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
Klute (1971)
1971
The Hospital (1971)
1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
1971
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
AA Best Picture Nom
1971
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
1971
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
1971
Billy Jack (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
Le Mans (1971)
1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
1971
Cold Turkey (1971)
1971
The Anderson Tapes (1971)
1971
Vanishing Point (1971)
1971
Kotch (1971)
1971
Duck You Sucker or A Fistful of Dynamite (1971)
1971
Harold and Maude (1971)
1971
The Emigrants (1971)
AA Best Picture Nom
1971
Man in The Wilderness (1971)
1971
Blue Water White Death (1971)
1971
Get Carter (1971)
1971
Plaza Suite (1971)
1971
The Omega Man (1971)
1971
The Devils (1971)
1971
The Hellstrom Chronicle (1971)
1971
The Boy Friend (1971)
1971
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
1971
The Million Dollar Duck (1971)
1971
Brian's Song (1971)
1971
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
1971
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
1971
Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
1971
The Big Doll House (1971)
1971
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (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 | Klute (1971) | |
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| 1971 | The Hospital (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1971 | Diamonds Are Forever (1971) | |
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| 1971 | The Andromeda Strain (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Billy Jack (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 | Le Mans (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Escape from the Planet of the Apes (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 | Kotch (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Duck You Sucker or A Fistful of Dynamite (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Harold and Maude (1971) | |
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| 1971 | The Emigrants (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1971 | Man in The Wilderness (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Blue Water White Death (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Get Carter (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Plaza Suite (1971) | |
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| 1971 | The Omega Man (1971) | |
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| 1971 | The Devils (1971) | |
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| 1971 | The Hellstrom Chronicle (1971) | |
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| 1971 | The Boy Friend (1971) | |
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| 1971 | And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) | |
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| 1971 | The Million Dollar Duck (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Brian's Song (1971) | |
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| 1971 | Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss 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 Big Doll House (1971) | |
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| 1971 | The Abominable Dr. Phibes (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 | 368.2 | 368.20 | 4 | 84 | 08 / 05 | 99.9 | |
| 2 | The Last Picture Show (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
Ben Johnson & Jeff Bridges |
39.7 | 282.9 | 282.90 | 7 | 87 | 08 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 3 | Fiddler on the Roof (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
Topol & Leonard Frey |
90.9 | 647.4 | 647.40 | 2 | 81 | 08 / 03 | 99.3 | |
| 4 | A Clockwork Orange (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
Malcolm McDowell & Directed by Stanley Kubrick |
51.5 | 366.9 | 366.90 | 5 | 88 | 04 / 00 | 99.3 | |
| 5 | Dirty Harry (1971) | Clint Eastwood | 39.6 | 282.0 | 282.00 | 8 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 98.3 | |
| 6 | Summer of '42 (1971) | Jennifer O'Neill & Gary Grimes |
62.1 | 442.4 | 442.40 | 3 | 76 | 04 / 01 | 97.2 | |
| 7 | Carnal Knowledge (1971) | Ann-Margret & Jack Nicholson |
37.4 | 266.5 | 266.50 | 9 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 97.0 | |
| 8 | Klute (1971) | Jane Fonda & Donald Sutherland |
24.2 | 172.6 | 172.60 | 14 | 84 | 02 / 01 | 96.8 | |
| 9 | The Hospital (1971) | George C. Scott | 27.3 | 194.8 | 194.80 | 12 | 76 | 02 / 01 | 96.6 | |
