#1 of 49 #1 movie of 1976
1976 · Drama, Sport
$117.3M worldwide · 15% of the chart's total
$117.2M US & Canada · 100% $18.2K elsewhere · <1%
Box office · 1976
1976 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing Movies of 1976
Rocky (1976) is the highest-grossing movie released in 1976, with $117.3M worldwide, ahead of A Star Is Born (1976) at $80M and All the President's Men (1976) at $70.6M. 49 films released in 1976 report a worldwide gross, $784.1M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 28% on 1975, whose releases took $1.1B. By genre, Drama leads with $378.6M across 27 releases.
- 1976 releases with a gross
- 49
- combined worldwide
- $784.1M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- vs 1975
- −28%
#1 of 49 Top 5
What Were the Biggest Hits of 1976?
Rocky (1976) leads with $117.3M, 15% of the total. The top 5 together took $381.4M, 49% of what all 49 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Every Release of 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 1976.
- 1 Dec 3, 1976 US and Canada: $117.2M Rest of the world: $18.2K Worldwide: $117.3M
- 2 Dec 17, 1976 US and Canada: $80M Rest of the world: $115 Worldwide: $80M
- 3 Apr 9, 1976 US and Canada: $70.6M Rest of the world: $1.2K Worldwide: $70.6M
- 4 Jun 25, 1976 US and Canada: $60.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $60.9M
- 5 Dec 17, 1976 US and Canada: $52.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $52.6M
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Dec 3, 1976 US and Canada: $51.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $51.1M - 7
Dec 22, 1976 US and Canada: $46.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $46.2M - 8
Jun 16, 1976 US and Canada: $36.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $36.1M - 9
Nov 16, 1976 US and Canada: $33.8M Rest of the world: $61.7K Worldwide: $33.9M - 10
Dec 15, 1976 US and Canada: $33.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $33.8M - 11
Apr 7, 1976 US and Canada: $32.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $32.2M - 12
Jun 30, 1976 US and Canada: $31.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $31.8M - 13
Feb 7, 1976 US and Canada: $28.3M Rest of the world: $474.9K Worldwide: $28.7M - 14
Nov 14, 1976 US and Canada: $23.7M Rest of the world: $11.4K Worldwide: $23.7M - 15
Jul 7, 1976 US and Canada: $21.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.9M - 16
Oct 8, 1976 US and Canada: $21.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.7M - 17
Apr 2, 1976 US and Canada: $8.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.3M - 18
Aug 20, 1976 US and Canada: $8.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.1M - 19
Jul 23, 1976 US and Canada: $5.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.4M - 20
May 17, 1976 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5M - 21
Jul 24, 1976 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9M - 22
Jun 23, 1976 US and Canada: $3.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.5M - 23
Sep 15, 1976 US and Canada: $2.8M Rest of the world: $55.5K Worldwide: $2.8M - 24
Jun 25, 1976 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.9M - 25
Nov 19, 1976 US and Canada: $1.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.8M - 26
May 22, 1976 US and Canada: $213.8K Rest of the world: $5.3K Worldwide: $219.1K - 27
May 28, 1976 US and Canada: $100.1K Rest of the world: $67K Worldwide: $167.1K - 28
Jun 11, 1976 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $68.5K - 29
Mar 17, 1976 US and Canada: $38.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $38.8K - 30
Jun 23, 1976 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $38.2K - 31
Jun 17, 1976 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $33.6K - 32
Apr 24, 1976 US and Canada: $21.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.8K - 33
Feb 15, 1976 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.4K - 34
May 22, 1976 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.5K - 35
Mar 3, 1976 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.8K - 36
Nov 16, 1976 US and Canada: $8.1K Rest of the world: $264 Worldwide: $8.4K - 37
Oct 24, 1976 US and Canada: $6K Rest of the world: $1.1K Worldwide: $7.2K - 38
Sep 23, 1976 US and Canada: $7.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.1K - 39
Dec 30, 1976 US and Canada: $5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5K - 40
Oct 20, 1976 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5K - 41
Aug 13, 1976 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.1K - 42
Jan 29, 1976 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.9K - 43
May 15, 1976 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $569 - 44
Nov 18, 1976 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $470 - 45
Nov 5, 1976 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $436 - 46
Mar 4, 1976 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $284 - 47
Apr 9, 1976 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $111 - 48
Jun 23, 1976 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $77 - 49
Jul 30, 1976 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1976?
Of the top 10, The Omen (1976) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Carrie (1976) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 49 films, $779.3M (99%) came from the US & Canada.
- 1 Rocky (1976) $117.3M $117.2M US & Canada · 100% $18.2K elsewhere · <1%
- 2 A Star Is Born (1976) $80M $80M US & Canada · 100% $115 elsewhere · <1%
- 3 All the President's Men (1976) $70.6M $70.6M US & Canada · 100% $1.2K elsewhere · <1%
- 4 The Omen (1976) $60.9M $60.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 5 King Kong (1976) $52.6M $52.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 6 Silver Streak (1976) $51.1M $51.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 7 The Enforcer (1976) $46.2M $46.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 8 Silent Movie (1976) $36.1M $36.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 9 Carrie (1976) $33.9M $33.8M US & Canada · 100% $61.7K elsewhere · <1%
- 10 The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) $33.8M $33.8M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Gross bands
How Many 1976 Releases Crossed $100 Million?
