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 1971 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1971. This page will looks at 127 1971 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 40% of the movies made in 1971….but should cover the top box office movies.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1971
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Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1971
The French Connection (1971)
AA Best Picture Win
1971
The Last Picture Show (1971)
AA Best Picture Nom
1971
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
AA Best Picture Nom
1971
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
AA Best Picture Nom
1971
Dirty Harry (1971)
1971
Summer of '42 (1971)
1971
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
1971
Klute (1971)
1971
The Hospital (1971)
1971
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
1971
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
AA Best Picture Nom
1971
Billy Jack (1971)
1971
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
1971
Shaft (1971)
1971
Willard (1971)
1971
A New Leaf (1971)
1971
Straw Dogs (1971)
1971
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
1971
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
1971
Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)
1971
Big Jake (1971)
1971
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
1971
Bananas (1971)
1971
Play Misty for Me (1971)
1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
1971
Le Mans (1971)
1971
Cold Turkey (1971)
1971
The Anderson Tapes (1971)
1971
Vanishing Point (1971)
1971
The Emigrants (1971)
AA Best Picture Nom
1971
Harold and Maude (1971)
1971
Duck You Sucker or A Fistful of Dynamite (1971)
1971
Kotch (1971)
1971
Man in The Wilderness (1971)
1971
Get Carter (1971)
1971
Blue Water White Death (1971)
1971
The Devils (1971)
1971
Plaza Suite (1971)
1971
The Omega Man (1971)
1971
The Boy Friend (1971)
1971
The Hellstrom Chronicle (1971)
1971
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
1971
Brian's Song (1971)
1971
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
1971
Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
1971
The Million Dollar Duck (1971)
1971
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
1971
On Any Sunday (1971)
1971
THX 1138 (1971)
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| 1971 | The French Connection (1971) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1971 | The Last Picture Show (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1971 | Fiddler on the Roof (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1971 | A Clockwork Orange (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1971 | Dirty Harry (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Summer of '42 (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Carnal Knowledge (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Klute (1971) | |
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| 1971 | The Hospital (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Diamonds Are Forever (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1971 | Billy Jack (1971) | |
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| 1971 | The Andromeda Strain (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Shaft (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Willard (1971) | |
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| 1971 | A New Leaf (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Straw Dogs (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) | |
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| 1971 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Sometimes a Great Notion (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Big Jake (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Bananas (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Play Misty for Me (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Le Mans (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Cold Turkey (1971) | |
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| 1971 | The Anderson Tapes (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Vanishing Point (1971) | |
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| 1971 | The Emigrants (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1971 | Harold and Maude (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Duck You Sucker or A Fistful of Dynamite (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Kotch (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Man in The Wilderness (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Get Carter (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Blue Water White Death (1971) | |
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| 1971 | The Devils (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Plaza Suite (1971) | |
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| 1971 | The Omega Man (1971) | |
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| 1971 | The Boy Friend (1971) | |
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| 1971 | The Hellstrom Chronicle (1971) | |
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| 1971 | And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Brian's Song (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Johnny Got His Gun (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) | |
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| 1971 | The Million Dollar Duck (1971) | |
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| 1971 | The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) | |
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| 1971 | On Any Sunday (1971) | |
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| 1971 | THX 1138 (1971) | |
1971 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 1971 Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
- Sort 1971 Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1971 Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort 1971 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 1971 Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1971 Movies received.
- Sort 1971 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 | The French Connection (1971) AA Best Picture Win |
Gene Hackman & Roy Scheider |
51.7 | 337.8 | 337.80 | 4 | 84 | 08 / 05 | 99.9 | |
| 2 | The Last Picture Show (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
Ben Johnson & Jeff Bridges |
39.7 | 259.6 | 259.60 | 7 | 87 | 08 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 3 | Fiddler on the Roof (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
Topol & Leonard Frey |
90.9 | 593.9 | 593.90 | 2 | 81 | 08 / 03 | 99.4 | |
| 4 | A Clockwork Orange (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
Malcolm McDowell & Directed by Stanley Kubrick |
51.5 | 336.6 | 336.60 | 5 | 88 | 04 / 00 | 99.3 | |
| 5 | Dirty Harry (1971) | Clint Eastwood | 39.6 | 258.7 | 258.70 | 8 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 98.4 | |
| 6 | Summer of '42 (1971) | Jennifer O'Neill & Gary Grimes |
62.1 | 405.9 | 405.90 | 3 | 76 | 04 / 01 | 97.4 | |
| 7 | Carnal Knowledge (1971) | Ann-Margret & Jack Nicholson |
37.4 | 244.5 | 244.50 | 9 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 9 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) | Angela Lansbury & Roddy McDowall |
34.6 | 226.2 | 226.20 | 10 | 68 | 05 / 01 | 96.0 | |
| 11 | Klute (1971) | Jane Fonda & Donald Sutherland |
24.2 | 158.4 | 158.40 | 14 | 84 | 02 / 01 | 96.0 | |
| 12 | The Hospital (1971) | George C. Scott | 27.3 | 178.7 | 178.70 | 12 | 76 | 02 / 01 | 95.7 | |
| 10 | Diamonds Are Forever (1971) | Sean Connery | 43.8 | 286.3 | 758.00 | 6 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 94.2 | |
| 13 | Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
Janet Suzman & Laurence Olivier |
20.9 | 136.6 | 136.60 | 17 | 71 | 06 / 02 | 93.6 | |
| 13 | Billy Jack (1971) | Tom Laughlin | 92.4 | 603.8 | 603.80 | 1 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 92.9 | |
| 14 | The Andromeda Strain (1971) | Arthur Hill & David Wayne |
25.3 | 165.3 | 165.30 | 13 | 70 | 02 / 00 | 92.5 | |
| 16 | Shaft (1971) | Richard Roundtree | 23.5 | 153.4 | 153.40 | 15 | 68 | 02 / 01 | 91.0 | |
| 17 | Willard (1971) | Ernest Borgnine | 28.2 | 184.1 | 184.10 | 11 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 90.5 | |
| 18 | A New Leaf (1971) | Walter Matthau & Elaine May |
15.2 | 99.0 | 99.00 | 19 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 88.7 | |
| 19 | Straw Dogs (1971) | Dustin Hoffman & Susan George |
12.1 | 79.2 | 79.20 | 31 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 88.3 | |
| 20 | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) | Gene Wilder & Jack Albertson |
12.1 | 79.2 | 79.20 | 28 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 87.4 | |
| 21 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) | Julie Christie & Warren Beatty |
12.4 | 81.2 | 81.20 | 25 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 22 | Sometimes a Great Notion (1971) | Paul Newman & Henry Fonda |
13.2 | 86.5 | 86.50 | 24 | 78 | 02 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 23 | Big Jake (1971) | John Wayne & Maureen O'Hara |
22.7 | 148.5 | 148.50 | 16 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 23 | Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) | Vanessa Redgrave & Glenda Jackson |
10.6 | 69.3 | 69.30 | 37 | 75 | 05 / 01 | 84.7 | |
| 24 | Bananas (1971) | Woody Allen & Carlos Montalbán |
10.6 | 69.3 | 69.30 | 36 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 83.7 | |
| 25 | Play Misty for Me (1971) | Clint Eastwood | 10.6 | 69.3 | 69.30 | 38 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 27 | Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) | Roddy McDowall | 12.4 | 81.2 | 81.20 | 26 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 82.9 | |
| 27 | Le Mans (1971) | Steve McQueen | 16.7 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 18 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 29 | Cold Turkey (1971) | Dick Van Dyke | 15.1 | 98.5 | 98.50 | 21 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 82.5 | |
| 30 | The Anderson Tapes (1971) | Sean Connery & Sidney Lumet |
15.2 | 99.0 | 99.00 | 20 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 82.5 | |
| 28 | Vanishing Point (1971) | Dean Jagger | 11.7 | 76.4 | 76.40 | 33 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 31 | The Emigrants (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
Liv Ullmann | 2.6 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 99 | 79 | 05 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 33 | Harold and Maude (1971) | Bud Cort & Ruth Gordon |
6.1 | 39.6 | 39.60 | 56 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 80.2 | |
| 32 | Duck You Sucker or A Fistful of Dynamite (1971) | James Coburn & Rod Steiger |
6.1 | 39.6 | 39.60 | 55 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 80.2 | |
| 35 | Kotch (1971) | Walter Matthau & Walter Lemmon |
10.9 | 71.3 | 71.30 | 34 | 67 | 04 / 00 | 79.8 | |
| 34 | Man in The Wilderness (1971) | Richard Harris & John Huston |
8.3 | 54.4 | 54.40 | 42 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 79.6 | |
| 36 | Get Carter (1971) | Michael Caine | 3.9 | 25.7 | 25.70 | 73 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 78.1 | |
