#1 of 49 #1 movie of 1975
1975 · Adventure, Thriller
$477.9M worldwide · 44% of the chart's total
$267.3M US & Canada · 56% $210.7M elsewhere · 44%
Box office · 1975
1975 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing Movies of 1975
Jaws (1975) is the highest-grossing movie released in 1975, with $477.9M worldwide, ahead of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) at $115.8M and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) at $109.1M. 49 films released in 1975 report a worldwide gross, $1.1B in all, 80% of it from the US & Canada. 3 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 35% on 1974, whose releases took $803.9M. By genre, Thriller leads with $589.1M across 11 releases.
- 1975 releases with a gross
- 49
- combined worldwide
- $1.1B
- films crossed $100M
- 3
- vs 1974
- +35%
#1 of 49 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Hits of 1975?
Jaws (1975) leads with $477.9M, 44% of the total. The top 5 together took $802.3M, 74% of what all 49 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 1975, 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 1975.
- 1 Jun 20, 1975 US and Canada: $267.3M Rest of the world: $210.7M Worldwide: $477.9M
- 2 Sep 26, 1975 US and Canada: $112.9M Rest of the world: $2.9M Worldwide: $115.8M
- 3 Nov 19, 1975 US and Canada: $109M Rest of the world: $134.1K Worldwide: $109.1M
- 4 Dec 25, 1975 US and Canada: $50M Rest of the world: $5.7K Worldwide: $50M
- 5 Mar 13, 1975 US and Canada: $49.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $49.4M
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May 21, 1975 US and Canada: $41.8M Rest of the world: $76 Worldwide: $41.8M - 7
Jul 1, 1975 US and Canada: $36.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36.9M - 8
Mar 19, 1975 US and Canada: $34.3M Rest of the world: $28.3K Worldwide: $34.3M - 9
Sep 24, 1975 US and Canada: $27.5M Rest of the world: $585 Worldwide: $27.5M - 10
Dec 25, 1975 US and Canada: $24.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $24.4M - 11
Mar 13, 1975 US and Canada: $20.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.6M - 12
Aug 28, 1975 US and Canada: $20.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.1M - 13
Jun 20, 1975 US and Canada: $15.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $15.7M - 14
May 21, 1975 US and Canada: $14.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $14.2M - 15
May 21, 1975 US and Canada: $12.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.5M - 16
Dec 24, 1975 US and Canada: $11.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.2M - 17
Jun 11, 1975 US and Canada: $10M Rest of the world: $11.8K Worldwide: $10M - 18
Jun 6, 1975 US and Canada: $3.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6M - 19
Apr 14, 1975 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: $369.5K Worldwide: $2.9M - 20
Aug 1, 1975 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1M - 21
Feb 28, 1975 US and Canada: $620.2K Rest of the world: $198.8K Worldwide: $818.9K - 22
Dec 25, 1975 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $465.8K - 23
Oct 16, 1975 US and Canada: $293.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $293.1K - 24
Dec 18, 1975 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $283.9K - 25
Mar 7, 1975 US and Canada: $22.2K Rest of the world: $104K Worldwide: $126.1K - 26
Jan 14, 1975 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $65.3K - 27
Mar 27, 1975 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $52.5K - 28
Jan 5, 1975 US and Canada: $51.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $51.3K - 29
Sep 27, 1975 US and Canada: $36.9K Rest of the world: $2.9K Worldwide: $39.9K - 30
Sep 17, 1975 US and Canada: $33.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $33.4K - 31
1975 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.2K - 32
Dec 31, 1975 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22K - 33
Feb 12, 1975 US and Canada: $19.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.1K - 34
1975 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.9K - 35
Dec 16, 1975 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $12.7K - 36
May 4, 1975 US and Canada: $12.4K Rest of the world: $225 Worldwide: $12.6K - 37
Nov 22, 1975 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.7K - 38
Jun 4, 1975 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.3K - 39
Jul 8, 1975 US and Canada: $8.1K Rest of the world: $264 Worldwide: $8.4K - 40
May 15, 1975 US and Canada: $8.1K Rest of the world: $264 Worldwide: $8.4K - 41
Jul 7, 1975 US and Canada: $8.1K Rest of the world: $264 Worldwide: $8.4K - 42
Jul 1, 1975 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.3K - 43
Aug 22, 1975 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2K - 44
May 12, 1975 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $996 - 45
Jun 2, 1975 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $684 - 46
Sep 19, 1975 US and Canada: $509 Rest of the world: Worldwide: $509 - 47
Mar 15, 1975 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $426 - 48
Jun 27, 1975 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $163 - 49
May 7, 1975 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $42
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1975?
Of the top 10, Shampoo (1975) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Jaws (1975) made 44% of its gross abroad. Across all 49 films, $867.2M (80%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Jaws (1975) $477.9M $267.3M US & Canada · 56% $210.7M elsewhere · 44%
- 2 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) $115.8M $112.9M US & Canada · 97% $2.9M elsewhere · 3%
- 3 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) $109.1M $109M US & Canada · 100% $134.1K elsewhere · <1%
- 4 Dog Day Afternoon (1975) $50M $50M US & Canada · 100% $5.7K elsewhere · <1%
- 5 Shampoo (1975) $49.4M $49.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 6 The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) $41.8M $41.8M US & Canada · 100% $76 elsewhere · <1%
- 7 The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975) $36.9M $36.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 8 Tommy (1975) $34.3M $34.3M US & Canada · 100% $28.3K elsewhere · <1%
- 9 Three Days of the Condor (1975) $27.5M $27.5M US & Canada · 100% $585 elsewhere · <1%
- 10 Lucky Lady (1975) $24.4M $24.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Gross bands
How Many 1975 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
3 of 49 films crossed $100M and took $702.9M between them, 65% of the total. 33 films, 67% of the list, earned under $10M.
65% 33%
- $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 3 films, 6% of the list $702.9M · 65% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 13 films, 27% of the list $358.7M · 33% of the gross
- Under $10M 33 films, 67% of the list $21.1M · 2% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1975 Earned the Most?
June releases took the most, $507.2M from 7 films, led by Jaws (1975). January was the quietest month ($163.6K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Deewaar (1975) $163.6K Deewaar (1975)
- February Feb The Passenger (1975) $838.1K The Passenger (1975)
- March Mar Shampoo (1975) $104.5M Shampoo (1975)
- April Apr Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) $2.9M Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
- May May The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) $68.5M The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
- June Jun Jaws (1975) $507.2M Jaws (1975)
- July Jul The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975) $36.9M The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
- August Aug Love and Death (1975) $22.2M Love and Death (1975)
- September Sep The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) $143.4M The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
- October Oct The Giant Spider Invasion (1975) $293.1K The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)
- November Nov One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) $109.1M One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- December Dec Dog Day Afternoon (1975) $86.5M Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Last 10 years
How Does 1975 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1975 earned the most: $1.1B from 49 films, led by Jaws (1975).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 41 films | 41 | $29.9M | – | 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 |
| 1971 48 films · −54% | 48 | $206M | −54% | The French Connection (1971) $51.7M |
| 1972 50 films · +80% | 50 | $371.4M | +80% | The Godfather (1972) $250.3M |
| 1973 53 films · +166% | 53 | $989.4M | +166% | The Exorcist (1973) $430.9M |
| 1974 65 films · −19% | 65 | $803.9M | −19% | Blazing Saddles (1974) $119.6M |
| 1975 49 films · +35% | 49 | $1.1B | +35% | Jaws (1975) $477.9M |
Genres & languages
Which Genres and Languages Earned the Most in 1975?
Thriller took $589.1M across 11 films, 54% of the total, ahead of Adventure ($513.1M) and Horror ($481.8M). A film counts once for each of its genres. English-language films took $955.1M across 31 films, 88% of the total, ahead of French-language films ($11.3M) and Russian-language films ($148.1K).
1975 Box Office by Genre
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Thriller $589.1M11 films · #1 Jaws (1975) -
Adventure $513.1M9 films · #1 Jaws (1975) -
Horror $481.8M4 films · #1 Jaws (1975) -
Drama $303.6M30 films · #1 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) -
Comedy $301.6M13 films · #1 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) -
Musical $150.1M2 films · #1 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) -
Crime $145.7M10 films · #1 Dog Day Afternoon (1975) -
Mystery $74.2M5 films · #1 The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) -
Biography $50M1 film · #1 Dog Day Afternoon (1975) -
Family $36.9M2 films · #1 The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
1975 Box Office by Language
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English $955.1M31 films · #1 Jaws (1975) -
French $11.3M5 films · #1 The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (1975) -
Russian $148.1K2 films · #1 Mirror (1975) -
Italian $131.7K4 films · #1 Fantozzi: White Collar Blues (1975) -
Hindi $65.3K1 film · #1 Deewaar (1975) -
German $25.2K3 films · #1 Fear of Fear (1975) -
Swedish $13.9K1 film · #1 The Magic Flute (1975) -
Japanese $4261 film · #1 Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
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 1975: 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 49 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in 1975?
Jaws (1975) leads with $477.9M worldwide, $267.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) at $115.8M and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) at $109.1M.
How much did movies released in 1975 earn?
49 films released in 1975 report a worldwide gross, $1.1B in all, or $22.1M per film on average. 1974 releases took $803.9M.
How many movies released in 1975 made $1 billion?
None. 3 films crossed $100 million, led by Jaws (1975) with $477.9M.
How is the 1975 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 1975. 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 1975 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.