Most Popular Movies 1973

This chart shows the 1973 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1973 releases.

See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1973 - Top 1973 Worldwide

Most Popular Overall

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The Exorcist

Director: William Friedkin

Lead Roles: Max von Sydow as Father Lankester Merrin

Initial Theatrical Release: December 26, 1973 (Wide) by Warner Bros.

Keywords: Possessed, Religious, Skeptic, Exorcism, Supernatural Horror, 1974 Oscars Best Picture Nominee

Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Fantasy

Domestic BO:
$230,956,951

International BO:
$197,867,132

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American Graffiti

Director: George Lucas

Lead Roles: Richard Dreyfuss as Curt Henderson, Ron Howard as Steve Bolander, Paul Le Mat as John Milner, Charles Martin Smith as Terry Fields, Candy Clark as Debbie Dunham, Mackenzie Phillips as Carol, Cindy Williams as Laurie Henderson, Wolfman Jack as XERB Disc Jockey

Initial Theatrical Release: August 2, 1973 (Limited) (Switzerland)

Keywords: Street Racing, Coming of Age, Epilogue, Coming-of-Age Drama, Filmed in San Rafael, CA, Filmed in Marin County, CA, Filmed in California, United States, Filmed in United States, Filmed in Mel’s Drive-in, San Francisco, CA, Filmed in San Francisco, CA, Filmed in Sonoma County, CA, Filmed in Sonoma, CA, Filmed in Richmond, CA, Filmed in Contra Costa County, CA, Filmed in Novato, CA, Filmed in Buchanan Field Airport, Concord, CA, Filmed in Concord, CA, Filmed in Tamalpais High School, Mill Valley, CA, Filmed in Mill Valley, CA, Filmed in Petaluma, CA, 1974 Oscars Best Picture Nominee

Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction

Domestic BO:
$115,557,835

International BO:
$25,000,000

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Andrey Rublyov

Director: Andrei Tarkovsky

Lead Roles: Anatoly Solonitsyn as Andrei Rublev

Initial Theatrical Release: October, 1973 (Limited) by Columbia, released as Andrei Rublev

Keywords: Non-Chronological, Religious, Voiceover/Narration, Tortured as Punishment, Moscow, 1400s, Painter, Betrayal, Falsely Accused

Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization

Domestic BO:
$102,023

International BO:
$10,669

Synopsis

With his second feature, a towering epic that took him years to complete, Andrei Tarkovsky waded deep into the past and emerged with a visionary masterwork. Threading together several self-contained episodes, the filmmaker traces the renowned icon painter Andrei Rublev through the harsh realities of fifteenth-century Russian life, vividly conjuring the dark and otherworldly atmosphere of the age: a primitive hot-air balloon takes to the sky, snow falls inside an unfinished church, naked pagans celebrate the midsummer solstice, a young man oversees the casting of a gigantic bell. Appearing here in Tarkovsky’s preferred 183-minute cut, as well as the version that was originally censored by Soviet authorities, Andrei Rublev is an arresting meditation on art, faith, and endurance, and a powerful reflection on expressive constraints in the director’s own time.

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