   the year 1972 in film involved several significant cinematic events including the release of francis ford coppola's academy award-winning film, the godfather. ==highest-grossing films (u.s.)==  the top ten 1972 released films by box office gross in north america are as follows: {| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;" |+ highest-grossing films of 1972 |- ! rank!! title !! studio !! domestic gross |- | style="text-align:center;"| 1. | the godfather | paramount pictures | $133,698,921 |- | style="text-align:center;"| 2. |the poseidon adventure | 20th century fox | $93,300,000 |- | style="text-align:center;"| 3. |what's up, doc? | warner bros. | $66,000,000 |- | style="text-align:center;"| 4. |behind the green door | mitchell brothers film group | $50,000,000 |- | style="text-align:center;"| 5. | deliverance | warner bros. | $46,122,355 |- | style="text-align:center;"| 6. | jeremiah johnson | warner bros. | $44,693,786 |- | style="text-align:center;"| 8. |cabaret | allied artists pictures | $42,765,000 |- | style="text-align:center;"| 9. | the getaway | national general pictures | $36,734,619{{ci
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