1975 in film

The year 1975 in film involved some significant events.

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 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)

By country/region

 * List of American films of 1975
 * List of Argentine films of 1975
 * List of Australian films of 1975
 * List of Bangladeshi films of 1975
 * List of British films of 1975
 * List of Canadian films of 1975
 * List of French films of 1975
 * List of Hong Kong films of 1975
 * List of Indian films of 1975
 * List of Hindi films of 1975
 * List of Kannada films of 1975
 * List of Malayalam films of 1975
 * List of Marathi films of 1975
 * List of Tamil films of 1975
 * List of Telugu films of 1975
 * List of Japanese films of 1975
 * List of Mexican films of 1975
 * List of Pakistani films of 1975
 * List of South Korean films of 1975
 * List of Soviet films of 1975
 * List of Spanish films of 1975

By genre/medium

 * List of action films of 1975
 * List of animated feature films of 1975
 * List of avant-garde films of 1975
 * List of comedy films of 1975
 * List of drama films of 1975
 * List of horror films of 1975
 * List of science fiction films of 1975
 * List of thriller films of 1975
 * List of western films of 1975

Births

 * January 1
 * Sonali Bendre, Indian actress
 * Toni Ann Gisondi, American child actress
 * January 2: Dax Shepard, American actor
 * January 3
 * Jason Marsden, American actor
 * Danica McKellar, American actress
 * January 5: Bradley Cooper, American actor and film director
 * January 6: Nicole DeHuff, American actress (d. 2005)
 * January 9: Patrick Sabongui, Canadian actor and stunt performer
 * January 14: Jordan Ladd, American actress
 * January 15: Jorge R. Gutierrez, Mexican animator, director, writer and voice actor
 * January 16: Julie Ann Emery, American actress
 * January 22: Balthazar Getty, American actor and musician
 * January 29: Kelly Packard, American actress
 * January 31: Preity Zinta, Indian actress
 * February 3: Terry Chen, Canadian actor
 * February 4: Natalie Imbruglia, Australian-British singer and actress
 * February 5: Alison Hammond, English television personality and actress
 * February 7: Dan Green, American voice actor, voice director and screenwriter
 * February 9: Rawson Marshall Thurber, American filmmaker and actor
 * February 14: Malik Zidi, French actor
 * February 17: Raymond S. Persi, American animator, director, screenwriter, producer, storyboard artist and voice actor
 * February 18: Hristo Zhivkov, Bulgarian actor (d. 2023)
 * February 22: Drew Barrymore, American actress and director
 * February 23: Callan Mulvey, Australian actor
 * February 25: Chelsea Handler, American comedian, actress, writer, television host and producer
 * February 27: Quentin Kenihan, Australian writer and actor (d. 2018)
 * March 2: Lee Sun-kyun, South Korean actor (d. 2023)
 * March 3:
 * Patric Chiha, Austrian film director and screenwriter
 * Tiger Chen, Chinese martial artist, actor and stuntman
 * March 7: Sarayu Rao, American actress
 * March 9: Chaske Spencer, American actor and producer
 * March 11: Josh Robert Thompson, American voice actor, actor, comedian and impressionist
 * March 15:
 * Eva Longoria, American actress, director and producer
 * Will.i.am, American actor and singer/rapper
 * March 16: Sienna Guillory, English actress
 * March 17: Natalie Zea, American actress
 * March 18: Charles Parnell, American actor
 * March 21: Justin Pierce, American-British actor and skateboarder (d. 2000)
 * March 22:
 * Guillermo Diaz, American actor
 * Nathan Greno, American director and writer
 * Cole Hauser, American actor
 * March 24: Brennan Elliott, Canadian actor
 * March 27: Stacy Ferguson, American actress and singer-songwriter
 * April 2:
 * Deedee Magno, Filipino-American actress and singer
 * Pedro Pascal, Chilean and American actor
 * Adam Rodriguez, American actor
 * April 6: Zach Braff, American actor, director, screenwriter and producer
 * April 10: David Harbour, American actor
 * April 11: Gloria Calderón Kellett, American writer, producer, director and actress
 * April 12: Camila Morgado, Brazilian actress
 * April 13: Angus MacLane, American director, animator, screenwriter and voice actor
 * April 14:
 * Amy Birnbaum, American voice actress
 * Anderson Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist and boxer.
 * April 15: Elissa Knight, American employee at Pixar and voice actress
 * April 21: Charlie O'Connell, American actor
 * April 27: Erica Schroeder, American voice actress
 * April 30: Johnny Galecki, American actor
 * May 3:
 * Christina Hendricks, American actress
 * Dulé Hill, American actor
 * May 4: Óscar Jaenada, Spanish actor
 * May 8: Wilmer Calderon, Puerto Rican-American actor
 * May 9: Chris Diamantopoulos, Greek-Canadian actor and voice artist
 * May 20: Marc Thompson, American voice actor
 * May 22: Harriet Toompere, Estonian actress
 * May 24: Will Sasso, Canadian-American actor, comedian, voice actor and podcaster
 * May 26: Nicki Aycox, American actress and musician (d. 2022)
 * May 27: André 3000, American singer, songwriter, rapper and actor
 * June 4:
 * Russell Brand, English comedian, actor and radio host
 * Angelina Jolie, American actress
 * June 6: Nina Kaczorowski, American actress and stuntwoman
 * June 8: Shilpa Shetty, Indian actress
 * June 10: Nicole Bilderback, Korean-born American actress
