This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United Kingdom during 1996.

Number one films

# Weekend End Date Film Total Weekend Gross Notes Ref
1 January 7, 1996 Seven £2,628,821 Seven had a record opening weekend for an independent release [1][2][3]
2 January 14, 1996 £2,672,896 [4][5]
3 January 21, 1996 £2,153,223 [6][7]
4 January 28, 1996 £1,403,435 [8][9]
5 February 4, 1996 Heat £1,624,316 Heat reached number one in its second weekend of release [10][11]
6 February 11, 1996 £1,352,356 [12][13]
7 February 18, 1996 Jumanji £2,166,563 [14][15]
8 February 25, 1996 £2,420,940 [16][17]
9 March 3, 1996 £1,352,947 [18][19]
10 March 10, 1996 Trainspotting £1,422,906 Trainspotting reached number one in its third week of release [20][21]
11 March 17, 1996 Get Shorty £1,087,453 [22][23]
12 March 24, 1996 Toy Story £3,387,160 Toy Story set a record opening for an animated film beating The Lion King's £2.5 million. It was also a record opening for March and for Buena Vista. [24][25][26]
13 March 31, 1996 £2,430,057 [27]
14 April 7, 1996 £2,073,045 [28]
15 April 14, 1996 £1,883,603 [29]
16 April 21, 1996 12 Monkeys £1,363,967 [30]
17 April 28, 1996 £918,261 [31]
18 May 5, 1996 The Birdcage £746,965 The Birdcage reached number one in its second week of release [32]
19 May 12, 1996 Executive Decision £592,110 [33]
20 May 19, 1996 £424,177 [34]
21 May 26, 1996 Spy Hard £663,820 [35]
22 June 2, 1996 From Dusk till Dawn £501,303 [36]
23 June 9, 1996 Up Close and Personal £542,315 [37]
24 June 16, 1996 £350,710 [38]
25 June 23, 1996 The Rock £1,422,041 [39]
26 June 30, 1996 £1,217,266 [40]
27 July 7, 1996 Mission: Impossible £4,161,780 [41]
28 July 14, 1996 £2,211,738 [42]
29 July 21, 1996 £1,159,872 [43]
30 July 28, 1996 Twister £3,044,033 [44]
31 August 4, 1996 £1,790,501 [45]
32 August 11, 1996 Independence Day £7,005,905 Independence Day beat Jurassic Park's opening weekend record of £4,875,137 [46][47]
33 August 18, 1996 £3,905,792 [48]
34 August 25, 1996 £3,340,577 [49]
35 September 1, 1996 £2,038,470 [50]
36 September 8, 1996 £1,373,550 [51]
37 September 15, 1996 £968,780 [52]
38 September 22, 1996 £797,494 [53]
39 September 29, 1996 Last Man Standing £678,839 [54]
40 October 6, 1996 The Nutty Professor £2,278,236 [55]
41 October 13, 1996 £1,918,448 [56]
42 October 20, 1996 £1,288,056 [57]
43 October 27, 1996 Dragonheart £1,071,947 Dragonheart reached number one in its second week of release [58]
44 November 3, 1996 £722,106 [59]
45 November 10, 1996 Michael Collins £1,160,575 Michael Collins's opening gross from the Republic of Ireland of £442,867 was a record [60][61]
46 November 17, 1996 The First Wives Club £1,151,858 [62]
47 November 24, 1996 £915,539 [63]
48 December 1, 1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight £1,195,105 [64]
49 December 8, 1996 Jingle All the Way £943,769 [65]
50 December 15, 1996 101 Dalmatians £2,360,762 101 Dalmatians set a record for a December opening [66][67][68]
51 December 22, 1996 £2,000,000 [66]
52 December 29, 1996 £2,200,000 [69][66]

