The Numbers - Movies Released in 1972
This list shows all films released in 1972, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
See also:
Top 1972 Worldwide -
Domestic Release Schedule for 1972 -
Domestic Home Market Release Schedule for 1972 -
Most Popular 1972
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January 1972 |
| January 1 |
Joe Kidd |
Western |
Theatrical |
$6,330,000 |
|
| |
| 1972 TBD |
Across 110th Street |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$10,107,470 |
|
| |
| January 13 |
The Cowboys |
|
Theatrical |
$7,500,000 |
|
| |
| January 22 |
The Go-Between |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,293 |
|
| |
| January 26 |
The Hot Rock |
Action |
Theatrical |
$256 |
|
| |
| January 27 |
Under Milk Wood |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$36,826 |
|
| February 1972 |
| February 2 |
The Visitors |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 3 |
Burke and Hare |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 12 |
Cabaret |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$41,412,084 |
|
| |
| February 15 |
The Nightcomers |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 23 |
Milano Calibro 9 |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| March 1972 |
| March 2 |
Sometimes a Great Notion |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 3 |
Fratello Sole, Sorella Luna |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 9 |
Még kér a nép |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 10 |
Frogs |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Silent Running |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$79,512 |
|
|
What’s Up, Doc? |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$57,142,740 |
|
| |
| March 12 |
Chikyû kogeki meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 15 |
The Godfather |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$270,007,394 |
|
|
Slaughterhouse-Five |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 22 |
Jing wu men |
Action |
Theatrical |
$136,258 |
|
| |
| March 29 |
Kahdeksan surmanluotia |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,776 |
|
| April 1972 |
| April 12 |
Five Summer Stories |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$699 |
|
| |
| April 28 |
Buck And The Preacher |
Western |
Theatrical |
$2,753 |
|
|
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| |
| Apr, 1972 TBD |
Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| May 1972 |
| May 3 |
Nous ne viellirons pas ensemble |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$14,838 |
|
| |
| May 4 |
Play It Again, Sam |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
La semana del asesino |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 6 |
Gendai Yakuza |
|
Theatrical |
$31,537 |
|
| |
| May 12 |
Chi l’ha vista morire? |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Hammersmith Is Out |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Jeremiah Johnson |
Western |
Theatrical |
$44,693,786 |
|
| |
| May 17 |
Blood From the Mummy’s Tomb |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 30 |
Fright |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$141,372 |
|
| |
| May 31 |
Byleth (Il demone dell'incesto) |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May, 1972 TBD |
Season of the Witch |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| June 1972 |
| June 1 |
The War Between Men and Women |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 8 |
Shaft’s Big Score |
Action |
Theatrical |
$10,000,000 |
|
| |
| June 21 |
Beware! The Blob |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$164,654 |
|
|
Frenzy |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$12,600,267 |
|
|
The Groundstar Conspiracy |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 23 |
Ben |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 28 |
Giù la testa |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Prime Cut |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 30 |
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes |
|
Theatrical |
$9,700,000 |
|
|
Deep Throat |
|
Theatrical |
$45,077,509 |
|
|
Toys Are Not for Children |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| July 1972 |
| July 5 |
Delirio caldo |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
I Am a Dancer |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 6 |
Asylum |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 9 |
Straight on Till Morning |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 12 |
Le Samourï |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$428,538 |
|
| |
| July 14 |
Love Me Deadly |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 21 |
Deliverance |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$46,122,355 |
|
|
F.T.A. |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$2,703 |
|
| |
| July 31 |
El primer año |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| August 1972 |
| August 2 |
Junior Bonner |
Western |
Theatrical |
$105,362 |
|
| |
| August 4 |
Super Fly |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 11 |
Everything You Always Wanted to Know |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$18,016,290 |
|
| |
| August 12 |
Sette scialli di seta gialla |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$7,605 |
|
| |
| August 16 |
Melinda |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 18 |
Sounder |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$16,889,761 |
|
| |
| August 19 |
A Summer Place |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$20,835 |
|
| |
| August 23 |
Grave of the Vampire |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 25 |
4 mosche di velluto grigio |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 30 |
The Last House on the Left |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$3,100,135 |
|
| September 1972 |
| September 6 |
Chère Louise |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 13 |
L’étrangleur |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 15 |
La course du lièvre à travers les c… |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$32,637 |
|
|
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$304,129 |
|
| |
| September 16 |
I Racconti di Canterbury |
Multiple Genres |
Theatrical |
$1,067 |
|
| |
| September 22 |
The Gore Gore Girls |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 29 |
Non si sevizia un paperino |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| October 1972 |
| October 4 |
L’attentat |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Drácula contra Frankestein |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Hickey & Boggs |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Night of the Lepus |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$123,880 |
|
| |
| October 12 |
Fuzz |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$108,395 |
|
| |
| October 13 |
Death Line |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
You'll Like My Mother |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$155,102 |
|
| |
| October 14 |
Last Tango in Paris |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$36,147,711 |
|
| |
| October 15 |
Roma |
|
Theatrical |
$191 |
|
| |
| October 19 |
Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$16,689 |
|
| |
| October 20 |
Lady Sings the Blues |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$19,726,490 |
|
| |
| October 25 |
Un flic |
Action |
Theatrical |
$48,040 |
|
|
La maison sous les arbres |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii |
Concert/Performance |
Theatrical |
$6,496,285 |
|
| |
| October 27 |
Cesar et Rosalie |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
The Valachi Papers |
|
Theatrical |
$17,106,087 |
|
| |
| October 29 |
Acht Stunden sind kein Tag |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$33,949 |
|
| November 1972 |
| November 1 |
Daughters of Satan |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Elvis on Tour |
Concert/Performance |
Theatrical |
$587,818 |
|
|
Superbeast |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$3,000 |
|
| |
| November 9 |
1776 |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 17 |
Dracula A.D. 1972 |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 22 |
Prison Girls |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 25 |
L'Amour l'après-midi |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,519 |
|
| December 1972 |
| December 5 |
The Asphyx |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 6 |
Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$87,322 |
|
| |
| December 11 |
Man of La Mancha |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 12 |
Frankenstein ’80 |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 13 |
The Poseidon Adventure |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$93,300,000 |
|
| |
| December 15 |
The Getaway |
Action |
Theatrical |
$36,734,619 |
|
|
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean |
Western |
Theatrical |
$16,530,578 |
|
|
Pete 'n' Tillie |
|
Theatrical |
$14,999,969 |
|
| |
| December 17 |
Avanti! |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$42,800 |
|
|
The Pied Piper |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$176 |
|
| |
| December 18 |
Images |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 20 |
Black Gunn |
|
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 21 |
Un Homme est Mort |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 22 |
Più forte ragazzi! |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Trick Baby |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 26 |
Fear Is the Key |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 29 |
Aguirre: The Wrath of God |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$12,609 |
|
| |
| December 30 |
Hit Man |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Meng long guo jiang |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 31 |
Quante volte… quella notte |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| 1972 TBD |
Together for Days |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
