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
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls |
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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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Catch-22 |
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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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The Ballad of Cable Hogue |
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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
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Multiple Maniacs |
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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 |
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Domestic BO: $33,036
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International BO: $5,367
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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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Il conformista |
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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
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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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Chisum |
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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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Le foto proibite di una signora per bene |
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Director:
Luciano Ercoli |
Lead Roles:
Dagmar Lassander as Minou |
Initial Theatrical Release: November 19, 1970 (Wide) (Italy)
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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 |
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Kelly's Heroes |
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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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