 * June 11: John Tui, New Zealand actor of Tungan descent
 * June 19: Hugh Dancy, English actor
 * June 22: Jeff Hephner, American actor
 * June 23: Jeffrey Carlson, American actor and singer (d. 2023)
 * June 25: Linda Cardellini, American actress
 * June 27: Tobey Maguire, American actor
 * June 28: Jeff Geddis, Canadian actor
 * June 29: Șerban Pavlu, Romanian actor
 * July 2: Elizabeth Reaser, American actress
 * July 3: Ryan McPartlin, American actor
 * July 4: Mirelle Hernández, American makeup artist
 * July 5: Sope Aluko, Nigerian-born British-American actress
 * July 6: 50 Cent, American actor and rapper
 * July 7: Nina Hoss, German film and stage actress
 * July 9: Nathaniel Marston, American actor and producer (d. 2015)
 * July 10: Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Icelandic actor and singer (d. 2018)
 * July 11: Bridgette Andersen, American actress (d. 1997)
 * July 13: Gareth Edwards, British filmmaker
 * July 14: Jaime Gomez, American actor and rapper
 * July 17:
 * Elena Anaya, Spanish actress
 * Cécile de France, Belgian actress
 * July 19: Reuben Langdon, American stuntman and voice actor
 * July 20:
 * Judy Greer, American actress
 * Jason Raize, American actor, singer and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme (d. 2004)
 * July 21: David Dastmalchian, American actor
 * July 22: Hannah Waterman, English actress
 * July 23: Suriya, Indian actor
 * July 28: Ori Pfeffer, Israeli actor
 * August 5:
 * Jabez Olssen, New Zealand editor
 * Stéphanie Szostak, French actress
 * August 7:
 * Megan Gale, Australian actress
 * Hans Matheson, Scottish actor and musician
 * Charlize Theron, South African-American actress
 * August 9: Anjali Jay, British actress and writer
 * August 11: Roger Craig Smith, American actor and voice actor
 * August 12: Casey Affleck, American actor
 * August 13: James Carpinello, American actor
 * August 16:
 * Brad Morris, American actor
 * Taika Waititi, New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian
 * August 18: Kaitlin Olson, American actress, comedian and producer
 * August 19: Tracie Thoms, American actress and singer
 * August 21: Alicia Witt, American actress and singer
 * August 22: Rodrigo Santoro, Brazilian actor
 * August 24: James D'Arcy, English actor and director
 * August 25: Raymond Wong Ho-yin, Hong Kong actor
 * August 27: Bodie Olmos, American actor
 * August 28: Eugene Byrd, American actor
 * August 29:
 * Dante Basco, American actor
 * Juan Diego Botto, Argentine-Spanish actor
 * September 1:
 * Scott Speedman, Canadian actor
 * Jason Zumwalt, American actor, voice actor, comedian and screenwriter
 * September 2: MC Chris, American rapper, voice actor, comedian and writer
 * September 10: Kyle Bornheimer, American actor and comedian
 * September 18: Jason Sudeikis, American actor, comedian and screenwriter
 * September 20: Moon Bloodgood, American actress
 * September 22: Mireille Enos, American actress
 * September 23:
 * Alex Karpovsky, American director, actor, screenwriter, producer and editor
 * Kip Pardue, American actor and model
 * September 27: Sam Lee, Hong Kong actor
 * September 30
 * Asia Argento, Italian actress
 * Marion Cotillard, French actress
 * Christopher Jackson, American actor, singer, musician and composer
 * October 3 - Alanna Ubach, American actress
 * October 4 - Reggie Lee, Filipino-American actor
 * October 5
 * Parminder Nagra, English actress
 * Monica Rial, American voice actress
 * Scott Weinger, American actor
 * Kate Winslet, English actress
 * October 7:
 * Tim Minchin, British-Australian comedian, actor, writer and musician
 * Kaspars Znotiņš, Latvian actor
 * October 8: Richard Short, English actor
 * October 10: Lenn Kudrjawizki, German actor and musician
 * October 11: Nat Faxon, American actor, comedian, director and screenwriter
 * October 15: Chukwudi Iwuji, Nigerian-British actor
 * October 16:
 * Alexandra Barreto, Puerto Rican actress
 * Nelson Lee, Taiwanese-Canadian actor
 * Kellie Martin, American actress
 * October 26: Lennon Parham, American actress
 * October 29: Aksel Hennie, Norwegian actor, director and screenwriter
 * October 31: Keith Jardine, American actor
 * November 2: Danny Cooksey, American actor and musician
 * November 8: Tara Reid, American actress
 * November 12: Steven Kynman, British actor, puppeteer, writer and voice actor
 * November 13: Aisha Hinds, American actress
 * November 15: J. C. Brandy, British-born American actress
 * November 16: David Leitch, American filmmaker, actor, stunt performer and stunt coordinator
 * November 17: Diane Neal, American actress
 * November 19: Sushmita Sen, Indian actress
 * November 22: James Madio, American actor
 * November 26: DJ Khaled, American DJ, rapper and actor
 * November 28: Sunny Mabrey, American actress
 * December 1: David Hornsby, American actor
 * December 5: Paula Patton, American actress
 * December 6: Noel Clarke, British actor and filmmaker
 * December 12: Mayim Bialik, American actress and game show host
 * December 14: KaDee Strickland, American actress
 * December 17
 * Milla Jovovich, Ukrainian-American actress
 * Hilje Murel, Estonian actress
 * December 22: Omar Dorsey, American actor
 * December 27: Heather O'Rourke, American child actress (d. 1988)
 * December 29: Shawn Hatosy, American actor
 * December 31: Amy Palant, American voice actress and singer