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Drama Movies Released in 1996
This list shows all Drama 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 Drama Movies for 1996
Release
Date | Movie | Creative Type | Release
Type | Revenue
to Date | Trailer |
|---|
| January, 1996 |
| January 12 |
Eye for an Eye |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$26,792,700 |
|
| |
| January 26 |
Angels and Insects |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$3,390,811 |
|
|
Badkonake sefid |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$888,894 |
|
|
Bed of Roses |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$18,972,237 |
|
|
The Journey of August King |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
|
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$2,291,255 |
|
| February, 1996 |
| February 9 |
Antonia |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$4,047,426 |
|
| |
| February 14 |
Nueba Yol |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$1,229,715 |
|
| |
| February 16 |
City Hall |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$20,278,055 |
|
| |
| February 22 |
The Young Poisoner's Handbook |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$330,466 |
|
| |
| February 23 |
Before and After |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$8,642,118 |
|
| March, 1996 |
| March 1 |
Up Close & Personal |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$100,645,801 |
|
| |
| March 8 |
La flor de mi secreto |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$653,723 |
|
|
Lust och fägring stor |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$19,982 |
|
|
L'uomo delle stelle |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$222,613 |
|
| |
| March 22 |
It's My Party |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$455,101 |
|
|
Race the Sun |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$1,681,685 |
|
| |
| March 26 |
The Juniper Tree |
Fantasy |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| March 29 |
Carried Away |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
|
A Family Thing |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$9,993,012 |
|
| April, 1996 |
| April 1 |
Access Denied |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| April 4 |
Nelly and Mr. Arnaud |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$408 |
|
| |
| April 12 |
Jane Eyre |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$5,200,601 |
|
| |
| April 19 |
August |
|
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
|
Le hussard sur le toit |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$1,320,043 |
|
|
Ma saison préfélrée |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$555,900 |
|
| |
| April 26 |
Mulholland Falls |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$11,504,190 |
|
|
Sunset Park |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$10,128,314 |
|
| May, 1996 |
| May 1 |
I Shot Andy Warhol |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$1,773,648 |
|
| |
| May 3 |
Captives |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
|
Last Dance |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$5,857,534 |
|
| |
| May 9 |
Lilian's Story |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$1,220 |
|
| |
| May 10 |
Boys |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$516,349 |
|
| |
| May 16 |
Trainspotting |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$71,548,935 |
|
| |
| May 22 |
A Boy Called Hate |
|
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
| |
| May 24 |
Secrets & Lies |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$16,108,978 |
|
| June, 1996 |
| June 5 |
Heavy |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$852,362 |
|
| |
| June 7 |
Trois vies et une seule mort |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$378 |
|
| |
| June 14 |
Moll Flanders |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$3,443,047 |
|
|
Stealing Beauty |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$4,573,330 |
|
| |
| June 21 |
Lone Star |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$12,961,389 |
|
| |
| June 28 |
À Flor do Mar |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$850 |
|
| July, 1996 |
| July 5 |
Phenomenon |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$152,036,382 |
|
| |
| July 12 |
Courage Under Fire |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$100,833,145 |
|
|
The Low Life |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
| |
| July 22 |
Ai qing wan sui |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$0 |
|
| |
| July 24 |
A Time to Kill |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$152,266,007 |
|
| |
| July 26 |
Stonewall |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$304,602 |
|
| August, 1996 |
| August 9 |
Basquiat |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$2,962,051 |
|
|
Jack |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$58,617,334 |
|
| |
| August 13 |
Clash by Night |
Contemporary Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| August 15 |
Shine |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$36,675,932 |
|
| |
| August 16 |
Kansas City |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$1,353,824 |
|
| |
| August 17 |
Khane-ye doust kodjast? |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$19,790 |
|
| |
| August 23 |
The Spitfire Grill |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$12,592,203 |
|
| September, 1996 |
| September 6 |
The Big Squeeze |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$23,567 |
|
| |
| September 13 |
American Buffalo |
|
Theatrical |
$540,364 |
|
|
Beaumarchais, l'insolent |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$630,269 |
|
|
Feeling Minnesota |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$3,752,446 |
|
|
Fly Away Home |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$36,469,322 |
|
|
Grace of My Heart |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$617,632 |
|
| |
| September 20 |
Big Night |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$14,186,316 |
|
|
Matilda |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$9,755,282 |
|
|
Surviving Picasso |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$1,993,899 |
|
| |
| September 27 |
2 Days In The Valley |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$11,101,856 |
|
|
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day … |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$225,161 |
|
|
Extreme Measures |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$17,378,193 |
|
| October, 1996 |
| October 11 |
Azúcar amarga |
|
Theatrical |
$328,768 |
|
|
The Grass Harp |
|
Theatrical |
$493,007 |
|
|
Michael Collins |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$27,798,183 |
|
|
Trees Lounge |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$749,741 |
|
| |
| October 16 |
Get on the Bus |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$5,691,854 |
|
| |
| October 18 |
Jude |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$2,296,297 |
|
|
Sleepers |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$165,600,852 |
|
|
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$4,137,645 |
|
| |
| October 25 |
Lilies |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$221,494 |
|
|
The Sunchaser |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$5,000 |
|
| November, 1996 |
| November 1 |
The Funeral |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$1,412,799 |
|
|
Romeo+Juliet |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$147,542,381 |
|
| |
| November 6 |
Set It Off |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$36,049,108 |
|
| |
| November 8 |
Garden of the Finzi-Continis |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$670,564 |
|
| |
| November 13 |
Breaking the Waves |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$4,550,677 |
|
| |
| November 15 |
The English Patient |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$231,710,008 |
|
| |
| November 20 |
Sling Blade |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$34,175,000 |
|
| |
| November 29 |
The Crucible |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$7,352,332 |
|
|
Ridicule |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$2,503,829 |
|
| December, 1996 |
| December 13 |
The Preacher’s Wife |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$56,432,646 |
|
| |
| December 15 |
Bastard Out of Carolina |
Contemporary Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
| |
| December 18 |
La cérémonie |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$670,659 |
|
|
In Love and War |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$25,372,294 |
|
| |
| December 20 |
Ghosts of Mississippi |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$13,052,741 |
|
|
Marvin's Room |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$12,803,305 |
|
| |
| December 24 |
The Portrait of a Lady |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$3,698,012 |
|
| |
| December 25 |
The Evening Star |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$12,767,815 |
|
|
Hamlet |
Historical Fiction |
Theatrical |
$7,129,670 |
|
|
The People vs. Larry Flynt |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$20,224,840 |
|
|
Some Mother's Son |
Dramatization |
Theatrical |
$628,604 |
|
|
Les voleurs |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$939,304 |
|
|
Y’aura t’il de la neige à Noël? |
Contemporary Fiction |
Theatrical |
$51,950 |
|
| |
| |
| Unknown TBD |
Abduction of Innocence |
Contemporary Fiction |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Alibi |
Contemporary Fiction |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Marie Antoinette is niet dood |
Contemporary Fiction |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
|
Mariette in Ecstasy |
Historical Fiction |
Unknown |
$0 |
|
| |
| 1996 TBD |
A Step Toward Tomorrow |
Contemporary Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
|
Unforgivable |
Contemporary Fiction |
Video |
$0 |
|
