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Original Screenplay Movies Released in 1974
This list shows all Original Screenplay films released in 1974, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
Domestic Analysis for Original Screenplay Movies for 1974
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January 1974 |
| January 1 |
The Groove Tube |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$20,447,000 |
|
|
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot |
Action |
Theatrical |
$25,000,000 |
|
| |
| 1974 TBD |
California Split |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,000,154 |
|
|
Claudine |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$6,000,000 |
|
|
Freebie and the Bean |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$30,000,000 |
|
| |
| January 21 |
Butley |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 23 |
The Questor Tapes |
Drama |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Willie Dynamite |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| January 31 |
Impulse |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| February 1974 |
| February 2 |
Bôhachi bushidô: Sa burai (å¿˜å…«æ… |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 6 |
McQ |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Zardoz |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$706 |
|
| |
| February 7 |
Blazing Saddles |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$119,879,370 |
|
| |
| February 16 |
Spasmo |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$48,729 |
|
| |
| February 22 |
Breezy |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| |
| Feb, 1974 TBD |
Sugar Hill |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| March 1974 |
| March 9 |
Fighting Dragon Vs. The Deadly Tiger |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 24 |
Badlands |
Action |
Theatrical |
$518 |
|
| April 1974 |
| April 5 |
Foxy Brown |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 7 |
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$443 |
|
|
The Conversation |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$4,806,693 |
|
| |
| April 13 |
Bôryoku gai (暴力街) |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Tang shan da xiong |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 19 |
Caged Heat |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 25 |
Sodom and Gomorrah |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$8,306 |
|
| May 1974 |
| May 1 |
E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico |
Western |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 11 |
Na wylot |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 18 |
La prima notte di quiete |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,720 |
|
| |
| May 27 |
A Rainha Diaba |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 28 |
Le amanti del mostro |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 31 |
Devil Times Five |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Drifter |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| May, 1974 TBD |
Demons of the Mind |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| June 1974 |
| June 5 |
Angst essen Seele auf |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$18,506 |
|
| |
| June 12 |
Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| June 19 |
The Parallax View |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$488 |
|
| |
| June 21 |
Chinatown |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$23,171,388 |
|
| |
| June 26 |
For Pete’s Sake |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| |
| Jun, 1974 TBD |
The Swinging Cheerleaders |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| July 1974 |
| July 17 |
Golden Needles |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 21 |
The White Dawn |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 31 |
Bank Shot |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| August 1974 |
| August 7 |
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia |
Action |
Theatrical |
$195 |
|
| |
| August 10 |
La Collectionneuse |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,986 |
|
| |
| August 13 |
Prigione di donne |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 21 |
Newman’s Law |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 23 |
L’uomo senza memoria |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$10,162 |
|
| |
| August 27 |
Deep End |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$446 |
|
| |
| August 28 |
Contes immoraux |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 30 |
The Longest Yard |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$43,008,075 |
|
| September 1974 |
| September 5 |
Allonsanfà n |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$786 |
|
| |
| September 25 |
Juggernaut |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$657,108 |
|
| |
| September 26 |
Identikit |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| October 1974 |
| October 1 |
Il portiere di notte |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$394,661 |
|
| |
| October 2 |
The Gambler |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| October 4 |
Female Trouble |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$292 |
|
| |
| October 17 |
Phase IV |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$287 |
|
| |
| October 18 |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$29,263,433 |
|
| |
| |
| Oct, 1974 TBD |
The Working Girls |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| November 1974 |
| November 1 |
Animals are Beautiful People |
Documentary |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Phantom Of The Paradise |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$951,398 |
|
| |
| November 7 |
If.... |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$892 |
|
| |
| November 13 |
The Trial of Billy Jack |
Action |
Theatrical |
$89,000,000 |
|
| |
| November 14 |
La venganza del Doctor Mabuse |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| November 15 |
Benji |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$31,559,560 |
|
|
Earthquake |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$79,700,000 |
|
|
Seizure |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$50,957 |
|
| |
| November 18 |
A Woman Under the Influence |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$10,853 |
|
| |
| November 22 |
L’Anticristo |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| December 1974 |
| December 5 |
Les Démoniaques |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 7 |
Onna Hissatsu Ken Kiki ippatsu |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 11 |
Messiah of Evil |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 18 |
Parade |
Adventure |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Les possedees du diable |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 20 |
Black Christmas |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 28 |
Warum kann ich nicht artig sein? |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 31 |
Un posto ideale per uccidere |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
