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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1974

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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 1974 for an overview of all movies released in 1974.

Top Grossing Movies of 1974

RankMovieRelease
Date		DistributorGenre1974 GrossTickets Sold
1 Blazing Saddles Feb 7, 1974 Warner Bros. Comedy $119,500,000 63,903,743
2 Towering Inferno Dec 17, 1974 20th Century Fox Action $116,000,000 62,032,085
3 The Trial of Billy Jack Jan 1, 1974 Action $89,000,000 47,593,582
4 Young Frankenstein Dec 15, 1974 20th Century Fox Comedy $86,300,000 46,149,732
5 Earthquake Nov 15, 1974 Universal Drama $79,700,000 42,620,320
6 The Godfather: Part II Dec 11, 1974 Paramount Pictures Drama $57,300,000 30,641,711
7 Airport 1975 Oct 18, 1974 Universal Thriller/Suspense $47,285,152 25,286,177
8 The Life and Times of Grizz… Nov 13, 1974 Western $45,411,063 24,283,990
9 The Longest Yard Aug 30, 1974 Drama $43,008,075 22,998,970
10 Murder on the Orient Express Nov 22, 1974 Drama $35,733,867 19,109,019
11 Herbie Rides Again Mar 29, 1974 $31,765,098 16,986,683
12 Benji Nov 15, 1974 Adventure $31,559,560 16,876,770
13 Freebie and the Bean Jan 1, 1974 $30,000,000 16,042,780
14 Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry May 17, 1974 $28,401,735 15,188,093
15 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Oct 18, 1974 New Line Horror $26,572,439 14,209,860
16 The Great Gatsby Mar 29, 1974 Drama $26,533,200 14,188,877
17 Erinnerungen an die Zukunft Feb 27, 1974 Documentary $25,900,000 13,850,267
18 Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Jan 1, 1974 United Artists Action $25,000,000 13,368,983
19 Chinatown Jun 21, 1974 Paramount Pictures Drama $23,169,837 12,390,287
20 Death Wish Jul 1, 1974 Paramount Pictures Action $22,000,000 11,764,705
21 The Man with the Golden Gun Dec 20, 1974 MGM Action $21,000,000 11,229,946
22 The Groove Tube Jan 1, 1974 Levitt-Pickman Comedy $20,447,000 10,934,224
23 That's Entertainment Jan 1, 1974 $19,100,000 10,213,903
24 Macon County Line Jan 1, 1974 $18,800,000 10,053,475
25 Gone with the Wind Oct 14, 1967 MGM Drama $17,045,642 9,115,317
26 The Front Page Dec 17, 1974 Universal Romantic Comedy $15,000,000 8,021,390
27 The Golden Voyage of Sinbad Jan 25, 1974 Columbia $11,000,000 5,882,352
28 California Split Jan 1, 1974 Sony Pictures Comedy $10,000,000 5,347,593
29 The Sugarland Express Apr 5, 1974 Universal $7,000,000 3,743,315
30 Claudine Jan 1, 1974 20th Century Fox Drama $6,000,000 3,208,556
31 The Conversation Apr 7, 1974 Paramount Pictures Thriller/Suspense $4,420,000 2,363,636
32 The Three Musketeers Mar 29, 1974 20th Century Fox $1,243,930 665,203
Total Gross of All Movies$1,141,196,598
Total Tickets Sold610,265,544

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