| 9 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) | Angela Lansbury & Roddy McDowall |
34.6 | 246.5 | 246.50 | 10 | 68 | 05 / 01 | 95.7 | |
| 13 | Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
Janet Suzman & Laurence Olivier |
20.9 | 148.9 | 148.90 | 17 | 71 | 06 / 02 | 94.2 | |
| 10 | Diamonds Are Forever (1971) | Sean Connery | 43.8 | 312.0 | 826.20 | 6 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 93.7 | |
| 14 | The Andromeda Strain (1971) | Arthur Hill & David Wayne |
25.3 | 180.2 | 180.20 | 13 | 70 | 02 / 00 | 93.2 | |
| 13 | Billy Jack (1971) | Tom Laughlin | 92.4 | 658.2 | 658.20 | 1 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 92.2 | |
| 16 | Shaft (1971) | Richard Roundtree | 23.5 | 167.2 | 167.20 | 15 | 68 | 02 / 01 | 91.6 | |
| 17 | Willard (1971) | Ernest Borgnine | 28.2 | 200.7 | 200.70 | 11 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 18 | A New Leaf (1971) | Walter Matthau & Elaine May |
15.2 | 107.9 | 107.90 | 19 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 88.7 | |
| 19 | Straw Dogs (1971) | Dustin Hoffman & Susan George |
12.1 | 86.3 | 86.30 | 31 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 20 | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) | Gene Wilder & Jack Albertson |
12.1 | 86.3 | 86.30 | 28 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 21 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) | Julie Christie & Warren Beatty |
12.4 | 88.5 | 88.50 | 25 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 86.8 | |
| 22 | Sometimes a Great Notion (1971) | Paul Newman & Henry Fonda |
13.2 | 94.3 | 94.30 | 24 | 78 | 02 / 00 | 86.7 | |
| 23 | Big Jake (1971) | John Wayne & Maureen O'Hara |
22.7 | 161.8 | 161.80 | 16 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 85.4 | |
| 23 | Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) | Vanessa Redgrave & Glenda Jackson |
10.6 | 75.5 | 75.50 | 37 | 75 | 05 / 01 | 84.3 | |
| 24 | Bananas (1971) | Woody Allen & Carlos Montalbán |
10.6 | 75.5 | 75.50 | 36 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 25 | Play Misty for Me (1971) | Clint Eastwood | 10.6 | 75.5 | 75.50 | 38 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 83.1 | |
| 27 | Le Mans (1971) | Steve McQueen | 16.7 | 118.7 | 118.70 | 18 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 83.1 | |
| 27 | Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) | Roddy McDowall | 12.4 | 88.5 | 88.50 | 26 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 29 | Cold Turkey (1971) | Dick Van Dyke | 15.1 | 107.4 | 107.40 | 21 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 82.7 | |
| 30 | The Anderson Tapes (1971) | Sean Connery & Sidney Lumet |
15.2 | 107.9 | 107.90 | 20 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 82.7 | |
| 28 | Vanishing Point (1971) | Dean Jagger | 11.7 | 83.3 | 83.30 | 33 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 81.9 | |
| 31 | Kotch (1971) | Walter Matthau & Walter Lemmon |
10.9 | 77.7 | 77.70 | 34 | 67 | 04 / 00 | 79.7 | |
| 32 | Duck You Sucker or A Fistful of Dynamite (1971) | James Coburn & Rod Steiger |
6.1 | 43.2 | 43.20 | 55 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 79.6 | |
| 33 | Harold and Maude (1971) | Bud Cort & Ruth Gordon |
6.1 | 43.2 | 43.20 | 56 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 79.6 | |
| 34 | The Emigrants (1971) AA Best Picture Nom |
Liv Ullmann | 2.6 | 18.3 | 18.30 | 99 | 79 | 05 / 00 | 79.5 | |
| 34 | Man in The Wilderness (1971) | Richard Harris & John Huston |
8.3 | 59.3 | 59.30 | 42 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 37 | Blue Water White Death (1971) | Tom Chapin | 7.6 | 53.9 | 53.90 | 45 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 77.7 | |
| 36 | Get Carter (1971) | Michael Caine | 3.9 | 28.1 | 28.10 | 73 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 77.2 | |
| 39 | Plaza Suite (1971) | Walter Matthau & Barbara Harris |
12.1 | 86.3 | 86.30 | 30 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 75.8 | |
| 40 | The Omega Man (1971) | Charlton Heston | 12.1 | 86.3 | 86.30 | 27 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 75.8 | |
| 38 | The Devils (1971) | Vanessa Redgrave & Oliver Reed |
6.1 | 43.2 | 43.20 | 52 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 75.7 | |
| 42 | The Hellstrom Chronicle (1971) | Ian McShane | 4.5 | 32.4 | 32.40 | 66 | 76 | 01 / 01 | 74.5 | |
| 41 | The Boy Friend (1971) | Twiggy | 4.1 | 28.9 | 28.90 | 71 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 74.4 | |
| 43 | And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) | 3.0 | 21.6 | 21.60 | 88 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 74.1 | ||
| 44 | The Million Dollar Duck (1971) | Dean Jones & Sandy Duncan |
