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

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