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1970 Movies

Finding box office information for movies made before 1980 is not an easy task.   For somebody looking for box office information on 1970 it is very very frustrating.  Over the years, we have researched and collected information on over 36,000 movies.  So we figured we would show all the 1970 movies in our database.

To make this list a movie had to be made in 1970.  This page will looks at 127 1970 Top Box Office Movies.  The movies are listed in a massive table that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.    This only represents about 33% of the movies made in 1970….but should cover the top box office movies.

Some of our favorite 1970 movies…..can you name them?

Our UMR Top 50 of 1970

Year Movie (Year) Rating S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1970 Patton (1970)
AA Best Picture Win
1970 MASH (1970)
AA Best Picture Nom
1970 Woodstock (1970)
1970 Five Easy Pieces (1970)
AA Best Picture Nom
1970 Little Big Man (1970)
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
1970 Catch-22 (1970)
1970 Airport (1970)
AA Best Picture Nom
1970 Joe (1970)
1970 Love Story (1970)
AA Best Picture Nom
1970 The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
1970 The Aristocats (1970)
1970 Ryan's Daughter (1970)
1970 Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)
1970 Kelly's Heroes (1970)
1970 A Man Called Horse (1970)
1970 The Adventurers (1970)
1970 The Out of Towners (1970)
1970 Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
1970 Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
1970 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
1970 Chisum (1970)
1970 The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)
1970 Beyond The Valley of the Dolls (1970)
1970 Rio Lobo (1970)
1970 Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
1970 Scrooge (1970)
1970 The Boys in the Band (1970)
1970 Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
1970 The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
1970 Monte Walsh (1970)
1970 What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? (1970)
1970 The Wild Country (1970)
1970 I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
1970 There's a Girl in My Soup (1970)
1970 Darling Lili (1970)
1970 The Boatniks (1970)
1970 The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)
1970 The Great White Hope (1970)
1970 Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970)
1970 Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
1970 Tristana (1970)
1970 Gimme Shelter (1970)
1970 Sunflower (1970)
1970 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
1970 Husbands (1970)
1970 Waterloo (1970)
1970 They Call Me Trinity (1970)
1970 Brewster McCloud (1970)
1970 Cromwell (1970)

1970 Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

  • Sort 1970 Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
  • Sort 1970 Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
  • Sort 1970 Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort 1970 Movies how they were received by critics and audiences.  60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each 1970 Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1970 Movies received.
  • Sort 1970 Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR).  Our UMR score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
 
