Movie Theatrical Release Schedule for 1976
| Release Date | Movie | Distributor | Domestic Box Office to Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1976 | |||
| During 1976 | Across the Great Divide (Wide) | Pacific International | $18,800,000 |
| The Blue Bird (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $887,000 | |
| The Enforcer (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $46,200,000 | |
| Gator (Wide) | United Artists | $11,000,000 | |
| Marathon Man (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $28,204,261 | |
| The Missouri Breaks (Wide) | United Artists | $14,000,000 | |
| Murder by Death (Wide) | Columbia | $32,511,047 | |
| Network (Wide) | MGM | $23,689,877 | |
| The Outlaw Josey Wales (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $27,000,000 | |
| The Pom Pom Girls (Wide) | Crown International | $17,900,000 | |
| That's Entertainment part 2 (Wide) | MGM | $3,000,000 | |
| F for Fake (Limited) | |||
| To Fly! (IMAX) | IMAX Films | $86,600,000 | |
| January 2 | The Witch Who Came From The Sea (Limited) | Self Distributed | |
| February 1976 | |||
| February 5 | Mackintosh and T.J. (Limited) | Penland | |
| February 8 | Taxi Driver (Wide) | Columbia | $28,262,574 |
| February 15 | The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Limited) | ||
| February 19 | Grey Gardens (Limited) | $36,923 | |
| March 1976 | |||
| March 11 | Robin and Marian (Wide) | Columbia | $8,000,000 |
| March 12 | Born for Hell (Limited) | Seaberg Film Distribution | |
| March 31 | Not a Pretty Picture (Limited) | ||
| March TBD | Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks (Limited) | ||
| Mustang Country (Limited) | |||
| April 1976 | |||
| April 1 | The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (Limited) | 20th Century Fox | |
| April 2 | All the President’s Men (Wide) | Warner Bros. | $51,048,435 |
| April 6 | Face to Face (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | |
| April 7 | The Bad News Bears (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $42,349,782 |
| Sparkle (Wide) | Warner Bros. | ||
| They Came From Within (Wide) | American International Pictures | ||
| April 9 | Family Plot (Wide) | Universal | $13,200,000 |
| April 11 | The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea (Limited) | ||
| April 28 | Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (Limited) | ||
| May 1976 | |||
| May 1 | Heartworn Highways (Limited) | ||
| May 21 | Embryo (Limited) | Cine Artists Pictures | |
| Grizzly (Limited) | Film Ventures International | ||
| May 26 | Mother, Jugs & Speed (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $15,000,000 |
| May 28 | The Man Who Fell to Earth (Limited) | Columbia | $89,026 |
| May 31 | Kiss of the Tarantula (Limited) | ||
| June 1976 | |||
| June 4 | Ode to Billy Joe (Limited) | Warner Bros. | |
| Trackdown (Limited) | United Artists | ||
| June 18 | Midway (Wide) | Universal | $43,220,000 |
| The Food of the Gods (Limited) | |||
| June 20 | The Tenant (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | |
| June 23 | The Big Bus (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | |
| The Last Victim (Limited) | Howard Mahler Films | ||
| June 25 | The Great Scout & Cathouse (Wide) | American International Pictures | |
| The Omen (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $48,570,885 | |
| Silent Movie (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $36,145,695 | |
| July 1976 | |||
| During 1976 | Cannonball! (Wide) | New World | |
| July 6 | Shivers (Limited) | ||
| July 16 | They're Coming to Get You (Limited) | Independent-International Pictures | |
| July 23 | Lifeguard (Limited) | ||
| July 29 | Swashbuckler (Limited) | ||
| July 30 | Squirm (Limited) | ||
| July 31 | To the Devil…a Daughter (Limited) | Cine Artists Pictures | |
| July TBD | Special Delivery (Limited) | American International Pictures | |
| August 1976 | |||
| August 1 | Obsession (Limited) | Columbia | |
| August 4 | Survive! (Limited) | Paramount Pictures | |
| August 13 | Futureworld (Wide) | American International Pictures | |
| August 18 | Devil’s Express (Limited) | Howard Mahler Films | |
| August 25 | Burnt Offerings (Limited) | ||
| J.D.’s Revenge (Limited) | American International Pictures | ||
| August 30 | General Idi Amin Dada (Limited) | Self Distributed | |
| September 1976 | |||
| September 1 | St. Ives (Limited) | ||
| September 14 | Daguerréotypes (Limited) | ||
| October 1976 | |||
| October 24 | The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Limited) | ||
| October TBD | Up! (Limited) | ||
| November 1976 | |||
| November 3 | Blood Sucking Freaks (Limited) | ||
| November 4 | The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (Limited) | Universal | |
| November 5 | Assault on Precinct 13 (Limited) | Turtle Releasing | |
| November 10 | Massacre at Central High (Limited) | Brian Distributing | |
| November 12 | Two-Minute Warning (Limited) | Universal | |
| November 13 | Alice, Sweet Alice (Limited) | Allied Artists | |
| November 15 | Lumière (Limited) | ||
| November 16 | Carrie (Wide) | United Artists | $25,878,153 |
| November 17 | The Last Tycoon (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | |
| November 21 | Rocky (Wide) | United Artists | $117,235,147 |
| December 1976 | |||
| December 3 | Silver Streak (Wide) | 20th Century Fox | $51,079,064 |
| December 5 | Bound for Glory (Limited) | ||
| December 15 | The Pink Panther Strikes Again (Wide) | United Artists | $33,833,201 |
| December 17 | King Kong (Wide) | Paramount Pictures | $52,614,445 |
| A Star is Born (Wide) | Warner Bros. | ||
| December 21 | Mikey and Nicky (Limited) | Paramount Pictures | |
| December 24 | The Town That Dreaded Sundown (Limited) | American International Pictures | |
| December 30 | Chulas Fronteras (Limited) | Brazos Films | |
| During 1976 | Logan’s Run (Wide) | MGM | $25,000,000 |
| Mastermind (Limited) | |||