Domestic Box Office For 1996

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
149The Evening Star$6,170,7841,268$12,767,815Dec 27Paramount Pictures
212The People vs. Larry Flynt$818,9401,233$20,300,385Dec 27Sony Pictures Releasing
254Some Mother's Son$146,25435$671,437Dec 27Sony Pictures Releasing
259Mother$90,339735$19,145,198Dec 27Paramount Pictures
269Hamlet$56,63793$4,708,156Dec 27Sony Pictures Releasing
284The Portrait of a Lady$26,986570$3,692,836Dec 27Gramercy Pictures (I)
52Michael$31,904,3052,325$95,318,203Dec 25New Line Cinema
230Evita$460,0871,045$50,047,179Dec 25Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
300I'm Not Rappaport$8,0183$26,011Dec 24Gramercy Pictures (I)
33Beavis and Butt-Head Do America$43,398,6392,417$63,118,386Dec 20Paramount Pictures
74Scream$24,242,6121,994$103,046,663Dec 20Dimension Films
80One Fine Day$21,850,8221,975$46,151,454Dec 20Twentieth Century Fox
120My Fellow Americans$12,197,1411,915$22,313,201Dec 20Warner Bros.
251Ghosts of Mississippi$168,0121,268$13,323,144Dec 20Sony Pictures Releasing
263Marvin's Room$73,2791,158$12,803,305Dec 20Miramax
297The Whole Wide World$12,56320$375,757Dec 20Sony Pictures Classics
303In Love and War$4,1121,612$14,481,231Dec 18New Line Cinema
18Jerry Maguire$65,675,8172,531$153,952,592Dec 13Sony Pictures Releasing
57The Preacher's Wife$29,977,1302,008$48,102,795Dec 13Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
60Mars Attacks!$27,610,2851,955$37,771,017Dec 13Warner Bros.
277Citizen Ruth$39,69223$285,112Dec 13Miramax
66Daylight$25,870,3352,189$33,023,469Dec 6Universal Pictures
256Everyone Says I Love You$131,678276$9,759,200Dec 6Miramax
267Losing Chase$64,16110$64,161Dec 6-
183The Crucible$2,782,915344$7,343,114Nov 29Twentieth Century Fox
279Sling Blade$36,6441,020$24,444,121Nov 29Miramax
9101 Dalmatians$108,240,6822,901$136,189,294Nov 27Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
298Zero Kelvin$10,4931$10,493Nov 27Kino International
14Star Trek: First Contact$85,991,9822,812$92,027,888Nov 22Paramount Pictures
25Jingle All the Way$54,099,8702,404$60,592,389Nov 22Twentieth Century Fox
175Shine$3,705,4871,050$35,892,330Nov 22Fine Line Features
275The War at Home$44,7226$44,722Nov 22Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
15Space Jam$82,833,8352,650$90,418,342Nov 15Warner Bros.
35The Mirror Has Two Faces$41,083,8642,489$41,083,864Nov 15Sony Pictures Releasing
76The English Patient$23,795,8121,409$78,676,425Nov 15Miramax
302Blue Juice$4,5352$4,535Nov 13-
6Ransom$125,502,0482,768$136,492,681Nov 8Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
41Set It Off$36,461,1391,016$36,461,139Nov 8New Line Cinema
246Santa with Muscles$220,19898$220,198Nov 8-
285The Secret Agent$25,9097$106,606Nov 8-
293Breathing Room$16,2991$16,299Nov 8Arrow Releasing
34Romeo + Juliet$41,668,0831,963$46,351,345Nov 1Twentieth Century Fox
144Larger Than Life$8,315,6932,433$8,315,693Nov 1Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
147Dear God$7,138,5231,774$7,138,523Nov 1Paramount Pictures
203The Funeral$1,227,32470$1,227,324Nov 1October Films
207Bad Moon$1,055,525825$1,055,525Nov 1Warner Bros.