| 37 | Blue Water White Death (1971) | Tom Chapin | 7.6 | 49.5 | 49.50 | 45 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 78.1 | |
| 38 | The Devils (1971) | Vanessa Redgrave & Oliver Reed |
6.1 | 39.6 | 39.60 | 52 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 76.2 | |
| 39 | Plaza Suite (1971) | Walter Matthau & Barbara Harris |
12.1 | 79.2 | 79.20 | 30 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 75.3 | |
| 40 | The Omega Man (1971) | Charlton Heston | 12.1 | 79.2 | 79.20 | 27 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 75.3 | |
| 41 | The Boy Friend (1971) | Twiggy | 4.1 | 26.5 | 26.50 | 71 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 75.2 | |
| 42 | The Hellstrom Chronicle (1971) | Ian McShane | 4.5 | 29.7 | 29.70 | 66 | 76 | 01 / 01 | 75.1 | |
| 43 | And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) | 3.0 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 88 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 75.0 | ||
| 44 | Brian's Song (1971) | James Caan | 1.0 | 6.4 | 6.40 | 158 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 74.3 | |
| 43 | Johnny Got His Gun (1971) | Donald Sutherland & Jason Robards |
3.0 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 81 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 73.1 | |
| 44 | Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) | Warren Oates & James Taylor |
3.0 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 82 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 73.1 | |
| 47 | The Million Dollar Duck (1971) | Dean Jones & Sandy Duncan |
14.2 | 93.1 | 93.10 | 22 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 72.8 | |
| 50 | The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) | Vincent Price & Joseph Cotten |
4.5 | 29.7 | 29.70 | 65 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 71.6 | |
| 49 | On Any Sunday (1971) | Steve McQueen | 3.6 | 23.8 | 23.80 | 77 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 71.6 | |
| 48 | THX 1138 (1971) | Robert Duvall & Directed by George Lucas |
2.4 | 15.9 | 15.90 | 103 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 71.5 | |
| 51 | The Big Doll House (1971) | Pam Grier | 10.0 | 65.3 | 65.30 | 39 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 71.4 | |
| 53 | Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) | Melvin Van Peebles & Mario Van Peebles |
12.1 | 79.2 | 79.20 | 32 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 71.3 | |
| 51 | Walkabout (1971) | 0.7 | 4.3 | 4.30 | 171 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 71.1 | ||
| 52 | The Beguiled (1971) | Clint Eastwood | 3.3 | 21.8 | 21.80 | 79 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 70.2 | |
| 55 | Death in Venice (1971) | Dirk Bogarde | 3.0 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 84 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 70.2 | |
| 56 | Taking Off (1971) | Directed by Milos Forman | 2.3 | 15.0 | 15.00 | 110 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 69.1 | |
| 58 | Lawman (1971) | Robert Duvall & Burt Lancaster |
8.2 | 53.5 | 53.50 | 43 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 68.4 | |
| 56 | The Go-Between (1971) | Margaret Leighton & Julie Christie |
3.0 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 89 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 68.3 | |
| 58 | Little Murders (1971) | Donald Sutherland & Elliott Gould |
4.5 | 29.7 | 29.70 | 67 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 67.9 | |
| 60 | The Hired Hand (1971) | Warren Oates & Peter Fonda |
2.2 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 112 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 66.9 | |
| 63 | $ (1971) | Goldie Hawn & Warren Beatty |
6.4 | 41.6 | 41.60 | 50 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 66.9 | |
| 62 | Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) | James Garner & Joan Blondell |
6.1 | 39.6 | 39.60 | 53 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 66.9 | |
| 63 | The Panic in Needle Park (1971) | Al Pacino | 2.9 | 18.9 | 18.90 | 92 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 66.8 | |
| 65 | Valdez is Coming (1971) | Burt Lancaster | 9.1 | 59.4 | 59.40 | 40 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 65.2 | |
| 65 | Skin Game (1971) | James Garner | 6.7 | 43.6 | 43.60 | 48 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 65.0 | |
| 66 | Red Sky At Morning (1971) | Richard Crenna | 3.6 | 23.8 | 23.80 | 76 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 63.4 | |
| 67 | Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) | Peter Finch & Glenda Jackson |
2.6 | 17.1 | 17.10 | 97 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 63.3 | |
| 69 | The Light at the End of the World (1971) | Kirk Douglas & Yul Brynner |
4.5 | 29.7 | 29.70 | 62 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 63.2 | |
| 70 | Red Sun (1971) | Charles Bronson | 6.7 | 43.6 | 205.90 | 49 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 63.1 | |
| 72 | The Love Machine (1971) | Robert Ryan | 13.9 | 91.1 | 91.10 | 23 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 62.3 | |
| 70 | Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) | John Cassavetes & Gena Rowlands |
0.7 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 170 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 61.9 | |
| 71 | Made For Each Other (1971) | Renée Taylor & Joseph Bologna |
4.5 | 29.7 | 29.70 | 61 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 61.6 | |
| 72 | Flight of the Doves (1971) | Dorothy McGuire | 2.7 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 96 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 60.2 | |
| 73 | The Last Valley (1971) | Michael Caine & Omar Sharif |
2.3 | 15.2 | 15.20 | 108 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 59.2 | |
| 75 | Evel Knievel (1971) | George Hamilton | 12.1 | 79.2 | 79.20 | 29 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 58.9 | |
| 78 | Such Good Friends (1971) | Burgess Meredith & Directed by Otto Preminger |
5.3 | 34.6 | 34.60 | 59 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 57.8 | |
| 77 | Beware of a Holy Whore (1971) | 0.8 | 4.9 | 4.90 | 166 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 57.1 | ||
| 78 | The Grissom Gang (1971) | Scott Wilson | 1.0 | 6.7 | 11.70 | 156 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 56.3 | |
| 81 | Hannie Caulder (1971) | Ernest Borgnine | 4.5 | 29.7 | 29.70 | 63 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 55.8 | |
| 79 | Murphy's War (1971) | Peter O'Toole & Siân Phillips |
3.0 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 87 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 55.7 | |
| 80 | 10 Rillington Place (1971) | 1.1 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 151 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 55.6 | ||
| 83 | How to Frame a Figg (1971) | Don Knotts | 3.0 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 86 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 54.7 | |
| 85 | Doctors' Wives (1971) | Gene Hackman & Dyan Cannon |
8.9 | 58.4 | 58.40 | 41 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 54.2 | |
| 86 | The Barefoot Executive (1971) | Kurt Russell | 10.6 | 69.3 | 69.30 | 35 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 54.1 | |
| 85 | The Night Visitor (1971) | 1.9 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 124 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 54.1 | ||
| 84 | Le Chat (1971) | Simone Signoret | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 182 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 53.7 | |
| 87 | The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971) | 3.0 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 85 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 52.8 | ||
| 88 | The Music Lovers (1971) | Glenda Jackson | 1.1 | 6.9 | 6.90 | 152 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 52.8 | |
| 89 | Bless the Beasts & Children (1971) | 2.0 | 12.9 | 12.90 | 122 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 52.1 | ||
| 88 | Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? (1971) | Red Buttons & Sylvia Miles |
1.7 | 11.2 | 11.20 | 130 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 51.5 | |
| 89 | They Might Be Giants (1971) | George C. Scott | 2.2 | 14.1 | 14.10 | 116 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 51.1 | |
| 93 | Let's Scare Jessica To Death (1971) | Zohra Lampert | 4.1 | 26.7 | 26.70 | 70 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 50.1 | |
| 91 | Desperate Characters (1971) | Shirley MacLaine | 2.4 | 15.8 | 15.80 | 105 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 49.4 | |
| 95 | La veuve Couderc (1971) | 2.0 | 13.1 | 32.70 | 119 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 48.6 | ||
| 94 | My Old Man's Place (1971) | Arthur Kennedy | 1.7 | 10.9 | 10.90 | 131 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 48.2 | |
| 97 | The House That Dripped Blood (1971) | Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee |
3.0 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 83 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 47.8 | |
| 96 | Blindman (1971) | 1.1 | 6.9 | 6.90 | 153 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 47.7 | ||
| 100 | What's the Matter with Helen? (1971) | Debbie Reynolds & Shelley Winters |
6.1 | 39.6 | 39.60 | 54 | 55 | 01 / 00 | 47.2 | |
| 99 | The Last Run (1971) | George C. Scott | 4.2 | 27.7 | 27.70 | 68 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 47.0 | |
| 98 | The Horsemen (1971) | Omar Sharif | 1.0 | 6.4 | 6.40 | 159 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 45.9 | |
| 101 | T.R. Baskin (1971) | James Caan & Candice Bergen |
3.7 | 24.3 | 24.30 | 75 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 45.6 | |
| 100 | The Pursuit of Happiness (1971) | Barbara Hershey | 1.6 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 133 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 45.0 | |
| 102 | Fools' Parade (1971) | Kurt Russell & James Stewart |
3.0 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 90 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 44.9 | |
| 104 | Scandalous John (1971) | Brian Keith | 4.5 | 29.7 | 29.70 | 64 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 44.0 | |
| 106 | Summertree (1971) | Michael Douglas | 2.1 | 13.9 | 13.90 | 117 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 43.9 | |
| 106 | Villain (1971) | Richard Burton & Ian McShane |
1.0 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 155 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 43.6 | |
| 109 | J W Coop (1971) | Cliff Robertson | 2.2 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 115 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 43.5 | |
| 108 | Cry of the Penguins (1971) | 0.8 | 5.2 | 5.20 | 164 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 43.3 | ||
| 108 | Gumshoe (1971) | 1.7 | 10.9 | 10.90 | 132 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 43.2 | ||
| 110 | The Organization (1971) | Sidney Poitier | 8.2 | 53.5 | 53.50 | 44 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 43.2 | |
| 113 | Zeppellin (1971) | Michael York | 3.3 | 21.8 | 21.80 | 78 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 43.2 | |
| 112 | Long Ago Tomorrow/The Raging Moon (1971) | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 173 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 43.1 | ||
| 111 | See No Evil (1971) | Mia Farrow | 1.1 | 7.4 | 7.40 | 150 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 43.1 | |
| 113 | The Seven Minutes (1971) | 2.6 | 17.0 | 17.00 | 98 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 43.1 | ||
| 114 | Drive He Said (1971) | Bruce Dern & Directed by Jack Nicholson |
2.6 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 100 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 42.9 | |
| 116 | Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things about Me? (1971) | Barbara Harris & Dustin Hoffman |
7.0 | 45.5 | 45.50 | 47 | 50 | 01 / 00 | 41.5 | |
| 118 | The Trojan Women (1971) | Katharine Hepburn & Vanessa Redgrave |
2.9 | 18.8 | 18.80 | 93 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 41.3 | |
| 116 | Something Big (1971) | Dean Martin & Brian Keith |
2.9 | 18.8 | 18.80 | 94 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 41.2 | |
| 117 | Brother John (1971) | Sidney Poitier | 2.4 | 15.8 | 15.80 | 106 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 41.1 | |
| 120 | Jud (1971) | Jason Robards | 1.6 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 137 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 40.9 | |
| 122 | Face Off (1971) | Hockey Movies & Bruce Armstrong |
1.4 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 144 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 40.9 | |
| 121 | Dulcima (1971) | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 180 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.8 | ||
| 123 | The Touch (1971) | Elliott Gould & Directed by Ingmar Bergman |
1.5 | 9.6 | 22.50 | 141 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 40.5 | |
| 122 | Cisco Pike (1971) | Kris Kristofferson & Karen Black |
2.6 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 101 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 39.6 | |
| 125 | The Burglars (1971) | Omar Sharif | 0.8 | 5.5 | 78.70 | 162 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 39.4 | |
| 127 | Night of Dark Shadows (1971) | David Selby | 4.2 | 27.7 | 27.70 | 69 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 38.3 | |
| 125 | The Night Diggger/The Road Builder (1971) | 1.6 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 136 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 36.9 | ||
| 127 | The Mephisto Waltz (1971) | Jacqueline Bisset | 2.3 | 14.9 | 14.90 | 111 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 36.9 | |
| 128 | Rum Runners/Boulevard du Rhum (1971) | 1.3 | 8.4 | 12.90 | 149 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 34.4 | ||
| 129 | 'Doc' (1971) | Faye Dunaway | 2.4 | 15.8 | 15.80 | 104 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 34.2 | |
| 130 | Bunny O'Hare (1971) | Bette Davis & Ernest Borgnine |
2.6 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 102 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | |
| 132 | Blood And Lace (1971) | Gloria Grahame | 6.1 | 39.8 | 39.80 | 51 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 33.4 | |
| 133 | Wild Rovers (1971) | William Holden & Ryan O'Neal |
5.5 | 35.6 | 35.60 | 58 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 32.2 | |
| 134 | Under Milk Wood (1971) | Richard Burton & Peter O'Toole |
1.8 | 11.9 | 11.90 | 128 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 31.6 | |
| 134 | Star Spangled Girl (1971) | Sandy Duncan | 3.9 | 25.7 | 25.70 | 72 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 31.3 | |
| 135 | The Last Movie (1971) | Dennis Hopper & Dean Stockwell |
0.5 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 175 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.7 | |
| 136 | The Hunting Party (1971) | Gene Hackman & Candice Bergen |
2.7 | 17.8 | 17.80 | 95 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 28.4 | |
| 140 | A Gunfight (1971) | Kirk Douglas | 3.8 | 24.7 | 24.70 | 74 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 27.7 | |
| 137 | Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (1971) | James Mason & Jean Seberg |
2.0 | 13.0 | 13.00 | 120 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 27.7 | |
| 138 | Zachariah (1971) | John Rubenstein & Don Johnson |
1.9 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 126 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 27.2 | |
| 141 | Cry Uncle (1971) | Jackson Beck | 3.3 | 21.4 | 21.40 | 80 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 26.9 | |
| 140 | One More Train to Rob (1971) | George Peppard | 1.6 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 134 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 26.8 | |
| 143 | The Brotherhood of Satan (1971) | Strother Martin | 2.2 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 114 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 25.6 | |
| 144 | The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971) | Robert DeNiro | 4.8 | 31.4 | 31.40 | 60 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 25.0 | |
| 145 | 200 Motels (1971) | 1.0 | 6.2 | 6.20 | 161 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 25.0 | ||
| 144 | Secrets (1971) | Jacqueline Bisset | 1.9 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 123 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 24.2 | |
| 145 | Man And Boy (1971) | Bill Cosby | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 174 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.9 | |
| 150 | The Nightcomers (1971) | Marlon Brando | 3.0 | 19.3 | 19.30 | 91 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 22.3 | |
| 148 | Lady Liberty (1971) | Sophia Loren & Danny DeVito |
1.4 | 8.9 | 8.90 | 145 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 22.0 | |
| 149 | Hunt the Man Down (1971) | 1.6 | 10.1 | 10.10 | 139 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 22.0 | ||
| 151 | Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) | 0.2 | 1.0 | 4.10 | 179 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.0 | ||
| 151 | I, Monster (1971) | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.80 | 178 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.9 | ||
| 152 | Happy Birthday Wanda June (1971) | Rod Steiger & Don Murray |
0.8 | 4.9 | 4.90 | 168 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 20.9 | |
| 152 | When Eight Bells Toll (1971) | Anthony Hopkins & Jack Hawkins |
1.4 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 142 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 20.4 | |
| 153 | Kidnapped (1971) | Michael Caine | 1.1 | 6.9 | 6.90 | 154 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 18.4 | |
| 154 | Shoot Out (1971) | Gregory Peck & Robert F. Lyons |
1.8 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 129 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 18.4 | |
| 155 | Romance of a Horsethief (1971) | Yul Brynner | 1.9 | 12.2 | 12.20 | 127 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 17.8 | |
| 156 | Raid on Rommel (1971) | Richard Burton & John Colicos |
1.4 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 143 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 17.1 | |
| 161 | The Legend of Frenchie King/Les pétroleuses (1971) | 2.2 | 14.6 | 25.10 | 113 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 17.0 | ||
| 162 | Catlow (1971) | Yul Brynner | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.00 | 121 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 16.7 | |
| 160 | The Todd Killings (1971) | Gloria Grahame | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 157 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 16.3 | |
| 162 | Believe In Me (1971) | Jacqueline Bassett | 0.8 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 165 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 16.3 | |
| 163 | You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat (1971) | Richard Pryor | 1.6 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 135 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 14.6 | |
| 164 | The Steagle (1971) | Richard Benjamin & Cloris Leachman |
1.3 | 8.4 | 8.40 | 146 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 14.6 | |
| 166 | Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971) | Rock Hudson & Roddy McDowall |
7.3 | 47.5 | 47.50 | 46 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 14.5 | |
| 165 | A Safe Place (1971) | Jack Nicholson & Orson Welles |
2.4 | 15.8 | 15.80 | 107 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 13.4 | |
| 167 | Women In Cages (1971) | Pam Grier | 1.9 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 125 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 11.1 | |
| 167 | Mrs. Pollifax-Spy (1971) | Rosalind Russell | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 176 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.1 | |
| 169 | Born To Win (1971) | Robert DeNiro | 0.8 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 163 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 11.0 | |
| 168 | Catch Me A Spy (1971) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 187 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.0 | ||
