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1976 Box Office Rankings

Year-specific reference chart with worldwide gross, reported budgets, openings and ROI where available.

About the 1976 chart

This 1976 box office chart highlights films released in 1976, using available worldwide gross, budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI data. Some titles may have richer financial detail than others, depending on source coverage and later corrections.

Year gross$1.33Bvisible records

Avg budget$3.7Mbudgeted titles

Top opening—To Fly!

Releases71available for year

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Top gross

To Fly!$120.7M Rocky$117.3M Midway$100.0M King Kong$90.6M A Star Is Born$80.0M

Best ROI

Rocky117.25x Midway25.00x Ode to Billy Joe24.55x The Omen21.76x Carrie18.78x

Gross-minus-budget leaders

Rocky$116.3M Midway$96.0M A Star Is Born$74.0M King Kong$67.6M All the President's Men$62.1M

1976 movie chart

Sorted by worldwide gross.

#	Movie	Year	Worldwide	Budget	Gross - budget	ROI	Studio / Distributor
1	To Fly! WW Financial No budget	1976	$120.7M	—	—	—	Mac Gillivray Freeman Films
2	Rocky WW Financial	1976	$117.3M	$1.0M	$116.3M	117.25x	Winkler Films
3	Midway WW Financial	1976	$100.0M	$4.0M	$96.0M	25.00x	The Mirisch Company
4	King Kong WW Financial	1976	$90.6M	$23.0M	$67.6M	3.94x	The De Laurentiis Company
5	A Star Is Born WW Financial	1976	$80.0M	$6.0M	$74.0M	13.33x	Barwood Films
6	All the President's Men WW Financial	1976	$70.6M	$8.5M	$62.1M	8.31x	Wildwood Enterprises
7	The Omen WW Financial	1976	$60.9M	$2.8M	$58.1M	21.76x	Mace Neufeld Productions
8	Silver Streak WW Financial	1976	$51.1M	$6.5M	$44.6M	7.86x	Frank Yablans Presentations
9	The Enforcer WW Financial	1976	$46.2M	$9.0M	$37.2M	5.14x	Warner Bros. Pictures
10	The Bad News Bears WW Financial	1976	$42.3M	$9.0M	$33.3M	4.71x	Paramount Pictures
11	Silent Movie WW Financial	1976	$36.1M	$4.4M	$31.7M	8.21x	Crossbow Productions
12	The Pink Panther Strikes Again WW Financial	1976	$33.8M	$6.0M	$27.8M	5.64x	Amjo Productions
13	Carrie WW Financial	1976	$33.8M	$1.8M	$32.0M	18.78x	United Artists
14	Murder by Death WW Financial No budget	1976	$32.5M	—	—	—	Rastar Productions
15	The Outlaw Josey Wales WW Financial	1976	$31.8M	$3.7M	$28.1M	8.59x	Warner Bros. Pictures
16	Taxi Driver WW Financial	1976	$28.6M	$1.9M	$26.7M	15.04x	Italo/Judeo Productions
17	Ode to Billy Joe WW Financial	1976	$27.0M	$1.1M	$25.9M	24.55x	Warner Bros. Pictures
18	Freaky Friday WW Financial No budget	1976	$25.9M	—	—	—	Walt Disney Productions
19	Logan's Run WW Financial	1976	$25.0M	$9.0M	$16.0M	2.78x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
20	Stay Hungry WW Financial	1976	$24.9M	$5.0M	$19.9M	4.97x	United Artists
21	Network WW Financial	1976	$23.7M	$3.8M	$19.9M	6.24x	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
22	Marathon Man WW Financial	1976	$21.7M	$6.5M	$15.2M	3.34x	Paramount Pictures
23	The Cassandra Crossing WW Financial	1976	$15.3M	$6.0M	$9.3M	2.55x	International Cine Productions
24	The Message WW Financial	1976	$15.0M	$10.0M	$5.0M	1.50x	Filmco International Productions
25	The Missouri Breaks WW Financial	1976	$14.0M	$10.0M	$4.0M	1.40x	United Artists
26	The Innocent WW Financial No budget Hidden	1976	$13.4M	—	—	—	Francoriz Production
27	The Shootist WW Financial No budget Hidden	1976	$13.4M	—	—	—	The De Laurentiis Company
28	The Body of My Enemy WW Financial Hidden	1976	$13.3M	$2.6M	$10.7M	5.21x	Andrea Films
29	Family Plot WW Financial Hidden	1976	$13.2M	$4.5M	$8.7M	2.93x	Universal Pictures
30	Gator WW Financial No budget Hidden	1976	$11.0M	—	—	—	United Artists
31	The Inugami Family WW Financial Hidden	1976	$10.6M	$1.5M	$9.1M	7.09x	Kadokawa
32	In the Realm of the Senses WW Financial No budget Hidden	1976	$7.7M	—	—	—	Argos Films
33	Mother, Jugs & Speed WW Financial Hidden	1976	$7.0M	$3.0M	$4.0M	2.33x	20th Century Fox
