Movies Released in 1971
| Release Date | Movie | Genre | Production Budget | Domestic Box Office to Date | Trailer |
January, 1971 |
| January 1 |
The Andromeda Strain |
|
|
$12,376,563 |
|
|
The Beguiled |
Drama |
|
$1,100,000 |
|
|
The Big Doll House |
|
|
$10,000,000 |
|
|
Big Jake |
Western |
|
$7,500,000 |
|
|
Billy Jack |
|
|
$98,000,000 |
|
|
Carnal Knowledge |
Drama |
|
$28,623,000 |
|
|
Cold Turkey |
|
|
$11,000,000 |
|
|
Escape from the Planet of the Apes |
|
$2,500,000 |
$12,300,000 |
|
|
Fiddler on the Roof |
Musical |
$9,000,000 |
$80,500,000 |
|
|
Klute |
|
|
$12,512,637 |
|
|
The Million Dollar Duck |
|
|
$4,000,000 |
|
|
Murmur of the Heart |
|
|
$1,000,000 |
|
|
Play Misty for Me |
Thriller/Suspense |
|
$10,600,000 |
|
|
Souffle au Coeur, Le |
|
|
$1,200,000 |
|
|
Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song |
|
$150,000 |
$15,200,000 |
|
|
Willard |
|
|
$14,545,941 |
|
April, 1971 |
| April 28 |
Bananas |
Comedy |
$2,000,000 |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 30 |
Summer of '42 |
|
|
$32,063,634 |
|
June, 1971 |
| June 24 |
McCabe & Mrs. Miller |
Western |
|
$8,200,000 |
|
| |
| June 28 |
The Hellstrom Chronicle |
Documentary |
|
$0 |
|
| |
| June 30 |
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory |
|
$3,000,000 |
$4,000,000 |
|
July, 1971 |
| July 2 |
Shaft |
Action |
|
$12,121,618 |
|
August, 1971 |
| August 1 |
The Omega Man |
|
|
$0 |
|
October, 1971 |
| October 7 |
Bedknobs and Broomsticks |
Musical |
|
$17,871,174 |
|
| |
| October 8 |
The Last Picture Show |
|
|
$20,505,085 |
|
| |
| October 9 |
The French Connection |
Drama |
$2,200,000 |
$41,158,757 |
|
December, 1971 |
| December 17 |
A Clockwork Orange |
|
|
$26,589,355 |
|
|
Diamonds Are Forever |
Action |
$7,200,000 |
$43,800,000 |
|
|
The Hospital |
|
|
$14,142,409 |
|
| |
| December 24 |
Dirty Harry |
Action |
|
$28,153,434 |
|
| |
| December 31 |
Godzilla vs. Hedorah |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
How to Frame a Fig |
Comedy |
|
$0 |
|
|
Something Big |
Western |
|
$0 |
|
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