for abandoning his ego in casting such a strong female actress in his film. Rotten Tomatoes retrospectively gave the film a score of 69% based on reviews from 35 critics, 24 of which were judged to be positive and 11 negative. Box office Upon release in December 1976, The Enforcer was a major commercial success, grossing $8,851,288 in its first week, a record for a Clint Eastwood film at the time. It grossed a total of $46,236,000 in the United States and Canada, making it the ninth-highest grossing film of 1976. Overall, this figure made it the most profitable of the Dirty Harry series for seven years until the release of Sudden Impact. References Bibliography External links 1976 films 1970s action thriller films 1970s vigilante films 1970s police procedural films American action thriller films American police detective films American neo-noir films American vigilante films American sequel films Alcatraz Island in fiction Dirty Harry Fictional portrayals of the San Francisco Police Department Films about terrorism in the United States Films set in San Francisco Films set in the San Francisco Bay Area Films shot in San Francisco Warner Bros. films Films with screenplays by Stirling Silliphant Films scored by Jerry Fielding Malpaso Productions films Films with screenplays by Gail Morgan Hickman 1976 directorial debut films Films directed by James Fargo 1970s English-language films 1970s American films