Most Popular Movies 1974
This chart shows the 1974 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 1974 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1974 - Top 1974 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1975 → |
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| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
| Director: Tobe Hooper |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 18, 1974 (Wide) by New Line |
| Keywords: Cannibalism, Hicksploitation, Remade, Slasher Horror |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $26,572,439 |
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International BO: $133,137 |
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| The Godfather: Part II |
| Director: Francis Ford Coppola |
| Lead Roles: Al Pacino as Michael |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 11, 1974 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Mafia, Crime Drama, 1975 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1920s, Set in New York City |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $57,300,000 |
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International BO: $306,880 |
| Murder on the Orient Express |
| Director: Sidney Lumet |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 22, 1974 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Murder Mystery, Mystery Drama, Trains, Surprise Twist, Revenge |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $35,733,867 |
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International BO: $1,974,270 |
| Blazing Saddles |
| Director: Mel Brooks |
| Lead Roles: Cleavon Little as Bart, Gene Wilder as Jim, The Waco Kid |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 7, 1974 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Spoof, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Government Corruption, Trains, Gangs, Bigotry, African Americans, Comedy Westerns |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $119,878,189 |
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International BO: $1,181 |
| The Odessa File |
| Director: Ronald Neame |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 18, 1974 (Limited) by Columbia |
| Classification: Thriller/Suspense |
| California Split |
| Director: Robert Altman |
| Lead Roles: George Segal as Bill Denny, Elliott Gould as Charlie Waters |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1974 (Wide) by Sony Pictures |
| Keywords: Comedy Drama, Gambling, Mentor, Addiction, Set in Los Angeles |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $10,000,000 |
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International BO: $154 |
| The Phantom of Liberty |
| Director: Luis Bunuel |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 11, 1974 (Wide), released as Le fantôme de la liberté (France) |
| Classification: Comedy |
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Domestic BO: $6,172 |
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International BO: $515 |
| Contes immoraux |
| Director: Walerian Borowczyk |
| Lead Roles: Lise Danvers as Julie |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 28, 1974 (Wide) (France) |
| Keywords: Erotic Thriller, Segments, Religious, Incest, LGBTQ+, Renaissance, 1800s, 1500s, 1400s |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
Synopsis
It tells four stories revolving around particular taboos (virginity, female masturbation, bloodlust, incest), each delving further back in time, as if to suggest that the same issues recur constantly throughout human history and in all walks of life, whether it’s Lucrezia Borgia or Erzsébet Báthory or the anonymous teenagers of the earlier episodes.
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| Badlands |
| Director: Terrence Malick |
| Lead Roles: Martin Sheen as Kit |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 24, 1974 (Limited) by Warner Bros. |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $518 |
| The Golden Voyage of Sinbad |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 25, 1974 (Wide) by Columbia |
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Domestic BO: $11,000,000 |
| Airport 1975 |
| Director: Jack Smight |
| Lead Roles: Charlton Heston as Alan Murdock, Karen Black as Nancy Pryor |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 18, 1974 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Action Thriller, Disaster, In a Plane, Plane Crash, Ensemble |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action |
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Domestic BO: $47,285,152 |
| The Sugarland Express |
| Director: Steven Spielberg |
| Lead Roles: Goldie Hawn as Lou Jean Poplin, Ben Johnson as Captain Harlin Tanner |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 5, 1974 (Wide) by Universal |
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Domestic BO: $7,000,000 |
| La venganza del Doctor Mabuse |
| Director: Jesus Franco |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 14, 1974 (Limited) (Barcelona) (Spain) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
| El chacal de Nahueltoro |
| Director: Miguel Ioan Littin |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January, 1974 (Limited), released as Szakal z Nahueltoro (Poland) |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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International BO: $97 |
| A Poem Is a Naked Person |
| Director: Les Blank |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 9, 1974 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Rock 'n' Roll, Biography, Delayed Release, Posthumous Release, Family Affair, Development Hell, Musicians |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
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Domestic BO: $96,592 |
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International BO: $182 |
Synopsis
A Poem Is a Naked Person presents the beloved singer-songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Leon Russell as filmed by documentarian Les Blank between 1972 and 1974. Blank’s camera lets us into the world of Russell and his friends and fellow artists in and around his recording studio in northeast Oklahoma, capturing intimate, off-the-cuff moments and combining them with mesmerizing scenes of Russell and his band performing live. This singular film about an artist and his community never got an official theatrical release and has attained legendary status. Now, after more than forty years, it can finally be seen and heard in all its rough beauty.
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| Un posto ideale per uccidere |
| Director: Umberto Lenzi |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 31, 1974 (Limited) by International Cine Film Corporation, released as Oasis of Fear |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
| Fighting Dragon Vs. The Deadly Tiger |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 9, 1974 (Limited), released as Fighting Dragon Vs. The Deadly Tiger (帰って来たドラゴン) (Japan) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter |
| Director: Brian Clemens |
| Lead Roles: Horst Janson as Kronos |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 7, 1974 (Limited) by Bruton Films (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Fantasy |
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International BO: $443 |
Synopsis
In a small village in the remote English countryside, several young maidens have been found dead — their beautiful faces horribly aged almost beyond recognition. Suspecting a supernatural evil at work, the local doctor calls on Army friend and famed vampire hunter Captain Kronos, an expert swordsman formerly of the King’s Imperial Guard. Aided by his expert assistant, Professor Grost, the two quickly confirm the gruesome murders are the work of a unique type of vampire, one who drains its victims not of their blood, but of their youth!
| McQ |
| Director: John Sturges |
| Lead Roles: John Wayne as Lon McQ |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 6, 1974 (Limited) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Corrupt Cops, Narcotics, Private Investigator, Hitmen, Organized Crime, Surprise Twist, Revenge |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
| Benji |
| Director: Joe Camp |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 15, 1974 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Animal Lead, Family Adventure, Kidnap, Rescue, Hostage, Animal Abuse |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $31,559,560 |
| Daisy Miller |
| Director: Peter Bogdanovich |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 22, 1974 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Demons of the Mind |
| Director: Peter Sykes |
| Lead Roles: Paul Jones as Carl Richter, Patrick Magee as Falkenberg, Yvonne Mitchell as Hilda |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May, 1974 (Limited) by Self Distributed |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Synopsis
In the 19th century, a depraved baron confronts a hereditary curse by imprisoning his two adult children in the family castle. When a nearby village is plagued by a series of murders, the killings trigger a mass hysteria of rituals and sadistic desires. Can these “demons” be destroyed by a power beyond madness… or will a final onslaught of evil forever torment this land?
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| The Final Programme |
| Director: Robert Fuest |
| Lead Roles: Jon Finch as Jerry Cornelius |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August, 1974 (Limited) by New World |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Science Fiction |
| Herbie Rides Again |
| Director: Robert Stevenson |
| Lead Roles: Helen Hayes as Mrs. Steinmetz, Ken Berry as Willoughby Whitfield, Stefanie Powers as Nicole Harris Whitfield |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 29, 1974 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Sports Comedy, Animated Inanimate Objects, Car Chase, Land Developer, Corporate Malfeasance, Romance, Dysfunctional Family, Wedding Day, Legacy Sequel |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $31,765,098 |
| Szerelmem, Elektra |
| Director: Miklós Jancsó |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 12, 1974 (Limited) (Hungary) |
| Classification: Based on Play, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |