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
| Most Popular Overall | 1976 → |
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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your average medieval knights and horses story - for a start, due to a shortage in the kingdom, all the horses have been replaced by servants clopping coconuts together!
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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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| The Valiant Ones (忠烈圖) |
| Director: King Hu |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 19, 1975 (Wide) (Hong Kong) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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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: $1,128,396 |
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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| Rosebud |
| Director: Otto Preminger |
| Lead Roles: Peter O'Toole, Richard Attenborough, Cliff Gorman, Claude Dauphin, John V. Lindsay, Peter Lawford, Raf Vallone |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 24, 1975 (Limited) by United Artists |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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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 |
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| Nude per l’assassino |
| Director: Andrea Bianchi |
| Lead Roles: Edwige Fenech |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 26, 1975 (Wide) (Italy) |
| Classification: Thriller/Suspense, Live Action |
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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, released as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| 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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| Hyeobgag Kim Du-han |
| Director: Hyo cheon Kim |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 5, 1975 (Limited) (South Korea) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $5,391 |
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| Sixpack Annie |
| Director: David F. Graydon |
| Lead Roles: Lindsay Bloom as Sixpack Annie Bodine, Joe Higgins, Raymond Danton, Sid Melton, Larry Mahan, Doodles Weaver, Jana Bellan as Mary Lou, Louisa Moritz, Stubby Kaye as Mr. Bates |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 14, 1975 (Limited) by American International Pictures |
| Keywords: Prostitution, Country Mouse, City Mouse, Gratuitous Cameos, Unrequited Love, Bank Foreclosure, Sugar Daddy, Hicksploitation |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| In Celebration |
| Director: Lindsay Anderson |
| Lead Roles: Alan Bates as Andrew, Brian Cox as Steven |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1975s (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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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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| Night Moves |
| Director: Arthur Penn |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 28, 1975 (Festival Screening) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| The Land That Time Forgot |
| Director: Kevin Connor |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 13, 1975 (Limited) by American International Pictures |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Live Action, Fantasy |
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| From Beyond the Grave |
| Director: Kevin Connor |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 7, 1975 (Limited) by Self Distributed |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Fantasy |
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| 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 |
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| Torre Bela |
| Director: Thomas Harlan |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September, 1975 (Limited) (Portugal) |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
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International BO: $22,160 |
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| La polizia ha le mani laegate |
| Director: Luciano Ercoli |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 27, 1975 (Wide) (Italy) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? |
| Director: Philippe Mora |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 6, 1975 (Limited) by Dimension Pictures |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
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| The Eiger Sanction |
| Director: Clint Eastwood |
| Lead Roles: Clint Eastwood as Dr. Jonathan Hemlock |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 1, 1975 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Action Thriller, Crime, Mountain Climbing, Out of Retirement, One Last Job, Hitmen, Nazis Outside of World War II |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $14,200,000 |
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| Faraar |
| Director: Shankar Mukherjee |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 21, 1975 (Wide) (India) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $107,497 |
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| Give ‘em Hell Harry! |
| Director: Steve Binder |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 18, 1975 (Limited) by Avco Embassy |
| Classification: Based on Play, Comedy, Live Action, Dramatization |
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| French Connection II |
| Director: John Frankenheimer |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1975 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Crime Drama, Narcotics, Set in France, Police Detective, Organized Crime |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $12,000,000 |
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| Dersu Uzala |
| Director: Akira Kurosawa |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 2, 1975 (Wide), released as Derusu Uzara (Japan) |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Factual |
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International BO: $29,868 |
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| Bug |
| Director: Jeannot Szwarc |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 6, 1975 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |