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1973 Box Office Rankings

Year-specific reference chart with worldwide gross, reported budgets, openings and ROI where available.

About the 1973 chart

This 1973 box office chart highlights films released in 1973, using available worldwide gross, budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI data. Some titles may have richer financial detail than others, depending on source coverage and later corrections.

Year gross$1.76Bvisible records

Avg budget$2.6Mbudgeted titles

Top opening—The Exorcist

Releases68available for year

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Top gross

The Exorcist$441.3M The Black Hand$230.0M The Sting$159.6M American Graffiti$140.0M Live and Let Die$126.4M

Best ROI

The Exorcist36.78x The Sting29.02x Live and Let Die18.06x The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob12.67x Paper Moon12.36x

Gross-minus-budget leaders

The Exorcist$429.3M The Sting$154.1M American Graffiti$139.2M Live and Let Die$119.4M The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob$52.5M

1973 movie chart

Sorted by worldwide gross.

#	Movie	Year	Worldwide	Budget	Gross - budget	ROI	Studio / Distributor
1	The Exorcist WW Financial	1973	$441.3M	$12.0M	$429.3M	36.78x	Hoya Productions
2	The Black Hand WW Financial No budget	1973	$230.0M	—	—	—	In.ci.s. (Industria Cinematografica Siciliana)
3	The Sting WW Financial	1973	$159.6M	$5.5M	$154.1M	29.02x	Universal Pictures
4	American Graffiti WW Financial	1973	$140.0M	$777,000	$139.2M	180.18x	Lucasfilm Ltd..
5	Live and Let Die WW Financial	1973	$126.4M	$7.0M	$119.4M	18.06x	Eon Productions
6	The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob WW Financial	1973	$57.0M	$4.5M	$52.5M	12.67x	Horse Film
7	Papillon WW Financial	1973	$53.3M	$12.0M	$41.3M	4.44x	Allied Artists Pictures
8	The Way We Were WW Financial	1973	$50.0M	$5.0M	$45.0M	10.00x	Tom Ward Enterprises
9	Submersion of Japan WW Financial	1973	$49.7M	$18.6M	$31.1M	2.67x	Toho Eizo Bijutsu
10	Walking Tall WW Financial	1973	$40.0M	$500,000	$39.5M	80.00x	Bing Crosby Productions
11	Magnum Force WW Financial No budget	1973	$39.8M	—	—	—	Warner Bros. Pictures
12	Robin Hood WW Financial	1973	$33.0M	$5.0M	$28.0M	6.60x	Walt Disney Productions
13	Paper Moon WW Financial	1973	$30.9M	$2.5M	$28.4M	12.36x	The Directors Company
14	Serpico WW Financial	1973	$30.8M	$3.5M	$27.3M	8.80x	Artists Entertainment Complex
15	Jesus Christ Superstar WW Financial	1973	$24.6M	$3.5M	$21.1M	7.03x	Universal Pictures
16	The Three Musketeers WW Financial	1973	$22.0M	$4.5M	$17.5M	4.89x	Film Trust S.a.
17	Enter the Dragon WW Financial	1973	$21.5M	$850,000	$20.7M	25.33x	Concord Productions
18	Godzilla vs. Megalon WW Financial	1973	$20.0M	$760,000	$19.2M	26.32x	Toho
19	Sleeper WW Financial	1973	$18.3M	$2.0M	$16.3M	9.17x	United Artists
20	A Touch of Class WW Financial No budget	1973	$18.3M	—	—	—	Brut Productions
21	The Day of the Jackal WW Financial No budget	1973	$16.1M	—	—	—	Universal Productions France
22	High Plains Drifter WW Financial	1973	$15.7M	$5.5M	$10.2M	2.85x	Malpaso Productions
23	Class of '44 WW Financial No budget	1973	$13.8M	—	—	—	Warner Bros. Pictures
24	Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid WW Financial	1973	$11.0M	$4.6M	$6.4M	2.37x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
25	The Golden Voyage of Sinbad WW Financial No budget	1973	$11.0M	—	—	—	Columbia Pictures
26	The Last Detail WW Financial Hidden	1973	$10.0M	$2.3M	$7.7M	4.35x	Acrobat Productions
27	Westworld WW Financial Hidden	1973	$10.0M	$1.2M	$8.8M	8.33x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
28	Battle for the Planet of the Apes WW Financial Hidden	1973	$8.8M	$1.7M	$7.1M	5.20x	Apjac International
