Domestic Box Office For May 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 | Twister | $241,721,524 | 2,808 | $41,059,405 | 17% | 2,414 | May 10 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Mission: Impossible | $180,981,856 | 3,012 | $45,436,830 | 25.1% | 3,012 | May 22 | Dec 19 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | DragonHeart | $51,367,375 | 2,193 | $15,027,150 | 29.3% | 2,130 | May 31 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | Eddie | $31,387,164 | 2,000 | $8,041,972 | 25.6% | 1,989 | May 31 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | Spy Hard | $26,960,191 | 2,319 | $10,448,420 | 38.8% | 2,286 | May 24 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | The Craft | $24,819,936 | 1,762 | $6,710,995 | 27% | 1,757 | May 3 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | Flipper | $20,080,020 | 2,419 | $4,209,525 | 21% | 2,385 | May 17 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | The Arrival | $14,063,331 | 1,693 | $4,806,763 | 34.2% | 1,693 | May 31 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 9 | The Great White Hype | $8,008,255 | 1,499 | $3,349,481 | 41.8% | 1,496 | May 3 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | Last Dance | $5,939,449 | 1,563 | $2,690,253 | 45.3% | 1,563 | May 3 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | The Pallbearer | $5,656,388 | 829 | $2,319,236 | 41% | 829 | May 3 | - | Miramax |
| 12 | Heaven's Prisoners | $5,009,305 | 907 | $2,308,797 | 46.1% | 907 | May 17 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 13 | Barb Wire | $3,793,614 | 1,312 | $1,844,426 | 48.6% | 1,312 | May 3 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
