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 |
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International BO: $107,764,853 |
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| Assault on Precinct 13 |
| Director: John Carpenter |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 5, 1976 (Limited) by Turtle Releasing |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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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 |
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Domestic BO: $52,614,445 |
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International BO: $38,000,000 |
4
| L'Argent de poche |
| Director: François Truffaut |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 17, 1976 (Wide) (France) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $38,296 |
5
| The Missouri Breaks |
| Director: Arthur Penn |
| Lead Roles: Jack Nicholson as Tom Logan |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1976 (Wide) by United Artists |
| Keywords: 1880s, Revisionist Western, Outlaws, Romance, Voiceover/Narration |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Western, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $14,000,000 |
6
| Taxi Driver |
| Director: Martin Scorsese |
| Lead Roles: Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 8, 1976 (Wide) by Columbia |
| Keywords: Film Noir, Vietnam War, Relationships Gone Wrong, Crime Drama, Mental Illness, Ex-soldier, Child Prostitution, Prostitution, Romance, PTSD, 1977 Oscars Best Picture Nominee |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $28,262,574 |
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International BO: $186,080 |
7
| 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 |
8
| 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 |
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| The Bad News Bears |
| Director: Michael Ritchie |
| Lead Roles: Walter Matthau as Coach Morris Buttermaker, Tatum O'Neal as Amanda Whurlitzer |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 7, 1976 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Baseball, Sports Comedy, Remade, Underdog, Addiction, Former Professional Athlete, Comeback, Female Athlete in a Male Dominated Sport |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $42,349,782 |
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| The Omen |
| Director: Richard Donner |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 25, 1976 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Keywords: Religious, Switched At Birth, The Devil, Supernatural, Supernatural Horror |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
|
Domestic BO: $48,570,885 |
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International BO: $6,546 |
11
| Shout at the Devil |
| Director: Peter R. Hunt |
| Lead Roles: Lee Marvin as Colonel Flynn O’Flynn, Roger Moore as Sebastian Oldsmith, Barbara Parkins as Rosa O’Flynn-Oldsmith, Ian Holm as Mohammed, Rene Kolldehoff as Herman Fleischer |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 13, 1976 (Limited) (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Action, Live Action |
12
| Ode to Billy Joe |
| Director: Max Baer |
| Lead Roles: Robby Benson as Billy Joe McAllister, Glynnis O’Connor as Bobbie Lee Hartley |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 4, 1976 (Limited) by Warner Bros. |
| Classification: Based on Song, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
13
| The Blue Bird |
| Director: George Cukor |
| Initial Theatrical Release: 1976 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox |
| Classification: Based on Play, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $887,000 |