14.2 | 101.4 | 101.40 | 22 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 73.9 | |
| 44 | Brian's Song (1971) | James Caan | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 158 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 73.0 | |
| 46 | Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) | Melvin Van Peebles & Mario Van Peebles |
12.1 | 86.3 | 86.30 | 32 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 47 | Johnny Got His Gun (1971) | Donald Sutherland & Jason Robards |
3.0 | 21.6 | 21.60 | 81 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 48 | Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) | Warren Oates & James Taylor |
3.0 | 21.6 | 21.60 | 82 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 51 | The Big Doll House (1971) | Pam Grier | 10.0 | 71.2 | 71.20 | 39 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 72.0 | |
| 50 | The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) | Vincent Price & Joseph Cotten |
4.5 | 32.4 | 32.40 | 65 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 71.1 | |
| 49 | On Any Sunday (1971) | Steve McQueen | 3.6 | 25.9 | 25.90 | 77 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 70.8 | |
| 52 | THX 1138 (1971) | Robert Duvall & Directed by George Lucas |
2.4 | 17.4 | 17.40 | 103 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 70.6 | |
| 51 | Walkabout (1971) | 0.7 | 4.6 | 4.60 | 171 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 69.7 | ||
| 52 | The Beguiled (1971) | Clint Eastwood | 3.3 | 23.7 | 23.70 | 79 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 69.3 | |
| 55 | Death in Venice (1971) | Dirk Bogarde | 3.0 | 21.6 | 21.60 | 84 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 69.3 | |
| 58 | Lawman (1971) | Robert Duvall & Burt Lancaster |
8.2 | 58.3 | 58.30 | 43 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 68.9 | |
| 56 | Taking Off (1971) | Directed by Milos Forman | 2.3 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 110 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 68.0 | |
| 56 | The Go-Between (1971) | Margaret Leighton & Julie Christie |
3.0 | 21.6 | 21.60 | 89 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 67.5 | |
| 58 | Little Murders (1971) | Donald Sutherland & Elliott Gould |
4.5 | 32.4 | 32.40 | 67 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 67.5 | |
| 60 | $ (1971) | Goldie Hawn & Warren Beatty |
6.4 | 45.3 | 45.30 | 50 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 67.0 | |
| 62 | Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) | James Garner & Joan Blondell |
6.1 | 43.2 | 43.20 | 53 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 66.9 | |
| 63 | The Panic in Needle Park (1971) | Al Pacino | 2.9 | 20.6 | 20.60 | 92 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 66.1 | |
| 63 | The Hired Hand (1971) | Warren Oates & Peter Fonda |
2.2 | 16.0 | 16.00 | 112 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 66.1 | |
| 65 | Valdez is Coming (1971) | Burt Lancaster | 9.1 | 64.7 | 64.70 | 40 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 66.0 | |
| 65 | Skin Game (1971) | James Garner | 6.7 | 47.5 | 47.50 | 48 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 65.3 | |
| 66 | The Love Machine (1971) | Robert Ryan | 13.9 | 99.3 | 99.30 | 23 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 64.6 | |
| 67 | Red Sun (1971) | Charles Bronson | 6.7 | 47.5 | 224.40 | 49 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 63.5 | |
| 69 | The Light at the End of the World (1971) | Kirk Douglas & Yul Brynner |
4.5 | 32.4 | 32.40 | 62 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 63.1 | |
| 69 | Red Sky At Morning (1971) | Richard Crenna | 3.6 | 25.9 | 25.90 | 76 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 63.0 | |
| 70 | Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) | Peter Finch & Glenda Jackson |
2.6 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 97 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 62.7 | |
| 71 | Made For Each Other (1971) | Renée Taylor & Joseph Bologna |
4.5 | 32.4 | 32.40 | 61 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 61.6 | |
| 72 | Evel Knievel (1971) | George Hamilton | 12.1 | 86.3 | 86.30 | 29 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 61.2 | |
| 73 | Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) | John Cassavetes & Gena Rowlands |
0.7 | 4.9 | 4.90 | 170 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 60.8 | |
| 72 | Flight of the Doves (1971) | Dorothy McGuire | 2.7 | 18.9 | 18.90 | 96 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 59.8 | |
| 73 | The Last Valley (1971) | Michael Caine & Omar Sharif |
