List of 1970 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1970 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 7, 1970On Her Majesty's Secret Service$1,209,000[1]
2January 14, 1970On Her Majesty's Secret Service$614,700[2]
3January 21, 1970Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid$500,489Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid returned to number one after 17 weeks on the chart[3]
4January 28, 1970Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid$384,598[4]
5February 4, 1970The Secret of Santa Vittoria$401,500The Secret of Santa Vittoria reached number one in its 16th week on the chart[5]
6February 11, 1970Funny Girl$795,000Funny Girl returned to number one after 73 weeks on the chart[6]
7February 18, 1970Funny Girl$596,000[6]
8February 25, 1970Funny Girl$729,500[7]
9March 4, 1970Funny Girl$480,750[8]
10March 11, 1970Cactus Flower$936,200Cactus Flower reached number one in its 12th week on the chart[9]
11March 18, 1970Cactus Flower$660,500[10]
12March 25, 1970Airport$741,500Airport reached number one in its third week on the chart[11]
13April 1, 1970Airport$747,400[12]
14April 8, 1970Marooned$758,000Marooned reached number one in its 17th week on the chart[13]
15April 15, 1970Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid/The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (double bill)$650,000[14]
16April 22, 1970Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid/The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (double bill)$553,000[15]
17April 29, 1970Airport$502,500Airport returned to number one after 8 weeks on the chart[16]
18May 6, 1970Airport$426,500[17]
19May 13, 1970The Liberation of L.B. Jones$532,400The Liberation of L.B. Jones reached number one in its eighth week on the chart[18]
20May 20, 1970Airport$409,250Airport returned to number one after 11 weeks on the chart[19]
21May 27, 1970Airport$400,000[20]
22June 3, 1970Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice$1,064,100Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice reached number one in its 34th week on the chart[21]
23June 10, 1970Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice$914,100[22]
24June 17, 1970A Man Called Horse$549,500A Man Called Horse reached number one in its seventh week on the chart[23]
25June 24, 1970Jenny$380,000Jenny reached number one in its 14th week on the chart[24]
26July 1, 1970Airport$1,015,000Airport returned to number one after 17 weeks on the chart[25]
27July 8, 1970Beneath the Planet of the Apes$863,500Beneath the Planet of the Apes reached number one in its sixth week on the chart[26]
28July 15, 1970Airport$631,600Airport returned to number one after 19 weeks on the chart[27]
29July 22, 1970Beyond the Valley of the Dolls$707,000Beyond the Valley of the Dolls reached number one in its fifth week on the chart[28]
30July 29, 1970Patton$500,600Patton reached number one in its 25th week on the chart[29]
31August 5, 1970Z$540,000Z reached number one its 34th week on the chart[30]
32August 12, 1970The Out-of-Towners$550,237The Out-of-Towners reached number one in its 11th week on the chart[31]
33August 19, 1970Getting Straight$589,400Getting Straight reached number one in its 14th week on the chart[32]
34August 26, 1970Woodstock$746,500Woodstock reached number one in its 22nd week on the chart[33]
35September 2, 1970Getting Straight$568,500Getting Straight returned to number one in its 16th week on the chart[34]
36September 9, 1970On a Clear Day You Can See Forever$741,500On a Clear Day You Can See Forever reached number one in its twelfth week on the chart[35]
37September 16, 1970On a Clear Day You Can See Forever$415,100[36]
38September 23, 1970MASH$463,100MASH reached number one in its 34th week on the chart[37]
39September 30, 1970MASH$371,700[38]
40October 7, 1970Hello, Dolly!$345,000Hello, Dolly! reached number one in its 42nd week on the chart[39]
41October 14, 1970The Bird with the Crystal Plumage$727,200The Bird with the Crystal Plumage reached number one in its twelfth week on the chart[40]
42October 21, 1970C.C. and Company$532,000[41]
43October 28, 1970The Professionals/In Cold Blood (reissues double bill)$334,490[42]
44November 4, 1970Trog/Taste the Blood of Dracula (double bill)$300,000[43]
45November 11, 1970Sunflower$308,000Sunflower reached number one in its seventh week on the chart[44]
46November 18, 1970Five Easy Pieces$382,314Five Easy Pieces reached number one in its ninth week on the chart[45]
47November 25, 1970Lovers and Other Strangers$521,200Lovers and Other Strangers reached number one in its 15th week on the chart[46]
48December 2, 1970Scrooge$604,100Scrooge reached number one in its fourth week on the chart[47]
49December 9, 1970Lovers and Other Strangers$515,900Lovers and Other Strangers returned to number one in its 17th week on the chart[48]
50December 16, 1970Scrooge$475,800Scrooge returned to number one in its sixth week on the chart[49]
51December 23, 1970Scrooge$555,500[50]
52December 30, 1970Love Story$983,770Love Story reached number one in its second week of release. For the weekend ending December 27, 1970, Love Story grossed $2,363,767 from all markets in the United States and Canada.[51][52]

References
  1. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 14, 1970. p. 9.
  2. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 21, 1970. p. 9.
  3. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 28, 1970. p. 11.
  4. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. February 4, 1970. p. 11.
  5. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. February 11, 1970. p. 11.
  6. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. February 25, 1970. p. 11.
  7. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 4, 1970. p. 9.
  8. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 11, 1970. p. 11.
  9. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 18, 1970. p. 13.
  10. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. March 25, 1970. p. 11.
  11. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 1, 1970. p. 11.
  12. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 8, 1970. p. 11.
  13. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 15, 1970. p. 9.
  14. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 22, 1970. p. 9.
  15. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. April 29, 1970. p. 11.
  16. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 6, 1970. p. 11.
  17. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 13, 1970. p. 11.
  18. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 20, 1970. p. 11.
  19. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. May 27, 1970. p. 11.
  20. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. June 3, 1970. p. 9.
  21. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. June 10, 1970. p. 13.
  22. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. June 17, 1970. p. 9.
  23. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. June 24, 1970. p. 9.
  24. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 1, 1970. p. 11.
  25. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 8, 1970. p. 11.
  26. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 15, 1970. p. 11.
  27. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 22, 1970. p. 11.
  28. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. July 29, 1970. p. 11.
  29. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. August 5, 1970. p. 11.
  30. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. August 12, 1970. p. 11.
  31. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. August 19, 1970. p. 11.
  32. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. August 26, 1970. p. 11.
  33. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 2, 1970. p. 9.
  34. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 9, 1970. p. 11.
  35. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 16, 1970. p. 11.
  36. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 23, 1970. p. 11.
  37. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. September 30, 1970. p. 11.
  38. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 7, 1970. p. 11.
  39. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 14, 1970. p. 11.
  40. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 21, 1970. p. 11.
  41. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. October 28, 1970. p. 11.
  42. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. November 4, 1970. p. 9.
  43. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. November 11, 1970. p. 11.
  44. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. November 18, 1970. p. 11.
  45. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. November 25, 1970. p. 11.
  46. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 2, 1970. p. 11.
  47. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 9, 1970. p. 11.
  48. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 16, 1970. p. 9.
  49. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 23, 1970. p. 13.
  50. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. December 30, 1970. p. 11.
  51. "50 Top-Grossing Films". Variety. January 13, 1971. p. 22.
  52. "There Has Never Been A Box Office Story Like Love Story (advertisement)". Variety. January 13, 1971. p. 12.

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