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) UMR Score
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) B.O. Rank by Year Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score S
1 Patton (1970)
AA Best Picture Win
George C. Scott 61.7 498.0 498.00 4 90 10 / 07 100.0
2 MASH (1970)
AA Best Picture Nom
Donald Sutherland &
Elliott Gould
82.9 668.5 668.50 3 84 05 / 01 99.2
3 Woodstock (1970) Roger Daltrey 40.9 329.9 329.90 9 91 03 / 01 99.1
4 Five Easy Pieces (1970)
AA Best Picture Nom
Jack Nicholson &
Karen Black
27.0 217.5 217.50 13 80 04 / 00 98.7
4 Little Big Man (1970) Dustin Hoffman &
Faye Dunaway
45.5 366.6 366.60 6 81 01 / 00 97.6
8 Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) Joseph Cotten &
Jason Robards
44.0 355.1 355.10 8 75 05 / 01 97.2
9 Catch-22 (1970) Orson Welles &
Martin Sheen
37.9 305.5 305.50 10 79 00 / 00 96.9
8 Airport (1970)
AA Best Picture Nom
Burt Lancaster &
Dean Martin
102.4 825.6 825.60 2 63 10 / 01 96.8
11 Joe (1970) Susan Sarandon &
Peter Boyle
28.8 232.2 232.20 12 77 01 / 00 96.8
10 Love Story (1970)
AA Best Picture Nom
Ryan O'Neal &
Ray Milland
108.5 874.9 874.90 1 64 07 / 01 96.4
10 The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) Barbra Streisand &
George Segal
35.3 284.6 284.60 11 73 00 / 00 95.4
12 The Aristocats (1970) Phil Harris &
Eva Gabor
60.6 488.8 488.80 5 68 00 / 00 93.9
13 Ryan's Daughter (1970) Robert Mitchum &
Directed by David Lean
44.4 357.8 357.80 7 62 04 / 02 93.9
14 Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) Richard Castellano &
Diane Keaton
20.5 165.0 165.00 17 74 03 / 01 93.5
15 Kelly's Heroes (1970) Clint Eastwood &
Donald Sutherland
16.2 130.7 130.70 21 82 00 / 00 91.1
16 A Man Called Horse (1970) Richard Harris 19.7 158.8 158.80 18 72 00 / 00 90.8
20 The Adventurers (1970) Olivia de Havilland &
Ernest Borgnine
23.5 189.4 189.40 15 58 00 / 00 89.4
19 The Out of Towners (1970) Jack Lemmon 21.9 176.7 176.70 16 62 00 / 00 89.2
17 Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) Charlton Heston 26.1 210.2 210.20 14 53 00 / 00 88.8
21 Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) Carrie Snodgress &
Richard Benjamin
18.5 149.1 149.10 19 68 01 / 00 88.7
20 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) Barbra Streisand &
Jack Nicholson
16.2 130.7 130.70 22 74 00 / 00 88.4
22 Chisum (1970) John Wayne 18.2 146.6 234.60 20 67 00 / 00 87.5
24 The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) Henry Fonda &
James Stewart
15.9 128.3 128.30 23 65 00 / 00 84.8
25 Beyond The Valley of the Dolls (1970) Pam Grier 15.5 124.6 124.60 25 66 00 / 00 84.5
23 Rio Lobo (1970) John Wayne 12.9 103.9 103.90 31 72 00 / 00 84.3
26 Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) Godfrey Cambridge 15.5 125.2 125.20 24 63 00 / 00 83.4
25 Scrooge (1970) Albert Finney 9.1 73.3 73.30 37 75 04 / 00 82.6
28 The Boys in the Band (1970) Kenneth Nelson 10.6 85.5 85.50 34 74 00 / 00 82.6
31 Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) Clint Eastwood &
Shirley MacLaine
10.9 87.9 87.90 33 71 00 / 00 81.3
29 The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) Jason Robards &
Stella Stevens
7.4 59.8 59.80 42 78 00 / 00 80.3
32 Monte Walsh (1970) Lee Marvin &
Jack Palance
7.0 56.2 56.20 44 77 00 / 00 79.4
34 What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? (1970) Joie Addison 15.2 122.8 122.80 27 55 00 / 00 78.8
35 The Wild Country (1970) Ron Howard 12.1 97.8 97.80 32 63 00 / 00 78.5
31 I Never Sang for My Father (1970) Melvyn Douglas &
Gene Hackman
3.8 30.5 30.50 70 81 03 / 00 78.2
37 There's a Girl in My Soup (1970) Goldie Hawn &
Peter Sellers
15.5 124.6 124.60 26 53 00 / 00 77.6
35 Darling Lili (1970) Rock Hudson &
Julie Andrews
9.8 79.4 79.40 35 64 03 / 00 77.3
38 The Boatniks (1970) Don Ameche 15.2 122.2 122.20 28 53 00 / 00 77.0
35 The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970) Dominique Sanda &
Lino Capolicchio
4.8 38.9 38.90 56 76 02 / 01 76.6
42 The Great White Hope (1970) James Earl Jones &
Jane Alexander
8.5 68.4 68.40 38 66 02 / 00 75.6
40 Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970) Elvis Presley 3.0 24.4 24.40 82 82 00 / 00 75.5
39 Le Cercle Rouge (1970) Alain Delon 4.3 35.0 163.10 63 78 00 / 00 75.4
