The People Next Door (1970) | Cloris Leachman & Eli Wallach |
1.3 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 130 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | |
| 90 | Zig Zag (1970) | George Kennedy | 2.3 | 17.6 | 17.60 | 100 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 48.6 | |
| 93 | The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970) | John Hansen | 4.5 | 34.5 | 34.50 | 58 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 48.3 | |
| 90 | Leo The Lost (1970) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Marcello Mastroianni | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 164 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 47.6 | |
| 93 | The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970) | Roger Moore | 1.2 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 141 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 47.0 | |
| 93 | Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970) | Roy Scheider & Faye Dunaway |
2.2 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 102 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 46.0 | |
| 96 | Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970) | Liza Minnelli | 2.6 | 19.9 | 19.90 | 91 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 45.9 | |
| 97 | Rider on the Rain (1970) | Charles Bronson | 2.8 | 21.2 | 21.20 | 85 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 45.7 | |
| 97 | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970) | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 191 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 45.4 | ||
| 98 | Rabbit, Run (1970) | James Caan | 2.6 | 19.7 | 19.70 | 92 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 44.7 | |
| 98 | Hi, Mom! (1970) | Robert DeNiro | 1.2 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 139 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 43.7 | |
| 100 | The Moonshine War (1970) | Richard Widmark & Alan Alda |
2.1 | 16.1 | 16.10 | 104 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 41.8 | |
| 101 | The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970) | Mickey Rooney | 0.7 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 158 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 41.7 | |
| 102 | Bloomfield/The Hero (1970) | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 188 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 41.7 | ||
| 103 | The Kremlin Letter (1970) | Orson Welles & George Sanders |
2.1 | 16.1 | 16.10 | 103 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 40.4 | |
| 104 | Count Yorga, Vampire (1970) | Roger Perry | 3.9 | 29.9 | 29.90 | 67 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 40.2 | |
| 105 | Three Sisters (1970) | Laurence Olivier & Joan Plowright |
0.3 | 2.6 | 2.60 | 170 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 40.1 | |
| 105 | Story of a Woman (1970) | Robert Stack | 1.3 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 129 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 40.0 | |
| 105 | Giuochi particolari/The Voyeur (1970) | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 177 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.7 | ||
| 108 | The McKenzie Break (1970) | Brian Keith | 1.3 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 137 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 37.8 | |
| 109 | A Man Called Sledge (1970) | James Garner & Dennis Weaver |
2.4 | 18.4 | 18.40 | 97 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 37.7 | |
| 109 | Barquero (1970) | Warren Oates & Lee Van Cleef |
2.0 | 15.0 | 15.00 | 106 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 37.6 | |
| 109 | El Condor (1970) | Jim Brown | 1.3 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 131 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 37.1 | |
| 112 | Jenny (1970) | Marlo Thomas & Alan Alda |
7.6 | 57.5 | 57.50 | 41 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 36.8 | |
| 113 | Norwood (1970) | Glen Campbell | 5.3 | 40.2 | 40.20 | 52 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 36.3 | |
| 114 | Scream and Scream Again (1970) | Vincent Price & Christopher Lee |
3.7 | 28.0 | 28.00 | 72 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 35.5 | |
| 115 | Julius Caesar (1970) | Jason Robards | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 184 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.2 | |
| 116 | The Man Who Had Power Over Women (1970) | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 190 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.1 | ||
| 117 | Adam At Six A.M. (1970) | Michael Douglas | 1.3 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 135 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 34.6 | |
| 118 | Dead Of Summer (1970) | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 181 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.0 | ||
| 120 | Cry of the Banshee (1970) | Vincent Price & Essy Persson |
4.0 | 30.0 | 30.00 | 65 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | |
| 118 | The Deep (1970) | Laurence Harvey | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 179 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.1 | |
| 121 | When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) | Victoria Vetri | 3.8 | 28.7 | 28.70 | 70 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 32.6 | |
| 122 | The Angel Levine (1970) | Harry Belafonte | 1.3 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 134 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 32.2 | |
| 121 | The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970) | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 172 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.2 | ||
| 124 | The Family (1970) | Charles Bronson | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.00 | 82 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 31.0 | |
| 123 | Tiger By The Tail (1970) | 1.4 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 127 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 30.9 | ||
| 124 | Brotherly Love/Country Dance (1970) | Peter O'Toole | 0.8 | 5.8 | 5.80 | 151 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 29.8 | |
| 127 | The Dunwich Horror (1970) | Sandra Dee | 3.2 | 24.0 | 24.00 | 79 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 29.6 | |
| 128 | Halls of Anger (1970) | Calvin Lockhart & Janet MacLachlan |
0.7 | 5.2 | 5.20 | 156 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 29.6 | |
| 129 | The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970) | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 187 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.5 | ||
| 130 | Take a Girl Like You (1970) | 1.1 | 8.1 | 8.10 | 144 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 29.5 | ||
| 131 | Dropout (1970) | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 194 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.4 | ||
| 132 | Flap (1970) | Anthony Quinn & Shelley Winters |
1.8 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 112 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 28.9 | |
| 131 | Act of the Heart (1970) | Genevieve Bujold & Donald Sutherland |
1.4 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 128 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 28.8 | |
| 133 | The Executioner (1970) | George Peppard | 1.3 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 138 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 28.1 | |
| 134 | A Walk in the Spring Rain (1970) | Ingrid Bergman & Anthony Quinn |
2.0 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 105 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 27.4 | |
| 137 | The Revolutionary (1970) | Jon Voight & Robert Duvall |
1.7 | 12.9 | 12.90 | 115 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 27.1 | |
| 137 | The McMasters (1970) | Burl Ives & David Carradine |
1.1 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 143 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 27.1 | |
| 139 | Adiós, Sabata (1970) | Yul Brynner | 1.2 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 140 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 26.4 | |
| 137 | The Projectionist (1970) | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 183 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.2 | ||
| 139 | Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970) | Ernest Borgnine & Tony Curtis |
1.9 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 108 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 26.2 | |
| 140 | Adam's Woman (1970) | John Mills | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 176 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.5 | |
| 197 | All The Right Noises (1970) Limited Release |
Olivia Hussey | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 175 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.5 | |
| 143 | Bloody Mama (1970) | Robert DeNiro & Shelley Winters |
3.4 | 25.8 | 25.80 | 76 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 25.3 | |
| 141 | The Baby Maker (1970) | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 178 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 25.2 | ||
| 145 | Move (1970) | 3.8 | 28.7 | 114.90 | 69 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 23.2 | ||
| 143 | Fools (1970) | 0.8 | 5.8 | 5.80 | 149 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 22.5 | ||
| 144 | Scars of Dracula (1970) | 0.7 | 5.1 | 5.10 | 157 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 22.3 | ||
| 146 | The Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970) | James Coburn & Directed by Sidney Lumet |
1.5 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 125 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 22.2 | |
| 148 | Myra Breckinridge (1970) | Mae West | 8.5 | 64.3 | 64.30 | 39 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 21.6 | |
| 149 | WUSA (1970) | Paul Newman & Anthony Perkins |
4.7 | 35.6 | 35.60 | 57 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 21.5 | |
| 149 | The Love Mates/Madly (1970) | 0.5 | 3.9 | 21.60 | 162 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 20.0 | ||
