Box Office Performance for Live Action Movies in 1996

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	1996 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Independence Day	Adventure	PG-13	$306,124,059	69,258,837	$497,278,450
2	Twister	Action	PG-13	$241,688,385	54,680,630	$392,606,923
3	Mission: Impossible	Action	PG-13	$180,891,004	40,925,567	$293,845,571
4	The Rock	Action	R	$133,955,936	30,306,773	$217,602,630
5	The Nutty Professor	Comedy	PG-13	$128,769,345	29,133,336	$209,177,352
6	Ransom	Action	R	$124,641,941	28,199,534	$202,472,654
7	The Birdcage	Comedy	R	$123,939,840	28,040,688	$201,332,140
8	A Time to Kill	Drama	R	$108,706,165	24,594,155	$176,586,033
9	Phenomenon	Drama	PG	$104,464,977	23,634,610	$169,696,500
10	101 Dalmatians	Comedy	G	$104,111,652	23,554,672	$169,122,545
11	The First Wives Club	Comedy	PG	$103,368,736	23,386,592	$167,915,731
12	Eraser	Action	R	$101,283,031	22,914,713	$164,527,639
13	Star Trek: First Contact	Adventure	PG-13	$85,122,152	19,258,405	$138,275,348
14	Mr. Holland's Opus	Drama	PG	$82,450,788	18,654,024	$133,935,892
15	Broken Arrow	Action	R	$70,640,985	15,982,123	$114,751,643
16	Jerry Maguire	Romantic Comedy	R	$60,351,092	13,654,093	$98,036,388
17	The Cable Guy	Comedy	PG-13	$60,154,431	13,609,600	$97,716,928
18	Courage Under Fire	Drama	R	$58,918,501	13,329,978	$95,709,242
19	Jack	Drama	PG-13	$58,451,483	13,224,317	$94,950,596
20	Twelve Monkeys	Drama	R	$56,838,334	12,859,352	$92,330,147
21	Executive Decision	Thriller/Suspense	R	$56,472,312	12,776,541	$91,735,564
22	Primal Fear	Thriller/Suspense	R	$56,013,000	12,672,624	$90,989,440
23	Tin Cup	Romantic Comedy	R	$53,854,588	12,184,296	$87,483,245
24	Jingle All the Way	Comedy	PG	$53,185,547	12,032,929	$86,396,430
25	Sleepers	Drama	R	$52,420,458	11,859,832	$85,153,594
26	Up Close & Personal	Drama	PG-13	$50,984,674	11,534,994	$82,821,257
27	Romeo+Juliet	Drama	PG-13	$43,820,000	9,914,027	$71,182,714
28	Jumanji	Adventure	PG	$42,609,673	9,640,198	$69,216,622
29	Grumpier Old Men	Comedy	PG-13	$40,750,991	9,219,681	$66,197,310
30	The Mirror Has Two Faces	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$40,359,524	9,131,114	$65,561,399
31	Dead Man Walking	Drama	R	$39,261,491	8,882,690	$63,777,714
32	Sense and Sensibility	Drama	PG	$38,628,080	8,739,385	$62,748,784
33	Happy Gilmore	Comedy	PG-13	$38,602,000	8,733,484	$62,706,415
34	The Ghost and the Darkness	Action	R	$37,709,317	8,531,520	$61,256,314
35	A Thin Line Between Love & Hate	Romantic Comedy	R	$34,873,513	7,889,935	$56,649,733
36	Muppet Treasure Island	Adventure	G	$34,285,248	7,756,843	$55,694,133
37	Set It Off	Drama	R	$34,236,771	7,745,876	$55,615,390
38	The Truth About Cats & Dogs	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$33,228,594	7,517,781	$53,977,668
39	Matilda	Comedy	PG	$33,084,249	7,485,124	$53,743,190
40	The Long Kiss Goodnight	Action	R	$32,720,083	7,402,734	$53,151,630
41	Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco	Adventure	G	$32,709,423	7,400,322	$53,134,312
42	Striptease	Comedy	R	$32,651,443	7,387,204	$53,040,125
43	Rumble in the Bronx	Action	R	$32,281,907	7,303,599	$52,439,841
44	Black Sheep	Comedy	PG-13	$32,258,130	7,298,219	$52,401,212
45	Eddie	Comedy	PG-13	$31,289,479	7,079,068	$50,827,708
46	Heat	Drama	R	$30,928,683	6,997,440	$50,241,619
