Overview of the events of 1970 in film
Overview of the events of 1970 in film
The year 1970 in film involved some significant events.
Highest-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1970 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Highest-grossing films of 1970
Rank |
Title |
Distributor |
Domestic rentals
|
1
|
Love Story
|
Paramount
|
$50,000,000[1]
|
2
|
Airport
|
Universal
|
$44,500,000[1]
|
3
|
M*A*S*H
|
20th Century Fox
|
$30,000,000[1]
|
4
|
Patton
|
$27,000,000[1]
|
5
|
Woodstock
|
Warner Bros.
|
$16,400,000[2]
|
6
|
Little Big Man
|
National General Pictures
|
$15,000,000[1]
|
7
|
Tora! Tora! Tora!
|
20th Century Fox/Toei
|
$13,700,000[1]
|
8
|
Ryan's Daughter
|
MGM
|
$13,400,000[1]
|
9
|
Catch-22
|
Paramount
|
$12,300,000[1]
|
10
|
The Owl and the Pussycat
|
Columbia
|
$11,500,000[1]
|