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Top 1996 Movies at the Domestic Box Office


See also: Top 1996 Domestic Limited Release - Top 1996 International - Top 1996 Worldwide

Other Domestic Cumulative records: All Time Domestic - All Time Domestic (Inf. Adj.) - All Time Animated Domestic - All Time Sequel Domestic - All Time Non-Sequel Domestic - Top 2023 Domestic - Top 2024 Domestic

This chart contains the total domestic box office for movies released in 1996.

See Top Grossing Movies of 1996 for a list of movies that earned most at the domestic box office during 1996, including films released in 1995 and earlier.

Rank Movie Distributor Domestic
Box
Office
Opening
Weekend
Box Office
Max
Theater
Count
1 Independence Day 20th Cent… $306,169,255 $50,228,264 2,977
2 Twister Warner Bros. $241,688,385 $41,059,405 2,808
3 Mission: Impossible Paramount… $180,981,886 $45,436,830 3,012
4 Jerry Maguire Sony Pict… $153,952,592 $17,084,296 2,531
5 Ransom Walt Disney $136,492,681 $34,216,088 2,768
6 101 Dalmatians Walt Disney $136,189,294 $33,504,025 2,901
7 The Rock Walt Disney $134,069,511 $25,069,525 2,426
8 The Nutty Professor Universal $128,814,019 $25,411,725 2,239
9 The Birdcage MGM $124,060,553 $18,275,828 2,285
10 A Time to Kill Warner Bros. $108,766,007 $14,823,159 2,313
11 The First Wives Club Paramount… $105,489,203 $18,913,411 2,406
12 Phenomenon Walt Disney $104,636,382 $24,517,121 2,139
13 Scream Miramax $103,046,663 $6,354,586 1,994
14 Eraser Warner Bros. $101,295,562 $24,566,446 2,556
15 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Walt Disney $100,138,851 $21,037,414 2,835
16 Michael New Line $95,345,070 $17,435,711 2,325
17 Star Trek: First Contact Paramount… $92,027,888 $30,716,131 2,812
18 Space Jam Warner Bros. $90,463,534 $27,528,529 2,650
19 The English Patient Miramax $78,716,374 $278,439 1,409
20 Broken Arrow 20th Cent… $70,645,997 $15,583,510 2,392
21 Beavis and Butt-Head Do America Paramount… $63,118,386 $20,114,233 2,417
22 Jingle All the Way 20th Cent… $60,592,389 $12,112,267 2,404
23 The Cable Guy Sony Pict… $60,240,295 $19,806,226 2,657
24 Courage Under Fire 20th Cent… $59,003,384 $12,501,586 2,001
25 Jack Walt Disney $58,617,334 $11,191,496 2,232
26 Executive Decision Warner Bros. $56,679,192 $12,069,780 2,289
27 Primal Fear Paramount… $56,073,633 $9,871,222 1,983
28 Tin Cup Warner Bros. $53,854,588 $10,128,834 2,102
29 Sleepers Warner Bros. $53,300,852 $12,305,745 2,080
30 Dragonheart Universal $51,364,680 $15,027,150 2,193
31 Up Close & Personal Walt Disney $51,045,801 $11,101,955 1,639
32 Evita Walt Disney $50,047,179 $195,085 1,045
33 The Preacher’s Wife Walt Disney $48,102,795 $7,649,752 2,008
34 Romeo+Juliet 20th Cent… $46,338,728 $11,133,231 1,963
35 One Fine Day 20th Cent… $46,169,663 $6,226,430 1,975
36 The Mirror Has Two Faces Sony Pict… $41,267,469 $12,210,868 2,489
37 Happy Gilmore Universal $38,623,460 $10,112,005 2,069
38 The Ghost and the Darkness Paramount… $38,564,422 $10,321,400 2,202
39 Mars Attacks! Warner Bros. $37,771,017 $9,384,272 1,955
40 Set It Off New Line $36,049,108 $8,812,105 1,016
41 Shine Fine Line $35,811,509 $162,179 1,050
42 A Thin Line Between Love & Hate New Line $34,873,513 $9,310,414 1,131
43 Muppet Treasure Island Walt Disney $34,327,391 $10,112,833 2,089