47	Waiting to Exhale	Drama	R	$30,923,628	6,996,296	$50,233,405
48	Sgt. Bilko	Comedy	PG	$30,141,475	6,819,338	$48,962,847
49	Leaving Las Vegas	Drama	R	$29,218,365	6,610,490	$47,463,318
50	The Preacher's Wife	Drama	PG	$27,942,124	6,321,748	$45,390,151
51	The Island of Dr. Moreau	Adventure	PG-13	$27,663,982	6,258,819	$44,938,320
52	Michael	Comedy	PG	$27,629,196	6,250,949	$44,881,814
53	Spy Hard	Comedy	PG-13	$26,906,039	6,087,339	$43,707,094
54	Eye for an Eye	Drama	R	$26,729,447	6,047,386	$43,420,231
55	Harriet the Spy	Adventure	PG	$26,539,321	6,004,371	$43,111,384
56	First Kid	Comedy	PG	$26,128,650	5,911,459	$42,444,276
57	Mars Attacks!	Comedy	PG-13	$25,846,508	5,847,626	$41,985,955
58	From Dusk Till Dawn	Horror	R	$25,728,961	5,821,032	$41,795,010
59	Down Periscope	Comedy	PG-13	$25,607,849	5,793,631	$41,598,271
60	That Thing You Do!	Drama	PG	$25,458,013	5,759,731	$41,354,869
61	Escape from L.A.	Action	R	$25,329,895	5,730,745	$41,146,749
62	Daylight	Action	PG-13	$24,980,565	5,651,712	$40,579,292
63	Kingpin	Comedy	R	$24,879,969	5,628,952	$40,415,875
64	The Craft	Thriller/Suspense	R	$24,703,049	5,588,925	$40,128,482
65	Sling Blade	Drama	R	$24,475,416	5,537,424	$39,758,704
66	Father of the Bride Part II	Comedy	PG	$24,313,176	5,500,719	$39,495,162
67	Fly Away Home	Drama	PG	$24,268,760	5,490,670	$39,423,011
68	Fargo	Thriller/Suspense	R	$24,015,679	5,433,412	$39,011,898
69	The English Patient	Drama	R	$22,758,252	5,148,926	$36,969,289
70	Sabrina	Romantic Comedy	PG	$22,669,649	5,128,880	$36,825,358
71	The Juror	Thriller/Suspense	R	$22,079,985	4,995,472	$35,867,489
72	Emma	Romantic Comedy	PG	$22,041,742	4,986,819	$35,805,360
73	D3: The Mighty Ducks	Comedy	PG	$21,887,865	4,952,006	$35,555,403
74	The Quest	Action	PG-13	$21,607,190	4,888,505	$35,099,466
75	A Very Brady Sequel	Comedy	PG-13	$21,397,954	4,841,166	$34,759,572
76	Scream	Horror	R	$21,253,204	4,808,417	$34,524,434
77	Bulletproof	Action	R	$21,162,420	4,787,878	$34,376,964
78	High School High	Comedy	PG-13	$20,694,213	4,681,949	$33,616,394
79	Chain Reaction	Action	PG-13	$20,550,712	4,649,482	$33,383,281
80	Fear	Thriller/Suspense	R	$20,528,755	4,644,515	$33,347,618
81	The Glimmer Man	Action	R	$20,301,706	4,593,146	$32,978,788
82	City Hall	Drama	R	$20,231,760	4,577,321	$32,865,165
83	Multiplicity	Comedy	PG-13	$20,101,861	4,547,932	$32,654,152
84	Flipper	Comedy	PG	$20,047,715	4,535,682	$32,566,197
85	Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood	Comedy	R	$19,674,813	4,451,315	$31,960,442
86	One Fine Day	Romantic Comedy	PG	$19,435,044	4,397,069	$31,570,955
87	Bed of Roses	Drama	PG	$18,972,237	4,292,361	$30,819,152
88	Kazaam	Comedy	PG	$18,843,825	4,263,309	$30,610,559
89	The Fan	Thriller/Suspense	R	$18,406,215	4,164,302	$29,899,688
90	Last Man Standing	Action	R	$18,100,017	4,095,026	$29,402,287
91	The Crow: City of Angels	Action	R	$17,883,659	4,046,077	$29,050,833
92	Extreme Measures	Drama	R	$17,369,541	3,929,760	$28,215,677
93	The Phantom	Action	PG	$17,220,599	3,896,063	$27,973,732
94	Fled	Action	R	$17,192,205	3,889,639	$27,927,608
95	Diabolique	Thriller/Suspense	R	$17,003,203	3,846,879	$27,620,591
96	The Frighteners	Horror	R	$16,524,115	3,738,488	$26,842,344
97	Trainspotting	Drama	R	$16,501,000	3,733,258	$26,804,792
98	Supercop	Action	R	$16,249,557	3,676,370	$26,396,337
99	Thinner	Horror	R	$14,807,397	3,350,090	$24,053,646