34	Two-Minute Warning WW Financial Hidden	1976	$6.7M	$6.7M	—	1.00x	Universal Pictures
35	Pink Flamingos WW Financial Hidden	1976	$6.0M	$12,000	$6.0M	500.00x	Dreamland
36	Gable and Lombard WW Financial Hidden	1976	$5.8M	$4.5M	$1.3M	1.29x	Universal Pictures
37	Lifeguard WW Financial Hidden	1976	$5.4M	$900,000	$4.5M	6.00x	Paramount Pictures
38	The Tenant WW Financial No budget Hidden	1976	$5.1M	—	—	—	Marianne Productions
39	That's Entertainment, Part II WW Financial No budget Hidden	1976	$5.0M	—	—	—	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
40	The Gumball Rally WW Financial No budget Hidden	1976	$4.5M	—	—	—	First Artists
41	Obsession WW Financial Hidden	1976	$4.5M	$1.4M	$3.1M	3.19x	Yellowbird Productions
42	Futureworld WW Financial Hidden	1976	$4.2M	$2.5M	$1.7M	1.68x	American International Pictures
43	The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox WW Financial Hidden	1976	$4.1M	$4.6M	-$470,000	0.90x	20th Century Fox
44	The Blue Bird WW Financial Hidden	1976	$3.5M	$12.0M	-$8.5M	0.29x	Lenfilm
45	At the Earth's Core WW Financial Hidden	1976	$3.2M	$750,000	$2.5M	4.27x	American International Pictures
46	Jackson County Jail WW Financial Hidden	1976	$2.3M	$445,000	$1.9M	5.17x	New World Pictures
47	Submission WW Financial No budget Hidden	1976	$2.0M	—	—	—	Clesi Cinematografica
48	Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom WW Financial Hidden	1976	$1.8M	$800,000	$1.0M	2.25x	Les Productions Artistes Associés
49	Burnt Offerings WW Financial Hidden	1976	$1.6M	$2.0M	-$440,000	0.78x	United Artists
50	Million Dollars Snatch WW Financial No budget Hidden	1976	$1.5M	—	—	—	Tak Lee Moving Pictures Company
51	Cannonball WW Financial Hidden	1976	$1.5M	$780,000	$720,000	1.92x	New World Pictures
52	Man on the Roof WW Financial Hidden	1976	$1.4M	$480,000	$910,687	2.90x	Sf Studios
53	Shaolin Wooden Men WW Financial No budget Hidden	1976	$1.0M	—	—	—	Lo Wei Motion Picture Company
54	Tosun Pasha WW Financial Hidden	1976	$698,200	$64,200	$634,000	10.88x	Arzu Film
55	The House with Laughing Windows WW Financial Hidden	1976	$432,647	$61,974	$370,673	6.98x	A.m.a. Film
56	Madrid, Costa Fleming WW Financial No budget Hidden	1976	$332,528	—	—	—	Producciones Cinematográficas Orfeo
57	Hand of Death WW Financial No budget Hidden	1976	$102,049	—	—	—	Orange Sky Golden Harvest
58	The Metamorphosis WW Financial Hidden	1976	$60,000	$275,000	-$215,000	0.22x	—
59	Honeymoon WW Financial Hidden	1976	$50,000	$1.0M	-$950,000	0.05x	Siera Film
60	Death of the Scorpion WW Financial No budget Hidden	1976	$36,636	—	—	—	Teide
61	Grey Gardens WW Financial No budget Hidden	1976	$30,966	—	—	—	Portrait Films
62	A Real Young Girl WW Financial No budget Hidden	1976	$17,245	—	—	—	Les Films La Boétie
63	Female Trouble WW Financial Hidden	1976	$9,118	$25,000	-$15,882	0.36x	Dreamland
64	The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology WW Financial Hidden	1976	$2,000	$1,000	$1,000	2.00x	Harvard Productions
65	The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax WW Financial Hidden	1976	$2,000	$1,000	$1,000	2.00x	Harvard Productions
66	The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics WW Financial Hidden	1976	$2,000	$1,000	$1,000	2.00x	Harvard Productions
67	The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity WW Financial Hidden	1976	$2,000	$1,000	$1,000	2.00x	Harvard Productions
68	The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis WW Financial Hidden	1976	$2,000	$1,000	$1,000	2.00x	Harvard Productions
69	The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth WW Financial Hidden	1976	$2,000	$1,000	$1,000	2.00x	Harvard Productions
70	Protest WW Financial Hidden	1976	$500	$1,000	-$500	0.50x	—
71	So You Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star WW Financial No budget Hidden	1976	$79	—	—	—	BBC

