1975 in film


The year 1975 in film involved some significant events.

Highest-grossing films

North America

The top ten 1975 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
RankTitleStudioBox-office gross rental
1JawsUniversal Pictures$133,400,000
2One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestUnited Artists/Fantasy Films$59,200,000
3The Return of the Pink PantherUnited Artists/ITC Entertainment$25,400,000
4Dog Day AfternoonWarner Bros.$22,500,000
5ShampooColumbia Pictures$22,000,000
6Three Days of the CondorParamount Pictures$20,014,000
7Funny LadyColumbia Pictures$19,313,000
8TommyColumbia Pictures$17,793,000
9The Apple Dumpling GangWalt Disney/Buena Vista Distribution$16,580,000
10The HindenburgUniversal Pictures$14,517,000

International

The highest-grossing 1975 films in countries outside of North America.
International marketFilmRevenueAdmissionsProduction country
FranceThe Towering Inferno4,466,376United States
GermanyJaws7,000,000United States
IndiaSholay$41,790,000100,000,000+India
ItalyMy Friends10,467,254Italy
Soviet UnionBobby$21,440,00062,600,000India
SpainJaws5,918,754United States
United KingdomJaws£11,800,00016,200,000United States
United States and CanadaJaws$260,000,000128,078,800United States

Worldwide gross

The following table lists known worldwide gross figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1975. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1975. This list also includes gross revenue from later re-releases.
TitleRevenueAdmissions Country
Jaws$470,653,000242,800,000United States
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest78,706,404United States
The Rocky Horror Picture Show$140,846,38758,431,570United Kingdom
United States
Sholay$65,080,000250,000,000India
Dog Day Afternoon24,861,525United States

Events

Awards ceremonies

Films released 1975

January–March

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Film debuts