100	Flirting with Disaster	Comedy	R	$14,702,438	3,326,343	$23,883,143
101	The Substitute	Drama	R	$14,675,167	3,320,174	$23,838,849
102	The Chamber	Drama	R	$14,259,205	3,226,064	$23,163,140
103	Maximum Risk	Action	R	$14,039,438	3,176,343	$22,806,143
104	The Arrival	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$14,012,411	3,170,229	$22,762,244
105	Bio-Dome	Comedy	PG-13	$13,270,797	3,002,443	$21,557,541
106	Se7en	Thriller/Suspense	R	$13,011,868	2,943,862	$21,136,929
107	The Postman	Drama	PG	$12,786,292	2,892,826	$20,770,491
108	Mr. Wrong	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$12,781,045	2,891,639	$20,761,968
109	Goldeneye	Action	PG-13	$12,767,795	2,888,641	$20,740,442
110	The Spitfire Grill	Drama	PG-13	$12,592,203	2,848,915	$20,455,210
111	The Associate	Comedy	PG-13	$12,384,525	2,801,929	$20,117,850
112	Lone Star	Drama	R	$12,194,247	2,758,879	$19,808,751
113	Alaska	Adventure	PG	$11,500,372	2,601,894	$18,681,599
114	Mulholland Falls	Drama	R	$11,375,390	2,573,618	$18,478,577
115	2 Days In The Valley	Drama	R	$11,090,856	2,509,243	$18,016,365
116	Big Night	Drama	R	$11,066,839	2,503,810	$17,977,356
117	Michael Collins	Drama	R	$10,852,774	2,455,379	$17,629,621
118	Two if by Sea	Romantic Comedy	R	$10,493,670	2,374,133	$17,046,275
119	Beautiful Girls	Comedy	R	$10,439,854	2,361,958	$16,958,858
120	White Squall	Adventure	PG-13	$10,229,300	2,314,321	$16,616,825
121	My Fellow Americans	Comedy	PG-13	$10,170,986	2,301,128	$16,522,099
122	Sunset Park	Drama	R	$10,128,314	2,291,474	$16,452,783
123	Mrs. Winterbourne	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$10,039,566	2,271,395	$16,308,616
124	A Family Thing	Drama	PG-13	$9,974,397	2,256,651	$16,202,754
125	She's the One	Romantic Comedy	R	$9,398,667	2,126,395	$15,267,516
126	Dunston Checks In	Comedy	PG	$9,395,724	2,125,729	$15,262,734
127	Hellraiser IV: Bloodline	Horror	R	$9,321,492	2,108,935	$15,142,153
128	Tom and Huck	Adventure	PG	$9,232,982	2,088,910	$14,998,374
129	Celtic Pride	Comedy	PG-13	$9,169,981	2,074,656	$14,896,030
130	The American President	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$8,954,209	2,025,839	$14,545,524
131	Before and After	Drama	PG-13	$8,619,397	1,950,090	$14,001,646
132	Braveheart	Drama	R	$8,526,191	1,929,002	$13,850,234
133	The Rich Man's Wife	Thriller/Suspense	R	$8,509,288	1,925,178	$13,822,778
134	Larger Than Life	Comedy	PG	$8,289,972	1,875,559	$13,466,514
135	The Great White Hype	Comedy	R	$7,751,497	1,753,732	$12,591,796
136	Wings of Courage	Drama	G	$6,918,899	1,565,362	$11,239,299
137	Dear God	Comedy	PG	$6,899,612	1,560,998	$11,207,966
138	House Arrest	Comedy	PG	$6,895,790	1,560,133	$11,201,755
139	Babe	Adventure	G	$6,853,625	1,550,594	$11,133,265
140	Sudden Death	Action	R	$6,747,130	1,526,500	$10,960,270
141	Across The Sea of Time	Drama	G	$6,484,780	1,467,145	$10,534,101
142	Nixon	Drama	R	$6,064,096	1,371,967	$9,850,723
143	Last Dance	Drama	R	$5,857,534	1,325,234	$9,515,180
144	Screamers	Action	R	$5,701,359	1,289,900	$9,261,482
145	Get on the Bus	Drama	R	$5,660,056	1,280,556	$9,194,392
146	Mary Reilly	Drama	R	$5,615,008	1,270,364	$9,121,214
147	The Pallbearer	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$5,612,586	1,269,816	$9,117,279
148	Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood	Horror	R	$5,587,855	1,264,221	$9,077,107
