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Contemporary Fiction Movies Released in 1974
This list shows all Contemporary Fiction films released in 1974, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
Domestic Analysis for Contemporary Fiction Movies for 1974
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January, 1974 |
| January 1 |
The Groove Tube |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$20,447,000 |
|
|
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot |
Action |
Theatrical |
$25,000,000 |
|
|
The Trial of Billy Jack |
Action |
Theatrical |
$89,000,000 |
|
| |
| 1974 TBD |
California Split |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,000,000 |
|
|
Claudine |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,000,000 |
|
| |
| January 16 |
L’horloger de Saint Paul |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 21 |
Butley |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 23 |
Willie Dynamite |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 31 |
Impulse |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| February, 1974 |
| February 6 |
McQ |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 16 |
Spasmo |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$44,673 |
|
| |
| February 22 |
Breezy |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| March, 1974 |
| March 24 |
Badlands |
Action |
Theatrical |
$518 |
|
| April, 1974 |
| April 4 |
Il profumo della signora in nero |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 5 |
Foxy Brown |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 7 |
The Conversation |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$4,574,909 |
|
| |
| April 8 |
Lost in the Stars |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$570 |
|
| |
| April 13 |
Bôryoku gai (暴力街) |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Tang shan da xiong |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 19 |
Caged Heat |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 30 |
Delitto d’amore |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| May, 1974 |
| May 18 |
La prima notte di quiete |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,720 |
|
| |
| May 28 |
Le amanti del mostro |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 31 |
Devil Times Five |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Drifter |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May, 1974 TBD |
Demons of the Mind |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| June, 1974 |
| June 5 |
Angst essen Seele auf |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$8,574 |
|
| |
| June 19 |
The Parallax View |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 21 |
Chinatown |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$23,169,837 |
|
| |
| |
| Jun, 1974 TBD |
The Swinging Cheerleaders |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| July, 1974 |
| July 1 |
Death Wish |
Action |
Theatrical |
$22,407,306 |
|
| |
| July 11 |
The Tamarind Seed |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 17 |
Golden Needles |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 19 |
Nayak |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$55,453 |
|
| |
| July 31 |
Bank Shot |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| August, 1974 |
| August 7 |
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia |
Action |
Theatrical |
$195 |
|
| |
| August 10 |
La Collectionneuse |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,986 |
|
| |
| August 21 |
Newman’s Law |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 23 |
L’uomo senza memoria |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$7,244 |
|
| |
| August 27 |
Deep End |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$446 |
|
| |
| August 28 |
Les seins de glace |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 30 |
The Longest Yard |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$43,008,075 |
|
| September, 1974 |
| September 5 |
Gold |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 24 |
Ein Unbekannter rechnet ab |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$59,581 |
|
| |
| September 25 |
Juggernaut |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$306,948 |
|
| |
| September 26 |
Identikit |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| October, 1974 |
| October 2 |
The Gambler |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$353 |
|
| |
| October 4 |
Female Trouble |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$292 |
|
| |
| October 18 |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$29,032,299 |
|
| |
| October 20 |
Vincent, François, Paul… et les au… |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$540 |
|
| |
| |
| Oct, 1974 TBD |
The Working Girls |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| November, 1974 |
| November 7 |
If.... |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$892 |
|
| |
| November 15 |
Benji |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$31,559,560 |
|
| |
| November 18 |
A Woman Under the Influence |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$8,871 |
|
| |
| November 22 |
Murder on the Orient Express |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$37,708,137 |
|
| December, 1974 |
| December 5 |
Les Démoniaques |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 7 |
Onna Hissatsu Ken Kiki ippatsu |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 12 |
Szerelmem, Elektra |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 17 |
The Front Page |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$15,000,000 |
|
|
Towering Inferno |
Action |
Theatrical |
$139,700,000 |
|
| |
| December 20 |
Black Christmas |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
The Man with the Golden Gun |
Action |
Theatrical |
$97,600,000 |
|
| |
| December 31 |
Un posto ideale per uccidere |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
