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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1973

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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 1973 for an overview of all movies released in 1973.

Top Grossing Movies of 1973

RankMovieRelease
Date		DistributorGenre1973 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Exorcist Dec 26, 1973 Warner Bros. Horror $193,000,000 109,039,548
2 The Sting Dec 25, 1973 Universal Comedy $159,616,327 90,178,715
3 American Graffiti Aug 11, 1973 Universal Drama $115,291,850 65,136,638
4 Papillon Dec 16, 1973 Allied Artists Drama $53,267,000 30,094,350
5 The Way We Were Oct 19, 1973 Sony Pictures $49,919,870 28,203,316
6 Magnum Force Dec 28, 1973 Warner Bros. Action $44,680,473 25,243,205
7 Live and Let Die Jun 27, 1973 MGM Action $35,400,000 20,000,000
8 Robin Hood Nov 8, 1973 Walt Disney Adventure $32,056,467 18,110,998
9 Paper Moon Jan 1, 1973 Comedy $30,933,743 17,476,690
10 Serpico Dec 5, 1973 Paramount Pictures Drama $27,274,150 15,409,124
11 Jesus Christ Superstar Aug 17, 1973 Universal Musical $24,477,615 13,829,161
12 The World's Greatest Athlete Feb 2, 1973 $22,583,370 12,758,966
13 Enter the Dragon Aug 15, 1973 Warner Bros. Action $21,483,063 12,137,323
14 Sleeper Dec 17, 1973 MGM Comedy $18,344,729 10,364,253
15 A Touch of Class Jun 20, 1973 Avco Embassy Romantic Comedy $16,800,000 9,491,525
16 The Day of the Jackal May 18, 1973 Universal $16,056,255 9,071,330
17 High Plains Drifter Aug 22, 1973 Universal Western $15,700,000 8,870,056
18 The Last Detail Jan 1, 1973 Comedy $10,000,000 5,649,717
19 Battle for the Planet of th… Jan 1, 1973 20th Century Fox Action $8,800,000 4,971,751
20 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid May 23, 1973 Western $8,000,000 4,519,774
21 Westworld Oct 24, 1973 MGM Action $3,000,000 1,694,915
22 Lost Horizon Jan 1, 1973 Columbia $3,000,000 1,694,915
23 The Day of the Dolphin Dec 19, 1973 Drama $2,300,000 1,299,435
24 Jonathan Livingston Seagull Jan 1, 1973 Paramount Pictures $1,600,000 903,954
Total Gross of All Movies$913,584,912
Total Tickets Sold516,149,659

Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

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