2.3 | 16.6 | 16.60 | 108 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 58.7 | |
| 78 | Such Good Friends (1971) | Burgess Meredith & Directed by Otto Preminger |
5.3 | 37.8 | 37.80 | 59 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | |
| 77 | The Barefoot Executive (1971) | Kurt Russell | 10.6 | 75.5 | 75.50 | 35 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 77 | Beware of a Holy Whore (1971) | 0.8 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 166 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 56.2 | ||
| 81 | Hannie Caulder (1971) | Ernest Borgnine | 4.5 | 32.4 | 32.40 | 63 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 56.1 | |
| 80 | Doctors' Wives (1971) | Gene Hackman & Dyan Cannon |
8.9 | 63.7 | 63.70 | 41 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 56.0 | |
| 79 | Murphy's War (1971) | Peter O'Toole & Siân Phillips |
3.0 | 21.6 | 21.60 | 87 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 55.5 | |
| 82 | The Grissom Gang (1971) | Scott Wilson | 1.0 | 7.3 | 12.70 | 156 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 55.5 | |
| 83 | 10 Rillington Place (1971) | 1.1 | 7.9 | 7.90 | 151 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 54.7 | ||
| 83 | How to Frame a Figg (1971) | Don Knotts | 3.0 | 21.6 | 21.60 | 86 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 54.5 | |
| 85 | The Night Visitor (1971) | 1.9 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 124 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 53.6 | ||
| 87 | The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971) | 3.0 | 21.6 | 21.60 | 85 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 52.7 | ||
| 87 | Le Chat (1971) | Simone Signoret | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 182 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 52.6 | |
| 88 | The Music Lovers (1971) | Glenda Jackson | 1.1 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 152 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 52.0 | |
| 89 | Bless the Beasts & Children (1971) | 2.0 | 14.1 | 14.10 | 122 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 51.7 | ||
| 89 | They Might Be Giants (1971) | George C. Scott | 2.2 | 15.4 | 15.40 | 116 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 50.8 | |
| 88 | Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? (1971) | Red Buttons & Sylvia Miles |
1.7 | 12.2 | 12.20 | 130 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 50.8 | |
| 93 | Let's Scare Jessica To Death (1971) | Zohra Lampert | 4.1 | 29.1 | 29.10 | 70 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 50.6 | |
| 91 | Desperate Characters (1971) | Shirley MacLaine | 2.4 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 105 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 49.1 | |
| 94 | What's the Matter with Helen? (1971) | Debbie Reynolds & Shelley Winters |
6.1 | 43.2 | 43.20 | 54 | 55 | 01 / 00 | 48.5 | |
| 95 | La veuve Couderc (1971) | 2.0 | 14.3 | 35.60 | 119 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 48.2 | ||
| 97 | The House That Dripped Blood (1971) | Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee |
3.0 | 21.6 | 21.60 | 83 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 48.1 | |
| 97 | My Old Man's Place (1971) | Arthur Kennedy | 1.7 | 11.9 | 11.90 | 131 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 48.0 | |
| 99 | The Last Run (1971) | George C. Scott | 4.2 | 30.2 | 30.20 | 68 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 47.8 | |
| 99 | Blindman (1971) | 1.1 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 153 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 47.2 | ||
| 101 | T.R. Baskin (1971) | James Caan & Candice Bergen |
3.7 | 26.4 | 26.40 | 75 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 46.0 | |
| 101 | The Horsemen (1971) | Omar Sharif | 1.0 | 6.9 | 6.90 | 159 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 45.6 | |
| 102 | The Organization (1971) | Sidney Poitier | 8.2 | 58.3 | 58.30 | 44 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 45.5 | |
| 102 | Fools' Parade (1971) | Kurt Russell & James Stewart |
3.0 | 21.6 | 21.60 | 90 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 45.0 | |
| 104 | Scandalous John (1971) | Brian Keith | 4.5 | 32.4 | 32.40 | 64 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 44.9 | |
| 105 | The Pursuit of Happiness (1971) | Barbara Hershey | 1.6 | 11.4 | 11.40 | 133 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 44.7 | |
| 106 | Summertree (1971) | Michael Douglas | 2.1 | 15.1 | 15.10 | 117 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 43.9 | |