1 of 49 films crossed $100M and took $117.3M between them, 15% of the total. 33 films, 67% of the list, earned under $10M.
15% 80%
- $1B or more 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $500M to $1B 0 films, 0% of the list No films
- $100M to $500M 1 film, 2% of the list $117.3M · 15% of the gross
- $10M to $100M 15 films, 31% of the list $625.3M · 80% of the gross
- Under $10M 33 films, 67% of the list $41.5M · 5% of the gross
By release month
Which Month of 1976 Earned the Most?
December releases took the most, $381M from 7 films, led by Rocky (1976). January was the quietest month ($2.9K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan Yalkae, a Joker in High School (1976) $2.9K Yalkae, a Joker in High School (1976)
- February Feb Taxi Driver (1976) $28.8M Taxi Driver (1976)
- March Mar Small Change (1976) $52.9K Small Change (1976)
- April Apr All the President's Men (1976) $111.2M All the President's Men (1976)
- May May That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) $5.4M That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
- June Jun The Omen (1976) $134.5M The Omen (1976)
- July Jul Gus (1976) $31.2M Gus (1976)
- August Aug The Shootist (1976) $8.1M The Shootist (1976)
- September Sep Bugsy Malone (1976) $2.8M Bugsy Malone (1976)
- October Oct Marathon Man (1976) $21.7M Marathon Man (1976)
- November Nov Carrie (1976) $59.4M Carrie (1976)
- December Dec Rocky (1976) $381M Rocky (1976)
Last 10 years
How Does 1976 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1975 earned the most: $1.1B from 49 films, led by Jaws (1975). 1976 took $784.1M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 36 films | 36 | $441.4M | – | The Jungle Book (1967) $205.8M |
| 1968 40 films · −67% | 40 | $144M | −67% | Funny Girl (1968) $52.2M |
| 1969 44 films · +72% | 44 | $247.4M | +72% | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) $102.3M |
| 1970 41 films · +82% | 41 | $450M | +82% | The Aristocats (1970) $191M |
| 1971 48 films · −54% | 48 | $206M | −54% | The French Connection (1971) $51.7M |
| 1972 50 films · +80% | 50 | $371.4M | +80% | The Godfather (1972) $250.3M |
| 1973 53 films · +166% | 53 | $989.4M | +166% | The Exorcist (1973) $430.9M |
| 1974 65 films · −19% | 65 | $803.9M | −19% | Blazing Saddles (1974) $119.6M |
| 1975 49 films · +35% | 49 | $1.1B | +35% | Jaws (1975) $477.9M |
| 1976 49 films · −28% | 49 | $784.1M | −28% | Rocky (1976) $117.3M |
Genres & languages
Which Genres and Languages Earned the Most in 1976?
Drama took $378.6M across 27 films, 48% of the total, ahead of Thriller ($200.3M) and Crime ($192.9M). A film counts once for each of its genres. English-language films took $624.6M across 33 films, 80% of the total, ahead of Korean-language films ($3.9M) and French-language films ($271.7K).
1976 Box Office by Genre
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Drama $378.6M27 films · #1 Rocky (1976) -
Thriller $200.3M13 films · #1 All the President's Men (1976) -
Crime $192.9M12 films · #1 Silver Streak (1976) -
Comedy $181.6M12 films · #1 Silver Streak (1976) -
Sport $171.3M3 films · #1 Rocky (1976) -
Horror $149.4M6 films · #1 The Omen (1976) -
Romance $141M5 films · #1 A Star Is Born (1976) -
Action $104.8M8 films · #1 Silver Streak (1976) -
Music $80M3 films · #1 A Star Is Born (1976) -
History $70.8M3 films · #1 All the President's Men (1976)
1976 Box Office by Language
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English $624.6M33 films · #1 A Star Is Born (1976) -
Korean $3.9M2 films · #1 Robot Taekwon V (1976) -
French $271.7K3 films · #1 Mr. Klein (1976) -
Italian $40.8K2 films · #1 Crimebusters (1976) -
Chinese $21.8K1 film · #1 Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976) -
German $8.7K2 films · #1 Chinese Roulette (1976) -
Japanese $5691 film · #1 In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
Archive
Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1918 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $37.1B, led by Avengers: Endgame (2019).
2020s 7 years · $134.1B
2010s 10 years · $325.6B
- 2019 $37.1B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $37.1B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $36.6B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $34.2B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $34B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $30.1B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $31.3B #1 Frozen (2013)
- 2012 $30.6B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $28.1B #1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- 2010 $26.5B #1 Toy Story 3 (2010)
2000s 10 years · $201.3B
- 2009 $27.2B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $23.9B #1 The Dark Knight (2008)
- 2007 $24B #1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 2006 $21.2B #1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- 2005 $20.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $19.7B #1 Shrek 2 (2004)
- 2003 $19.2B #1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 2002 $15.8B #1 Spider-Man (2002)
- 2001 $16B #1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 2000 $14B #1 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
1990s 10 years · $91.9B
- 1999 $13.7B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $11.3B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $12.7B #1 Titanic (1997)
- 1996 $9.9B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $9.5B #1 Toy Story (1995)
- 1994 $8.5B #1 The Lion King (1994)
- 1993 $7.1B #1 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- 1992 $6.3B #1 The Bodyguard (1992)
- 1991 $6.2B #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $6.7B #1 Ghost (1990)
1980s 10 years · $36B
- 1989 $6.1B #1 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- 1988 $4.9B #1 Rain Man (1988)
- 1987 $4B #1 Fatal Attraction (1987)
- 1986 $3.7B #1 Top Gun (1986)
- 1985 $3.7B #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $3.6B #1 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- 1983 $2.8B #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $2.5B #1 Tootsie (1982)
- 1981 $2.1B #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $2.5B #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $11.1B
- 1979 $2.2B #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $2B #1 Grease (1978)
- 1977 $2.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $784.1M #1 Rocky (1976)
- 1975 $1.1B #1 Jaws (1975)
- 1974 $803.9M #1 Blazing Saddles (1974)
- 1973 $989.4M #1 The Exorcist (1973)
- 1972 $371.4M #1 The Godfather (1972)
- 1971 $206M #1 The French Connection (1971)
- 1970 $450M #1 The Aristocats (1970)
1960s 10 years · $1.8B
- 1969 $247.4M #1 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- 1968 $144M #1 Funny Girl (1968)
- 1967 $441.4M #1 The Jungle Book (1967)
- 1966 $29.9M #1 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- 1965 $387.9M #1 The Sound of Music (1965)
- 1964 $240.7M #1 Mary Poppins (1964)
- 1963 $138.3M #1 Cleopatra (1963)
- 1962 $52M #1 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- 1961 $12.9M #1 The Taste of Violence (1961)
- 1960 $94.9M #1 Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
1950s 10 years · $801.3M
- 1959 $127.1M #1 Ben-Hur (1959)
- 1958 $13.9M #1 Vertigo (1958)
- 1957 $32.7M #1 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- 1956 $162.1M #1 The Ten Commandments (1956)
- 1955 $96.9M #1 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- 1954 $74.4M #1 Rear Window (1954)
- 1953 $153.5M #1 Peter Pan (1953)
- 1952 $38.8M #1 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
- 1951 $4.8M #1 Ace in the Hole (1951)
- 1950 $97.2M #1 Cinderella (1950)
1940s 10 years · $936.9M
- 1949 $1.8M #1 The Third Man (1949)
- 1948 $6.2M #1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- 1947 $12.1M #1 It's a Wonderful Life (1947)
- 1946 $92.2M #1 Song of the South (1946)
- 1945 $22.1M #1 The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945)
- 1944 $132K #1 Henry V (1944)
- 1943 $6.2M #1 Casablanca (1943)
- 1942 $268.3M #1 Bambi (1942)
- 1941 $1.9M #1 Citizen Kane (1941)
- 1940 $525.9M #1 Gone with the Wind (1940)
1930s 10 years · $214M
- 1939 $26.7M #1 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1938 $185.2M #1 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
- 1937 $32.8K #1 Stage Door (1937)
- 1936 $1.5M #1 Born to Dance (1936)
- 1935 $105.9K #1 The 39 Steps (1935)
- 1934 $47.3K #1 It Happened One Night (1934)
- 1933 $164.8K #1 Duck Soup (1933)
- 1932 $51.1K #1 The Old Dark House (1932)
- 1931 $135.8K #1 Drácula (1931)
- 1930 $6.1K #1 The Blue Angel (1930)
1920s 9 years · $10M
- 1929 $89.2K #1 Pandora’s Box (1929)
- 1928 $41.6K #1 The Air Circus (1928)
- 1927 $245K #1 Sunrise (1927)
- 1926 $67.1K #1 Battleship Potemkin (1926)
- 1925 $87.5K #1 The Gold Rush (1925)
- 1924 $198.9K #1 The Epic of Everest (1924)
- 1923 $13.2K #1 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
- 1921 $9.2M #1 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921)
- 1920 $9.3K #1 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
1910s 2 years · $9.8K
FAQ
Box Office 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 49 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing movie in 1976?
Rocky (1976) leads with $117.3M worldwide, $117.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come A Star Is Born (1976) at $80M and All the President's Men (1976) at $70.6M.
How much did movies released in 1976 earn?
49 films released in 1976 report a worldwide gross, $784.1M in all, or $16M per film on average. 1975 releases took $1.1B.
How many movies released in 1976 made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Rocky (1976) with $117.3M.
How is the 1976 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 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 1976 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.