#1 of 9 #1 romance movie of 1974
1974 · Adventure, Romance
$39.6M worldwide · 34% of the chart's total
$39.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Romance box office · 1974
Romance Box Office 1974: Highest-Grossing Romance Movies
Benji (1974) is the highest-grossing romance movie released in 1974, with $39.6M worldwide, ahead of Herbie Rides Again (1974) at $38.2M and The Great Gatsby (1974) at $20.6M. 9 romance films released in 1974 report a worldwide gross, $117M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 44% on 1973, whose releases took $81.3M. By language, English leads with $117M across 6 romance releases.
- 1974 releases with a gross
- 9
- combined worldwide
- $117M
- Benji (1974), the #1
- $39.6M
- vs 1973
- +44%
#1 of 9 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Romance Hits of 1974?
Benji (1974) leads with $39.6M, 34% of the total. The top 5 together took $117M, almost all of what the 9 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every Romance Release of 1974, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1974.
- 1 Oct 17, 1974 US and Canada: $39.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $39.6M
- 2 Jun 6, 1974 US and Canada: $38.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $38.2M
- 3 Mar 29, 1974 US and Canada: $20.6M Rest of the world: $493 Worldwide: $20.6M
- 4 Dec 9, 1974 US and Canada: $18.6M Rest of the world: $211 Worldwide: $18.6M
- 5 Nov 18, 1974 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25.6K
- 6
Mar 5, 1974 US and Canada: $8.1K Rest of the world: $8.4K Worldwide: $16.5K - 7
Dec 10, 1974 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4K - 8
Sep 15, 1974 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $250 - 9
Jul 11, 1974 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $73
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1974?
Of the top 9, Benji (1974) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) made 51% of its gross abroad. Across all 9 films, $117M (100%) came from the US & Canada. 4 films of the top 9 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Benji (1974) $39.6M $39.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 2 Herbie Rides Again (1974) $38.2M $38.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 3 The Great Gatsby (1974) $20.6M $20.6M US & Canada · 100% $493 elsewhere · <1%
- 4 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) $18.6M $18.6M US & Canada · 100% $211 elsewhere · <1%
- 5 A Woman Under the Influence (1974) $25.6K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) $16.5K $8.1K US & Canada · 49% $8.4K elsewhere · 51%
- 7 Conversation Piece (1974) $4.4K No US & Canada figure reported
- 8 Scenes from a Marriage (1974) $250 No US & Canada figure reported
- 9 The Tamarind Seed (1974) $73 No US & Canada figure reported
By release month
Which Month of 1974 Earned the Most?
October releases took the most, $39.6M from 1 film, led by Benji (1974). July was the quietest month ($73). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- February Feb No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- March Mar The Great Gatsby (1974) $20.6M The Great Gatsby (1974)
- April Apr No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- May May No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- June Jun Herbie Rides Again (1974) $38.2M Herbie Rides Again (1974)
- July Jul The Tamarind Seed (1974) $73 The Tamarind Seed (1974)
- August Aug No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- September Sep Scenes from a Marriage (1974) $250 Scenes from a Marriage (1974)
- October Oct Benji (1974) $39.6M Benji (1974)
- November Nov A Woman Under the Influence (1974) $25.6K A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
- December Dec Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) $18.6M Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
Last 10 years
How Does 1974 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1965 earned the most: $272.3M from 9 films, led by The Sound of Music (1965). 1974 took $117M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 9 films | 9 | $272.3M | – | The Sound of Music (1965) $159.5M |
| 1966 3 films · −100% | 3 | $146.4K | −100% | A Man and a Woman (1966) $136.5K |
| 1967 9 films · +74665% | 9 | $109.5M | +74665% | The Graduate (1967) $105M |
| 1968 10 films · −52% | 10 | $52.3M | −52% | Funny Girl (1968) $52.2M |
| 1969 9 films · −71% | 9 | $15M | −71% | Paint Your Wagon (1969) $14.5M |
| 1970 7 films · +25% | 7 | $18.7M | +25% | Getting Straight (1970) $13.3M |
| 1971 9 films · −44% | 9 | $10.5M | −44% | Fiddler on the Roof (1971) $10.4M |
| 1972 11 films · −87% | 11 | $1.4M | −87% | Bombay to Goa (1972) $886.7K |
| 1973 6 films · +5732% | 6 | $81.3M | +5732% | The Way We Were (1973) $45M |
| 1974 9 films · +44% | 9 | $117M | +44% | Benji (1974) $39.6M |
By language
Which Languages Do the Biggest Romance Movies Speak in 1974?
English-language romance films took $117M across 6 films, 100% of the total, ahead of German-language romance films ($16.5K) and Italian-language romance films ($4.4K).
Archive
Romance Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1919 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2008 leads with $7.3B, led by Mamma Mia! (2008).