To Fly! 1976 · WW Budget — · Mac Gillivray Freeman Films

$120.7M ROI —

Rocky 1976 · WW Budget $1.0M · Winkler Films

$117.3M ROI 117.25x

Midway 1976 · WW Budget $4.0M · The Mirisch Company

$100.0M ROI 25.00x

King Kong 1976 · WW Budget $23.0M · The De Laurentiis Company

$90.6M ROI 3.94x

A Star Is Born 1976 · WW Budget $6.0M · Barwood Films

$80.0M ROI 13.33x

All the President's Men 1976 · WW Budget $8.5M · Wildwood Enterprises

$70.6M ROI 8.31x

The Omen 1976 · WW Budget $2.8M · Mace Neufeld Productions

$60.9M ROI 21.76x

Silver Streak 1976 · WW Budget $6.5M · Frank Yablans Presentations

$51.1M ROI 7.86x

The Enforcer 1976 · WW Budget $9.0M · Warner Bros. Pictures

$46.2M ROI 5.14x

The Bad News Bears 1976 · WW Budget $9.0M · Paramount Pictures

$42.3M ROI 4.71x

Silent Movie 1976 · WW Budget $4.4M · Crossbow Productions

$36.1M ROI 8.21x

The Pink Panther Strikes Again 1976 · WW Budget $6.0M · Amjo Productions

$33.8M ROI 5.64x

Carrie 1976 · WW Budget $1.8M · United Artists

$33.8M ROI 18.78x

Murder by Death 1976 · WW Budget — · Rastar Productions

$32.5M ROI —

The Outlaw Josey Wales 1976 · WW Budget $3.7M · Warner Bros. Pictures

$31.8M ROI 8.59x

Taxi Driver 1976 · WW Budget $1.9M · Italo/Judeo Productions

$28.6M ROI 15.04x

Ode to Billy Joe 1976 · WW Budget $1.1M · Warner Bros. Pictures

$27.0M ROI 24.55x

Freaky Friday 1976 · WW Budget — · Walt Disney Productions

$25.9M ROI —

Logan's Run 1976 · WW Budget $9.0M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$25.0M ROI 2.78x

Stay Hungry 1976 · WW Budget $5.0M · United Artists

$24.9M ROI 4.97x

Network 1976 · WW Budget $3.8M · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$23.7M ROI 6.24x