| 150 | Loving (1970) | Roy Scheider & George Segal |
1.9 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 111 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 19.0 | |
| 151 | Tam Lin (1970) | Ava Gardner | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 122 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 18.7 | |
| 153 | London Affair/Twinky (1970) | 1.3 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 136 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 18.4 | ||
| 153 | A Bullet For Pretty Boy (1970) | Fabian | 3.5 | 26.9 | 26.90 | 75 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 18.3 | |
| 155 | One More Time (1970) | Jerry Lewis & Peter Lawford |
2.6 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 94 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 17.9 | |
| 156 | How Do I Love Thee? (1970) | Maureen O'Hara & Shelley Winters |
0.5 | 3.4 | 3.40 | 167 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 17.2 | |
| 157 | Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970) | John Gavin | 1.6 | 12.1 | 12.10 | 119 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 16.9 | |
| 156 | Hollywood Horror House (1970) | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 182 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.9 | ||
| 160 | Hornets' Nest (1970) | Rock Hudson & Sylva Koscina |
2.6 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 95 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 16.3 | |
| 160 | Macho Callahan (1970) | Jean Seberg & Lee J. Cobb |
0.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 166 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 15.6 | |
| 160 | The Rebel Rousers (1970) | Cameron Mitchell & Bruce Dern |
1.9 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 110 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 15.6 | |
| 161 | I Walk The Line (1970) | Gregory Peck & Tuesday Weld |
1.0 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 145 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 15.3 | |
| 163 | His Name Was Madron (1970) | Leslie Caron | 1.6 | 12.2 | 12.20 | 118 | 47 | 01 / 00 | 15.1 | |
| 164 | The Last Grenade (1970) | 0.7 | 5.2 | 5.20 | 154 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 13.8 | ||
| 165 | Loot (1970) | Lee Remick | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 185 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.7 | |
| 166 | Doctor In Trouble (1970) | Graham Chapman | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 192 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.7 | |
| 167 | R.P.M. (1970) | Anthony Quinn & Directed by Stanley Kramer |
1.3 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 132 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 13.4 | |
| 169 | Cold Sweat (1970) | James Mason & Charles Bronson |
2.7 | 20.7 | 20.70 | 89 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 12.2 | |
| 169 | Alex in Wonderland (1970) | 1.0 | 7.4 | 7.40 | 146 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 11.7 | ||
| 169 | The Invincible Six (1970) | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 165 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.5 | ||
| 170 | Up In The Cellar (1970) | 0.8 | 5.8 | 5.80 | 150 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.9 | ||
| 171 | I Love My Wife (1970) | Elliott Gould | 1.6 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 121 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 10.9 | |
| 173 | The Looking Glass War (1970) | 1.7 | 12.6 | 12.60 | 116 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 10.6 | ||
| 175 | Hello-Goodbye (1970) | Jean Negulesco | 2.3 | 17.7 | 17.70 | 99 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 9.9 | |
| 174 | Cover Me Babe (1970) | Sondra Locke | 0.7 | 4.9 | 4.90 | 159 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 9.7 | |
| 176 | Ned Kelly (1970) | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 171 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.6 | ||
| 175 | The Novices/Les novices (1970) | 1.8 | 13.7 | 16.80 | 114 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 9.6 | ||
| 177 | C.C. & Company (1970) | Ann-Margret | 3.3 | 25.3 | 25.30 | 78 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 9.1 | |
| 179 | The Only Game in Town (1970) | Warren Beatty & Elizabeth Taylor |
4.5 | 34.5 | 34.50 | 60 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 8.3 | |
| 180 | Land Raiders (1970) | Telly Savalas & George Maharis |
1.0 | 7.4 | 7.40 | 147 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 8.0 | |
| 181 | The Phynx (1970) | Richard Pryor & Maureen O'Sullivan |
0.0 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 189 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 6.9 | |
| 180 | Mr. Superinvisible (1970) | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 174 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.9 | ||
| 182 | Skullduggery (1970) | Burt Reynolds & Susan Clark |
1.8 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 113 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 5.5 | |
| 184 | Guess What We Learned in School Today? (1970) | 0.7 | 5.2 | 5.20 | 155 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 5.4 | ||
| 183 | Which Way to the Front? (1970) | Jerry Lewis & Jan Murray |
1.3 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 133 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 4.3 | |
| 184 | Cauliflower Cupids (1970) | Jane Russell | 0.6 | 4.6 | 4.60 | 161 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.8 | |
| 186 | The Naked Zoo (1970) | Rita Hayworth & Steve Oliver |
0.8 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 153 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 1.6 | |
| 188 | The Delta Factor (1970) | Yvette Mimieux | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 186 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 1.6 | |
| 187 | Trog (1970) | Joan Crawford & Michael Gough |
2.3 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 101 | 26 | 00 / 00 | 0.9 | |
| 188 | Cry Blood, Apache (1970) | Joel McCrea | 0.9 | 6.9 | 6.90 | 148 | 26 | 00 / 00 | 0.6 | |
| 190 | The Phantom Gunslinger (1970) | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 193 | 28 | 00 / 00 | 0.5 | ||
| 190 | Hercules Goes To New York (1970) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Arnold Stang |
1.1 | 8.6 | 8.60 | 142 | 24 | 00 / 00 | 0.4 | |
| 191 | Flesh Feast (1970) | Veronica Lake | 0.7 | 4.9 | 4.90 | 160 | 24 | 00 / 00 | 0.3 |
Top earners in 1970 for Adjusted USA Box Office:
| Name | Number of Movies | Total Adj World Wide (mil) | Total Adj USA (mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Balsam | 3 | 965.5 | 965.5 |
| George Kennedy | 4 | 904.9 | 904.9 |
| Ryan O'Neal | 2 | 843.1 | 843.1 |
| John Marley | 2 | 840.8 | 840.8 |
| Ray Milland | 1 | 822.4 | 822.4 |
| Ali MacGraw | 1 | 822.4 | 822.4 |
| Jacqueline Bisset | 2 | 821.9 | 821.9 |
| Donald Sutherland | 5 | 783.9 | 783.9 |
| Jean Seberg | 3 | 780.7 | 780.7 |
| Burt Lancaster | 1 | 776.0 | 776.0 |
| Van Heflin | 1 | 776.0 | 776.0 |
| Helen Hayes | 1 | 776.0 | 776.0 |
| Maureen Stapleton | 1 | 776.0 | 776.0 |
| Dean Martin | 1 | 776.0 | 776.0 |
| Elliott Gould | 4 | 855.9 | 769.7 |
| Sally Kellerman | 2 | 658.3 | 658.3 |
| Robert Duvall | 2 | 641.3 | 641.3 |
| Scatman Crothers | 3 | 549.5 | 549.5 |
| George C. Scott | 1 | 468.1 | 468.1 |
| Stephen Young | 1 | 468.1 | 468.1 |
| Karl Malden | 1 | 468.1 | 468.1 |
| Eva Gabor | 1 | 459.4 | 459.4 |
| Richard Benjamin | 2 | 427.2 | 427.2 |
| Bob Newhart | 2 | 410.0 | 410.0 |
| Jason Robards | 4 | 396.2 | 396.2 |
My Main Sources
Source 1: Variety – January 6th, 1971, January 5th, 1972
Source 2: Twentieth Century-Fox A Corporate and Financial History by Aubrey Solomon
Source 3: Wikipedia
Source 4: IMDb.com
Source 5: BoxOfficeMojo.com
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Mike
Hi Mr. Cogerson,
I added movie Trash to list
Please review movies missing from the year 1970 that might need to be added.
1.Angels Die Hard $700,000 USD source: wikipedia Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 16
2.Student Nurses over $1 million source: wikipedia Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 16
3.Ann and Eve $18,000,000 source: wikipedia Top Grossing Films of 1970″
also:$18,000,000 IMDB
4.Chariots of the Gods $25.9 million source: wikipedia “Erinnerungen an die Zukunft (1970)”. http://www.worldwideboxoffice.com.
also:$25,948,300 IMDB
5.Trash, 1,500,000 source-http://www.teako170.com/box70-79.html
Some additional info is also on Stats-A-Mania for 2 movies listed in German.see items 7 & 10.
http://www.teako170.com/box70-79.html
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)
Please review and advise
Thx
MIKE
Hi Mr. Cogerson,
Please review movies missing from the year 1970 that might need to be added.
1.Angels Die Hard $700,000 USD source: wikipedia Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 16
2.Student Nurses over $1 million source: wikipedia Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 16
3.Ann and Eve $18,000,000 source: wikipedia Top Grossing Films of 1970″
also:$18,000,000 IMDB
4.Chariots of the Gods $25.9 million source: wikipedia “Erinnerungen an die Zukunft (1970)”. http://www.worldwideboxoffice.com.
also:$25,948,300 IMDB
Some additional info is also on Stats-A-Mania for 2 movies listed in German.see items 7 & 10.
http://www.teako170.com/box70-79.html
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)
Please review and advise
Thx
Hi Mr. Cogerson,
Please review movies missing from the year 1970 that might need to be added.
1.Angels Die Hard $700,000 USD source: wikipedia Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 16
2.Student Nurses over $1 million source: wikipedia Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 16
3.Ann and Eve $18,000,000 source: wikipedia Top Grossing Films of 1970″
also:$18,000,000 IMDB
4.Chariots of the Gods $25.9 million source: wikipedia “Erinnerungen an die Zukunft (1970)”. http://www.worldwideboxoffice.com.
also:$25,948,300 IMDB
Please review and advise
Thx
Mike