List of 1973 box office number-one films in the United States

# Date Film Gross Notes
1 01973-01-07 January 7, 1973 The Poseidon Adventure $4,394,394,
2 01973-01-14 January 14, 1973 The Poseidon Adventure $3,604,495,
3 01973-01-21 January 21, 1973 The Poseidon Adventure $3,423,943,
4 01973-01-28 January 28, 1973 The Poseidon Adventure $3,124,034,
5 01973-02-04 February 4, 1973 The Poseidon Adventure $2,950,304,
6 01973-02-11 February 11, 1973 Last Tango in Paris $4,924,583,
7 01973-02-18 February 18, 1973 Save the Tiger $3,833,583,
8 01973-02-25 February 25, 1973 Walking Tall $3,593,435,
9 01973-03-04 March 4, 1973 Charlotte's Web $4,503,035,
10 01973-03-11 March 11, 1973 Charlotte's Web $3,683,395,
11 01973-03-18 March 18, 1973 Tom Sawyer $3,730,954,
12 01973-03-25 March 25, 1973 Charley and the Angel $3,845,495,
13 01973-04-01 April 1, 1973 Charley and the Angel $3,284,539,
14 01973-04-08 April 8, 1973 Charlotte's Web $3,589,495, Charlotte's Web reclaimed #1 in its sixth weekend of release.
15 01973-04-15 April 15, 1973 Charlotte's Web $2,953,395,
16 01973-04-22 April 22, 1973 Charlotte's Web $2,537,359,
17 01973-04-29 April 29, 1973 Charley and the Angel $3,483,395, Charley and the Angel reclaimed #1 in its sixth weekend of release.
18 01973-05-06 May 6, 1973 Charley and the Angel $2,593,954,
19 01973-05-13 May 13, 1973 Paper Moon $4,394,394,
20 01973-05-20 May 20, 1973 Hitler: The Last Ten Days $3,583,498, Hitler: The Last Ten Days reached #1 in its second weekend of release.
21 01973-05-27 May 27, 1973 Paper Moon $3,394,945, Paper Moon reclaimed #1 in its third weekend of release.
22 01973-06-03 June 3, 1973 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid $3,593,394, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid reached #1 in its second weekend of release.
23 01973-06-10 June 10, 1973 Paper Moon $3,293,394, Paper Moon reclaimed #1 in its fifth weekend of release.
24 01973-06-17 June 17, 1973 Battle for the Planet of the Apes $4,864,355,
25 01973-06-24 June 24, 1973 Battle for the Planet of the Apes $4,294,934,
26 01973-07-01 July 1, 1973 Live and Let Die $4,384,395,
27 01973-07-08 July 8, 1973 Live and Let Die $4,295,395,
28 01973-07-15 July 15, 1973 Lady Ice $3,294,394,
29 01973-07-22 July 22, 1973 Enter the Dragon $6,545,395,
30 01973-07-29 July 29, 1973 Enter the Dragon $5,395,735,
31 01973-08-05 August 5, 1973 Enter the Dragon $4,294,943,
32 01973-08-12 August 12, 1973 Enter the Dragon $3,924,294,
33 01973-08-19 August 19, 1973 American Graffiti $3,594,954, American Graffiti reached #1 in its second weekend of release.
34 01973-08-26 August 26, 1973 High Plains Drifter $3,684,395,
35 01973-09-02 September 2, 1973 American Graffiti $3,356,395, American Graffiti reclaimed #1 in its fourth weekend of release.
36 01973-09-09 September 9, 1973 American Graffiti $3,123,284,
37 01973-09-16 September 16, 1973 American Graffiti $2,956,485,
38 01973-09-23 September 23, 1973 American Graffiti $2,864,385,
39 01973-09-30 September 30, 1973 American Graffiti $2,574,395,
40 01973-10-07 October 7, 1973 American Graffiti $2,943,943,
41 01973-10-14 October 14, 1973 Mean Streets $3,954,942,
42 01973-10-21 October 21, 1973 The Way We Were $4,683,935,
43 01973-10-28 October 28, 1973 The Way We Were $4,342,593,
44 01973-11-04 November 4, 1973 The Way We Were $3,496,935,
45 01973-11-11 November 11, 1973 Robin Hood $4,784,395,
46 01973-11-18 November 18, 1973 Robin Hood $4,593,594,
47 01973-11-25 November 25, 1973 Robin Hood $4,348,923,
48 01973-12-02 December 2, 1973 Robin Hood $3,495,395,
49 01973-12-09 December 9, 1973 Serpico $3,126,395,
50 01973-12-16 December 16, 1973 Papillon $5,385,395,
51 01973-12-23 December 23, 1973 Papillon $4,395,694,
52 01973-12-30 December 30, 1973 Magnum Force $6,871,011 Magnum Force had the highest weekend debut of 1973.

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