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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1970
Note: We only have detailed box office data from 1977 onwards. For earlier years the total box office is sometimes assigned to the release year of a movie, while the
box office amount could have been earned during two or even more years.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.
See Movie Index 1970 for an overview of all movies released in 1970.
Top Grossing Movies of 1970
Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | 1970 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Love Story |
Dec 16, 1970 |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$106,397,186 |
68,643,345 |
2 |
Airport |
Mar 5, 1970 |
Universal |
Thriller/Suspense |
$100,489,150 |
64,831,709 |
3 |
M*A*S*H |
Jan 1, 1970 |
|
Black Comedy |
$81,600,000 |
52,645,161 |
4 |
Patton |
Jan 1, 1970 |
|
Drama |
$62,500,000 |
40,322,580 |
5 |
The Aristocats |
Apr 24, 1970 |
Walt Disney |
Musical |
$41,162,795 |
26,556,641 |
6 |
Woodstock |
Mar 26, 1970 |
|
Documentary |
$34,505,110 |
22,261,361 |
7 |
Little Big Man |
Dec 14, 1970 |
|
Western |
$31,559,552 |
20,361,001 |
8 |
Ryan's Daughter |
Nov 9, 1970 |
MGM |
Drama |
$30,846,306 |
19,900,842 |
9 |
Tora! Tora! Tora! |
Sep 23, 1970 |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$29,548,291 |
19,063,413 |
10 |
Catch-22 |
Jun 24, 1970 |
Paramount Pictures |
Black Comedy |
$24,911,670 |
16,072,045 |
11 |
The Owl and the Pussycat |
Nov 3, 1970 |
Sony Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$23,681,338 |
15,278,282 |
12 |
Joe |
Jul 15, 1970 |
Cannon |
Drama |
$19,319,254 |
12,464,034 |
13 |
The Boatniks |
Jul 1, 1970 |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$18,607,492 |
12,004,833 |
14 |
Five Easy Pieces |
Sep 12, 1970 |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$18,099,091 |
11,676,832 |
15 |
Ann and Eve |
Aug 3, 1970 |
|
Drama |
$18,000,000 |
11,612,903 |
16 |
Beneath the Planet of the Apes |
May 26, 1970 |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$17,489,009 |
11,283,231 |
17 |
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls |
Jun 17, 1970 |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$9,000,000 |
5,806,451 |
18 |
Chisum |
Jul 29, 1970 |
Warner Bros. |
Western |
$6,000,000 |
3,870,967 |
19 |
Kelly's Heroes |
Jun 23, 1970 |
MGM |
Comedy |
$5,200,000 |
3,354,838 |
20 |
Two Mules for Sister Sara |
Jun 16, 1970 |
Universal |
Western |
$5,050,000 |
3,258,064 |
21 |
Darling Lili |
Jun 24, 1970 |
Paramount Pictures |
Musical |
$5,000,000 |
3,225,806 |
22 |
The Ballad of Cable Hogue |
May 13, 1970 |
Warner Bros. |
Western |
$3,500,000 |
2,258,064 |
23 |
Myra Breckinridge |
Jun 24, 1970 |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$3,000,000 |
1,935,483 |
24 |
The Molly Maguires |
Jan 1, 1970 |
|
Drama |
$2,200,000 |
1,419,354 |
25 |
The Only Game in Town |
Jan 21, 1970 |
20th Century Fox |
Romantic Comedy |
$1,500,000 |
967,741 |
26 |
THX 1138 |
Mar 11, 1970 |
Warner Bros. |
|
$5,000 |
3,225 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $699,171,244 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 451,078,206 |
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