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:
International
The highest-grossing 1975 films in countries outside of North America.
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.
Events
March 26: The film version of The Who's Tommy premieres in London. May: In order to create the necessary special effects for his film, Star Wars, George Lucas forms Industrial Light and Magic. June 20: Jaws is released and becomes the highest-grossing movie of all time and the highest-grossing movie of the year and the first movie to earn $100 million in US and Canadian theatrical rentals, setting the standard for future blockbusters. August 14: The cult classic film The Rocky Horror Picture Show premieres in London. November 2: Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini is brutally murdered in Ostia (Rome). November 23: Sneak Previews, the first American film review show, premieres and launches the careers of critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. They will remain a team, and a staple among film critics, through various programs for the next twenty-four years. December: Warner Bros. reorganize following John Calley's decision to step down as president-COO. Frank Wells becomes president again and shares CEO duties with Ted Ashley who also returns as chairman.
Awards
Awards ceremonies
Academy Awards
BAFTA Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): Chronicle of the Years of Fire (Chronique des années de braise) Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): Adoption (Örökbefogadás)
Notable awards
Films released 1975
Note: US releases unless stated.
January–March
April–June
July–September
October–December
Notable films released in 1975
Note: US releases unless stated
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92 in the Shade, starring Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Elizabeth Ashley, Margot Kidder
A
Aaron Loves Angela (December 25), directed by Gordon Parks, Jr., starring Moses Gunn Adoption (Örökbefogadás), winner of Golden Bear (Hungary) The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother, directed by and starring Gene Wilder, with Madeline Kahn and Marty Feldman (US/UK) The Adventures of the Wilderness Family, starring Robert Logan Afonya (USSR) Africa Express, starring Ursula Andress and Jack Palance (Italy) Aloha, Bobby and Rose (April 29), starring Paul Le Mat Anno Domini 1573 (Yugoslavia) Apoorva Raagangal (Rare Melodies) (India) The Apple Dumpling Gang, starring Don Knotts and Tim Conway At Long Last Love, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Burt Reynolds and Cybill Shepherd Attilas '74, documentary (Cyprus) Autobiography of a Princess, directed by James Ivory, starring James Mason and Madhur Jaffrey (UK)
B
Barry Lyndon, directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Ryan O'Neal and Marisa Berenson (US/UK) The Beehive, directed by Fereydun Gole. (Iran) The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures, directed by James Algar (documentary) Bim (Trinidad) Bite the Bullet (June 20), directed by Richard Brooks, starring Gene Hackman, James Coburn, Candice Bergen, Jan-Michael Vincent, Ben Johnson The Black Bird (December 25), starring George Segal A Boy and His Dog, starring Don Johnson Bullet Train (Shinkansen Daibakuha) - (Japan) Brannigan, starring John Wayne Breakheart Pass, starring Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Ben Johnson, Richard Crenna Breakout (May 22), starring Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Robert Duvall Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?, a documentary film about the Great Depression (UK) Bucktown, starring Fred Williamson and Pam Grier Bugs Bunny: Superstar
C
Capone, starring Ben Gazzara
Chronicle of the Years of Fire (Chronique des Années de Braise) (Algeria) Chupke Chupke (Hush Hush), starring Dharmendra (India) The Claws of Light (Maynila... sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag) (Philippines) Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold, starring Tamara Dobson and Stella Stevens Conduct Unbecoming, starring Stacy Keach, Michael York and Richard Attenborough (UK) Cooley High, starring Glynn Turman Coonskin, an animated film by Ralph Bakshi Cornbread, Earl and Me, starring Laurence Fishburne Crazy Mama, directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Cloris Leachman, Ann Sothern, Linda Purl The Cycle (Dayereh-ye Mina) (Iran)