1976 in film

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The year 1976 in film involved some significant events.

Highest-grossing films (U.S.)[]

The top ten 1976 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

Highest-grossing films of 1976
Rank	Title	Studio	Domestic gross
1.	Rocky	United Artists Pictures	$117,235,147^[1]
2.	To Fly!	National Air and Space Museum	$86,600,000^[2]
3.	A Star Is Born	Warner Bros.	$80,000,000^[3]
4.	All the President's Men	Warner Bros.	$70,600,000^[4]
5.	The Omen	20th Century Fox Film Corporation	$60,922,980^[5]
6.	In Search of Noah's Ark	Sunn Classic Pictures	$55,700,000^[6]
7.	King Kong	Paramount Pictures	$52,614,445^[7]
8.	Silver Streak	20th Century-Fox Film Corporation	$51,079,064^[8]
9.	The Enforcer	Warner Bros.	$46,236,000^[9]
10.	Midway	Universal Studios / Cinema International Corporation	$43,220,000^[10]

Events[]

March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas' Star Wars science fiction film. In one of the most lucrative business decisions in film history, Lucas declines his directing fee of $500,000 in exchange for complete ownership of merchandising and sequel rights.
April 1 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show is officially re-released as a midnight movie at the Waverly Theater (Now the IFC Center) in Greenwich Village in New York City, starting through the run and still being shown in there as of 2013^[update] all around the world.^[11]

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 - 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

Notable films released in 1976[]

Births[]

January 6
- Danny Pintauro, American actor.
- Johnny Yong Bosch, American actor, voice actor.
February 11 - Brice Beckham, American actor.
February 23
- Aaron Aziz, Singaporean actor.
- Kelly Macdonald, Scottish actress.
February 25 - Rashida Jones, American actress.
March 16 - Paul Schneider, American actor.
March 22 - Reese Witherspoon, American actress.
March 23 - Michelle Monaghan, American actress.
April 1
- David Oyelowo, British actor, producer, director.
- Troy Baker, American voice actor, voice actor.
April 13 - Jonathan Brandis, American actor. (d.2003)
April 15 - Susan Ward, American actress.
April 20 - Joey Lawrence, American actor.
April 23 - Gabriel Damon, American actor.
April 26 - Elisabet Reinsalu, Estonian actress.
April 27 - Sally Hawkins, English actress.
May 22 - Külli Teetamm, Estonian actress.
May 25
- Cillian Murphy, Irish actor
- Ethan Suplee, American film and television actor.
- J. Michael Tatum, American voice actor.
July 15 - Diane Kruger, German actress.
July 19 - Benedict Cumberbatch, English actor.
July 31 - Mela Lee, American voice actress.
August 6 - Andero Ermel, Estonian actor.
August 9 - Audrey Tautou, French actress.
September 6 - Naomie Harris, British actress.
September 7 - Shannon Elizabeth, American actress.
September 20 - Enuka Okuma, Canadian actress.
September 26 - Kersti Heinloo, Estonian actress.
October 4 - Alicia Silverstone, American actress.
October 21 - Andrew Scott, Irish actor.
October 23 - Ryan Reynolds, Canadian actor.
October 31 - Piper Perabo, American actress.
November 29 - Chadwick Boseman, American actor.
December 8 - Dominic Monaghan, English actor.

Notable deaths[]

Month	Date	Name	Age	Country	Profession	Notable films
January	1	Walter Janssen	88	Germany	Actor	The Great Longing Maskerade
	12	Agatha Christie	85	UK	Writer	Witness for the Prosecution Murder on the Orient Express
	23	Paul Robeson	77	USA	Actor, Singer	Show Boat The Proud Valley
	29	Michael Gwynn	59	UK	Actor	Cleopatra Jason and the Argonauts
February	4	Roger Livesey	69	UK	Actor	The Entertainer Rembrandt
	11	Lee J. Cobb	64	USA	Actor	On the Waterfront The Exorcist
	12	Sal Mineo	37	USA	Actor	Rebel Without a Cause Exodus
	13	John Lounsbery	64	USA	Animator	Dumbo Lady and the Tramp
	16	Campbell Singer	66	UK	Actor	The Square Peg The Hands of Orlac
	24	Peter Madden	71	UK	Actor	From Russia with Love Doctor Zhivago
	26	Frieda Inescort	75	UK	Actress	A Place in the Sun The Letter
March	14	Busby Berkeley	80	USA	Director, Choreographer	42nd Street Hollywood Hotel
	17	Luchino Visconti	69	Italy	Director, Writer	The Leopard Death in Venice
	20	Michael Goodliffe	61	UK	Actor	Cromwell Jigsaw
April	4	George Pastell	53	Cyprus	Actor	From Russia with Love The Magus
	5	Howard Hughes	70	USA	Director, Producer	Hell's Angels The Outlaw
	11	Liam Dunn	59	USA	Actor	Blazing Saddles Young Frankenstein
	12	Paul Ford	74	USA	Actor	The Comedians The Music Man
	21	Léonide Moguy	75	Russia	Director, Writer	Paris After Dark Action in Arabia
	25	Carol Reed	69	UK	Director, Writer	OIiver! The Third Man
	26	Neil McCallum	46	Canada	Actor	The Longest Day Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
	26	Sid James	62	UK	Actor	The Lavender Hill Mob Trapeze
	29	Thelma Connell	63	UK	Film Editor	Alfie The Deadly Affair
June	5	Violet Wilkey	73	USA	Actress	The Birth of a Nation The Burned Hand
	6	Victor Varconi	85	Hungary	Actor	The King of Kings The Sea Hawk
	9	Sybil Thorndike	93	UK	Actress	The Magic Box Melba
	10	Adolph Zukor	103	USA	Producer, Studio Executive	Wings Shanghai Express
	28	Stanley Baker	48	UK	Actor	A Lizard in a Woman's Skin Helen of Troy
July	7	Norman Foster	72	USA	Director	Pilgrimage State Fair
July	12	James Wong Howe	76	China	Cinematographer	The Rose Tattoo Hud
August	2	Fritz Lang	85	Germany	Director, Writer	Metropolis The Big Heat
	6	William Mervyn	64	UK	Actor	The Ruling Class The Long Arm
	17	William Redfield	49	USA	Actor	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Death Wish
	18	Luigi Serventi	91	Italy	Actor	A Woman's Story The Story of a Poor Young Man
	28	Alastair Sim	75	UK	Actor	The Green Man Scrooge
September	10	Dalton Trumbo	70	USA	Actor	Spartacus Roman Holiday
October	14	Edith Evans	88	UK	Actress	Tom Jones The Nun's Story
November	15	Jean Gabin	72	France	Actor	La Grande Illusion Port of Shadows
	22	Rupert Davies	60	UK	Actor	Waterloo The Criminal
	28	Rosalind Russell	69	USA	Actress	Sister Kenny Auntie Mame
December	3	Mary Nash	92	USA	Actress	The Philadelphia Story The Human Comedy
	8	Cathy Downs	50	USA	Actress	Bandits of the West The Dark Corner
	12	Jack Cassidy	49	USA	Actor	Bunny O'Hare The Eiger Sanction
	20	Walter Fitzgerald	80	UK	Actor	The Fallen Idol Man in the Sky

Film debuts[]

Albert Brooks - Taxi Driver
Chow Yun-fat - Tou tai ren
Ernie Hudson - Leadbelly
Amy Irving - Carrie
Jessica Lange - King Kong
Delroy Lindo - Find the Lady
Brooke Shields - Alice, Sweet Alice

References[]

↑ "Rocky, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
↑ "To Fly!, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
↑ "A Star Is Born, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
↑ "All the President's Men, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
↑ "The Omen, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
↑ "In Search of Noah's Ark, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
↑ "King Kong, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
↑ "Silver Streak, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
↑ "The Enforcer, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
↑ "Midway, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
↑ rock Horror Picture Show film booking in Feb 2011

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[1] "Rocky, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2014.

[2] "To Fly!, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 17, 2012.

[3] "A Star Is Born, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 17, 2012.

[4] "All the President's Men, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 17, 2012.

[5] "The Omen, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 17, 2012.

[6] "In Search of Noah's Ark, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 17, 2012.

[7] "King Kong, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 26, 2014.

[8] "Silver Streak, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 17, 2012.

[9] "The Enforcer, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 17, 2012.

[10] "Midway, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 17, 2012.

[11] rock Horror Picture Show film booking in Feb 2011

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