| 173 | Easy Down There!/Doucement les basses (1971) | 2.0 | 13.2 | 44.60 | 118 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 10.7 | ||
| 171 | A Severed Head (1971) | Richard Attenborough | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 183 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.5 | |
| 172 | Up Your Legs Forever (1971) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 184 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.5 | ||
| 174 | Angels Hard as They Come (1971) | 2.3 | 15.2 | 15.20 | 109 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 10.2 | ||
| 174 | The Gatling Gun (1971) | Patrick Wayne | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 177 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.8 | |
| 177 | Clay Pigeon (1971) | Burgess Meredith & Telly Salavas |
0.7 | 4.7 | 4.70 | 169 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 9.8 | |
| 179 | Going Home (1971) | Robert Mitchum & Jan-Michael Vincent |
1.6 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 138 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 9.7 | |
| 178 | The Statue (1971) | David Niven & John Cleese |
0.2 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 181 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.7 | |
| 178 | The Beloved/Sin (1971) Limited Release |
Raquel Welch | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 186 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.5 | |
| 180 | Dynamite Chicken (1971) | Richard Pryor | 1.5 | 9.9 | 9.90 | 140 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 8.0 | |
| 183 | Ginger (1971) | Cheri Caffaro | 6.0 | 39.5 | 39.50 | 57 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 6.2 | |
| 181 | Foxy Lady (1971) | Eugene Levy | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 188 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.8 | |
| 182 | Sweet Savior (1971) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 185 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.4 | ||
| 184 | Jennifer on My Mind (1971) | Robert DeNiro | 0.5 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 172 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 4.3 | |
| 185 | The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (1971) | Bruce Dern & Casey Kasem |
0.8 | 4.9 | 4.90 | 167 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 3.2 | |
| 186 | Chandler (1971) | Warren Oates & Leslie Caron |
1.3 | 8.4 | 8.40 | 148 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 2.6 | |
| 187 | The Last Rebel (1971) | Jack Elam & Woody Strode |
1.0 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 160 | 27 | 00 / 00 | 0.7 | |
| 189 | Monty Python's And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) | 0.0 | 8.4 | 8.40 | 147 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 0.0 |
Top earners in 1971 for Adjusted USA Box Office:
| Name | Number of Movies | Total Adj World Wide (mil) | Total Adj USA (mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Izay | 1 | 603.8 | 603.8 |
| Delores Taylor | 1 | 603.8 | 603.8 |
| Clark Howat | 1 | 603.8 | 603.8 |
| Leonard Frey | 1 | 593.9 | 593.9 |
| Topol | 1 | 593.9 | 593.9 |
| Roy Scheider | 2 | 496.2 | 496.2 |
| Maureen Stapleton | 2 | 485.1 | 485.1 |
| Gene Hackman | 4 | 430.8 | 430.8 |
| Robert Mulligan | 2 | 416.3 | 416.3 |
| Sean Connery | 2 | 857.0 | 385.3 |
| Roddy McDowall | 3 | 354.9 | 354.9 |
| Malcolm McDowell | 2 | 339.6 | 339.6 |
| Tony Lo Bianco | 1 | 337.8 | 337.8 |
| Fernando Rey | 1 | 337.8 | 337.8 |
| Dyan Cannon | 5 | 361.8 | 288.6 |
| Candice Bergen | 3 | 286.6 | 286.6 |
| Jill St. John | 1 | 758.0 | 286.3 |
| Clint Eastwood | 2 | 280.5 | 280.5 |
| Ben Johnson | 2 | 278.4 | 278.4 |
| Jack Nicholson | 3 | 277.1 | 277.1 |
| Cloris Leachman | 2 | 268.0 | 268.0 |
| Jeff Bridges | 1 | 259.6 | 259.6 |
| Ellen Burstyn | 1 | 259.6 | 259.6 |
| Eileen Brennan | 1 | 259.6 | 259.6 |
| Randy Quaid | 1 | 259.6 | 259.6 |
My Main Sources
Source 1: Variety – January 5th, 1972, January 7th, 1973
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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Roger Ebert gave 25 1971 movies 4 stars, his highest rating
ALEX IN WONDERLAND
BLEAK MOMENTS
CARNAL KNOWLEDGE
CLAIRE’S KNEE
COLD TURKEY
DERBY
EMIGRANTS, THE
FRENCH CONNECTION
GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS
GOIN’ DOWN THE ROAD
I NEVER SANG FOR MY FATHER
JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN
LAST PICTURE SHOW
LITTLE MURDERS
MCCABE AND MRS. MILLER
MINNIE AND MOSKOWITZ
MURMOR OF THE HEART
NEW LEAF
PETER RABBIT AND TALES OF BEATRIX POTTER
PLAY MISTY FOR ME
SUCH GOOD FRIENDS
SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY
THIS MAN MUST DIE
WALKABOUT
WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Hey Dan….thanks for the Roger Ebert 4 star movies of 1971. I have only seen 10 of them. Many I have never even heard of before. Little Murders is horrible. So even though he is my all-time favorite critic….I did not always agree with him. I think Cold Turkey is the biggest surprise…at least of the movies I am aware of……though Little Murders is right there as well. Good information.
