1973 in film

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The year 1973 in film involved some significant events.

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Events [edit]

Top grossing films (U.S.) [edit]

Rank Title Studio Actors Gross
1. The Exorcist Warner Bros. Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Linda Blair $193,000,000[1]
2. The Sting Universal Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw $159,616,327[2]
3. American Graffiti Universal Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard $115,000,000[3]
4. Papillon Allied Artists Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman $53,267,000[4]
5. The Way We Were Columbia Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford $49,919,870[5]
6. Magnum Force Warner Bros. Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook $44,680,473[6]
7. Last Tango in Paris United Artists Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider $36,144,000[7]
8. Live and Let Die United Artists Roger Moore, Jane Seymour $35,377,836[8]
9. Robin Hood Walt Disney Pictures Roger Miller, Phil Harris, Andy Devine $32,056,467[9]
10. Paper Moon Paramount Ryan O'Neal, Madeleine Kahn, Tatum O'Neal $30,933,743[10]
11. The Devil in Miss Jones Pierre Productions Georgina Spelvin $15,000,000[nb 1]
12. Serpico Paramount Al Pacino $29,800,000[13]
13. Enter the Dragon Warner Bros. Bruce Lee $25,000,000[14]
14. Jesus Christ Superstar Universal Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson $24,477,615[15]
15. Walking Tall Cinerama Releasing Corporation Joe Don Baker $23,000,000[16]
16. The World's Greatest Athlete Walt Disney Pictures John Amos $22,583,370[17]
17. Sleeper United Artists Woody Allen $18,344,729[18]
18. A Touch of Class Embassy Pictures George Segal, Glenda Jackson $16,800,000[19]
19. The Day of the Jackal Universal Edward Fox, Michael Lonsdale $16,056,255[20]
20. High Plains Drifter Universal Clint Eastwood $15,700,000[21]
21. The Last Detail Columbia Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, Otis Young $10,000,000[22]
22. Battle for the Planet of the Apes 20th Century Fox Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins $8,844,595[23]
23. Soylent Green MGM Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Leigh Taylor-Young $8,100,000[24]
24. The Paper Chase 20th Century Fox Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman $8,100,000[25]
25. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid MGM James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan $8,000,000[26]

Awards [edit]

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: The Sting - Bill/Phillips-Hill, Zanuck/Brown, Universal
Best Director : George Roy Hill - The Sting
Best Actor: Jack Lemmon - Save the Tiger
Best Actress: Glenda Jackson - A Touch of Class
Best Supporting Actor : John Houseman - The Paper Chase
Best Supporting Actress : Tatum O'Neal - Paper Moon
Best Foreign Language Film: Day for Night (La Nuit américaine), directed by François Truffaut, France

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:
Best Picture: The Exorcist
Best Actor: Al Pacino – Serpico
Best Actress: Marsha Mason – Cinderella Liberty
Musical or comedy:
Best Picture: American Graffiti
Best Actor: George Segal – A Touch of Class
Best Actress: Glenda Jackson – A Touch of Class
Other
Best Director: William Friedkin – The Exorcist
Best Foreign Language Film: The Pedestrian (Der Fußgänger), W. Germany

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

The Hireling, directed by Alan Bridges, United Kingdom
Scarecrow, directed by Jerry Schatzberg, United States

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Ashani Sanket (Distant Thunder), directed by Satyajit Ray, India

Notable films released in 1973 [edit]

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Notes [edit]

  1. ^ The gross for The Devil in Miss Jones is unknown, but the film is confirmed as having earned $15 million in theatrical gross rentals,[11] which places it above Serpico which earned slightly less.'[12]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "The Exorcist, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 16, 2012. 
  2. ^ "The Sting, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 16, 2012. 
  3. ^ "American Graffiti, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 16, 2012. 
  4. ^ "Papillon, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 16, 2012. 
  5. ^ "The Way We Were, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 16, 2012. 
  6. ^ "Magnum Force, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 16, 2012. 
  7. ^ "Last Tango in Paris, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 16, 2012. 
  8. ^ "Live and Let Die, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 16, 2012. 
  9. ^ "Robin Hood, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 16, 2012. 
  10. ^ "Paper Moon, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 16, 2012. 
  11. ^ Krämer, Peter (2005). The new Hollywood: from Bonnie and Clyde to Star Wars. Wallflower Press. pp. 208–209. ISBN 9781904764588. 
  12. ^ "Serpico, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved March 10, 2012. 
  13. ^ "Serpico, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 12, 2012. 
  14. ^ "Enter the Dragon, Worldwide Box Office". Worldwide Box Office. Retrieved January 16, 2012. 
  15. ^ "Jesus Christ Superstar, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 27, 2012. 
  16. ^ "Walking Tall, Worldwide Box Office". Worldwide Box Office. Retrieved January 16, 2012. 
  17. ^ "The World's Greatest Athlete, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 27, 2012. 
  18. ^ "Sleeper, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  19. ^ "A Touch of Class, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  20. ^ "The Day of the Jackal, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 27, 2012. 
  21. ^ http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1972/0HPDF.php
  22. ^ "The Last Detail, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 27, 2012. 
  23. ^ "Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 27, 2012. 
  24. ^ "Big Rental Films of 1973", Variety, 9 January 1974 pg 19
  25. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p232.
  26. ^ "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved May 7, 2013. 
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