2020s 7 years · $9.1B
2010s 10 years · $33.7B
- 2019 $4B #1 Aladdin (2019)
- 2018 $2.9B #1 A Star Is Born (2018)
- 2017 $3.7B #1 Beauty and the Beast (2017)
- 2016 $3.3B #1 La La Land (2016)
- 2015 $3.1B #1 Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
- 2014 $2.9B #1 The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
- 2013 $2.3B #1 The Great Gatsby (2013)
- 2012 $4B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
- 2011 $2.9B #1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
- 2010 $4.6B #1 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
2000s 10 years · $45.5B
- 2009 $6.6B #1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- 2008 $7.3B #1 Mamma Mia! (2008)
- 2007 $4.1B #1 Enchanted (2007)
- 2006 $3.7B #1 Happy Feet (2006)
- 2005 $5.5B #1 King Kong (2005)
- 2004 $4.5B #1 Meet the Fockers (2004)
- 2003 $3.7B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- 2002 $3.1B #1 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- 2001 $3.9B #1 Pearl Harbor (2001)
- 2000 $3.2B #1 What Women Want (2000)
1990s 10 years · $25.7B
- 1999 $3.1B #1 Notting Hill (1999)
- 1998 $3.6B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $4.2B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $2.3B #1 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- 1995 $2.5B #1 Pocahontas (1995)
- 1994 $2.7B #1 Forrest Gump (1994)
- 1993 $1.8B #1 Indecent Proposal (1993)
- 1992 $2B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $1.6B #1 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- 1990 $1.8B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $8.3B
- 1989 $958.8M #1 Look Who's Talking (1989)
- 1988 $1.4B #1 Coming to America (1988)
- 1987 $933.1M #1 Dirty Dancing (1987)
- 1986 $1.2B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $739.4M #1 Out of Africa (1985)
- 1984 $850.6M #1 Romancing the Stone (1984)
- 1983 $551.9M #1 Terms of Endearment (1983)
- 1982 $542.5M #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $688.4M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $438.9M #1 The Blue Lagoon (1980)
1970s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1979 $342.1M #1 10 (1979)
- 1978 $628.2M #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $424.9M #1 Saturday Night Fever (1977)
- 1976 $141M #1 A Star Is Born (1976)
- 1975 $15.7M #1 Once Is Not Enough (1975)
- 1974 $117M #1 Benji (1974)
- 1973 $81.3M #1 The Way We Were (1973)
- 1972 $1.4M #1 Bombay to Goa (1972)
- 1971 $10.5M #1 Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
- 1970 $18.7M #1 Getting Straight (1970)
1960s 10 years · $620.8M
- 1969 $15M #1 Paint Your Wagon (1969)
- 1968 $52.3M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $109.5M #1 The Graduate (1967)
- 1966 $146.4K #1 A Man and a Woman (1966)
- 1965 $272.3M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $83.8M #1 My Fair Lady (1964)
- 1963 $62.7M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $600.8K #1 Jules and Jim (1962)
- 1961 $5.7M #1 Mother and a Guest (1961)
- 1960 $18.9M #1 The Apartment (1960)
1950s 10 years · $378.8M
- 1959 $52M #1 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
- 1958 $10.7M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $4M #1 An Affair to Remember (1957)
- 1956 $63.5M #1 Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- 1955 $94.2M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $13.8M #1 An Inspector Calls (1954)
- 1953 $3.6M #1 Dangerous When Wet (1953)
- 1952 $38.5M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $2.1M #1 The Girl on the Bridge (1951)
- 1950 $96.4M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $456.6M
- 1949 $88.8K #1 The Passionate Friends (1949)
- 1948 $191.5K #1 The Red Shoes (1948)
- 1947 $1M #1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- 1946 $44.9M #1 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- 1945 $684.7K #1 Meet Me in St. Louis (1945)
- 1944 $6 #1 The Uninvited (1944)
- 1943 $4.7M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $1.9M #1 Reunion in France (1942)
- 1941 $25.5K #1 The Lady Eve (1941)
- 1940 $403M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $188.1M
- 1939 $931.5K #1 Wuthering Heights (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $17.5K #1 Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
- 1936 $1.4M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $528.1K #1 Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- 1934 $46.8K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $2.5K #1 42nd Street (1933)
- 1932 $1.2K #1 Trouble in Paradise (1932)
- 1931 $8.3K #1 Marius (1931)
- 1930 $1.2K #1 Madam Satan (1930)
1920s 7 years · $10.1M
1910s 1 year · $160
FAQ
Romance Box Office 1974: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 9 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing romance movie in 1974?
Benji (1974) leads with $39.6M worldwide, $39.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Herbie Rides Again (1974) at $38.2M and The Great Gatsby (1974) at $20.6M.
How much did romance movies released in 1974 earn?
9 romance films released in 1974 report a worldwide gross, $117M in all, or $13M per film on average. 1973 releases took $81.3M.
How many romance movies released in 1974 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Benji (1974), earned $39.6M.
How is the 1974 romance box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 1974. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the 1974 romance box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.