29	Charlotte's Web WW Financial No budget Hidden	1973	$5.2M	—	—	—	Hanna Barbera Cartoons
30	Coffy WW Financial Hidden	1973	$4.0M	$500,000	$3.5M	8.00x	American International Pictures
31	Scarecrow WW Financial Hidden	1973	$4.0M	$875,000	$3.1M	4.57x	Warner Bros. Pictures
32	Lost Horizon WW Financial Hidden	1973	$3.8M	$5.9M	-$2.1M	0.64x	Columbia Pictures
33	Soylent Green WW Financial No budget Hidden	1973	$3.6M	—	—	—	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
34	The Thief Who Came to Dinner WW Financial No budget Hidden	1973	$3.4M	—	—	—	Bud Yorkin Productions
35	Mean Streets WW Financial Hidden	1973	$3.0M	$500,000	$2.5M	6.00x	Taplin Perry Scorsese Productions
36	Save the Tiger WW Financial No budget Hidden	1973	$3.0M	—	—	—	Paramount Pictures
37	Anhonee WW Financial Hidden	1973	$2.5M	$1.3M	$1.2M	1.89x	King Productions
38	Hitler: The Last Ten Days WW Financial No budget Hidden	1973	$2.3M	—	—	—	West Film
39	The Last of Sheila WW Financial No budget Hidden	1973	$2.2M	—	—	—	Warner Bros. Pictures
40	Dillinger WW Financial Hidden	1973	$2.0M	$1.0M	$1.0M	2.00x	American International Pictures
41	The Laughing Policeman WW Financial Hidden	1973	$1.7M	$2.3M	-$580,000	0.75x	20th Century Fox
42	A Warm December WW Financial Hidden	1973	$1.6M	$1.6M	-$41,000	0.98x	First Artists
43	Jonathan Livingston Seagull WW Financial Hidden	1973	$1.6M	$1.5M	$100,000	1.07x	Paramount Pictures
44	Heavy Traffic WW Financial Hidden	1973	$1.5M	$950,000	$550,000	1.58x	Steve Krantz Productions
45	Shaft in Africa WW Financial Hidden	1973	$1.5M	$2.1M	-$684,000	0.68x	Shaft Productions
46	The Student Teachers WW Financial Hidden	1973	$1.1M	$100,000	$978,000	10.78x	New World Pictures
47	Black Mama, White Mama WW Financial Hidden	1973	$1.0M	$200,000	$800,000	5.00x	Four Associates Ltd.
48	Sisters WW Financial Hidden	1973	$1.0M	$500,000	$500,000	2.00x	Pressman Williams
49	The Last American Hero WW Financial Hidden	1973	$1.0M	$2.0M	-$1.0M	0.50x	20th Century Fox
50	Theatre of Blood WW Financial No budget Hidden	1973	$1.0M	—	—	—	Cineman Productions
51	The Long Goodbye WW Financial Hidden	1973	$959,000	$1.7M	-$741,000	0.56x	United Artists
52	The Wicker Man WW Financial Hidden	1973	$885,371	$810,000	$75,371	1.09x	British Lion Films
53	Day for Night WW Financial Hidden	1973	$850,000	$700,000	$150,000	1.21x	Les Films Du Carrosse
54	The Satanic Rites of Dracula WW Financial No budget Hidden	1973	$544,476	—	—	—	Hammer Film Productions
55	A Woman With a Bad Reputation WW Financial Hidden	1973	$340,000	$120,000	$220,000	2.83x	Ihab El Leithy Films
56	Manolo by Night WW Financial No budget Hidden	1973	$304,387	—	—	—	Filmayer
57	Breezy WW Financial Hidden	1973	$200,000	$750,000	-$550,000	0.27x	Malpaso Productions
58	The Crazies WW Financial Hidden	1973	$143,784	$275,000	-$131,216	0.52x	Pittsburgh Films
59	From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler WW Financial No budget Hidden	1973	$113,606	—	—	—	Westfall Productions
60	Malicious WW Financial No budget Hidden	1973	$109,133	—	—	—	Clesi Cinematografica
61	The Holy Mountain WW Financial Hidden	1973	$96,262	$750,000	-$653,738	0.13x	Abkco Films
62	Hit! WW Financial Hidden	1973	$80,103	$1.6M	-$1.5M	0.05x	Paramount Pictures
63	the other man WW Financial Hidden	1973	$67,000	$45,000	$22,000	1.49x	—
64	The Killer Is One of Thirteen WW Financial No budget Hidden	1973	$53,074	—	—	—	Producciones Internacionales Cinematográficas Asociadas (Picasa)
65	A River Called Titas WW Financial Hidden	1973	$1,100	$7,700	-$6,600	0.14x	—
66	Bala Mitrula Katha WW Financial Hidden	1973	$1,000	$100	$900	10.00x	—
67	Mayadari Malligadu WW Financial Hidden	1973	$1,000	$100	$900	10.00x	—
68	عفوا عزيزي الاب WW Financial Hidden	1973	$3	$4	-$1	0.75x	Ktaaa Alantag Athad Alathaaa Oaltlfzyon

