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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1972
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 1972 for an overview of all movies released in 1972.
Top Grossing Movies of 1972
Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | 1972 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
The Godfather |
Mar 15, 1972 |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$133,698,921 |
78,646,424 |
2 |
The Poseidon Adventure |
Dec 13, 1972 |
20th Century Fox |
|
$93,300,000 |
54,882,352 |
3 |
What's Up, Doc? |
Mar 10, 1972 |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$57,142,740 |
33,613,376 |
4 |
Deliverance |
Jul 21, 1972 |
Warner Bros. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$46,122,355 |
27,130,797 |
5 |
Deep Throat |
Jun 30, 1972 |
|
|
$45,000,000 |
26,470,588 |
6 |
Jeremiah Johnson |
May 12, 1972 |
Warner Bros. |
Western |
$44,693,786 |
26,290,462 |
7 |
Cabaret |
Feb 12, 1972 |
Allied Artists |
Musical |
$41,326,446 |
24,309,674 |
8 |
The Getaway |
Dec 15, 1972 |
Universal |
Action |
$36,734,619 |
21,608,599 |
9 |
Last Tango in Paris |
Oct 14, 1972 |
MGM |
Drama |
$36,144,824 |
21,261,661 |
10 |
Lady Sings the Blues |
Oct 20, 1972 |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$19,726,490 |
11,603,817 |
11 |
Everything You Always Wante… |
Aug 11, 1972 |
MGM |
Comedy |
$18,016,290 |
10,597,817 |
12 |
The Valachi Papers |
Oct 27, 1972 |
Sony Pictures |
|
$17,106,087 |
10,062,404 |
13 |
Sounder |
Aug 18, 1972 |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$16,889,761 |
9,935,153 |
14 |
The Life and Times of Judge… |
Dec 15, 1972 |
National General … |
Western |
$16,530,578 |
9,723,869 |
15 |
Pete 'n' Tillie |
Dec 15, 1972 |
Universal |
|
$14,999,969 |
8,823,511 |
16 |
Frenzy |
Jun 21, 1972 |
Universal |
Thriller/Suspense |
$12,600,000 |
7,411,764 |
17 |
Across 110th Street |
Jan 1, 1972 |
United Artists |
Thriller/Suspense |
$10,000,000 |
5,882,352 |
18 |
Shaft’s Big Score |
Jun 8, 1972 |
MGM |
Action |
$10,000,000 |
5,882,352 |
19 |
Conquest of the Planet of t… |
Jun 30, 1972 |
20th Century Fox |
|
$9,700,000 |
5,705,882 |
20 |
The Cowboys |
Jan 13, 1972 |
Warner Bros. |
|
$7,500,000 |
4,411,764 |
21 |
Joe Kidd |
Jan 1, 1972 |
Universal |
Western |
$6,330,000 |
3,723,529 |
22 |
The Last House on the Left |
Aug 30, 1972 |
|
|
$3,100,000 |
1,823,529 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $696,662,866 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 409,801,676 |
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