| 107 | Zeppellin (1971) | Michael York | 3.3 | 23.7 | 23.70 | 78 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 43.8 | |
| 109 | J W Coop (1971) | Cliff Robertson | 2.2 | 15.6 | 15.60 | 115 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 43.5 | |
| 109 | Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things about Me? (1971) | Barbara Harris & Dustin Hoffman |
7.0 | 49.6 | 49.60 | 47 | 50 | 01 / 00 | 43.2 | |
| 110 | The Seven Minutes (1971) | 2.6 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 98 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 43.1 | ||
| 111 | Villain (1971) | Richard Burton & Ian McShane |
1.0 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 155 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 43.1 | |
| 114 | Drive He Said (1971) | Bruce Dern & Directed by Jack Nicholson |
2.6 | 18.3 | 18.30 | 100 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 43.0 | |
| 113 | Gumshoe (1971) | 1.7 | 11.9 | 11.90 | 132 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 43.0 | ||
| 114 | Cry of the Penguins (1971) | 0.8 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 164 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 42.8 | ||
| 115 | See No Evil (1971) | Mia Farrow | 1.1 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 150 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 42.7 | |
| 116 | Long Ago Tomorrow/The Raging Moon (1971) | 0.5 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 173 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 42.4 | ||
| 116 | Something Big (1971) | Dean Martin & Brian Keith |
2.9 | 20.5 | 20.50 | 94 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 41.7 | |
| 118 | The Trojan Women (1971) | Katharine Hepburn & Vanessa Redgrave |
2.9 | 20.5 | 20.50 | 93 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 41.7 | |
| 117 | Brother John (1971) | Sidney Poitier | 2.4 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 106 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 41.1 | |
| 120 | Jud (1971) | Jason Robards | 1.6 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 137 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 40.7 | |
| 122 | Face Off (1971) | Hockey Movies & Bruce Armstrong |
1.4 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 144 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 40.5 | |
| 122 | Cisco Pike (1971) | Kris Kristofferson & Karen Black |
2.6 | 18.3 | 18.30 | 101 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 40.2 | |
| 123 | The Touch (1971) | Elliott Gould & Directed by Ingmar Bergman |
1.5 | 10.5 | 24.50 | 141 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 40.2 | |
| 124 | Dulcima (1971) | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 180 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.0 | ||
| 127 | Night of Dark Shadows (1971) | David Selby | 4.2 | 30.2 | 30.20 | 69 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 39.6 | |
| 125 | The Burglars (1971) | Omar Sharif | 0.8 | 6.0 | 85.70 | 162 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 39.4 | |
| 127 | The Mephisto Waltz (1971) | Jacqueline Bisset | 2.3 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 111 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 37.2 | |
| 128 | The Night Diggger/The Road Builder (1971) | 1.6 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 136 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 36.6 | ||
| 129 | Blood And Lace (1971) | Gloria Grahame | 6.1 | 43.4 | 43.40 | 51 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 35.4 | |
| 129 | 'Doc' (1971) | Faye Dunaway | 2.4 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 104 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 34.2 | |
| 131 | Rum Runners/Boulevard du Rhum (1971) | 1.3 | 9.1 | 14.10 | 149 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 34.0 | ||
| 130 | Bunny O'Hare (1971) | Bette Davis & Ernest Borgnine |
2.6 | 18.2 | 18.20 | 102 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 33.7 | |
| 133 | Wild Rovers (1971) | William Holden & Ryan O'Neal |
5.5 | 38.8 | 38.80 | 58 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 33.7 | |
| 134 | Star Spangled Girl (1971) | Sandy Duncan | 3.9 | 28.1 | 28.10 | 72 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 32.0 | |
| 134 | Under Milk Wood (1971) | Richard Burton & Peter O'Toole |
1.8 | 12.9 | 12.90 | 128 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 31.6 | |
| 136 | The Hunting Party (1971) | Gene Hackman & Candice Bergen |
2.7 | 19.4 | 19.40 | 95 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 28.8 | |
| 135 | The Last Movie (1971) | Dennis Hopper & Dean Stockwell |
0.5 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 175 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
| 140 | A Gunfight (1971) | Kirk Douglas | 3.8 | 27.0 | 27.00 | 74 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 28.2 | |
| 137 | Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (1971) | James Mason & Jean Seberg |
2.0 | 14.2 | 14.20 | 120 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 27.6 | |
| 141 | Cry Uncle (1971) | Jackson Beck | 3.3 | 23.4 | 23.40 | 80 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 27.5 | |
| 141 | Zachariah (1971) | John Rubenstein & Don Johnson |
1.9 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 126 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 27.3 | |
| 140 | One More Train to Rob (1971) | George Peppard | 1.6 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 134 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 27.0 | |
| 144 | The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971) | Robert DeNiro | 4.8 | 34.2 | 34.20 | 60 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 26.3 | |
| 143 | The Brotherhood of Satan (1971) | Strother Martin | 2.2 | 15.7 | 15.70 | 114 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 25.6 | |
| 145 | 200 Motels (1971) | 1.0 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 161 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 25.0 | ||
| 144 | Secrets (1971) | Jacqueline Bisset | 1.9 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 123 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 24.3 | |
| 147 | The Nightcomers (1971) | Marlon Brando | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.00 | 91 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 23.2 | |
| 148 | Man And Boy (1971) | Bill Cosby | 0.5 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 174 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.5 | |
| 149 | Hunt the Man Down (1971) | 1.6 | 11.1 | 11.10 | 139 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 21.9 | ||
| 148 | Lady Liberty (1971) | Sophia Loren & Danny DeVito |
1.4 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 145 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 21.9 | |
| 151 | Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) | 0.2 | 1.1 | 4.50 | 179 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.6 | ||
| 152 | Happy Birthday Wanda June (1971) | Rod Steiger & Don Murray |
0.8 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 168 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 20.7 | |
| 152 | When Eight Bells Toll (1971) | Anthony Hopkins & Jack Hawkins |
1.4 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 142 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 20.6 | |
| 154 | I, Monster (1971) | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.90 | 178 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.6 | ||
| 153 | Kidnapped (1971) | Michael Caine | 1.1 | 7.6 | 7.60 | 154 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 18.4 | |
| 154 | Shoot Out (1971) | Gregory Peck & Robert F. Lyons |
1.8 | 12.8 | 12.80 | 129 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 18.3 | |
| 155 | Romance of a Horsethief (1971) | Yul Brynner | 1.9 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 127 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 18.1 | |
| 158 | The Legend of Frenchie King/Les pétroleuses (1971) | 2.2 | 15.9 | 27.40 | 113 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 17.3 | ||
| 159 | Raid on Rommel (1971) | Richard Burton & John Colicos |
1.4 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 143 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 17.0 | |
| 162 | Catlow (1971) | Yul Brynner | 2.0 | 14.1 | 14.10 | 121 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 16.9 | |
| 160 | The Todd Killings (1971) | Gloria Grahame | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 157 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 16.7 | |
| 162 | Believe In Me (1971) | Jacqueline Bassett | 0.8 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 165 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 16.6 | |
| 163 | Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971) | Rock Hudson & Roddy McDowall |
7.3 | 51.8 | 51.80 | 46 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 15.9 | |
| 163 | You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat (1971) | Richard Pryor | 1.6 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 135 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 15.0 | |
| 164 | The Steagle (1971) | Richard Benjamin & Cloris Leachman |
1.3 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 146 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 14.5 | |
