#1 of 41 #1 movie of 1970
1970 · Adventure, Comedy
$191M worldwide · 42% of the chart's total
$59M US & Canada · 31% $132M elsewhere · 69%
Box office · 1970
1970 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing Movies of 1970
The Aristocats (1970) is the highest-grossing movie released in 1970, with $191M worldwide, ahead of Airport (1970) at $100.5M and Patton (1970) at $61.7M. 41 films released in 1970 report a worldwide gross, $450M in all, 70% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 82% on 1969, whose releases took $247.4M. By genre, Adventure leads with $251.8M across 6 releases.
- 1970 releases with a gross
- 41
- combined worldwide
- $450M
- films crossed $100M
- 2
- vs 1969
- +82%
#1 of 41 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Hits of 1970?
The Aristocats (1970) leads with $191M, 42% of the total. The top 5 together took $404.1M, 90% of what all 41 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 Release of 1970, 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 1970.
- 1 Dec 24, 1970 US and Canada: $59M Rest of the world: $132M Worldwide: $191M
- 2 Mar 5, 1970 US and Canada: $100.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $100.5M
- 3 Feb 18, 1970 US and Canada: $61.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $61.7M
- 4 Dec 23, 1970 US and Canada: $31.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $31.6M
- 5 Jul 15, 1970 US and Canada: $19.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.3M
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May 26, 1970 US and Canada: $19M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19M - 7
May 13, 1970 US and Canada: $13.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $13.3M - 8
Jun 23, 1970 US and Canada: $5.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.2M - 9
Jun 16, 1970 US and Canada: $5.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.1M - 10
Oct 22, 1970 US and Canada: $238.8K Rest of the world: $484.5K Worldwide: $723.3K - 11
Oct 22, 1970 US and Canada: $238.8K Rest of the world: $422.7K Worldwide: $661.5K - 12
Oct 19, 1970 US and Canada: $432.8K Rest of the world: $72.3K Worldwide: $505.1K - 13
Mar 26, 1970 US and Canada: $126.6K Rest of the world: $194.7K Worldwide: $321.3K - 14
Aug 1, 1970 US and Canada: $211.5K Rest of the world: $100.4K Worldwide: $311.8K - 15
Dec 18, 1970 US and Canada: $80.3K Rest of the world: $81.6K Worldwide: $161.9K - 16
Aug 21, 1970 US and Canada: $51.7K Rest of the world: $57K Worldwide: $108.7K - 17
Aug 3, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $93.4K - 18
Feb 9, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $84.9K - 19
Sep 11, 1970 US and Canada: $65.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $65.6K - 20
Dec 20, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $60.5K - 21
Apr 10, 1970 US and Canada: $33K Rest of the world: $6K Worldwide: $39K - 22
Nov 11, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $34.3K - 23
Dec 21, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $32.2K - 24
Dec 22, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $28.8K - 25
Oct 29, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.9K - 26
Dec 25, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.2K - 27
Mar 28, 1970 US and Canada: $14.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.6K - 28
Jul 24, 1970 US and Canada: $8.1K Rest of the world: $264 Worldwide: $8.4K - 29
Dec 11, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.1K - 30
Mar 13, 1970 US and Canada: $5.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.1K - 31
Dec 8, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.7K - 32
Mar 17, 1970 US and Canada: $2.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.7K - 33
Oct 22, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6K - 34
Dec 23, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2K - 35
Dec 6, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $999 - 36
Oct 31, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $981 - 37
Oct 1, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $825 - 38
Aug 30, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $284 - 39
Apr 8, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $171 - 40
Sep 12, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $127 - 41
Jun 17, 1970 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $52
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1970?
Of the top 10, Airport (1970) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Aristocats (1970) made 69% of its gross abroad. Across all 41 films, $316.2M (70%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 The Aristocats (1970) $191M $59M US & Canada · 31% $132M elsewhere · 69%
- 2 Airport (1970) $100.5M $100.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 3 Patton (1970) $61.7M $61.7M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 4 Little Big Man (1970) $31.6M $31.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 5 Joe (1970) $19.3M $19.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 6 Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) $19M $19M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 7 Getting Straight (1970) $13.3M $13.3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 8 Kelly's Heroes (1970) $5.2M $5.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 9 Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) $5.1M $5.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 10 The Conformist (1970) $723.3K $238.8K US & Canada · 33% $484.5K elsewhere · 67%
Gross bands
How Many 1970 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
2 of 41 films crossed $100M and took $291.5M between them, 65% of the total. 34 films, 83% of the list, earned under $10M.
