Most Popular Movies 1972
This chart shows the 1972 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 1972 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1972 - Top 1972 Worldwide
1
| The Godfather |
| Director: Francis Ford Coppola |
| Lead Roles: Al Pacino as Michael Corleone |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 15, 1972 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Mafia, Crime Drama, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1973 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $136,479,994 |
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International BO: $133,527,400 |
2
| Le Samourï |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 12, 1972 (Wide), released as Le Samouraï |
| Classification: Thriller/Suspense, Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $192,069 |
3
| The Cowboys |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 13, 1972 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
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Domestic BO: $7,500,000 |
4
| What's Up, Doc? |
| Director: Peter Bogdanovich |
| Lead Roles: Barbra Streisand as Judy Maxwell, Ryan O'Neal as Howard Bannister |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 10, 1972 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Ensemble, Set in San Francisco, Heist, Whistleblowers, Academics, Professional Rivalry |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $57,142,740 |
5
| The Last House on the Left |
| Director: Wes Craven |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 30, 1972 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Sex Crimes, Serial Killer, Fugitive / On the Run, Revenge, Torture Porn, Based on an UNTRUE Story, Suicide, Dysfunctional Family |
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Domestic BO: $3,100,000 |
6
| Sometimes a Great Notion |
| Director: Paul Newman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 2, 1972 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
7
| The Poseidon Adventure |
| Director: Ronald Neame |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 13, 1972 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Disaster |
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Domestic BO: $93,300,000 |
8
| Roma |
| Director: Federico Fellini |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 15, 1972 (Limited) by United Artists, released as Fellini's Roma |
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International BO: $191 |
9
| Deliverance |
| Director: John Boorman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 21, 1972 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Hicksploitation, Survival Thriller, Country Mouse, City Mouse, Sex Crimes, Cover Up, Killing in Self Defence, 1973 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $46,122,355 |
10
| Hickey & Boggs |
| Director: Robert Culp |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 4, 1972 (Limited) by United Artists |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Directing Yourself, Private Investigator, Missing Person, Addiction, Organized Crime |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
11
| Non si sevizia un paperino |
| Director: Lucio Fulci |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 29, 1972 (Wide) (Italy) |
12
| Man of La Mancha |
| Director: Arthur Hiller |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 11, 1972 (Limited) by United Artists |
| Classification: Musical |
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| F.T.A. |
| Director: Francine Parker |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 21, 1972 (Limited) by American International Pictures |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
Synopsis
“The Show the Pentagon Couldn’t Stop!” In 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland toured an anti-war comedy show across Southeast Asia. It was directly engaged with and inspired by veterans against the war and, naturally, it upset U.S. military higher-ups. The F.T.A. tour was highly controversial and was a huge success among stationed soldiers. In spite of positive reviews and business, director Francine Parker’s film version was quickly taken out of circulation due to political pressures and has been difficult to see for decades.
14
| Love Me Deadly |
| Director: Jacques Lacerte |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 14, 1972 (Limited) by Cinema National |
| Classification: Horror, Live Action |
15
| The Getaway |
| Director: Sam Peckinpah |
| Lead Roles: Steve McQueen as Carter McCoy |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 15, 1972 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Action Thriller, Crime, Relationships Gone Wrong, No Honor Among Thieves, Bank Robbery, Double-Crossed, Fugitive / On the Run |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $36,734,619 |
16
| Beware! The Blob |
| Director: Larry Hagman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 21, 1972 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Actors Making Their Directorial Debut, Directing Yourself |
| Classification: Horror, Science Fiction |
17
| Fuzz |
| Director: Richard A. Colla |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 12, 1972 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Comedy |
19
| Slaughterhouse-Five |
| Director: George Roy Hill |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 15, 1972 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Science Fiction |
20
| Last Tango in Paris |
| Director: Bernardo Bertolucci |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 14, 1972 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Romantic Drama, Relationships Gone Wrong, Sex Crimes, Domestic Abuse, Erotic Drama |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $36,144,824 |
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International BO: $2,887 |
21
| Jing wu men |
| Director: Wei Lo |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 22, 1972 (Wide) (Hong Kong) |
| Classification: Action |
22
| I Am a Dancer |
| Director: Pierre Jourdan |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 5, 1972 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
23
| Jeremiah Johnson |
| Director: Sydney Pollack |
| Lead Roles: Robert Redford as Jeremiah Johnson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 12, 1972 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Western Drama, 1850s, Ex-soldier, Voiceover/Narration, Hunting, Rescue |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $44,693,786 |
24
| Superbeast |
| Director: George Schenck |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 1, 1972 (Limited) by United Artists |
| Classification: Horror, Live Action |
25
| The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie |
| Director: Luis Bunuel |
| Lead Roles: Fernando Rey as Don Rafael Acosta, Jean-Pierre Cassel as Henri Sénéchal, Stephane Audran as Alice Sénéchal, Paul Frankeur as François Thévenot, Delphine Seyrig as Simone Thévenot |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 15, 1972 (Wide), released as Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie (France) |
| Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Surrealism / Absurdism, Dream Sequence, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Revenge, Friendly Ghost, Dysfunctional Family, Ensemble |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $279,016 |
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International BO: $8,432 |
Synopsis
A party of sophisticates remain unflappable despite continuing comical interruptions in their efforts to have dinner.