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R Movies Released in 1996
This list shows all R films released in 1996, including films that went direct-to-video, or only got an international theatrical release. For each film, we use the first date on which it was made available to the public, which might include international theatrical or domestic video releases that were a few days, or sometimes more, earlier than the domestic (US/Canada) theatrical release.
The revenue listed is the worldwide box office combined with the domestic home market revenue to date.
Domestic Analysis for R Movies for 1996
Release
Date | Movie | Genre | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January, 1996 |
| January 12 |
Don't Be a Menace to South Central Wh… |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$19,674,813 |
|
|
Eye for an Eye |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$26,792,700 |
|
|
Gazon maudit |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$888,044 |
|
|
Two if by Sea |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,493,670 |
|
| |
| January 19 |
From Dusk Till Dawn |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$25,736,162 |
|
| |
| January 26 |
Angels and Insects |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,390,811 |
|
|
Screamers |
Action |
Theatrical |
$5,701,359 |
|
| February, 1996 |
| February 2 |
The Juror |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$22,730,924 |
|
| |
| February 9 |
Antonia |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,047,426 |
|
|
Beautiful Girls |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$10,523,880 |
|
|
Broken Arrow |
Action |
Theatrical |
$148,345,997 |
|
|
A Midwinter's Tale |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$288,122 |
|
|
Pie in the Sky |
|
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
| |
| February 10 |
Rage |
Action |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
Riot |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| February 16 |
City Hall |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$20,278,055 |
|
| |
| February 21 |
Bottle Rocket |
Action |
Theatrical |
$407,576 |
|
|
Un divan à New York |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
| |
| February 22 |
The Young Poisoner's Handbook |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$330,466 |
|
| |
| February 23 |
Mary Reilly |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$12,900,000 |
|
|
Rumble in the Bronx |
Action |
Theatrical |
$36,238,752 |
|
|
Unforgettable |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$2,483,790 |
|
| March, 1996 |
| March 1 |
Bloodsport 2 |
Action |
Theatrical |
$684,351 |
|
| |
| March 8 |
The Birdcage |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$182,537,446 |
|
|
Fargo |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$51,203,507 |
|
|
La flor de mi secreto |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$653,723 |
|
|
Hellraiser IV: Bloodline |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$9,321,492 |
|
|
If Lucy Fell |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,410,162 |
|
|
L'uomo delle stelle |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$222,613 |
|
| |
| March 15 |
Executive Decision |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$122,079,192 |
|
|
Executive Decision |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$122,079,192 |
|
| |
| March 22 |
Diabolique |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$17,100,266 |
|
|
Flirting with Disaster |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$16,149,180 |
|
|
Girl 6 |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$4,880,941 |
|
|
It's My Party |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$455,101 |
|
| |
| March 29 |
Carried Away |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| April, 1996 |
| April 1 |
Access Denied |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 3 |
A Thin Line Between Love & Hate |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$34,873,513 |
|
| |
| April 4 |
Nelly and Mr. Arnaud |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$408 |
|
| |
| April 5 |
Faithful |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,104,439 |
|
|
The Last Supper |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,048,612 |
|
|
Primal Fear |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$102,573,633 |
|
| |
| April 12 |
Fear |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$20,694,623 |
|
|
Getting Away with Murder |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$197,322 |
|
|
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,640,536 |
|
| |
| April 19 |
Le hussard sur le toit |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,320,043 |
|
|
Il Mostro |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$569,901 |
|
|
The Substitute |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$14,675,167 |
|
| |
| April 26 |
Dellamorte Dellamore |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$253,969 |
|
|
Mulholland Falls |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$11,504,190 |
|
|
Sunset Park |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$10,128,314 |
|
| May, 1996 |
| May 1 |
I Shot Andy Warhol |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,773,648 |
|
| |
| May 3 |
Barb Wire |
Action |
Theatrical |
$3,775,952 |
|
|
Captives |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
|
The Craft |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$55,669,466 |
|
|
The Great White Hype |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$7,852,282 |
|
|
Last Dance |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,857,534 |
|
| |
| May 10 |
Dead Man |
Western |
Theatrical |
$1,078,064 |
|
|
Of Love and Shadows |
|
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
|
Original Gangstas |
Action |
Theatrical |
$3,279,266 |
|
|
Someone Else's America |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$154,873 |
|
|
Welcome to the Dollhouse |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,034,794 |
|
| |
| May 14 |
Terrified |
Horror |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| May 16 |
Trainspotting |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$71,548,935 |
|
| |
| May 17 |
Ashes of Time |
Action |
Theatrical |
$247,804 |
|
|
Heaven's Prisoners |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$4,912,939 |
|
| |
| May 22 |
A Boy Called Hate |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
| |
| May 24 |
Secrets & Lies |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$16,109,088 |
|
| June, 1996 |
| June 5 |
Heavy |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$852,362 |
|
| |
| June 7 |
The Rock |
Action |
Theatrical |
$336,069,511 |
|
| |
| June 14 |
Stealing Beauty |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,573,330 |
|
| |
| June 21 |
Eraser |
Action |
Theatrical |
$234,400,000 |
|
|
Lone Star |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$12,961,389 |
|
|
The Search for One-eye Jimmy |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
| |
| June 28 |
Striptease |
Black Comedy |
Theatrical |
$113,309,743 |
|
| July, 1996 |
| July 12 |