65% 32%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 2 films, 5% of the list $291.5M · 65% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 5 films, 12% of the list $144.9M · 32% of the gross
- Under $10M 34 films, 83% of the list $13.6M · 3% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1970 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $222.9M from 11 films, led by The Aristocats (1970). November was the quietest month ($34.3K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- February Feb Patton (1970) $61.8M Patton (1970)
- March Mar Airport (1970) $100.8M Airport (1970)
- April Apr Multiple Maniacs (1970) $39.2K Multiple Maniacs (1970)
- May May Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) $32.3M Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
- June Jun Kelly's Heroes (1970) $10.3M Kelly's Heroes (1970)
- July Jul Joe (1970) $19.3M Joe (1970)
- August Aug La Piscine (1970) $514.2K La Piscine (1970)
- September Sep The Wild Child (1970) $65.7K The Wild Child (1970)
- October Oct The Conformist (1970) $1.9M The Conformist (1970)
- November Nov Elvis: That’s the Way It Is (1970) $34.3K Elvis: That’s the Way It Is (1970)
- December Dec The Aristocats (1970) $222.9M The Aristocats (1970)
Last 10 years
How Does 1970 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1970 earned the most: $450M from 41 films, led by The Aristocats (1970).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 35 films | 35 | $12.9M | – | The Taste of Violence (1961) $6.4M |
| 1962 40 films · +304% | 40 | $52M | +304% | Lawrence of Arabia (1962) $46M |
| 1963 29 films · +166% | 29 | $138.3M | +166% | Cleopatra (1963) $57.8M |
| 1964 36 films · +74% | 36 | $240.7M | +74% | Mary Poppins (1964) $103.1M |
| 1965 30 films · +61% | 30 | $387.9M | +61% | The Sound of Music (1965) $159.5M |
| 1966 41 films · −92% | 41 | $29.9M | −92% | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) $28M |
| 1967 36 films · +1375% | 36 | $441.4M | +1375% | The Jungle Book (1967) $205.8M |
| 1968 40 films · −67% | 40 | $144M | −67% | Funny Girl (1968) $52.2M |
| 1969 44 films · +72% | 44 | $247.4M | +72% | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) $102.3M |
| 1970 41 films · +82% | 41 | $450M | +82% | The Aristocats (1970) $191M |
Genres & languages
Which Genres and Languages Earned the Most in 1970?
Adventure took $251.8M across 6 films, 56% of the total, ahead of Drama ($229.2M) and Comedy ($209.7M). A film counts once for each of its genres. English-language films took $346.9M across 26 films, 77% of the total, ahead of Italian-language films ($1.4M) and French-language films ($641.3K).
1970 Box Office by Genre
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Adventure $251.8M6 films · #1 The Aristocats (1970) -
Drama $229.2M24 films · #1 Airport (1970) -
Comedy $209.7M11 films · #1 The Aristocats (1970) -
Music $191.4M5 films · #1 The Aristocats (1970) -
Family $191M2 films · #1 The Aristocats (1970) -
Animation $191M1 film · #1 The Aristocats (1970) -
Thriller $120.3M5 films · #1 Airport (1970) -
Action $119.5M3 films · #1 Airport (1970) -
War $103.6M4 films · #1 Patton (1970) -
Biography $61.7M1 film · #1 Patton (1970)
1970 Box Office by Language
Archive
Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1918 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $37.1B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $134B
2010s 10 years · $325.6B
- 2019 $37.1B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $37.1B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $36.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $34.2B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $34B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $30.1B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $31.3B #1 Frozen (2013)
- 2012 $30.6B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $28.1B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $26.5B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $201.4B
- 2009 $27.2B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $23.9B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $24.1B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $21.2B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $20.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $19.7B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $19.2B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $15.8B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $16B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $14B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $91.9B
- 1999 $13.7B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $11.3B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $12.7B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $9.9B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $9.5B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $8.5B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $7.1B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $6.3B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $6.2B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $6.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $36B
- 1989 $6.1B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $4.9B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $4B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $3.7B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $3.7B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $3.6B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $2.8B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $2.5B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $2.1B #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $2.5B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $11.1B
- 1979 $2.2B #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $2B #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $2.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $784.1M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $1.1B #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $803.9M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $989.4M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $371.4M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $206M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $450M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1969 $247.4M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $144M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $441.4M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $29.9M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $387.9M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $240.7M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $138.3M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $52M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $12.9M #1 The Taste of Violence (1961)
- 1960 $94.9M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $801.3M
- 1959 $127.1M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $13.9M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $32.7M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $162.1M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $96.9M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $74.4M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $153.5M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $38.8M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.8M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $97.2M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $936.9M
- 1949 $1.8M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $12.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $92.2M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $22.1M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $132K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $6.2M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $268.3M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.9M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $525.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $214M
- 1939 $26.7M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $32.8K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $1.5M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $105.9K #1 The 39 Steps (1935)
- 1934 $47.3K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $164.8K #1 Duck Soup (1933)
- 1932 $51.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $135.8K #1 Drácula (1931)
- 1930 $6.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 9 years · $10M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $41.6K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $245K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $67.1K #1 Battleship Potemkin (1926)
- 1925 $87.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1924 $198.9K #1 The Epic of Everest (1924)
- 1923 $13.2K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 2 years · $9.8K
FAQ
Box Office 1970: 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 41 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in 1970?
The Aristocats (1970) leads with $191M worldwide, $59M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Airport (1970) at $100.5M and Patton (1970) at $61.7M.
How much did movies released in 1970 earn?
41 films released in 1970 report a worldwide gross, $450M in all, or $11M per film on average. 1969 releases took $247.4M.
How many movies released in 1970 made $1 billion?
None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by The Aristocats (1970) with $191M.
How is the 1970 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 1970. 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 1970 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.