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North America (US and Canada) Domestic Movie Chart for 1976

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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

RankMovieRelease
Date		DistributorGenre1976 GrossTickets Sold
1 Rocky Nov 21, 1976 United Artists Drama $117,235,147 55,039,975
2 To Fly! Jan 1, 1976 IMAX Films $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 Jan 1, 1976 MGM $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 Sold452,573,123

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