List of American films of 1974

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)
1974
Rank		 Title Studio Gross
1. Blazing Saddles Warner Bros. $119,500,000[1]
2. The Towering Inferno 20th Century Fox / Warner Bros. $116,000,000[2]
3. The Trial of Billy Jack Warner Bros. $89,000,000[3]
4. Young Frankenstein 20th Century Fox $86,273,333[4]
5. Earthquake Universal Pictures $79,666,653[5]
6. The Godfather Part II Paramount Pictures $47,542,841[6]
7. Airport 1975 Universal Pictures $47,285,152[7]
8. The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams Sunn Classic Pictures $45,411,063[8]
9. The Longest Yard Paramount Pictures $43,008,075[9]
10. Benji Mulberry Square Releasing $39,552,000[10]

A–Z
Title Director Cast Genre Note
11 HarrowhouseAram AvakianCharles Grodin, Candice Bergen, James Mason, Trevor HowardDrama20th Century Fox
99 and 44/100% DeadJohn FrankenheimerRichard Harris, Edmond O'Brien, Bradford Dillman, Chuck ConnorsCrime20th Century Fox
AbbyWilliam GirdlerCarol Speed, Juanita Moore, Terry CarterHorrorAIP
Act of VengeanceBob KelljanJo Ann Harris, Peter Brown, Lada St. EdmundCrimeAIP
Airport 1975Jack SmightCharlton Heston, Karen Black, Gloria Swanson, George Kennedy, Susan Clark, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Linda Blair, Sid Caesar, Myrna LoyDisaster filmUniversal. Airport sequel
Alice Doesn't Live Here AnymoreMartin ScorseseEllen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Diane Ladd, Harvey Keitel, Valerie Curtin, Vic Tayback, Alfred Lutter, Jodie FosterDramaWarner Bros. Oscar for Burstyn
Amazing GraceStan LathanMoms Mabley, Slappy White, Rosalind CashComedyUnited Artists
The ArenaSteve CarverPam Grier, Margaret Markov, Paul Muller (actor)ActionNew World
Bank ShotGower ChampionGeorge C. Scott, Joanna Cassidy, Sorrell BookeCrime comedyUnited Artists
The Bat PeopleJerry JamesonStewart Moss, Marianne McAndrew, Michael PatakiHorrorAIP
The Bears and IBernard McEveetyPatrick Wayne, Chief Dan George, Andrew DugganDramaDisney
BenjiJoe CampPatsy Garrett, Christopher Connelly, Patsy Garrett, Peter BreckFamilyIndependent. 1st of series
Beyond the DoorOvidio G. AssonitisJuliet Mills, Richard Johnson, Gabriele LaviaHorrorIndependent
Big Bad MamaSteve CarverAngie Dickinson, William Shatner, Tom SkerrittActionNew World
Billy Two HatsTed KotcheffGregory Peck, Desi Arnaz Jr., Jack WardenWesternUnited Artists
Black Belt JonesRobert ClouseJim Kelly, Gloria Hendry, Eric LaneuvilleActionWarner Bros.
Black EyeJack ArnoldFred Williamson, Rosemary Forsyth, Teresa GravesActionWarner Bros.
The Black GodfatherJohn EvansRod Perry, Don Chastain, Jimmy WitherspoonCrime dramaIndependent
Black SamsonCharles BailRockne Tarkington, William Smith, Carol SpeedActionWarner Bros.
