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	$546,452,224
2	Twister	Action	PG-13	$241,688,385	54,680,630	$431,430,171
3	Mission: Impossible	Action	PG-13	$180,891,004	40,925,567	$322,902,724
4	The Rock	Action	R	$133,955,936	30,306,773	$239,120,439
5	The Nutty Professor	Comedy	PG-13	$128,769,345	29,133,336	$229,862,021
6	Ransom	Action	R	$124,641,941	28,199,534	$222,494,323
7	The Birdcage	Comedy	R	$123,939,840	28,040,688	$221,241,028
8	A Time to Kill	Drama	R	$108,706,165	24,594,155	$194,047,883
9	Phenomenon	Drama	PG	$104,464,977	23,634,610	$186,477,073
10	101 Dalmatians	Comedy	G	$104,111,652	23,554,672	$185,846,362
11	The First Wives Club	Comedy	PG	$103,368,736	23,386,592	$184,520,211
12	Eraser	Action	R	$101,283,031	22,914,713	$180,797,086
13	Star Trek: First Contact	Adventure	PG-13	$85,122,152	19,258,405	$151,948,815
14	Mr. Holland's Opus	Drama	PG	$82,450,788	18,654,024	$147,180,249
15	Broken Arrow	Action	R	$70,640,985	15,982,123	$126,098,950
16	Jerry Maguire	Romantic Comedy	R	$60,351,092	13,654,093	$107,730,794
17	The Cable Guy	Comedy	PG-13	$60,154,431	13,609,600	$107,379,744
18	Courage Under Fire	Drama	R	$58,918,501	13,329,978	$105,173,526
19	Jack	Drama	PG-13	$58,451,483	13,224,317	$104,339,861
20	Twelve Monkeys	Drama	R	$56,838,334	12,859,352	$101,460,287
21	Executive Decision	Thriller/Suspense	R	$56,472,312	12,776,541	$100,806,908
22	Primal Fear	Thriller/Suspense	R	$56,013,000	12,672,624	$99,987,003
23	Tin Cup	Romantic Comedy	R	$53,854,588	12,184,296	$96,134,095
24	Jingle All the Way	Comedy	PG	$53,185,547	12,032,929	$94,939,810
25	Sleepers	Drama	R	$52,420,458	11,859,832	$93,574,074
26	Up Close & Personal	Drama	PG-13	$50,984,674	11,534,994	$91,011,103
27	Romeo+Juliet	Drama	PG-13	$43,820,000	9,914,027	$78,221,673
28	Jumanji	Adventure	PG	$42,609,673	9,640,198	$76,061,162
29	Grumpier Old Men	Comedy	PG-13	$40,750,991	9,219,681	$72,743,283
30	The Mirror Has Two Faces	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$40,359,524	9,131,114	$72,044,489
31	Dead Man Walking	Drama	R	$39,261,491	8,882,690	$70,084,424
32	Sense and Sensibility	Drama	PG	$38,628,080	8,739,385	$68,953,748
33	Happy Gilmore	Comedy	PG-13	$38,602,000	8,733,484	$68,907,189
34	The Ghost and the Darkness	Action	R	$37,709,317	8,531,520	$67,313,693
35	A Thin Line Between Love & Hate	Romantic Comedy	R	$34,873,513	7,889,935	$62,251,587
36	Muppet Treasure Island	Adventure	G	$34,285,248	7,756,843	$61,201,491
37	Set It Off	Drama	R	$34,236,771	7,745,876	$61,114,962
38	The Truth About Cats & Dogs	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$33,228,594	7,517,781	$59,315,292
39	Matilda	Comedy	PG	$33,084,249	7,485,124	$59,057,628
40	Striptease	Comedy	R	$32,758,418	7,411,407	$58,476,001
41	The Long Kiss Goodnight	Action	R	$32,720,083	7,402,734	$58,407,571
42	Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco	Adventure	G	$32,709,423	7,400,322	$58,388,541
43	Rumble in the Bronx	Action	R	$32,281,907	7,303,599	$57,625,396
44	Black Sheep	Comedy	PG-13	$32,258,130	7,298,219	$57,582,948
45	Eddie	Comedy	PG-13	$31,289,479	7,079,068	$55,853,847
46	Heat	Drama	R	$30,928,683	6,997,440	$55,209,802
47	Waiting to Exhale	Drama	R	$30,923,628	6,996,296	$55,200,775
48	Sgt. Bilko	Comedy	PG	$30,141,475	6,819,338	$53,804,577
49	Leaving Las Vegas	Drama	R	$29,218,365	6,610,490	$52,156,766
50	The Preacher's Wife	Drama	PG	$27,942,124	6,321,748	$49,878,592
51	The Island of Dr. Moreau	Adventure	PG-13	$27,663,982	6,258,819	$49,382,082
52	Michael	Comedy	PG	$27,629,196	6,250,949	$49,319,988
53	Spy Hard	Comedy	PG-13	$26,906,039	6,087,339	$48,029,105
54	Eye for an Eye	Drama	R	$26,729,447	6,047,386	$47,713,876
55	Harriet the Spy	Adventure	PG	$26,539,321	6,004,371	$47,374,487
56	First Kid	Comedy	PG	$26,128,650	5,911,459	$46,641,412
57	Mars Attacks!	Comedy	PG-13	$25,846,508	5,847,626	$46,137,769
58	From Dusk Till Dawn	Horror	R	$25,728,961	5,821,032	$45,927,942
59	Down Periscope	Comedy	PG-13	$25,607,849	5,793,631	$45,711,749
60	That Thing You Do!	Drama	PG	$25,458,013	5,759,731	$45,444,278
61	Escape from L.A.	Action	R	$25,329,895	5,730,745	$45,215,578
62	Daylight	Action	PG-13	$24,980,565	5,651,712	$44,592,008
63	Kingpin	Comedy	R	$24,879,969	5,628,952	$44,412,431
64	The Craft	Thriller/Suspense	R	$24,703,049	5,588,925	$44,096,618
65	Sling Blade	Drama	R	$24,475,416	5,537,424	$43,690,275
66	Father of the Bride Part II	Comedy	PG	$24,313,176	5,500,719	$43,400,673
67	Fly Away Home	Drama	PG	$24,268,760	5,490,670	$43,321,386
68	Fargo	Thriller/Suspense	R	$24,015,679	5,433,412	$42,869,621
69	The English Patient	Drama	R	$22,758,252	5,148,926	$40,625,026
70	Sabrina	Romantic Comedy	PG	$22,669,649	5,128,880	$40,466,863
71	The Juror	Thriller/Suspense	R	$22,079,985	4,995,472	$39,414,274
72	Emma	Romantic Comedy	PG	$22,041,742	4,986,819	$39,346,002
73	D3: The Mighty Ducks	Comedy	PG	$21,887,865	4,952,006	$39,071,327
74	The Quest	Action	PG-13	$21,607,190	4,888,505	$38,570,304
75	A Very Brady Sequel	Comedy	PG-13	$21,397,954	4,841,166	$38,196,800
76	Scream	Horror	R	$21,253,204	4,808,417	$37,938,410
77	Bulletproof	Action	R	$21,162,420	4,787,878	$37,776,357
78	High School High	Comedy	PG-13	$20,694,213	4,681,949	$36,940,578
79	Chain Reaction	Action	PG-13	$20,550,712	4,649,482	$36,684,413
80	Fear	Thriller/Suspense	R	$20,528,755	4,644,515	$36,645,223
81	The Glimmer Man	Action	R	$20,301,706	4,593,146	$36,239,922
82	City Hall	Drama	R	$20,231,760	4,577,321	$36,115,063
83	Multiplicity	Comedy	PG-13	$20,101,861	4,547,932	$35,883,183
84	Flipper	Comedy	PG	$20,047,715	4,535,682	$35,786,531
85	Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood	Comedy	R	$19,674,813	4,451,315	$35,120,875
86	One Fine Day	Romantic Comedy	PG	$19,435,044	4,397,069	$34,692,874
87	Bed of Roses	Drama	PG	$18,972,237	4,292,361	$33,866,728
88	Kazaam	Comedy	PG	$18,843,825	4,263,309	$33,637,508
89	The Fan	Thriller/Suspense	R	$18,406,215	4,164,302	$32,856,343
90	Last Man Standing	Action	R	$18,100,017	4,095,026	$32,309,755
91	The Crow: City of Angels	Action	R	$17,883,659	4,046,077	$31,923,548
92	Extreme Measures	Drama	R	$17,369,541	3,929,760	$31,005,806
93	The Phantom	Action	PG	$17,220,599	3,896,063	$30,739,937
94	Fled	Action	R	$17,192,205	3,889,639	$30,689,252
95	Diabolique	Thriller/Suspense	R	$17,003,203	3,846,879	$30,351,875
96	The Frighteners	Horror	R	$16,524,115	3,738,488	$29,496,670
97	Trainspotting	Drama	R	$16,501,000	3,733,258	$29,455,406
98	Supercop	Action	R	$16,249,557	3,676,370	$29,006,559
99	Thinner	Horror	R	$14,807,397	3,350,090	$26,432,210
100	Flirting with Disaster	Comedy	R	$14,702,438	3,326,343	$26,244,846
101	The Substitute	Drama	R	$14,675,167	3,320,174	$26,196,173
102	The Chamber	Drama	R	$14,259,205	3,226,064	$25,453,645
103	Maximum Risk	Action	R	$14,039,438	3,176,343	$25,061,346
104	The Arrival	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$14,012,411	3,170,229	$25,013,107
105	Bio-Dome	Comedy	PG-13	$13,270,797	3,002,443	$23,689,275
106	Se7en	Thriller/Suspense	R	$13,011,868	2,943,862	$23,227,071
107	Il Postino	Drama	PG	$12,786,292	2,892,826	$22,824,397
108	Mr. Wrong	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$12,781,045	2,891,639	$22,815,032
109	Goldeneye	Action	PG-13	$12,767,795	2,888,641	$22,791,377
110	The Spitfire Grill	Drama	PG-13	$12,592,203	2,848,915	$22,477,939
111	The Associate	Comedy	PG-13	$12,384,525	2,801,929	$22,107,220
112	Lone Star	Drama	R	$12,194,247	2,758,879	$21,767,555
113	Alaska	Adventure	PG	$11,500,372	2,601,894	$20,528,944
114	Mulholland Falls	Drama	R	$11,375,390	2,573,618	$20,305,846
115	2 Days In The Valley	Drama	R	$11,090,856	2,509,243	$19,797,927
116	Big Night	Drama	R	$11,066,839	2,503,810	$19,755,061
117	Michael Collins	Drama	R	$10,852,774	2,455,379	$19,372,940
118	Two if by Sea	Romantic Comedy	R	$10,493,670	2,374,133	$18,731,909
119	Beautiful Girls	Comedy	R	$10,439,854	2,361,958	$18,635,849
120	White Squall	Adventure	PG-13	$10,229,300	2,314,321	$18,259,993
121	My Fellow Americans	Comedy	PG-13	$10,170,986	2,301,128	$18,155,900
122	Sunset Park	Drama	R	$10,128,314	2,291,474	$18,079,730
123	Mrs. Winterbourne	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$10,039,566	2,271,395	$17,921,307
124	A Family Thing	Drama	PG-13	$9,974,397	2,256,651	$17,804,976
125	She's the One	Romantic Comedy	R	$9,398,667	2,126,395	$16,777,257
126	Dunston Checks In	Comedy	PG	$9,395,724	2,125,729	$16,772,002
127	Hellraiser IV: Bloodline	Horror	R	$9,321,492	2,108,935	$16,639,497
128	Tom and Huck	Adventure	PG	$9,232,982	2,088,910	$16,481,500
129	Celtic Pride	Comedy	PG-13	$9,169,981	2,074,656	$16,369,036
130	The American President	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$8,954,209	2,025,839	$15,983,870
131	Before and After	Drama	PG-13	$8,619,397	1,950,090	$15,386,210
132	Braveheart	Drama	R	$8,526,191	1,929,002	$15,219,826
133	The Rich Man's Wife	Thriller/Suspense	R	$8,509,288	1,925,178	$15,189,654
134	Larger Than Life	Comedy	PG	$8,289,972	1,875,559	$14,798,161
135	The Great White Hype	Comedy	R	$7,751,497	1,753,732	$13,836,945
136	Wings of Courage	Drama	G	$6,918,899	1,565,362	$12,350,706
137	Dear God	Comedy	PG	$6,899,612	1,560,998	$12,316,274
138	House Arrest	Comedy	PG	$6,895,790	1,560,133	$12,309,449
139	Babe	Adventure	G	$6,853,625	1,550,594	$12,234,187
140	Sudden Death	Action	R	$6,747,130	1,526,500	$12,044,085
141	Across The Sea of Time	Drama	G	$6,484,780	1,467,145	$11,575,774
142	Nixon	Drama	R	$6,064,096	1,371,967	$10,824,820
143	Last Dance	Drama	R	$5,857,534	1,325,234	$10,456,096
144	Screamers	Action	R	$5,701,359	1,289,900	$10,177,311
145	Get on the Bus	Drama	R	$5,660,056	1,280,556	$10,103,587
146	Mary Reilly	Drama	R	$5,615,008	1,270,364	$10,023,172
147	The Pallbearer	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$5,612,586	1,269,816	$10,018,848
148	Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood	Horror	R	$5,587,855	1,264,221	$9,974,704
149	Cold Comfort Farm	Comedy	PG	$5,433,717	1,229,348	$9,699,556
