Top 20 Highest-Grossing Films of June 1974 (7th-to-13th)
Variety's list of the top 20 highest grossing films of Week no.24, 1974. (7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th of June 1974) The list was printed in Variety on June 19th 1974.
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- DirectorRonald NeameStarsGene HackmanErnest BorgnineShelley WintersA group of passengers must embark on a harrowing struggle for survival after a rogue wave capsizes their cruise ship at sea.$ 575,500 (Weekly Gross. June 7th->13th '74 )
- DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsPaul NewmanRobert RedfordRobert ShawTwo grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.$ 518,400 (Weekly Gross. June 7th->13th '74 )
- DirectorJack ClaytonStarsRobert RedfordMia FarrowBruce DernA Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his nouveau riche neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.$ 329,800 (Weekly Gross. June 7th->13th '74 )
- DirectorPhil KarlsonStarsJoe Don BakerElizabeth HartmanLeif GarrettBased on the life of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser, who almost single-handily cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and nearly his own life.$ 320,000 (Weekly Gross. June 7th->13th '74 )
- DirectorJohn BerryStarsDiahann CarrollJames Earl JonesLawrence Hilton-JacobsIn the 1970s Harlem, garbage collector Roop feels intimidated by the idea of dating Claudine who is a single mother of six on welfare.$ 284,350 (Weekly Gross. June 7th->13th '74 )
- DirectorMel BrooksStarsCleavon LittleGene WilderSlim PickensIn order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.$ 249,950 (Weekly Gross. June 7th->13th '74 )
- DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsSteve McQueenDustin HoffmanVictor JoryA French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.$ 219,400 (Weekly Gross. June 7th->13th '74 )
- DirectorSydney PollackStarsRobert RedfordWill GeerDelle BoltonA mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by the Crow tribe and proves to be a match for their warriors in single combat on the early frontier.$ 213,000 (Weekly Gross. June 7th->13th '74 )
- DirectorMichael CiminoStarsClint EastwoodJeff BridgesGeorge KennedyWith the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist.$ 198,500 (Weekly Gross. June 7th->13th '74 )
- DirectorRobert StevensonStarsHelen HayesKen BerryStefanie PowersThe living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.$ 160,000 (Weekly Gross. June 7th->13th '74 )
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsEllen BurstynMax von SydowLinda BlairWhen a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.$ 156,851 (Weekly Gross. June 7th->13th '74 )
- DirectorWilliam A. GrahamStarsJulie GholsonJan SmithersMatthew BurrilA family of Appalachian children live together in the backwoods so that they can stay together after the death of their widower father.$ 150,200 (Weekly Gross. June 7th->13th '74 )
- DirectorTom LaughlinStarsTom LaughlinDelores TaylorClark HowatEx-Green Beret hapkido expert saves wild horses from being slaughtered for dog food and helps protect a desert "freedom school" for runaway.$ 136,700 (Weekly Gross. June 7th->13th '74 )
- DirectorLeon CapetanosLewis TeagueStarsMorgan PaullArt MetranoPat AndersonA police officer has very little work as there is virtually no crime in his small California town...until three hoodlums appear and rape a young woman.$ 122,000 (Weekly Gross. June 7th->13th '74 )
- DirectorJack Haley Jr.StarsFred AstaireGene KellyBing CrosbyVarious MGM stars from yesteryear present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50-year history.$ 113,000 (Weekly Gross. June 7th->13th '74 )
- DirectorBo Arne VibeniusStarsChristina LindbergHeinz HopfDespina TomazaniA young woman, rendered mute after a childhood sexual assault, is trained to seek violent revenge on those who kidnapped and forced her into prostitution.$ 112,500 (Weekly Gross. June 7th->13th '74 ) (aka 'Thriller: A Cruel Picture' / 'They Call Her One Eye')
- DirectorKen ShapiroStarsKen ShapiroRichard BelzerChevy ChaseA collection of skits that make fun of 1970s television, featuring early appearances by Chevy Chase and Richard Belzer.$ 111,070 (Weekly Gross. June 7th->13th '74 )
- DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsTimothy BottomsJeff BridgesCybill ShepherdIn 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.$ 110,000 (Weekly Gross. June 7th->13th '74 )
- DirectorBob RafelsonStarsJack NicholsonKaren BlackBilly Green BushA dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.$ 110,000 (Weekly Gross. June 7th->13th '74 )
- DirectorJohn HoughStarsPeter FondaSusan GeorgeAdam RoarkeDown-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags along for the ride.$ 98,450 (Weekly Gross. June 7th->13th '74 )