US Movie Market Summary for 1996
Total Box Office Gross: $5,590,994,350
Tickets sold: 1,264,930,841
Average ticket price:$4.42
Top Grossing Movies of 1996
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date | Distributor | Genre | MPAA | 1996 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation-
Adjusted
Gross |
|---|
| 1 |
Independence Day
|
7/3/1996
|
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$306,124,059 |
69,258,837 |
$497,278,450 |
| 2 |
Twister
|
5/10/1996
|
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$241,688,385 |
54,680,630 |
$392,606,923 |
| 3 |
Mission: Impossible
|
5/22/1996
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$180,891,004 |
40,925,567 |
$293,845,571 |
| 4 |
The Rock
|
6/7/1996
|
Buena Vista
|
Action
|
R
|
$133,955,936 |
30,306,773 |
$217,602,630 |
| 5 |
The Nutty Professor
|
6/28/1996
|
Universal
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$128,769,345 |
29,133,336 |
$209,177,352 |
| 6 |
Ransom
|
11/8/1996
|
Buena Vista
|
Action
|
R
|
$124,641,941 |
28,199,534 |
$202,472,654 |
| 7 |
The Birdcage
|
3/8/1996
|
MGM
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$123,939,840 |
28,040,688 |
$201,332,140 |
| 8 |
A Time to Kill
|
7/24/1996
|
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
R
|
$108,706,165 |
24,594,155 |
$176,586,033 |
| 9 |
Phenomenon
|
7/5/1996
|
Buena Vista
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$104,464,977 |
23,634,610 |
$169,696,500 |
| 10 |
101 Dalmatians
|
11/27/1996
|
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
G
|
$104,111,652 |
23,554,672 |
$169,122,545 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 1996
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 1996 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Buena Vista
|
37 |
$1,160,614,453 |
262,582,454 |
20.76% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros.
|
30 |
$889,296,009 |
201,198,193 |
15.91% |
| 3 |
Paramount Pictures
|
23 |
$715,738,481 |
161,931,782 |
12.80% |
| 4 |
20th Century Fox
|
15 |
$708,633,772 |
160,324,381 |
12.68% |
| 5 |
Sony Pictures
|
36 |
$568,358,918 |
128,587,992 |
10.17% |
| 6 |
Universal
|
18 |
$477,452,119 |
108,020,843 |
8.54% |
| 7 |
MGM
|
19 |
$291,608,808 |
65,974,842 |
5.22% |
| 8 |
New Line
|
20 |
$271,289,045 |
61,377,613 |
4.85% |
| 9 |
Miramax
|
38 |
$241,020,686 |
54,529,567 |
4.31% |
| 10 |
Gramercy
|
15 |
$85,180,700 |
19,271,652 |
1.52% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 1996
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 1996 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
84 |
$1,435,391,376 |
324,749,175 |
25.70% |
| 2 |
Drama
|
119 |
$1,331,924,275 |
301,340,339 |
23.85% |
| 3 |
Action
|
35 |
$1,232,397,345 |
278,822,927 |
22.06% |
| 4 |
Adventure
|
23 |
$847,645,423 |
191,774,981 |
15.18% |
| 5 |
Romantic Comedy
|
19 |
$348,598,460 |
78,868,427 |
6.24% |
| 6 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
19 |
$281,943,466 |
63,788,114 |
5.05% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
8 |
$94,800,900 |
21,448,169 |
1.70% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
6 |
$8,923,476 |
2,018,886 |
.16% |
| 9 |
Black Comedy
|
3 |
$2,564,512 |
580,207 |
.05% |
| 10 |
Western
|
1 |
$1,025,488 |
232,011 |
.02% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 1996
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 1996 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
R
|
187 |
$2,272,155,768 |
514,062,386 |
40.67% |
| 2 |
PG-13
|
74 |
$1,867,249,007 |
422,454,529 |
33.42% |
| 3 |
PG
|
55 |
$1,046,590,895 |
236,785,267 |
18.73% |
| 4 |
G
|
13 |
$362,046,463 |
81,910,964 |
6.48% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
9 |
$38,672,527 |
8,749,441 |
.69% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 1996
| Rank | Source | Movies | 1996 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
173 |
$2,848,610,652 |
644,482,040 |
51.00% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
72 |
$1,509,688,982 |
341,558,595 |
27.03% |
| 3 |
Sequel
|
15 |
$311,902,594 |
70,566,198 |
5.58% |
| 4 |
Based on TV
|
8 |
$284,900,828 |
64,457,201 |
5.10% |
| 5 |
Remake
|
3 |
$275,378,834 |
62,302,904 |
4.93% |
| 6 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
24 |
$184,841,997 |
41,819,456 |
3.31% |
| 7 |
Based on Short Film
|
4 |
$86,288,064 |
19,522,187 |
1.54% |
| 8 |
Based on Play
|
14 |
$61,210,334 |
13,848,492 |
1.10% |
| 9 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
4 |
$21,610,596 |
4,889,275 |
.39% |
| 10 |
Compilation
|
1 |
$900,973 |
203,840 |
.02% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 1996
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 1996 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
307 |
$5,211,440,034 |
1,179,058,827 |
93.30% |
| 2 |
Hand Animation
|
6 |
$154,559,459 |
34,968,203 |
2.77% |
| 3 |
Animation/Live Action
|
3 |
$148,232,261 |
33,536,711 |
2.65% |
| 4 |
Digital Animation
|
1 |
$41,648,011 |
9,422,627 |
.75% |
| 5 |
Stop-Motion Animation
|
2 |
$29,801,074 |
6,742,324 |
.53% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 1996
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 1996 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
180 |
$3,440,201,239 |
778,326,071 |
61.62% |
| 2 |
Kids Fiction
|
21 |
$689,743,498 |
156,050,563 |
12.35% |
| 3 |
Science Fiction
|
15 |
$580,960,869 |
131,439,108 |
10.41% |
| 4 |
Historical Fiction
|
41 |
$409,667,739 |
92,685,011 |
7.34% |
| 5 |
Fantasy
|
19 |
$255,864,887 |
57,887,986 |
4.58% |
| 6 |
Dramatization
|
22 |
$180,447,319 |
40,825,184 |
3.23% |
| 7 |
Super Hero
|
1 |
$17,220,599 |
3,896,063 |
.31% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
6 |
$8,923,476 |
2,018,886 |
.16% |
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