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 Out of Towners (1970)
1970
The Adventurers (1970)
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On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
1970
Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
1970
Chisum (1970)
1970
The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
1970
Rio Lobo (1970)
1970
Beyond The Valley of the Dolls (1970)
1970
The Boys in the Band (1970)
1970
Scrooge (1970)
1970
Cotton Comes to Harlem (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
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)
1970
Tristana (1970)
1970
What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? (1970)
1970
Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970)
1970
Darling Lili (1970)
1970
Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
1970
Gimme Shelter (1970)
1970
There's a Girl in My Soup (1970)
1970
The Great White Hope (1970)
1970
Sunflower (1970)
1970
The Boatniks (1970)
1970
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
1970
Waterloo (1970)
1970
Husbands (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 Out of Towners (1970) | |
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| 1970 | The Adventurers (1970) | |
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| 1970 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Chisum (1970) | |
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| 1970 | The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Rio Lobo (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Beyond The Valley of the Dolls (1970) | |
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| 1970 | The Boys in the Band (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Scrooge (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Cotton Comes to Harlem (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 | The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Tristana (1970) | |
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| 1970 | What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Darling Lili (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Le Cercle Rouge (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Gimme Shelter (1970) | |
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| 1970 | There's a Girl in My Soup (1970) | |
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| 1970 | The Great White Hope (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Sunflower (1970) | |
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| 1970 | The Boatniks (1970) | |
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| 1970 | The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Waterloo (1970) | |
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| 1970 | Husbands (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 | 429.5 | 429.50 | 4 | 90 | 10 / 07 | 100.0 | |
| 2 | MASH (1970) AA Best Picture Nom |
Donald Sutherland & Elliott Gould |
82.9 | 576.6 | 576.60 | 3 | 84 | 05 / 01 | 99.2 | |
| 3 | Woodstock (1970) | Roger Daltrey | 40.9 | 284.5 | 284.50 | 9 | 91 | 03 / 01 | 99.1 | |
| 4 | Five Easy Pieces (1970) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jack Nicholson & Karen Black |
27.0 | 187.6 | 187.60 | 13 | 80 | 04 / 00 | 98.3 | |
| 4 | Little Big Man (1970) | Dustin Hoffman & Faye Dunaway |
45.5 | 316.1 | 316.10 | 6 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 5 | Love Story (1970) AA Best Picture Nom |
Ryan O'Neal & Ray Milland |
108.5 | 754.5 | 754.50 | 1 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 8 | Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) | Joseph Cotten & Jason Robards |
44.0 | 306.2 | 306.20 | 8 | 75 | 05 / 01 | 97.4 | |
| 9 | Catch-22 (1970) | Orson Welles & Martin Sheen |
37.9 | 263.4 | 263.40 | 10 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 97.2 | |
| 8 | Airport (1970) AA Best Picture Nom |
Burt Lancaster & Dean Martin |
102.4 | 712.0 | 712.00 | 2 | 63 | 10 / 01 | 97.1 | |
| 11 | Joe (1970) | Susan Sarandon & Peter Boyle |
28.8 | 200.2 | 200.20 | 12 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 97.1 | |
| 10 | The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) | Barbra Streisand & George Segal |
35.3 | 245.4 | 245.40 | 11 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.8 | |
| 12 | The Aristocats (1970) | Phil Harris & Eva Gabor |
60.6 | 421.5 | 421.50 | 5 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.5 | |
| 13 | Ryan's Daughter (1970) | Robert Mitchum & Directed by David Lean |
44.4 | 308.6 | 308.60 | 7 | 62 | 04 / 02 | 94.5 | |
| 14 | Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) | Richard Castellano & Diane Keaton |
20.5 | 142.3 | 142.30 | 17 | 74 | 03 / 01 | 92.1 | |
| 15 | Kelly's Heroes (1970) | Clint Eastwood & Donald Sutherland |
