Most Popular Movies 1971
This chart shows the 1971 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1971 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1971 - Top 1971 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1972 → |
1
| Dirty Harry |
| Director: Don Siegel |
| Lead Roles: Clint Eastwood as 'Dirty' Harry Calahan |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 24, 1971 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Action Thriller, Sniper, Set in San Francisco, Inspired by a True Story, Serial Killer, Kidnap, Rescue |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $28,153,434 |
2
| The Big Doll House |
| Director: Jack Hill |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1971 (Wide) by MGM |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Live Action |
|
Domestic BO: $10,000,000 |
3
| Diamonds Are Forever |
| Director: Guy Hamilton |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 26, 1971 (Wide) (Australia) |
| Keywords: Secret Agent |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $43,800,000 |
|
International BO: $72,199,985 |
4
| Billy Jack |
| Director: T.C. Frank |
| Lead Roles: Tom Laughlin as Billy Jack, Delores Taylor as Jean Roberts |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1971 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Contemporary Western, Counterculture, Government Corruption, Sex Crimes, Cult Movie, Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star, Martial Arts |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $98,000,000 |
5
| The Light at the Edge of the World |
| Director: Kevin Billington |
| Lead Roles: Kirk Douglas as Denton, Yul Brynner as Kongre, Samantha Eggar as Arabella |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 16, 1971 (Limited) by National General Pictures |
| Keywords: Set in South America, Shipwreck |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Synopsis
On the bleak, storm-tossed southern tip of South America, a lonely lighthouse guards the world’s most treacherous-and lucrative-shipping lane. But beyond the forces of nature, the lighthouse keepers must also face an even more formidable foe, and soon the turbulent waters become the bloody battleground of two men who fight for control of the cruel Cape Horn and for the pleasures of a helpless, shipwrecked beauty.
6
| Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1971 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Black Urban, African Americans, Blaxploitation |
|
Domestic BO: $15,200,000 |
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| Wanda |
| Director: Barbara Loden |
| Lead Roles: Barbara Loden as Wanda Goronski |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 14, 1971 (Wide) (United Kingdom) |
| Keywords: Set in Pennsylvania, United States, Addiction, Dysfunctional Family, Mid-Life Crisis, Abandoned Child, Relationships Gone Wrong, Road Trip, Cinema Verite, Poverty, Sex Crimes |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $52,927 |
8
| Beg |
| Director: Aleksandr Alov, Vladimir Naumov |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 14, 1971 (Limited), released as Бег (Russia (CIS)) |
| Classification: Live Action |
|
International BO: $77,102 |
9
| What’s the Matter with Helen? |
| Director: Curtis Harrington |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 30, 1971 (Limited) by United Artists |
10
| Night of Dark Shadows |
| Director: Dan Curtis |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 4, 1971 (Limited) by MGM |
| Classification: Based on TV, Horror, Live Action, Fantasy |
11
| Fiddler on the Roof |
| Director: Norman Jewison |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1971 (Wide) by United Artists |
| Keywords: Religious, 1972 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Epic Musical, Jewish, 1900s, Set in Russia, Revolution, Bigotry, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Romance |
| Classification: Based on Musical or Opera, Musical, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $80,500,000 |
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International BO: $1,127 |
12
| Klute |
| Director: Alan J. Pakula |
| Lead Roles: Jane Fonda as Bree Daniel, Donald Sutherland as John Klute |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1971 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Crime Thriller |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $12,512,637 |
13
| The Hospital |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 17, 1971 (Wide) by MGM |
|
Domestic BO: $14,142,409 |
14
| The Hired Hand |
| Director: Peter Fonda |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 16, 1971 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Western, Live Action |
15
| The Beguiled |
| Director: Don Siegel |
| Lead Roles: Clint Eastwood as Corporal John McBurney |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1971 (Wide) by Universal |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $1,100,000 |
16
| Hwanyeo |
| Director: Ki-young Kim |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 1, 1971 (Wide), released as Woman of Fire (South Korea) |
| Classification: Remake, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
International BO: $23,633 |
17
| They Might be Giants |
| Director: Anthony Harvey |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 9, 1971 (Limited) by Universal |
| Keywords: Romance |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
18
| La bestia uccide a sangue freddo |
| Director: Fernando Di Leo |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 2, 1971 (Wide) (Italy) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Walkabout |
| Director: Nicolas Roeg |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 17, 1971 (Limited) (Australia) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
20
| Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory |
| Director: Mel Stuart |
| Lead Roles: Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, Jack Albertson as Grandpa Joe, Peter Ostrum as Charlie Bucket |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 30, 1971 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Spoiled Child, Food, Poverty, Rags to Riches, Remade, Family Musical, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Musical, Live Action, Kids Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $4,000,000 |
|
International BO: $65,345 |
21
| Wild Rovers |
| Director: Blake Edwards |
| Lead Roles: William Holden, Ryan O'Neal |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 23, 1971 (Limited) by MGM |
| Keywords: Cowboys, Bank Robbery |
| Classification: Western, Live Action |
22
| The Last Picture Show |
| Director: Peter Bogdanovich |
| Lead Roles: Timothy Bottoms as Sonny Crawford, Jeff Bridges as Duane Jackson, Ellen Burstyn as Lois Farrow, Ben Johnson as Sam the Lion, Cloris Leachman as Ruth Popper, Cybill Shepherd as Jacy Farrow |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 8, 1971 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Coming of Age, 1950s, 1972 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $20,505,085 |
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International BO: $1,175 |
23
| The Christian Licorice Store |
| Director: James Frawley |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November, 1971 (Limited) by National General Pictures |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Werewolves on Wheels |
| Director: Michel Levesque |
| Lead Roles: Stephen Oliver as Adam, Severn Darden as One |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 19, 1971 (Limited) by Fanfare Films |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
25
| The Million Dollar Duck |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1971 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $4,000,000 |