List of 1973 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 1973 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 3, 1973The Poseidon Adventure$773,000[1]
2January 10, 1973The Getaway$874,800The Getaway reached number one in its third week on the chart[2]
3January 17, 1973The Poseidon Adventure$634,500The Poseidon Adventure returned to number one in its fifth week of release[3]
4January 24, 1973The Poseidon Adventure$649,400[4]
5January 31, 1973The Poseidon Adventure$533,300[5]
6February 7, 1973The Poseidon Adventure$1,274,500[6]
7February 14, 1973The Poseidon Adventure$1,116,400[7]
8February 21, 1973The Poseidon Adventure$1,104,100[8]
9February 28, 1973The Poseidon Adventure$749,800[9]
10March 7, 1973The Poseidon Adventure$596,700[10]
11March 14, 1973The Getaway$489,280The Getaway returned to number one in its twelfth week on the chart[11]
12March 21, 1973The Poseidon Adventure$438,100The Poseidon Adventure returned to number one in its 14th week of release[12]
13March 28, 1973Five Fingers Of Death$696,000[13]
14April 4, 1973Cabaret$983,950Cabaret reached number one in its 52nd week on the chart[14]
15April 11, 1973Cabaret$833,700[15]
16April 18, 1973Five Fingers Of Death$440,500Five Fingers Of Death returned to number one in its fourth week of release[16]
17April 25, 1973Soylent Green$674,500[17]
18May 2, 1973Soylent Green$537,150[18]
19May 9, 1973Fists of Fury$697,000[19]
20May 16, 1973The Poseidon Adventure$363,800The Poseidon Adventure returned to number one in its 22nd week of release[20]
21May 23, 1973Last Tango in Paris$384,200Last Tango In Paris reached number one in its 16th week on the chart[21]
22May 30, 1973High Plains Drifter$791,700High Plains Drifter reached number one in its eighth week on the chart[22]
23June 6, 1973High Plains Drifter$460,500[23]
24June 13, 1973The Chinese Connection$694,850The Chinese Connection reached number one in its second week of release[24]
25June 20, 1973The Hammer of God$467,000[25]
26June 27, 1973Scarecrow$627,600Scarecrow reached number one in its ninth week on the chart[26]
27July 4, 1973Live and Let Die$1,868,100[27]
28July 11, 1973Live and Let Die$1,203,690[28]
29July 18, 1973Live and Let Die$858,900[29]
30July 25, 1973Live and Let Die$731,400[30]
31August 1, 1973Karado: The Hong Kong Flash$725,000[31]
32August 8, 1973Live and Let Die$514,950Live and Let Die returned to number one in its sixth week of release[32]
33August 15, 1973Coffy$625,750Coffy reached number one in its twelfth week on the chart[33]
34August 22, 1973Paper Moon$911,685Paper Moon reached number one in its twelfth week on the chart[34]
35August 29, 1973Enter the Dragon$802,280Enter the Dragon reached number one in its second week of release[35]
36September 5, 1973Enter the Dragon$825,300[36]
37September 12, 1973Lady Kung Fu$699,000[37]
38September 19, 1973The Shanghai Killers$399,600Shanghai Killers reached number one in its third week on the chart[38]
39September 26, 1973Dillinger$412,000Dillinger reached number one in its 13th week on the chart[39]
40October 3, 1973Deadly China Doll$400,000[40]
41October 10, 1973Enter the Dragon$643,200Enter the Dragon returned to number one in its eighth week of release[41]
42October 17, 1973The Cheerleaders/Fritz the Cat (double bill)$260,000[42]
43October 24, 1973Paper Moon$465,800Paper Moon returned to number one in its 21st week on the chart[43]
44October 31, 1973Billy Jack (reissue)$2,526,455[44]
45November 7, 1973Billy Jack (reissue)$2,085,425[44]
46November 14, 1973Billy Jack (reissue)$1,258,167[45]
47November 21, 1973The Way We Were$1,345,000The Way We Were reached number one in its fifth week on the chart[46]
48November 28, 1973The Way We Were$1,496,100[47]
49December 5, 1973The Way We Were$967,700[48]
50December 12, 1973The Way We Were$772,500[49]
51December 19, 1973The Way We Were$504,100[50]
52December 26, 1973Serpico$907,102Serpico reached number one in its third week of release[51]

References
  1. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 10, 1973. p. 9.
  2. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 17, 1973. p. 11.
  3. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 24, 1973. p. 10.
  4. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 31, 1973. p. 13.
  5. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. February 7, 1973. p. 9.
  6. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. February 14, 1973. p. 12.
  7. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. February 21, 1973. p. 9.
  8. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. February 28, 1973. p. 13.
  9. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 7, 1973. p. 9.
  10. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 14, 1973. p. 12.
  11. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 21, 1973. p. 9.
  12. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 28, 1973. p. 9.
  13. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 4, 1973. p. 15.
  14. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 11, 1973. p. 9.
  15. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 18, 1973. p. 9.
  16. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 25, 1973. p. 10.
  17. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 2, 1973. p. 12.
  18. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 9, 1973. p. 19.
  19. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 16, 1973. p. 9.
  20. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 23, 1973. p. 9.
  21. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 30, 1973. p. 9.
  22. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. June 6, 1973. p. 11.
  23. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. June 13, 1973. p. 9.
  24. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. June 20, 1973. p. 13.
  25. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. June 27, 1973. p. 10.
  26. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 4, 1973. p. 9.
  27. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 11, 1973. p. 9.
  28. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 18, 1973. p. 9.
  29. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 25, 1973. p. 9.
  30. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. August 1, 1973. p. 9.
  31. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. August 8, 1973. p. 10.
  32. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. August 15, 1973. p. 9.
  33. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. August 22, 1973. p. 9.
  34. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. August 29, 1973. p. 9.
  35. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 5, 1973. p. 11.
  36. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 12, 1973. p. 13.
  37. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 19, 1973. p. 13.
  38. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 26, 1973. p. 14.
  39. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 3, 1973. p. 9.
  40. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 10, 1973. p. 9.
  41. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 17, 1973. p. 10.
  42. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 24, 1973. p. 9.
  43. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 31, 1972. p. 21.
  44. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. November 14, 1973. p. 10.
  45. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. November 21, 1973. p. 9.
  46. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. November 28, 1973. p. 9.
  47. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 5, 1973. p. 15.
  48. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 12, 1973. p. 9.
  49. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 19, 1973. p. 9.
  50. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 26, 1973. p. 9.
  51. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 2, 1974. p. 11.

See also
Preceded by
1972		 1973 Succeeded by
1974
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