149	Cold Comfort Farm	Comedy	PG	$5,433,717	1,229,348	$8,826,719
150	Secrets & Lies	Drama	R	$5,343,011	1,208,826	$8,679,371
151	The Evening Star	Drama	PG-13	$5,272,449	1,192,862	$8,564,749
152	Jane Eyre	Drama	PG	$5,150,192	1,165,202	$8,366,150
153	Solo	Action	PG-13	$4,932,915	1,116,044	$8,013,196
154	Heaven's Prisoners	Drama	R	$4,912,939	1,111,525	$7,980,750
155	Casino	Drama	R	$4,905,635	1,109,872	$7,968,881
156	Girl 6	Comedy	R	$4,855,000	1,098,416	$7,886,627
157	Joe's Apartment	Comedy	PG-13	$4,566,826	1,033,219	$7,418,512
158	Stealing Beauty	Drama	R	$4,376,355	990,126	$7,109,105
159	Bogus	Comedy	PG	$4,340,826	982,087	$7,051,385
160	Welcome to the Dollhouse	Comedy	R	$4,198,137	949,805	$6,819,600
161	To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday	Drama	PG-13	$4,137,645	936,119	$6,721,334
162	Antonia's Line	Drama	R	$4,047,426	915,707	$6,574,776
163	Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls	Comedy	PG-13	$3,988,567	902,391	$6,479,167
164	Ed	Comedy	PG	$3,956,785	895,200	$6,427,536
165	Swingers	Comedy	R	$3,861,814	873,714	$6,273,267
166	Restoration	Drama	R	$3,826,224	865,662	$6,215,453
167	Bound	Thriller/Suspense	R	$3,798,532	859,396	$6,170,463
168	Barb Wire	Action	R	$3,615,658	818,022	$5,873,398
169	Shine	Drama	PG-13	$3,542,807	801,540	$5,755,057
170	The Trigger Effect	Drama	R	$3,539,660	800,828	$5,749,945
171	Angels and Insects	Drama	R	$3,390,811	767,152	$5,508,151
172	Moll Flanders	Drama	PG-13	$3,363,968	761,079	$5,464,547
173	Carpool	Comedy	PG	$3,308,758	748,588	$5,374,862
174	Original Gangstas	Action	R	$3,268,414	739,460	$5,309,323
175	Feeling Minnesota	Drama	R	$3,028,433	685,166	$4,919,492
176	Get Shorty	Comedy	R	$2,954,057	668,339	$4,798,674
177	Basquiat	Drama	R	$2,729,067	617,436	$4,433,190
178	When We Were Kings	Documentary	PG	$2,666,118	603,194	$4,330,933
179	Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy	Comedy	R	$2,621,887	593,187	$4,259,083
180	Cutthroat Island	Adventure	PG-13	$2,617,537	592,203	$4,252,018
181	Unforgettable	Thriller/Suspense	R	$2,483,790	561,943	$4,034,751
182	The Stupids	Comedy	PG	$2,415,593	546,514	$3,923,971
183	Dracula: Dead and Loving It	Comedy	PG-13	$2,357,406	533,350	$3,829,453
184	The Crucible	Drama	PG-13	$2,340,466	529,517	$3,801,932
185	Richard III	Drama	R	$2,259,372	511,170	$3,670,201
186	If Lucy Fell	Romantic Comedy	R	$2,202,580	498,321	$3,577,945
187	Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace	Action	PG-13	$2,200,664	497,888	$3,574,836
188	Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored	Drama	PG	$2,174,060	491,869	$3,531,619
189	Faithful	Black Comedy	R	$2,101,580	475,471	$3,413,882
190	Snowriders	Documentary	Not Rated	$2,035,470	460,514	$3,306,491
191	Big Bully	Comedy	PG	$2,010,557	454,877	$3,266,017
192	It Takes Two	Comedy	PG	$2,006,420	453,941	$3,259,296
193	Surviving Picasso	Drama	R	$1,985,001	449,095	$3,224,502
194	Othello	Drama	R	$1,967,708	445,183	$3,196,414
195	Four Rooms	Comedy	R	$1,697,156	383,972	$2,756,919
196	Race the Sun	Drama	PG	$1,681,685	380,472	$2,731,789
197	I Shot Andy Warhol	Drama	R	$1,667,299	377,217	$2,708,418
198	When The Cat's Away	Comedy	R	$1,652,472	373,862	$2,684,329
199	Persuasion	Drama	PG	$1,410,163	319,041	$2,290,714
200	The Bridges of Madison County	Drama	PG-13	$1,409,439	318,878	$2,289,544
201	Beautiful Thing	Comedy	R	$1,363,753	308,541	$2,215,324
202	Kansas City	Drama	R	$1,353,824	306,295	$2,199,198
203	Mighty Aphrodite	Comedy	R	$1,349,253	305,261	$2,191,774
204	The Celluloid Closet	Documentary	R	$1,310,167	296,418	$2,128,281
205	Shanghai Triad	Drama	R	$1,290,260	291,914	$2,095,943
206	The Horseman on the Roof	Drama	R	$1,286,429	291,047	$2,089,717
207	Phat Beach	Comedy	R	$1,263,945	285,960	$2,053,193
208	Looking for Richard	Documentary	PG-13	$1,253,153	283,519	$2,035,666
209	Walking and Talking	Romantic Comedy	R	$1,231,303	278,575	$2,000,169
210	Nueba Yol	Drama	Not Rated	$1,229,715	278,216	$1,997,591
211	The Funeral	Drama	R	$1,106,233	250,279	$1,797,003
212	Bad Moon	Horror	R	$1,055,525	238,807	$1,714,634
213	Microcosmos	Documentary	G	$1,051,855	237,976	$1,708,668
214	Dead Man	Western	R	$1,025,488	232,011	$1,665,839
215	Two Much	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$1,010,072	228,523	$1,640,795
216	The City of Lost Children	Adventure	R	$1,000,856	226,438	$1,625,825
217	Mystery Science Theatre 3000	Comedy	PG-13	$949,745	214,874	$1,542,795
218	Breaking the Waves	Drama	R	$929,773	210,356	$1,510,356
219	The White Balloon	Drama	Not Rated	$888,894	201,107	$1,443,948
220	French Twist	Comedy	R	$888,044	200,915	$1,442,570
221	Powder	Drama	PG-13	$872,570	197,414	$1,417,433
222	Heavy	Drama	R	$852,362	192,842	$1,384,606
223	Ridicule	Drama	R	$851,953	192,750	$1,383,945
224	Assassins	Action	R	$818,094	185,089	$1,328,939
225	Crash	Drama	R	$738,339	167,045	$1,199,383
226	Little Indian, Big City	Comedy	PG	$682,028	154,305	$1,107,910
227	The Flower of My Secret	Drama	R	$653,723	147,901	$1,061,929
228	Georgia	Drama	R	$645,939	146,140	$1,049,285
229	Money Train	Action	R	$645,715	146,089	$1,048,919
230	Beaumarchais the Scoundrel	Drama	Not Rated	$630,269	142,595	$1,023,832
231	Grace of My Heart	Drama	R	$617,632	139,736	$1,003,304
232	Copycat	Thriller/Suspense	R	$615,023	139,145	$999,061
233	Anne Frank Remembered	Documentary	PG	$606,713	137,265	$985,563
234	Now and Then	Drama	PG-13	$586,693	132,736	$953,044
235	The Monster	Comedy	R	$569,901	128,937	$925,768
236	My Favorite Season	Drama	Not Rated	$555,900	125,769	$903,021
237	Ghosts of Mississippi	Drama	PG-13	$540,898	122,375	$878,653
238	American Buffalo	Drama	R	$540,364	122,254	$877,784
239	The People vs. Larry Flynt	Drama	R	$523,295	118,393	$850,062
240	Vampire in Brooklyn	Horror	R	$522,351	118,179	$848,525
241	Last Summer in the Hamptons	Comedy	R	$510,271	115,446	$828,902
242	Dangerous Minds	Drama	R	$509,458	115,262	$827,581
243	Trees Lounge	Drama	R	$508,532	115,052	$826,073
244	Boys	Drama	PG-13	$477,367	108,002	$775,454
245	Twelfth Night: Or What You Will	Comedy	PG	$472,946	107,001	$768,267
246	Bloodsport 2	Action	R	$456,931	103,378	$742,254
247	It's My Party	Drama	R	$455,101	102,964	$739,282
248	Garden of the Finzi-Continis	Drama	R	$440,907	99,753	$716,227
249	Bottle Rocket	Adventure	R	$407,488	92,192	$661,939
250	The Grass Harp	Drama	PG	$392,371	88,772	$637,383
251	The Usual Suspects	Drama	R	$381,812	86,383	$620,230
252	Cry, The Beloved Country	Drama	PG-13	$358,748	81,165	$582,765
253	Bitter Sugar	Drama		$354,572	80,220	$575,980
254	Evita	Musical	PG	$334,440	75,665	$543,275
255	Things to Do in Denver when You're Dead	Black Comedy	R	$333,629	75,482	$541,961
