Domestic Box Office For March 1996
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Birdcage | $124,060,553 | 2,285 | $18,275,828 | 14.7% | 1,950 | Mar 8 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 2 | Executive Decision | $56,569,216 | 2,289 | $12,069,780 | 21.3% | 2,232 | Mar 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Up Close & Personal | $51,088,705 | 1,639 | $11,101,955 | 21.7% | 1,506 | Mar 1 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $32,772,492 | 2,129 | $8,605,649 | 26.3% | 2,119 | Mar 8 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | Sgt. Bilko | $30,356,793 | 2,326 | $8,110,080 | 26.7% | 2,304 | Mar 29 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | Down Periscope | $25,785,603 | 2,026 | $7,231,087 | 28% | 2,022 | Mar 1 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | Fargo | $24,611,975 | 716 | $730,265 | 3% | 36 | Mar 8 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 8 | Oliver & Company 1996 Re-release | $20,872,291 | 2,189 | $4,490,921 | 21.5% | 2,180 | Mar 29 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | Diabolique | $17,100,266 | 1,824 | $5,524,055 | 32.3% | 1,824 | Mar 22 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Flirting with Disaster | $14,702,438 | 969 | $164,458 | 1.1% | 7 | Mar 22 | - | Miramax |
| 11 | A Family Thing | $10,125,417 | 1,134 | $3,020,662 | 29.8% | 1,134 | Mar 29 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 12 | Hellraiser: Bloodline | $9,336,886 | 1,465 | $4,505,036 | 48.2% | 1,465 | Mar 8 | - | Miramax |
| 13 | All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | $8,620,678 | 2,037 | $2,256,118 | 26.2% | 2,037 | Mar 29 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 14 | Girl 6 | $4,939,939 | 1,077 | $2,485,764 | 50.3% | 1,077 | Mar 22 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 15 | Ed | $4,422,380 | 1,583 | $1,910,840 | 43.2% | 1,541 | Mar 15 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | If Lucy Fell | $2,420,162 | 1,200 | $1,308,088 | 54% | 1,200 | Mar 8 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | Race the Sun | $1,945,552 | 1,218 | $1,116,504 | 57.4% | 1,218 | Mar 22 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | The Celluloid Closet | $1,400,591 | 38 | $95,047 | 6.8% | 9 | Mar 15 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 19 | Two Much | $1,141,556 | 348 | $592,871 | 51.9% | 348 | Mar 15 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | The Flower of My Secret | $1,032,180 | - | - | - | - | Mar 8 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 21 | Bloodsport 2 | $684,351 | - | - | - | - | Mar 1 | Jun 13 | FM Entertainment |
| 22 | It's My Party | $622,503 | 29 | $148,532 | 23.9% | 28 | Mar 22 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 23 | Chungking Express | $600,200 | 20 | $32,779 | 5.5% | 4 | Mar 8 | - | Rolling Thunder Pictures |
| 24 | Heavy Metal | $546,545 | 54 | $204,660 | 37.4% | 54 | Mar 8 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | The Star Maker | $371,674 | 29 | $40,915 | 11% | 11 | Mar 8 | Apr 11 | Miramax |
| 26 | Carried Away | $290,978 | 9 | $35,416 | 12.2% | 9 | Mar 29 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 27 | Land and Freedom | $228,800 | 10 | $8,144 | 3.6% | 1 | Mar 15 | Jun 27 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 28 | Jack & Sarah | $218,626 | 29 | $59,098 | 27% | 22 | Mar 22 | Jun 27 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 29 | Man of the Year | $209,935 | 4 | $26,147 | 12.5% | 4 | Mar 1 | - | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 30 | Denise Calls Up | $148,121 | 16 | $10,006 | 6.8% | 2 | Mar 29 | Sep 26 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 31 | Frisk | $87,433 | 4 | $10,110 | 11.6% | 1 | Mar 22 | Aug 22 | Strand Releasing |
| 32 | The Neon Bible | $78,072 | 3 | $5,045 | 6.5% | 1 | Mar 1 | - | Strand Releasing |
| 33 | All Things Fair | $13,128 | 1 | $4,530 | 34.5% | 1 | Mar 8 | Mar 21 | PFM |
| 34 | Tarantella | $6,235 | 1 | $1,403 | 22.5% | 1 | Mar 15 | - | Tara Releasing |
