Most Popular Movies 1973
This chart shows the 1973 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 1973 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1973 - Top 1973 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1974 → |
1
| Live and Let Die |
| Director: Guy Hamilton |
| Lead Roles: Roger Moore as James Bond |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 27, 1973 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Secret Agent, Action Thriller, Sequel With Lead Character Recast, Sequels Without Their Original Stars, African Americans, Organized Crime, Secret Identity, United Nations, Assassination, Set in New York City, Set in New York, Set in New Orleans, LA |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $35,400,000 |
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International BO: $126,400,000 |
2
| Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid |
| Director: Sam Peckinpah |
| Lead Roles: James Coburn as Sheriff Patrick J. Garrett, Kris Kristofferson as William H. 'Billy the Kid' Bonney |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 23, 1973 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Revisionist Western, Outlaws, Prologue, 1900s, 1880s, Fugitive / On the Run, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Western, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $8,000,000 |
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International BO: $3,000,000 |
3
| The Exorcist |
| Director: William Friedkin |
| Lead Roles: Max von Sydow as Father Lankester Merrin |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 26, 1973 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Possessed, Religious, Skeptic, Exorcism, Supernatural Horror, 1974 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $230,956,951 |
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International BO: $197,867,132 |
4
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Domestic BO: $115,557,835 |
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International BO: $25,000,000 |
5
| Kanashimi no Belladonna |
| Director: Eiichi Yamamoto |
| Lead Roles: Aiko Nagayama as Jeanne |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 30, 1973 (Wide) (Japan) |
| Keywords: Anime, Supernatural, Sex Crimes, The Devil, Witches, Surrealism / Absurdism, Intertitle, Medieval, Bubonic Plague / Black Death |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Drama, Hand Animation, Historical Fiction |
6
| Battle for the Planet of the Apes |
| Director: Jack Lee Thompson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1973 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Action Adventure, Rebellion, Talking Animals, Animal Lead |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $8,800,000 |
7
| Viskningar och rop |
| Director: Ingmar Bergman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 19, 1973 (Limited), released as Lágrimas e Suspiros (Portugal) |
| Keywords: 1974 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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International BO: $18,422 |
8
| The Last Detail |
| Director: Hal Ashby |
| Lead Roles: Jack Nicholson as Billy Buddusky |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1973 (Wide) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $10,000,000 |
9
| High Plains Drifter |
| Director: Clint Eastwood |
| Lead Roles: Clint Eastwood as The Stranger |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 22, 1973 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Revisionist Western, Revenge, Sex Crimes, Unnamed Character, Outlaws, Directing Yourself, The Past Catching up with You, Inspired by a True Story |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $15,700,000 |
10
| Westworld |
| Director: Michael Crichton |
| Lead Roles: Yul Brynner as Robot Gunslinger, Richard Benjamin as Peter Martin, James Brolin as John Blane |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 24, 1973 (Limited) by MGM |
| Keywords: Action Thriller, Vacation, Tourists In Trouble, Yesterday's Tomorrow, 1980s, Robot, Visual Effects |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $3,000,000 |
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| The Long Goodbye |
| Director: Robert Altman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 8, 1973 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $996 |
12
| La nuit américaine |
| Director: François Truffaut |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1973 (Wide) by Warner Bros., released as Day for Night |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $17,808 |
13
| Ludwig |
| Director: Luchino Visconti |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 8, 1973 (Limited) by MGM |
| Keywords: 1880s, 1870s, Royalty, Betrayal, LGBTQ+, Mental Illness, Non-Chronological |
14
| Madrasat Al Moshaghebeen |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
15
| Dillinger |
| Director: John Milius |
| Lead Roles: Warren Oates |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 1, 1973 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Action, Live Action, Dramatization |
16
| The Friends of Eddie Coyle |
| Director: Peter Yates |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 27, 1973 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
17
| Une journée bien remplie |
| Director: Jean-Louis Trintignant |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 8, 1973 (Limited) (Italy) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Theater of Blood |
| Director: Douglas Hickox |
| Lead Roles: Vincent Price, Diana Rigg |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 5, 1973 (Limited) by United Artists |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
19
| Visions of Eight |
| Director: Miloš Forman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 10, 1973 (Limited) by Cinema 5 Distributing |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
20
| The Legend of Hell House |
| Director: John Hough |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 15, 1973 (Limited) by 20th Century Fox |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Fantasy |
21
| Robin Hood |
| Director: Wolfgang Reitherman |
| Lead Roles: Brian Bedford as Robin Hood, Monica Evans as Maid Marian, Phil Harris as Little John |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 8, 1973 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Intertitle, Prologue, Voiceover/Narration, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Talking Animals, Animal Lead, Family Adventure, Robin Hood Bandits, Middle Ages |
| Classification: Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale, Adventure, Hand Animation, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $32,056,467 |
22
| Storia di una Monaca di Clausura |
| Director: Domenico Paolella |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 9, 1973 (Limited) (Italy) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
23
| Charlotte's Web |
| Director: Charles A. Nichols |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1973 (Wide), released as Charlotte's Web (1973) |
| Classification: Musical, Hand Animation |
24
| La Seduzione |
| Director: Fernando Di Leo |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 30, 1973 (Wide) (Italy) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
25
| Serpico |
| Director: Sidney Lumet |
| Lead Roles: Al Pacino as Frank Serpico |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 5, 1973 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Biographical Drama, Biography, NYPD, Corrupt Cops, Whistleblowers |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $27,274,150 |
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International BO: $27,459 |