Most Popular Movies 1976
This chart shows the 1976 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 1976 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 1976 - Top 1976 Worldwide
| Most Popular Overall | 1977 → |
1
| Rocky |
| Director: John G. Avildsen |
| Lead Roles: Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa, Talia Shire as Adrian |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 21, 1976 (Wide) by United Artists |
| Keywords: Boxing, Organized Crime, Big Break, Underdog, Romance, Inspired by a True Story, Training Montage, Sports Drama, Oscars Best Picture Winner, 1977 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $117,235,147 |
|
International BO: $107,764,853 |
2
| Carrie |
| Director: Brian De Palma |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 16, 1976 (Wide) by United Artists |
| Keywords: Supernatural Horror, Supernatural, Psychics, Dysfunctional Family, Religious Extremism, Bullies, High School, High School Hell, Remade, Social Outcast, Prank Gone Wrong |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $25,878,153 |
|
International BO: $8,583 |
3
| Keoma |
| Director: Enzo G. Castellari |
| Lead Roles: Franco Nero |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 25, 1976 (Limited) (Italy) |
| Classification: Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
4
| Midway |
| Director: Jack Smight |
| Lead Roles: Charlton Heston as Captain Matthew Garth, Henry Fonda as Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, James Coburn as Capatin Vinton Maddox, Glenn Ford as RAdm. Raymond A. Spruance, Hal Holbrook as Commander Joseph Rochefort, Toshiro Mifune as Admiral Yamamoto, Robert Mitchum as Admiral William F. 'Bull' Halsey, Jr., Cliff Robertson as Cmdr. Carl Jessop, Robert Wagner as Lt. Commander Ernest L. Blake |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 18, 1976 (Wide) by Universal |
| Keywords: Historical Battles, World War II, War, War Drama, 1940s, Ensemble, In a Plane, On a Boat |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
|
Domestic BO: $43,220,000 |
|
International BO: $23,200,000 |
5
| Verites et mensonges |
| Director: Orson Welles |
| Lead Roles: Orson Welles as Self |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1976 (Limited), released as F for Fake |
| Keywords: Forgery, White Collar Crime, Artists, Writing and Writers, Directing Yourself, Voiceover/Narration, Art Predicting Life |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
6
| Mother, Jugs & Speed |
| Director: Peter Yates |
| Lead Roles: Bill Cosby as "Mother" Tucker, Raquel Welch as Jennifer "Jugs", Harvey Keitel as Tony "Speed" Malatesta |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 26, 1976 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Comedy Drama, Medical and Hospitals, Set in Los Angeles |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $15,000,000 |
7
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| Die Hinrichtung |
| Director: Denis Héroux |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 12, 1976 (Limited) by Seaberg Film Distribution, released as Born for Hell |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
8
| Across the Great Divide |
| Director: Stewart Raffill |
| Lead Roles: Robert Logan Jr. as Zachariah Coop, Heather Rattray as Holly Smith, Mark Edward Hall as Jason Smith |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1976 (Wide) by Pacific International |
| Keywords: Family Western, 1870s, Orphan, Inheritance, Oregon, Gambling, Fugitive / On the Run, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $18,800,000 |
9
| Velluto nero |
| Director: Brunello Rondi |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 6, 1976 (Limited) (Italy) |
| Keywords: Romance |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
10
| The Pom Pom Girls |
| Director: Joseph Ruben |
| Lead Roles: Robert Carradine as Johnnie Chrystal, Jennifer Ashley as Laurie, Michael Mullins as Jesse, Lisa Reeves as Sally |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1976 (Wide) by Crown International |
| Keywords: Teenage Sex Comedy, High School, High School Sports, Football, Cheerleaders |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $17,900,000 |
11
| Shivers |
| Director: David Cronenberg |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 6, 1976 (Limited) |
| Keywords: Body Horror, Set in Montreal, Sex Crimes, Parasite |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
12
| Network |
| Director: Sidney Lumet |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1976 (Wide) by MGM |
| Keywords: News, TV Industry, TV News, Satire, Terrorism, Corporate Malfeasance, Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Infidelity, Comedy Drama, 1977 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $23,689,877 |
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| King Kong |
| Director: John Guillermin |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 17, 1976 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Animals Gone Bad, Action Adventure |
| Classification: Remake, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $52,614,445 |
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International BO: $38,000,000 |
14
| The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea |
| Director: Lewis John Carlino |
| Lead Roles: Sarah Miles, Kris Kristofferson |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 11, 1976 (Limited) |
| Classification: Drama, Live Action |
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| To the Devil…a Daughter |
| Director: Peter Sykes |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 31, 1976 (Limited) by Cine Artists Pictures |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
16
| The Outlaw Josey Wales |
| Director: Clint Eastwood |
| Lead Roles: Clint Eastwood as Josey Wales |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1976 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Revisionist Western, 1850s, The Civil War, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Death of a Son or Daughter, Revenge, Bounty Hunter, Fugitive / On the Run, Directing Yourself |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $27,000,000 |
17
| Robin and Marian |
| Director: Richard Lester |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 11, 1976 (Wide) by Columbia |
|
Domestic BO: $8,000,000 |
18
| The Pink Panther Strikes Again |
| Director: Blake Edwards |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 15, 1976 (Wide) by United Artists |
| Keywords: Crime Comedy |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $33,833,201 |
19
| Master of the Flying Guillotine |
| Director: Jimmy Wang Yu |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 24, 1976 (Wide), released as The One Armed Boxer vs. the Flying Guillotine (Hong Kong) |
| Classification: Action |
|
Domestic BO: $20,665 |
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| Brutti, sporchi e cattivi |
| Director: Ettore Scola |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 23, 1976 (Wide) (Italy) |
| Keywords: Incest, Slums / Shantytown, Prostitution, Infidelity, Cross-Dressing, Long Take, Poverty, Set in Italy, 1970s |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $6,590 |
21
| The Last Victim |
| Director: Jim Sotos |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 23, 1976 (Limited) by Howard Mahler Films |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
22
| Face to Face |
| Director: Ingmar Bergman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 6, 1976 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Fantasy |
23
| To Fly! |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1976 (IMAX) by IMAX Films |
| Classification: Live Action |
|
Domestic BO: $86,600,000 |
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International BO: $34,100,000 |
24
| Logan's Run |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1976 (Wide) by MGM |
| Classification: Science Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $25,000,000 |
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| Devil’s Express |
| Director: Barry Rosen |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 18, 1976 (Limited) by Howard Mahler Films |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |