Most Popular Movies 1970
This chart shows the 1970 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 1970 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1970 - Top 1970 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1971 → |
1
| The Molly Maguires |
| Director: Martin Ritt |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1970 (Wide) |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $2,200,000 |
2
| Beyond the Valley of the Dolls |
| Director: Russ Meyer |
| Lead Roles: Dolly Read as Kelly MacNamara, Cynthia Myers as Casey Anderson, Marcia McBroom as Petronella Danforth |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 17, 1970 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Satirical Comedy, Satire, Prescription Drug Abuse, Addiction, Relationships Gone Wrong, Suicide, Domestic Abuse, LGBTQ+, Abortion, Musicians, Inheritance, Cult Movie, Ensemble |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $9,000,000 |
3
| Catch-22 |
| Director: Mike Nichols |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 24, 1970 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: World War II, War, Anti-war, Black Comedy, Satire, 1940s, In a Plane, Plane Crash, Sex Crimes, Prostitution, Revenge, Death of a Girlfriend / Boyfriend, AWOL |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Black Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $24,911,670 |
4
| Woodstock |
| Director: Michael Wadleigh |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 26, 1970 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Social and Cultural Documentary, Rock 'n' Roll, 1960s |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
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Domestic BO: $34,505,110 |
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International BO: $194,156 |
5
| The Ballad of Cable Hogue |
| Director: Sam Peckinpah |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 13, 1970 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Comedy Westerns, 1900s, Betrayal, Prostitution, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Widow/Widower, Killing in Self Defence, Accidental Death |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $3,500,000 |
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International BO: $1,500,000 |
6
| Patton |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1970 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1971 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $62,500,000 |
7
| Multiple Maniacs |
| Director: John Waters |
| Lead Roles: Divine as Divine |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 10, 1970 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Circus, Infidelity, Revenge, LGBTQ+, Narcotics, Spoof, Surrealism / Absurdism, Cannibalism, Transexual |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $33,036 |
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International BO: $5,367 |
Synopsis
The Cavalcade of Perversion is a traveling side-show put on by a troupe of misfits whose shocking proclivities are topped only by those of their leader: the glammer-than-glam, larger-than- life Divine, who’s out for blood after discovering her lover’s affair.
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| M*A*S*H |
| Director: Robert Altman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1970 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Military Life, Korean War, War, 1971 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Black Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $81,600,000 |
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International BO: $193 |
9
| Il conformista |
| Director: Bernardo Bertolucci |
| Lead Roles: Jean-Louis Trintignant as Marcello Clerici, Stefania Sandrelli as Giulia, Dominique Sanda as Anna Quadri |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 22, 1970 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures, released as The Conformist |
| Keywords: 1930s, 1910s, Fascism, Non-Chronological, Political, Political Assassination, LGBTQ+, Closeted Homosexual, Set in Italy, World War I, Pedophilia, Child Abuse, Honeymoon, 1940s, Atheism |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $233,914 |
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International BO: $68,815 |
Synopsis
Marcello Clerici is tormented by memories of a childhood marked by decadent, mentally unstable parents and an early homosexual encounter, during which he shot his seducer. In order to achieve a facade of normality Clerici embraces Italian Fascism, joins with the Secret Service, and marries Giulia, a conventional-minded woman who avoids asking questions about his career. When he accepts an assignment to kill Quadri, a leftist professor currently exiled in Paris, he is forced to confront his own ambivalence.
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| Skullduggery |
| Director: Gordon Douglas |
| Lead Roles: Burt Reynolds, Susan Clark |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 6, 1970 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Science Fiction |
11
| Tristana |
| Director: Luis Bunuel |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 21, 1970 (Limited), released as Trastana |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $14,586 |
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International BO: $77 |
12
| The Wizard of Gore |
| Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 23, 1970 (Limited) |
| Classification: Horror, Live Action |
13
| Chisum |
| Director: Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 29, 1970 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Classical Western, 1870s, Inspired by a True Story, Land Developer, Corrupt Cops, Sheriff, Bandits, Set in New Mexico |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $6,000,000 |
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| Macho Callahan |
| Director: Bernard L. Kowalski |
| Lead Roles: David Janssen as Diego Callahan |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 17, 1970 (Limited) by Avco Embassy |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
15
| Performance |
| Director: Donald Cammell, Nicolas Roeg |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 3, 1970 (Limited) by Warner Bros. |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
16
| Le foto proibite di una signora per bene |
| Director: Luciano Ercoli |
| Lead Roles: Dagmar Lassander as Minou |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 19, 1970 (Wide) (Italy) |
| Keywords: Surprise Twist, Relationships Gone Wrong, Blackmail, Mental Illness, Unnamed Character, Voiceover/Narration, Non-Chronological, Psychological Thriller, Money Troubles |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
17
| Kelly's Heroes |
| Director: Brian G. Hutton |
| Lead Roles: Clint Eastwood as Lt. Kelly |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 23, 1970 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: World War II, War, Inspired by a True Story, 1940s, Heist, Nazis, Nazi Treasure, Ensemble, Crime Comedy, AWOL |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $5,200,000 |
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| Bronco Bullfrog |
| Director: Barney Platts-Mills |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 1, 1970 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
19
| Cotton Comes to Harlem |
| Director: Ossie Davis |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 27, 1970 (Limited) by United Artists |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? |
| Director: Hy Averback |
| Lead Roles: Brian Keith, Ernest Borgnine, Suzanne Pleshette, Tony Curtis |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 11, 1970 (Limited) by Cinerama |
| Classification: Comedy, Live Action |
21
| Kes |
| Director: Ken Loach |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 3, 1970 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $71,994 |
22
| Elvis ‘68 Comeback Special |
| Director: Steve Binder |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 3, 1970 (Wide) (Japan) |
| Keywords: Pop Music, TV Movie |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Concert/Performance, Live Action, Factual |
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International BO: $345 |
23
| Hornets' Nest |
| Director: Phil Karlson, Franco Cirino |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 9, 1970 (Limited) by United Artists |
24
| Mandabi |
| Director: Ousmane Sembene |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 26, 1970 (Limited) by New Yorker |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $2,628 |
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| Diary of a Mad Housewife |
| Director: Frank Perry |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 10, 1970 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |