Most Popular Movies 1971
This chart shows the 1971 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 1971 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1971 - Top 1971 Worldwide
1
| Diamonds Are Forever |
| Director: Guy Hamilton |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 26, 1971 (Wide) (Australia) |
| Keywords: Secret Agent |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $43,800,000 |
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International BO: $72,199,985 |
2
| Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory |
| Director: Mel Stuart |
| Lead Roles: Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, Jack Albertson as Grandpa Joe, Peter Ostrum as Charlie Bucket |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 30, 1971 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Spoiled Child, Food, Poverty, Rags to Riches, Remade, Family Musical, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Musical, Live Action, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $4,000,000 |
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International BO: $65,345 |
3
| Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1971 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Black Urban, African Americans, Blaxploitation |
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Domestic BO: $15,200,000 |
4
| L’iguana dalla lingua di fuoco |
| Director: Riccardo Freda |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 24, 1971 (Wide) (Italy) |
| Classification: Thriller/Suspense, Live Action |
5
| A Town Called Hell |
| Director: Robert Parrish |
| Lead Roles: Robert Shaw, Stella Stevens, Martin Landau as The Colonel, Telly Savalas |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 27, 1971 (Wide), released as A Town Called Bastard (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
6
| È tornato Sabata hai chiuso un'altra volta! |
| Director: Gianfranco Parolini |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 3, 1971 (Wide) (Italy) |
| Classification: Western |
7
| Billy Jack |
| Director: T.C. Frank |
| Lead Roles: Tom Laughlin as Billy Jack, Delores Taylor as Jean Roberts |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1971 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Contemporary Western, Counterculture, Government Corruption, Sex Crimes, Cult Movie, Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star, Martial Arts |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $98,000,000 |
8
| The Big Doll House |
| Director: Jack Hill |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1971 (Wide) by MGM |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $10,000,000 |
9
| Dirty Harry |
| Director: Don Siegel |
| Lead Roles: Clint Eastwood as 'Dirty' Harry Calahan |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 24, 1971 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Action Thriller, Sniper, Set in San Francisco, Inspired by a True Story, Serial Killer, Kidnap, Rescue |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $28,153,434 |
10
| Carnal Knowledge |
| Director: Mike Nichols |
| Lead Roles: Jack Nicholson as Jonathan Fuerst |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1971 (Wide) by Avco Embassy |
| Keywords: Comedy Drama, Relationships Gone Wrong, Relationship Advice, Romance, Prostitution, Suicide, Depression, Abusive boyfriend, College, 1940s, 1950s, 1970s |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $33,668 |
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International BO: $322 |
11
| Get Carter |
| Director: Mike Hodges |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 12, 1971 (Wide) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $60,149 |
12
| Summer of '42 |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 30, 1971 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Coming of Age |
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Domestic BO: $32,063,634 |
13
| Utvandrarna |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 8, 1971 (Limited) (Sweden) |
| Keywords: 1973 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
14
| The French Connection |
| Director: William Friedkin |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 9, 1971 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Narcotics, Organized Crime, Car Chase, Hitmen, Bigotry, Epilogue, Police Procedural, Intertitle, Crime Thriller, 1972 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Oscars Best Picture Winner |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $41,158,757 |
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International BO: $2,757 |
15
| The Christian Licorice Store |
| Director: James Frawley |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November, 1971 (Limited) by National General Pictures |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
17
| Les Lèvres Rouges |
| Director: Harry Kümel |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 22, 1971 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
18
| The Beguiled |
| Director: Don Siegel |
| Lead Roles: Clint Eastwood as Corporal John McBurney |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1971 (Wide) by Universal |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $1,100,000 |
19
| Fiddler on the Roof |
| Director: Norman Jewison |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1971 (Wide) by United Artists |
| Keywords: Religious, 1972 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Epic Musical, Jewish, 1900s, Set in Russia, Revolution, Bigotry, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Romance |
| Classification: Based on Musical or Opera, Musical, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $80,500,000 |
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International BO: $1,127 |
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| Walkabout |
| Director: Nicolas Roeg |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 17, 1971 (Limited) (Australia) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Raid on Rommel |
| Director: Henry Hathaway |
| Lead Roles: Richard Burton as Captain Alex Foster |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 12, 1971 (Limited) by Universal |
| Keywords: 1940s, Set in Libya, World War II |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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| Les lèvres rouges |
| Director: Harry Kümel |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 22, 1971 (Limited) by Gemini-Maron, released as Daughters of Darkness |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
23
| Morte a Venezia |
| Director: Luchino Visconti |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 17, 1971 (Limited) by Warner Bros., released as Death in Venice |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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International BO: $69,233 |
24
| Willard |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1971 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Animal Lead, Animals Gone Bad, Remade |
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Domestic BO: $14,545,941 |
25
| The Andromeda Strain |
| Director: Robert Wise |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1971 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Techno-Thriller, Epidemic, Non-Chronological, Space Program, Medical and Hospitals, Split Screen |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $12,376,563 |
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International BO: $70 |