US Movie Market Summary for 1996
Total Box Office Gross: $5,768,337,413
Tickets sold: 1,305,053,711
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
|
$306,169,255 |
69,269,062 |
$476,571,147 |
| 2 |
Twister
|
5/10/1996
|
Warner Bros.
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$241,888,385 |
54,725,879 |
$376,514,048 |
| 3 |
Mission: Impossible
|
5/22/1996
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$180,981,886 |
40,946,128 |
$281,709,361 |
| 4 |
The Rock
|
6/7/1996
|
Buena Vista
|
Action
|
R
|
$134,069,511 |
30,332,469 |
$208,687,387 |
| 5 |
Ransom
|
11/8/1996
|
Buena Vista
|
Action
|
R
|
$129,137,746 |
29,216,685 |
$201,010,793 |
| 6 |
The Nutty Professor
|
6/28/1996
|
Universal
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$128,814,019 |
29,143,443 |
$200,506,888 |
| 7 |
The Birdcage
|
3/8/1996
|
MGM
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$124,060,553 |
28,067,998 |
$193,107,826 |
| 8 |
101 Dalmatians
|
11/27/1996
|
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
G
|
$121,788,625 |
27,553,988 |
$189,571,437 |
| 9 |
A Time to Kill
|
7/24/1996
|
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
R
|
$108,766,007 |
24,607,694 |
$169,300,935 |
| 10 |
The First Wives Club
|
9/20/1996
|
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$104,625,228 |
23,670,866 |
$162,855,558 |
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Market Share for Each Distributor in 1996
| Rank | Distributor | Movies | 1996 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Buena Vista
|
37 |
$1,198,241,107 |
271,095,275 |
20.78% |
| 2 |
Warner Bros.
|
27 |
$909,990,524 |
205,880,208 |
15.78% |
| 3 |
Paramount Pictures
|
23 |
$739,879,919 |
167,393,647 |
12.83% |
| 4 |
20th Century Fox
|
15 |
$730,840,521 |
165,348,534 |
12.67% |
| 5 |
Sony Pictures
|
37 |
$601,689,552 |
136,128,860 |
10.43% |
| 6 |
Universal
|
18 |
$482,494,963 |
109,161,756 |
8.37% |
| 7 |
New Line
|
19 |
$297,929,633 |
67,404,894 |
5.17% |
| 8 |
MGM
|
18 |
$293,428,100 |
66,386,447 |
5.09% |
| 9 |
Miramax
|
36 |
$243,721,924 |
55,140,705 |
4.23% |
| 10 |
Gramercy
|
13 |
$83,506,473 |
18,892,867 |
1.45% |
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Market Share for Each Genre in 1996
| Rank | Genre | Movies | 1996 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Comedy
|
73 |
$1,518,543,293 |
343,561,830 |
26.35% |
| 2 |
Drama
|
109 |
$1,350,761,928 |
305,602,245 |
23.44% |
| 3 |
Action
|
34 |
$1,244,067,379 |
281,463,209 |
21.59% |
| 4 |
Adventure
|
24 |
$853,533,123 |
193,107,041 |
14.81% |
| 5 |
Romantic Comedy
|
17 |
$385,940,788 |
87,316,920 |
6.70% |
| 6 |
Thriller/Suspense
|
15 |
$283,532,062 |
64,147,525 |
4.92% |
| 7 |
Horror
|
8 |
$112,765,676 |
25,512,597 |
1.96% |
| 8 |
Documentary
|
5 |
$6,544,634 |
1,480,687 |
.11% |
| 9 |
Black Comedy
|
3 |
$2,987,204 |
675,837 |
.05% |
| 10 |
Musical
|
2 |
$2,498,859 |
565,352 |
.04% |
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Market Share for Each MPAARating in 1996
| Rank | MPAARating | Movies | 1996 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
R
|
159 |
$2,311,076,890 |
522,868,070 |
40.09% |
| 2 |
PG-13
|
72 |
$1,958,947,333 |
443,200,755 |
33.98% |
| 3 |
PG
|
51 |
$1,107,015,278 |
250,455,945 |
19.20% |
| 4 |
G
|
14 |
$381,313,117 |
86,269,937 |
6.62% |
| 5 |
Not Rated
|
6 |
$5,857,873 |
1,325,311 |
.10% |
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Market Share for Each Source in 1996
| Rank | Source | Movies | 1996 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Original Screenplay
|
149 |
$2,967,500,017 |
671,380,094 |
51.54% |
| 2 |
Based on Book/Short Story
|
71 |
$1,551,381,182 |
350,991,218 |
26.95% |
| 3 |
Sequel
|
15 |
$322,491,723 |
72,961,930 |
5.60% |
| 4 |
Based on TV
|
7 |
$297,418,297 |
67,289,207 |
5.17% |
| 5 |
Remake
|
3 |
$275,544,221 |
62,340,321 |
4.79% |
| 6 |
Based on Real Life Events
|
21 |
$192,561,217 |
43,565,885 |
3.34% |
| 7 |
Based on Play
|
12 |
$65,078,392 |
14,723,618 |
1.13% |
| 8 |
Based on Short Film
|
3 |
$61,906,407 |
14,005,974 |
1.08% |
| 9 |
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
|
2 |
$20,996,551 |
4,750,351 |
.36% |
| 10 |
Based on Musical/Opera
|
1 |
$2,225,737 |
503,560 |
.04% |
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Market Share for Each ProductionMethod in 1996
| Rank | ProductionMethod | Movies | 1996 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Live Action
|
278 |
$5,370,256,730 |
1,214,990,209 |
93.20% |
| 2 |
Hand Animation
|
6 |
$167,658,631 |
37,931,817 |
2.91% |
| 3 |
Animation/Live Action
|
3 |
$152,169,215 |
34,427,424 |
2.64% |
| 4 |
Digital Animation
|
1 |
$41,791,316 |
9,455,049 |
.73% |
| 5 |
Stop-Motion Animation
|
2 |
$29,880,963 |
6,760,398 |
.52% |
| 6 |
Rotoscoping
|
1 |
$373,101 |
84,412 |
.01% |
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Market Share for Each CreativeType in 1996
| Rank | CreativeType | Movies | 1996 Gross | Tickets | Share |
|---|
| 1 |
Contemporary Fiction
|
160 |
$3,539,669,611 |
800,830,230 |
61.51% |
| 2 |
Kids Fiction
|
22 |
$716,407,986 |
162,083,256 |
12.45% |
| 3 |
Science Fiction
|
14 |
$592,562,629 |
134,063,941 |
10.30% |
| 4 |
Historical Fiction
|
40 |
$421,988,545 |
95,472,521 |
7.33% |
| 5 |
Fantasy
|
17 |
$267,600,012 |
60,542,990 |
4.65% |
| 6 |
Dramatization
|
19 |
$192,270,043 |
43,500,006 |
3.34% |
| 7 |
Super Hero
|
1 |
$17,220,599 |
3,896,063 |
.30% |
| 8 |
Factual
|
5 |
$6,544,634 |
1,480,687 |
.11% |
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