Most Popular Movies 1975
This chart shows the 1975 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 1975 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1975 - Top 1975 Worldwide
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| Jaws |
| Director: Steven Spielberg |
| Lead Roles: Roy Scheider as Chief Martin Brody, Robert Shaw as Quint, Richard Dreyfuss as Hooper |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 20, 1975 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Animals Gone Bad, Visual Effects, Addiction, Government Corruption, Development Hell, Nature Horror, 1976 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $272,965,550 |
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International BO: $210,690,343 |
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| Monty Python and the Holy Grail |
| Director: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 10, 1975 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Middle Ages, Directing Yourself, Screenplay Written By the Star, Surrealism / Absurdism, Animals Gone Bad, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Cult Movie, Spoof |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $4,162,392 |
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International BO: $1,601,252 |
Synopsis
The Monty Python team are at it again in their second movie. This time we follow King Arthur and his knights in their search for the Holy Grail. This isn't your average medieval knights and horses story - for a start, due to a shortage in the kingdom, all the horses have been replaced by servants clopping coconuts together!
3
| At Long Last Love |
| Director: Peter Bogdanovich |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1975 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $1,500,000 |
4
| Farewell, My Lovely |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1975 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Film Noir |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $2,000,000 |
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| The Hindenburg |
| Director: Robert Wise |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 25, 1975 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Survival Adventure, Disaster, In a Plane, 1930s, Archive Footage, Nazis, Conspiracy Theory, Inspired by a True Story |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Adventure, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $27,945,225 |
6
| Race with the Devil |
| Director: Jack Starrett |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 27, 1975 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Action Horror, Satanism, Corrupt Cops, Cults, Road Trip, Fugitive / On the Run |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $12,000,000 |
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| Love and Death |
| Director: Woody Allen |
| Lead Roles: Diane Keaton as Sonja |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 10, 1975 (Limited) by MGM |
| Keywords: Satirical Comedy, Satire, Romance, Pacifism, Relationships Gone Wrong, Political Assassination, 1800s, Arranged Marriage |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $20,123,742 |
8
| Against a Crooked Sky |
| Director: Earl Bellamy |
| Lead Roles: Richard Boone as Russian |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December, 1975 (Wide) |
| Classification: Remake, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
9
| Rollerball |
| Director: Norman Jewison |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1975 (Wide), released as Rollerball (1975) |
| Keywords: Fake Sports, Roller Skating, Remade, Sports Action, Death Sports, Dystopia, Corporate Malfeasance, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Yesterday's Tomorrow, 2010s |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $30,000,000 |
10
| The Stepford Wives |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1975 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Cloning, Robot |
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Domestic BO: $4,000,000 |
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| The Return of the Pink Panther |
| Director: Blake Edwards |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 16, 1975 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Crime Comedy, Sequels With Returning Stars, Delayed Sequel, Heist |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $41,833,347 |
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International BO: $77 |
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| W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings |
| Director: John G. Avildsen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1975 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Fugitive / On the Run, On Tour, Musicians, 1950s, Revenge, Bank Robbery |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $17,000,000 |
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| Shampoo |
| Director: Hal Ashby |
| Lead Roles: Goldie Hawn as Jill |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 14, 1975 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Beauty Industry, Comedy Drama, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Satire, Infidelity, Love Triangle |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $49,407,734 |
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| Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore |
| Director: Martin Scorsese |
| Lead Roles: Kris Kristofferson as David, Ellen Burstyn as Alice Hyatt |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 29, 1975 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Road Trip, Comedy Drama, Single Parent, Domestic Abuse, Relationships Gone Wrong, Money Troubles, Dysfunctional Family, Romance, Prostitution, Juvenile Delinquent |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $17,600,000 |
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| One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| Director: Miloš Forman |
| Lead Roles: Jack Nicholson as Randle Patrick McMurphy |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 19, 1975 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Life Drama, Mental Illness, Mental Hospital, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1976 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $108,981,275 |
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International BO: $54,292,840 |
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| The Adventures of the Wilderness Family |
| Director: Stewart Raffill |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 25, 1975 (Wide) by Pacific International |
| Keywords: Family Adventure, Country Mouse, City Mouse, Medical and Hospitals, Animals Gone Bad |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $28,819,175 |
17
| The Great Waldo Pepper |
| Director: George Roy Hill |
| Lead Roles: Robert Redford as Waldo Pepper |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1975 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Historical Drama, In a Plane, Plane Crash, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, 1920s, 1930s, Stuntman, Professional Rivalry, Death of a Colleague |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $20,000,000 |
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| The Rocky Horror Picture Show |
| Director: Jim Sharman |
| Lead Roles: Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Susan Sarandon as Janet Weiss (A Heroine), Barry Bostwick as Brad Majors |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 26, 1975 (Limited) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Midnight Movie, Cult Movie, Alien Invasion, LGBTQ+, Cannibalism, Novel or Other Work Adapted by Author, Comedy Musical, Romance |
| Classification: Based on Musical or Opera, Musical, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $40,420,000 |
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International BO: $1,110,110 |
Synopsis
The divine film adaptation from Richard O’Brien’s British musical horror comedy/rock opera features Brad and Janet, a couple who find themselves lost on a cold, rainy night. The madcap, musical mayhem begins when the couple takes refuge in the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter as he is about to unveil his greatest creation—and have a bit of fun with his reluctant guests.
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| The Apple Dumpling Gang |
| Director: Norman Tokar |
| Lead Roles: Bill Bixby as Mr. Russel Donovan, Susan Clark as Magnolia ‘Dusty’ Clydesdale, Don Knotts as Gangster Theodore Ogelvie, Tim Conway as Amos |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 1, 1975 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: Unexpected Families, Rags to Riches, Romance, Gangs, Dysfunctional Family, Marriage of Convenience, 1870s, Family Western |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $31,916,500 |
20
| Barry Lyndon |
| Director: Stanley Kubrick |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1975 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Historical Drama, Marriage of Convenience, Dysfunctional Family, Step-Family, Gambling, Stolen Identity, Money Troubles, Child Abuse, Death of a Son or Daughter, Spoiled Child, 1700s, 1976 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $20,000,000 |
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International BO: $221,274 |
21
| Death Race 2000 |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 1, 1975 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Street Racing, Neo Nazis, Death Sports |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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| Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum |
| Director: Volker Schlondorff, Margarethe Von Trotta |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 19, 1975 (Limited) by New World, released as The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Lucky Lady |
| Director: Stanley Donen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1975 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Comedy Drama, 1930s, Prohibition Era, Smuggler, Romance, Love Triangle, Set in Mexico, Set in California |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $24,441,725 |
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| Pasqualino Settebellezze |
| Director: Lina Wertmuller |
| Lead Roles: Giancarlo Giannini as Pasqualino Frafuso |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 20, 1975 (Wide) (Italy) |
| Keywords: World War II, Non-Chronological, Nazis, Mental Illness, Mental Hospital, Sex Crimes, POW, AWOL |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $11,962 |
Synopsis
Pasqualino Frafuso, known in Naples as “Pasqualino Seven Beauties.“ A petty thief who lives off of the profits of his seven sisters while claiming to protect their honor at any cost, Pasqualino is arrested for murder and later sent to fight in the army after committing sexual assault. The Germans capture him and he gets sent to a concentration camp where he plots to make his escape by seducing a German officer.
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| The Wind and The Lion |
| Director: John Milius |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 26, 1975 (Wide) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Action, Live Action |