234Mother Night$403,70130$403,701Nov 1Fine Line Features
271Unhook the Stars$50,74120$272,542Nov 1Miramax
84High School High$21,302,1212,146$21,302,121Oct 25Sony Pictures Releasing
106Thinner$15,315,4842,009$15,315,484Oct 25Paramount Pictures
116The Associate$12,844,0571,781$12,844,057Oct 25Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
221Twelfth Night$588,62131$588,621Oct 25Fine Line Features
236Palookaville$365,28424$365,284Oct 25The Samuel Goldwyn Company
286When We Were Kings$25,68292$2,789,985Oct 25Gramercy Pictures (I)
287Normal Life$22,8912$22,891Oct 25Fine Line Features
288The Sunchaser$21,50823$21,508Oct 25Warner Bros.
27Sleepers$53,315,2852,080$53,315,285Oct 18Warner Bros.
154Get on the Bus$5,754,2491,207$5,754,249Oct 18Sony Pictures Releasing
164Swingers$4,448,950160$4,555,020Oct 18Miramax
169To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday$4,189,233807$4,189,233Oct 18Sony Pictures Releasing
233Jude$409,14420$409,144Oct 18Gramercy Pictures (I)
39The Ghost and the Darkness$38,619,4052,202$38,619,405Oct 11Paramount Pictures
47The Long Kiss Goodnight$33,447,6122,404$33,447,612Oct 11New Line Cinema
111The Chamber$14,551,3592,032$14,551,359Oct 11Universal Pictures
127Michael Collins$11,001,480878$11,092,559Oct 11Warner Bros.
213Trees Lounge$749,7412$749,741Oct 11Orion Classics
223The Grass Harp$559,77148$559,771Oct 11Fine Line Features
232Bitter Sugar$450,06012$450,060Oct 11First Look International
268Love Is All There Is$61,87526$61,875Oct 11The Samuel Goldwyn Company
281Looking for Richard$33,84381$1,408,575Oct 11-
304Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press$3,2041$3,204Oct 11-
198Beautiful Thing$1,548,1202$1,548,120Oct 9Sony Pictures Releasing
199Microcosmos$1,433,21043$1,433,210Oct 9Miramax
67That Thing You Do!$25,857,4161,887$25,857,416Oct 4Twentieth Century Fox
77D3: The Mighty Ducks$22,955,0972,060$22,955,097Oct 4Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
89The Glimmer Man$20,351,2642,236$20,351,264Oct 4Warner Bros.
173Bound$3,802,260262$3,802,260Oct 4Gramercy Pictures (I)
214Crash$738,339339$2,664,812Oct 4Fine Line Features
250Infinity$195,17046$195,170Oct 4First Look International
289Small Wonders$20,8197$20,819Oct 4Miramax
237Secrets & Lies$332,118296$13,417,292Sep 28October Films
99Extreme Measures$17,380,1262,298$17,380,126Sep 27Sony Pictures Releasing
1252 Days in the Valley$11,132,210855$11,132,210Sep 27Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
272The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story$50,6057$50,605Sep 27Castle Hill Productions
273Curdled$49,62018$49,620Sep 27-
291Somebody to Love$18,11210$18,112Sep 27-
294Ed's Next Move$16,04213$106,791Sep 27Orion Classics
10The First Wives Club$105,489,2032,406$105,489,203Sep 20Paramount Pictures
97Last Man Standing$18,115,9272,579$18,115,927Sep 20New Line Cinema
123Big Night$11,651,643336$12,008,376Sep 20The Samuel Goldwyn Company
193Surviving Picasso$2,021,34849$2,021,348Sep 20Warner Bros.
241Paraíso Perdido$272,75011$272,750Sep 20-
278Dadetown$37,0921$37,092Sep 18Castle Hill Productions
71Fly Away Home$25,143,8181,401$25,143,818Sep 13Sony Pictures Releasing
112Maximum Risk$14,502,4832,358$14,502,483Sep 13Sony Pictures Releasing
143The Rich Man's Wife$8,543,5871,009$8,543,587Sep 13Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
179Feeling Minnesota$3,124,440869$3,124,440Sep 13New Line Cinema
216American Buffalo$665,45073$665,450Sep 13The Samuel Goldwyn Company
217Grace of My Heart$660,31393$660,313Sep 13Gramercy Pictures (I)
306American Strays$1,9101$1,910Sep 13-
82Bulletproof$21,576,9542,242$21,576,954Sep 6Universal Pictures
167Bogus$4,357,4061,209$4,357,406Sep 6Warner Bros.
258Sweet Nothing$102,3502$102,350Sep 6Warner Bros.
261Killer: A Journal of Murder$82,02910$82,029Sep 6-
65First Kid$26,491,7931,878$26,491,793Aug 30Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
98The Crow: City of Angels$17,917,2872,423$17,917,287Aug 30Miramax
176The Trigger Effect$3,622,979524$3,622,979Aug 30Gramercy Pictures (I)
185The Stupids$2,491,9891,292$2,491,989Aug 30New Line Cinema
59The Island of Dr. Moreau$27,663,9822,039$27,663,982Aug 23New Line Cinema
83A Very Brady Sequel$21,440,7522,147$21,440,752Aug 23Paramount Pictures
118The Spitfire Grill$12,658,4861,247$12,658,486Aug 23Sony Pictures Releasing
136She's the One$9,538,948464$9,538,948Aug 23-
160Solo$5,107,6691,230$5,107,669Aug 23Sony Pictures Releasing
178Carpool$3,325,6511,487$3,325,651Aug 23Warner Bros.
238Freeway$295,4939$295,493Aug 23Roxie Releasing
242Foxfire$269,300218$269,300Aug 23The Samuel Goldwyn Company
26Tin Cup$53,854,5882,102$53,854,588Aug 16Warner Bros.
96The Fan$18,626,4192,016$18,626,419Aug 16Sony Pictures Releasing
148House Arrest$7,032,7821,623$7,032,782Aug 16Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
152Bordello of Blood$5,781,0451,695$5,781,045Aug 16Universal Pictures
122Alaska$11,829,9591,566$11,829,959Aug 14Sony Pictures Releasing
252Small Faces$155,23912$155,239Aug 14October Films
21Jack$58,620,9732,232$58,620,973Aug 9Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
70Escape from L.A.$25,477,3652,312$25,477,365Aug 9Paramount Pictures
181Basquiat$3,011,195109$3,011,195Aug 9Miramax
243Flirt$263,1927$263,192Aug 7Lionsgate Films
46Matilda$33,459,4162,006$33,459,416Aug 2Sony Pictures Releasing
79Emma$22,231,658848$22,231,658Aug 2Miramax
85Chain Reaction$21,226,2042,256$21,226,204Aug 2Twentieth Century Fox
201Phat Beach$1,383,553408$1,383,553Aug 2Orion Pictures
240Cyclo$283,6376$284,692Aug 1Lionsgate Films
72Kingpin$25,023,4341,975$25,023,434Jul 26Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
105Supercop$16,270,6001,469$16,270,600Jul 26Miramax
107The Adventures of Pinocchio$15,094,5301,879$15,094,530Jul 26New Line Cinema
163Joe's Apartment$4,619,0141,512$4,619,014Jul 26Warner Bros.
215Stonewall$692,40017$692,400Jul 26Strand Releasing
227Manny & Lo$502,31327$502,313Jul 26Sony Pictures Classics
8A Time to Kill$108,766,0072,313$108,766,007Jul 24Warner Bros.
86Multiplicity$21,075,0142,134$21,075,014Jul 19Sony Pictures Releasing
95Kazaam$18,937,2622,019$18,937,262Jul 19Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
101Fled$17,193,2312,104$17,193,231Jul 19Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
103The Frighteners$16,759,2161,675$16,759,216Jul 19Universal Pictures
104Trainspotting$16,491,080357$16,491,080Jul 19Miramax
292Girlfriends$18,0001$18,000Jul 19First Run
20Courage Under Fire$59,031,0572,001$59,031,057Jul 12Twentieth Century Fox
64Harriet the Spy$26,570,0481,876$26,570,048Jul 12Paramount Pictures
218The Visitors$659,8104$659,810Jul 12Miramax
12Phenomenon$98,208,7712,139$104,636,382Jul 5Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
1Independence Day$306,156,0902,977$306,169,268Jul 3Twentieth Century Fox
5The Nutty Professor$128,814,0192,239$128,814,019Jun 28Universal Pictures
48Striptease$33,109,7431,979$33,109,743Jun 28Sony Pictures Releasing
11Eraser$99,013,3892,556$101,295,562Jun 21Warner Bros.
