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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1970

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Note: We only have detailed box office data from 1977 onwards. For earlier years the total box office is sometimes assigned to the release year of a movie, while the box office amount could have been earned during two or even more years.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.

See Movie Index 1970 for an overview of all movies released in 1970.

Top Grossing Movies of 1970

RankMovieRelease
Date
DistributorGenre1970 GrossTickets Sold
1 Love Story Dec 16, 1970 Paramount Pictures Drama $106,397,186 68,643,345
2 Airport Mar 5, 1970 Universal Thriller/Suspense $100,489,150 64,831,709
3 M*A*S*H Jan 1, 1970 Black Comedy $81,600,000 52,645,161
4 Patton Jan 1, 1970 Drama $62,500,000 40,322,580
5 The Aristocats Apr 24, 1970 Walt Disney Musical $41,162,795 26,556,641
6 Woodstock Mar 26, 1970 Documentary $34,505,110 22,261,361
7 Little Big Man Dec 14, 1970 Western $31,559,552 20,361,001
8 Ryan's Daughter Nov 9, 1970 MGM Drama $30,846,306 19,900,842
9 Tora! Tora! Tora! Sep 23, 1970 20th Century Fox Drama $29,548,291 19,063,413
10 Catch-22 Jun 24, 1970 Paramount Pictures Black Comedy $24,911,670 16,072,045
11 The Owl and the Pussycat Nov 3, 1970 Sony Pictures Romantic Comedy $23,681,338 15,278,282
12 Joe Jul 15, 1970 Cannon Drama $19,319,254 12,464,034
13 The Boatniks Jul 1, 1970 Walt Disney Comedy $18,607,492 12,004,833
14 Five Easy Pieces Sep 12, 1970 Sony Pictures Drama $18,099,091 11,676,832
15 Ann and Eve Aug 3, 1970 Drama $18,000,000 11,612,903
16 Beneath the Planet of the Apes May 26, 1970 20th Century Fox Action $17,489,009 11,283,231
17 Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Jun 17, 1970 20th Century Fox Comedy $9,000,000 5,806,451
18 Chisum Jul 29, 1970 Warner Bros. Western $6,000,000 3,870,967
19 Kelly's Heroes Jun 23, 1970 MGM Comedy $5,200,000 3,354,838
20 Two Mules for Sister Sara Jun 16, 1970 Universal Western $5,050,000 3,258,064
21 Darling Lili Jun 24, 1970 Paramount Pictures Musical $5,000,000 3,225,806
22 The Ballad of Cable Hogue May 13, 1970 Warner Bros. Western $3,500,000 2,258,064
23 Myra Breckinridge Jun 24, 1970 20th Century Fox Comedy $3,000,000 1,935,483
24 The Molly Maguires Jan 1, 1970 Drama $2,200,000 1,419,354
25 The Only Game in Town Jan 21, 1970 20th Century Fox Romantic Comedy $1,500,000 967,741
26 THX 1138 Mar 11, 1970 Warner Bros. $5,000 3,225
Total Gross of All Movies$699,171,244
Total Tickets Sold451,078,206

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