39 Tristana (1970) Catherine Deneuve 0.3 2.8 2.80 169 87 01 / 00 75.3
42 Gimme Shelter (1970) Rolling Stones 4.8 39.1 39.10 54 77 00 / 00 75.1
43 Sunflower (1970) Sophia Loren 3.1 25.4 25.40 80 79 01 / 00 73.8
45 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) Christopher Lee 4.5 36.7 36.70 59 76 00 / 00 73.5
47 Husbands (1970) Peter Falk 4.5 36.7 36.70 58 75 00 / 00 73.2
46 Waterloo (1970) Rod Steiger &
Christopher Plummer
4.1 33.0 33.00 64 76 00 / 00 73.1
47 They Call Me Trinity (1970) Terrence Hill 3.6 29.3 29.30 73 77 00 / 00 72.4
48 Brewster McCloud (1970) Directed by Robet Altman 3.9 31.8 31.80 66 76 00 / 00 72.1
50 Cromwell (1970) Richard Harris &
Alec Guinness
4.8 39.1 39.10 53 70 02 / 01 71.8
49 There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) Kirk Douglas &
Henry Fonda
3.0 24.2 24.20 83 77 00 / 00 70.7
51 Tick, Tick, Tick (1970) Fredric March &
Jim Brown
6.5 52.4 52.40 46 68 00 / 00 70.6
52 Wuthering Heights (1970) Timothy Dalton 6.1 48.9 48.90 49 68 00 / 00 69.5
54 Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970) Robert Redford 9.4 75.8 75.80 36 57 00 / 00 67.3
56 Getting Straight (1970) Elliott Gould &
Harrison Ford
13.3 107.3 107.30 30 47 00 / 00 66.7
53 Zabriskie Point (1970) Rod Taylor 3.0 24.2 24.20 84 72 00 / 00 65.5
57 The Cross and the Switchblade (1970) Pat Boone 6.0 48.4 48.40 50 64 00 / 00 64.7
61 The Grasshopper (1970) Joel Hirschhorn &
Joseph Coten
6.1 48.9 48.90 48 63 00 / 00 64.1
64 House Of Dark Shadows (1970) Joan Bennett 5.6 44.9 44.90 51 64 00 / 00 63.9
58 The Molly Maguires (1970) Sean Connery 2.4 19.5 19.50 98 71 01 / 00 63.7
61 Where's Poppa? (1970) George Segal 4.5 36.7 36.70 61 67 00 / 00 63.7
60 Something For Everyone (1970) Angela Lansbury 1.4 11.4 11.40 126 74 00 / 00 63.1
63 Start The Revolution Without Me (1970) Gene Wilder &
Donald Sutherland
2.0 15.9 15.90 107 73 00 / 00 63.1
63 The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) Roscoe Lee Browne &
Lee J. Cobb
3.9 31.8 31.80 67 68 00 / 00 63.0
64 Hoffman (1970) Peter Sellers 1.9 15.4 15.40 109 73 00 / 00 62.9
68 They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) Sidney Poitier &
Martin Landau
7.1 57.4 57.40 43 59 00 / 00 62.6
65 The Twelve Chairs (1970) Mel Brooks 2.8 22.6 22.60 85 70 00 / 00 61.7
66 Too Late The Hero (1970) Michael Caine &
Henry Fonda
2.6 20.8 20.80 94 70 00 / 00 61.5
71 Dirty Dingus Magee (1970) Frank Sinatra 8.2 66.0 66.00 40 56 00 / 00 61.2
70 King of the Grizzlies (1970) John Yesno 6.1 48.9 48.90 47 61 00 / 00 60.7
68 Watermelon Man (1970) Godfrey Cambridge 3.3 26.9 26.90 77 67 00 / 00 60.1
72 Soldier Blue (1970) Candice Bergen 3.6 29.3 29.30 74 66 00 / 00 59.7
73 The Confession (1970) 0.5 3.5 3.50 165 74 00 / 00 59.6
75 The Landlord (1970) Lee Grant 2.6 21.1 21.10 90 67 01 / 00 58.5
74 Borsalino (1970) 1.5 12.2 229.70 124 71 00 / 00 58.2
75 Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970) Gene Wilder 2.7 22.0 22.00 87 67 00 / 00 57.6
75 The Honeymoon Killers (1970) Tony Lo Bianco 0.8 5.7 33.30 153 72 00 / 00 57.4
77 Connecting Rooms (1970) Bette Davis 2.4 19.6 19.60 97 67 00 / 00 56.4
84 Song of Norway (1970) Edward G. Robinson 13.5 108.7 108.70 29 39 00 / 00 55.8
77 First Love (1970) 0.2 1.2 1.20 179 71 01 / 00 55.4
80 The Games (1970) Sam Elliott 2.7 22.0 22.00 88 66 00 / 00 55.0
84 Darker Than Amber (1970) Jane Russell 4.8 39.1 39.10 55 60 00 / 00 54.1
87 The Hawaiians (1970) Charlton Heston 7.0 56.2 56.20 45 53 01 / 00 53.5
80 The Road to Salina (1970) Rita Hayworth &
Robert Walker Jr.
1.6 12.8 12.80 120 68 00 / 00 53.4
81 The Devil's Backbone/The Deserter (1970) John Huston &
Ricardo Montalban
1.5 12.2 12.20 123 68 00 / 00 53.1
85 Performance (1970) Mick Jagger 0.5 3.6 3.60 168 70 00 / 00 51.9
88 The Bear and the Doll/L'ours et la poupée (1970) 1.6 13.0 18.30 117 66 00 / 00 51.0
87 Tchaikovsky (1970) 0.2 1.2 1.20 181 68 02 / 00 50.9
89 The People Next Door (1970) Cloris Leachman &
Eli Wallach
1.3 10.4 10.40 130 67 00 / 00 50.2
93 The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970) John Hansen 4.5 36.7 36.70 62 58 00 / 00 50.1
90 Zig Zag (1970) George Kennedy 2.3 18.7 18.70 100 64 00 / 00 49.5
90 Leo The Lost (1970)
