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1971 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 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

Year Movie (Year) Rating S
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 Klute (1971)
1971 Summer of '42 (1971)
1971 Carnal Knowledge (1971)
1971 The Hospital (1971)
1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
1971 Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
AA Best Picture Nom
1971 The Andromeda Strain (1971)
1971 Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
1971 Shaft (1971)
1971 Billy Jack (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 Le Mans (1971)
1971 Bananas (1971)
1971 Play Misty for Me (1971)
1971 Cold Turkey (1971)
1971 The Anderson Tapes (1971)
1971 Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
1971 Vanishing Point (1971)
1971 Kotch (1971)
1971 Duck You Sucker or A Fistful of Dynamite (1971)
1971 Harold and Maude (1971)
1971 Man in The Wilderness (1971)
1971 The Emigrants (1971)
AA Best Picture Nom
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 Million Dollar Duck (1971)
1971 The Hellstrom Chronicle (1971)
1971 The Boy Friend (1971)
1971 And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
1971 The Big Doll House (1971)
1971 Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
1971 Brian's Song (1971)
1971 Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
1971 Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
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
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
51.7 391.7 391.70 4 84 08 / 05 99.9
2 The Last Picture Show (1971)
AA Best Picture Nom
Ben Johnson &
Jeff Bridges
39.7 301.0 301.00 7 87 08 / 02 99.6
3 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
AA Best Picture Nom
Topol &
Leonard Frey
90.9 688.7 688.70 2 81 08 / 03 99.3
4 A Clockwork Orange (1971)
AA Best Picture Nom
Malcolm McDowell &
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
51.5 390.3 390.30 5 88 04 / 00 99.3
5 Dirty Harry (1971) Clint Eastwood 39.6 300.0 300.00 8 86 00 / 00 98.3
8 Klute (1971) Jane Fonda &
Donald Sutherland
24.2 183.7 183.70 14 84 02 / 01 97.5
6 Summer of '42 (1971) Jennifer O'Neill &
Gary Grimes
62.1 470.6 470.60 3 76 04 / 01 97.2
7 Carnal Knowledge (1971) Ann-Margret &
Jack Nicholson
37.4 283.5 283.50 9 78 01 / 00 97.0
9 The Hospital (1971) George C. Scott 27.3 207.2 207.20 12 76 02 / 01 96.9
9 Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) Angela Lansbury &
Roddy McDowall
34.6 262.3 262.30 10 68 05 / 01 95.6
13 Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
AA Best Picture Nom
Janet Suzman &
Laurence Olivier
20.9 158.4 158.40 17 71 06 / 02 94.9
14 The Andromeda Strain (1971) Arthur Hill &
David Wayne
25.3 191.7 191.70 13 70 02 / 00 94.3
10 Diamonds Are Forever (1971) Sean Connery 43.8 332.0 878.90 6 66 01 / 00 93.5
16 Shaft (1971) Richard Roundtree 23.5 177.9 177.90 15 68 02 / 01 92.4
13 Billy Jack (1971) Tom Laughlin 92.4 700.2 700.20 1 62 00 / 00 91.9
17 Willard (1971) Ernest Borgnine 28.2 213.5 213.50 11 59 00 / 00 90.9
18 A New Leaf (1971) Walter Matthau &
Elaine May
15.2 114.8 114.80 20 81 00 / 00 89.1
19 Straw Dogs (1971) Dustin Hoffman &
Susan George
12.1 91.8 91.80 31 85 01 / 00 88.3
20 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) Gene Wilder &
Jack Albertson
12.1 91.8 91.80 27 83 01 / 00 87.3
21 McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) Julie Christie &
Warren Beatty
12.4 94.1 94.10 25 81 01 / 00 87.0
22 Sometimes a Great Notion (1971) Paul Newman &
Henry Fonda
13.2 100.3 100.30 24 78 02 / 00 87.0
23 Big Jake (1971) John Wayne &
Maureen O'Hara
22.7 172.2 172.20 16 55 00 / 00 86.3
23 Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) Vanessa Redgrave &
Glenda Jackson
10.6 80.3 80.30 36 75 05 / 01 84.6
27 Le Mans (1971) Steve McQueen 16.7 126.3 126.30 18 64 00 / 00 83.9
24 Bananas (1971) Woody Allen &
Carlos Montalbán
10.6 80.3 80.30 37 78 00 / 00 83.7
25 Play Misty for Me (1971) Clint Eastwood 10.6 80.3 80.30 38 77 00 / 00 83.4
29 Cold Turkey (1971) Dick Van Dyke 15.1 114.2 114.20 21 67 00 / 00 83.4
30 The Anderson Tapes (1971) Sean Connery &
Sidney Lumet
15.2 114.8 114.80 19 66 00 / 00 83.4
27 Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) Roddy McDowall 12.4 94.1 94.10 26 73 00 / 00 83.3
28 Vanishing Point (1971) Dean Jagger 11.7 88.6 88.60 33 73 00 / 00 82.4
31 Kotch (1971) Walter Matthau &
Walter Lemmon
10.9 82.6 82.60 34 67 04 / 00 80.4
