Top Grossing Films of 1971

$80,500,000 - United Artists
Budget: $9 million

$51,700,000 - 20th Century Fox
Budget: $1.8 million

$168,750,000 ($150,000,000 to $187,500,000 worldwide)

$43,819,547 - United Artists
Budget: $7.2 million

$116,000,000 (worldwide)

$35,976,000 - Warner Bros.
Budget: $4 million

$32,500,000 - Warner Bros.
Budget: $800,000

$98,000,000 (worldwide)

$32,063,634 - Warner Bros.
Budget: $1 million

$29,133,000 - Columbia
Budget: $1.3 million

$28,623,000 - Embassy Pictures

$26,589,355 - Warner Bros.
Budget: $2.2 million

$17,871,174 - Walt Disney Pictures
Budget: $6.3 million

$15,750,000 ($14 million to $17.5 million) - Columbia
Budget: ~$9 million

$15,200,000 - Cinemation Industries
Budget: $150,000

N/A

$14,545,941 - Cinerama Releasing Corporation

N/A

$14,142,409 - United Artists

N/A

$13,000,000 - MGM
Budget: $500,000

$12,512,637 - Warner Bros.
Budget: $2.5 million

$14,142,409 - Universal
Budget: $6.5 million

Theatrical rentals: $8,200,000

$12,442,673 - 20th Century Fox
Budget: $1.58 million

$12,348,905 - 20th Century Fox
Budget: $2.5 million

N/A

$11,833,696 - United Artists
Budget: $2 million

N/A

$11,475,000 ($10.2 million to $12.75 million) - Walt Disney Pictures

N/A

$11,250,000 ($10 million to $12.5 million) - Paramount
Budget: $4 million

$8,100,000 ($7.2 million to $9 million) - Cinerama
Budget: $1.5 million

$11,250,000 ($10 million to $12.5 million worldwide)

N/A

$11,000,000 - United Artists

N/A

$10,125,000 ($9,000,000 to $11,250,000) - Cinerama
Budget: $2.2 million

$18,000,000 ($16,000,000 to $20,000,000 worldwide)

$10,600,000 - Universal
Budget: $725,000

$10,000,000 - New World Pictures
Budget: $125,000

N/A

$9,000,000 ($8 million to $10 million) - Universal

$9,000,000 ($8 million to $10 million) - Warner Bros.

$9,000,000 ($8 million to $10 million) - Paramount

N/A

$9,000,000 ($8 million to $10 million) - Fanfare Films

$8,200,000 - Warner Bros.

$7,500,000 - National General Pictures
Budget: $4.8 million

$6,300,000 ($5.6 million to $7 million) - Golden Harvest

$16,200,000 (worldwide)