Box Office Performance for Science Fiction 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	Star Trek: First Contact	Adventure	PG-13	$85,122,152	19,258,405	$151,948,815
3	Twelve Monkeys	Drama	R	$56,838,334	12,859,352	$101,460,287
4	The Island of Dr. Moreau	Adventure	PG-13	$27,663,982	6,258,819	$49,382,082
5	Mars Attacks!	Comedy	PG-13	$25,846,508	5,847,626	$46,137,769
6	Escape from L.A.	Action	R	$25,329,895	5,730,745	$45,215,578
7	Multiplicity	Comedy	PG-13	$20,101,861	4,547,932	$35,883,183
8	The Arrival	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$14,012,411	3,170,229	$25,013,107
9	Screamers	Action	R	$5,701,359	1,289,900	$10,177,311
10	Solo	Action	PG-13	$4,932,915	1,116,044	$8,805,587
11	Barb Wire	Action	R	$3,615,658	818,022	$6,454,194
12	Unforgettable	Thriller/Suspense	R	$2,483,790	561,943	$4,433,730
13	Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace	Action	PG-13	$2,200,664	497,888	$3,928,336
14	Mystery Science Theatre 3000	Comedy	PG-13	$949,745	214,874	$1,695,356
15	Adrenalin: Fear the Rush		R	$37,536	8,492	$67,002
Total Gross of All Movies				$580,960,869
Total Tickets Sold					131,439,108
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$1,037,054,562

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.