Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for December 27th, 1996
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
new |
Michael |
New Line |
Comedy |
$17,435,711 |
|
2,141 |
$8,144 |
$27,629,196 |
5 |
| 2 |
(2) |
Jerry Maguire |
Sony Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$14,024,111 |
+7% |
2,531 |
$5,541 |
$60,351,092 |
17 |
| 3 |
(3) |
101 Dalmatians |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$11,384,660 |
+63% |
2,901 |
$3,924 |
$104,111,652 |
33 |
| 4 |
(1) |
Beavis and Butt-head Do America |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$10,211,248 |
-49% |
2,379 |
$4,292 |
$41,121,487 |
10 |
| 5 |
(4) |
Scream |
Miramax |
Horror |
$9,075,667 |
+43% |
1,450 |
$6,259 |
$21,253,204 |
10 |
| 6 |
(5) |
One Fine Day |
20th Century Fox |
Romantic Comedy |
$8,027,257 |
+29% |
1,975 |
$4,064 |
$19,435,044 |
10 |
| 7 |
(6) |
The Preacher's Wife |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$7,347,274 |
+42% |
2,008 |
$3,659 |
$27,942,124 |
17 |
| 8 |
(7) |
Mars Attacks! |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$5,075,963 |
+9% |
1,955 |
$2,596 |
$25,846,508 |
17 |
| 9 |
(9) |
My Fellow Americans |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$4,166,630 |
+46% |
1,915 |
$2,176 |
$10,170,986 |
10 |
| 10 |
new |
The Evening Star |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$3,306,445 |
|
1,265 |
$2,614 |
$5,272,449 |
5 |
| 11 |
(8) |
Jingle All the Way |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$2,929,382 |
-6% |
1,723 |
$1,700 |
$53,185,547 |
38 |
| 12 |
(10) |
Daylight |
Universal |
Action |
$2,705,420 |
+11% |
1,707 |
$1,585 |
$24,980,565 |
24 |
| 13 |
(12) |
Ransom |
Walt Disney |
Action |
$2,682,478 |
+49% |
1,171 |
$2,291 |
$124,641,941 |
52 |
| 14 |
(13) |
The English Patient |
Miramax |
Drama |
$2,659,575 |
+59% |
582 |
$4,570 |
$22,758,252 |
45 |
| 15 |
(11) |
Star Trek: First Contact |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$2,570,680 |
+11% |
1,019 |
$2,523 |
$85,122,152 |
38 |
| 16 |
(14) |
Space Jam |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$2,116,599 |
+67% |
1,379 |
$1,535 |
$81,926,334 |
45 |
| 17 |
(26) |
Shine |
Fine Line |
Drama |
$1,602,329 |
+1,118% |
207 |
$7,741 |
$3,542,807 |
38 |
| 18 |
(15) |
The Crucible |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$803,471 |
+25% |
143 |
$5,619 |
$2,340,466 |
31 |
| 19 |
(16) |
The First Wives Club |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$746,143 |
+73% |
712 |
$1,048 |
$103,368,736 |
101 |
| 20 |
new |
The People vs. Larry Flynt |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$523,295 |
|
16 |
$32,706 |
$523,295 |
5 |
| 21 |
(18) |
Romeo+Juliet |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$390,431 |
+34% |
471 |
$829 |
$43,820,000 |
59 |
| 22 |
(21) |
D3: The Mighty Ducks |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$347,783 |
+68% |
551 |
$631 |
$21,887,865 |
87 |
| 23 |
(17) |
The Mirror Has Two Faces |
Sony Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$333,870 |
-5% |
540 |
$618 |
$40,359,524 |
45 |
| 24 |
(20) |
Set It Off |
New Line |
Drama |
$287,111 |
+23% |
165 |
$1,740 |
$34,236,771 |
54 |
| 25 |
(24) |
Sleepers |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$282,023 |
+80% |
499 |
$565 |
$52,420,458 |
73 |
| 26 |
(23) |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$249,307 |
+52% |
