1973 in film explained
This page covers significant events of the year 1973 in film.
Highest-grossing films
United States and Canada
See also: List of 1973 box office number-one films in the United States. The top ten 1973 released films by box office gross in the United States and Canada are as follows:
Highest-grossing films of 1973| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
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| 1 | The Exorcist | Warner Bros. | $88,500,000[1] |
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| 2 | The Sting | Universal | $79,000,000 |
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| 3 | American Graffiti | $55,900,000 |
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| 4 | Papillon | | $22,500,000 |
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| 5 | The Way We Were | Columbia | $22,457,000[2] |
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| 6 | Magnum Force | Warner Bros. | $20,100,000 |
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| 7 | Last Tango in Paris | United Artists | $16,711,000 |
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| 8 | Paper Moon | Paramount | $16,559,000 |
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| 9 | Live and Let Die | United Artists | $15,925,000 |
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| 10 | Serpico | Paramount Pictures | $15,400,000[3] | |
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Outside North America
The highest-grossing 1973 films in countries outside of North America.
| Country | Title | Studio | Gross | |
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| France | The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob | SNC | 7,295,727 admissions | [4] |
| Germany | Papillon | Columbia Pictures | 8,500,000 admissions | [5] |
| Hong Kong | The House of 72 Tenants | Shaw Brothers Studio | | [6] |
| India | Bobby | R. K. Films | | [7] |
| Italy | Malicious | Paramount Pictures | 11,756,327 admissions | [8] |
| Soviet Union | The Headless Horseman | Lenfilm | 64,900,000 admissions | [9] |
| Spain | Cabaret | TBD | 125.8 million ₧ | [10] |
| United Kingdom | Live and Let Die | Eon Productions | 9,000,000 admissions | [11] | |
Worldwide gross revenue
The following table lists known worldwide gross revenue figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1973. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1973. This list also includes gross revenue from later re-releases.
| Title | Worldwide gross | Country | |
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| The Exorcist | $441,306,145 | United States | [12] |
| Enter the Dragon | $400,000,000 | Worldwide | [13] |
| The Sting | $257,000,000 | United States | [14] [15] |
| Live and Let Die | $161,800,000 | United Kingdom | [16] |
| American Graffiti | $140,000,000 | United States | [17] |
| Bobby | | India | [18] [19] | |
The year's highest-grossing actor worldwide was Hong Kong martial arts film star Bruce Lee, who died the same year.[20]
Events
Awards
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
1973 films
By country/region
By genre/medium
Births
- January 7 – Baiba Broka, Latvian actress
- January 10 – Ryan Drummond, American actor and comedian
- January 14 – Katie Griffin, Canadian actress and singer.
- January 17 - Bob Persichetti, American animator, story artist, storyboard artist, screenwriter and director
- January 18 - Ben Willbond, English actor and screenwriter
- January 23 – Lanei Chapman, American actress
- January 24 – William Gregory Lee, American actor
- January 29 – Arben Bajraktaraj, Korovan-born French actor
- January 30 - Jordan Prentice, Canadian actor
- January 31
- February 12 – Tara Strong, Canadian-American voice actress
- February 14 - Kristen Dalton, American actress
- February 15 - Sarah Wynter, Australian actress
- February 17 – Lucy Davis, English actress
- February 18 – Tom Wisdom, English actor
- February 25 – Anson Mount, American actor
- February 27 – Li Bingbing, Chinese actress
- March 1 – Jack Davenport, English actor
- March 3 - Matthew Marsden, English-American actor, producer and singer
- March 4 – Len Wiseman, American director, screenwriter and producer
- March 8 - Boris Kodjoe, German actor and producer
- March 10 – Natasha Alam, Uzbekistani–American actress and model
- March 13 – Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Icelandic-American actor, producer and screenwriter
- March 16 - Jerome Flynn, English actor and singer
- March 18 – Luci Christian, American voice actress
- March 19 - Jill Culton, American animator, storyboard artist, director and screenwriter
- March 20
- March 21 - Vanessa Branch, English-born American actress
- March 22 - Clay Kaytis, American animator and director
- March 24 – Jim Parsons, American actor and producer
- April 1 - Kris Marshall, English actor
- April 2
- April 3 – Adam Scott, American actor, comedian and producer
- April 6
- April 10 – Guillaume Canet, French actor
- April 11
- April 12 - Amr Waked, Egyptian actor
- April 14 – Adrien Brody, American actor
- April 19
- April 22 – Christopher Sabat, American voice actor
- April 30
- May 5 – Tina Yothers, American actress
- May 8
- May 10 – Tora Sudiro, Indonesian actor
- May 12 - Mackenzie Astin, American actor
- May 17
- May 21 - Noel Fielding, English comedian, writer, actor, artist, musician and television presenter
- May 27 - Jack McBrayer, American actor, singer and comedian
- May 30 - Minae Noji, Japanese-American actress
- June 1 - Adam Garcia, Australian actor
- June 2 - Kevin Feige, American producer
- June 8 - Lexa Doig, Canadian actress
- June 9 - Orlando Wells, English actor and writer
- June 12 - Mel Rodriguez, American actor
- June 15 – Neil Patrick Harris, American actor
- June 16 – Eddie Cibrian, American actor
- June 17 - Louis Leterrier, French director and producer
- June 18 - Julie Depardieu, French actress
- June 19 - Leticia Spiller, Brazilian actress
- June 21 – Juliette Lewis, American actress
- June 22 - Tracy Melchior, American former actress
- June 24 - Alexander Beyer, German actor
- June 27 - Razaaq Adoti, British actor, producer and screenwriter
- July 2 - Peter Kay, English comedian and actor
- July 3 - Patrick Wilson, American actor, director and singer
- July 6 - William Lee Scott, American actor
- July 8 - Sebastian Maniscalco, American stand-up comedian and actor
- July 9 - Enrique Murciano, American actor
- July 10 - Annie Mumolo, American actress, screenwriter, comedian and producer
- July 11 - Jason Liebrecht, American voice actor
- July 15 - Rachel Pickup, British actress
- July 16 - Robert Jayne, American actor
- July 19 - Saïd Taghmaoui, French-American actor and screenwriter
- July 20 – Omar Epps, American actor, rapper, and producer
- July 22 - Jaime Camil, Mexican actor and singer
- July 23
- July 24 - Jamie Denbo, American actress, writer and comedian
- July 25 - David Denman, American actor
- July 26 – Kate Beckinsale, English actress
- July 29
- Stephen Dorff, American actor
- Dileep Rao, American actor
- August 2 - Simon Kinberg, British-born American filmmaker
- August 3 - Michael Ealy, American actor
- August 5 - Michael Hollick, American actor
- August 6
- Asia Carrera, American former pornographic actress
- David Campbell, Australian singer, actor and television personality
- Vera Farmiga, American actress
- August 8 – Jessica Calvello, American voice actress
- August 9 - Kevin McKidd, Scottish actor and television director
- August 19 - Ahmed Best, American actor, comedian and musician
- August 22 – Kristen Wiig, American actress and comedian
- August 24
- August 25 - Ben Falcone, American filmmaker, comedian and actor
- August 26 - Andy Muschietti, Argentine filmmaker
- August 28 - Kirby Morrow, Canadian actor, comedian and writer (d. 2020)
- September 4
- Jason David Frank, American actor and mixed martial artist (d. 2022)
- Lazlow Jones, American writer, producer, director, voice actor and radio personality
- September 5
- September 7 – Shannon Elizabeth, American actress
- September 12 –
- September 13 - Travis Knight, American animator, producer and director
- September 14 – Andrew Lincoln, English actor
- September 18 – James Marsden, American actor
- September 19 - Nicholas Bishop, English-born Australian actor
- September 25 - Bridgette Wilson, former American actress and singer
- September 26 – Julienne Davis, American actress and model
- September 27 - Indira Varma, British actress and narrator
- October 1 – Christian Borle, American actor and singer
- October 2 – Efren Ramirez, American actor
- October 3
- October 6 – Ioan Gruffudd, Welsh actor
- October 8 - Jan Pavel Filipensky, Czech actor
- October 10
- Mario Lopez, American actor and television host
- S. S. Rajamouli, Indian director
- October 21 - Sasha Roiz, Israeli-born Canadian actor
- October 22 – Carmen Ejogo, British actress and singer
- October 23 - Stéphane Debac, French actor
- October 24
- October 26 – Seth MacFarlane, American actor, animator, screenwriter, comedian, director and singer
- October 28 – Kim Seo-hyung, South Korean actress
- October 30
- November 1 – Aishwarya Rai, Indian actress
- November 2 - Marisol Nichols, American actress
- November 4 - Steven Ogg, Canadian actor
- November 11 - Chris McKay, American filmmaker
- November 12 - Radha Mitchell, Australian actress
- November 14 - Dana Snyder, American actor and voice actor
- November 21 - Brook Kerr, American actress
- November 24
- November 26 – Peter Facinelli, American actor
- November 27
- December 1 - Lombardo Boyar, American actor
- December 3 - Bruno Campos, Brazilian-American actor and lawyer
- December 4 - Tyra Banks, American television personality, producer, writer and actress
- December 11 - Mos Def, American rapper, singer, songwriter and actor
- December 14
- December 17 - Rian Johnson, American filmmaker
- December 28 - Seth Meyers, American talkshow host, actor, comedian
Deaths
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
| January | 2 | | 68 | Hungary | Actress, Singer | |
| 15 | | 53 | US | Actor, Director | |
| 19 | | 69 | Northern Ireland | Actor | |
| 24 | | 77 | US | Actor | |
| 26 | | 79 | Romania | Actor | |
| 29 | | 89 | Austria | Actor | |
| 31 | | 54 | Ireland | Actor | |
| February | 13 | | 55 | US | Actor | |
| 15 | | 54 | US | Actor | |
| 15 | | 48 | US | Actor | |
| 22 | | 72 | Greece | Actress | |
| 24 | | 73 | US | Actor | |
| 28 | | 82 | South Africa | Actor | |
| March | 5 | | 45 | US | Actor | |
| 10 | | 72 | Germany | Director | |
| 11 | | 68 | Philippines | Actor, Director | |
| 13 | | 76 | England | Actor | |
| 16 | | 79 | US | Actor | |
| 19 | | 82 | US | Singer | |
| 22 | | 66 | US | Actor | |
| 23 | | 77 | US | Actor | |
| 26 | | 73 | England | Actor, Songwriter | |
| April | 11 | | 69 | US | Actor | |
| 12 | | 78 | US | Songwriter, Producer | |
| 14 | | 80 | US | Actress | |
| 20 | | 82 | US | Actor | |
| 21 | | 79 | US | Director, Producer, Screenwriter | |
| 21 | | 73 | UK | Actress | |
| 26 | | 70 | US | Actress | |
| May | 4 | | 69 | US | Screenwriter | |
| 6 | | 40 | US | Actress | |
| 7 | | 58 | US | Actress | |
| 10 | | 63 | US | Actor, Comedian | |
| 11 | | 54 | US | Actor | |
| 12 | | 84 | US | Screenwriter | |
| 21 | | 61 | US | Singer, Actor | |
| 29 | | 44 | Malaysia | Actor, Director | |
| June | 5 | | 87 | US | Actor | |
| 10 | | 60 | US | Screenwriter, Playwright | |
| 16 | | 60 | US | Actress | |
| 18 | | 55 | England | Actor | |
| 23 | | 79 | England | Actress | |
| 25 | | 86 | Norway | Actor | |
| 26 | | 83 | US | Actor | |
| July | 2 | | 56 | US | Actress | |
| 2 | | 73 | US | Actor | |
| 6 | | 80 | US | Actor | |
| 7 | | 50 | US | Actress | |
| 11 | | 63 | US | Actor | |
| 12 | | 67 | US | Actor | |
| 18 | | 62 | England | Actor | |
| 20 | | 32 | US | Actor | |
| 30 | | 65 | England | Actor | |
| August | 2 | | 55 | France | Director | |
| 5 | | 69 | US | Producer, Screenwriter | |
| 10 | | 57 | US | Actor | |
| 11 | | 45 | US | Actress | |
| 16 | | 58 | US | Actress | |
| 17 | | 50 | US | Actress | |
| 22 | | 77 | US | Actress | |
| 30 | | 38 | US | Actor, Singer | |
| 31 | | 79 | US | Director | |
| September | 13 | | 60 | US | Actress | |
| 20 | | 74 | US | Actor | |
| 21 | | 39 | US | Actress | |
| 24 | | 83 | US | Actress | |
| 26 | | 65 | Italy | Actress | |
| 28 | | 44 | US | Actress | |
| 28 | | 71 | US | Actor, Comedian | |
| October | 6 | | 78 | US | Actor | |
| 6 | | 58 | UK | Actor | |
| 16 | | 48 | US | Actress | |
| 18 | | 86 | US | Screenwriter, Director | |
| 27 | | 64 | US | Actor | |
| November | 13 | | 72 | US | Actress | |
| 20 | | 78 | US | Film Editor | |
| 23 | | 64 | US | Actress | |
| 23 | | 40 | US | Actor | |
| 23 | | 75 | US | Actress | |
| 23 | | 84 | Japan | Actor | |
| 23 | | 73 | US | Screenwriter | |
| 25 | | 45 | Lithuania | Actor | |
| December | 4 | | 67 | US | Actor | |
| 12 | | 58 | US | Screenwriter, Director | |
| 20 | | 37 | US | Actor, Singer | |
| 26 | | 69 | Ukraine | Actor | |
| 26 | | 73 | US | Actor | |
| 31 | | 78 | England | Director | |
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Debuts
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Finler, Joel Waldo . 2003 . The Hollywood Story . Wallflower Press . 978-1-903364-66-6 . 360–361.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080615024154/http://www.boxofficereport.com/database/1973.shtml Top 20 Films of 1973 by Domestic Revenue
- Web site: North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1973 . the-numbers.com . 2023-12-09.
- Web site: Charts - LES ENTREES EN FRANCE . JP's Box-Office . 1973 . 27 November 2018.
- Web site: Bilan Annuel Allemagne -1973 . JP's Box-Office . 10 December 2018.
- Book: Fu . Poshek . Desser . David . The Cinema of Hong Kong: History, Arts, Identity . 2002 . . 9780521776028 . 95 . en.
- Web site: Box Office 1973 . Boxofficeindia.com . 2011-06-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721044326/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=179&catName=MTk3Mw%3D%3D%2F1973.htm . 2011-07-21 .
- Web site: Bilan Annuel Italie −1973 . JP's Box-Office . 10 December 2018.
- Web site: Prokat2 . Kinokultura.com . 2012-10-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120510033800/http://www.kinokultura.com/plus/prokat2.html . 2012-05-10 .
- Book: ICAA. Boletín informativo del control de taquila. Datos de cuatro trimestre 1973. 323. 1974.
- Web site: The Ultimate Chart: 1–100. 28 November 2004. British Film Institute. 14 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120803005826/http://old.bfi.org.uk/features/ultimatefilm/chart/complete.php. 3 August 2012. dead.
- Web site: The Exorcist (1973). Box Office Mojo. December 28, 2011.
- Book: Wilson . Wayne . Bruce Lee . 2001 . Mitchell Lane Publishers . 978-1-58415-066-4 . 30–1 . After its release, Enter the Dragon became Warner Brothers' highest grossing movie of 1973. It has earned well over $400million.
- Web site: Box Office Mojo. The Sting. December 31, 2023. Domestic $156,000,000.
- . Universal's Foreign Champs. February 6, 1990 . 122. Foreign $101.0m.
- Web site: Live and Let Die. The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. 31 October 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120531010153/https://the-numbers.com/movies/1973/0LALD.php. 31 May 2012. dmy-all.
- Web site: American Graffiti (1973) – Financial Information . . January 30, 2012.
- News: On Independence Day, here are the most successful Indian movies of every decade since 1947 . . 15 August 2018.
- Web site: Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) . . 1973 . 13 December 2018.
- News: Eder . Shirley . 'Kung Fu' Cult Immortalizing Lee . 16 April 2022 . . . 18 September 1973 . 11 . subscription.
- News: U.S. Rage of Chop-Socky Films; Karate Breaks Out of Chinatown. Variety. January 9, 1974. 72.
- David-West. Alzo. January 2009. The Literary Ideas of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il: An Introduction to North Korean Meta-Authorial Perspectives. Cultural Logic. 12. 14. 1097-3087. 2015-04-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20151123131224/http://clogic.eserver.org/2009/David-west.pdf. 2015-11-23. dead.