Film Festival Circuit Only
Marcello Mastroianni 0.5 3.5 3.50 163 68 00 / 00 48.7
93 The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970) Roger Moore 1.2 9.8 9.80 141 66 00 / 00 47.8
96 Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970) Liza Minnelli 2.6 21.1 21.10 91 62 00 / 00 47.2
93 Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970) Roy Scheider &
Faye Dunaway
2.2 17.8 17.80 102 63 00 / 00 47.2
97 Rider on the Rain (1970) Charles Bronson 2.8 22.6 22.60 86 61 00 / 00 46.8
97 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970) 0.0 0.3 0.30 192 68 00 / 00 46.0
98 Rabbit, Run (1970) James Caan 2.6 20.9 20.90 92 61 00 / 00 46.0
98 Hi, Mom! (1970) Robert DeNiro 1.2 10.0 10.00 139 64 00 / 00 44.5
101 The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970) Mickey Rooney 0.7 5.0 5.00 158 64 00 / 00 42.8
100 The Moonshine War (1970) Richard Widmark &
Alan Alda
2.1 17.1 17.10 103 61 00 / 00 42.7
102 Bloomfield/The Hero (1970) 0.1 0.4 0.40 189 66 00 / 00 42.1
104 Count Yorga, Vampire (1970) Roger Perry 3.9 31.8 31.80 68 56 00 / 00 41.9
103 The Kremlin Letter (1970) Orson Welles &
George Sanders
2.1 17.1 17.10 104 60 00 / 00 41.4
105 Story of a Woman (1970) Robert Stack 1.3 10.8 10.80 129 62 00 / 00 40.8
105 Three Sisters (1970) Laurence Olivier &
Joan Plowright
0.3 2.7 2.70 170 64 00 / 00 40.6
112 Jenny (1970) Marlo Thomas &
Alan Alda
7.6 61.2 61.20 41 46 00 / 00 40.5
105 Giuochi particolari/The Voyeur (1970) 0.2 1.2 1.20 173 64 00 / 00 39.6
109 A Man Called Sledge (1970) James Garner &
Dennis Weaver
2.4 19.6 19.60 96 58 00 / 00 38.9
108 The McKenzie Break (1970) Brian Keith 1.3 10.3 10.30 137 61 00 / 00 38.8
109 Barquero (1970) Warren Oates &
Lee Van Cleef
2.0 16.0 16.00 106 59 00 / 00 38.8
113 Norwood (1970) Glen Campbell 5.3 42.8 42.80 52 51 00 / 00 38.6
110 Multiple Maniacs (1970)
Limited Release
0.1 0.9 0.90 183 64 00 / 00 38.6
112 El Condor (1970) Jim Brown 1.3 10.4 10.40 131 61 00 / 00 38.0
114 Scream and Scream Again (1970) Vincent Price &
Christopher Lee
3.7 29.7 29.70 72 54 00 / 00 36.8
117 Adam At Six A.M. (1970) Michael Douglas 1.3 10.4 10.40 135 60 00 / 00 35.8
115 Julius Caesar (1970) Jason Robards 0.1 0.4 0.40 187 63 00 / 00 35.6
116 The Man Who Had Power Over Women (1970) 0.0 0.3 0.30 191 63 00 / 00 35.5
120 Cry of the Banshee (1970) Vincent Price &
Essy Persson
4.0 31.9 31.90 65 53 00 / 00 35.5
118 Dead Of Summer (1970) 0.2 1.2 1.20 180 62 00 / 00 34.2
121 When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) Victoria Vetri 3.8 30.5 30.50 71 53 00 / 00 34.1
121 The Deep (1970) Laurence Harvey 0.2 1.2 1.20 176 62 00 / 00 33.5
122 The Angel Levine (1970) Harry Belafonte 1.3 10.4 10.40 134 59 00 / 00 33.3
124 The Family (1970) Charles Bronson 3.0 24.4 24.40 81 54 00 / 00 32.2
124 The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970) 0.2 1.4 1.40 172 61 00 / 00 32.0
126 Tiger By The Tail (1970) 1.4 10.3 10.30 128 58 00 / 00 31.7
127 The Dunwich Horror (1970) Sandra Dee 3.2 25.5 25.50 79 53 00 / 00 31.0
129 The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970) 0.1 0.4 0.40 188 60 00 / 00 30.3
130 Take a Girl Like You (1970) 1.1 8.1 8.10 144 58 00 / 00 30.3
127 Brotherly Love/Country Dance (1970) Peter O'Toole 0.8 6.1 6.10 151 59 00 / 00 30.3
128 Halls of Anger (1970) Calvin Lockhart &
Janet MacLachlan
0.7 5.5 5.50 156 59 00 / 00 30.1
132 Flap (1970) Anthony Quinn &
Shelley Winters
1.8 14.7 14.70 112 56 00 / 00 29.9
131 Dropout (1970) 0.0 0.2 0.20 195 60 00 / 00 29.8
134 Act of the Heart (1970) Genevieve Bujold &
Donald Sutherland
1.4 11.0 11.00 127 57 00 / 00 29.4
133 The Executioner (1970) George Peppard 1.3 10.1 10.10 138 57 00 / 00 29.0
134 A Walk in the Spring Rain (1970) Ingrid Bergman &
Anthony Quinn
2.0 16.5 16.50 105 54 00 / 00 28.3
137 The McMasters (1970) Burl Ives &
David Carradine
1.1 8.3 8.30 143 56 00 / 00 27.9
137 The Revolutionary (1970) Jon Voight &
Robert Duvall
1.7 13.7 13.70 115 55 00 / 00 27.8
139 Adiós, Sabata (1970) Yul Brynner 1.2 9.8 9.80 140 56 00 / 00 27.2
140 The Projectionist (1970) 0.1 0.4 0.40 186 58 00 / 00 27.0
139 Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970) Ernest Borgnine &
Tony Curtis
1.9 15.4 15.40 108 54 00 / 00 26.8
143 Bloody Mama (1970) Robert DeNiro &
Shelley Winters
3.4 27.4 27.40 76 50 00 / 00 26.4
141 All The Right Noises (1970)
Limited Release
Olivia Hussey 0.2 1.2 1.20 174 58 00 / 00 26.3
144 The Baby Maker (1970) 0.2 1.2 1.20 175 57 01 / 00 26.0
143 Adam's Woman (1970) John Mills 0.2 1.2 1.20 177 58 00 / 00 25.8
145 Move (1970) 3.8 30.5 122.20 69 48 00 / 00 24.5
148 Myra Breckinridge (1970) Mae West 8.5 68.4 68.40 39 36 00 / 00 24.2
146 Fools (1970) 0.8 6.1 6.10 149 55 00 / 00 23.7
147 Scars of Dracula (1970) 0.7 5.1 5.10 157 55 00 / 00 23.0
149 The Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970) James Coburn &
Directed by Sidney Lumet
1.5 12.2 12.20 125 53 00 / 00 22.9
149 WUSA (1970) Paul Newman &
Anthony Perkins
4.7 37.9 37.90 57 45 00 / 00 22.9
152 The Love Mates/Madly (1970) 0.5 4.1 23.00 162 54 00 / 00 20.5
153 Loving (1970) Roy Scheider &
George Segal
1.9 15.3 15.30 111 50 00 / 00 20.4
156 A Bullet For Pretty Boy (1970) Fabian 3.5 28.6 28.60 75 46 00 / 00 19.4
154 Tam Lin (1970) Ava Gardner 1.5 12.2 12.20 122 51 00 / 00 19.3
153 London Affair/Twinky (1970) 1.3 10.3 10.30 136 51 00 / 00 19.2
155 One More Time (1970) Jerry Lewis &
Peter Lawford
2.6 20.8 20.80 93 48 00 / 00 18.8
157 Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970) John Gavin 1.6 12.8 12.80 119 49 00 / 00 17.6
156 How Do I Love Thee? (1970) Maureen O'Hara &
Shelley Winters
0.5 3.7 3.70 167 52 00 / 00 17.6
159 Hollywood Horror House (1970) 0.2 1.1 1.10 182 53 00 / 00 17.5
160 Hornets' Nest (1970) Rock Hudson &
Sylva Koscina
2.6 20.8 20.80 95 47 00 / 00 17.3
163 The Rebel Rousers (1970) Cameron Mitchell &
Bruce Dern
1.9 15.3 15.30 110 48 00 / 00 16.2
160 Macho Callahan (1970) Jean Seberg &
Lee J. Cobb
0.5 3.7 3.70 166 51 00 / 00 16.1
164 I Walk The Line (1970) Gregory Peck &
Tuesday Weld
1.0 8.1 8.10 145 50 00 / 00 16.1
163 His Name Was Madron (1970) Leslie Caron 1.6 13.0 13.00 118 47 01 / 00 15.7
164 The Last Grenade (1970) 0.7 5.5 5.50 154 49 00 / 00 14.2
167 R.P.M. (1970) Anthony Quinn &
Directed by Stanley Kramer
1.3 10.4 10.40 132 48 00 / 00 14.1
165 Loot (1970) Lee Remick 0.1 0.4 0.40 185 51 00 / 00 14.0
166 Doctor In Trouble (1970) Graham Chapman 0.0 0.2 0.20 193 51 00 / 00 14.0
169 Cold Sweat (1970) James Mason &
Charles Bronson
2.7 22.0 22.00 89 43 00 / 00 12.9
169 Alex in Wonderland (1970) 1.0 7.9 7.90 146 47 00 / 00 12.0
172 The Invincible Six (1970) 0.5 3.5 3.50 164 48 00 / 00 11.9
173 Up In The Cellar (1970) 0.8 5.8 5.80 150 47 00 / 00 11.4
174 I Love My Wife (1970) Elliott Gould 1.6 12.6 12.60 121 45 00 / 00 11.3
173 The Looking Glass War (1970) 1.7 13.4 13.40 116 44 00 / 00 11.2
175 Hello-Goodbye (1970) Jean Negulesco 2.3 17.7 17.70 99 42 00 / 00 10.3
178 The Novices/Les novices (1970) 1.8 14.6 17.90 114 43 00 / 00 10.2
177 Cover Me Babe (1970) Sondra Locke 0.7 5.3 5.30 159 46 00 / 00 10.1
176 Ned Kelly (1970) 0.2 1.5 1.50 171 47 00 / 00 10.0
180 C.C. & Company (1970) Ann-Margret 3.3 26.9 26.90 78 39 00 / 00 9.9
179 The Only Game in Town (1970) Warren Beatty &
Elizabeth Taylor
4.5 36.7 36.70 60 35 00 / 00 8.9
180 Land Raiders (1970) Telly Savalas &
George Maharis
1.0 7.9 7.90 147 43 00 / 00 8.2
181 The Phynx (1970) Richard Pryor &
Maureen O'Sullivan
0.0 0.4 0.40 190 44 00 / 00 7.2
183 Mr. Superinvisible (1970) 0.2 1.2 1.20 178 43 00 / 00 6.2
185 Skullduggery (1970) Burt Reynolds &
Susan Clark
1.8 14.7 14.70 113 38 00 / 00 6.0
184 Guess What We Learned in School Today? (1970) 0.7 5.2 5.20 155 41 00 / 00 5.5
186 Which Way to the Front? (1970) Jerry Lewis &
Jan Murray
1.3 10.4 10.40 133 38 00 / 00 4.6
187 Cauliflower Cupids (1970) Jane Russell 0.6 4.8 4.80 161 38 00 / 00 4.0
189 The Naked Zoo (1970) Rita Hayworth &
Steve Oliver
0.8 6.1 6.10 152 33 00 / 00 1.7
188 The Delta Factor (1970) Yvette Mimieux 0.1 0.4 0.40 184 34 00 / 00 1.6
190 Trog (1970) Joan Crawford &
Michael Gough
2.3 18.4 18.40 101 26 00 / 00 1.0
191 Cry Blood, Apache (1970) Joel McCrea 0.9 7.3 7.30 148 26 00 / 00 0.6
193 The Phantom Gunslinger (1970) 0.0 0.2 0.20 194 28 00 / 00 0.5
193 Hercules Goes To New York (1970) Arnold Schwarzenegger &
Arnold Stang
1.1 9.2 9.20 142 24 00 / 00 0.4
194 Flesh Feast (1970) Veronica Lake 0.7 5.2 5.20 160 24 00 / 00 0.3

Top earners in 1970 for Adjusted USA Box Office:

Name Number of Movies Total Adj World Wide (mil) Total Adj USA (mil)
Martin Balsam 3 1,027.2 1,027.2
George Kennedy 4 962.7 962.7
Ryan O'Neal 2 896.9 896.9
John Marley 2 894.5 894.5
Ray Milland 1 874.9 874.9
Ali MacGraw 1 874.9 874.9
Jacqueline Bisset 2 874.5 874.5
Donald Sutherland 5 834.0 834.0
Jean Seberg 3 830.5 830.5
Burt Lancaster 1 825.6 825.6
Van Heflin 1 825.6 825.6
Helen Hayes 1 825.6 825.6
Maureen Stapleton 1 825.6 825.6
Dean Martin 1 825.6 825.6
Elliott Gould 4 910.6 818.9
Sally Kellerman 2 700.3 700.3
Tom Skerritt 2 685.6 685.6
Robert Duvall 2 682.2 682.2
Scatman Crothers 3 584.6 584.6
George C. Scott 1 498.0 498.0
Stephen Young 1 498.0 498.0
Karl Malden 1 498.0 498.0
Eva Gabor 1 488.8 488.8
Richard Benjamin 2 454.6 454.6
Bob Newhart 2 436.2 436.2

My Main Sources

Source 1: Variety – January 6th, 1971, January 5th, 1972

Source 2: Twentieth Century-Fox A Corporate and Financial History by Aubrey Solomon

Source 3:  Wikipedia

Source 4:  IMDb.com

Source 5:  BoxOfficeMojo.com

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  1. Sidney Johnson says:
    November 1, 2023 at 9:08 pm

    Does The Lawyer belong anywhere on this list?
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065970
    Decently ratings
    and For STNG fans, an early film for
    Diana Muldaur

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  2. Sidney Johnson says:
    October 4, 2022 at 5:44 pm

    Consider The Bird With the Crystal Plumage
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065143

    Reply
  3. Mike says:
    May 28, 2020 at 12:18 pm

    Mike

    Hi Mr. Cogerson,
    I added movie Trash to list

    Please review movies missing from the year 1970 that might need to be added.

    1.Angels Die Hard $700,000 USD source: wikipedia Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 16

    2.Student Nurses over $1 million source: wikipedia Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 16

    3.Ann and Eve $18,000,000 source: wikipedia Top Grossing Films of 1970″
    also:$18,000,000 IMDB

    4.Chariots of the Gods $25.9 million source: wikipedia “Erinnerungen an die Zukunft (1970)”. http://www.worldwideboxoffice.com.
    also:$25,948,300 IMDB

    5.Trash, 1,500,000 source-http://www.teako170.com/box70-79.html

    Some additional info is also on Stats-A-Mania for 2 movies listed in German.see items 7 & 10.
    http://www.teako170.com/box70-79.html
    1970