Blazing SaddlesMel BrooksCleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman, Slim Pickens, Alex KarrasWestern comedyWarner Bros. 3 Oscar nominations
BootleggersCharles B. Pierce Paul Koslo, Jaclyn Smith, Slim PickensCrimeIndependent
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaSam PeckinpahWarren Oates, Isela Vega, Helmut Dantine, Robert Webber, Gig YoungThrillerUnited Artists
Buster and BillieDaniel PetrieJan-Michael Vincent, Pamela Sue Martin, Clifton James, Robert Englund, Joan GoodfellowCrime dramaColumbia
BustingPeter HyamsElliott Gould, Robert Blake, Allen GarfieldCrime comedyUnited Artists
Caged HeatJonathan DemmeErica Gavin, Roberta Collins, Barbara SteeleActionNew World
The California KidRichard T. HeffronMartin SheenAction, Horror, ThrillerMade for TV
California SplitRobert AltmanElliott Gould, George Segal, Ann PrentissComedy dramaColumbia
The Castaway CowboyVincent McEveetyJames Garner, Vera Miles, Robert CulpFamilyDisney
Catch My SoulPatrick McGoohanRichie Havens, Lance LeGault, Season HubleyMusicalCinerama
ChinatownRoman PolanskiJack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, Diane Ladd, Burt YoungMysteryParamount. 11 Oscar nominations
Chosen SurvivorsSutton RoleyDiana Muldaur, Bradford Dillman, Jackie CooperSci-fiColumbia
ClaudineJohn BerryDiahann Carroll, James Earl Jones, Lawrence Hilton-JacobsDrama20th Century Fox
CockfighterMonte HellmanWarren Oates, Harry Dean Stanton, Ed Begley Jr.DramaNew World
ConrackMartin RittJon Voight, Paul Winfield, Madge SinclairDrama20th Century Fox. From Pat Conroy book
The ConversationFrancis Ford CoppolaGene Hackman, John Cazale, Cindy Williams, Frederic Forrest, Harrison Ford, Robert DuvallMysteryParamount. 3 Oscar nominations
Crazy JoeCarlo LizzaniPeter Boyle, Paula Prentiss, Fred Williamson, Eli Wallach, Rip TornCrime dramaColumbia
The Crazy World of Julius VrooderArthur HillerTimothy Bottoms, Barbara Hershey, Albert Salmi, George MarshallComedy, Drama20th Century Fox
Cry PanicJames GoldstoneJohn Forsythe, Earl Holliman, Ralph Meeker, Norman Alden, Claudia McNeil, Anne FrancisMystery, ThrillerMade for TV
Daisy MillerPeter BogdanovichCybill Shepherd, Cloris Leachman, Mildred NatwickDramaParamount
Dark StarJohn CarpenterDan O'Bannon, Nick CastleSci-fi comedyIndependent
Death CruiseRalph SenenskyRichard Long, Polly Bergen, Edward Albert, Kate Jackson, Celeste Holm, Tom Bosley, Michael Constantine, Cesare DanovaMysteryMade for TV
The Death SquadHarry FalkRobert Forster, Michelle Philips, Claude Akins, Mark Goddard, Melvyn DouglasCrime, DramaMade for TV
Death WishMichael WinnerCharles Bronson, Vincent Gardenia, Hope Lange, Stuart MargolinThrillerParamount. 1st of series
Dirty Mary, Crazy LarryJohn HoughSusan George, Peter Fonda, Vic MorrowAction20th Century Fox
Dirty O'NeilLewis TeagueMorgan Paull, Art Metrano, Pat AndersonComedy thrillerAIP
The DoveCharles JarrottJoseph Bottoms, Dabney Coleman, Deborah Raffin DramaParamount
Dynamite BrothersAl AdamsonTimothy Brown, Alan Tang, Aldo RayActionIndependent
EarthquakeMark RobsonCharlton Heston, Ava Gardner, Richard Roundtree, George Kennedy, Geneviève Bujold, Lorne Greene, Marjoe Gortner, Victoria PrincipalDisaster filmUniversal. 4 Oscar nominations
The Education of Sonny CarsonMichael CampusDon Gordon, Joyce Walker, Paul BenjaminDramaParamount
Flesh GordonMichael Benveniste, Howard ZiehmWilliam Dennis Hunt, John Hoyt, Candy SamplesAdult comedyIndependent
For Pete's SakePeter YatesBarbra Streisand, Michael Sarrazin, Estelle ParsonsComedyColumbia
Foxy BrownJack HillPam Grier, Antonio Fargas, Terry CarterCrimeAIP
Freebie and the BeanRichard RushAlan Arkin, James Caan, Loretta Swit Crime comedyWarner Bros.
The Front PageBilly WilderJack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Susan Sarandon, Carol BurnettComedyUniversal; From Ben Hecht play; Remake of 1931 film
The GamblerKarel ReiszJames Caan, Lauren Hutton, Paul SorvinoDramaParamount. Remade in 2014
'Gator BaitBeverly SebastionClaudia Jennings, Bill ThurmanThrillerIndependent
Ginger in the MorningGordon WilesFred Ward, Sissy Spacek, Monte MarkhamRomanceIndependent
The Girl from PetrovkaRobert Ellis MillerGoldie Hawn, Hal Holbrook, Anthony HopkinsComedyUniversal
The Godfather Part IIFrancis Ford CoppolaAl Pacino, Robert De Niro, Lee Strasberg, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall, John Cazale, Talia Shire, G. D. Spradlin, Bruno Kirby, Michael V. Gazzo, James CaanCrime dramaParamount. Sequel; won 6 Oscars
Golden NeedlesRobert ClouseJoe Don Baker, Elizabeth Ashley, Ann SothernAdventureAIP
Gone in 60 SecondsH. B. HalickiH. B. Halicki, Gary Bettenhausen, Parnelli JonesActionIndependent
The Gravy TrainJack StarrettStacy Keach, Margot Kidder, Frederic ForrestDramaColumbia
The Great Gatsby Jack ClaytonRobert Redford, Mia Farrow, Sam Waterston, Bruce Dern, Karen Black, Lois ChilesDramaParamount. Based on the book
The Groove TubeKen ShapiroChevy Chase, Richard Belzer, Jennifer WellesComedyIndependent
HangupHenry HathawayWilliam Elliott, Cliff Potts, Marki BeyActionWarner Bros.
Harry and TontoPaul MazurskyArt Carney, Ellen Burstyn, Larry HagmanComedy, Drama20th Century Fox. Oscar for Carney
Herbie Rides AgainRobert StevensonHelen Hayes, Ken Berry, Stefanie PowersFamilyDisney. The Love Bug sequel
HomebodiesLarry YustPeter Brocco, Frances Fuller, William HansenComedy horrorEmbassy
The House on Skull MountainRon HonthanerVictor French, Janee Michelle, Mike EvansHorror20th Century Fox
How to Seduce a WomanCharles MartinAngel Tompkins, Alexandra Hay, Judith McConnellComedyCinerama
Huckleberry FinnJ. Lee ThompsonJeff East, Paul Winfield, David Wayne, Arthur O'Connell, Harvey KormanMusicalUnited Artists. From Mark Twain book
The Island at the Top of the WorldRobert StevensonDavid Hartman, MakoAdventureDisney
It's AliveLarry CohenJohn P. Ryan, Sharon Farrell, Guy StockwellHorrorWarner Bros.
The KlansmanTerence YoungLee Marvin, Richard Burton, Cameron Mitchell, Linda Evans, O.J. SimpsonDramaParamount
Knife for the LadiesLarry G. SpanglerJack Elam, Ruth Roman, Gene EvansWestern horrorIndependent
Law and DisorderIvan PasserCarroll O'Connor, Ernest Borgnine, Ann Wedgeworth, Karen BlackCrime comedyColumbia
The Legend of Earl Durand John D. PattersonPeter Haskell, Slim Pickens, Keenan Wynn WesternIndependent
LennyBob FosseDustin Hoffman, Valerie Perrine, Jan MinerBiographyUnited Artists. 6 Oscar nominations
The Life and Times of Grizzly AdamsRichard FriedenbergDan Haggerty, Denver PyleAdventureIndependent. Became TV series
The Little PrinceStanley DonenRichard Kiley, Bob Fosse, Gene WilderMusicalParamount
The Longest YardRobert AldrichBurt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed LauterComedyParamount. Remade in 2005
The Lords of FlatbushMartin Davidson, Stephen F. VeronaHenry Winkler, Sylvester Stallone, Susan BlakelyDramaColumbia
Lost in the StarsDaniel MannBrock Peters, Melba Moore, Clifton DavisDramaAFT
Lovin' MollySidney LumetBlythe Danner, Anthony Perkins, Beau BridgesDramaColumbia
Macon County LineRichard ComptonMax Baer, Alan Vint, Cheryl WatersCrime dramaAIP.
Mama's Dirty GirlsJohn HayesGloria Grahame, Paul Lambert, Candice Rialson, Sondra CurrieThrillerIndependent
MameGene SaksLucille Ball, Beatrice Arthur, Robert Preston, Bruce Davison, Jane Connell, Don PorterMusicalbased on the play
Man on a SwingFrank PerryCliff Robertson, Joel Grey, Elizabeth WilsonThrillerParamount
The Man with the Golden GunGuy HamiltonRoger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt EklandActionUnited Artists
McQJohn SturgesJohn Wayne, Eddie Albert, Al LettieriCrime dramaWarner Bros.