16.2 | 112.8 | 112.80 | 21 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 16 | A Man Called Horse (1970) | Richard Harris | 19.7 | 137.0 | 137.00 | 18 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 89.7 | |
| 17 | Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) | Charlton Heston | 26.1 | 181.2 | 181.20 | 14 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 88.0 | |
| 19 | The Out of Towners (1970) | Jack Lemmon | 21.9 | 152.4 | 152.40 | 16 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 20 | The Adventurers (1970) | Olivia de Havilland & Ernest Borgnine |
23.5 | 163.3 | 163.30 | 15 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 20 | On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) | Barbra Streisand & Jack Nicholson |
16.2 | 112.8 | 112.80 | 22 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 21 | Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) | Carrie Snodgress & Richard Benjamin |
18.5 | 128.6 | 128.60 | 19 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 22 | Chisum (1970) | John Wayne | 18.2 | 126.5 | 202.30 | 20 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 86.6 | |
| 24 | The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) | Henry Fonda & James Stewart |
15.9 | 110.6 | 110.60 | 23 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 83.9 | |
| 23 | Rio Lobo (1970) | John Wayne | 12.9 | 89.6 | 89.60 | 31 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 83.8 | |
| 25 | Beyond The Valley of the Dolls (1970) | Pam Grier | 15.5 | 107.5 | 107.50 | 25 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 83.5 | |
| 28 | The Boys in the Band (1970) | Kenneth Nelson | 10.6 | 73.8 | 73.80 | 34 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 25 | Scrooge (1970) | Albert Finney | 9.1 | 68.9 | 68.90 | 37 | 75 | 04 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 29 | Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) | Godfrey Cambridge | 15.5 | 108.0 | 108.00 | 24 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 31 | Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) | Clint Eastwood & Shirley MacLaine |
10.9 | 75.8 | 75.80 | 33 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 80.8 | |
| 29 | The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) | Jason Robards & Stella Stevens |
7.4 | 51.5 | 51.50 | 42 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 80.4 | |
| 32 | Monte Walsh (1970) | Lee Marvin & Jack Palance |
7.0 | 48.5 | 48.50 | 44 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 31 | I Never Sang for My Father (1970) | Melvyn Douglas & Gene Hackman |
3.8 | 26.3 | 26.30 | 70 | 81 | 03 / 00 | 79.0 | |
| 35 | The Wild Country (1970) | Ron Howard | 12.1 | 84.3 | 84.30 | 32 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 77.3 | |
| 35 | The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970) | Dominique Sanda & Lino Capolicchio |
4.8 | 33.5 | 33.50 | 56 | 76 | 02 / 01 | 77.0 | |
| 34 | Tristana (1970) | Catherine Deneuve | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.40 | 169 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 77.0 | |
| 37 | What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? (1970) | Joie Addison | 15.2 | 105.9 | 105.90 | 27 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 76.7 | |
| 36 | Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970) | Elvis Presley | 3.0 | 21.1 | 21.10 | 81 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 76.4 | |
| 40 | Darling Lili (1970) | Rock Hudson & Julie Andrews |
9.8 | 68.5 | 68.50 | 35 | 64 | 03 / 00 | 76.3 | |
| 39 | Le Cercle Rouge (1970) | Alain Delon | 4.3 | 30.2 | 140.60 | 63 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 75.9 | |
| 39 | Gimme Shelter (1970) | Rolling Stones | 4.8 | 33.7 | 33.70 | 54 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 75.4 | |
| 42 | There's a Girl in My Soup (1970) | Goldie Hawn & Peter Sellers |
15.5 | 107.5 | 107.50 | 26 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 74.9 | |
| 42 | The Great White Hope (1970) | James Earl Jones & Jane Alexander |
8.5 | 59.0 | 59.00 | 38 | 66 | 02 / 00 | 74.6 | |
| 43 | Sunflower (1970) | Sophia Loren | 3.1 | 21.9 | 21.90 | 80 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 74.5 | |
| 44 | The Boatniks (1970) | Don Ameche | 15.2 | 105.4 | 105.40 | 28 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 74.2 | |
| 45 | The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) | Christopher Lee | 4.5 | 31.6 | 31.60 | 59 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 73.8 | |
| 46 | Waterloo (1970) | Rod Steiger & Christopher Plummer |
4.1 | 28.5 | 28.50 | 64 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 47 | Husbands (1970) | Peter Falk | 4.5 | 31.6 | 31.60 | 58 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 47 | They Call Me Trinity (1970) | Terrence Hill | 3.6 | 25.3 | 25.30 | 73 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 72.7 | |
| 48 | Brewster McCloud (1970) | Directed by Robet Altman | 3.9 | 27.4 | 27.40 | 66 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 72.4 | |
| 50 | Cromwell (1970) | Richard Harris & Alec Guinness |
4.8 | 33.7 | 33.70 | 53 | 70 | 02 / 01 | 71.6 | |
| 49 | There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) | Kirk Douglas & Henry Fonda |
3.0 | 20.9 | 20.90 | 84 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 71.2 | |
| 51 | Tick, Tick, Tick (1970) | Fredric March & Jim Brown |
6.5 | 45.2 | 45.20 | 46 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 69.7 | |
| 52 | Wuthering Heights (1970) | Timothy Dalton | 6.1 | 42.1 | 42.10 | 49 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 68.5 | |
| 53 | Zabriskie Point (1970) | Rod Taylor | 3.0 | 20.9 | 20.90 | 83 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 65.5 | |
| 54 | Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970) | Robert Redford | 9.4 | 65.3 | 65.30 | 36 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 64.5 | |
| 54 | The Molly Maguires (1970) | Sean Connery | 2.4 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 98 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 63.8 | |
| 55 | Something For Everyone (1970) | Angela Lansbury | 1.4 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 126 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 63.5 | |
| 56 | Start The Revolution Without Me (1970) | Gene Wilder & Donald Sutherland |
2.0 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 107 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 63.2 | |
| 59 | The Cross and the Switchblade (1970) | 6.0 | 41.7 | 41.70 | 50 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 63.1 | ||
| 60 | Hoffman (1970) | Peter Sellers | 1.9 | 13.2 | 13.20 | 109 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 63.1 | |
| 61 | Where's Poppa? (1970) | George Segal | 4.5 | 31.6 | 31.60 | 61 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 61 | The Grasshopper (1970) | Joel Hirschhorn & Joseph Coten |
6.1 | 42.2 | 42.20 | 48 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 62.4 | |
| 64 | House Of Dark Shadows (1970) | Joan Bennett | 5.6 | 38.7 | 38.70 | 51 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 62.3 | |
| 63 | The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) | Roscoe Lee Browne & Lee J. Cobb |
3.9 | 27.4 | 27.40 | 67 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 62.1 | |
| 66 | Getting Straight (1970) | Elliott Gould & Harrison Ford |
13.3 | 92.5 | 92.50 | 30 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 61.7 | |
| 65 | The Twelve Chairs (1970) | Mel Brooks | 2.8 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 86 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 61.3 | |
| 66 | Too Late The Hero (1970) | Michael Caine & Henry Fonda |
2.6 | 17.9 | 17.90 | 95 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 61.2 | |
| 68 | They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) | Sidney Poitier & Martin Landau |
7.1 | 49.5 | 49.50 | 43 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 59.9 | |
| 67 | The Confession (1970) | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 165 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 59.6 | ||
| 68 | Watermelon Man (1970) | Godfrey Cambridge | 3.3 | 23.2 | 23.20 | 77 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 59.3 | |
| 69 | Soldier Blue (1970) | Candice Bergen | 3.6 | 25.3 | 25.30 | 74 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 58.6 | |
| 74 | King of the Grizzlies (1970) | John Yesno | 6.1 | 42.2 | 42.20 | 47 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 58.5 | |
| 71 | Borsalino (1970) | 1.5 | 10.5 | 198.10 | 123 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 58.4 | ||
| 72 | The Landlord (1970) | Lee Grant | 2.6 | 18.2 | 18.20 | 90 | 67 | 01 / 00 | 57.9 | |
| 74 | Dirty Dingus Magee (1970) | Frank Sinatra | 8.2 | 56.9 | 56.90 | 40 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 57.7 | |
| 75 | The Honeymoon Killers (1970) | Tony Lo Bianco | 0.8 | 5.3 | 30.60 | 152 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 57.3 | |
| 75 | Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970) | Gene Wilder | 2.7 | 19.0 | 19.00 | 87 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 57.0 | |
| 77 | Connecting Rooms (1970) | Bette Davis | 2.4 | 16.9 | 16.90 | 96 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 55.9 | |
| 77 | First Love (1970) | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 173 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 55.4 | ||