Because of the glut of big grossers in the seventies some historians have dubbed it The Decade of the Blockbuster [up until then]. If the CPI method of inflation adjustment is used which calculates the purchasing power of actual grosses the results do give some credence to the contentions of the historians.
Total purchasing power in 2018 dollars of actual domestic grosses of Top 15 films in the 1950s entire DECADE= $4.95 billion [Average per movie $330 million approx.]
Total purchasing power in 2018 dollars of actual domestic grosses of Top 15 films in the 1970s entire DECADE = $11.3 billion [average per movie $750 million approx. ]
Anyway this 1971 Cogerson Review is another valuable document which diagnoses in great and meticulous detail the health of the 1971 movies box office particularly in the US. It, like the rest of these brilliant Cogerson annual reviews, is a document that I shall be using as a permanent source of reference. Indeed as I have often conceded it would not be possible to make comparisons like the ones above without Cogerson as source of detailed information. Much appreciated by buffs like me.
Just for information, there are two new kindle books on amazon titled “Annual US Top Films Rentals 1912-1979” and “Annual US Top Film Grosses 1980-2016” …. This could be very useful to consult as they seem very complete …. They contain and classify all films that have reported at least 1 million $ in usa year after year, even specifying the figures of the re-releases …
Hello Bruce,
I’m so glad you started the 1970’s. The 1970’s have always been the hardest years to find box office information. Be it Rentals, gross or budgets. 1971 was perhaps my favorite year of the 1970’s because it had many unusual films released in the year. Some of my favorites are BROTHER JOHN, DUCK YOU SUCKER, HAROLD AND MAUDE, THX 1138, DIRTY HARRY, PLAY MISTY FOR ME, THE OMEGA MAN, MAN IN THE WILDERNESS, GET CARTER, THE LAST VALLEY, THE HORSEMEN, VANISHING POINT, THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS, THE HOSPITAL, FOOLS’ PARADE, WILD ROVERS, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, LE MANS, THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN, THE FRENCH CONNECTION and A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. Not all of these film were successful at the box office or well received by film critics but I liked them all.
Hey Lyle
1. Good to hear from you.
2. Yep….the goal is work through the 1970s….that would then give us 50 years of consecutive yearly reports…..which I think would be pretty cool…and hopefully helpful.
3. I agree…the 1960s and 1970s might have the least amount of information out there…..Variety Yearly Grossers is the best source I have…..lots of other numbers come from books or sources that do not say where they got the number.
4. Glad to see you mention The Last Valley among your favorites….the first time I saw the movie I was blown away….not so much on the second viewing…but that DVD has a place on my DVD shelf….and it is itching to be watched again.
5. I have seen 15 of the movies that are in your favorites….with the exception of Le Mans, I enjoyed them all.
6. Glad you liked our 1971 page….and good to know it is your favorite of that decade.
Good stuff.
Saw 37. 2 favorites fiddler on the roof and play misty for me. 3 10s French connection, fiddler on the roof, a clockwork orange( too weird to ever recommend). hidden gem, play misty for me. I love eastwood. dan is the man. thanks steve and flora and cogerson.
Hey bob cox. Thanks for the visit, tally and comment….all greatly appreciated. Not being a musical fan….I though Fiddler on the Roof was ok….so long of a movie…..gotta admit I was glad when it FINALLY ended. Love Play Misty For Me…..growing up that movie was pretty well known…..seems since Fatal Attraction that it has faded away from people’s memories. A Clockwork Orange can be recommended….as long as you include a warning for the weirdness that is coming….lol. Good feedback.