32 Duck You Sucker or A Fistful of Dynamite (1971) James Coburn &
Rod Steiger
6.1 45.9 45.90 55 81 00 / 00 79.8
33 Harold and Maude (1971) Bud Cort &
Ruth Gordon
6.1 45.9 45.90 56 81 00 / 00 79.8
34 Man in The Wilderness (1971) Richard Harris &
John Huston
8.3 63.1 63.10 42 76 00 / 00 79.7
34 The Emigrants (1971)
AA Best Picture Nom
Liv Ullmann 2.6 19.5 19.50 99 79 05 / 00 79.4
37 Blue Water White Death (1971) Tom Chapin 7.6 57.4 57.40 45 75 00 / 00 78.0
36 Get Carter (1971) Michael Caine 3.9 29.8 29.80 73 82 00 / 00 77.3
39 Plaza Suite (1971) Walter Matthau &
Barbara Harris
12.1 91.8 91.80 29 62 00 / 00 76.9
40 The Omega Man (1971) Charlton Heston 12.1 91.8 91.80 30 62 00 / 00 76.9
38 The Devils (1971) Vanessa Redgrave &
Oliver Reed
6.1 45.9 45.90 53 76 00 / 00 76.0
44 The Million Dollar Duck (1971) Dean Jones &
Sandy Duncan
14.2 107.9 107.90 22 55 00 / 00 75.4
42 The Hellstrom Chronicle (1971) Ian McShane 4.5 34.4 34.40 65 76 01 / 01 74.8
41 The Boy Friend (1971) Twiggy 4.1 30.8 30.80 71 79 00 / 00 74.6
43 And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) 3.0 23.0 23.00 85 81 00 / 00 74.3
51 The Big Doll House (1971) Pam Grier 10.0 75.8 75.80 39 63 00 / 00 73.1
46 Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) Melvin Van Peebles &
Mario Van Peebles
12.1 86.3 86.30 32 58 00 / 00 73.1
44 Brian's Song (1971) James Caan 1.0 7.5 7.50 158 84 00 / 00 73.0
47 Johnny Got His Gun (1971) Donald Sutherland &
Jason Robards
3.0 23.0 23.00 83 79 00 / 00 72.4
48 Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) Warren Oates &
James Taylor
3.0 23.0 23.00 81 79 00 / 00 72.4
50 The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) Vincent Price &
Joseph Cotten
4.5 34.4 34.40 61 74 00 / 00 71.5
49 On Any Sunday (1971) Steve McQueen 3.6 27.5 27.50 76 75 01 / 00 71.2
52 THX 1138 (1971) Robert Duvall &
Directed by George Lucas
2.4 18.5 18.50 103 78 00 / 00 70.8
58 Lawman (1971) Robert Duvall &
Burt Lancaster
8.2 62.0 62.00 44 64 00 / 00 70.0
52 The Beguiled (1971) Clint Eastwood 3.3 25.3 25.30 79 75 00 / 00 69.8
55 Death in Venice (1971) Dirk Bogarde 3.0 23.0 23.00 84 75 01 / 00 69.7
51 Walkabout (1971) 0.7 4.9 4.90 171 82 00 / 00 69.7
56 Taking Off (1971) Directed by Milos Forman 2.3 17.4 17.40 110 77 00 / 00 68.3
58 Little Murders (1971) Donald Sutherland &
Elliott Gould
4.5 34.4 34.40 67 71 00 / 00 68.2
60 $ (1971) Goldie Hawn &
Warren Beatty
6.4 48.2 48.20 50 67 00 / 00 68.0
56 The Go-Between (1971) Margaret Leighton &
Julie Christie
3.0 23.0 23.00 87 74 01 / 00 68.0
62 Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) James Garner &
Joan Blondell
6.1 45.9 45.90 52 67 00 / 00 67.8
65 Valdez is Coming (1971) Burt Lancaster 9.1 68.9 68.90 40 60 00 / 00 67.5
66 The Love Machine (1971) Robert Ryan 13.9 105.6 105.60 23 48 00 / 00 67.0
63 The Panic in Needle Park (1971) Al Pacino 2.9 21.9 21.90 92 74 00 / 00 66.6
63 The Hired Hand (1971) Warren Oates &
Peter Fonda
2.2 17.0 17.00 112 75 00 / 00 66.5
65 Skin Game (1971) James Garner 6.7 50.5 50.50 48 65 00 / 00 66.5
67 Red Sun (1971) Charles Bronson 6.7 50.5 238.80 49 63 00 / 00 64.7
69 The Light at the End of the World (1971) Kirk Douglas &
Yul Brynner
4.5 34.4 34.40 63 68 00 / 00 64.0
69 Red Sky At Morning (1971) Richard Crenna 3.6 27.5 27.50 77 70 00 / 00 63.8
72 Evel Knievel (1971) George Hamilton 12.1 91.8 91.80 28 49 00 / 00 63.8
70 Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) Peter Finch &
Glenda Jackson
2.6 19.9 19.90 97 72 00 / 00 63.4
71 Made For Each Other (1971) Renée Taylor &
Joseph Bologna
4.5 34.4 34.40 66 67 00 / 00 62.7
72 Wake in Fright (2012) Ted Kotcheff 0.6 3.9 8.50 172 76 00 / 00 62.6
73 Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) John Cassavetes &
Gena Rowlands
0.7 5.2 5.20 170 75 00 / 00 61.1
75 Flight of the Doves (1971) Dorothy McGuire 2.7 20.1 20.10 96 70 00 / 00 60.5
78 Such Good Friends (1971) Burgess Meredith &
Directed by Otto Preminger
5.3 40.2 40.20 59 63 00 / 00 59.7
76 The Last Valley (1971) Michael Caine &
Omar Sharif
2.3 17.7 17.70 108 70 00 / 00 59.4
77 The Barefoot Executive (1971) Kurt Russell 10.6 80.3 80.30 35 50 00 / 00 59.1
80 Doctors' Wives (1971) Gene Hackman &
Dyan Cannon
8.9 67.7 67.70 41 53 00 / 00 58.2
81 Hannie Caulder (1971) Ernest Borgnine 4.5 34.4 34.40 64 63 00 / 00 57.4
77 Beware of a Holy Whore (1971) 0.8 5.4 5.40 168 72 00 / 00 57.3
82 Murphy's War (1971) Peter O'Toole &
Siân Phillips
3.0 23.0 23.00 88 66 00 / 00 56.5
82 The Grissom Gang (1971) Scott Wilson 1.0 7.8 13.50 156 71 00 / 00 56.0
83 How to Frame a Figg (1971) Don Knotts 3.0 23.0 23.00 86 66 00 / 00 55.5
83 10 Rillington Place (1971) 1.1 8.4 8.40 151 70 00 / 00 55.2
85 The Night Visitor (1971) 1.9 14.4 14.40 124 68 00 / 00 54.4
87 The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971) 3.0 23.0 23.00 89 65 00 / 00 53.8
87 Le Chat (1971) Simone Signoret 0.1 0.7 0.70 186 71 00 / 00 53.7
88 The Music Lovers (1971) Glenda Jackson 1.1 8.1 8.10 152 69 00 / 00 52.7
89 Bless the Beasts & Children (1971) 2.0 15.0 15.00 122 66 01 / 00 52.6
93 Let's Scare Jessica To Death (1971) Zohra Lampert 4.1 31.0 31.00 70 61 00 / 00 52.1
92 They Might Be Giants (1971) George C. Scott 2.2 16.4 16.40 116 66 00 / 00 51.8
91 Who Killed Mary Whats'ername? (1971) Red Buttons &
Sylvia Miles
1.7 12.9 12.90 130 67 00 / 00 51.5
94 What's the Matter with Helen? (1971) Debbie Reynolds &
Shelley Winters
6.1 45.9 45.90 54 55 01 / 00 50.5
94 Desperate Characters (1971) Shirley MacLaine 2.4 18.4 18.40 106 64 00 / 00 50.3
99 The Last Run (1971) George C. Scott 4.2 32.1 32.10 68 59 00 / 00 49.2
95 La veuve Couderc (1971) 2.0 15.2 37.90 119 65 00 / 00 49.1
97 The House That Dripped Blood (1971) Peter Cushing &
Christopher Lee
3.0 23.0 23.00 82 62 00 / 00 49.1
97 My Old Man's Place (1971) Arthur Kennedy 1.7 12.6 12.60 131 65 00 / 00 48.7
102 The Organization (1971) Sidney Poitier 8.2 62.0 62.00 43 49 00 / 00 48.3
99 Blindman (1971) 1.1 7.6 7.60 153 66 00 / 00 48.2
101 T.R. Baskin (1971) James Caan &
Candice Bergen
3.7 28.1 28.10 75 60 00 / 00 47.5
104 Scandalous John (1971) Brian Keith 4.5 34.4 34.40 62 57 00 / 00 46.6
102 Fools' Parade (1971) Kurt Russell &
James Stewart
3.0 22.9 22.90 90 61 00 / 00 46.4
101 The Horsemen (1971) Omar Sharif 1.0 7.4 7.40 159 66 00 / 00 46.4
105 The Pursuit of Happiness (1971) Barbara Hershey 1.6 11.4 11.40 133 64 00 / 00 45.8
109 Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things about Me? (1971) Barbara Harris &
Dustin Hoffman
7.0 52.8 52.80 47 50 01 / 00 45.5
107 Zeppellin (1971) Michael York 3.3 25.3 25.30 78 59 00 / 00 45.1
106 Summertree (1971) Michael Douglas 2.1 16.1 16.10 117 62 00 / 00 44.9
109 J W Coop (1971) Cliff Robertson 2.2 16.6 16.60 115 62 00 / 00 44.5
110 The Seven Minutes (1971) 2.6 19.7 19.70 98 61 00 / 00 44.4
114 Drive He Said (1971) Bruce Dern &
Directed by Jack Nicholson
2.6 19.5 19.50 100 61 00 / 00 44.3
112 Gumshoe (1971) Albert Finney 1.7 12.6 12.60 132 63 00 / 00 44.1
114 Cry of the Penguins (1971) 0.8 5.7 5.70 164 65 00 / 00 43.9
111 Villain (1971) Richard Burton &
Ian McShane
1.0 7.9 7.90 155 64 00 / 00 43.6
115 See No Evil (1971) Mia Farrow 1.1 8.6 8.60 150 64 00 / 00 43.4
116 Long Ago Tomorrow/The Raging Moon (1971) 0.5 3.5 3.50 177 65 00 / 00 43.1
119 Something Big (1971) Dean Martin &
Brian Keith
2.9 21.8 21.80 94 59 00 / 00 42.8
118 The Trojan Women (1971) Katharine Hepburn &
Vanessa Redgrave
2.9 21.8 21.80 93 59 00 / 00 42.7
120 Brother John (1971) Sidney Poitier 2.4 18.4 18.40 107 60 00 / 00 42.4
120 Jud (1971) Jason Robards 1.6 12.1 12.10 135 62 00 / 00 41.5
122 Cisco Pike (1971) Kris Kristofferson &
Karen Black
2.6 19.5 19.50 101 59 00 / 00 41.4
122 Face Off (1971) Hockey Movies &
Bruce Armstrong
1.4 10.4 10.40 144 62 00 / 00 41.3
127 Night of Dark Shadows (1971) David Selby 4.2 32.1 32.10 69 55 00 / 00 41.3
123 The Touch (1971) Elliott Gould &
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
1.5 11.1 26.10 141 62 00 / 00 40.9
124 Dulcima (1971) 0.2 1.2 1.20 183 65 00 / 00 40.5
125 The Burglars (1971) Omar Sharif 0.8 6.3 91.20 162 63 00 / 00 40.1
127 The Mephisto Waltz (1971) Jacqueline Bisset 2.3 17.3 17.30 111 59 00 / 00 38.2
128 The Night Diggger/The Road Builder (1971) 1.6 12.1 12.10 137 60 00 / 00 37.9
129 Blood And Lace (1971) Gloria Grahame 6.1 46.2 46.20 51 49 00 / 00 37.8
130 The Late Liz (1971) Anne Baxter 0.2 1.1 1.10 185 63 00 / 00 36.4
133 Wild Rovers (1971) William Holden &
Ryan O'Neal
5.5 41.3 41.30 58 50 00 / 00 36.0
132 'Doc' (1971) Faye Dunaway 2.4 18.4 18.40 104 57 00 / 00 35.9
131 Rum Runners/Boulevard du Rhum (1971) 1.3 9.7 15.00 149 60 00 / 00 34.5
134 Bunny O'Hare (1971) Bette Davis &
Ernest Borgnine
2.6 19.3 19.30 102 57 00 / 00 34.5
134 Star Spangled Girl (1971) Sandy Duncan 3.9 29.8 29.80 72 53 00 / 00 33.6
137 Under Milk Wood (1971) Richard Burton &
Peter O'Toole
1.8 13.8 13.80 128 57 00 / 00 32.4
136 The Hunting Party (1971) Gene Hackman &
Candice Bergen
2.7 20.7 20.70 95 54 00 / 00 30.0
