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Music box office · December 1976

Music Box Office, December 1976: Top-Grossing Releases

A Star Is Born (1976) is the highest-grossing music movie released in December 1976, with $80M worldwide, ahead of Chulas Fronteras (1976) at $5K. 2 music films released in December 1976 report a worldwide gross, $80M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

December 1976 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$80M
A Star Is Born (1976), the #1
$80M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
A Star Is Born (1976) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 music movie of December 1976

A Star Is Born (1976)

1976 · Drama, Romance

$80M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$80M US & Canada · 100% $115 elsewhere · <1%
The chart

Every Music Release of December 1976, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in December 1976.

  1. 1 A Star Is Born (1976) movie poster
    A Star Is Born (1976) Dec 17, 1976 · English · Drama, Romance, Music $80M worldwide
    Dec 17, 1976 US and Canada: $80M Rest of the world: $115 Worldwide: $80M
  2. 2 Chulas Fronteras (1976) movie poster
    Chulas Fronteras (1976) Dec 30, 1976 · English · Music, Documentary $5K worldwide
    Dec 30, 1976 US and Canada: $5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5K
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Music Box Office in 1976, Month by Month

The months of 1976 with their totals: December leads with $80M, led by A Star Is Born (1976).

FAQ

Music Box Office December 1976: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing music movie in December 1976?

A Star Is Born (1976) leads with $80M worldwide, $80M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Chulas Fronteras (1976) at $5K.

How much did music movies released in December 1976 earn?

2 music films released in December 1976 report a worldwide gross, $80M in all, or $40M per film on average.

How many music movies released in December 1976 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, A Star Is Born (1976), earned $80M.

How much of the December 1976 Music box office came from the US and Canada?

$80M of the $80M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the December 1976 music box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in December 1976. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the December 1976 music box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.