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1973 Movies

Jump To 1973 Movie Links: 1. Box Office 2. Reviews 3. Oscar Movies 4. UMR Table

Finding box office information for movies made before 1980 is not an easy task.   For somebody looking for box office information on 1973 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 1973 movies in our database.

To make this list a movie had to be made in 1973.  This page will looks at 135 1972 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 1973….but should cover the top box office movies.

Our UMR Top 50 of 1973

Year Movie (Year) Rating S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1973 The Sting (1973)
AA Best Picture Win
1973 The Exorcist (1973)
AA Best Picture Nom
1973 American Graffiti (1973)
AA Best Picture Nom
1973 Serpico (1973)
1973 Paper Moon (1973)
1973 The Day of the Jackal (1973)
1973 The Three Musketeers (1973)
1973 Papillon (1973)
1973 A Touch of Class (1973)
AA Best Picture Nom
1973 Sleeper (1973)
1973 Magnum Force (1973)
1973 The Way We Were (1973)
1973 Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
1973 Live and Let Die (1973)
1973 Robin Hood (1973)
1973 Westworld (1973)
1973 The Last Detail (1973)
1973 High Plains Drifter (1973)
1973 Walking Tall (1973)
1973 The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)
1973 White Lightning (1973)
1973 The Paper Chase (1973)
1973 Scarecrow (1973)
1973 The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
1973 Save the Tiger (1973)
1973 The Last of Sheila (1973)
1973 Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
1973 Badlands (1973)
1973 The Seven-Ups (1973)
1973 Tom Sawyer (1973)
1973 Amarcord (1973)
1973 Soylent Green (1973)
1973 Cinderella Liberty (1973)
1973 Emperor of the North (1973)
1973 Theater of Blood (1973)
1973 Class of '44 (1973)
1973 Coffy (1973)
1973 Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
1973 The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
1973 Cahill United States Marshal (1973)
1973 Flesh For Frankenstein (1973)
1973 Mean Streets (1973)
1973 The Long Goodbye (1973)
1973 My Name Is Nobody (1973)
1973 The Mack (1973)
1973 Don't Look Now (1973)
1973 Dillinger (1973)
1973 The Iceman Cometh (1973)
1973 Superdad (1973)
1973 Fantastic Planet (1973)

One of my favorite 1973 movies is My Name Is Nobody

1973 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 1973 Movies by movie titles and movie trailers
  • Sort 1973 Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
  • Sort 1973 Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort 1973 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 1973 Movies received and how many Oscar® wins each 1973 Movies received.
  • Sort 1973 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 Sting (1973)
AA Best Picture Win
Robert Redford &
Paul Newman
157.6 1,113.1 1,969.10 2 88 10 / 03 99.9
2 The Exorcist (1973)
AA Best Picture Nom
Linda Blair &
Horror
195.8 1,382.8 2,851.70 1 86 10 / 02 99.6
2 American Graffiti (1973)
AA Best Picture Nom
Ron Howard &
Harrison Ford
116.1 820.2 1,077.10 3 87 05 / 00 99.3
5 Serpico (1973) Al Pacino &
Directed by Sidney Lumet
29.8 210.5 210.50 13 89 02 / 00 98.9
4 Paper Moon (1973) Tatum O'Neal &
Ryan O'Neal
50.1 353.7 353.70 7 85 04 / 01 98.8
8 The Day of the Jackal (1973) Edward Fox 28.1 198.3 198.30 14 84 01 / 00 98.1
6 The Three Musketeers (1973) Charlton Heston &
Faye Dunaway
34.6 244.7 244.70 10 78 00 / 00 96.6
6 Papillon (1973) Steve McQueen &
Dustin Hoffman
68.2 481.5 481.50 4 75 01 / 00 96.2
13 A Touch of Class (1973)
AA Best Picture Nom
Glenda Jackson &
George Segal
22.4 158.4 158.40 16 77 05 / 01 96.1
14 Sleeper (1973) Woody Allen &
Diane Keaton
24.4 172.4 172.40 15 83 00 / 00 95.8
8 Magnum Force (1973) Clint Eastwood 44.2 312.3 312.30 9 74 00 / 00 95.7
9 The Way We Were (1973) Robert Redford &
Barbra Streisand
68.1 480.6 480.60 5 66 06 / 02 95.5
15 Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) Ted Neeley 30.3 214.0 214.00 12 69 01 / 00 94.7
13 Live and Let Die (1973) Roger Moore 48.0 339.3 1,002.70 8 65 01 / 00 93.2
13 Robin Hood (1973) Peter Ustinov 52.1 367.9 367.90 6 65 01 / 00 93.2
18 Westworld (1973) Yul Brynner 21.2 149.8 149.80 17 79 00 / 00 92.4
17 The Last Detail (1973) Jack Nicholson &
Randy Quaid
14.4 101.5 101.50 25 89 03 / 00 91.4
19 High Plains Drifter (1973) Clint Eastwood 16.9 119.5 119.50 22 85 00 / 00 90.8
20 Walking Tall (1973) Joe Don Baker 19.8 139.8 139.80 18 72 00 / 00 88.7
20 The World's Greatest Athlete (1973) Tim Conway &
Jan-Michael Vincent
33.6 237.1 237.10 11 51 00 / 00 88.0
22 White Lightning (1973) Burt Reynolds &
Ned Beatty
18.5 130.7 130.70 20 73 00 / 00 87.9
24 The Paper Chase (1973) John Houseman 12.1 85.6 85.60 30 78 03 / 01 85.9
25 Scarecrow (1973) Al Pacino &
Gene Hackman
13.0 92.0 92.00 27 73 00 / 00 83.2
24 The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) Ray Harryhausen 15.6 110.0 110.00 23 67 00 / 00 83.0
24 Save the Tiger (1973) Jack Lemmon &
Jack Gilford
7.1 50.3 50.30 49 80 03 / 01 81.7
28 The Last of Sheila (1973) James Coburn &
James Mason
6.7 47.1 47.10 53 82 00 / 00 80.3
29 Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) James Coburn &
Kris Kristofferson
8.2 57.8 57.80 44 78 00 / 00 80.3
26 Badlands (1973) Martin Sheen &
Warren Oates
3.0 21.4 21.40 93 89 00 / 00 80.2
31 The Seven-Ups (1973) Roy Scheider &
Tony Lo Bianco
12.1 85.6 85.60 31 69 00 / 00 79.9
31 Tom Sawyer (1973) Jodie Foster &
Warren Oates
15.2 107.0 107.00 24 59 03 / 00 79.7
29 Amarcord (1973) Directed by Federico Fellini 7.0 49.2 49.20 50 77 02 / 01 79.5
34 Soylent Green (1973) Charlton Heston &
Edward G. Robinson
10.9 77.0 77.00 34 70 00 / 00 79.0
34 Cinderella Liberty (1973) Marsha Mason &
James Caan
12.1 85.7 85.70 29 65 03 / 00 78.8
35 Emperor of the North (1973) Lee Marvin &
Ernest Borgnine
6.1 42.8 42.80 57 80 00 / 00 78.2
31 Theater of Blood (1973) Vincent Price &
Diana Rigg
3.0 21.4 21.40 87 86 00 / 00 78.2
36 Class of '44 (1973) Gary Grimes 18.5 130.5 130.50 21 52 00 / 00 78.1
37 Coffy (1973) Pam Grier 8.5 59.9 59.90 42 72 00 / 00 76.8
37 Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) Vincent Gardenia &
Robert DeNiro
4.9 34.7 34.70 63 78 01 / 00 76.0
36 The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) Robert Mitchum 3.0 21.4 21.40 90 83 00 / 00 75.9
42 Cahill United States Marshal (1973) John Wayne 12.4 87.7 132.70 28 62 00 / 00 75.6
44 Flesh For Frankenstein (1973) Joe Dallesandro 14.2 100.6 100.60 26 57 00 / 00 75.2
40 Mean Streets (1973) Robert De Niro &