13The Hunchback of Notre Dame$91,489,7052,835$100,138,851Jun 21Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
121Lone Star$11,962,634143$12,408,986Jun 21Sony Pictures Classics
264The Search for One-eye Jimmy$71,3144$71,314Jun 21Northern Arts Entertainment
255A Perfect Candidate$134,9338$134,485Jun 19Seventh Art Releasing
19The Cable Guy$60,240,2952,657$60,240,295Jun 14Sony Pictures Releasing
177Moll Flanders$3,486,957311$3,486,957Jun 14Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
204Stealing Beauty$1,204,454195$4,722,310Jun 14-
270Switchblade Sisters$51,26413$51,264Jun 14-
4The Rock$134,069,5112,426$134,069,511Jun 7Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
100The Phantom$17,323,3262,163$17,323,326Jun 7Paramount Pictures
211Heavy$941,41422$941,414Jun 5Lionsgate Films
28DragonHeart$51,367,3752,193$51,367,375May 31Universal Pictures
54Eddie$31,387,1642,000$31,387,164May 31Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
113The Arrival$14,063,3311,693$14,063,331May 31Orion Pictures
282Man with a Plan$33,4022$33,402May 31-
62Spy Hard$26,960,1912,319$26,960,191May 24Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
295A Modern Affair$14,2862$14,286May 24Tara Releasing
3Mission: Impossible$180,981,8563,012$180,981,856May 22Paramount Pictures
93Flipper$20,080,0202,419$20,080,020May 17Universal Pictures
161Heaven's Prisoners$5,009,305907$5,009,305May 17New Line Cinema
2Twister$241,721,5242,808$241,721,524May 10Warner Bros.
157Cold Comfort Farm$5,682,4296$5,682,429May 10Gramercy Pictures (I)
174Original Gangstas$3,718,087480$3,718,087May 10Orion Pictures
208Dead Man$1,037,84737$1,037,847May 10Miramax
225Boys$516,349328$516,349May 10Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
274The Low Life$45,4363$45,436May 10Lionsgate Films
290Of Love and Shadows$19,7104$19,710May 10Miramax
73The Craft$24,819,9361,762$24,819,936May 3Sony Pictures Releasing
145The Great White Hype$8,008,2551,499$8,008,255May 3Twentieth Century Fox
151Last Dance$5,939,4491,563$5,939,449May 3Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
158The Pallbearer$5,656,388829$5,656,388May 3Miramax
180Barb Wire$3,120,0881,312$3,793,614May 3Gramercy Pictures (I)
266Madame Butterfly$65,1961$65,196May 3Arrow Releasing
299Open Season$9,4815$9,481May 3-
195I Shot Andy Warhol$1,875,52758$1,875,527May 1Orion Pictures
43The Truth About Cats & Dogs$34,861,8071,654$34,861,807Apr 26Twentieth Century Fox
81The Quest$21,686,5472,098$21,686,547Apr 26Universal Pictures
124Mulholland Falls$11,526,0991,625$11,526,099Apr 26Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
132Sunset Park$10,163,7821,257$10,163,782Apr 26Sony Pictures Releasing
244Cemetery Man$253,98625$253,986Apr 26October Films
109The Substitute$14,818,1761,762$14,818,176Apr 19Orion Pictures
134Mrs. Winterbourne$10,082,0051,612$10,082,005Apr 19Sony Pictures Releasing
139Celtic Pride$9,255,0271,836$9,255,027Apr 19Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
209Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie$1,007,30626$1,007,306Apr 19Gramercy Pictures (I)
257For the Moment$121,5483$121,548Apr 19-
265August$69,0815$69,081Apr 19The Samuel Goldwyn Company
58James and the Giant Peach$28,946,1272,268$28,946,127Apr 12Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
88Fear$20,831,0001,615$20,831,000Apr 12Universal Pictures