List of 1973 box office number-one films in the United States explained

This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1973 per Variety. The data was based on grosses from 20 to 24 key cities and therefore, the gross quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.

Number-one films

Week endingFilmGrossNotes
1 The Poseidon Adventure $773,000 [1]
2 The Getaway $874,800 The Getaway reached number one in its third week of release[2]
3 The Poseidon Adventure $634,500The Poseidon Adventure returned to number one in its fifth week of release[3]
4 $649,400[4]
5 $533,300[5]
6 $1,274,500 [6]
7 $1,116,400 [7]
8 $1,104,100[8]
9 $749,800[9]
10 $596,700[10]
11 The Getaway $489,280The Getaway returned to number one in its twelfth week of release[11]
12 The Poseidon Adventure$438,100The Poseidon Adventure returned to number one in its 14th week of release[12]
13 Five Fingers Of Death $696,000[13]
14 Cabaret$983,950Cabaret reached number one in its 59th week of release. It grossed $1,880,000 nationally, a record for Allied Artists[14] [15]
15 $833,700[16]
16 Five Fingers Of Death$440,500Five Fingers Of Death returned to number one in its fourth week of release[17]
17 Soylent Green $674,500[18]
18 $537,150 [19]
19 Fists of Fury$697,000 [20]
20 The Poseidon Adventure$363,800The Poseidon Adventure returned to number one in its 22nd week of release[21]
21 Last Tango in Paris$384,200Last Tango In Paris reached number one in its 16th week of release[22]
22 High Plains Drifter$791,700High Plains Drifter reached number one in its eighth week on the chart[23]
23 $460,500 [24]
24 The Chinese Connection$694,850The Chinese Connection reached number one in its second week of release[25]
25 The Hammer of God$467,000 [26]
26 Scarecrow$627,600 Scarecrow reached number one in its ninth week on the chart[27]
27 Live and Let Die$1,868,100[28]
28 $1,203,690[29]
29 $858,900[30]
30 $731,400[31]
31 Karado: The Hong Kong Flash$725,000[32]
32 Live and Let Die$514,950Live and Let Die returned to number one in its sixth week of release[33]
33 Coffy$625,750Coffy reached number one in its 14th week of release[34]
34 Paper Moon$911,685Paper Moon reached number one in its twelfth week on the chart[35]
35 Enter the Dragon $802,280 Enter the Dragon reached number one in its second week of release[36]
36 $825,300 [37]
37 Lady Kung Fu $699,000[38]
38 The Shanghai Killers $399,600 Shanghai Killers reached number one in its third week on the chart[39]
39 Dillinger $412,000 Dillinger reached number one in its 13th week on the chart[40]
40 Deadly China Doll$400,000[41]
41 Enter the Dragon $643,200 Enter the Dragon returned to number one in its eighth week of release[42]
42 The Cheerleaders/Fritz the Cat (double bill)$260,000[43]
43 Paper Moon$465,800Paper Moon returned to number one in its 21st week on the chart[44]
44 Billy Jack (reissue)$2,526,455
45 $2,085,425[45]
46 $1,258,167[46]
47 The Way We Were $1,345,000The Way We Were reached number one in its fifth week on the chart[47]
48 $1,496,100[48]
49 $967,700[49]
50 $772,500[50]
51 $504,100[51]
52 Serpico$907,102 Serpico reached number one in its third week of release[52]

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 1973 by calendar year gross based on the cities covered by Variety for the weekly charts.[53] [54]

Rank Title StudioPlaying weeks Gross ($)
1.The Poseidon Adventure20th Century Fox1,22912,850,359
2.Billy JackWarner Bros.1,446 9,328,613
3.Last Tango in ParisUnited Artists804 8,937,300
4.The Way We WereColumbia6908,184,256
5.Live and Let DieUnited Artists8037,739,979
6.The Devil in Miss Jones MBL607 7,681,782
7.Paper MoonParamount9547,245,869
8.The GetawayNational General Pictures5945,244,568
9.The Heartbreak Kid20th Century Fox6634,708,831
10.DeliveranceWarner Bros. 7574,626,320
11.Deep ThroatDamiano1824,617,211
12.Sleuth20th Century Fox5474,528,312
13.CabaretAllied Artists1,0804,511,703
14.Jesus Christ SuperstarUniversal4854,267,763
15.The Day of the JackalUniversal5634,234,494
16.American GraffitiUniversal4114,227,708
17.A Touch of Class5274,202,988
18.Enter the DragonWarner Bros.3513,835,710
19.Tom SawyerUnited Artists 3353,688,035
20.Sounder 20th Century Fox5663,675,623
21.Five Fingers Of DeathWarner Bros.408 3,638,868
22.Across 110th Street United Artists 5283,560,285
23.Pete 'n' Tillie Universal5103,432,595
24.WestworldMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer434 3,369,655
25.Man of La Mancha United Artists3613,192,703

See also

Notes and References

  1. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. January 10, 1973. 9.
  2. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. January 17, 1973. 11.
  3. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. January 24, 1973. 10.
  4. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. January 31, 1973. 13.
  5. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. February 7, 1973. 9.
  6. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. February 14, 1973. 12.
  7. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. February 21, 1973. 9.
  8. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. February 28, 1973. 13.
  9. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. March 7, 1973. 9.
  10. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. March 14, 1973. 12.
  11. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. March 21, 1973. 9.
  12. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. March 28, 1973. 9.
  13. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. April 4, 1973. 15.
  14. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. April 11, 1973. 9.
  15. Variety. April 4, 1973. 5. 'Cabaret' in Oscar Wow. Archive.org.
  16. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. April 18, 1973. 9.
  17. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. April 25, 1973. 10.
  18. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. May 2, 1973. 12.
  19. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. May 9, 1973. 19.
  20. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. May 16, 1973. 9.
  21. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. May 23, 1973. 9.
  22. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. May 30, 1973. 9. December 10, 2023. Internet Archive.
  23. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. June 6, 1973. 11.
  24. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. June 13, 1973. 9.
  25. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. June 20, 1973. 13.
  26. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. June 27, 1973. 10.
  27. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. July 4, 1973. 9.
  28. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. July 11, 1973. 9.
  29. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. July 18, 1973. 9.
  30. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. July 25, 1973. 9.
  31. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. August 1, 1973. 9.
  32. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. August 8, 1973. 10.
  33. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. August 15, 1973. 9.
  34. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. August 22, 1973. 9.
  35. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. August 29, 1973. 9.
  36. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. September 5, 1973. 11.
  37. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. September 12, 1973. 13.
  38. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. September 19, 1973. 13.
  39. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. September 26, 1973. 14.
  40. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. October 3, 1973. 9.
  41. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. October 10, 1973. 9.
  42. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. October 17, 1973. 10.
  43. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. October 24, 1973. 9.
  44. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. October 31, 1973. 21.
  45. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. November 14, 1973. 10.
  46. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. November 21, 1973. 9.
  47. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. November 28, 1973. 9.
  48. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. December 5, 1973. 15.
  49. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. December 12, 1973. 9.
  50. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. December 19, 1973. 9.
  51. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. December 26, 1973. 9.
  52. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. January 2, 1974. 11.
  53. Variety. Variety Chart Summary For 1973. Silverman. Syd. Syd Silverman. May 8, 1974. 68.
  54. Variety. The Top 25 Films Of 1973. May 8, 1974. 69.

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