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films for the calendar year

Rank Title Distributor Gross[70]
1. Independence Day 20th Century Fox £36,867,029
2. Toy Story Buena Vista £22,163,663
3. Seven Entertainment £19,516,175
4. Mission: Impossible UIP £18,619,357
5. Twister UIP £15,004,691
6. Sense and Sensibility Columbia TriStar £13,605,627
7. Babe UIP £13,547,941[71]
8. Jumanji Columbia TriStar £13,441,279
9. Trainspotting PolyGram £12,431,664
10. The Nutty Professor UIP £12,200,000[67]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "UK Top 15: Jan 5-7". Screen International. 12 January 1996. p. 30.
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  5. ^ "UK Top 15: Jan 12-14". Screen International. 19 January 1996. p. 26.
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  7. ^ "UK Top 15: Jan 19-21". Screen International. 26 January 1996. p. 65.
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  9. ^ "UK Top 15: Jan 26-28". Screen International. 2 February 1996. p. 31.
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  11. ^ "UK Top 15: Feb 2-4". Screen International. 9 February 1996. p. 41.
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  13. ^ "UK Top 15: Feb 9-11". Screen International. 16 February 1996. p. 31.
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  15. ^ "UK Top 15: Feb 16-18". Screen International. 23 February 1996. p. 26.
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  17. ^ "UK Top 15: Feb 23-25". Screen International. 1 March 1996. p. 27.
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  19. ^ "UK Top 15: March 1-3". Screen International. 8 March 1996. p. 31.
  20. ^ "International box office". Variety. 18 March 1996. p. 18.
  21. ^ "UK Top 15: March 8-10". Screen International. 15 March 1996. p. 23.
  22. ^ "International box office". Variety. 25 March 1996. p. 16.
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  24. ^ "UK Top 15: March 22-24". Screen International. 29 March 1996. p. 35.
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  27. ^ "UK Top 15: March 29-31". Screen International. 5 April 1996. p. 27.
  28. ^ "UK Top 15: April 5-7". Screen International. 12 April 1996. p. 35.
  29. ^ "UK Top 15: April 12-14". Screen International. 19 April 1996. p. 23.
  30. ^ "UK Top 15: April 19-21". Screen International. 26 April 1996. p. 35.
  31. ^ "UK Top 15: April 26-28". Screen International. 3 May 1996. p. 43.
  32. ^ "UK Top 15: May 3-5". Screen International. 10 May 1996. p. 31.
  33. ^ "UK Top 15: May 10-12". Screen International. 17 May 1996. p. 23.
  34. ^ "UK Top 15: May 17-19". Screen International. 24 May 1996. p. 27.
  35. ^ "UK Top 15: May 24-26". Screen International. 31 May 1996. p. 27.
  36. ^ "UK Top 15: May 31-June 2". Screen International. 7 June 1996. p. 23.
  37. ^ "UK Top 15: June 7-9". Screen International. 14 June 1996. p. 39.
  38. ^ "UK Top 15: June 14-16". Screen International. 21 June 1996. p. 47.
  39. ^ "UK Top 15: June 21-23". Screen International. 28 June 1996. p. 27.
  40. ^ "UK Top 15: June 28-30". Screen International. 5 July 1996. p. 27.
  41. ^ "UK Top 15: July 5-7". Screen International. 12 July 1996. p. 27.
  42. ^ "UK Top 15: July 12-14". Screen International. 19 July 1996. p. 23.
  43. ^ "UK Top 15: July 19-21". Screen International. 26 July 1996. p. 39.
  44. ^ "UK Top 15: July 26-28". Screen International. 2 August 1996. p. 23.
  45. ^ "UK Top 15: August 2-4". Screen International. 9 August 1996. p. 23.
  46. ^ "UK Top 15: August 9-11". Screen International. 16 August 1996. p. 23.
  47. ^ "UK Box Office's Weekend Record-Breaker". Screen International. 16 August 1996. p. 23.
  48. ^ "UK Top 15: August 16-18". Screen International. 23 August 1996. p. 43.
  49. ^ "UK Top 15: August 23-25". Screen International. 30 August 1996. p. 27.
  50. ^ "UK Top 15: August 30-September 1". Screen International. 6 September 1996. p. 27.
  51. ^ "UK Top 15: September 6-8". Screen International. 13 September 1996. p. 31.
  52. ^ "UK Top 15: September 13-15". Screen International. 20 September 1996. p. 31.
  53. ^ "UK Top 15: September 20-22". Screen International. 27 September 1996. p. 23.
  54. ^ "UK Top 15: September 27-29". Screen International. 4 October 1996. p. 43.
  55. ^ "UK Top 15: October 4-6". Screen International. 11 October 1996. p. 27.
  56. ^ "UK Top 15: October 11-13". Screen International. 18 October 1996. p. 47.
  57. ^ "UK Top 15: October 18-20". Screen International. 25 October 1996. p. 27.
  58. ^ "UK Top 15: October 25-27". Screen International. 1 November 1996. p. 23.
  59. ^ "UK Top 15: November 1-3". Screen International. 8 November 1996. p. 23.
  60. ^ "UK Top 15: November 8-10". Screen International. 15 November 1996. p. 31.
  61. ^ "£442,867 Biggest opening weekend in Eire movie history (advertisement)". Screen International. 15 November 1996. pp. 16–17.
  62. ^ "UK Top 15: November 15-17". Screen International. 22 November 1996. p. 39.
  63. ^ "UK Top 15: November 22-24". Screen International. 29 November 1996. p. 43.
  64. ^ "UK Top 15: November 29-December 1". Screen International. 6 December 1996. p. 31.
  65. ^ "UK Top 15: December 6-8". Screen International. 13 December 1996. p. 43.
  66. ^ a b c "Christmas cheer at the UK box office". Screen International. 10 January 1997. p. 51.
  67. ^ a b "UK Top 15: December 13-15". Screen International. 20 December 1996. p. 35.
  68. ^ "Dalmatians, First Contact Boost Weekend Takes". Screen International. 20 December 1996. p. 35.
  69. ^ "UK Top 15: January 3-5". Screen International. 10 January 1997. 3-day gross Jan 3-5 £1,820,995; 3-day % change -18%
  70. ^ "UK Top 100 Films Dec 1, 1995-Nov 29, 1996". Screen International. 24 January 1997. p. 55.
  71. ^ "Product Crunch 1995". Screen International. 26 January 1996. p. 33. Babe gross to 31 December 1995 £6,716,929

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