List of American films of 1972
This is a list of American films released in 1972.
Box office
The highest-grossing American films released in 1972, by domestic box office gross revenue as estimated by The Numbers, are as follows:| Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic gross |
| 1 | The Godfather | Paramount | $133,698,921 |
| 2 | The Poseidon Adventure | 20th Century Fox | $93,300,000 |
| 3 | What's Up, Doc? | Warner Bros. | $57,142,740 |
| 4 | Deliverance | Warner Bros. | $46,122,355 |
| 5 | Deep Throat | Bryanston Distributing Company | $45,000,000 |
| 6 | Jeremiah Johnson | Warner Bros. | $44,693,786 |
| 7 | Cabaret | Allied Artists | $41,326,446 |
| 8 | The Getaway | National General | $36,734,619 |
| 9 | Last Tango in Paris | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $36,144,824 |
| 10 | Lady Sings the Blues | Paramount | $19,726,490 |