Harvey Keitel
1.2 8.5 8.50 148 86 00 / 00 75.1
41 The Long Goodbye (1973) Elliott Gould 2.9 20.3 20.30 96 82 00 / 00 74.8
44 My Name Is Nobody (1973) Henry Fonda 5.3 37.5 37.50 62 76 00 / 00 74.4
48 The Mack (1973) Richard Pryor 9.1 64.2 64.20 39 68 00 / 00 74.2
45 Don't Look Now (1973) Julie Christie &
Donald Sutherland
4.5 31.8 31.80 71 78 00 / 00 74.0
47 Dillinger (1973) Warren Oates &
Richard Dreyfuss
6.1 42.8 42.80 56 74 00 / 00 73.6
48 The Iceman Cometh (1973) Lee Marvin &
Jeff Bridges
2.5 17.7 17.70 108 81 00 / 00 73.1
51 Superdad (1973) Kurt Russell 19.0 134.3 134.30 19 44 00 / 00 73.1
49 Fantastic Planet (1973) Directed by Rene Laloux 2.4 17.1 17.10 115 81 00 / 00 73.0
50 O Lucky Man! (1973) Malcolm McDowell &
Helen Mirren
2.6 18.2 18.20 107 81 00 / 00 72.9
54 Charlotte's Web (1973) Debbie Reynolds &
Agnes Moorehead
7.3 51.4 51.40 48 69 00 / 00 71.4
52 Charley Varrick (1973) Walter Matthau &
Joe Don Baker
3.0 21.4 21.40 94 78 00 / 00 70.9
54 Trinity Is STILL My Name! (1973) Terrence Hill &
Bud Spencer
6.4 44.9 44.90 55 70 00 / 00 70.3
52 Day for Night (1973) Jacqueline Bisset 1.2 8.5 8.50 147 81 00 / 00 69.9
57 Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973) Alec Guinness 6.7 47.1 47.10 52 68 00 / 00 69.6
58 Blume in Love (1973) Shelley Winters &
George Segal
8.5 59.9 59.90 41 64 00 / 00 69.0
59 Cleopatra Jones (1973) Shelley Winters 9.4 66.3 66.30 37 62 00 / 00 69.0
57 Two Men in Town/Deux hommes dans la ville (1973) Alain Delon &
Gérard Depardieu
2.5 17.3 80.50 111 77 00 / 00 68.3
59 The Wicker Man (1973) Edward Woodward &
Christopher Lee
2.7 19.3 19.30 100 76 00 / 00 67.8
65 The Train Robbers (1973) John Wayne &
Ann-Margret
9.4 66.3 137.00 36 61 00 / 00 67.8
64 The Legend of Hell House (1973) Roddy McDowall 7.6 53.5 53.50 47 65 00 / 00 67.5
61 The Man from Acapulco/La Magnifique (1973) Jean-Paul Belmondo 1.7 12.1 87.00 132 78 00 / 00 67.5
62 Payday (1973) 2.6 18.2 18.20 106 76 00 / 00 67.4
63 Jeremy (1973) 2.6 18.2 18.20 105 75 00 / 00 66.9
66 Wattstax (1973) Richard Pryor 4.7 33.4 33.40 67 70 00 / 00 66.6
68 Lost Horizon (1973) Peter Finch &
Liv Ullmann
11.5 81.3 81.30 33 54 00 / 00 65.6
65 Let The Good Times Roll (1973) Chuck Berry 3.2 22.5 22.50 85 72 00 / 00 64.9
73 The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973) Burt Reynolds &
Sarah Miles
9.1 64.2 64.20 38 59 00 / 00 64.6
71 Slither (1973) James Caan 4.1 29.0 29.00 76 69 00 / 00 63.9
67 Kamouraska (1973) Genevieve Bujold 2.0 13.9 13.90 121 74 00 / 00 63.6
72 Breezy (1973) William Holden &
Directed by Clint Eastwood
5.3 37.5 37.50 60 66 00 / 00 62.6
71 Ludwig (1973) 1.4 10.0 10.00 143 73 01 / 00 62.1
74 Enter the Dragon (1973) Bruce Lee &
John Saxon
0.0 0.2 0.50 194 77 00 / 00 61.5
76 Black Caesar (1973) Fred Williamson 6.1 42.8 42.80 58 63 00 / 00 60.9
76 Heavy Traffic (1973) Ralph Bakshi 4.5 32.1 32.10 69 66 00 / 00 60.2
77 The Laughing Policeman (1973) Walter Matthau &
Bruce Dern
5.3 37.5 37.50 61 64 00 / 00 59.9
80 40 Carats (1973) Gene Kelly 6.4 44.9 44.90 54 61 00 / 00 59.5
79 Gordon's War (1973) Paul Winfield 3.8 26.8 26.80 77 67 00 / 00 59.1
78 The Optimists of Nine Elms (1973) Peter Sellers 1.5 10.3 10.30 141 72 00 / 00 59.0
81 A Delicate Balance (1973) Katharine Hepburn &
Joseph Cotten
1.8 12.4 12.40 130 71 00 / 00 58.3
83 One Little Indian (1973) James Garner &
Jodie Foster
6.7 47.1 47.10 51 60 00 / 00 58.3
82 F For Fake (1973) Laurence Harvey &
Orson Welles
0.5 3.2 3.20 173 73 00 / 00 57.6
86 Godspell (1973) Victor Garber 3.6 25.7 25.70 80 66 00 / 00 56.9
82 Turkish Delight (1973) 0.1 0.4 0.40 191 73 01 / 00 56.8
88 Shamus (1973) Burt Reynolds &
Dyan Cannon
10.0 70.6 70.60 35 51 00 / 00 56.4
86 Electra Glide in Blue (1973) Robert Blake &
Conrad L. Hall
1.6 11.6 11.60 136 69 00 / 00 55.6
94 Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) Roddy McDowall 12.1 85.6 85.60 32 46 00 / 00 55.1
91 Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973) Dorothy McGuire 4.8 34.2 34.20 65 60 02 / 00 54.9
90 A Warm December (1973) Sidney Poitier 4.8 34.2 34.20 66 62 00 / 00 54.9
87 The Burned Barns/Les granges brûlées (1973) 1.0 7.0 39.20 149 70 00 / 00 54.6
89 The Hireling (1973) Robert Shaw 1.8 12.8 12.80 129 68 00 / 00 53.4
92 Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973) Joanne Woodward &
Sylvia Sidney
2.7 19.3 19.30 102 64 02 / 00 53.1
92 The Offence (1973) Sean Connery &
Directed by Sidney Lumet
1.0 6.9 6.90 151 69 00 / 00 53.0
95 The Outfit (1973) Robert Duvall &
Robert Ryan
1.9 13.4 13.40 124 67 00 / 00 52.7
94 Where The Red Fern Grows (1973) 1.5 10.1 10.10 139 67 00 / 00 51.9
98 Detroit 9000 (1973) Scatman Crothers 3.6 25.7 25.70 81 62 00 / 00 50.9
99 The Thief Who Came To Dinner (1973) Warren Oates &
Ryan O'Neal
5.3 37.5 37.50 59 58 00 / 00 50.5
98 Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing (1973) Maggie Smith 2.0 13.9 13.90 122 66 00 / 00 50.3
101 Harry in Your Pocket (1973) James Coburn &
Walter Pidgeon
4.5 32.1 32.10 70 60 00 / 00 50.1
103 The Cheerleaders (1973) Stephanie Fondue 7.6 53.5 53.50 46 53 00 / 00 49.5
103 The Mackintosh Man (1973) Paul Newman &
James Mason
4.5 32.1 32.10 68 59 00 / 00 49.2
102 That'll Be the Day (1973) The Beatles 2.4 16.1 16.10 112 64 00 / 00 49.0
105 Hell Up In Harlem (1973) Fred Williamson 4.2 30.0 30.00 73 60 00 / 00 48.7
106 Revolver (1973) 0.4 2.3 2.30 175 68 00 / 00 47.8
105 The Nelson Affair/Bequest To The Nation (1973) Glenda Jackson 0.5 3.2 3.20 169 68 00 / 00 47.6
105 The Serpent (1973) Henry Fonda &
Yul Brynner
2.4 17.1 17.10 113 63 00 / 00 46.7
109 Oklahoma Crude (1973) George C. Scott &
Faye Dunaway
7.6 53.5 53.50 45 51 00 / 00 45.6
108 The Slams (1973) 2.6 18.5 18.50 103 62 00 / 00 45.5
110 The Last American Hero (1973) Jeff Bridges 3.8 26.8 26.80 78 59 00 / 00 44.7
112 Shaft in Africa (1973) Richard Roundtree 4.2 29.9 29.90 75 57 00 / 00 44.0
112 Baxter! (1973) 1.9 13.3 13.30 126 62 00 / 00 43.2
111 Kid Blue (1973) Warren Oates &
Dennis Hopper
2.5 17.6 17.60 110 61 00 / 00 43.1
114 Scorpio (1973) Burt Lancaster 4.2 30.0 30.00 74 57 00 / 00 42.7
117 Showdown (1973) Rock Hudson &
Dean Martin
2.7 19.3 19.30 99 60 00 / 00 42.2
116 Your Three Minutes Are Up (1973) Beau Bridges 0.2 1.5 1.50 178 65 00 / 00 41.2
116 No Way Out /Tony Arzenta (Big Guns) (1973) Alain Delon 0.9 6.1 76.80 157 63 00 / 00 40.7
117 Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30 (1973) Danny DeVito 0.5 3.7 3.70 167 64 00 / 00 40.4
120 Visions of Eight (1973) Directed by Arthur Penn &
Directed by Milos Forman
0.2 1.5 1.50 179 64 00 / 00 39.1
119 Two People (1973) 1.7 11.9 11.90 134 61 00 / 00 38.9
122 The Pedestrian (1973) Maximilian Schell 0.2 1.0 1.00 188 63 01 / 00 38.3
121 England Made Me (1973) Peter Finch 0.2 1.1 1.10 183 64 00 / 00 38.2
128 The Harrad Experiment (1973) Don Johnson 9.1 64.2 64.20 40 44 00 / 00 38.1
124 Messiah of Evil (1973) Elisha Cook Jr. 1.9 13.4 13.40 125 60 00 / 00 37.9
123 Love Comes Quietly/Angela (1973) Barbara Hershey 0.5 3.0 3.00 172 63 00 / 00 37.5
123 Maurie (1973) Basketball Movies &
Bernie Casey
1.5 10.7 10.70 140 60 00 / 00 36.7
127 Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973) Jim Brown &
Scatman Crothers
3.0 21.4 21.40 92 57 00 / 00 36.6
125 Hit! (1973) Richard Pryor 2.7 19.3 19.30 101 57 00 / 00 36.5
128 Arnold (1973) Roddy McDowall 4.2 30.0 30.00 72 54 00 / 00 36.4
128 The Girl From The Red Cabaret (1973) 0.4 2.7 2.70 174 62 00 / 00 35.8
131 The Stone Killer (1973) Charles Bronson 3.8 26.8 26.80 79 54 00 / 00 33.9
132 Scalawag (1973) Kirk Douglas 2.4 17.1 17.10 114 57 00 / 00 33.4
129 A Doll's House (II) (1973) Jane Fonda 0.3 2.4 2.40 176 61 00 / 00 33.2
135 Happy Mother's Day, Love George (1973) Patricia Neal &
Ron Howard
2.6 18.5 18.50 104 56 00 / 00 32.2
134 Ricco (1973) 0.2 1.3 1.30 181 61 00 / 00 31.5
137 The Day of the Dolphin (1973) George C. Scott 2.3 16.2 16.20 116 54 02 / 00 31.2
134 Life Study (1973) Tommy Lee Jones 0.7 5.0 5.00 162 59 00 / 00 31.1
138 Shock Treatment/Traitement de choc (1973) 1.9 13.1 51.40 128 56 00 / 00 30.1
140 Badge 373 (1973) Robert Duvall 3.3 23.5 23.50 83 53 00 / 00 29.8
138 The Inheritor (1973) 0.7 4.3 34.20 164 59 00 / 00 29.8
140 Charley-One-Eye (1973) 0.2 1.0 1.00 187 60 00 / 00 29.8
141 The Blockhouse (1973) Peter Sellers 1.5 10.3 10.30 142 56 00 / 00 28.4
142 The Don Is Dead (1973) Anthony Quinn 1.7 11.1 11.10 135 56 00 / 00 28.2
142 Massacre in Rome (1973)
Limited Release
Richard Burton &
Marcello Mastroianni
0.6 4.2 4.20 165 58 00 / 00 27.6
