Box Office Performance for Original Screenplay Movies in 1996

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	1996 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Independence Day	Adventure	PG-13	$306,169,255	69,269,062	$476,571,147
2	The Rock	Action	R	$134,069,511	30,332,469	$208,687,387
3	Ransom	Action	R	$129,137,746	29,216,685	$201,010,793
4	Phenomenon	Drama	PG	$104,535,318	23,650,524	$162,715,605
5	Eraser	Action	R	$101,295,562	22,917,548	$157,672,730
6	Space Jam	Comedy	PG	$85,422,365	19,326,327	$132,965,130
7	Jerry Maguire	Romantic Comedy	R	$83,006,355	18,779,718	$129,204,460
8	Mr. Holland's Opus	Drama	PG	$82,568,138	18,680,574	$128,522,349
9	Broken Arrow	Action	R	$70,645,997	15,983,257	$109,964,808
10	The Cable Guy	Comedy	PG-13	$60,240,295	13,629,026	$93,767,699
11	Courage Under Fire	Drama	R	$59,003,384	13,349,182	$91,842,372
12	Jack	Drama	PG-13	$58,554,258	13,247,570	$91,143,282
13	Jingle All the Way	Comedy	PG	$57,194,776	12,939,995	$89,027,166
14	Executive Decision	Thriller/Suspense	R	$56,679,192	12,823,347	$88,224,627
15	Tin Cup	Romantic Comedy	R	$53,854,588	12,184,296	$83,827,956
16	Michael	Comedy	PG	$52,733,564	11,930,671	$82,083,016
17	Dragonheart	Adventure	PG-13	$51,364,680	11,620,968	$79,952,260
18	Toy Story	Adventure	G	$41,791,316	9,455,049	$65,050,737
19	The Mirror Has Two Faces	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$40,752,572	9,220,039	$63,433,868
20	Scream	Horror	R	$39,084,452	8,842,636	$60,837,336
21	Happy Gilmore	Comedy	PG-13	$38,623,460	8,738,339	$60,119,772
22	A Thin Line Between Love & Hate	Romantic Comedy	R	$34,873,513	7,889,935	$54,282,753
23	Set It Off	Drama	R	$34,639,061	7,836,892	$53,917,817
24	The Truth About Cats & Dogs	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$34,084,531	7,711,432	$53,054,652
25	Mars Attacks!	Comedy	PG-13	$33,779,762	7,642,480	$52,580,262
26	The Long Kiss Goodnight	Action	R	$33,132,988	7,496,151	$51,573,519
27	Black Sheep	Comedy	PG-13	$32,330,354	7,314,560	$50,324,173
28	Rumble in the Bronx	Action	R	$32,281,907	7,303,599	$50,248,761
29	One Fine Day	Romantic Comedy	PG	$32,246,925	7,295,684	$50,194,306
30	Eddie	Comedy	PG-13	$31,369,401	7,097,150	$48,828,392
31	Heat	Drama	R	$30,943,723	7,000,842	$48,165,793
32	Daylight	Action	PG-13	$29,133,930	6,591,387	$45,348,743
33	Spy Hard	Comedy	PG-13	$26,936,265	6,094,178	$41,927,945
34	First Kid	Comedy	PG	$26,293,417	5,948,737	$40,927,311
35	From Dusk Till Dawn	Horror	R	$25,728,961	5,821,032	$40,048,700
36	Down Periscope	Comedy	PG-13	$25,723,977	5,819,904	$40,040,940
37	That Thing You Do!	Drama	PG	$25,632,746	5,799,264	$39,898,936
38	Kingpin	Comedy	R	$25,023,424	5,661,408	$38,950,487
39	The Craft	Thriller/Suspense	R	$24,769,466	5,603,952	$38,555,190
40	The Quest	Action	PG-13	$21,607,190	4,888,505	$33,632,914
41	Chain Reaction	Action	PG-13	$21,226,204	4,802,309	$33,039,886
42	Bulletproof	Action	R	$21,195,840	4,795,439	$32,992,620
43	High School High	Comedy	PG-13	$20,883,060	4,724,674	$32,505,757
44	Fear	Thriller/Suspense	R	$20,694,623	4,682,041	$32,212,442
45	The Glimmer Man	Action	R	$20,404,841	4,616,480	$31,761,382
46	City Hall	Drama	R	$20,278,055	4,587,795	$31,564,030
47	Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood	Comedy	R	$19,674,813	4,451,315	$30,625,047
48	Bed of Roses	Drama	PG	$18,972,237	4,292,361	$29,531,444
49	Kazaam	Comedy	PG	$18,880,508	4,271,608	$29,388,663
50	Last Man Standing	Action	R	$18,115,927	4,098,626	$28,198,547
51	My Fellow Americans	Comedy	PG-13	$18,004,594	4,073,438	$28,025,253
52	Fled	Action	R	$17,192,205	3,889,639	$26,760,716
53	The Frighteners	Horror	R	$16,553,635	3,745,166	$25,766,742
54	Supercop	Action	R	$16,270,600	3,681,131	$25,326,181
55	Flirting with Disaster	Comedy	R	$14,853,474	3,360,514	$23,120,336
56	The Substitute	Drama	R	$14,675,167	3,320,174	$22,842,797
57	Maximum Risk	Action	R	$14,102,929	3,190,708	$21,952,071
58	The Arrival	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$14,031,906	3,174,639	$21,841,516
59	Bio-Dome	Comedy	PG-13	$13,294,762	3,007,865	$20,694,111
60	Se7en	Thriller/Suspense	R	$13,079,501	2,959,163	$20,359,041
61	Lone Star	Drama	R	$12,919,488	2,922,961	$20,109,972
62	Mr. Wrong	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$12,805,071	2,897,075	$19,931,876
63	The Postman	Drama	PG	$12,786,292	2,892,826	$19,902,643
64	The Spitfire Grill	Drama	PG-13	$12,592,203	2,848,915	$19,600,535
65	Alaska	Adventure	PG	$11,509,600	2,603,982	$17,915,396
66	Mulholland Falls	Drama	R	$11,504,190	2,602,758	$17,906,975
67	Big Night	Drama	R	$11,330,458	2,563,452	$17,636,550
68	2 Days In The Valley	Drama	R	$11,101,856	2,511,732	$17,280,716
69	Beautiful Girls	Comedy	R	$10,523,880	2,380,968	$16,381,060
70	Two if by Sea	Romantic Comedy	R	$10,493,670	2,374,133	$16,334,035
71	Sunset Park	Drama	R	$10,128,314	2,291,474	$15,765,341
72	A Family Thing	Drama	PG-13	$9,993,012	2,260,862	$15,554,731
73	She's the One	Romantic Comedy	R	$9,482,579	2,145,380	$14,760,214
74	Dunston Checks In	Comedy	PG	$9,419,316	2,131,067	$14,661,741
75	Celtic Pride	Comedy	PG-13	$9,240,378	2,090,583	$14,383,211
76	The American President	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$8,967,526	2,028,852	$13,958,502
77	The Rich Man's Wife	Thriller/Suspense	R	$8,538,318	1,931,746	$13,290,412
78	Larger Than Life	Comedy	PG	$8,295,903	1,876,901	$12,913,079
79	The Great White Hype	Comedy	R	$7,852,282	1,776,534	$12,222,554
80	Wings of Courage	Drama	G	$6,918,899	1,565,362	$10,769,691
81	House Arrest	Comedy	PG	$6,906,987	1,562,667	$10,751,149
82	Dear God	Comedy	PG	$6,899,612	1,560,998	$10,739,666
83	Sudden Death	Action	R	$6,747,130	1,526,500	$10,502,320
84	Across The Sea of Time	Drama	G	$6,682,383	1,511,851	$10,401,535
85	Secrets & Lies	Drama	R	$6,237,238	1,411,140	$9,708,643
86	Last Dance	Drama	R	$5,857,534	1,325,234	$9,117,610
87	The Pallbearer	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$5,656,388	1,279,726	$8,804,515
88	Girl 6	Comedy	R	$4,880,941	1,104,285	$7,597,481
89	Balto	Adventure	G	$4,641,705	1,050,160	$7,225,101
90	Stealing Beauty	Drama	R	$4,573,330	1,034,690	$7,118,667
91	Bogus	Comedy	PG	$4,357,406	985,838	$6,782,565
92	Welcome to the Dollhouse	Comedy	R	$4,198,137	949,805	$6,534,658
93	Swingers	Comedy	R	$4,088,252	924,944	$6,363,615
94	Antonia's Line	Drama	R	$4,047,426	915,707	$6,300,064
95	Ed	Comedy	PG	$3,956,785	895,200	$6,158,976
96	Bound	Thriller/Suspense	R	$3,802,260	860,240	$5,918,451
97	Carpool	Comedy	PG	$3,325,651	752,410	$5,176,581
98	Original Gangstas	Action	R	$3,279,266	741,915	$5,104,375
99	Feeling Minnesota	Drama	R	$3,124,440	706,887	$4,863,383
100	Cutthroat Island	Adventure	PG-13	$2,801,462	633,815	$4,360,647
101	Unforgettable	Thriller/Suspense	R	$2,483,790	561,943	$3,866,168
102	Dracula: Dead and Loving It	Comedy	PG-13	$2,416,071	546,622	$3,760,759
103	The Stupids	Comedy	PG	$2,415,593	546,514	$3,760,016
104	If Lucy Fell	Romantic Comedy	R	$2,410,162	545,286	$3,751,568
105	Big Bully	Comedy	PG	$2,042,530	462,111	$3,179,324
106	It Takes Two	Comedy	PG	$2,006,420	453,941	$3,123,114
107	Four Rooms	Comedy	R	$1,779,025	402,494	$2,769,159
108	Race the Sun	Drama	PG	$1,681,685	380,472	$2,617,647
109	Ridicule	Drama	R	$1,582,546	358,042	$2,463,329
110	Mighty Aphrodite	Comedy	R	$1,363,326	308,445	$2,122,102
111	Kansas City	Drama	R	$1,353,824	306,295	$2,107,310
112	Breaking the Waves	Drama	R	$1,328,006	300,454	$2,067,124
113	Walking and Talking	Romantic Comedy	R	$1,287,480	291,285	$2,004,041
114	Phat Beach	Comedy	R	$1,263,945	285,960	$1,967,405
115	Nueba Yol	Drama	Not Rated	$1,229,715	278,216	$1,914,126
116	The Funeral	Drama	R	$1,212,799	274,389	$1,887,796
117	Little Indian, Big City	Comedy	PG	$1,029,731	232,971	$1,602,840
118	Dead Man	Western	R	$1,025,488	232,011	$1,596,236
119	The City of Lost Children	Adventure	R	$1,000,856	226,438	$1,557,893
120	Powder	Drama	PG-13	$956,919	216,498	$1,489,506
121	French Twist	Comedy	R	$888,044	200,915	$1,382,295
122	Heavy	Drama	R	$852,362	192,842	$1,326,753
123	Assassins	Action	R	$851,424	192,630	$1,325,294
124	Copycat	Thriller/Suspense	R	$741,789	167,826	$1,154,643
125	Trees Lounge	Drama	R	$673,269	152,323	$1,047,982
126	Now and Then	Drama	PG-13	$665,025	150,458	$1,035,151
127	Money Train	Action	R	$664,857	150,420	$1,034,890
128	The Visitors	Comedy	R	$659,000	149,095	$1,025,774
129	The Flower of My Secret	Drama	R	$653,723	147,901	$1,017,559
130	Georgia	Drama	R	$645,939	146,140	$1,005,443
131	Grace of My Heart	Drama	R	$617,632	139,736	$961,384
132	Vampire in Brooklyn	Horror	R	$603,023	136,431	$938,645
133	The Monster	Comedy	R	$569,901	128,937	$887,087
134	Mother	Comedy	PG-13	$522,339	118,176	$813,051
135	Last Summer in the Hamptons	Comedy	R	$510,271	115,446	$794,268
136	Things to Do in Denver when You're Dead	Black Comedy	R	$485,658	109,877	$755,954
137	The Last Supper	Comedy	R	$459,749	104,016	$715,630
138	The Usual Suspects	Drama	R	$451,074	102,053	$702,125
139	Bitter Sugar	Drama		$450,060	101,824	$700,549
140	Lamerica	Drama	Not Rated	$429,720	97,222	$668,887
141	Chungking Express	Drama	PG-13	$332,003	75,114	$516,784
142	Bitter Sugar	Drama		$328,768	74,382	$511,748
143	When Night is Falling	Drama	R	$298,598	67,556	$464,785
144	A Midwinter's Tale	Comedy	R	$288,122	65,186	$448,480
145	Everyone Says I Love You	Musical	R	$273,122	61,792	$425,129
146	Celestial Clockwork	Comedy		$257,241	58,199	$400,409
147	Nick of Time	Thriller/Suspense	R	$207,750	47,002	$323,374
148	Dead Presidents	Drama	R	$74,317	16,814	$115,680
149	Citizen Ruth	Comedy		$56,747	12,839	$88,332
150	Adrenalin: Fear the Rush		R	$37,536	8,492	$58,425
Total Gross of All Movies				$2,968,529,748
Total Tickets Sold					671,613,065
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$4,620,697,887

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.