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#7,441 All-time worldwide
#30 1976 releases

Movie profile

Gator

1976 · 115 min · United Artists

Drama Crime Action
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $11.0M
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$5.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$5.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$990,000

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Gator ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #7,441 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1976 releases #30 Release-year chart position of 67 titles Ranked against movies released in 1976. Studio / company #47 United Artists of 80 titles Position inside the mapped United Artists movie set. Primary genre #3,106 Drama of 5,859 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

#7,438 [REC]³ Genesis 2012 · $11.0M #7,439 Gringo 2018 · $11.0M #7,440 The Super 1991 · $11.0M #7,483 Pollock 2000 · $11.0M #7,484 Justin Bieber's Believe 2013 · $11.0M #7,485 Friend Request 2016 · $11.0M

Quick answer

How did Gator (1976) perform at the box office?

Medium confidence

Gator (1976) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $11.0M. In this database it currently ranks #7,441 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #30 among 1976 releases.

Worldwide gross
$11,000,000
Budget
Not available
Gross minus budget
Not available
ROI
Not available
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

After his release from prison, notorious ex-con and moonshine distiller Gator McKlusky moves in with his father in a cabin in the Okefenokee Swamp. His bootlegging plans are cut short, however, when a federal agent tells McKlusky that he will lose custody of his 9-year-old daughter unless he helps bring down local crime lord Bama McCall. McKlusky enlists the help of reporter Aggie Maybank and a few local eccentrics to bring down McCall's empire.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Aug 25, 1976
Production
United Artists, Levy-Gardner-Laven
Countries
US

Related indexes

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1976, Gator is positioned in this dataset as a Drama, Crime, Action title from United Artists. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $11.0M. For comparison, it currently sits #7,441 all-time in the current chart set and #30 among 1976 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.