1996 OPENING GROSSES

$45,436,830

25.1%

3,012

$15,085

$180,981,856

5/22/96

Twister

$41,059,405

17.0%

2,414

$17,008

$241,721,524

5/10/96

Ransom

$34,216,088

25.1%

2,676

$12,786

$136,492,681

11/8/96

101 Dalmatians (1996)

$33,504,025

24.6%

2,794

$11,991

$136,189,294

11/27/96

Star Trek: First Contact

$30,716,131

33.4%

2,812

$10,923

$92,027,888

11/22/96

Space Jam

$27,528,529

30.4%

2,650

$10,388

$90,418,342

11/15/96

The Nutty Professor (1996)

$25,411,725

19.7%

2,115

$12,015

$128,814,019

6/28/96

The Rock

$25,069,525

18.7%

2,392

$10,480

$134,069,511

6/7/96

Eraser

$24,566,446

24.3%

2,410

$10,193

$101,295,562

6/21/96

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

$21,037,414

21.0%

2,778

$7,572

$100,138,851

6/21/96

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

$20,114,233

31.9%

2,190

$9,184

$63,118,386

12/20/96

The Cable Guy

$19,806,226

32.9%

2,657

$7,454

$60,240,295

6/14/96

The First Wives Club

$18,913,411

17.9%

1,922

$9,840

$105,489,203

9/20/96

The Birdcage

$18,275,828

14.7%

1,950

$9,372

$124,060,553

3/8/96

Michael

$17,435,711

18.3%

2,141

$8,143

$95,318,203

12/25/96

Jerry Maguire

$17,084,296

11.1%

2,531

$6,750

$153,952,592

12/13/96

Phenomenon

$16,158,901

15.4%

1,637

$9,871

$104,636,382

7/5/96

Broken Arrow (1996)

$15,583,510

22.0%

2,388

$6,525

$70,770,147

2/9/96

Dragonheart

$15,027,150

29.3%

2,130

$7,055

$51,367,375

5/31/96

A Time to Kill

$14,823,159

13.6%

2,123

$6,982

$108,766,007

7/26/96

12 Monkeys

$13,842,990

24.2%

1,533

$9,030

$57,141,459

1/5/96

Courage Under Fire

$12,501,586

21.2%

1,986

$6,294

$59,031,057

7/12/96

Striptease

$12,322,069

37.2%

1,970

$6,254

$33,109,743

6/28/96

Sleepers

$12,305,745

23.1%

1,915

$6,425

$53,315,285

10/18/96

The Mirror Has Two Faces

$12,210,868

29.7%

2,489

$4,905

$41,083,864

11/15/96

Jingle All the Way

$12,112,267

20.0%

2,401

$5,044

$60,592,389

11/22/96

Executive Decision

$12,069,780

21.3%

2,232

$5,407

$56,569,216

3/15/96

Jack

$11,191,496

19.1%

1,710

$6,544

$58,620,973

8/9/96

Romeo + Juliet

$11,133,231

24.0%

1,276

$8,725

$46,351,345

11/1/96

Up Close and Personal

$11,101,955

21.7%

1,506

$7,371

$51,088,705

3/1/96

Black Sheep

$10,593,609

32.7%

2,045

$5,180

$32,417,995

2/2/96

Spy Hard

$10,448,420

38.8%

2,286

$4,570

$26,960,191

5/24/96

From Dusk Till Dawn

$10,240,805

39.6%

2,004

$5,110

$25,836,616

1/19/96

Tin Cup

$10,128,834

18.8%

2,012

$5,034

$53,854,588

8/16/96

Daylight

$10,015,875

30.3%

2,175

$4,605

$33,023,469

12/6/96

Primal Fear

$9,871,222

17.6%

1,983

$4,977

$56,116,183

4/5/96

Rumble in the Bronx

$9,858,380

30.4%

1,736

$5,678

$32,392,047

2/23/96

The Crow: City of Angels

$9,785,111

54.6%

2,423

$4,038

$17,917,287

8/30/96

Mars Attacks!

$9,384,272

24.8%

1,955

$4,800

$37,771,017

12/13/96

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

$9,310,414

26.8%

1,131

$8,232

$34,767,836

4/5/96

Mr. Holland's Opus

$9,257,334

11.2%

1,409

$6,570

$82,569,971

1/19/96

The Ghost and the Darkness

$9,215,063

23.9%

2,142

$4,302

$38,619,405

10/11/96

The Island of Dr. Moreau

$9,101,987

32.9%

2,035

$4,472

$27,663,982

8/23/96

The Long Kiss Goodnight

$9,065,363

27.1%

2,245

$4,038

$33,447,612

10/11/96

Escape From L.A.

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

$8,912,557

35.0%

2,312

$3,854

$25,477,365

8/9/96

Set It Off

$8,812,105

24.2%

1,014

$8,690

$36,461,139

11/8/96

$8,605,649

26.3%

2,119

$4,061

$32,772,492

3/8/96

Happy Gilmore

$8,514,125

21.9%

2,022

$4,210

$38,824,099

2/16/96

First Kid

$8,434,651

31.8%

1,878

$4,491

$26,491,793

8/30/96

The Juror

$8,411,178

37.0%

2,205

$3,814

$22,754,725

2/2/96

Matilda

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

$8,208,609

24.5%

1,975

$4,156

$33,459,416

8/2/96

$8,112,884

40.3%

1,010

$8,032

$20,109,115

1/12/96

Sgt. Bilko

$8,110,080

26.7%

2,304

$3,520

$30,356,793

3/29/96

Eddie

$8,041,972

25.6%

1,989

$4,043

$31,387,164

5/31/96

Muppet Treasure Island

$7,906,689

23.0%

2,070

$3,819

$34,327,391

2/16/96

The Preacher's Wife

$7,649,752

15.9%

1,783

$4,290

$48,102,795

12/13/96

The Glimmer Man

$7,605,504

37.4%

2,236

$3,401

$20,351,264

10/4/96

Chain Reaction

$7,545,944

35.6%

2,255

$3,346

$21,226,204

8/2/96

James and the Giant Peach

$7,539,098

26.0%

2,262

$3,332

$28,946,127

4/12/96

Down Periscope

$7,231,087

28.0%

2,022

$3,576

$25,785,603

3/1/96

A Very Brady Sequel

$7,052,045

32.9%

2,147

$3,284

$21,440,752

8/23/96

The Quest

$7,029,120

32.4%

2,092

$3,360

$21,686,547

4/26/96

Last Man Standing

$7,010,333

38.7%

2,561

$2,737

$18,115,927

9/20/96

Eye for an Eye

$6,968,044

25.9%

1,528

$4,560

$26,877,589

1/12/96

City Hall

$6,950,794

34.2%

1,815

$3,829

$20,340,204

2/16/96

Extreme Measures

$6,906,546

39.7%

2,298

$3,005

$17,380,126

9/27/96

The Truth About Cats & Dogs

$6,769,363

19.4%

1,413

$4,790

$34,861,807

4/26/96

The Craft

$6,710,995

27.0%

1,757

$3,819

$24,819,936

5/3/96

Harriet the Spy

$6,601,651

24.8%

1,826

$3,615

$26,570,048

7/12/96

Scream

Dim.

$6,354,586

6.2%

1,413

$4,497

$103,046,663

12/20/96

Fear

$6,312,240

30.3%

1,584

$3,985

$20,831,000

4/12/96

High School High

$6,311,786

29.6%

2,146

$2,941

$21,302,121

10/25/96

The Fan

$6,271,406

33.7%

2,016

$3,110

$18,626,419

8/16/96

One Fine Day

$6,226,430

13.5%

1,946

$3,199

$46,151,454

12/20/96

That Thing You Do!

$6,208,595

24.0%

1,870

$3,320

$25,857,416

10/4/96

D3: The Mighty Ducks

$6,170,358

26.9%

2,056

$3,001

$22,955,097

10/4/96

Bed of Roses

$6,117,558

32.1%

1,545

$3,959

$19,030,691

1/26/96

The Substitute

Orion

$6,096,833

41.1%

1,742

$3,499

$14,818,176

4/19/96

Bulletproof

$6,014,400

27.9%

2,240

$2,685

$21,576,954

9/6/96

Stephen King's Thinner

$5,679,046

37.1%

2,009

$2,826

$15,315,484

10/25/96

Maximum Risk

$5,612,707

38.7%

2,358

$2,380

$14,502,483

9/13/96

The Chamber

$5,612,095

38.6%

2,026

$2,770

$14,551,359

10/11/96

Kingpin

$5,582,079

22.3%

1,956

$2,853

$25,023,434

7/26/96

The Frighteners

$5,565,495

33.2%

1,669

$3,334

$16,759,216

7/19/96

Diabolique (1996)

$5,524,055

32.3%

1,824

$3,028

$17,100,266

3/22/96

Supercop

$5,503,176

33.8%

1,406

$3,914

$16,270,600

7/26/96

Fled

$5,405,855

31.4%

2,104

$2,569

$17,193,231

7/19/96

Mr. Wrong

$5,106,797

39.8%

1,487

$3,434

$12,825,141

2/16/96

Multiplicity

$5,075,340

24.1%

2,134

$2,378

$21,075,014

7/19/96

The Phantom

$5,072,346

29.3%

2,159

$2,349

$17,323,326

6/7/96

Kazaam

$5,001,588

26.4%

2,012

$2,485

$18,937,262

7/19/96

Bio-Dome

$4,999,979

37.2%

1,510

$3,311

$13,427,615

1/12/96

The Arrival

Orion

$4,806,763

34.2%

1,693

$2,839

$14,063,331

5/31/96

Fly Away Home

$4,708,044

18.7%

1,320

$3,566

$25,143,818

9/13/96

Sunset Park

$4,705,440

46.3%

1,257

$3,743

$10,163,782

4/26/96

Two If by Sea

$4,656,986

43.7%

1,712

$2,720

$10,658,278

1/12/96

Hellraiser 4: Bloodline

$4,505,036

48.2%

1,465

$3,075

$9,336,886

3/8/96

Oliver & Company (Re-issue)

$4,490,921

21.5%

2,180

$2,060

$20,872,291

3/29/96

100

Mulholland Falls

$4,306,221

37.4%

1,625

$2,649

$11,526,099

4/26/96

101

The Associate

$4,261,304

33.2%

1,781

$2,392

$12,844,057

10/25/96

102

Flipper

$4,209,525

21.0%

2,385

$1,765

$20,080,020

5/17/96

103

Before and After

$4,023,815

45.7%

1,313

$3,064

$8,797,839

2/23/96

104

White Squall

$3,908,514

38.0%

1,524

$2,564

$10,292,300

2/2/96

105

Mrs. Winterbourne

$3,872,900

38.4%

1,612

$2,402

$10,082,005

4/19/96

106

The Adventures of Pinocchio

$3,832,551

25.4%

1,779

$2,154

$15,094,530

7/26/96

107

Celtic Pride

$3,809,248

41.2%

1,832

$2,079

$9,255,027

4/19/96

108

Larger Than Life

$3,779,504

45.5%

2,433

$1,553

$8,315,693

11/1/96

109

Dead Man Walking

Gram.

