List of 1970 box office number-one films in the United States

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This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1970 per Variety. The data was based on grosses from 20 to 24 key cities and therefore, the gross quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.

Number-one films[]

# Week ending Film Gross Notes Ref
1 January 7, 1970 On Her Majesty's Secret Service $1,209,000 [1]
2 January 14, 1970 $614,700 [2]
3 January 21, 1970 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid $500,489 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid returned to number one after 17 weeks on the chart [3]
4 January 28, 1970 $384,598 [4]
5 February 4, 1970 The Secret of Santa Vittoria $401,500 The Secret of Santa Vittoria reached number one in its 16th week on the chart [5]
6 February 11, 1970 Funny Girl $795,000 Funny Girl returned to number one after 73 weeks on the chart [6]
7 February 18, 1970 $596,000 [6]
8 February 25, 1970 $729,500 [7]
9 March 4, 1970 $480,750 [8]
10 March 11, 1970 Cactus Flower $936,200 Cactus Flower reached number one in its 12th week on the chart [9]
11 March 18, 1970 $660,500 [10]
12 March 25, 1970 Airport $741,500 Airport reached number one in its third week on the chart [11]
13 April 1, 1970 $747,400 [12]
14 April 8, 1970 Marooned $758,000 Marooned reached number one in its 17th week on the chart [13]
15 April 15, 1970 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid/The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (double bill) $650,000 [14]
16 April 22, 1970 $553,000 [15]
17 April 29, 1970 Airport $502,500 Airport returned to number one after 8 weeks on the chart [16]
18 May 6, 1970 $426,500 [17]
19 May 13, 1970 The Liberation of L.B. Jones $532,400 The Liberation of L.B. Jones reached number one in its eighth week on the chart [18]
20 May 20, 1970 Airport $409,250 Airport returned to number one after 11 weeks on the chart [19]
21 May 27, 1970 $400,000 [20]
22 June 3, 1970 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice $1,064,100 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice reached number one in its 34th week on the chart [21]
23 June 10, 1970 $914,100 [22]
24 June 17, 1970 A Man Called Horse $549,500 A Man Called Horse reached number one in its seventh week on the chart [23]
25 June 24, 1970 Jenny $380,000 Jenny reached number one in its 14th week on the chart [24]
26 July 1, 1970 Airport $1,015,000 Airport returned to number one after 17 weeks on the chart [25]
27 July 8, 1970 Beneath the Planet of the Apes $863,500 Beneath the Planet of the Apes reached number one in its sixth week of release [26]
28 July 15, 1970 Airport $631,600 Airport returned to number one after 19 weeks on the chart [27]
29 July 22, 1970 Beyond the Valley of the Dolls $707,000 Beyond the Valley of the Dolls reached number one in its fifth week on the chart [28]
30 July 29, 1970 Patton $500,600 Patton reached number one in its 25th week on the chart [29]
31 August 5, 1970 Z $540,000 Z reached number one its 34th week on the chart [30]
32 August 12, 1970 The Out-of-Towners $550,237 The Out-of-Towners reached number one in its 11th week on release [31]
33 August 19, 1970 Getting Straight $589,400 Getting Straight reached number one in its 14th week on the chart [32]
34 August 26, 1970 Woodstock $746,500 Woodstock reached number one in its 22nd week on the chart [33]
35 September 2, 1970 Getting Straight $568,500 Getting Straight returned to number one in its 16th week on the chart [34]
36 September 9, 1970 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever $741,500 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever reached number one in its twelfth week on the chart [35]
37 September 16, 1970 $415,100 [36]
38 September 23, 1970 MASH $463,100 MASH reached number one in its 34th week on the chart [37]
39 September 30, 1970 $371,700 [38]
40 October 7, 1970 Hello, Dolly! $345,000 Hello, Dolly! reached number one in its 42nd week on the chart [39]
41 October 14, 1970 The Bird with the Crystal Plumage $727,200 The Bird with the Crystal Plumage reached number one in its twelfth week on the chart [40]
42 October 21, 1970 C.C. and Company $532,000 [41]
43 October 28, 1970 The Professionals/In Cold Blood (reissues double bill) $334,490 [42]
44 November 4, 1970 Trog/Taste the Blood of Dracula (double bill) $300,000 [43]
45 November 11, 1970 Sunflower $308,000 Sunflower reached number one in its seventh week on the chart [44]
46 November 18, 1970 Five Easy Pieces $382,314 Five Easy Pieces reached number one in its ninth week on the chart [45]
47 November 25, 1970 Lovers and Other Strangers $521,200 Lovers and Other Strangers reached number one in its 15th week on the chart [46]
48 December 2, 1970 Scrooge $604,100 Scrooge reached number one in its fourth week on the chart [47]
49 December 9, 1970 Lovers and Other Strangers $515,900 Lovers and Other Strangers returned to number one in its 17th week on the chart [48]
50 December 16, 1970 Scrooge $475,800 Scrooge returned to number one in its sixth week on the chart [49]
51 December 23, 1970 $555,500 [50]
52 December 30, 1970 Love Story $983,770 Love Story reached number one in its second week of release. For the weekend ending December 27, 1970, Love Story grossed $2,363,767 from all markets in the United States and Canada. [51][52]