Courage Under Fire |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$100,833,145 |
|
|
Lover's Knot |
|
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
|
Les Visiteurs |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$98,754,000 |
|
| |
| July 17 |
Walking and Talking |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,615,787 |
|
| |
| July 19 |
Fled |
Action |
Theatrical |
$19,892,205 |
|
|
The Frighteners |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$16,554,422 |
|
| |
| July 24 |
A Time to Kill |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$152,266,007 |
|
| |
| July 26 |
Kingpin |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$32,223,424 |
|
|
Manny & Lo |
|
Theatrical |
$363,731 |
|
|
The Pompatus of Love |
|
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
|
Stonewall |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$304,602 |
|
|
Supercop |
Action |
Theatrical |
$16,270,600 |
|
| August, 1996 |
| August 2 |
Phat Beach |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,263,945 |
|
| |
| August 9 |
Basquiat |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,962,051 |
|
|
Escape from L.A. |
Action |
Theatrical |
$25,426,861 |
|
|
Serpent’s Lair |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$30,880 |
|
| |
| August 16 |
The Fan |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$18,582,965 |
|
|
Kansas City |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,353,824 |
|
|
Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordel… |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$5,601,285 |
|
|
Tin Cup |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$75,854,588 |
|
| |
| August 21 |
Girls Town |
|
Theatrical |
$403,311 |
|
| |
| August 23 |
Foxfire |
|
Theatrical |
$258,263 |
|
|
Freeway |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$295,493 |
|
|
She's the One |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$13,795,053 |
|
| |
| August 30 |
The Crow: City of Angels |
Action |
Theatrical |
$17,897,671 |
|
|
Normal Life |
|
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
|
The Trigger Effect |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$3,608,238 |
|
| September, 1996 |
| September 6 |
The Big Squeeze |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$23,567 |
|
|
Bulletproof |
Action |
Theatrical |
$22,230,840 |
|
|
Killer: A Journal of Murder |
|
Theatrical |
$65,682 |
|
|
A Modern Affair |
|
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
|
Sweet Nothing |
|
Theatrical |
$79,249 |
|
| |
| September 10 |
Pure Danger |
Action |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| September 13 |
American Buffalo |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$540,364 |
|
|
American Strays |
Action |
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
|
Feeling Minnesota |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$3,752,446 |
|
|
Grace of My Heart |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$617,632 |
|
|
Maximum Risk |
Action |
Theatrical |
$51,702,929 |
|
|
The Rich Man’s Wife |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$8,538,318 |
|
| |
| September 20 |
Big Night |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$14,186,316 |
|
|
Last Man Standing |
Action |
Theatrical |
$18,149,997 |
|
|
Surviving Picasso |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,993,899 |
|
|
When The Cat's Away |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,525,984 |
|
| |
| September 27 |
2 Days In The Valley |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$11,101,856 |
|
|
Extreme Measures |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$17,378,193 |
|
|
Somebody to Love |
|
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
| October, 1996 |
| October 4 |
Bird of Prey |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
|
Bound |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$7,312,956 |
|
|
Crash |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$3,412,380 |
|
|
The Glimmer Man |
Action |
Theatrical |
$36,404,841 |
|
| |
| October 9 |
Beautiful Thing |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$1,460,297 |
|
| |
| October 11 |
The Chamber |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$14,407,578 |
|
|
The Ghost and the Darkness |
Action |
Theatrical |
$38,564,422 |
|
|
The Long Kiss Goodnight |
Action |
Theatrical |
$33,447,612 |
|
|
Love Is All There Is |
|
Theatrical |
$43,439 |
|
|
Michael Collins |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$27,798,183 |
|
|
Trees Lounge |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$749,741 |
|
| |
| October 16 |
Get on the Bus |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,691,854 |
|
| |
| October 18 |
Jude |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,296,297 |
|
|
Sleepers |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$165,600,852 |
|
|
Swingers |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$6,618,578 |
|
| |
| October 25 |
Palookaville |
|
Theatrical |
$289,569 |
|
|
The Sunchaser |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
|
Thinner |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$15,171,475 |
|
| November, 1996 |
| November 1 |
Bad Moon |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$1,065,431 |
|
|
Brassed Off |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$2,600,579 |
|
|
The Funeral |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$1,412,799 |
|
|
Mercy |
|
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
|
Mother Night |
|
Theatrical |
$363,905 |
|
| |
| November 6 |
Set It Off |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$36,049,108 |
|
| |
| November 8 |
Garden of the Finzi-Continis |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$670,564 |
|
|
Mad Dog Time |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$80,026 |
|
|
Ransom |
Action |
Theatrical |
$308,700,000 |
|
|
The Secret Agent |
Thriller/Suspense |
Theatrical |
$106,606 |
|
| |
| November 13 |
Breaking the Waves |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$4,550,761 |
|
| |
| November 14 |
Blue Juice |
Comedy |
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
| |
| November 15 |
The English Patient |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$231,710,008 |
|
| |
| November 20 |
Far Harbor |
|
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
|
Sling Blade |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$34,175,000 |
|
|
The War at Home |
|
Theatrical |
$34,368 |
|
| |
| November 29 |
Ridicule |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$2,503,829 |
|
| December, 1996 |
| December 6 |
Adrenalin: Fear the Rush |
Action |
Theatrical |
$37,536 |
|
|
Everyone Says I Love You |
Musical |
Theatrical |
$34,600,000 |
|
| |
| December 13 |
Jerry Maguire |
Romantic Comedy |
Theatrical |
$273,552,592 |
|
| |
| December 20 |
Scream |
Horror |
Theatrical |
$173,046,640 |
|
| |
| December 25 |
The People vs. Larry Flynt |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$20,224,840 |
|
|
Some Mother's Son |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$628,604 |
|
|
Les voleurs |
Drama |
Theatrical |
$939,304 |
|
| |
| |
| Unknown TBD |
The Elevator |
Comedy |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