$3,571,599

9.1%

714

$5,002

$39,363,635

2/2/96

110

The Spitfire Grill

$3,403,750

26.9%

1,047

$3,250

$12,658,486

9/6/96

111

2 Days in the Valley

$3,352,440

30.1%

769

$4,359

$11,132,210

9/27/96

112

The Great White Hype

$3,349,481

41.8%

1,496

$2,238

$8,008,255

5/3/96

113

The Evening Star

$3,306,445

25.9%

1,265

$2,613

$12,767,815

12/27/96

114

Leaving Las Vegas

$3,253,158

10.2%

1,310

$2,483

$32,029,928

2/9/96

115

Dear God

$3,213,045

45.0%

1,754

$1,831

$7,138,523

11/1/96

116

The Rich Man's Wife

$3,132,151

36.7%

1,006

$3,113

$8,543,587

9/13/96

117

Emma

$3,055,198

13.7%

725

$4,214

$22,231,658

8/30/96

118

Flirting with Disaster

$3,021,024

20.5%

969

$3,117

$14,702,438

4/12/96

119

A Family Thing

$3,020,662

29.8%

1,134

$2,663

$10,125,417

3/29/96

120

Dunston Checks In

$2,996,891

30.4%

1,290

$2,323

$9,871,065

1/12/96

121

Alaska

$2,914,992

24.6%

1,566

$1,861

$11,829,959

8/16/96

122

Sense and Sensibility

$2,907,705

6.7%

608

$4,782

$43,182,776

1/26/96

123

Screamers

$2,904,140

50.8%

1,560

$1,861

$5,711,695

1/26/96

124

My Fellow Americans

$2,860,334

12.8%

1,915

$1,493

$22,313,201

12/20/96

125

Mary Reilly

$2,812,620

49.3%

1,470

$1,913

$5,707,094

2/23/96

126

Beautiful Girls

$2,761,790

26.1%

752

$3,672

$10,597,759

2/9/96

127

The English Patient

$2,707,595

3.4%

617

$4,388

$78,676,425

12/6/96

128

Last Dance

$2,690,253

45.3%

1,563

$1,721

$5,939,449

5/3/96

129

Bordello of Blood

$2,634,170

45.6%

1,694

$1,555

$5,781,045

8/16/96

130

Fargo

Gram.

$2,536,491

10.3%

716

$3,542

$24,611,975

4/5/96

131

Girl 6

FoxS

$2,485,764

50.3%

1,077

$2,308

$4,939,939

3/22/96

132

Michael Collins

$2,409,761

21.7%

748

$3,221

$11,092,559

10/25/96

133

The Pallbearer

$2,319,236

41.0%

829

$2,797

$5,656,388

5/3/96

134

Heaven's Prisoners

$2,308,797

46.1%

907

$2,545

$5,009,305

5/17/96

135

House Arrest

$2,275,808

32.4%

1,623

$1,402

$7,032,782

8/16/96

136

All Dogs Go to Heaven 2

$2,256,118

26.2%

2,037

$1,107

$8,620,678

3/29/96

137

Solo

$2,228,668

43.6%

1,230

$1,811

$5,107,669

8/23/96

138

Get on the Bus

$2,156,409

37.5%

1,207

$1,786

$5,754,249

10/18/96

139

Nixon

$2,016,601

14.7%

977

$2,064

$13,681,765

1/5/96

140

$1,910,840

43.2%

1,541

$1,240

$4,422,380

3/15/96

141

Bogus

$1,895,593

43.5%

1,134

$1,671

$4,357,406

9/6/96

142

Joe's Apartment

$1,854,490

40.1%

1,512

$1,226

$4,619,014

7/26/96

143

Barb Wire

Gram.

$1,844,426

48.6%

1,312

$1,405

$3,793,614

5/3/96

144

Carpool

$1,628,482

49.0%

1,487

$1,095

$3,325,651

8/23/96

145

Feeling Minnesota

$1,598,051

51.1%

869

$1,838

$3,124,440

9/13/96

146

The Stupids

$1,593,929

64.0%

1,292

$1,233

$2,491,989

8/30/96

147

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday

$1,538,519

36.7%

807

$1,906

$4,189,233

10/25/96

148

Unforgettable

$1,442,215

51.1%

1,573

$916

$2,821,671

2/23/96

149

Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

$1,428,658

59.3%

1,589

$899

$2,409,225

1/12/96

150

If Lucy Fell

$1,308,088

54.0%

1,200

$1,090

$2,420,162

3/8/96

151

Big Bully

$1,131,094

55.4%

1,143

$989

$2,042,530

1/26/96

152

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