140 A Gunfight (1971) Kirk Douglas 3.8 28.7 28.70 74 51 00 / 00 29.9
139 The Last Movie (1971) Dennis Hopper &
Dean Stockwell
0.5 3.4 3.40 178 59 00 / 00 28.9
141 Cry Uncle (1971) Jackson Beck 3.3 24.9 24.90 80 52 00 / 00 28.5
141 Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (1971) James Mason &
Jean Seberg
2.0 15.1 15.10 120 55 00 / 00 28.5
141 Zachariah (1971) John Rubenstein &
Don Johnson
1.9 14.3 14.30 126 55 00 / 00 28.0
144 The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971) Robert DeNiro 4.8 36.4 36.40 60 48 00 / 00 27.8
144 One More Train to Rob (1971) George Peppard 1.6 12.1 12.10 134 55 00 / 00 27.7
143 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1971)
Limited Release
Charlotte Rampling 0.5 3.3 3.30 175 58 00 / 00 27.3
147 The Brotherhood of Satan (1971) Strother Martin 2.2 15.7 15.70 114 53 00 / 00 26.4
148 200 Motels (1971) 1.0 6.8 6.80 161 56 00 / 00 25.8
147 Secrets (1971) Jacqueline Bisset 1.9 14.5 14.50 123 53 00 / 00 25.4
150 The Nightcomers (1971) Marlon Brando 3.0 22.4 22.40 91 50 00 / 00 24.2
151 Man And Boy (1971) Bill Cosby 0.5 3.3 3.30 176 56 00 / 00 23.3
152 Hunt the Man Down (1971) 1.6 11.8 11.80 139 53 00 / 00 22.8
151 Lady Liberty (1971) Sophia Loren &
Danny DeVito
1.4 10.3 10.30 145 53 00 / 00 22.7
153 Making It (1971)
Limited Release
Albert S. Ruddy 0.5 3.4 3.40 174 55 00 / 00 22.2
154 Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) 0.2 1.2 4.80 182 56 00 / 00 22.1
156 Happy Birthday Wanda June (1971) Rod Steiger &
Don Murray
0.8 5.4 5.40 167 54 00 / 00 21.4
158 I, Monster (1971) 0.3 1.9 1.90 181 55 00 / 00 21.3
155 When Eight Bells Toll (1971) Anthony Hopkins &
Jack Hawkins
1.4 10.9 10.90 142 52 00 / 00 21.2
160 Shoot Out (1971) Gregory Peck &
Robert F. Lyons
1.8 13.6 13.60 129 50 00 / 00 19.2
159 Kidnapped (1971) Michael Caine 1.1 8.0 8.00 154 52 00 / 00 19.0
161 Romance of a Horsethief (1971) Yul Brynner 1.9 14.1 14.10 127 50 00 / 00 18.7
167 Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971) Rock Hudson &
Roddy McDowall
7.3 55.1 55.10 46 36 00 / 00 17.9
162 The Legend of Frenchie King/Les pétroleuses (1971) 2.2 16.9 29.10 113 48 00 / 00 17.9
162 Catlow (1971) Yul Brynner 2.0 15.0 15.00 121 49 00 / 00 17.8
163 Raid on Rommel (1971) Richard Burton &
John Colicos
1.4 10.5 10.50 143 50 00 / 00 17.8
163 The Todd Killings (1971) Gloria Grahame 1.0 7.5 7.50 157 51 00 / 00 17.2
166 Believe In Me (1971) Jacqueline Bassett 0.8 5.4 5.40 165 51 00 / 00 17.2
166 You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat (1971) Richard Pryor 1.6 12.1 12.10 136 48 00 / 00 15.6
167 The Steagle (1971) Richard Benjamin &
Cloris Leachman
1.3 9.8 9.80 146 49 00 / 00 14.9
168 A Safe Place (1971) Jack Nicholson &
Orson Welles
2.4 18.4 18.40 105 46 00 / 00 14.7
171 Women In Cages (1971) Pam Grier 1.9 14.4 14.40 125 45 00 / 00 12.0
173 Easy Down There!/Doucement les basses (1971) 2.0 15.3 51.70 118 44 00 / 00 11.3
173 Born To Win (1971) Robert DeNiro 0.8 6.2 6.20 163 47 00 / 00 11.3
170 Mrs. Pollifax-Spy (1971) Rosalind Russell 0.4 2.9 2.90 179 48 00 / 00 11.3
174 Catch Me A Spy (1971) 0.0 0.2 0.20 191 48 00 / 00 11.3
174 Angels Hard as They Come (1971) 2.3 16.6 16.60 109 43 00 / 00 10.9
178 Up Your Legs Forever (1971) 0.1 0.4 0.40 187 48 00 / 00 10.8
177 A Severed Head (1971) Richard Attenborough 0.1 0.4 0.40 188 48 00 / 00 10.8
179 Going Home (1971) Robert Mitchum &
Jan-Michael Vincent
1.6 12.0 12.00 138 44 00 / 00 10.3
180 The Gatling Gun (1971) Patrick Wayne 0.3 2.2 2.20 180 47 00 / 00 10.3
181 Clay Pigeon (1971) Burgess Meredith &
Telly Salavas
0.7 5.4 5.40 169 46 00 / 00 10.2
182 The Statue (1971) David Niven &
John Cleese
0.2 1.2 1.20 184 47 00 / 00 9.8
181 The Beloved/Sin (1971)
Limited Release
Raquel Welch 0.0 0.3 0.30 190 47 00 / 00 9.8
184 Dynamite Chicken (1971) Richard Pryor 1.5 11.5 11.50 140 42 00 / 00 8.6
183 Ginger (1971) Cheri Caffaro 6.0 45.8 45.80 57 31 00 / 00 7.8
184 Foxy Lady (1971) Eugene Levy 0.0 0.1 0.10 192 43 00 / 00 6.0
185 Sweet Savior (1971) 0.1 0.4 0.40 189 42 00 / 00 5.5
188 Jennifer on My Mind (1971) Robert DeNiro 0.5 3.8 3.80 173 40 00 / 00 4.6
189 The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (1971) Bruce Dern &
Casey Kasem
0.8 5.7 5.70 166 37 00 / 00 3.3
190 Chandler (1971) Warren Oates &
Leslie Caron
1.3 9.7 9.70 148 34 00 / 00 2.6
191 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 9.8 9.80 147 81 00 / 00 0.0
1971’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Top earners in 1971 for Adjusted USA Box Office:

Name Number of Movies Total Adj World Wide (mil) Total Adj USA (mil)
Victor Izay 1 700.2 700.2
Delores Taylor 1 700.2 700.2
Clark Howat 1 700.2 700.2
Leonard Frey 1 688.7 688.7
Topol 1 688.7 688.7
Roy Scheider 2 575.4 575.4
Maureen Stapleton 2 562.4 562.4
Gene Hackman 4 499.6 499.6
Robert Mulligan 2 482.0 482.0
Sean Connery 2 993.7 446.8
Roddy McDowall 3 411.5 411.5
Malcolm McDowell 2 393.8 393.8
Tony Lo Bianco 1 391.7 391.7
Fernando Rey 1 391.7 391.7
Dyan Cannon 5 419.5 334.6
Candice Bergen 3 332.3 332.3
Jill St. John 1 878.9 332.0
Clint Eastwood 2 325.3 325.3
Ben Johnson 2 322.8 322.8
Jack Nicholson 3 321.4 321.4
Cloris Leachman 2 310.8 310.8
Jeff Bridges 1 301.0 301.0
Ellen Burstyn 1 301.0 301.0
Eileen Brennan 1 301.0 301.0
Randy Quaid 1 301.0 301.0

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

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  1. Cogerson says:
    June 10, 2018 at 3:03 pm

    Hey Dan. Wonderful memories of little Danny and movies. Wow…Bananas seems like a pretty harmless comedy….hard to believe it would be gotten a lot of censorship back in the early 1970s. Trying to sneak into R rated movies…..good that they were able to keep you away from that sex in your early years….lol. Massive list of the movies you have seen since 1992. Got me easily beat. As always thanks for sharing this information.

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  2. Flora Breen Robison says:
    June 9, 2018 at 1:26 pm

    I have seen 33 movies from 1971. That is up 4 movies from 1970, but the general trend is still going to be a decrease.

