List of 1971 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1971 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
1January 6, 1971Love Story$800,400For the weekend ending January 3, 1971, Love Story grossed $2,493,167 from all markets in the United States and Canada.[1][2]
2January 13, 1971Love Story$910,500For the weekend ending January 10, 1971, Love Story grossed $2,405,809 from all markets in the United States and Canada.[3][2]
3January 20, 1971Love Story$926,100[4]
4January 27, 1971Love Story$892,200[5]
5February 3, 1971Love Story$815,900[6]
6February 10, 1971The Owl and the Pussycat$1,051,428The Owl and the Pussycat reached number one in its 14th week on the chart[7]
7February 17, 1971Love Story$1,191,227Love Story returned to number one in its ninth week of release[8]
8February 24, 1971Love Story$908,800[9]
9March 3, 1971Love Story$821,500[10]
10March 10, 1971Love Story$673,300[11]
11March 17, 1971Love Story$634,600[12]
12March 24, 1971Love Story$599,100[13]
13March 31, 1971Husbands$556,000Husbands reached number one in its 16th week of release[14]
14April 7, 1971A New Leaf$535,950A New Leaf reached number one in its fourth week of release[15]
15April 14, 1971Cold Turkey$715,833Cold Turkey reached number one in its tenth week of release[16]
16April 21, 1971Patton/MASH (double bill)$740,421[17]
17April 28, 1971Patton/MASH (double bill)$567,500[18]
18May 5, 1971Patton/MASH (double bill)$373,100[19]
19May 12, 1971Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice/Cactus Flower (double bill)$340,000[20]
20May 19, 1971Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song$357,500Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song reached number one in its seventh week on the chart[21]
21May 26, 1971Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song$421,000[22]
22June 2, 1971A New Leaf$778,100A New Leaf returned to number one in its 12th week on the chart[23]
23June 9, 1971Gimme Shelter$283,027Gimme Shelter reached number one in its 21st week on the chart[24]
24June 16, 1971Lawrence of Arabia (reissue)$549,500Lawrence of Arabia reissue reached number one in its 14th week on the chart[25]
25June 23, 1971Lawrence of Arabia$255,000[26]
26June 30, 1971Love Story$2,242,900Love Story returned to number one after 28 weeks of release. First film to gross over $2 million in a week in the cities sampled[27]
27July 7, 1971Love Story$1,116,951[28]
28July 14, 1971Love Story$672,207[29]
29July 21, 1971Summer of '42$666,435Summer of '42 reached number one in its 13th week on the chart[30]
30July 28, 1971Willard$1,329,970Willard reached number one in its sixth week on the chart[31]
31August 4, 1971Willard$755,500[32]
32August 11, 1971Klute$596,000Klute reached number one in its seventh week on the chart[33]
33August 18, 1971The Andromeda Strain$479,000The Andromeda Strain reached number one in its 20th week on the chart[34]
34August 25, 1971The Anderson Tapes$654,200The Anderson Tapes reached number one in its tenth week on the chart[35]
35September 1, 1971The Omega Man$500,000The Omega Man reached number one in its fifth week on the chart[36]
36September 8, 1971Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song$387,000Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song returned to number one in its 19th week on the chart[37]
37September 15, 1971Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song$283,000[38]
38September 22, 1971McCabe & Mrs. Miller$343,652McCabe & Mrs. Miller reached number one in its elevnth week on the chart[39]
39September 29, 1971The Stewardesses$450,070The Stewardesses reached number one in its 43rd week on the chart[40]
40October 6, 1971The Stewardesses$526,216[41]
41October 13, 1971The Stewardesses$454,700[42]
42October 20, 1971The Omega Man$500,000The Omega Man returned to number one in its tenth week on the chart[43]
43October 27, 1971The Organization$646,500[44]
44November 3, 1971The Organization$473,600[45]
45November 10, 1971Cry Uncle!$502,500Cry Uncle! reached number one in its twelfth week on the chart[46]
46November 17, 1971The French Connection$489,600The French Connection reached number one in its sixth week on the chart[47]
47November 24, 1971The French Connection$776,050[48]
48December 1, 1971The French Connection$914,700[49]
49December 8, 1971The French Connection$628,078[50]
50December 15, 1971The French Connection$508,207[51]
51December 22, 1971Diamonds Are Forever$1,521,800For the weekend ending December 19, 1971, Diamonds Are Forever grossed $1,569,249 from all markets in the United States and Canada.[52][53]
52December 29, 1971Diamonds Are Forever$2,033,500[54]

References
  1. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 13, 1971. p. 17.
  2. "There Has Never Been A Box Office Story Like Love Story (advertisement)". Variety. January 13, 1971. p. 12.
  3. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 20, 1971. p. 11.
  4. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 27, 1971. p. 13.
  5. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. February 3, 1971. p. 9.
  6. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. February 10, 1971. p. 13.
  7. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. February 17, 1971. p. 9.
  8. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. February 24, 1971. p. 9.
  9. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 3, 1971. p. 9.
  10. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 10, 1971. p. 11.
  11. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 17, 1971. p. 9.
  12. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 24, 1971. p. 11.
  13. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 31, 1971. p. 13.
  14. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 7, 1971. p. 13.
  15. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 14, 1971. p. 11.
  16. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 21, 1971. p. 9.
  17. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 28, 1971. p. 13.
  18. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 5, 1971. p. 11.
  19. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 12, 1971. p. 13.
  20. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 19, 1971. p. 9.
  21. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 26, 1971. p. 11.
  22. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. June 2, 1971. p. 11.
  23. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. June 9, 1971. p. 13.
  24. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. June 16, 1971. p. 11.
  25. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. June 23, 1971. p. 14.
  26. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. June 30, 1971. p. 11.
  27. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 7, 1971. p. 11.
  28. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 14, 1971. p. 11.
  29. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 21, 1971. p. 11.
  30. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 28, 1971. p. 11.
  31. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. August 4, 1971. p. 13.
  32. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. August 11, 1971. p. 15.
  33. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. August 18, 1971. p. 11.
  34. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. August 25, 1971. p. 11.
  35. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 1, 1971. p. 11.
  36. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 8, 1971. p. 11.
  37. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 15, 1971. p. 9.
  38. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 22, 1971. p. 11.
  39. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 29, 1971. p. 12.
  40. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 6, 1971. p. 11.
  41. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 13, 1971. p. 9.
  42. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 20, 1971. p. 11.
  43. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 27, 1971. p. 11.
  44. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. November 3, 1971. p. 11.
  45. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. November 10, 1971. p. 9.
  46. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. November 17, 1971. p. 11.
  47. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. November 24, 1971. p. 9.
  48. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 1, 1971. p. 9.
  49. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 8, 1971. p. 9.
  50. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 15, 1971. p. 11.
  51. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 22, 1971. p. 25.
  52. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 29, 1971. p. 9.
  53. "United Artists Announces (advertisement)". Variety. December 22, 1971. pp. 26–27.
  54. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 12, 1972. p. 13.

See also
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