Movies

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Movies of the 1970s

Top-grossing films released between 1970 and 1979, ranked by worldwide box office. Toggle the inflation adjustment on the full leaderboard to compare across eras.

  1. 1Star Wars1977$775.4M
  2. 2Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope1978$775.4M
  3. 3Jaws1975$470.65M
  4. 4The Exorcist1973$441.31M
  5. 5Grease1978$396.27M
  6. 6Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977$306.89M
  7. 7The Godfather1972$245.07M
  8. 8Saturday Night Fever1977$237.11M
  9. 9The Black Hand1973$230M
  10. 10Moonraker1979$210.31M

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