The Midnight ManBurt LancasterBurt Lancaster, Susan Clark, Cameron MitchellCrime dramaUniversal
Mixed CompanyMelville ShavelsonBarbara Harris, Joseph Bologna, Lisa GerritsenComedyUnited Artists
Mr. MajestykRichard FleischerCharles Bronson, Al Lettieri, Linda CristalActionUnited Artists
Newman's LawRichard T. HeffronGeorge Peppard, Roger Robinson, Eugene Roche CrimeUniversal
The Nickel RideRobert MulliganJason Miller, Linda Haynes, Victor FrenchCrime20th Century Fox
Nightmare HoneymoonElliot SilversteinDack Rambo, John Beck, Roy JensonThrillerMGM
Northeast of Seoul David Lowell RichAnita Ekberg, John Ireland, Victor BuonoThrillerCannon
Oliver TwistHal SutherlandJosh Albee, Jane Webb, Les TremayneAnimated Warner Bros.
Once Upon a ScoundrelGeorge SchaeferZero Mostel, Katy Jurado, Pancho CórdovaComedyIndependent
Open SeasonPeter CollinsonPeter Fonda, John Phillip Law, Richard LynchThrillerColumbia
Our TimePeter HyamsPamela Sue Martin, Parker Stevenson, Debralee ScottDramaWarner Bros.
The Parallax ViewAlan J. PakulaWarren Beatty, Paula Prentiss, Hume Cronyn, William DanielsThrillerParamount
Phantom of the ParadiseBrian De PalmaPaul Williams, Jessica Harper, William FinleyMusical20th Century Fox
Phase IVSaul BassMichael Murphy, Nigel Davenport, Lynne FrederickSci-fiParamount
The PhotographerWilliam Byron HillmanMichael Callan, Barbara Nichols, Harold J. StoneThrillerEmbassy
PolicewomenLee FrostSondra Currie, Tony Young, Jean BellActionCrown International
The Private Afternoons of Pamela MannRadley MetzgerEric Edwards, Georgina Spelvin, Jamie GillisAdult filmHudson Valley Films
Report to the CommissionerMilton KatselasMichael Moriarty, Yaphet Kotto, Susan BlakelyCrime dramaUnited Artists
RhinocerosTom O'HorganGene Wilder, Zero Mostel, Karen BlackComedyAFT
S*P*Y*SIrvin KershnerDonald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, ZouzouComedy20th Century Fox
The Savage Is LooseGeorge C. ScottGeorge C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Lee MontgomeryDramaIndependent
Savage SistersEddie RomeroGloria Hendry, John Ashley, Cheri CaffaroActionAIP
ScoreRadley MetzgerCasey Donovan, Claire Wilbur, Lynn LowryAdult film
SeizureOliver StoneJonathan Frid, Martine Beswick, Herve VillechaizeHorrorCinerama Stone debut
The Single GirlsBeverly SebastianClaudia Jennings, Greg Mullavy, Joan PratherComedyIndependent
The Spectre of Edgar Allan PoeMohy QuandourRobert Walker Jr., Cesar Romero, Tom Drake HorrorCinerama
The Spikes GangRichard FleischerLee Marvin, Gary Grimes, Ron HowardWesternUnited Artists
Sugar HillPaul MaslanskyMarki Bey, Robert Quarry, Richard LawsonHorrorAIP
The Sugarland ExpressSteven SpielbergGoldie Hawn, William Atherton, Ben JohnsonCrime dramaUniversal
Summer School TeachersBarbara PeetersCandice Rialson, Pat Anderson, Grainger HinesThrillerNew World
The Super CopsGordon ParksRon Leibman, David Selby, Sheila FrazierCrime dramaMGM
The Swinging CheerleadersJack HillRainbeaux Smith, Colleen Camp, Rosanne KatonComedyIndependent
The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeJoseph SargentWalter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo, Jerry StillerCrime dramaUnited Artists. Remade in 2009
The Tamarind SeedBlake EdwardsJulie Andrews, Omar Sharif, Anthony QuayleDramaEmbassy
The TeacherHickmet AvedisAngel Tompkins, Jay North, Marlene SchmidtThrillerCrown International
The Terminal ManMike HodgesGeorge Segal, Joan Hackett, Jill ClayburghSci-fiWarner Bros.
The Texas Chain Saw MassacreTobe HooperMarilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin NealHorrorIndependent. 1st in series
That's Entertainment!Jack Haley Jr.Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, Liza Minnelli, Debbie Reynolds, James Stewart, Bing CrosbyDocumentary, MusicalMGM; 2 sequels
Thieves Like UsRobert AltmanKeith Carradine, Shelley Duvall, Louise FletcherDramaUnited Artists
Thomasine & BushrodGordon Parks Jr.Max Julien, Vonetta McGee George MurdockWesternColumbia
Three the Hard WayGordon Parks Jr.Fred Williamson, Jim Kelly, Jim BrownActionAllied Artists
Thunder CountyChris RobinsonMickey Rooney, Ted Cassidy, Carol LocatellCrimeIndependent
Thunderbolt and LightfootMichael CiminoClint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy, Geoffrey LewisCrime dramaUnited Artists
TNT JacksonCirio H. SantiagoJeanne Bell, Chiquito, Stan ShawActionNew World
The Towering InfernoJohn Guillermin, Irwin AllenSteve McQueen, Paul Newman, Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Fred Astaire, Jennifer Jones, Richard Chamberlain, O. J. Simpson, Susan Blakely, Robert Wagner, Robert VaughnDisaster film20th Century Fox. Won 3 Oscars
The Treasure of Jamaica ReefVirginia L. StoneStephen Boyd, David Ladd, Chuck WooleryActionIndependent
The Trial of Billy JackTom LaughlinTom Laughlin, Delores Taylor, Riley Hill (actor)DramaWarner Bros. Sequel to Billy Jack
Truck Stop WomenMark L. LesterClaudia Jennings, Lieux Dressler, Dennis FimpleActionIndependent
Truck TurnerJonathan KaplanIsaac Hayes, Yaphet Kotto, Annazette ChaseActionAIP
The Ultimate ThrillRobert ButlerBarry Brown, Britt EklandThrillerIndependent
Uptown Saturday NightSidney PoitierSidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Richard PryorComedyWarner Bros.
WRichard QuineTwiggy, John Vernon, Dirk BenedictMysteryCinerama
Welcome to Arrow BeachLaurence HarveyLaurence Harvey, Joanna Pettet, Meg FosterHorrorWarner Bros.
Where the Lilies BloomWilliam A. GrahamJan Smithers, Harry Dean Stanton, Rance HowardFamilyUnited Artists
Where the Red Fern GrowsNorman TokarJames Whitmore, Beverly Garland, Lonny ChapmanFamilyCrown
The White DawnPhilip KaufmanWarren Oates, Timothy Bottoms, Louis Gossett Jr.AdventureParamount
Willie DynamiteGilbert MosesRoscoe Orman, Eddie Rivers, Diana SandsCrimeUniversal
A Woman Under the InfluenceJohn CassavetesPeter Falk, Gena Rowlands , Fred DraperDramaIndependent. Golden Globe for Rowlands
The Working GirlsStephanie RothmanSarah Kennedy, Mary Beth Hughes, Cassandra PetersonComedyIndependent
The YakuzaSydney PollackRobert Mitchum, Ken Takakura, Brian KeithCrime dramaWarner Bros.
Young FrankensteinMel BrooksGene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Teri Garr, Kenneth Mars, Gene HackmanComedy20th Century Fox. 5 Saturn Awards
Zandy's BrideJan TroellGene Hackman, Liv Ullmann, Susan Tyrrell WesternWarner Bros
ZardozJohn BoormanSean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara KestelmanSci-fi20th Century Fox

Documentaries
Title Director Cast Genre Note
ExploratoriumJon BoorstinDocumentary
F for FakeOrson WellesOrson Welles, Joseph CottenDocumentary
Hearts and MindsPeter DavisDocumentarywon Oscar
Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling StonesRollin BinzerThe Rolling StonesDocumentaryConcert

See also

References
  1. "Box Office Information for Blazing Saddles". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  2. "Box Office Information for The Towering Inferno". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  3. "Box Office Information for The Trial of Billy Jack". The Numbers. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  4. "Box Office Information for Young Frankenstein". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  5. "Box Office Information for Earthquake". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  6. "Box Office Information for The Godfather Part II". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  7. "Box Office Information for Airport 1975". The Numbers. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  8. "Box Office Information for The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams". The Numbers. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  9. "Box Office Information for The Longest Yard". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  10. "Box Office Information for Benji". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
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