145 Steelyard Blues (1973) Jane Fonda &
Donald Sutherland
3.0 21.4 21.40 91 52 00 / 00 26.6
145 Once Upon a Scoundrel (1973) 0.0 0.2 0.20 193 58 00 / 00 26.4
151 The Neptune Factor (1973) Ernest Borgnine &
Walter Pidgeon
8.3 58.9 58.90 43 40 00 / 00 26.4
146 Baciamo le mani (1973) 0.1 0.7 0.70 190 58 00 / 00 25.6
147 The All-American Boy (1973) Jon Voight 1.3 9.1 9.10 146 55 00 / 00 24.9
148 The Corruption of Chris Miller (1973) 0.2 1.1 1.10 182 57 00 / 00 24.8
154 Charley and the Angel (1973) Kurt Russell &
Fred MacMurray
3.0 21.4 21.40 95 51 00 / 00 24.7
150 Jory (1973) Robby Benson 1.0 6.7 6.70 152 55 00 / 00 24.5
149 The Mysterious Island (1973) 0.3 1.9 1.90 177 57 00 / 00 24.2
153 From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1973) Ingrid Bergman 1.5 10.7 10.70 138 54 00 / 00 24.2
153 Executive Action (1973) Burt Lancaster &
Robert Ryan
2.2 15.3 15.30 118 52 00 / 00 23.9
156 Super Fly T.N.T. (1973) Ron O'Neal 3.6 25.5 25.50 82 49 00 / 00 23.7
157 Black Mama White Mama (1973) Pam Grier 3.0 21.4 21.40 86 50 00 / 00 22.8
156 The Daring Dobermans (1973) Joan Caulfield 2.1 14.1 14.10 120 52 00 / 00 22.5
157 Expulsion of the Devil (1973) 0.2 1.1 1.10 184 56 00 / 00 22.0
159 The Killing Kind (1973)
Limited Release
Cindy Williams 0.1 0.3 0.30 192 56 00 / 00 22.0
159 The Man Called Noon (1973) 0.7 4.8 4.80 163 54 00 / 00 20.9
162 Scream Blacula Scream (1973) Pam Grier 3.0 21.4 21.40 88 48 00 / 00 20.5
160 A Doll's House (I) (1973) Anthony Hopkins &
Claire Bloom
1.9 13.2 13.20 127 51 00 / 00 20.3
163 Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973) Cliff Robertson 2.8 19.5 19.50 98 49 00 / 00 20.1
164 The Deadly Trackers (1973) 0.8 5.4 5.40 160 53 00 / 00 19.3
167 The Student Teachers (1973) Susan Damante 3.3 23.1 23.10 84 47 00 / 00 18.5
164 Tales That Witness Madness (1973) Kim Novak 1.7 12.1 12.10 131 50 00 / 00 18.5
168 Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973) William Smith 2.2 15.5 15.50 117 49 00 / 00 17.9
169 Sssssss (1973) Strother Martin 3.0 21.4 21.40 89 47 00 / 00 17.7
170 Chino (1973) Charles Bronson &
John Sturges
2.9 20.3 20.30 97 46 00 / 00 16.3
169 I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973) 1.6 11.3 11.30 137 49 00 / 00 16.0
171 The Pyx (1973) Christopher Plummer 2.5 17.6 17.60 109 47 00 / 00 16.0
171 Schlock (1973) 0.0 0.1 0.10 195 52 00 / 00 15.1
175 Night Watch (1973) Elizabeth Taylor &
Laurence Harvey
2.1 15.0 15.00 119 47 00 / 00 14.7
172 Idaho Transfer (1973) Directed by Peter Fonda 1.4 9.7 9.70 145 48 00 / 00 14.6
174 The Final Programme (1973) 0.5 3.0 3.00 171 50 00 / 00 14.4
177 Cannibal Girls (1973) Eugene Levy 0.5 3.0 3.00 168 50 00 / 00 13.6
176 Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973) Jeff Bridges &
Robert Ryan
1.0 7.0 7.00 150 48 00 / 00 12.8
178 Interval (1973) Merle Oberon 0.9 6.4 6.40 155 46 00 / 00 10.4
178 Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) 0.2 1.1 14.80 186 47 00 / 00 10.3
180 Terminal Island (1973) 0.5 3.0 3.00 170 46 00 / 00 9.1
181 Tom/The Bad Bunch (1973) 0.9 6.4 6.40 156 45 00 / 00 9.0
182 Don Juan (Or If Don Juan Were a Woman)/Don Juan ou Si Don Juan était une femme (1973) 0.9 6.7 7.10 153 44 00 / 00 8.9
182 Some Call It Loving (1973) Richard Pryor 2.0 13.9 13.90 123 41 00 / 00 7.8
184 Marco (1973) 0.8 5.5 5.50 159 43 00 / 00 7.2
186 Hex (1973) 0.2 1.4 1.40 180 42 00 / 00 5.5
185 Ghost In The Noonday Sun (1973) 0.0 0.1 0.10 196 42 00 / 00 5.5
189 Ash Wednesday (1973) Henry Fonda &
Elizabeth Taylor
4.9 34.7 34.70 64 31 00 / 00 5.3
186 Trader Horn (1973) Rod Taylor 0.6 3.9 3.90 166 41 00 / 00 5.3
189 Son of Dracula (1973) 1.7 11.2 11.20 133 38 00 / 00 4.8
190 Keep It In The Family (1973) John Gavin 0.2 1.1 1.10 189 41 00 / 00 4.7
191 Terror In The Wax Musuem (1973) Ray Milland 1.4 9.7 9.70 144 37 00 / 00 3.8
191 The Werewolf of Washington (1973) 0.8 5.7 5.70 158 38 00 / 00 3.8
193 Edifying & Joyous Story of Colinot/L'histoire très bonne et très joyeuse de Colinot (1973) 0.9 6.5 6.50 154 37 00 / 00 3.7
194 Little Laura and Big John (1973) Karen Black 0.7 5.0 5.00 161 31 00 / 00 1.2
195 Massage Parlor Murders! (1973) George Dzundza 0.2 1.0 1.00 185 23 00 / 00 0.2
197 Massage Parlor Murders! (1973) 0.2 1.0 1.00 185 23 00 / 00 0.2

