This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1996.[1]

Number-one films

# Weekend end date Film Total weekend gross Notes Ref
1 January 7, 1996 12 Monkeys $13,842,990 12 Monkeys broke Good Morning, Vietnam's record ($11.7 million) for the highest weekend debut in January. [2]
2 January 14, 1996 $9,974,510 [3][4]
3 January 21, 1996 From Dusk till Dawn $10,240,805 [5]
4 January 28, 1996 Mr. Holland's Opus $8,297,082 Mr. Holland's Opus reached #1 in its second week of release. [6]
5 February 4, 1996 Black Sheep $10,593,609 [7]
6 February 11, 1996 Broken Arrow $15,583,510 [8]
7 February 18, 1996 $11,704,778 [9][10]
8 February 25, 1996 Rumble in the Bronx $9,858,380 [11]
9 March 3, 1996 Up Close & Personal $11,101,955 [12]
10 March 10, 1996 The Birdcage $18,275,828 The Birdcage was number one for the most weeks (4) in 1996. [13]
11 March 17, 1996 $16,034,306 [14]
12 March 24, 1996 $13,294,404 [15]
13 March 31, 1996 $10,106,414 [16]
14 April 7, 1996 Primal Fear $9,871,222 [17]
15 April 14, 1996 $8,108,561 [18]
16 April 21, 1996 $6,585,472 [19]
17 April 28, 1996 The Quest $7,029,120 [20]
18 May 5, 1996 The Craft $6,710,995 [21]
19 May 12, 1996 Twister $41,059,405 Twister broke Lethal Weapon 3's record ($33.2 mil) for the highest weekend debut in May and Pocahontas's record ($29.5 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist. [22]
20 May 19, 1996 $37,093,440 [23]
21 May 26, 1996 Mission: Impossible $45,436,830 Mission: Impossible was the first film to open in more than 3,000 theaters and broke Twister's record ($41.1 mil) for the highest weekend debut in May (which was set 2 weeks ago). It also broke The Flintstones' records ($29.7 mil) for the highest Memorial Day weekend debut and for a film based on a television show, GoldenEye's record ($26.2 million) for the highest weekend debut for a spy film, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade's record ($29.4 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a Paramount film. In second place, Twister broke Jurassic Park's record ($27.7 million) for the highest third weekend gross.[24] [25]
22 June 2, 1996 $21,629,362 [26]
23 June 9, 1996 The Rock $25,069,525 [27]
24 June 16, 1996 The Cable Guy $19,806,226 [28]
25 June 23, 1996 Eraser $24,566,446 [29]
26 June 30, 1996 The Nutty Professor $25,411,725 [30]
27 July 7, 1996 Independence Day $50,228,264 Independence Day broke Terminator 2: Judgment Day's records ($31.7 mil) for the highest weekend debut in July and for the Fourth of July weekend. It also broke The Lion King's record ($40.8 mil) for the highest weekend debut for an original film. Independence Day had the highest weekend debut of 1996. [31]
28 July 14, 1996 $35,242,709 [32]
29 July 21, 1996 $21,274,817 [33]
30 July 28, 1996 A Time to Kill $14,823,159 [34]
31 August 4, 1996 $13,262,934 [35]
32 August 11, 1996 Jack $11,191,496 [36]
33 August 18, 1996 Tin Cup $10,128,834 [37]
34 August 25, 1996 The Island of Dr. Moreau $9,101,987 [38]
35 September 1, 1996 The Crow: City of Angels $9,785,111 Highest Labor Day weekend debut. [39]
36 September 8, 1996 Bulletproof $6,014,400 [40]
37 September 15, 1996 Maximum Risk $5,612,707 [41]
38 September 22, 1996 The First Wives Club $18,913,411 The First Wives Club broke Seven's record ($13.9 mil) for the highest weekend debut in September. [42]
39 September 29, 1996 $15,314,530 [43]
40 October 6, 1996 $11,017,356 [44]
41 October 13, 1996 The Ghost and the Darkness $9,215,063 [45]
42 October 20, 1996 Sleepers $12,305,745 [46]
43 October 27, 1996 $9,605,059 [47]
44 November 3, 1996 Romeo + Juliet $11,133,231 [48]
45 November 10, 1996 Ransom $34,216,088 [49]
46 November 17, 1996 Space Jam $27,528,529 [50]
47 November 24, 1996 Star Trek: First Contact $30,716,131 [51]
48 December 1, 1996 101 Dalmatians $33,504,025 101 Dalmatians broke Toy Story's record ($29.1 million) for the highest Thanksgiving weekend debut. [52]
49 December 8, 1996 $13,944,053 [53]
50 December 15, 1996 Jerry Maguire $17,084,296 [54]
51 December 22, 1996 Beavis and Butt-Head Do America $20,114,233 Beavis and Butt-Head Do America broke Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country's record ($18.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in December and The Land Before Time's record ($7.5 million) for the highest weekend debut for a non-Disney animated film. [55]
52 December 29, 1996 Michael $17,435,711 [56]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 1996 by Calendar Gross[57]

Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross
1. Independence Day 20th Century Fox Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, James Rebhorn and Harvey Fierstein Roland Emmerich $306,156,090
2. Twister Warner Bros. Pictures Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes and Philip Seymour Hoffman Jan de Bont $241,721,524
3. Mission: Impossible Paramount Pictures Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Béart, Henry Czerny, Jean Reno, Ving Rhames, Kristin Scott Thomas and Vanessa Redgrave Brian De Palma $180,981,856
4. The Rock Walt Disney Studios Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, Michael Biehn and William Forsythe Michael Bay $134,069,511
5. The Nutty Professor Universal Pictures Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett, James Coburn, Dave Chappelle, Larry Miller and John Ales Tom Shadyac $128,814,019
6. Ransom Walt Disney Studios Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo and Lili Taylor Ron Howard $125,502,048
7. The Birdcage United Artists Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane and Dianne Wiest Mike Nichols $124,060,553
8. A Time to Kill Warner Bros. Pictures Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, Kevin Spacey, Brenda Fricker, Oliver Platt, Charles S. Dutton, Ashley Judd, Patrick McGoohan and Donald Sutherland Joel Schumacher $108,766,007
9. 101 Dalmatians Walt Disney Studios Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson and Joan Plowright Stephen Herek $108,240,682
10. The First Wives Club Paramount Pictures Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Maggie Smith, Dan Hedaya, Bronson Pinchot and Marcia Gay Harden Hugh Wilson $105,489,203

In-Year Release

Highest-grossing films of 1996 by In-year release[58]
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross
1. Independence Day 20th Century Fox $306,169,268
2. Twister Warner Bros. $241,721,524
3. Mission: Impossible Paramount Pictures $180,981,856
4. Jerry Maguire TriStar Pictures $153,952,592
5. Ransom Walt Disney Studios $136,492,681
6. 101 Dalmatians $136,189,294
7. The Rock $134,069,511
8. The Nutty Professor Universal Pictures $128,814,019
9. The Birdcage Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer $124,060,553
10. A Time to Kill Warner Bros. $108,766,007


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1996
G 101 Dalmatians
PG Space Jam
PG-13 Independence Day
R Jerry Maguire

See also

References

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