    The highest rated film I have seen is The French Connection at Number 1. I’m not sure how many more number 1 movies I will have seen in these yearly reviews.

    The highest rated film I have NOT seen is A Clockwork Orange.

    The lowest rated film I have seen is Chandler at 128.

    I have not seen the Gregory Peck movie Shoot Out released in 1971. The only other Peck titles I am missing are Amazing Grace and Chuck and a TV movie entitled The Portrait.

    My Viewing By Percentages Up To Top 50 Are:

    7 of the top 10: back above 50%! : not seen A Clock Work Orange, Carnal Knowledge or Nicholas and Alexandra
    13 of the top 20
    18 of the top 30
    24 of the top 40
    25 of the top 50

    My 12 Favourite 1971 Movies Are:

    Play Misty For Me
    The French Connection
    Dirty Harry
    The Last Picture Show
    Diamonds Are Forever
    Support Your Local Gunfighter
    Fiddler on the Roof
    Get Carter
    Shaft
    Escape From the Planet of the Apes
    And Now For Something Completely Different
    Fistful of Dynamite/Duck You Sucker

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    1. Cogerson says:
      June 10, 2018 at 3:27 pm

      Hey Flora…..thanks for sharing your thoughts on movies made in 1971. Your 33 currently trails me and Steve….but we are all far behind Dan. I have seen 80% of the Top Ten and Top Twenty. My first miss is Bedknobs and Broomsticks……I have seen much of that movie but not start to finish. I have seen all of your favorites except for the Monty Python one. I did dig up the trailer for Shoot Out..just for you. Of the two Caine movies…..I like The Last Valley more than Get Carter. Good stuff.C

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      1. Flora Breen Robison says:
        June 10, 2018 at 3:55 pm

        Thanks for the Shoot Out trailer. It looks interesting.

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        1. Cogerson says:
          June 10, 2018 at 7:34 pm

          You are most certainly welcome.

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  3. Steve Lensman says:
    June 9, 2018 at 6:59 am

    I’ve seen 35 of the 129 films on the chart. Looking at my files I have 72 films from 1971 in my movie collection. I haven’t watched them all.

    Favorites include –

    Abominable Dr. Phibes ,The
    And Now For Something Completely Different
    Andromeda Strain ,The
    Bedknobs and Broomsticks
    Big Jake
    Blood on Satan’s Claw
    Clockwork Orange ,A
    Diamonds Are Forever
    Dirty Harry
    Duel
    Escape from the Planet of the Apes
    French Connection ,The
    Hands of the Ripper
    House That Dripped Blood
    Lust for a Vampire
    Omega Man ,The
    Red Sun
    Return of Count Yorga
    Support Your Local,Gunfighter
    THX 1138
    Twins of Evil
    zz-China – Big Boss ,The aka Fists of Fury
    zz-China – One Armed Boxer
    zz-Italy – Fistful of Dynamite ,A
    zz-Italy – They Call Me Trinity

    I knew Billy Jack was a sleeper hit but I never expected that sort of box office, I wonder if that box office gross was a colossal error by Variety or whatever twit was keeping track of the rental/grosses back then. It’s most likely really $9.2m in total not $92m, yeah that makes more sense, and even that’s too much.

    One of my favorite films of the 70s is The Omega Man and I’m glad it made the top 50 on the UMR chart, though a little higher wouldn’t have hurt. 🙂

    Another epic movie page Bruce. Vote Up!

    Will you notice my comment this time? Maybe. Sometimes I think I’m invisible. 😉

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    1. Cogerson says:
      June 10, 2018 at 3:18 pm

      Hey Steve
      1. Yes I saw your comment….a little delayed…busy busy weeken (as always) but doing comments while playing lifeguard.
      2. 35 is a good total….that is higher than Flora’s 33….. but trailing my 41 and Dan’s epic total.
      3. Lots of good movies in your favorites….I would say Willy Wonka, The Last Valley (though I did not enjoy as much on a recent re-reviewing, French Connection and Duck You Sucker would be my favorites.
      4. As for Billy Jack…no mistake it was a monster hit, as well as the sequel The Trail of Billy Jack….Billy Jack was the 46th biggest hit of the ENTIRE 1970s decade. The Trail of Billy Jack was the 51st biggest hit of the decade. Billy Jack was the voice for young people..though those young people did not support Billy Jack Goes to Washington at all…as it flopped but Tom Laughlin earned enough money on the first two Billy Jacks that he never really worked again.
      Good feedback as always.

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  4. Dan says:
    June 8, 2018 at 10:58 pm

    Without looking at the list I remember going to the Barefoot Executive and Bedknobs and Broomsticks in the theater then. I went to Plaza Suite and The French Connection also in the theater. I tried to go to an R rated movie then but I was still young. My mother permitted me to see Woody Allen’s Bananas which was GP but unbeknownst to my mother the Catholic Legion of Decency condemned the movie. I can remember Woody grabbing a car lug nuts and a whole bunch of people paraded behind him because they thought it was a religious procession. Also there was a commercial for cigarettes with a priest who was serving someone at communion recommending the cigarette that God smokes. Saw A Clockwork Orange a few years later in CollegeThese are the 95 1971 films I have seen since I hit # 8000 in December 1992. Key is film, studio, stars if I listed, date seen and source (TV channel, tape or DVD).