The Exorcist 1973 · WW Budget $12.0M · Hoya Productions

$441.3M ROI 36.78x

The Black Hand 1973 · WW Budget — · In.ci.s. (Industria Cinematografica Siciliana)

$230.0M ROI —

The Sting 1973 · WW Budget $5.5M · Universal Pictures

$159.6M ROI 29.02x

American Graffiti 1973 · WW Budget $777,000 · Lucasfilm Ltd..

$140.0M ROI 180.18x

Live and Let Die 1973 · WW Budget $7.0M · Eon Productions

$126.4M ROI 18.06x

The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob 1973 · WW Budget $4.5M · Horse Film

$57.0M ROI 12.67x

Papillon 1973 · WW Budget $12.0M · Allied Artists Pictures

$53.3M ROI 4.44x

The Way We Were 1973 · WW Budget $5.0M · Tom Ward Enterprises

$50.0M ROI 10.00x

Submersion of Japan 1973 · WW Budget $18.6M · Toho Eizo Bijutsu

$49.7M ROI 2.67x

Walking Tall 1973 · WW Budget $500,000 · Bing Crosby Productions

$40.0M ROI 80.00x

Magnum Force 1973 · WW Budget — · Warner Bros. Pictures

$39.8M ROI —

Robin Hood 1973 · WW Budget $5.0M · Walt Disney Productions

$33.0M ROI 6.60x

Paper Moon 1973 · WW Budget $2.5M · The Directors Company

$30.9M ROI 12.36x

Serpico 1973 · WW Budget $3.5M · Artists Entertainment Complex

$30.8M ROI 8.80x

Jesus Christ Superstar 1973 · WW Budget $3.5M · Universal Pictures

$24.6M ROI 7.03x

The Three Musketeers 1973 · WW Budget $4.5M · Film Trust S.a.

$22.0M ROI 4.89x

Enter the Dragon 1973 · WW Budget $850,000 · Concord Productions

$21.5M ROI 25.33x

Godzilla vs. Megalon 1973 · WW Budget $760,000 · Toho

$20.0M ROI 26.32x

Sleeper 1973 · WW Budget $2.0M · United Artists

$18.3M ROI 9.17x

A Touch of Class 1973 · WW Budget — · Brut Productions

$18.3M ROI —

The Day of the Jackal 1973 · WW Budget — · Universal Productions France

$16.1M ROI —

High Plains Drifter 1973 · WW Budget $5.5M · Malpaso Productions

$15.7M ROI 2.85x

Class of '44 1973 · WW Budget — · Warner Bros. Pictures

$13.8M ROI —

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid 1973 · WW Budget $4.6M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$11.0M ROI 2.37x

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad 1973 · WW Budget — · Columbia Pictures

$11.0M ROI —

The Last Detail 1973 · WW Budget $2.3M · Acrobat Productions

$10.0M ROI 4.35x

Westworld 1973 · WW Budget $1.2M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$10.0M ROI 8.33x

Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973 · WW Budget $1.7M · Apjac International

$8.8M ROI 5.20x

Charlotte's Web 1973 · WW Budget — · Hanna Barbera Cartoons

$5.2M ROI —

Coffy 1973 · WW Budget $500,000 · American International Pictures

$4.0M ROI 8.00x

Scarecrow 1973 · WW Budget $875,000 · Warner Bros. Pictures

$4.0M ROI 4.57x

Lost Horizon 1973 · WW Budget $5.9M · Columbia Pictures

$3.8M ROI 0.64x

Soylent Green 1973 · WW Budget — · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$3.6M ROI —

The Thief Who Came to Dinner 1973 · WW Budget — · Bud Yorkin Productions

$3.4M ROI —

Mean Streets 1973 · WW Budget $500,000 · Taplin Perry Scorsese Productions

$3.0M ROI 6.00x

Save the Tiger 1973 · WW Budget — · Paramount Pictures

$3.0M ROI —

Anhonee 1973 · WW Budget $1.3M · King Productions

$2.5M ROI 1.89x

Hitler: The Last Ten Days 1973 · WW Budget — · West Film

$2.3M ROI —

The Last of Sheila 1973 · WW Budget — · Warner Bros. Pictures

$2.2M ROI —

Dillinger 1973 · WW Budget $1.0M · American International Pictures

$2.0M ROI 2.00x

The Laughing Policeman 1973 · WW Budget $2.3M · 20th Century Fox

$1.7M ROI 0.75x

A Warm December 1973 · WW Budget $1.6M · First Artists

$1.6M ROI 0.98x

Jonathan Livingston Seagull 1973 · WW Budget $1.5M · Paramount Pictures

$1.6M ROI 1.07x

Heavy Traffic 1973 · WW Budget $950,000 · Steve Krantz Productions

$1.5M ROI 1.58x

Shaft in Africa 1973 · WW Budget $2.1M · Shaft Productions

$1.5M ROI 0.68x

The Student Teachers 1973 · WW Budget $100,000 · New World Pictures

$1.1M ROI 10.78x

Black Mama, White Mama 1973 · WW Budget $200,000 · Four Associates Ltd.

$1.0M ROI 5.00x

Sisters 1973 · WW Budget $500,000 · Pressman Williams

$1.0M ROI 2.00x

The Last American Hero 1973 · WW Budget $2.0M · 20th Century Fox

$1.0M ROI 0.50x

Theatre of Blood 1973 · WW Budget — · Cineman Productions

$1.0M ROI —

The Long Goodbye 1973 · WW Budget $1.7M · United Artists

$959,000 ROI 0.56x

The Wicker Man 1973 · WW Budget $810,000 · British Lion Films

$885,371 ROI 1.09x

Day for Night 1973 · WW Budget $700,000 · Les Films Du Carrosse

$850,000 ROI 1.21x

The Satanic Rites of Dracula 1973 · WW Budget — · Hammer Film Productions

$544,476 ROI —

A Woman With a Bad Reputation 1973 · WW Budget $120,000 · Ihab El Leithy Films

$340,000 ROI 2.83x

Manolo by Night 1973 · WW Budget — · Filmayer

$304,387 ROI —

Breezy 1973 · WW Budget $750,000 · Malpaso Productions

$200,000 ROI 0.27x

The Crazies 1973 · WW Budget $275,000 · Pittsburgh Films

$143,784 ROI 0.52x

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1973 · WW Budget — · Westfall Productions

$113,606 ROI —

Malicious 1973 · WW Budget — · Clesi Cinematografica

$109,133 ROI —

The Holy Mountain 1973 · WW Budget $750,000 · Abkco Films

$96,262 ROI 0.13x

Hit! 1973 · WW Budget $1.6M · Paramount Pictures

$80,103 ROI 0.05x

the other man 1973 · WW Budget $45,000

$67,000 ROI 1.49x

The Killer Is One of Thirteen 1973 · WW Budget — · Producciones Internacionales Cinematográficas Asociadas (Picasa)

$53,074 ROI —

A River Called Titas 1973 · WW Budget $7,700

$1,100 ROI 0.14x

Bala Mitrula Katha 1973 · WW Budget $100

$1,000 ROI 10.00x

Mayadari Malligadu 1973 · WW Budget $100

$1,000 ROI 10.00x

عفوا عزيزي الاب 1973 · WW Budget $4 · Ktaaa Alantag Athad Alathaaa Oaltlfzyon

$3 ROI 0.75x

1973 box office FAQ

Helpful answers about the 1973 box office chart.

How many movies are included in the 1973 box office chart?

The number of titles depends on available box office data for that release year. More records can appear as source coverage improves.

Why do some movies have more detailed box office pages?

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What does worldwide gross mean?

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Can more films be expanded with full box office details later?

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