The Towering Inferno domestic rentals of $48,838,000. In January 1976, it was claimed that the film had attained the highest foreign film rental for any film in its initial release with $43 million. When combined with the rentals from the United States and Canada, the worldwide rental is $91,838,000. The film grossed $116 million, and when combined with the foreign film rentals, the worldwide gross is in the region of $200 million. The Towering Inferno The Towering Inferno is a 1974 American drama disaster film produced by Irwin Allen featuring an all-star cast led by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. The picture was
Dabney Coleman his career included a US Olympic skiing team coach in the 1969 "Downhill Racer", a high-ranking fire chief in "The Towering Inferno" (1974), and a wealthy Westerner in "Bite the Bullet" (1975). He portrayed an FBI agent in "" (1975). He landed the main antagonist part of Franklin Hart, Jr., a sexist boss on whom three female office employees get their revenge in 1980's "Nine to Five". It was this film that established Coleman in the character type he is most identified with and has frequently played since - a comic relief villain. Coleman followed "Nine to Five" with the