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
| Most Popular Overall | 1972 → |
1
-Thumbnail.jpg)
| Shoot Out |
| Director: Henry Hathaway |
| Lead Roles: Gregory Peck as Clay Lomax |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 13, 1971 (Limited) by Universal |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
2
| Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1971 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Black Urban, African Americans, Blaxploitation |
|
Domestic BO: $15,200,000 |
3
| Blood and Lace |
| Director: Philip S. Gilbert |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 14, 1971 (Limited) by American International Pictures |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
4
| Straw Dogs |
| Director: Sam Peckinpah |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 22, 1971 (Limited) by Cinerama |
5
| Kotch |
| Director: Jack Lemmon |
| Lead Roles: Walter Matthau |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 17, 1971 (Limited) by American Cinema Releasing |
| Classification: Multiple Genres, Live Action |
6
| 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 |
|
Domestic BO: $43,800,000 |
|
International BO: $72,199,985 |
7
| Bedknobs and Broomsticks |
| Director: Robert Stevenson |
| Lead Roles: Angela Lansbury as Eglantine Price, David Tomlinson as Mr. Emelius Browne |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 7, 1971 (Wide) by Walt Disney |
| Keywords: World War II, Intertitle, Nazis, Witches, Secret Magic, Unexpected Families, Stage Magician, Confidence Men, Family Affair, Family Musical |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Musical, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $17,871,174 |
9
| King Lear |
| Director: Peter Brook |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 22, 1971 (Limited) |
10
| Pretty Maids All In A Row |
| Director: Roger Vadim |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 26, 1971 (Limited) by MGM |
| Classification: Black Comedy, Live Action |
11
| 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 |
|
Domestic BO: $4,000,000 |
|
International BO: $65,345 |
12
| Play Misty for Me |
| Director: Clint Eastwood |
| Lead Roles: Clint Eastwood as Dave Carver, Jessica Walter as Evelyn |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1971 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Actors Making Their Directorial Debut, Radio Industry, One Night Stand, Obsessive Love, Stalker, Directing Yourself, Psychological Thriller |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $10,600,000 |