Movie Theatrical Release Schedule for 1971
| Release Date | Movie | Distributor | Domestic Box Office to Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1971 | |||
| January 1 | The Andromeda Strain (Wide) | Universal | $12,376,563 |
| The Beguiled (Wide) | Universal | $1,100,000 | |
| The Big Doll House (Wide) | MGM | $10,000,000 | |
| Billy Jack (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $98,000,000 | |
| Carnal Knowledge (Wide) | Avco Embassy | $33,668 | |
| Fiddler on the Roof (Wide) | United Artists | $80,500,000 | |
| Klute (Wide) | $12,512,637 | ||
| Murmur of the Heart (Wide) | $1,200,000 | ||
| Play Misty for Me (Wide) | Universal | $10,600,000 | |
| Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song (Wide) | $15,200,000 | ||
| Willard (Wide) | $14,545,941 | ||
| Something Big (Limited) | National General Pictures | ||
| During 1971 | Big Jake (Wide) | $7,500,000 | |
| Cold Turkey (Wide) | $11,000,000 | ||
| Escape from the Planet of the Apes (Wide) | $12,300,000 | ||
| The Million Dollar Duck (Wide) | $4,000,000 | ||
| January 15 | Vanishing Point (Limited) | 20th Century Fox | |
| January 24 | Zachariah (Limited) | American Cinema Releasing | |
| February 1971 | |||
| February 3 | Doctor’s Wives (Limited) | Columbia | |
| February 12 | Raid on Rommel (Limited) | Universal | |
| February 17 | The Music Lovers (Limited) | ||
| February 26 | The 300 Year Weekend (Limited) | American Cinema Releasing | |
| Pretty Maids All In A Row (Limited) | MGM | ||
| February TBD | How to Frame a Figg (Limited) | Universal | |
| April 1971 | |||
| April 2 | The House That Dripped Blood (Limited) | Cinerama | |
| April 28 | Bananas (Wide) | MGM | |
| April 30 | Summer of '42 (Wide) | $32,063,634 | |
| May 1971 | |||
| May 14 | Blood and Lace (Limited) | American International Pictures | |
| May 21 | The Cat O’Nine Tails (Limited) | National General Pictures | |
| May 28 | The Grissom Gang (Limited) | Cinerama | |
| May TBD | The Murder of Fred Hampton (Limited) | MGA | |
| June 1971 | |||
| June 9 | They Might be Giants (Limited) | Universal | |
| June 15 | Who is Harry Kellerman and why is he Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (Limited) | National General Pictures | |
| June 17 | The Anderson Tapes (Limited) | ||
| Death in Venice (Limited) | Warner Bros. | ||
| Horror of Frankenstein (Limited) | American Continental Films, Inc. | ||
| June 23 | Le Mans (Limited) | National General Pictures | |
| Wild Rovers (Limited) | MGM | ||
| June 24 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $8,200,000 |
| An Actor’s Revenge (Limited) | New Yorker | ||
| June 28 | The Hellstrom Chronicle (Wide) | ||
| June 30 | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $5,747,299 |
| Von Richthofen and Brown (Limited) | United Artists | ||
| What’s the Matter with Helen? (Limited) | United Artists | ||
| July 1971 | |||
| July 2 | Shaft (1971) (Wide) | MGM | $12,121,618 |
| July 7 | Two-Lane Blacktop (Limited) | Universal | |
| July 8 | The Nun (Wide) | $30,245 | |
| July 13 | The Panic in Needle Park (Limited) | 20th Century Fox | |
| July 16 | The Devils (Limited) | Warner Bros. | |
| The Hired Hand (Limited) | Universal | ||
| The Hunting Party (Limited) | |||
| The Light at the Edge of the World (Limited) | National General Pictures | ||
| August 1971 | |||
| August 1 | The Omega Man (Wide) | ||
| August 4 | Johnny Got His Gun (Limited) | Cinemation Industries | |
| Night of Dark Shadows (Limited) | MGM | ||
| August 13 | The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (Limited) | Self Distributed | |
| August 27 | Let’s Scare Jessica to Death (Limited) | Paramount Pictures | |
| September 1971 | |||
| September 2 | Lust for a Vampire (Limited) | American Continental Films, Inc. | |
| The Man who Haunted Himself (Limited) | Levitt-Pickman | ||
| September 17 | Kotch (Limited) | American Cinema Releasing | |
| September 25 | Black God, White Devil (Limited) | $7,826 | |
| September TBD | Murders in the Rue Morgue (Limited) | American International Pictures | |
| October 1971 | |||
| October 7 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Wide) | Walt Disney | $17,871,174 |
| October 8 | The Last Picture Show (Wide) | Sony Pictures | $20,505,085 |
| October 9 | The French Connection (Wide) | $41,158,757 | |
| October 13 | A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (Limited) | American International Pictures | |
| Shoot Out (Limited) | Universal | ||
| October 20 | T.R. Baskin (Limited) | ||
| October 22 | Les Lèvres Rouges (Limited) | ||
| Daughters of Darkness (Limited) | Gemini-Maron | ||
| November 1971 | |||
| November 19 | Werewolves on Wheels (Limited) | Fanfare Films | |
| November 22 | King Lear (Limited) | ||
| November 30 | Brian’s Song (Limited) | Columbia | |
| November TBD | The Christian Licorice Store (Limited) | National General Pictures | |
| December 1971 | |||
| December 1 | Chandler (Limited) | MGM | |
| December 13 | Nicholas and Alexandra (Limited) | ||
| December 17 | A Clockwork Orange (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $26,645,895 |
| Diamonds Are Forever (Wide) | MGM | $43,800,000 | |
| The Hospital (Wide) | MGM | $14,142,409 | |
| December 19 | The Butcher (Limited) | ||
| December 20 | Harold and Maude (Limited) | Paramount Pictures | |
| Macbeth (Limited) | Columbia | ||
| December 22 | Mary, Queen of Scots (Limited) | Universal | |
| Straw Dogs (Limited) | Cinerama | ||
| December 24 | Dirty Harry (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $28,153,434 |
| December 31 | There’s Always Vanilla (Limited) | Cambist Films | |
| During 1971 | Crucible of Horror (Limited) | Cannon | |
| The Rover (Limited) | Cinerama | ||