| 80 | The Games (1970) | Sam Elliott | 2.7 | 19.0 | 19.00 | 89 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 54.1 | |
| 80 | The Road to Salina (1970) | Rita Hayworth & Robert Walker Jr. |
1.6 | 11.1 | 11.10 | 120 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 53.4 | |
| 81 | The Devil's Backbone/The Deserter (1970) | John Huston & Ricardo Montalban |
1.5 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 122 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 53.0 | |
| 81 | Performance (1970) | Mick Jagger | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.10 | 168 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 52.3 | |
| 84 | Darker Than Amber (1970) | Jane Russell | 4.8 | 33.7 | 33.70 | 55 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 51.8 | |
| 84 | Tchaikovsky (1970) | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 177 | 68 | 02 / 00 | 51.6 | ||
| 85 | The Bear and the Doll/L'ours et la poupée (1970) | 1.6 | 11.3 | 15.80 | 117 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 50.6 | ||
| 85 | The People Next Door (1970) | Cloris Leachman & Eli Wallach |
1.3 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 130 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 49.9 | |
| 87 | The Hawaiians (1970) | Charlton Heston | 7.0 | 48.5 | 48.50 | 45 | 53 | 01 / 00 | 49.7 | |
| 87 | Zig Zag (1970) | George Kennedy | 2.3 | 16.1 | 16.10 | 100 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 48.9 | |
| 90 | Leo The Lost (1970) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Marcello Mastroianni | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 164 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 48.2 | |
| 93 | Song of Norway (1970) | Edward G. Robinson | 13.5 | 93.8 | 93.80 | 29 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 47.6 | |
| 93 | The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970) | John Hansen | 4.5 | 31.6 | 31.60 | 62 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 47.4 | |
| 93 | The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970) | Roger Moore | 1.2 | 8.4 | 8.40 | 141 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 47.3 | |
| 92 | The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970) | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 190 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.3 | ||
| 93 | Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970) | Roy Scheider & Faye Dunaway |
2.2 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 102 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 45.9 | |
| 96 | Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970) | Liza Minnelli | 2.6 | 18.2 | 18.20 | 91 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 45.8 | |
| 97 | Rider on the Rain (1970) | Charles Bronson | 2.8 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 85 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 45.3 | |
| 98 | Rabbit, Run (1970) | James Caan | 2.6 | 18.0 | 18.00 | 92 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 44.6 | |
| 98 | Hi, Mom! (1970) | Robert DeNiro | 1.2 | 8.6 | 8.60 | 139 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 43.8 | |
| 99 | Bloomfield/The Hero (1970) | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 187 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.5 | ||
| 101 | The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970) | Mickey Rooney | 0.7 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 158 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 | |
| 100 | The Moonshine War (1970) | Richard Widmark & Alan Alda |
2.1 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 104 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 41.6 | |
| 101 | Three Sisters (1970) | Laurence Olivier & Joan Plowright |
0.3 | 2.4 | 2.40 | 170 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 40.8 | |
| 103 | The Kremlin Letter (1970) | Orson Welles & George Sanders |
2.1 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 103 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 40.5 | |
| 105 | Story of a Woman (1970) | Robert Stack | 1.3 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 129 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 40.3 | |
| 105 | Giuochi particolari/The Voyeur (1970) | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 175 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 39.4 | ||
| 108 | Count Yorga, Vampire (1970) | Roger Perry | 3.9 | 27.4 | 27.40 | 68 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 39.0 | |
| 108 | The McKenzie Break (1970) | Brian Keith | 1.3 | 8.9 | 8.90 | 136 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 38.2 | |
| 109 | Barquero (1970) | Warren Oates & Lee Van Cleef |
2.0 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 106 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 37.3 | |
| 109 | A Man Called Sledge (1970) | James Garner & Dennis Weaver |
2.4 | 16.9 | 16.90 | 97 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 37.3 | |
| 109 | El Condor (1970) | Jim Brown | 1.3 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 131 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 37.2 | |
| 110 | Julius Caesar (1970) | Jason Robards | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 186 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.9 | |
| 113 | The Man Who Had Power Over Women (1970) | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 189 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.7 | ||
| 113 | Adam At Six A.M. (1970) | Michael Douglas | 1.3 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 135 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 34.7 | |
| 114 | Dead Of Summer (1970) | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 180 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.6 | ||
| 118 | Norwood (1970) | Glen Campbell | 5.3 | 36.9 | 36.90 | 52 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 34.4 | |
| 118 | Jenny (1970) | Marlo Thomas & Alan Alda |
7.6 | 52.8 | 52.80 | 41 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 34.4 | |
| 118 | Scream and Scream Again (1970) | Vincent Price & Christopher Lee |
3.7 | 25.6 | 25.60 | 72 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 34.3 | |
| 118 | The Deep (1970) | Laurence Harvey | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 178 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.7 | |
| 119 | The Angel Levine (1970) | Harry Belafonte | 1.3 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 134 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 32.4 | |
| 120 | Cry of the Banshee (1970) | Vincent Price & Essy Persson |
4.0 | 27.5 | 27.50 | 65 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 32.3 | |
| 121 | The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970) | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 172 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.7 | ||
| 124 | When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) | Victoria Vetri | 3.8 | 26.3 | 26.30 | 71 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 31.6 | |
| 123 | Tiger By The Tail (1970) | 1.4 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 128 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 30.5 | ||
| 127 | The Family (1970) | Charles Bronson | 3.0 | 21.1 | 21.10 | 82 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 30.3 | |
| 124 | Brotherly Love/Country Dance (1970) | Peter O'Toole | 0.8 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 151 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 30.2 | |
| 126 | The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970) | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 182 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 30.0 | ||
| 128 | Halls of Anger (1970) | Calvin Lockhart & Janet MacLachlan |
0.7 | 4.7 | 4.70 | 156 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 | |
| 127 | Dropout (1970) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 193 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 | ||
| 130 | Take a Girl Like You (1970) | 1.1 | 7.4 | 7.40 | 144 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 29.5 | ||
| 131 | The Dunwich Horror (1970) | Sandra Dee | 3.2 | 22.0 | 22.00 | 79 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 28.8 | |
| 131 | Act of the Heart (1970) | Genevieve Bujold & Donald Sutherland |
1.4 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 127 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 28.7 | |
| 132 | Flap (1970) | Anthony Quinn & Shelley Winters |
1.8 | 12.6 | 12.60 | 112 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 28.7 | |
| 133 | The Executioner (1970) | George Peppard | 1.3 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 138 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 28.4 | |
| 134 | A Walk in the Spring Rain (1970) | Ingrid Bergman & Anthony Quinn |
2.0 | 14.2 | 14.20 | 105 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 27.1 | |
| 134 | The McMasters (1970) | Burl Ives & David Carradine |
1.1 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 143 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 27.0 | |
| 137 | The Revolutionary (1970) | Jon Voight & Robert Duvall |
1.7 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 115 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 26.9 | |
| 137 | The Projectionist (1970) | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 183 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.7 | ||
| 139 | Adiós, Sabata (1970) | Yul Brynner | 1.2 | 8.4 | 8.40 | 140 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 26.3 | |
| 140 | Adam's Woman (1970) | John Mills | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 174 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 26.0 | |
| 139 | Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970) | Ernest Borgnine & Tony Curtis |
1.9 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 108 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 25.9 | |
| 141 | The Baby Maker (1970) | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 176 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 25.7 | ||
| 143 | Bloody Mama (1970) | Robert DeNiro & Shelley Winters |
3.4 | 23.6 | 23.60 | 76 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 24.2 | |
| 143 | Fools (1970) | 0.8 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 150 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 22.8 | ||
| 144 | Scars of Dracula (1970) | 0.7 | 4.7 | 4.70 | 157 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 22.6 | ||
| 146 | The Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970) | James Coburn & Directed by Sidney Lumet |
1.5 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 125 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 22.2 | |
| 145 | Move (1970) | 3.8 | 26.3 | 105.40 | 69 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 22.0 | ||
| 149 | WUSA (1970) | Paul Newman & Anthony Perkins |
4.7 | 32.7 | 32.70 | 57 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 20.2 | |
| 149 | The Love Mates/Madly (1970) | 0.5 | 3.5 | 19.80 | 162 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 20.2 | ||
| 150 | Loving (1970) | Roy Scheider & George Segal |
1.9 | 13.2 | 13.20 | 111 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 19.0 | |
| 152 | Myra Breckinridge (1970) | Mae West | 8.5 | 59.0 | 59.00 | 39 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 18.9 | |
| 151 | Tam Lin (1970) | Ava Gardner | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 124 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 18.6 | |
| 153 | London Affair/Twinky (1970) | 1.3 | 8.9 | 8.90 | 137 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 18.5 | ||
| 153 | A Bullet For Pretty Boy (1970) | Fabian | 3.5 | 24.7 | 24.70 | 75 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 17.7 | |
| 155 | One More Time (1970) | Jerry Lewis & Peter Lawford |
2.6 | 17.9 | 17.90 | 94 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 17.6 | |
| 156 | How Do I Love Thee? (1970) | Maureen O'Hara & Shelley Winters |
0.5 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 167 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 17.3 | |
| 156 | Hollywood Horror House (1970) | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 181 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.2 | ||
| 157 | Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970) | John Gavin | 1.6 | 11.1 | 11.10 | 119 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 16.4 | |
| 160 | Hornets' Nest (1970) | Rock Hudson & Sylva Koscina |
2.6 | 17.9 | 17.90 | 93 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 15.9 | |
| 160 | Macho Callahan (1970) | Jean Seberg & Lee J. Cobb |
0.5 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 163 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 15.6 | |
| 161 | I Walk The Line (1970) | Gregory Peck & Tuesday Weld |
1.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 145 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 15.4 | |
| 160 | The Rebel Rousers (1970) | Cameron Mitchell & Bruce Dern |
1.9 | 13.2 | 13.20 | 110 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 15.3 | |
| 163 | His Name Was Madron (1970) | Leslie Caron | 1.6 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 118 | 47 | 01 / 00 | 14.7 | |
| 162 | Loot (1970) | Lee Remick | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 185 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 14.0 | |
| 164 | The Last Grenade (1970) | 0.7 | 4.8 | 4.80 | 154 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 13.9 | ||
| 166 | Doctor In Trouble (1970) | Graham Chapman | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 191 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.9 | |
| 167 | R.P.M. (1970) | Anthony Quinn & Directed by Stanley Kramer |
1.3 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 132 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 13.3 | |
| 169 | Cold Sweat (1970) | James Mason & Charles Bronson |
2.7 | 19.0 | 19.00 | 88 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 11.9 | |