See also[]

  • List of American films — American films by year
  • Lists of box office number-one films

References[]

  1. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 14, 1970. p. 9.
  2. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 21, 1970. p. 9.
  3. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 28, 1970. p. 11.
  4. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. February 4, 1970. p. 11.
  5. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. February 11, 1970. p. 11.
  6. ^ a b "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. February 25, 1970. p. 11.
  7. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 4, 1970. p. 9.
  8. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 11, 1970. p. 11.
  9. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 18, 1970. p. 13.
  10. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 25, 1970. p. 11.
  11. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 1, 1970. p. 11.
  12. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 8, 1970. p. 11.
  13. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 15, 1970. p. 9.
  14. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 22, 1970. p. 9.
  15. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 29, 1970. p. 11.
  16. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 6, 1970. p. 11.
  17. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 13, 1970. p. 11.
  18. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 20, 1970. p. 11.
  19. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 27, 1970. p. 11.
  20. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. June 3, 1970. p. 9.
  21. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. June 10, 1970. p. 13.
  22. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. June 17, 1970. p. 9.
  23. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. June 24, 1970. p. 9.
  24. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 1, 1970. p. 11.
  25. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 8, 1970. p. 11.
  26. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 15, 1970. p. 11.
  27. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 22, 1970. p. 11.
  28. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 29, 1970. p. 11.
  29. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. August 5, 1970. p. 11.
  30. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. August 12, 1970. p. 11.
  31. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. August 19, 1970. p. 11.
  32. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. August 26, 1970. p. 11.
  33. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 2, 1970. p. 9.
  34. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 9, 1970. p. 11.
  35. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 16, 1970. p. 11.
  36. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 23, 1970. p. 11.
  37. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 30, 1970. p. 11.
  38. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 7, 1970. p. 11.
  39. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 14, 1970. p. 11.
  40. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 21, 1970. p. 11.
  41. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 28, 1970. p. 11.
  42. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. November 4, 1970. p. 9.
  43. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. November 11, 1970. p. 11.
  44. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. November 18, 1970. p. 11.
  45. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. November 25, 1970. p. 11.
  46. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 2, 1970. p. 11.
  47. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 9, 1970. p. 11.
  48. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 16, 1970. p. 9.
  49. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 23, 1970. p. 13.
  50. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 30, 1970. p. 11.
  51. ^ "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 13, 1971. p. 22.
  52. ^ "There Has Never Been A Box Office Story Like Love Story (advertisement)". Variety. January 13, 1971. p. 12.

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