List of 1974 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 1974 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 2, 1974Papillon$1,463,300Papillon reached number one in its second week of release[1]
2January 9, 1974The Exorcist$1,007,800The Exorcist reached number one in its second week of release[2]
3January 16, 1974The Exorcist$1,365,500[3]
4January 23, 1974The Exorcist$1,532,611[4]
5January 30, 1974The Exorcist$1,535,896[5]
6February 6, 1974The Exorcist$1,589,500[6]
7February 13, 1974The Exorcist$1,369,500[7]
8February 20, 1974The Exorcist$1,506,188[8]
9February 27, 1974The Exorcist$1,312,000[9]
10March 6, 1974The Exorcist$1,182,600[10]
11March 13, 1974The Exorcist$1,012,100[11]
12March 20, 1974The Exorcist$835,200[12]
13March 27, 1974The Exorcist$743,283[13]
14April 3, 1974The Sting$1,332,300The Sting reached number one in its 14th week on the chart[14]
15April 10, 1974The Sting$1,585,100[15]
16April 17, 1974Blazing Saddles$1,233,700Blazing Saddles reached number one in its tenth week of release[16]
17April 24, 1974The Sting$1,145,900The Sting returned to number one in its 17th week on the chart[17]
18May 1, 1974The Sting$1,032,900[18]
19May 8, 1974The Sting$853,300[19]
20May 15, 1974The Sting$815,000[20]
21May 22, 1974The Sting$725,500[21]
22May 29, 1974The Great Gatsby$1,044,438The Great Gatsby reached number one in its ninth week on the chart[22]
23June 5, 1974The Sting$759,700The Sting returned to number one in its 23rd week on the chart[23]
24June 12, 1974The Poseidon Adventure (reissue)$575,500[24]
25June 19, 1974The Lords of Flatbush$612,000The Lords of Flatbush reached number one in its seventh week on the chart[25]
26June 26, 1974The Exorcist$4,061,300The Exorcist returned to number one in its 26th week of release. First film to gross over $4 million in a week in the cities sampled[26]
27July 3, 1974The Exorcist$2,547,437[27]
28July 10, 1974The Exorcist$1,542,825[28]
29July 17, 1974Herbie Rides Again$860,200Herbie Rides Again reached number one in its sixth week on the chart[29]
30July 24, 1974Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry$869,202Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry reached number one in its ninth week on the chart[30]
31July 31, 1974For Pete's Sake$1,015,150For Pete's Sake reached number one in its fifth week on the chart[31]
32August 7, 1974For Pete's Sake$661,500[32]
33August 14, 1974Return of the Dragon$1,168,500Return of the Dragon reached number one in its third week on the chart[33]
34August 21, 1974That's Entertainment!$1,307,900That's Entertainment! reached number one in its 14th week on the chart[34]
35August 28, 1974Chinatown$1,272,000Chinatown reached number one in its tenth week on the chart[35]
36September 4, 1974Chinatown$1,175,900[36]
37September 11, 1974That's Entertainment!$781,150That's Entertainment! returned to number one in its 17th week on the chart[37]
38September 18, 1974That's Entertainment!$524,350[38]
39September 25, 1974Macon County Line$458,000Macon County Line reached number one in its twelfth week on the chart[39]
40October 2, 1974The Longest Yard$513,630The Longest Yard reached number one in its sixth week on the chart[40]
41October 9, 1974Cabaret (reissue)$1,345,000[41]
42October 16, 1974Cabaret (reissue)$687,000[42]
43October 23, 1974Airport 1975$903,934[43]
44October 30, 1974The Longest Yard$905,854The Longest Yard returned to number on in its tenth week on the chart[44]
45November 6, 1974The Longest Yard$926,200[45]
46November 13, 1974The Longest Yard$816,500[46]
47November 20, 1974The Trial of Billy Jack$2,390,000[47]
48November 27, 1974The Trial of Billy Jack$2,026,000[48]
49December 4, 1974The Trial of Billy Jack$1,268,200[49]
50December 11, 1974Death Wish$693,951Death Wish reached number one in its twentieth week on the chart[50]
51December 18, 1974Death Wish$600,900[51]
52December 25, 1974The Godfather Part II$1,450,135The Godfather Part II reached number one in its second week of release[52]

References
  1. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 16, 1974. p. 15.
  2. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 16, 1974. p. 9.
  3. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 23, 1974. p. 9.
  4. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 30, 1974. p. 9.
  5. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. February 6, 1974. p. 12.
  6. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. February 13, 1974. p. 15.
  7. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. February 20, 1974. p. 9.
  8. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. February 27, 1974. p. 9.
  9. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 6, 1974. p. 14.
  10. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 13, 1974. p. 10.
  11. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 20, 1974. p. 10.
  12. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 27, 1974. p. 9.
  13. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 3, 1974. p. 9.
  14. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 10, 1974. p. 9.
  15. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 17, 1974. p. 9.
  16. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 24, 1974. p. 12.
  17. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 1, 1974. p. 12.
  18. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 8, 1974. p. 15.
  19. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 15, 1974. p. 15.
  20. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 22, 1974. p. 9.
  21. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 29, 1974. p. 9.
  22. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. June 5, 1974. p. 9.
  23. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. June 12, 1974. p. 9.
  24. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. June 19, 1974. p. 9.
  25. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. June 26, 1974. p. 9.
  26. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 3, 1974. p. 9.
  27. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 10, 1974. p. 9.
  28. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 17, 1974. p. 9.
  29. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 24, 1974. p. 14.
  30. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 31, 1974. p. 9.
  31. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. August 7, 1974. p. 9.
  32. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. August 14, 1974. p. 10.
  33. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. August 21, 1974. p. 11.
  34. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. August 28, 1974. p. 14.
  35. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 4, 1974. p. 11.
  36. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 11, 1974. p. 12.
  37. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 18, 1974. p. 9.
  38. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 25, 1974. p. 10.
  39. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 2, 1974. p. 9.
  40. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 9, 1974. p. 9.
  41. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 16, 1974. p. 9.
  42. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 23, 1974. p. 25.
  43. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 30, 1974. p. 9.
  44. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. November 6, 1974. p. 9.
  45. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. November 13, 1974. p. 11.
  46. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. November 20, 1974. p. 9.
  47. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. November 27, 1974. p. 9.
  48. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 4, 1974. p. 9.
  49. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 11, 1974. p. 12.
  50. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 18, 1974. p. 9.
  51. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 25, 1974. p. 10.
  52. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 1, 1975. p. 9.

See also
Preceded by
1973		 1974 Succeeded by
1975
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