List of American films of 1971
This is a list of American films released in 1971.
Box office
The highest-grossing American films released in 1971, by domestic box office gross revenue as estimated by The Numbers, are as follows:| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
| 1 | Billy Jack | Warner Bros. | $98,000,000 |
| 2 | Fiddler on the Roof | United Artists | $78,722,370 |
| 3 | Diamonds Are Forever | United Artists | $43,800,000 |
| 4 | The French Connection | 20th Century Fox | $41,158,757 |
| 5 | Summer of '42 | Warner Bros. | $32,063,634 |
| 6 | Dirty Harry | Warner Bros. | $28,153,434 |
| 7 | A Clockwork Orange | Warner Bros. | $26,589,355 |
| 8 | The Last Picture Show | Columbia | $20,505,085 |
| 9 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Walt Disney | $17,871,174 |
| 10 | Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song | Cinemation Industries | $15,200,000 |