Domestic Box Office For January 1996
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Holland's Opus | $82,569,971 | 1,659 | $14,466 | <0.1% | 1 | Jan 19 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | 12 Monkeys | $57,141,459 | 1,629 | $184,776 | 0.3% | 3 | Jan 5 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | Sense and Sensibility | $43,182,776 | 1,054 | $721,341 | 1.7% | 70 | Jan 26 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | Eye for an Eye | $26,877,589 | 1,680 | $6,968,044 | 25.9% | 1,528 | Jan 12 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | From Dusk Till Dawn | $25,836,616 | 2,007 | $10,240,805 | 39.6% | 2,004 | Jan 19 | - | Miramax |
| 6 | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood | $20,109,115 | 1,010 | $8,112,884 | 40.3% | 1,010 | Jan 12 | - | Miramax |
| 7 | Bed of Roses | $19,030,691 | 1,575 | $6,117,558 | 32.1% | 1,545 | Jan 26 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 8 | Nixon | $13,681,765 | 977 | $2,206,506 | 16.1% | 514 | Jan 5 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | Bio-Dome | $13,427,615 | 1,510 | $4,999,979 | 37.2% | 1,510 | Jan 12 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 10 | Two If by Sea | $10,658,278 | 1,796 | $4,656,986 | 43.7% | 1,712 | Jan 12 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Dunston Checks In | $9,871,065 | 1,292 | $2,996,891 | 30.4% | 1,290 | Jan 12 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | Screamers | $5,711,695 | 1,560 | $2,904,140 | 50.8% | 1,560 | Jan 26 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace | $2,409,225 | 1,589 | $1,428,658 | 59.3% | 1,589 | Jan 12 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 14 | Big Bully | $2,042,530 | 1,143 | $1,131,094 | 55.4% | 1,143 | Jan 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
