Box Office Performance for Based on Play Movies in 1996

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	1996 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Romeo+Juliet	Drama	PG-13	$43,820,000	9,914,027	$78,221,673
2	To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday	Drama	PG-13	$4,137,645	936,119	$7,385,979
3	The Crucible	Drama	PG-13	$2,340,466	529,517	$4,177,889
4	Richard III	Drama	R	$2,259,372	511,170	$4,033,131
5	Faithful	Black Comedy	R	$2,101,580	475,471	$3,751,466
6	Othello	Drama	R	$1,967,708	445,183	$3,512,494
7	Beautiful Thing	Comedy	R	$1,363,753	308,541	$2,434,388
8	Looking for Richard	Documentary	PG-13	$1,253,153	283,519	$2,236,965
9	Beaumarchais, l'insolent	Drama	Not Rated	$630,269	142,595	$1,125,075
10	American Buffalo	Drama	R	$540,364	122,254	$964,584
11	Twelfth Night: Or What You Will	Comedy	PG	$472,946	107,001	$844,238
12	Marvin's Room	Drama	PG-13	$169,757	38,407	$303,031
13	Hamlet	Drama	PG-13	$148,321	33,557	$264,765
14	August	Drama	PG	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
Total Gross of All Movies				$61,210,334
Total Tickets Sold					13,848,492
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$109,264,602

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1996. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1996. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 1995 will most likely earn money in 1995 and 1996. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year. The next year starts the following day (Monday). For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.