| 169 | Alex in Wonderland (1970) | 1.0 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 146 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 11.6 | ||
| 169 | The Invincible Six (1970) | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 166 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.2 | ||
| 170 | Up In The Cellar (1970) | 0.8 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 149 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.9 | ||
| 171 | I Love My Wife (1970) | Elliott Gould | 1.6 | 10.8 | 10.80 | 121 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 10.7 | |
| 173 | The Looking Glass War (1970) | 1.7 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 116 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 10.6 | ||
| 174 | Cover Me Babe (1970) | Sondra Locke | 0.7 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 159 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 9.7 | |
| 172 | Ned Kelly (1970) | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 171 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.7 | ||
| 175 | Hello-Goodbye (1970) | Jean Negulesco | 2.3 | 16.2 | 16.20 | 99 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 9.6 | |
| 175 | The Novices/Les novices (1970) | 1.8 | 12.6 | 15.40 | 114 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 9.6 | ||
| 177 | C.C. & Company (1970) | Ann-Margret | 3.3 | 23.2 | 23.20 | 78 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 8.6 | |
| 177 | Land Raiders (1970) | Telly Savalas & George Maharis |
1.0 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 147 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 8.0 | |
| 179 | The Only Game in Town (1970) | Warren Beatty & Elizabeth Taylor |
4.5 | 31.6 | 31.60 | 60 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 7.6 | |
| 181 | The Phynx (1970) | Richard Pryor & Maureen O'Sullivan |
0.0 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 188 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 7.0 | |
| 180 | Mr. Superinvisible (1970) | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 179 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.0 | ||
| 182 | Skullduggery (1970) | Burt Reynolds & Susan Clark |
1.8 | 12.6 | 12.60 | 113 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 5.4 | |
| 184 | Guess What We Learned in School Today? (1970) | 0.7 | 4.8 | 4.80 | 155 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 5.4 | ||
| 183 | Which Way to the Front? (1970) | Jerry Lewis & Jan Murray |
1.3 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 133 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 4.2 | |
| 184 | Cauliflower Cupids (1970) | Jane Russell | 0.6 | 4.2 | 4.20 | 161 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 3.8 | |
| 186 | The Naked Zoo (1970) | Rita Hayworth & Steve Oliver |
0.8 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 153 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 1.7 | |
| 188 | The Delta Factor (1970) | Yvette Mimieux | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 184 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 1.7 | |
| 187 | Trog (1970) | Joan Crawford & Michael Gough |
2.3 | 15.9 | 15.90 | 101 | 26 | 00 / 00 | 0.8 | |
| 188 | Cry Blood, Apache (1970) | Joel McCrea | 0.9 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 148 | 26 | 00 / 00 | 0.6 | |
| 190 | The Phantom Gunslinger (1970) | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 192 | 28 | 00 / 00 | 0.5 | ||
| 190 | Hercules Goes To New York (1970) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Arnold Stang |
1.1 | 7.9 | 7.90 | 142 | 24 | 00 / 00 | 0.4 | |
| 191 | Flesh Feast (1970) | Veronica Lake | 0.7 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 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 | 885.7 | 885.7 |
| George Kennedy | 4 | 830.2 | 830.2 |
| Ryan O'Neal | 2 | 773.5 | 773.5 |
| John Marley | 2 | 771.4 | 771.4 |
| Ray Milland | 1 | 754.5 | 754.5 |
| Ali MacGraw | 1 | 754.5 | 754.5 |
| Jacqueline Bisset | 2 | 754.2 | 754.2 |
| Donald Sutherland | 5 | 719.4 | 719.4 |
| Jean Seberg | 3 | 716.3 | 716.3 |
| Burt Lancaster | 1 | 712.0 | 712.0 |
| Van Heflin | 1 | 712.0 | 712.0 |
| Helen Hayes | 1 | 712.0 | 712.0 |
| Maureen Stapleton | 1 | 712.0 | 712.0 |
| Dean Martin | 1 | 712.0 | 712.0 |
| Elliott Gould | 4 | 785.3 | 706.2 |
| Sally Kellerman | 2 | 604.0 | 604.0 |
| Robert Duvall | 2 | 588.4 | 588.4 |
| Scatman Crothers | 3 | 504.1 | 504.1 |
| George C. Scott | 1 | 429.5 | 429.5 |
| Stephen Young | 1 | 429.5 | 429.5 |
| Karl Malden | 1 | 429.5 | 429.5 |
| Eva Gabor | 1 | 421.5 | 421.5 |
| Richard Benjamin | 2 | 392.0 | 392.0 |
| Bob Newhart | 2 | 376.2 | 376.2 |
| Jason Robards | 4 | 363.4 | 363.4 |
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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