1975_in_film

1975 in film

List of years in film (table)

… 1965 ^. 1966 ^. 1967 ^. 1968 ^. 1969 ^. 1970 ^. 1971 …
1972 1973 1974 -1975- 1976 1977 1978
… 1979 ^. 1980 ^. 1981 ^. 1982 ^. 1983 ^. 1984 ^. 1985 …
In home video: 1972 1973 1974 -1975- 1976 1977 1978
In television: 1972 1973 1974 -1975- 1976 1977 1978

Related time period or subjects

… 1972 ^. 1973 ^. 1974 - 1975 - 1976 ^. 1977 ^. 1978 …
… 1940s ^. 1950s ^. 1960s -1970s- 1980s ^. 1990s ^. 2000s …
… 19th century ^. 20th century ^. 21st century …

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Years in film

1870s

1880s

1890s

1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894
1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899

1900s

1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904
1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909

1910s

1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914
1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919

1920s

1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924
1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929

1930s

1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934
1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939

1940s

1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944
1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 •1949

1950s

1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954
1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

1960s

1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964
1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

1970s

1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974
1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

1980s

1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984
1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

1990s

1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994
1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000s

2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004
2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

2010s

2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014

The year 1975 in film involved some significant events.

1 Events
2 Top grossing films (U.S.)
3 Awards
4 Films released in 1975
5 Births
6 Deaths

Events

January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft of what would eventually become Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. At this time, the title of the story was Adventures of the Starkiller, Episode One of The Star Wars.
March - Production begins on Star Wars
March 26 - The film version of The Who's Tommy premiers in London
July - In order to create the necessary special effects for his film, Star Wars, George Lucas forms Industrial Light and Magic.
Jaws becomes the first movie to ever gross US$100 million in North America, setting the standard for future blockbusters.

Top grossing films (U.S.)

Rank	Title	Studio	Gross
1.	Jaws	Universal	$129,549,000
2.	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	United Artists	$47,800,000
3.	Rocky Horror Picture Show*	20th Century Fox	$50,420,000
4.	Shampoo	Columbia	$23,822,000
5.	Dog Day Afternoon	Warner Brothers	$22,500,000
6.	The Return of the Pink Panther	United Artists	$20,170,000
7.	Three Days of the Condor	Paramount	$20,014,000
8.	Funny Lady	Columbia	$19,313,000
9.	The Other Side of the Mountain	Universal	$18,012,000
10.	Tommy	Columbia	$17,793,000