1973 in film

List of years in film (table)
In home video
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
In television
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976

The year 1973 in film involved some significant events.

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

The top ten 1973 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1973
Rank Title Studio Domestic gross
1. The Sting Universal Pictures $156,000,000[1]
2. The Exorcist Warner Bros. $128,000,000[2]
3. American Graffiti Universal Pictures $96,300,000[3]
4. Papillon Allied Artists Pictures $53,267,000[4]
5. The Way We Were Columbia Pictures $45,000,000[5]
6. Magnum Force Warner Bros. $39,768,000[6]
7. Last Tango in Paris United Artists $36,144,000[7]
8. Live and Let Die United Artists $35,377,836[8]
9. Robin Hood Walt Disney Productions $32,056,467[9]
10. Paper Moon Paramount Pictures $30,933,743[10]

Events

Awards

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: The Sting - Bill/Phillips-Hill, Zanuck/Brown, Universal
Best Director: George Roy Hill - The Sting
Best Actor: Jack Lemmon - Save the Tiger
Best Actress: Glenda Jackson - A Touch of Class
Best Supporting Actor: John Houseman - The Paper Chase
Best Supporting Actress: Tatum O'Neal - Paper Moon
Best Foreign Language Film: Day for Night (La Nuit américaine), directed by François Truffaut, France

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:
Best Picture: The Exorcist
Best Actor: Al Pacino – Serpico
Best Actress: Marsha Mason – Cinderella Liberty
Musical or comedy:
Best Picture: American Graffiti
Best Actor: George Segal – A Touch of Class
Best Actress: Glenda Jackson – A Touch of Class
Other
Best Director: William Friedkin – The Exorcist
Best Foreign Language Film: The Pedestrian (Der Fußgänger), W. Germany

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

The Hireling, directed by Alan Bridges, United Kingdom
Scarecrow, directed by Jerry Schatzberg, United States

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Ashani Sanket (Distant Thunder), directed by Satyajit Ray, India

Notable films released in 1973

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1973 film releases

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Births

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Debuts

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "The Sting (1973)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
    2. ↑ Phillips, Kendall (2005). Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 102. ISBN 9780313017964. The Exorcist grossed $128 million in its initial release, a figure that, when adjusted for inflation, would make it the most successful R-rated film in American history.
    3. ↑ Block, Alex Ben; Wilson, Lucy Autrey, eds. (2010). George Lucas's Blockbusting: A Decade-By-Decade Survey of Timeless Movies Including Untold Secrets of Their Financial and Cultural Success. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061778896.
      • The Sting: p.717. $156.0 million (Initial Release Domestic Box office)
      • American Graffiti: p.421. $96.3 million (1973 Release Wave)
    4. ↑ "Papillon, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
    5. ↑ "The Way We Were (1973)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
    6. ↑ "Magnum Force (1973)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
    7. ↑ "Last Tango in Paris, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
    8. ↑ "Live and Let Die, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
    9. ↑ "Robin Hood, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
    10. ↑ "Paper Moon, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
    11. ↑ David-West, Alzo (January 2009). "The Literary Ideas of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il: An Introduction to North Korean Meta-Authorial Perspectives" (PDF). Cultural Logic 12: 14. ISSN 1097-3087. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
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