    200 MOTELS 1971 UA XXX XXX 8/29 1996 TNT
    ADIOS SABATA (IT.) 1971 UA YUL BRYNNER 9/19 1996 TNT
    AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT (U.K.) 1971 COL XXX JOHN CLEESE 10/29 1994 TNT
    ANDROMEDA STRAIN 1971 UNI XXX XXX 1/25 1998 BRAVO
    B.S. I LOVE YOU 1971 FOX XXX XXX 4/22 1996 TMC
    BARREL FULL OF DOLLARS (IT.) 1971 ELEKTRA FILM 4/28 2012 WEST
    BLACK BEAUTY (U.K-GER-SP.) 1971 PAR MARK LESTER 5/20 1999 AMC
    BLESS THE BEASTS AND THE CHILDREN 1971 COL BILL MUMY BARRY ROBINS 2/25 2012 TCM
    BLOOD ON SATAN’S CLAW (U.K.) 1971 CANNON XXX XXX 6/30 2002 MYST
    BRIDGE IN THE JUNGLE 1971 UA JOHN HUSTON 3/1 1995 TNT
    BROTHERLY LOVE (U.K.) 1971 MGM PETER O’TOOLE SUSANNAH YORK 3/27 2001 LOVE
    BULLET FOR A STRANGER (IT.) 1971 XXX XXX 4/21 2011 DVD
    BUNNY O’HARE 1971 AIP 12/28 2016 TCM
    CAIN’S CUTTHROATS 1971 FANFARE SCOTT BRADY 1/16 1995 55
    CAPTAIN APACHE (U.K.) 1971 SCOTIA INTL. LEE VAN CLEEF CARROLL BAKER 6/14 1993 TNT
    CELEBRATION AT BIG SUR (MUSIC FILM) 1971 FOX XXX XXX 5/31 2006 MMAX
    CHANDLER 1971 MGM 11/29 2016 TCM
    CISCO PIKE 1971 COL KRIS KRISTOFFERSON KAREN BLACK 7/3 1994 TNT
    CLAY PIGEON 1971 MGM 5/15 2016 TCM
    CONFESSIONS OF A POLICE CAPTAIN (IT.) 1971 AVCO MARTIN BALSAM FRANCO NERO 9/16 2010 DVD
    CORPSE, THE (U.K.) 1971 CANNON 8/19 2015 DVD
    CREATURES THE WORLD FORGOT (U.K.) 1971 COL JULIE EGE 2/28 1993 TNT
    CRIMINAL AFFAIR (IT-ARG.) 1971 GADABOUT GADDIS 4/2 2013 DVD
    CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (U.K.) 1971 WB PETER CUSHING CHRISTOPHER LEE 11/1 1997 AMC
    DEATH BY INVITATION 1971 PARAGON FILMS 12/15 2013 TCM
    DEATH IN VENICE (FR-IT.) 1971 WB DIRK BOGARDE 1/5 2005 MAX
    DEATH WALKS ON HIGH HEELS (IT-SP.) 1971 XXX XXX 6/21 2006 DVD
    DESERTER, THE 1971 PAR BEKIM FEHMIU JOHN HUSTON 12/22 2011 DVD
    DIG YOUR GRAVE FRIEND, SABATA’S COMING (SP-IT) 1971 IGIAZIO LESSER 11/20 2013 DVD
    DON’T TURN THE OTHER CHEEK (SP-W.GER-IT) 1971 FRANCO NERO ELI WALLACH 12/12 2010 DVD
    FEARLESS FIGHTERS (H.K.) 1971 ELLMAN FILM CHANG CHING YEE YOUNG 7/19 2010 DVD
    FREELANCE 1971 MGM IAN MCSHANE GAYLE HUNNICUTT 4/15 2003 MYST
    GANG THAT COULDN’T SHOOT STRAIGHT 1971 MGM XXX XXX 5/2 1999 TCM
    GET CARTER (U.K.) 1971 MGM MICHAEL CAINE IAN HENDRY 6/7 2001 ACTN
    HIRED HAND 1971 UNI PETER FONDA WARREN OATES 7/4 1998 55
    HIS NAME WAS KING (IT.) 1971 FORD FILM XXX XXX 10/30 2011 DVD
    HOLY WATER JOE (IT.) 1971 7/30 2013 DVD
    HOME THAT SCREAMED (SP.) 1971 AIP 8/10 2015 DVD
    HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD (U.K.) 1971 CRC 10/18 2016 TCM
    HUNTING PARTY (U.K.) 1971 UA OLIVER REED CANDICE BERGEN 7/24 1993 TNT
    JENNIFER ON MY MIND 1971 UA XXX XXX 1/14 2003 LOVE
    JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN 1971 CINEMATION TIMOTHY BOTTOMS JASON ROBARDS JR. 3/10 1998 BRAVO
    KING LEAR (UK – DAN.) 1971 ALTUNA PAUL SCOFIELD 3/12 2008 TCM
    KOTCH 1971 CRC WALTER MATTHAU 5/31 2005 ENC
    LA CASA DEL FARGI ROSA (MEX.) 1971 PRODUCIONES D. 2/12 2013 DVD
    LAST REBEL 1971 COL XXX XXX 2/13 1995 TNT
    LAST RUN 1971 MGM 8/30 2015 TCM
    LAST VALLEY (U.K.) 1971 CRC MICHAEL CAINE OMAR SHARIF 12/7 1999 MMAX
    LEGACY OF BLOOD 1971 ELLMAN FILM ENT. MOSES GUNN JONELLE ALLEN 4/27 2013 DVD
    LET’S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH 1971 PAR ZOHRA LAMPERT BARTON HEYMAN 5/12 2012 TCM
