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

• List of American films — American films by year
• Lists of box office number-one films