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The year 1976 in film involved some significant events.
The top ten 1976 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic rentals |
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1 | Rocky | United Artists | $55,900,000 [1] |
2 | A Star Is Born | Warner Bros. | $37,100,000 [1] |
3 | King Kong | Paramount | $36,900,000 [1] |
4 | Silver Streak | 20th Century Fox | $30,018,000 [2] |
5 | All the President's Men | Warner Bros. | $30,000,000 [1] |
6 | The Omen | 20th Century Fox | $28,500,000 [1] |
7 | The Bad News Bears | Paramount | $24,800,000 [1] |
8 | The Enforcer | Warner Bros. | $24,000,000 [1] |
9 | In Search of Noah's Ark | Sunn Classic | $23,800,000 [1] |
10 | Midway | Universal | $21,610,435 [2] |
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
Unknown - Coralie Fargeat, French film director and screenwriter
Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
January | 1 | Walter Janssen | 88 | Germany | Actor | |
12 | Agatha Christie | 85 | UK | Writer | ||
13 | Margaret Leighton | 53 | UK | Actress | ||
18 | Sonia Dresdel | 66 | UK | Actress | ||
23 | Paul Dupuis | 62 | France | Actor | ||
23 | Paul Robeson | 77 | US | Actor, Singer | ||
29 | Michael Gwynn | 59 | UK | Actor | ||
February | 4 | Roger Livesey | 69 | UK | Actor | |
11 | Lee J. Cobb | 64 | US | Actor | ||
11 | John Twist | 77 | US | Screenwriter | ||
12 | Sal Mineo | 37 | US | Actor | ||
13 | Lily Pons | 77 | France | Singer, Actress | ||
13 | John Lounsbery | 64 | US | Animator | ||
15 | Maria Corda | 77 | Hungary | Actress | ||
16 | Campbell Singer | 66 | UK | Actor | ||
24 | Peter Madden | 71 | UK | Actor | ||
26 | Frieda Inescort | 75 | UK | Actress | ||
March | 3 | Doris Hill | 70 | US | Actress | |
5 | Charles Lederer | 69 | US | Screenwriter | ||
14 | Busby Berkeley | 80 | US | Director, Choreographer | ||
17 | Luchino Visconti | 69 | Italy | Director, Writer | ||
20 | Michael Goodliffe | 61 | UK | Actor | ||
28 | Richard Arlen | 76 | US | Actor | ||
April | 2 | Ray Teal | 74 | US | Actor | |
4 | George Pastell | 53 | Cyprus | Actor | ||
5 | Howard Hughes | 70 | US | Director, Producer | ||
5 | Robert Lord | 75 | US | Screenwriter, Producer | ||
11 | Liam Dunn | 59 | US | Actor | ||
12 | Paul Ford | 74 | US | Actor | ||
21 | Léonide Moguy | 75 | Russia | Director, Writer | ||
25 | Carol Reed | 69 | UK | Director, Writer | ||
26 | Neil McCallum | 46 | Canada | Actor | ||
26 | Sid James | 62 | UK | Actor | ||
29 | Thelma Connell | 63 | UK | Film Editor | ||
May | 3 | David Bruce | 62 | US | Actor | |
7 | Alan Baxter | 67 | US | Actor | ||
27 | Hilde Hildebrand | 78 | Germany | Actress | ||
27 | Ruth McDevitt | 80 | US | Actress | ||
June | 5 | Violet Wilkey | 73 | US | Actress | |
6 | Victor Varconi | 85 | Hungary | Actor | ||
9 | Sybil Thorndike | 93 | UK | Actress | ||
10 | Adolph Zukor | 103 | US | Producer, Studio Executive | ||
25 | Johnny Mercer | 66 | US | Songwriter | ||
28 | Stanley Baker | 48 | UK | Actor | ||
July | 2 | Frances Howard | 73 | US | Actress | |
7 | Norman Foster | 72 | US | Actor, Director | ||
12 | James Wong Howe | 76 | China | Cinematographer | ||
17 | Rina Morelli | 67 | Italy | Actress | ||
28 | Lucie Mannheim | 77 | Germany | Actress | ||
August | 2 | Fritz Lang | 85 | Germany | Director, Writer | |
6 | William Mervyn | 64 | UK | Actor | ||
10 | Ray Corrigan | 74 | US | Actor | ||
17 | William Redfield | 49 | US | Actor | ||
17 | Murvyn Vye | 60 | US | Actor | ||
18 | Luigi Serventi | 91 | Italy | Actor | ||
28 | Alastair Sim | 75 | UK | Actor | ||
September | 10 | Dalton Trumbo | 70 | US | Screenwriter | |
30 | Paul Dehn | 63 | UK | Screenwriter | ||
October | 5 | Barbara Nichols | 47 | US | Actress | |
14 | Edith Evans | 88 | UK | Actress | ||
November | 3 | Ramsay Hill | 86 | US | Actor, Technical Advisor | |
15 | Jean Gabin | 72 | France | Actor | ||
22 | Rupert Davies | 60 | UK | Actor | ||
28 | Rosalind Russell | 69 | US | Actress | ||
29 | Godfrey Cambridge | 43 | US | Actor | ||
December | 3 | Mary Nash | 92 | US | Actress | |
8 | Cathy Downs | 50 | US | Actress | ||
12 | Jack Cassidy | 49 | US | Actor | ||
20 | Walter Fitzgerald | 80 | UK | Actor | ||
The year 1989 involved many significant films.
The following is an overview of events in 1988 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1987 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Paramount Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1987.
The following is an overview of events in 1986 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1985 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1983 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1982 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The following is an overview of events in 1981 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events.
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1977 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1975 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1974 in film involved some significant events.
This page covers significant events of the year 1973 in film.
The year 1972 in film involved several significant events.
The year 1971 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1970 in film involved some significant events.
The year 1969 in film involved some significant events, with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid dominating the U.S. box office and becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time and Midnight Cowboy, a film rated X, winning the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The year 1968 in film involved some significant events, with the release of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, as well as two highly successful musical films, Funny Girl and Oliver!, the former earning Barbra Streisand the Academy Award for Best Actress and the latter winning both the Best Picture and Best Director awards.