150	Secrets & Lies	Drama	R	$5,343,011	1,208,826	$9,537,637
151	The Evening Star	Drama	PG-13	$5,272,449	1,192,862	$9,411,681
152	Jane Eyre	Drama	PG	$5,150,192	1,165,202	$9,193,444
153	Solo	Action	PG-13	$4,932,915	1,116,044	$8,805,587
154	Heaven's Prisoners	Drama	R	$4,912,939	1,111,525	$8,769,932
155	Casino	Drama	R	$4,905,635	1,109,872	$8,756,890
156	Girl 6	Comedy	R	$4,855,000	1,098,416	$8,666,502
157	Joe's Apartment	Comedy	PG-13	$4,566,826	1,033,219	$8,152,098
158	Stealing Beauty	Drama	R	$4,376,355	990,126	$7,812,094
159	Bogus	Comedy	PG	$4,340,826	982,087	$7,748,666
160	Welcome to the Dollhouse	Comedy	R	$4,198,137	949,805	$7,493,961
161	To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday	Drama	PG-13	$4,137,645	936,119	$7,385,979
162	Antonia	Drama	R	$4,047,426	915,707	$7,224,928
163	Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls	Comedy	PG-13	$3,988,567	902,391	$7,119,865
164	Ed	Comedy	PG	$3,956,785	895,200	$7,063,128
165	Swingers	Comedy	R	$3,861,814	873,714	$6,893,603
166	Restoration	Drama	R	$3,826,224	865,662	$6,830,073
167	Bound	Thriller/Suspense	R	$3,798,532	859,396	$6,780,634
168	Barb Wire	Action	R	$3,615,658	818,022	$6,454,194
169	Shine	Drama	PG-13	$3,542,807	801,540	$6,324,151
170	The Trigger Effect	Drama	R	$3,539,660	800,828	$6,318,533
171	Angels and Insects	Drama	R	$3,390,811	767,152	$6,052,829
172	Moll Flanders	Drama	PG-13	$3,363,968	761,079	$6,004,913
173	Carpool	Comedy	PG	$3,308,758	748,588	$5,906,359
174	Original Gangstas	Action	R	$3,268,414	739,460	$5,834,339
175	Feeling Minnesota	Drama	R	$3,028,433	685,166	$5,405,960
176	Get Shorty	Comedy	R	$2,954,057	668,339	$5,273,195
177	Basquiat	Drama	R	$2,729,067	617,436	$4,871,570
178	When We Were Kings	Documentary	PG	$2,666,118	603,194	$4,759,201
179	Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy	Comedy	R	$2,621,887	593,187	$4,680,245
180	Cutthroat Island	Adventure	PG-13	$2,617,537	592,203	$4,672,482
181	Unforgettable	Thriller/Suspense	R	$2,483,790	561,943	$4,433,730
182	The Stupids	Comedy	PG	$2,415,593	546,514	$4,311,995
183	Dracula: Dead and Loving It	Comedy	PG-13	$2,357,406	533,350	$4,208,132
184	The Crucible	Drama	PG-13	$2,340,466	529,517	$4,177,889
185	Richard III	Drama	R	$2,259,372	511,170	$4,033,131
186	If Lucy Fell	Romantic Comedy	R	$2,202,580	498,321	$3,931,753
187	Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace	Action	PG-13	$2,200,664	497,888	$3,928,336
188	Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored	Drama	PG	$2,174,060	491,869	$3,880,846
189	Faithful	Black Comedy	R	$2,101,580	475,471	$3,751,466
190	Snowriders	Documentary	Not Rated	$2,035,470	460,514	$3,633,455
191	Big Bully	Comedy	PG	$2,010,557	454,877	$3,588,980
192	It Takes Two	Comedy	PG	$2,006,420	453,941	$3,581,594
193	Surviving Picasso	Drama	R	$1,985,001	449,095	$3,543,360
194	Othello	Drama	R	$1,967,708	445,183	$3,512,494
195	Four Rooms	Comedy	R	$1,697,156	383,972	$3,029,539
196	Race the Sun	Drama	PG	$1,681,685	380,472	$3,001,924
197	I Shot Andy Warhol	Drama	R	$1,667,299	377,217	$2,976,242
198	When The Cat's Away	Comedy	R	$1,652,472	373,862	$2,949,771
199	Persuasion	Drama	PG	$1,410,163	319,041	$2,517,233
200	The Bridges of Madison County	Drama	PG-13	$1,409,439	318,878	$2,515,947
201	Beautiful Thing	Comedy	R	$1,363,753	308,541	$2,434,388
202	Kansas City	Drama	R	$1,353,824	306,295	$2,416,668
203	Mighty Aphrodite	Comedy	R	$1,349,253	305,261	$2,408,509
204	The Celluloid Closet	Documentary	R	$1,310,167	296,418	$2,338,738
205	Yao a yao yao dao waipo qiao	Drama	R	$1,290,260	291,914	$2,303,201
206	Le hussard sur le toit	Drama	R	$1,286,429	291,047	$2,296,361
207	Phat Beach	Comedy	R	$1,263,945	285,960	$2,256,224
208	Looking for Richard	Documentary	PG-13	$1,253,153	283,519	$2,236,965
209	Walking and Talking	Romantic Comedy	R	$1,231,303	278,575	$2,197,957
210	Nueba Yol	Drama	Not Rated	$1,229,715	278,216	$2,195,124
211	The Funeral	Drama	R	$1,106,233	250,279	$1,974,701
212	Bad Moon	Horror	R	$1,055,525	238,807	$1,884,187
213	Microcosmos	Documentary	G	$1,051,855	237,976	$1,877,631
214	Dead Man	Drama	R	$1,025,488	232,011	$1,830,567
215	Two Much	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$1,010,072	228,523	$1,803,046
216	La cit� des enfants perdus	Adventure	R	$1,000,856	226,438	$1,786,596
217	Mystery Science Theatre 3000	Comedy	PG-13	$949,745	214,874	$1,695,356
218	Breaking the Waves	Drama	R	$929,773	210,356	$1,659,709
219	Badkonake sefid	Drama	Not Rated	$888,894	201,107	$1,586,734
220	Gazon maudit	Comedy	R	$888,044	200,915	$1,585,219
221	Powder	Drama	PG-13	$872,570	197,414	$1,557,596
222	Heavy	Drama	R	$852,362	192,842	$1,521,523
223	Ridicule	Drama	R	$851,953	192,750	$1,520,798
224	Assassins	Action	R	$818,094	185,089	$1,460,352
225	Crash	Drama	R	$738,339	167,045	$1,317,985
226	Un indien dans la ville	Comedy	PG	$682,028	154,305	$1,217,466
227	La flor de mi secreto	Drama	R	$653,723	147,901	$1,166,939
228	Georgia	Drama	R	$645,939	146,140	$1,153,045
229	Money Train	Action	R	$645,715	146,089	$1,152,642
230	Beaumarchais, l'insolent	Drama	Not Rated	$630,269	142,595	$1,125,075
231	Grace of My Heart	Drama	R	$617,632	139,736	$1,102,517
232	Copycat	Thriller/Suspense	R	$615,023	139,145	$1,097,854
233	Anne Frank Remembered	Documentary	PG	$606,713	137,265	$1,083,021
234	Now and Then	Drama	PG-13	$586,693	132,736	$1,047,287
235	Il Mostro	Comedy	R	$569,901	128,937	$1,017,313
236	Ma saison pr�félr�e	Drama	Not Rated	$555,900	125,769	$992,317
237	Ghosts of Mississippi	Drama	PG-13	$540,898	122,375	$965,539
238	American Buffalo	Drama	R	$540,364	122,254	$964,584
239	The People vs. Larry Flynt	Drama	R	$523,295	118,393	$934,121
240	Vampire in Brooklyn	Horror	R	$522,351	118,179	$932,432
241	Last Summer in the Hamptons	Comedy	R	$510,271	115,446	$910,869
242	Dangerous Minds	Drama	R	$509,458	115,262	$909,417
243	Trees Lounge	Drama	R	$508,532	115,052	$907,760
244	Boys	Drama	PG-13	$477,367	108,002	$852,136
245	Twelfth Night: Or What You Will	Comedy	PG	$472,946	107,001	$844,238
246	Bloodsport 2	Action	R	$456,931	103,378	$815,652
247	It's My Party	Drama	R	$455,101	102,964	$812,386
248	Garden of the Finzi-Continis	Drama	R	$440,907	99,753	$787,051
249	Bottle Rocket	Adventure	R	$407,488	92,192	$727,395
250	The Grass Harp	Drama	PG	$392,371	88,772	$700,411
251	The Usual Suspects	Drama	R	$381,812	86,383	$681,562
252	Cry, The Beloved Country	Drama	PG-13	$358,748	81,165	$640,392
253	Bitter Sugar	Drama		$354,572	80,220	$632,936
254	Evita	Musical	PG	$334,440	75,665	$596,997
255	Things to Do in Denver when You're Dead	Black Comedy	R	$333,629	75,482	$595,553
256	Chung hing sam lam	Drama	PG-13	$332,003	75,114	$592,649
257	Der Bewegte Mann	Comedy		$330,760	74,833	$590,432
258	The Young Poisoner's Handbook	Drama	R	$330,466	74,766	$589,904
259	Az�car amarga	Drama		$328,768	74,382	$586,874
260	Fair Game	Action	R	$313,458	70,918	$559,543
261	Stonewall	Drama	R	$304,602	68,914	$543,731
262	Freeway	Comedy	R	$295,493	66,854	$527,478
263	A Midwinter's Tale	Comedy	R	$288,122	65,186	$514,318
264	Carrington	Drama	R	$277,906	62,875	$496,084
265	The Last Supper	Comedy	R	$259,930	58,808	$463,995
266	M�caniques c�lestes	Comedy		$257,241	58,199	$459,190
267	Mother	Comedy	PG-13	$228,040	51,593	$407,069
268	Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story	Drama	PG-13	$225,161	50,941	$401,924
269	L'uomo delle stelle	Drama	R	$222,613	50,365	$397,380
270	Dellamorte Dellamore	Comedy	R	$199,913	45,229	$356,857
271	Home for the Holidays	Comedy	PG-13	$179,374	40,582	$320,192
272	Nick of Time	Thriller/Suspense	R	$173,223	39,191	$309,217
273	Marvin's Room	Drama	PG-13	$169,757	38,407	$303,031
274	Carried Away	Drama	R	$156,975	35,515	$280,213
275	Someone Else's America	Comedy	R	$154,873	35,039	$276,458
276	Hamlet	Drama	PG-13	$148,321	33,557	$264,765
277	La c�r�monie	Drama	Not Rated	$143,564	32,481	$256,275
278	Clueless	Comedy	PG-13	$137,266	31,056	$245,032
279	The Portrait of a Lady	Drama	PG-13	$133,651	30,238	$238,578
280	Everyone Says I Love You	Musical	R	$131,678	29,791	$235,051
281	To Die For	Black Comedy	R	$129,303	29,254	$230,814
282	Thieves (Les Voleurs)	Drama	R	$128,974	29,180	$230,230
283	Getting Away with Murder	Comedy	R	$127,691	28,889	$227,934
284	Some Mother's Son	Drama	R	$114,309	25,862	$204,051
285	The Secret Agent	Thriller/Suspense	R	$106,606	24,119	$190,299
286	Mad Dog Time	Comedy	R	$80,026	18,105	$142,848
287	Les Visiteurs	Comedy	R	$67,953	15,374	$121,301
288	Dead Presidents	Drama	R	$58,418	13,217	$104,282
289	Citizen Ruth	Comedy		$56,747	12,839	$101,300
290	Jack & Sarah	Romantic Comedy	PG	$56,016	12,673	$99,990
291	Mortal Kombat	Action	PG-13	$50,081	11,331	$89,402
292	For Better or Worse	Comedy		$41,628	9,418	$74,308
293	When Night is Falling	Drama	R	$40,155	9,085	$71,681
294	Lamerica	Drama	Not Rated	$29,612	6,700	$52,863
295	The Big Squeeze	Drama	R	$23,567	5,332	$42,069
296	American Strays	Action	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
297	The Search for One-eye Jimmy	Comedy	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
298	August	Drama	PG	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
299	Blue Juice	Comedy	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
300	Bird of Prey	Thriller/Suspense	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
301	Glory Daze	Comedy		$5,000	1,131	$8,924
302	Butterfly Kiss	Thriller/Suspense		$5,000	1,131	$8,924
303	Un divan � New York	Romantic Comedy	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
304	Captives	Drama	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
305	A Boy Called Hate	Drama	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
306	In Love and War	Drama	PG-13	$4,112	930	$7,338
307	Bang	Thriller/Suspense		$527	119	$939
Total Gross of All Movies				$5,211,837,502
Total Tickets Sold					1,179,148,753
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$9,303,483,661

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.