Most Popular Movies 1972
This chart shows the 1972 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 1972 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1972 - Top 1972 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1973 → |
1
| Deep Throat |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 30, 1972 (Wide) |
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Domestic BO: $45,000,000 |
2
| The Godfather |
| Director: Francis Ford Coppola |
| Lead Roles: Al Pacino as Michael Corleone |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 15, 1972 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Mafia, Crime Drama, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1973 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $136,479,994 |
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International BO: $133,527,400 |
3
| The Last House on the Left |
| Director: Wes Craven |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 30, 1972 (Wide) |
| Keywords: Sex Crimes, Serial Killer, Fugitive / On the Run, Revenge, Torture Porn, Based on an UNTRUE Story, Suicide, Dysfunctional Family |
|
Domestic BO: $3,100,000 |
4
| Season of the Witch |
| Director: George A. Romero |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May, 1972 (Limited) by Self Distributed |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
5
| Non si sevizia un paperino |
| Director: Lucio Fulci |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 29, 1972 (Wide) (Italy) |
6
| I Racconti di Canterbury |
| Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 16, 1972 (Limited) (Italy) |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Multiple Genres, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
International BO: $1,067 |
7
| What's Up, Doc? |
| Director: Peter Bogdanovich |
| Lead Roles: Barbra Streisand as Judy Maxwell, Ryan O'Neal as Howard Bannister |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 10, 1972 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Farcical / Slapstick Comedy, Ensemble, Set in San Francisco, Heist, Whistleblowers, Academics, Professional Rivalry |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action |
|
Domestic BO: $57,142,740 |
8
| Deliverance |
| Director: John Boorman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 21, 1972 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Hicksploitation, Survival Thriller, Country Mouse, City Mouse, Sex Crimes, Cover Up, Killing in Self Defence, 1973 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $46,122,355 |
9
| Last Tango in Paris |
| Director: Bernardo Bertolucci |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 14, 1972 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: Romantic Drama, Relationships Gone Wrong, Sex Crimes, Domestic Abuse, Erotic Drama |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $36,144,824 |
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International BO: $2,887 |