Most Popular Movies 1970
This chart shows the 1970 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1970 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1970 - Top 1970 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1971 → |
| Love Story |
| Director: Arthur Hiller |
| Lead Roles: Ali MacGraw as Jennifer Cavalieri, Ryan O'Neal as Oliver Barrett IV |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 16, 1970 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Voiceover/Narration, Terminal Illness, Romance, Non-Chronological, College, Hockey, Dysfunctional Family, Lawyers, Musicians, Romantic Drama, 1971 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $106,397,186 |
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International BO: $30,000,000 |
Synopsis
Harvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV and music student Jennifer Cavilleri share a chemistry they cannot deny—and a love they cannot ignore. Despite their opposite backgrounds, the young couple put their hearts on the line for each other. When they marry, Oliver’s wealthy father threatens to disown him. Jenny tries to reconcile the Barrett men, but to no avail. Oliver and Jenny continue to build their life together. Relying only on each other, they believe love can fix anything. But fate has other plans. Soon, what began as a brutally honest friendship becomes the love story of their lives.
| I Drink Your Blood |
| Director: David Durston |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December, 1970 (Limited) by Cinemation Industries |
| Patton |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1970 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1971 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $62,500,000 |
| La Residencia |
| Director: Narciso Ibáñez Serrador |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 12, 1970 (Limited) (Spain) |
| Classification: Horror, Live Action |
| Three Sisters |
| Director: Laurence Olivier, John Sichel |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 3, 1970 (Wide) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
| Le cercle rouge |
| Director: Jean-Pierre Melville |
| Lead Roles: Alain Delon, Yves Montand |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 20, 1970 (Wide) (France) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $372,229 |
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International BO: $108,354 |
Synopsis
Four men, including a recently-released criminal and an alcoholic ex-cop, come together to execute a meticulously planned jewel heist.
| Borsalino |
| Director: Jacques Deray |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 20, 1970 (Limited) (France) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
| Rio Lobo |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 18, 1970 (Wide) by National General Pictures |
| Keywords: Civil War, Heist, Revenge, Corrupt Cops, Remake |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
| Underground |
| Director: Arthur H. Nadel |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 7, 1970 (Limited) by United Artists |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
| L'eden et apres |
| Director: Alain Robbe-Grillet |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 20, 1970 (Wide) (France) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action |
Synopsis
EDEN AND AFTER, a dreamlike fable in which a group of decadent French students are drawn into the psychological and sexual games of a mysterious Dutchman. Once they imbibe his "fear powder", the students experience a series of hallucinatory episodes: ruminations on death, explorations of sexual curiosity, and striking tableaux of sado-masochistic fantasy.
| Something for Everyone |
| Director: Harold Prince |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 22, 1970 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
| Airport |
| Director: George Seaton |
| Lead Roles: Dean Martin as Capt. Vernon Demerest, Burt Lancaster as Mel Bakersfield |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 5, 1970 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Disaster, In a Plane, Ensemble, 1971 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $100,489,150 |
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| M*A*S*H |
| Director: Robert Altman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1970 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Military Life, Korean War, War, 1971 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Black Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $81,600,000 |
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International BO: $193 |
| L’uccello dalle piume di cristallo |
| Director: Dario Argento |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 12, 1970 (Limited), released as The Bird with the Crystal Plumage |
| Keywords: Set in Italy, Writing and Writers, Murder Mystery, Serial Killer |
| Classification: Horror |
| Catch-22 |
| Director: Mike Nichols |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 24, 1970 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: World War II, War, Anti-war, Black Comedy, Satire, 1940s, In a Plane, Plane Crash, Sex Crimes, Prostitution, Revenge, Death of a Girlfriend / Boyfriend, AWOL |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Black Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $24,911,670 |
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| Director: Gianfranco Parolini |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 30, 1970 (Wide) (Italy) |
| Classification: Western |