Top earners in 1973 for Adjusted USA Box Office:

Name Number of Movies Total Adj World Wide (mil) Total Adj USA (mil)
Robert Redford 2 2,449.7 1,593.7
Lee J. Cobb 2 2,915.9 1,447.0
Ellen Burstyn 1 2,851.7 1,382.8
Jason Miller 1 2,851.7 1,382.8
Linda Blair 1 2,851.7 1,382.8
Max Von Sydow 1 2,851.7 1,382.8
Mercedes McCambridge 1 2,851.7 1,382.8
Eileen Brennan 2 2,061.1 1,205.1
Paul Newman 2 2,001.2 1,145.2
Robert Shaw 2 1,981.9 1,125.9
Charles Durning 1 1,969.1 1,113.1
Ray Walston 1 1,969.1 1,113.1
Bo Hopkins 3 1,272.0 1,015.1
Richard Dreyfuss 2 1,119.9 863.0
Ron Howard 2 1,095.6 838.7
Cindy Williams 2 1,077.4 820.5
Harrison Ford 1 1,077.1 820.2
Candy Clark 1 1,077.1 820.2
Kathleen Quinlan 1 1,077.1 820.2
Steve McQueen 1 481.5 481.5
Dustin Hoffman 1 481.5 481.5
Barbra Streisand 1 480.6 480.6
James Woods 1 480.6 480.6
Mitchell Ryan 4 464.8 464.8
Randy Quaid 3 462.2 462.2

My Main Sources

Source 1: Variety – January 4th 1974,  January 8th, 1975

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:
    May 18, 2024 at 11:53 am

    Amarcord: Oscars 3/1 [update to the 2/1 currently shown]
    1976 Nominee Oscar
    Best Director
    1976 Nominee Oscar
    Best Writing, Original Screenplay
    1975 Winner Oscar
    Best Foreign Language Film
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071129/awards/?ref_=tt_awd

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  2. Horror Fan says:
    December 10, 2023 at 2:39 pm

    Love the site, but why isn’t Enter the Dragon’s box office info entered? We know it was highly successful. BoxOfficeMojo is inaccurate which isn’t uncommon. The info isn’t consistent across the board, but it definitely didn’t make less than a million as the table suggests.

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  3. Robert DiMucci says:
    September 18, 2023 at 1:42 am

    Another film left off the list is THE NAKED APE.

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  4. Sidney Johnson says:
    October 21, 2022 at 9:49 am

    Day for Night
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070460/awards/?ref_=tt_awd
    Has 4 academy award nominations and 1 win spread across 2 oscar award years

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  5. Robert DiMucci says:
    July 26, 2021 at 2:51 pm

    THE NELSON AFFAIR is listed on the 1973 chart twice, as #96 and as #118, with two different grosses. The film played in the U.S. only under the title THE NELSON AFFAIR. In the U.K., it was titled BEQUEST TO THE NATION.

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