1976 in film

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The year 1976 in film involved some significant events.

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[edit] Events

[edit] Top grossing films (U.S.)

Rank Title Studio Actors Director Gross
1. Rocky United Artists Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire and Burgess Meredith John G. Avildsen $225,000,000[2]
2. To Fly! National Air and Space Museum Ellen Bry Greg MacGillivray and Jim Freeman $120,700,000[3]
3. King Kong Paramount Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange John Guillermin $90,614,445[4]
4. A Star Is Born Warner Bros. Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson Frank Pierson $80,000,000[5]
5. All the President's Men Warner Bros. Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman and Jason Robards Alan J. Pakula $70,600,000[6]
6. The Omen 20th Century Fox Gregory Peck and Lee Remick Richard Donner $60,922,980[7]
7. In Search of Noah's Ark Schick Sunn Classic Pictures Brad Crandall and Vern Adix James L. Conway $55,700,000[8]
8. Silver Streak 20th Century Fox Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh and Richard Pryor Arthur Hiller $51,079,064[9]
9. The Enforcer Warner Bros. Clint Eastwood James Fargo $46,236,000[10]
10. Midway United Artists Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda and James Coburn Jack Smight $43,220,000[11]
11. The Bad News Bears Paramount Walter Matthau and Tatum O'Neal Michael Ritchie $42,349,782[12]
12. Silent Movie 20th Century Fox Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman and Dom DeLuise Mel Brooks $36,145,695[13]
13. The Pink Panther Strikes Again United Artists Peter Sellers Blake Edwards $33,833,201[14]
14. Carrie United Artists Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie Brian De Palma $33,800,000[15]
15. Murder by Death Columbia Peter Sellers, Alec Guinness and Elsa Lanchester Robert Moore $32,511,047[16]
16. The Outlaw Josey Wales Warner Bros. Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood $31,800,000[17]
17. Taxi Driver Columbia Robert DeNiro and Jodie Foster Martin Scorsese $28,262,574[18]
18. Marathon Man Paramount Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier John Schlesinger $28,204,261[19]
19. Freaky Friday Walt Disney Productions Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris Gary Nelson $25,942,000[20]
20. Logan's Run MGM Michael York and Peter Ustinov Michael Anderson $25,000,000[21]
21. Network MGM Peter Finch, William Holden and Faye Dunaway Sidney Lumet $23,689,877[22]

[edit] Awards

Academy Awards:

Best Picture: Rocky - Chartoff-Winkler, United Artists
Best Director: John G. Avildsen - Rocky
Best Actor: Peter Finch - Network (first actor to win posthumously)
Best Actress: Faye Dunaway - Network
Best Supporting Actor: Jason Robards Jr - All the President's Men
Best Supporting Actress: Beatrice Straight - Network
Best Foreign Language Film: Noirs et blancs en couleur (Black and White in Color), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, Ivory Coast / France / W. Germany / Switzerland

Golden Globe Awards:

Drama:
Best Picture: Rocky
Best Actor: Peter Finch - Network
Best Actress: Faye Dunaway - Network
Musical or comedy:
Best Picture: A Star Is Born
Best Actor: Kris Kristofferson - A Star Is Born
Best Actress: Barbra Streisand - A Star Is Born
Other
Best Director: Sidney Lumet - Network
Best Foreign Language Film: Face to Face, Sweden

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):

Taxi Driver, directed by Martin Scorsese, United States

Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson, directed by Robert Altman, United States

[edit] Films released in 1976

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[edit] References

  1. ^ rock Horror Picture Show film booking in Feb 2011
  2. ^ "Rocky, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1976/0RKY1.php. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  3. ^ "To Fly!, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1976/0TFLY.php. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  4. ^ "King Kong, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1976/0KK76.php. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  5. ^ "A Star Is Born, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=starisborn76.htm. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  6. ^ "All the President's Men, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=allthepresidentsmen.htm. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  7. ^ "The Omen, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=omen.htm. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  8. ^ "In Search of Noah's Ark, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1977/0ISNA.php. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  9. ^ "Silver Streak, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=silverstreak.htm. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  10. ^ "The Enforcer, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=enforcer.htm. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  11. ^ "Midway, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1976/0MDWY.php. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  12. ^ "The Bad News Bears, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1976/0BNBR.php. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  13. ^ "Silent Movie, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=silentmovie.htm. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  14. ^ "The Pink Panther Strikes Again, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=pinkpantherstrikesagain.htm. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  15. ^ "Carrie, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=carrie.htm. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  16. ^ "Murder by Death, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1976/0MBYD.php. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  17. ^ "The Outlaw Josey Wales, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=outlawjoseywales.htm. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  18. ^ "Taxi Driver, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=taxidriver.htm. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  19. ^ "Marathon Man, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1976/0MMN.php. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  20. ^ "Freaky Friday, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=freakyfriday.htm. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  21. ^ "Logan's Run, Box Office Information". The Numbers. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1976/0LRUN.php. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
  22. ^ "Network, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=network.htm. Retrieved January 17, 2012. 
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