333 |
$749 |
$99,843,665 |
192 |
| 27 |
(25) |
The Long Kiss Goodnight |
New Line |
Action |
$226,183 |
+61% |
401 |
$564 |
$32,720,083 |
80 |
| 28 |
(30) |
Ridicule |
Miramax |
Drama |
$219,425 |
+114% |
72 |
$3,048 |
$851,953 |
31 |
| 29 |
(22) |
Ghosts of Mississippi |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$212,364 |
+26% |
21 |
$10,113 |
$540,898 |
10 |
| 30 |
new |
Evita |
Walt Disney |
Musical |
$195,085 |
|
2 |
$97,543 |
$334,440 |
5 |
| 31 |
(43) |
High School High |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$148,028 |
+520% |
402 |
$368 |
$20,694,213 |
66 |
| 32 |
(29) |
Secrets & Lies |
October Films |
Drama |
$145,063 |
+27% |
69 |
$2,102 |
$5,343,011 |
93 |
| 33 |
new |
Mother |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$137,701 |
|
6 |
$22,950 |
$228,040 |
5 |
| 34 |
(27) |
Breaking the Waves |
October Films |
Drama |
$135,585 |
+6% |
45 |
$3,013 |
$929,773 |
47 |
| 35 |
(31) |
Big Night |
Goldwyn Entertainment |
Drama |
$131,902 |
+43% |
0 |
|
$11,066,839 |
101 |
| 36 |
(19) |
Fly Away Home |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$129,775 |
-51% |
326 |
$398 |
$24,268,760 |
108 |
| 37 |
(37) |
Across The Sea of Time |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$110,687 |
+138% |
6 |
$18,448 |
$7,693,978 |
437 |
| 38 |
new |
The Portrait of a Lady |
Gramercy |
Drama |
$106,665 |
|
7 |
$15,238 |
$133,651 |
6 |
| 39 |
new |
Thieves (Les Voleurs) |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$105,362 |
|
9 |
$11,707 |
$128,974 |
5 |
| 40 |
(28) |
Swingers |
Miramax |
Comedy |
$101,824 |
-14% |
34 |
$2,995 |
$3,861,814 |
73 |
| 41 |
new |
Hamlet |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$90,684 |
|
3 |
$30,228 |
$148,321 |
5 |
| 42 |
(33) |
That Thing You Do! |
20th Century Fox |
Drama |
$89,307 |
+44% |
124 |
$720 |
$25,458,013 |
87 |
| 43 |
new |
Some Mother's Son |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$88,515 |
|
14 |
$6,323 |
$114,309 |
5 |
| 44 |
(32) |
First Kid |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$88,206 |
+38% |
146 |
$604 |
$26,128,650 |
122 |
| 45 |
(-) |
Wallace & Gromit |
Northern Arts Entertainment |
Adventure |
$65,428 |
|
17 |
$3,849 |
$900,973 |
268 |
| 46 |
(41) |
Garden of the Finzi-Continis |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$62,700 |
+157% |
23 |
$2,726 |
$440,907 |
52 |
| 47 |
(36) |
Microcosmos |
Miramax |
Documentary |
$58,168 |
+24% |
33 |
$1,763 |
$1,051,855 |
80 |
| 48 |
(38) |
Jack |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$55,559 |
+38% |
91 |
$611 |
$58,451,483 |
143 |
| 49 |
(35) |
La cérémonie |
New Yorker |
Drama |
$46,980 |
-6% |
6 |
$7,830 |
$143,564 |
12 |
| 50 |
(34) |
Marvin's Room |
Miramax |
Drama |
$46,392 |
-22% |
6 |
$7,732 |
$169,757 |
12 |
| 51 |
(39) |
Phenomenon |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$40,116 |
+23% |
63 |
$637 |
$104,464,977 |
178 |
| 52 |
(-) |
The Whole Wide World |
Sony Pictures Classics |
|
$28,631 |
|
9 |
$3,181 |
$41,194 |
12 |
| 53 |
(45) |
The Rich Man's Wife |
Walt Disney |
Thriller/Suspense |
$24,003 |
+7% |
34 |
$706 |
$8,509,288 |
108 |
| 54 |
(-) |
Lone Star |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$21,340 |
|
12 |
$1,778 |
$12,194,247 |
192 |
| 55 |
new |
I'm Not Rappaport |
Gramercy |
|
$17,993 |
|
3 |
$5,998 |
$26,011 |
5 |
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