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 | 16.8 | |
| 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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