    001 $ 106.4 n/a $ 106.4 Love Story (1970)
    002 $ 100.5 n/a $ 100.5 Airport (1970)
    003 $ 81.6 n/a $ 81.6 MASH (1970)
    004 $ 61.7 n/a $ 61.7 Patton (1970)
    005 $ 50.0 n/a $ 50.0 Woodstock (1970)
    006 $ 31.6 n/a $ 31.6 Little Big Man (1970)
    007 $ 25.9 n/a $ 25.9 Erinnerungen an die Zukunft (1970)
    008 $ 18.1 n/a $ 18.1 Five Easy Pieces (1970)
    009 $ 18.0 n/a $ 18.0 The Aristocats (1970)
    010 $ 18.0 n/a $ 18.0 Ann och Eve – de erotiska (1970)
    011 $ 17.5 n/a $ 17.5 Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
    012 $ 14.5 n/a $ 14.5 Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
    013 $ 14.0 n/a $ 14.0 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
    014 $ 9.0 n/a $ 9.0 Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
    015 $ 6.0 n/a $ 6.0 Chisum (1970)
    016 $ 5.0 n/a $ 5.0 Darling Lili (1970)
    017 $ 3.0 n/a $ 3.0 Myra Breckinridge (1970)
    018 $ 1.5 n/a $ 1.5 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
    019 $ 1.5 n/a $ 1.5 Trash (1970)
    020 $ 1.5 n/a $ 1.5 The Only Game in Town (1970)

    Please review and advise

    Thx

    MIKE

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  4. Mike says:
    April 30, 2020 at 4:28 pm

    Hi Mr. Cogerson,

    Please review movies missing from the year 1970 that might need to be added.

    1.Angels Die Hard $700,000 USD source: wikipedia Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 16

    2.Student Nurses over $1 million source: wikipedia Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 16

    3.Ann and Eve $18,000,000 source: wikipedia Top Grossing Films of 1970″
    also:$18,000,000 IMDB

    4.Chariots of the Gods $25.9 million source: wikipedia “Erinnerungen an die Zukunft (1970)”. http://www.worldwideboxoffice.com.
    also:$25,948,300 IMDB

    Some additional info is also on Stats-A-Mania for 2 movies listed in German.see items 7 & 10.
    http://www.teako170.com/box70-79.html
    1970

    001 $ 106.4 n/a $ 106.4 Love Story (1970)
    002 $ 100.5 n/a $ 100.5 Airport (1970)
    003 $ 81.6 n/a $ 81.6 MASH (1970)
    004 $ 61.7 n/a $ 61.7 Patton (1970)
    005 $ 50.0 n/a $ 50.0 Woodstock (1970)
    006 $ 31.6 n/a $ 31.6 Little Big Man (1970)
    007 $ 25.9 n/a $ 25.9 Erinnerungen an die Zukunft (1970)
    008 $ 18.1 n/a $ 18.1 Five Easy Pieces (1970)
    009 $ 18.0 n/a $ 18.0 The Aristocats (1970)
    010 $ 18.0 n/a $ 18.0 Ann och Eve – de erotiska (1970)
    011 $ 17.5 n/a $ 17.5 Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
    012 $ 14.5 n/a $ 14.5 Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
    013 $ 14.0 n/a $ 14.0 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
    014 $ 9.0 n/a $ 9.0 Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
    015 $ 6.0 n/a $ 6.0 Chisum (1970)
    016 $ 5.0 n/a $ 5.0 Darling Lili (1970)
    017 $ 3.0 n/a $ 3.0 Myra Breckinridge (1970)
    018 $ 1.5 n/a $ 1.5 The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
    019 $ 1.5 n/a $ 1.5 Trash (1970)
    020 $ 1.5 n/a $ 1.5 The Only Game in Town (1970)

    Please review and advise

    Thx

    Reply
  5. Anonymous says:
    April 29, 2020 at 2:41 am

    Hi Mr. Cogerson,

    Please review movies missing from the year 1970 that might need to be added.

    1.Angels Die Hard $700,000 USD source: wikipedia Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 16

    2.Student Nurses over $1 million source: wikipedia Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 16

    3.Ann and Eve $18,000,000 source: wikipedia Top Grossing Films of 1970″
    also:$18,000,000 IMDB

    4.Chariots of the Gods $25.9 million source: wikipedia “Erinnerungen an die Zukunft (1970)”. http://www.worldwideboxoffice.com.
    also:$25,948,300 IMDB

    Please review and advise

    Thx
    Mike

    Reply

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