List of 1976 box office number-one films in the United States explained

This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekly box office in the United States during 1976 per Variety. The data was based on grosses from 20 to 24 key cities and therefore, the gross quoted may not be the total that the film grossed nationally in the week.

Number-one films

Week endingFilmGrossNotes
1 Dog Day Afternoon$1,488,800 [1]
2 The Adventures of the Wilderness Family $1,375,799The Adventures of the Wilderness Family reached number one in its third week on the chart[2]
3 Dog Day Afternoon$880,306Dog Day Afternoon returned to number one in its 17th week on the chart[3]
4 The Sunshine Boys$680,119The Sunshine Boys reached number one in its twelfth week on the chart[4]
5 $604,423 [5]
6 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest$592,200 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest reached number one in its twelfth week on the chart[6]
7 $844,199[7]
8 $1,946,036[8]
9 $1,709,906[9]
10 $1,684,971[10]
11 $1,334,384[11]
12 Taxi Driver$1,340,430Taxi Driver reached number one in its sixth week on the chart[12]
13 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest$1,371,142One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest returned to number one in its 19th week on the chart[13]
14 $1,936,408[14]
15 All the President's Men$1,947,300All the President's Men grossed $4,565,826 nationally in its first 3 days and $7,016,001 for the week[15] [16] [17]
16 $1,909,844[18]
17 The Bad News Bears$1,438,400 The Bad News Bears reached number one in its third week of release[19]
18 All the President's Men$1,336,364 All the President's Men returned to number one in its fourth week of release[20]
19 $1,092,273[21]
20 $839,617[22]
21 The Missouri Breaks$1,616,000[23]
22 $1,336,060 [24]
23 $661,495[25]
24 Mother, Jugs & Speed$889,200 Mother, Jugs & Speed reached number one in its third week of release[26]
25 Midway$1,825,600 Midway grossed $4,356,666 nationally from all markets in the weekend ended June 20[27] [28]
26 The Omen$2,490,600The Omen grossed $4,273,886 nationally from all markets in the weekend ended June 27, 20th Century Fox's biggest opening weekend at that time[29] [30] [31]
27 $2,341,182[32]
28 $2,151,161[33]
29 $1,866,975[34]
30 $1,194,577[35]
31 The Exorcist (reissue)$950,000[36]
32 Silent Movie$1,837,983Silent Movie reached number one in its sixth week on the chart[37]
33 $1,385,124[38]
34 $1,175,393 [39]
35 $1,063,567 [40]
36 Survive!$1,485,362Survive! reached number one in its sixth week on the chart[41]
37 Obsession$638,946Obsession reached number one in its sixth week on the chart[42]
38 $424,979 [43]
39 Alice in Wonderland$354,207Alice in Wonderland reached number one in its 13th week on the chart[44]
40 Burnt Offerings $683,100 [45]
41 Alice in Wonderland$1,009,636Alice in Wonderland returned to number one in its 15th week on the chart[46]
42 Marathon Man$1,071,500Marathon Man reached number one in its second week of release[47]
43 $952,871[48]
44 $715,213[49]
45 The Front$686,563The Front reached number one in its sixth week on the chart[50]
46 Two-Minute Warning$1,084,800[51]
47 Carrie$1,155,200Carrie reached number one in its third week of release[52]
48 $1,283,735[53]
49 $921,765[54]
50 $641,909[55]
51 King Kong$2,710,649 King Kong grossed $7,023,921 nationally from all markets in the weekend ended December 19, Paramount Pictures' biggest opening weekend at that time, and set the record for a December opening[56] [57] [58]
52 $3,347,758 [59]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. January 14, 1976. 11.
  2. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. January 21, 1976. 16.
  3. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. January 28, 1976. 9.
  4. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. February 4, 1976. 9.
  5. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. February 11, 1976. 9.
  6. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. February 18, 1976. 23.
  7. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. February 25, 1976. 13.
  8. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. March 3, 1976. 9.
  9. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. March 10, 1976. 15.
  10. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. March 17, 1976. 11.
  11. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. March 24, 1976. 9.
  12. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. March 31, 1976. 9.
  13. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. April 7, 1976. 9.
  14. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. April 14, 1976. 12.
  15. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. April 21, 1976. 11.
  16. Variety. The New York Times Says: "All Hail to 'All the President's Men'" (advertisement). April 14, 1976. 15–17.
  17. Variety. First Week In Only 604 Theatres (advertisement). April 21, 1976. 8.
  18. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. April 28, 1976. 13.
  19. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. May 5, 1976. 9.
  20. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. May 12, 1976. 24.
  21. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. May 19, 1976. 15.
  22. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. May 26, 1976. 9.
  23. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. June 2, 1976. 11.
  24. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. June 9, 1976. 11.
  25. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. June 16, 1976. 11.
  26. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. June 23, 1976. 9.
  27. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. June 30, 1976. 11.
  28. Variety. Make Way For Midway (advertisement). June 23, 1976. 1.
  29. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. July 7, 1976. 9.
  30. Daily Variety. June 29, 1976. 1. 'The Omen' Sets Somes Records For Fox with $4.3 Mil in 3 Days.
  31. Web site: The Omen (1976). October 31, 2020. Box Office Mojo.
  32. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. July 14, 1976. 9.
  33. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. July 21, 1976. 9.
  34. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. July 28, 1976. 9.
  35. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. August 4, 1976. 12.
  36. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. August 11, 1976. 9.
  37. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. August 18, 1976. 9.
  38. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. August 25, 1976. 11.
  39. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. September 1, 1976. 13.
  40. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. September 8, 1976. 12.
  41. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. September 15, 1976. 9.
  42. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. September 22, 1976. 9.
  43. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. September 29, 1976. 16.
  44. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. October 6, 1976. 9.
  45. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. October 13, 1976. 9.
  46. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. October 20, 1976. 16.
  47. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. October 27, 1976. 9.
  48. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. November 3, 1976. 9.
  49. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. November 10, 1976. 11.
  50. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. November 17, 1976. 9.
  51. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. November 24, 1976. 11.
  52. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. December 1, 1976. 14.
  53. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. December 8, 1976. 12.
  54. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. December 15, 1976. 10.
  55. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. December 22, 1976. 11.
  56. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. December 29, 1976. 9.
  57. Variety. 'Kong' Wants 'Jaws' Boxoffice Crown. Addison. Verrill. December 22, 1976. 1.
  58. Web site: King Kong (1976). October 31, 2020. Box Office Mojo.
  59. Variety. 50 Top-Grossing Films. January 12, 1977. 41.

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