Highest Grossing Movies of 1972
Ranked by lifetime worldwide gross. ← Back to leaderboards
Films from 1972 tracked
47
Top 100 1972 revenue
$1.09B
Top film
The Godfather
$245.1M
- 1
$245.1M$6M40.8×The Godfather
$245.1M · $6M
- 2
$100M$100K1000.0×Fist of Fury
$100M · $100K
- 3
$90M$700K128.6×Fritz the Cat
$90M · $700K
- 4
$84.6M$5M16.9×The Poseidon Adventure
$84.6M · $5M
- 5
$66M$4M16.5×What's Up, Doc?
$66M · $4M
- 6
$46.1M$2M23.1×Deliverance
$46.1M · $2M
- 7
$44.7M$3.1M14.4×Jeremiah Johnson
$44.7M · $3.1M
- 8
$44.2M——Child's Play
$44.2M
- 9
$42.8M$4.6M9.30×Cabaret
$42.8M · $4.6M
- 10
$36.7M$3.4M11.0×The Getaway
$36.7M · $3.4M
- 11
$36.2M$1.3M28.9×Last Tango in Paris
$36.2M · $1.3M
- 12
$30M$500K60.0×Super Fly
$30M · $500K
- 13
$27M$130K207.7×The Way of the Dragon
$27M · $130K
- 14
$22M$160K137.5×The Legend of Boggy Creek
$22M · $160K
- 15
$19.7M$2M9.86×Lady Sings the Blues
$19.7M · $2M
- 16
$18M$2M9.01×Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
$18M · $2M
- 17
$12.6M$2M6.30×Frenzy
$12.6M · $2M
- 18
$11.5M$12M0.96×Man of La Mancha
$11.5M · $12M
- 19
$10M$2M5.06×Shaft's Big Score!
$10M · $2M
- 20
$9.7M$1.7M5.71×Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
$9.7M · $1.7M
- 21
$8M——State of Siege
$8M
- 22
$7.5M$6M1.25×The Cowboys
$7.5M · $6M
- 23
$6.5M$1.7M3.85×Skyjacked
$6.5M · $1.7M
- 24
$6.5M——Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
$6.5M
- 25
$6.3M——Joe Kidd
$6.3M
- 26
$6M$12K—Pink Flamingos
$6M · $12K
- 27
$5.8M$3.5M1.64×Sleuth
$5.8M · $3.5M
- 28
$5.6M——The Heartbreak Kid
$5.6M
- 29
$5M$500K10.0×The Doberman Gang
$5M · $500K
- 30
$4.3M——The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
$4.3M
- 31
$4.2M$60K—A Thief in the Night
$4.2M · $60K
- 32
$3.5M$100K35.0×Bloody Friday
$3.5M · $100K
- 33
$3.5M$2.9M1.20×Up the Sandbox
$3.5M · $2.9M
- 34
$3.5M$4.9M0.72×The Hot Rock
$3.5M · $4.9M
- 35
$3M$2.8M1.09×Avanti!
$3M · $2.8M
- 36
$2.8M$6M0.47×1776
$2.8M · $6M
- 37
$2.5M$1.6M1.56×The Candidate
$2.5M · $1.6M
- 38
$1.9M——The Legend of Nigger Charley
$1.9M
- 39
$1.9M——Frogs
$1.9M
- 40
$1.8M——Godzilla vs. Gigan
$1.8M
- 41
$1.5M——Prime Cut
$1.5M
- 42
$457K——A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
$457K
- 43
$140K$120K1.17×Joy Hotel
$140K · $120K
- 44
$103K$800K0.13×The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
$103K · $800K
- 45
$91K$150K0.61×Beware! The Blob
$91K · $150K
- 46
$58K——The Cannibal Man
$58K
- 47
$37K$370K0.10×Aguirre, the Wrath of God
$37K · $370K