256	Chungking Express	Drama	PG-13	$332,003	75,114	$539,319
257	Maybe, Maybe Not	Comedy		$330,760	74,833	$537,301
258	The Young Poisoner's Handbook	Drama	R	$330,466	74,766	$536,820
259	Bitter Sugar	Drama		$328,768	74,382	$534,063
260	Fair Game	Action	R	$313,458	70,918	$509,191
261	Stonewall	Drama	R	$304,602	68,914	$494,803
262	A Midwinter's Tale	Comedy	R	$288,122	65,186	$468,035
263	Carrington	Drama	R	$277,906	62,875	$451,443
264	The Last Supper	Comedy	R	$259,930	58,808	$422,241
265	Celestial Clockwork	Comedy		$257,241	58,199	$417,869
266	Mother	Comedy	PG-13	$228,040	51,593	$370,438
267	Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story	Drama	PG-13	$225,161	50,941	$365,756
268	The Star Maker	Drama	R	$222,613	50,365	$361,621
269	The Cemetery Man	Comedy	R	$199,913	45,229	$324,744
270	Home for the Holidays	Comedy	PG-13	$179,374	40,582	$291,379
271	Nick of Time	Thriller/Suspense	R	$173,223	39,191	$281,391
272	Marvin's Room	Drama	PG-13	$169,757	38,407	$275,762
273	Carried Away	Drama	R	$156,975	35,515	$254,998
274	Someone Else's America	Comedy	R	$154,873	35,039	$251,580
275	Hamlet	Drama	PG-13	$148,321	33,557	$240,939
276	La c�r�monie	Drama	Not Rated	$143,564	32,481	$233,214
277	Clueless	Comedy	PG-13	$137,266	31,056	$222,982
278	The Portrait of a Lady	Drama	PG-13	$133,651	30,238	$217,109
279	Everyone Says I Love You	Musical	R	$131,678	29,791	$213,899
280	To Die For	Black Comedy	R	$129,303	29,254	$210,044
281	Thieves (Les Voleurs)	Drama	R	$128,974	29,180	$209,512
282	Getting Away with Murder	Comedy	R	$127,691	28,889	$207,423
283	Some Mother's Son	Drama	R	$114,309	25,862	$185,689
284	The Secret Agent	Thriller/Suspense	R	$106,606	24,119	$173,174
285	Mad Dog Time	Comedy	R	$80,026	18,105	$129,994
286	The Visitors	Comedy	R	$67,953	15,374	$110,385
287	Dead Presidents	Drama	R	$58,418	13,217	$94,898
288	Citizen Ruth	Comedy		$56,747	12,839	$92,184
289	Jack & Sarah	Romantic Comedy	PG	$56,016	12,673	$90,992
290	Mortal Kombat	Action	PG-13	$50,081	11,331	$81,357
291	For Better or Worse	Comedy		$41,628	9,418	$67,621
292	When Night is Falling	Drama	R	$40,155	9,085	$65,230
293	Lamerica	Drama	Not Rated	$29,612	6,700	$48,106
294	The Big Squeeze	Drama	R	$23,567	5,332	$38,284
295	A Couch in New York	Romantic Comedy	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
296	Bird of Prey	Thriller/Suspense	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
297	August	Drama	PG	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
298	Butterfly Kiss	Thriller/Suspense		$5,000	1,131	$8,121
299	The Search for One-eye Jimmy	Comedy	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
300	American Strays	Action	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
301	Glory Daze	Comedy		$5,000	1,131	$8,121
302	Freeway	Comedy	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
303	Blue Juice	Comedy	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
304	Captives	Drama	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
305	A Boy Called Hate	Drama	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
306	In Love and War	Drama	PG-13	$4,112	930	$6,677
307	Bang	Thriller/Suspense		$527	119	$854
Total Gross of All Movies				$5,211,440,034
Total Tickets Sold					1,179,058,827
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$8,465,642,378

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.