Marathon Man 1976 · WW Budget $6.5M · Paramount Pictures

$21.7M ROI 3.34x

The Cassandra Crossing 1976 · WW Budget $6.0M · International Cine Productions

$15.3M ROI 2.55x

The Message 1976 · WW Budget $10.0M · Filmco International Productions

$15.0M ROI 1.50x

The Missouri Breaks 1976 · WW Budget $10.0M · United Artists

$14.0M ROI 1.40x

The Innocent 1976 · WW Budget — · Francoriz Production

$13.4M ROI —

The Shootist 1976 · WW Budget — · The De Laurentiis Company

$13.4M ROI —

The Body of My Enemy 1976 · WW Budget $2.6M · Andrea Films

$13.3M ROI 5.21x

Family Plot 1976 · WW Budget $4.5M · Universal Pictures

$13.2M ROI 2.93x

Gator 1976 · WW Budget — · United Artists

$11.0M ROI —

The Inugami Family 1976 · WW Budget $1.5M · Kadokawa

$10.6M ROI 7.09x

In the Realm of the Senses 1976 · WW Budget — · Argos Films

$7.7M ROI —

Mother, Jugs & Speed 1976 · WW Budget $3.0M · 20th Century Fox

$7.0M ROI 2.33x

Two-Minute Warning 1976 · WW Budget $6.7M · Universal Pictures

$6.7M ROI 1.00x

Pink Flamingos 1976 · WW Budget $12,000 · Dreamland

$6.0M ROI 500.00x

Gable and Lombard 1976 · WW Budget $4.5M · Universal Pictures

$5.8M ROI 1.29x

Lifeguard 1976 · WW Budget $900,000 · Paramount Pictures

$5.4M ROI 6.00x

The Tenant 1976 · WW Budget — · Marianne Productions

$5.1M ROI —

That's Entertainment, Part II 1976 · WW Budget — · Metro Goldwyn Mayer

$5.0M ROI —

The Gumball Rally 1976 · WW Budget — · First Artists

$4.5M ROI —

Obsession 1976 · WW Budget $1.4M · Yellowbird Productions

$4.5M ROI 3.19x

Futureworld 1976 · WW Budget $2.5M · American International Pictures

$4.2M ROI 1.68x

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox 1976 · WW Budget $4.6M · 20th Century Fox

$4.1M ROI 0.90x

The Blue Bird 1976 · WW Budget $12.0M · Lenfilm

$3.5M ROI 0.29x

At the Earth's Core 1976 · WW Budget $750,000 · American International Pictures

$3.2M ROI 4.27x

Jackson County Jail 1976 · WW Budget $445,000 · New World Pictures

$2.3M ROI 5.17x

Submission 1976 · WW Budget — · Clesi Cinematografica

$2.0M ROI —

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom 1976 · WW Budget $800,000 · Les Productions Artistes Associés

$1.8M ROI 2.25x

Burnt Offerings 1976 · WW Budget $2.0M · United Artists

$1.6M ROI 0.78x

Million Dollars Snatch 1976 · WW Budget — · Tak Lee Moving Pictures Company

$1.5M ROI —

Cannonball 1976 · WW Budget $780,000 · New World Pictures

$1.5M ROI 1.92x

Man on the Roof 1976 · WW Budget $480,000 · Sf Studios

$1.4M ROI 2.90x

Shaolin Wooden Men 1976 · WW Budget — · Lo Wei Motion Picture Company

$1.0M ROI —

Tosun Pasha 1976 · WW Budget $64,200 · Arzu Film

$698,200 ROI 10.88x

The House with Laughing Windows 1976 · WW Budget $61,974 · A.m.a. Film

$432,647 ROI 6.98x

Madrid, Costa Fleming 1976 · WW Budget — · Producciones Cinematográficas Orfeo

$332,528 ROI —

Hand of Death 1976 · WW Budget — · Orange Sky Golden Harvest

$102,049 ROI —

The Metamorphosis 1976 · WW Budget $275,000

$60,000 ROI 0.22x

Honeymoon 1976 · WW Budget $1.0M · Siera Film

$50,000 ROI 0.05x

Death of the Scorpion 1976 · WW Budget — · Teide

$36,636 ROI —

Grey Gardens 1976 · WW Budget — · Portrait Films

$30,966 ROI —

A Real Young Girl 1976 · WW Budget — · Les Films La Boétie

$17,245 ROI —

Female Trouble 1976 · WW Budget $25,000 · Dreamland

$9,118 ROI 0.36x

The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology 1976 · WW Budget $1,000 · Harvard Productions

$2,000 ROI 2.00x

The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax 1976 · WW Budget $1,000 · Harvard Productions

$2,000 ROI 2.00x

The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics 1976 · WW Budget $1,000 · Harvard Productions

$2,000 ROI 2.00x

The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity 1976 · WW Budget $1,000 · Harvard Productions

$2,000 ROI 2.00x

The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis 1976 · WW Budget $1,000 · Harvard Productions

$2,000 ROI 2.00x

The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth 1976 · WW Budget $1,000 · Harvard Productions

$2,000 ROI 2.00x

Protest 1976 · WW Budget $1,000

$500 ROI 0.50x

So You Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star 1976 · WW Budget — · BBC

$79 ROI —

1976 box office FAQ

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