    MACBETH (U.K.) 1971 COL JON FINCH FRANCESCA ANNIS 1/30 1995 BRAVO
    MADE FOR EACH OTHER 1971 FOX XXX XXX 8/15 1996 TMC
    MAKING IT 1971 FOX 6/2 2012 FXM
    MAN AND BOY 1971 LEVITT-PICKMAN XXX XXX 5/31 1995 TNT
    MAN CALLED SLEDGE 1971 COL JAMES GARNER DENNIS WEAVER 11/17 1993 TNT
    MAN IN THE WILDERNESS 1971 WB RICHARD HARRIS JOHN HUSTON 1/11 1998 A & E
    MAN OF VIOLENCE (U.K.) 1971 XXX XXX 10/8 1994 55
    MANIPULATOR, THE 1971 MANN FILMS 5/16 2015 DVD
    MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS 1971 UNI VANESSA REDGRAVE GLENDA JACKSON 8/1 1993 A & E
    MCCABE AND MRS. MILLER 1971 WB WARREN BEATTY JULIE CHRISTIE 2/8 1997 2
    MEPHISTO WALTZ 1971 FOX ALAN ALDA JACQUELINE BISSET 1/9 1997 TMC
    MINNIE AND MOSCOWITZ 1971 UNI GENA ROWLANDS 11/21 2005 SUND
    MURPHY’S WAR (U.K.) 1971 PAR PETER O’TOOLE 7/28 1993 A & E
    MUSIC LOVERS (U.K.) 1971 UA RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN GLENDA JACKSON 12/11 2001 SUND
    NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA (U.K.) 1971 COL MICHAEL JAYSTON JANET SUZMAN 2/2 2011 TCM
    NIGHT DIGGER (U.K.) 1971 MGM PATRICIA NEAL PAMELA BROWN 1/20 2011 TCM
    NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS 1971 MGM XXX XXX 10/25 1999 TCM
    ON ANY SUNDAY (DOC.) 1971 CINEMA 5 XXX XXX 3/28 2004 TCM
    ONE MORE TRAIN TO ROB 1971 UNI GEORGE PEPPARD 6/18 2007 WEST
    PINK ANGELS 1971 CROWN INTL XXX XXX 1/4 1997 TAPE
    POPSI PUP (IT-FR-VEN.) 1971 CANNON ? ? 7/22 2010 DVD
    PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW 1971 MGM ROCK HUDSON ANGIE DICKINSON 8/20 1997 TNT
    PRIEST’S WIFE (IT-FR.) 1971 WB 4/29 2016 TCM
    PUNISHMENT PARK 1971 SHERPIX XXX XXX 10/1 2009 IFC
    PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS 1971 COL MICHAEL SARRAZIN BARBARA HERSHEY 4/1 1998 ENC
    RETURN OF COUNT YORGA 1971 AIP XXX XXX 4/11 2001 AMC
    RUM RUNNERS (FR.) 1971 GAUMONT INTL. BRIGITTE BARDOT 7/27 1994 55
    SCANDALOUS JOHN 1971 BV BRIAN KEITH 8/29 2000 WEST
    SHOOT OUT 1971 UNI GREGORY PECK 12/11 1996 TNT
    SIMON, KING OF THE WITCHES 1971 FANFARE XXX XXX 11/8 1994 55
    SKIN GAME 1971 WB JAMES GARNER 5/24 1993 TBS
    STAR SPANGLED GIRL 1971 PAR XXX XXX 5/20 2000 LOVE
    SUNDAY, BLOODY, SUNDAY 1971 UA GLENDA JACKSON PETER FINCH 11/10 1993 TNT
    TAKING OFF 1971 UNI XXX XXX 9/18 2006 SUND
    THE GO-BETWEEN (U.K.) 1971 COL JULIE CHRISTIE ALAN BATES 11/18 1996 BRAVO
    THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS 1971 UNI JOANNE WOODWARD GEORGE C. SCOTT 5/15 1993 A & E
    TWO LANE BLACKTOP 1971 UNI WARREN OATES 12/17 2006 DRA
    VALDEZ IS COMING 1971 UA BURT LANCASTER SUSAN CLARK 9/18 1995 TMC
    VELVET VAMPIRE 1971 NW XXX XXX 5/16 1993 TAPE
    WALKABOUT 1971 FOX JENNY AGUTTER 10/12 1997 TMC
    WEEKEND WITH THE BABYSITTER 1971 CROWN INTL XXX XXX 3/22 2010 DVD
    WEREWOLVES ON WHEELS 1971 FANFARE XXX XXX 1/22 1995 TNT
    WHEN WOMEN LOST THEIR TAILS (IT-W.GER) 1971 FVI SENTA BERGER 9/13 1994 55
    WILD RIDERS 1971 CROWN INTL 5/9 2013 DVD
    ZODIAC KILLER 1971 10/9 2016 TCM

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  5. Cogerson says:
    June 8, 2018 at 6:41 pm

    This page has a comment box now….so that it did not earlier today.

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