| 165 | A Safe Place (1971) | Jack Nicholson & Orson Welles |
2.4 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 107 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 13.9 | |
| 167 | Women In Cages (1971) | Pam Grier | 1.9 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 125 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 11.6 | |
| 167 | Mrs. Pollifax-Spy (1971) | Rosalind Russell | 0.4 | 2.7 | 2.70 | 176 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.0 | |
| 169 | Born To Win (1971) | Robert DeNiro | 0.8 | 5.9 | 5.90 | 163 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 11.0 | |
| 173 | Easy Down There!/Doucement les basses (1971) | 2.0 | 14.4 | 48.60 | 118 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 10.9 | ||
| 168 | Catch Me A Spy (1971) | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 187 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.9 | ||
| 174 | Angels Hard as They Come (1971) | 2.3 | 16.6 | 16.60 | 109 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 10.5 | ||
| 171 | A Severed Head (1971) | Richard Attenborough | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 183 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.4 | |
| 172 | Up Your Legs Forever (1971) | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 184 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.4 | ||
| 175 | Going Home (1971) | Robert Mitchum & Jan-Michael Vincent |
1.6 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 138 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 9.9 | |
| 174 | The Gatling Gun (1971) | Patrick Wayne | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.20 | 177 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.9 | |
| 177 | Clay Pigeon (1971) | Burgess Meredith & Telly Salavas |
0.7 | 5.1 | 5.10 | 169 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 9.7 | |
| 178 | The Statue (1971) | David Niven & John Cleese |
0.2 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 181 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.5 | |
| 178 | The Beloved/Sin (1971) Limited Release |
Raquel Welch | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 186 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.4 | |
| 180 | Dynamite Chicken (1971) | Richard Pryor | 1.5 | 10.8 | 10.80 | 140 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 8.0 | |
| 183 | Ginger (1971) | Cheri Caffaro | 6.0 | 43.1 | 43.10 | 57 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 6.9 | |
| 181 | Foxy Lady (1971) | Eugene Levy | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 188 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.6 | |
| 182 | Sweet Savior (1971) | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 185 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.4 | ||
| 184 | Jennifer on My Mind (1971) | Robert DeNiro | 0.5 | 3.6 | 3.60 | 172 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 4.5 | |
| 185 | The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (1971) | Bruce Dern & Casey Kasem |
0.8 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 167 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 3.2 | |
| 186 | Chandler (1971) | Warren Oates & Leslie Caron |
1.3 | 9.1 | 9.10 | 148 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 2.6 | |
| 187 | The Last Rebel (1971) | Jack Elam & Woody Strode |
1.0 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 160 | 27 | 00 / 00 | 0.7 | |
| 189 | Monty Python's And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) | 0.0 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 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 | 658.2 | 658.2 |
| Delores Taylor | 1 | 658.2 | 658.2 |
| Clark Howat | 1 | 658.2 | 658.2 |
| Leonard Frey | 1 | 647.4 | 647.4 |
| Topol | 1 | 647.4 | 647.4 |
| Roy Scheider | 2 | 540.8 | 540.8 |
| Maureen Stapleton | 2 | 528.7 | 528.7 |
| Gene Hackman | 4 | 469.6 | 469.6 |
| Robert Mulligan | 2 | 453.8 | 453.8 |
| Sean Connery | 2 | 934.1 | 419.9 |
| Roddy McDowall | 3 | 386.8 | 386.8 |
| Malcolm McDowell | 2 | 370.2 | 370.2 |
| Tony Lo Bianco | 1 | 368.2 | 368.2 |
| Fernando Rey | 1 | 368.2 | 368.2 |
| Dyan Cannon | 5 | 394.4 | 314.7 |
| Candice Bergen | 3 | 312.3 | 312.3 |
| Jill St. John | 1 | 826.2 | 312.0 |
| Clint Eastwood | 2 | 305.7 | 305.7 |
| Ben Johnson | 2 | 303.4 | 303.4 |
| Jack Nicholson | 3 | 302.1 | 302.1 |
| Cloris Leachman | 2 | 292.1 | 292.1 |
| Jeff Bridges | 1 | 282.9 | 282.9 |
| Ellen Burstyn | 1 | 282.9 | 282.9 |
| Eileen Brennan | 1 | 282.9 | 282.9 |
| Randy Quaid | 1 | 282.9 | 282.9 |
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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