44 The Truth About Cats & Dogs 20th Cent… $34,084,531 $6,769,363 1,654
45 The Long Kiss Goodnight New Line $33,447,612 $10,183,230 2,404
46 Striptease Sony Pict… $33,109,743 $12,322,069 1,979
47 Matilda Sony Pict… $33,098,222 $8,208,609 2,006
48 Daylight Universal $32,908,290 $10,015,875 2,189
49 Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco Walt Disney $32,709,423 $8,605,649 2,129
50 Black Sheep Paramount… $32,330,354 $10,593,609 2,092
51 Rumble in the Bronx New Line $32,281,907 $9,858,380 1,794
52 Eddie Walt Disney $31,369,401 $8,041,972 2,000
53 Sgt. Bilko Universal $30,356,589 $8,110,080 2,326
54 James and the Giant Peach Walt Disney $28,921,264 $7,539,098 2,268
55 The Island of Dr. Moreau New Line $27,682,712 $9,101,987 2,039
56 Spy Hard Walt Disney $26,936,265 $10,448,420 2,319
57 Eye for an Eye Paramount… $26,792,700 $7,929,086 1,680
58 Harriet the Spy Paramount… $26,570,048 $6,601,651 1,876
59 First Kid Walt Disney $26,465,920 $8,434,651 1,878
60 That Thing You Do! 20th Cent… $25,857,416 $6,208,595 1,887
61 From Dusk Till Dawn Miramax/D… $25,728,961 $10,240,805 2,007
62 Down Periscope 20th Cent… $25,723,977 $7,231,087 2,026
63 Escape from L.A. Paramount… $25,426,861 $8,912,557 2,312
64 Fly Away Home Sony Pict… $25,143,818 $4,708,044 1,401
65 Kingpin MGM $25,023,424 $5,582,079 1,975
66 The Craft Sony Pict… $24,769,466 $6,710,995 1,762
67 Fargo Gramercy $24,567,751 $730,265 716
68 Sling Blade Miramax $24,475,416 1,020
69 D3: The Mighty Ducks Walt Disney $22,936,273 $6,170,358 2,060
70 The Juror Sony Pict… $22,730,924 $8,411,178 2,205
71 My Fellow Americans Warner Bros. $22,331,846 $2,860,334 1,915
72 Emma Miramax $22,231,658 $240,649 848
73 The Quest Universal $21,607,190 $7,029,120 2,098
74 A Very Brady Sequel Paramount… $21,443,204 $7,052,045 2,147
75 Chain Reaction 20th Cent… $21,226,204 $7,545,944 2,556
76 Bulletproof Universal $21,195,840 $6,014,400 2,242
77 High School High Sony Pict… $20,995,023 $6,311,786 2,146
78 Fear Universal $20,694,623 $6,312,240 1,615
79 The Glimmer Man Warner Bros. $20,404,841 $7,605,504 2,236
80 City Hall Sony Pict… $20,278,055 $8,012,442 1,815
81 The People vs. Larry Flynt Sony Pict… $20,224,840 $523,295 1,233
82 Multiplicity Sony Pict… $20,133,326 $5,075,340 2,134
83 Flipper Universal $20,080,020 $4,209,525 2,419
84 Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinki… Miramax $19,674,813 $9,632,409 1,010
85 Mother Paramount… $19,174,217 $137,701 735
86 Bed of Roses New Line $18,972,237 $6,117,558 1,575
87 Kazaam Walt Disney $18,880,508 $5,001,588 2,019
88 The Fan Sony Pict… $18,582,965 $6,271,406 2,016
89 Last Man Standing New Line $18,115,927 $7,010,333 2,579
90 The Crow: City of Angels Miramax $17,897,671 $9,785,111 2,423
91 Extreme Measures Sony Pict… $17,378,193 $6,906,546 2,298
92 The Phantom Paramount… $17,220,599 $5,072,346 2,163
93 Fled MGM $17,192,205 $5,405,855 2,104
94 Diabolique Warner Bros. $17,100,266 $5,524,055 1,824
95 The Frighteners Universal $16,553,635 $5,565,495 1,675
96 Trainspotting Miramax $16,501,785 $262,673 357
97 Supercop Miramax $16,270,600 $5,503,176 1,469
98 The Adventures of Pinocchio New Line $15,382,170 $3,832,551 1,879
99 Thinner Paramount… $15,171,475 $5,679,046 2,009
100 Flirting with Disaster Miramax $14,853,474 $164,458 969

The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.