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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1976
Note: We only have detailed box office data from 1977 onwards. For earlier years the total box office is sometimes assigned to the release year of a movie, while the
box office amount could have been earned during two or even more years.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.
See Top 1976 Movies at the Domestic Box Office for the total domestic box office for the top 100 movies released in 1976, and Movie Index 1976 for an overview of all movies released in 1976.
Top Grossing Movies of 1976
Rank | Movie | Release Date | Distributor | Genre | 1976 Gross | Tickets Sold |
1 |
Rocky |
Nov 21, 1976 |
United Artists |
Drama |
$117,235,147 |
55,039,975 |
2 |
To Fly! |
Jan 1, 1976 |
IMAX Films |
Documentary |
$86,600,000 |
40,657,276 |
3 |
A Star is Born |
Dec 17, 1976 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$63,129,898 |
29,638,449 |
4 |
King Kong |
Dec 17, 1976 |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
$52,614,445 |
24,701,617 |
5 |
Silver Streak |
Dec 3, 1976 |
20th Century Fox |
|
$51,079,064 |
23,980,781 |
6 |
All the President’s Men |
Apr 2, 1976 |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$51,048,435 |
23,966,401 |
7 |
The Omen |
Jun 25, 1976 |
20th Century Fox |
Horror |
$48,570,885 |
22,803,232 |
8 |
The Enforcer |
Jan 1, 1976 |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$46,200,000 |
21,690,140 |
9 |
Midway |
Jun 18, 1976 |
Universal |
Drama |
$43,220,000 |
20,291,079 |
10 |
The Bad News Bears |
Apr 7, 1976 |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$42,349,782 |
19,882,526 |
11 |
Silent Movie |
Jun 25, 1976 |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$36,145,695 |
16,969,809 |
12 |
The Pink Panther Strikes Again |
Dec 15, 1976 |
United Artists |
Comedy |
$33,833,201 |
15,884,131 |
13 |
Murder by Death |
Jan 1, 1976 |
Columbia |
Comedy |
$32,511,047 |
15,263,402 |
14 |
Marathon Man |
Jan 1, 1976 |
Paramount Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$28,204,261 |
13,241,437 |
15 |
Taxi Driver |
Feb 8, 1976 |
Columbia |
Drama |
$27,883,896 |
13,091,030 |
16 |
The Outlaw Josey Wales |
Jan 1, 1976 |
Warner Bros. |
Western |
$27,000,000 |
12,676,056 |
17 |
Carrie |
Nov 16, 1976 |
United Artists |
Horror |
$25,878,153 |
12,149,367 |
18 |
Logan’s Run |
Dec 31, 1976 |
MGM |
Action |
$25,000,000 |
11,737,089 |
19 |
Network |
Jan 1, 1976 |
MGM |
Drama |
$23,689,877 |
11,122,007 |
20 |
Across the Great Divide |
Jan 1, 1976 |
Pacific Internati… |
Western |
$18,800,000 |
8,826,291 |
21 |
The Pom Pom Girls |
Jan 1, 1976 |
Crown International |
Comedy |
$17,900,000 |
8,403,755 |
22 |
Mother, Jugs & Speed |
May 26, 1976 |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$15,000,000 |
7,042,253 |
23 |
The Missouri Breaks |
Jan 1, 1976 |
United Artists |
Western |
$14,000,000 |
6,572,769 |
24 |
Family Plot |
Apr 9, 1976 |
Universal |
Black Comedy |
$13,200,000 |
6,197,183 |
25 |
Gator |
Jan 1, 1976 |
United Artists |
|
$11,000,000 |
5,164,319 |
26 |
Robin and Marian |
Mar 11, 1976 |
Columbia |
|
$8,000,000 |
3,755,868 |
27 |
That's Entertainment part 2 |
Jan 1, 1976 |
MGM |
|
$3,000,000 |
1,408,450 |
28 |
The Blue Bird |
Jan 1, 1976 |
20th Century Fox |
|
$887,000 |
416,431 |
Total Gross of All Movies | $963,980,786 | |
Total Tickets Sold | 452,573,123 |
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