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 → |
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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 |
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| Novecento |
| Director: Bernardo Bertolucci |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 1, 1976 (Wide) (France) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $693 |
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| 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 |
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Domestic BO: $117,235,147 |
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International BO: $107,764,853 |
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| 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 |
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Domestic BO: $25,878,153 |
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International BO: $8,583 |
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| The Killing of a Chinese Bookie |
| Director: John Cassavetes |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 15, 1976 (Limited) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $4,794 |
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| Heartworn Highways |
| Director: James Szalapski |
| Initial Theatrical Release: May 1, 1976 (Limited) |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
Synopsis
In the mid-‘70s, filmmaker James Szalapski traveled to Texas and Tennessee to capture the radical country artists reclaiming the genre through an appreciation for its heritage in folk and bluegrass and a rejection of the mainstream Nashville machine. The hard living – and hard partying — lifestyles of outlaw country’s figureheads are played out on screen in trailer homes, prisons and even a liquor-fueled Christmas gathering.
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| Alice, Sweet Alice |
| Director: Alfred Sole |
| Lead Roles: Linda Miller as Catherine Spages |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 13, 1976 (Limited) by Allied Artists |
| Keywords: Death of a Sibling, Dysfunctional Family, Sibling Rivalry, Death of a Son or Daughter, Relationships Gone Wrong, Religious, Catholic, Slasher Horror |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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| The Tenant |
| Director: Roman Polanski |
| Lead Roles: Roman Polanski as Trelkovsky |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 20, 1976 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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| Général Idi Amin Dada: Autoportrait |
| Director: Barbet Schroeder |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 30, 1976 (Limited) by Self Distributed, released as General Idi Amin Dada |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Documentary, Live Action, Factual |
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| The Big Bus |
| Director: James Frawley |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 23, 1976 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action |
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| 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 |
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Domestic BO: $28,262,574 |
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International BO: $186,080 |