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Box Office Performance for PG Movies in 1996

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		Genre1996 GrossTickets Sold
1 The First Wives Club Sep 20, 1996 Paramount Pictures Comedy $104,670,012 23,680,998
2 Phenomenon Jul 5, 1996 Walt Disney Drama $104,539,127 23,651,386
3 Space Jam Nov 15, 1996 Warner Bros. Adventure $85,442,296 19,330,836
4 Mr. Holland’s Opus Dec 29, 1995 Walt Disney Drama $82,450,788 18,654,024
5 Jingle All the Way Nov 22, 1996 20th Century Fox Comedy $57,213,524 12,944,236
6 Michael Dec 25, 1996 New Line Comedy $52,733,564 11,930,670
7 Jumanji Dec 15, 1995 Sony Pictures Adventure $42,609,673 9,640,197
8 The Preacher’s Wife Dec 13, 1996 Walt Disney Drama $38,664,913 8,747,717
9 Sense and Sensibility Dec 11, 1995 Sony Pictures Drama $38,628,080 8,739,384
10 Matilda Aug 2, 1996 Sony Pictures Comedy $33,098,222 7,488,285
11 One Fine Day Dec 20, 1996 20th Century Fox Romantic Comedy $32,304,048 7,308,608
12 Sgt. Bilko Mar 29, 1996 Universal Comedy $30,356,589 6,868,006
13 James and the Giant Peach Apr 12, 1996 Walt Disney Adventure $28,921,264 6,543,272
14 Harriet the Spy Jul 10, 1996 Paramount Pictures Adventure $26,570,048 6,011,323
15 First Kid Aug 30, 1996 Walt Disney Adventure $26,299,656 5,950,148
16 That Thing You Do! Oct 4, 1996 20th Century Fox Comedy $25,680,349 5,810,033
17 Fly Away Home Sep 13, 1996 Sony Pictures Drama $25,054,202 5,668,371
18 Father of the Bride Part II Dec 8, 1995 Walt Disney Comedy $24,313,176 5,500,718
19 Sabrina Dec 15, 1995 Paramount Pictures Romantic Comedy $22,669,649 5,128,879
20 D3: The Mighty Ducks Oct 4, 1996 Walt Disney Comedy $22,491,695 5,088,618
21 Emma Aug 2, 1996 Miramax Comedy $22,231,658 5,029,786
22 Flipper May 17, 1996 Universal Adventure $20,080,020 4,542,990
23 Bed of Roses Jan 26, 1996 New Line Drama $18,972,237 4,292,361
24 Kazaam Jul 17, 1996 Walt Disney Comedy $18,880,508 4,271,608
25 The Phantom Jun 7, 1996 Paramount Pictures Action $17,220,599 3,896,063
26 Il Postino Jun 14, 1995 Miramax Drama $12,786,292 2,892,826
27 Alaska Aug 14, 1996 Sony Pictures Adventure $11,509,600 2,603,981
28 Dunston Checks In Jan 12, 1996 20th Century Fox Comedy $9,419,316 2,131,066
29 Tom and Huck Dec 22, 1995 Walt Disney Adventure $9,232,982 2,088,909
30 Larger Than Life Nov 1, 1996 MGM Comedy $8,295,903 1,876,901
31 House Arrest Aug 14, 1996 MGM Comedy $6,906,987 1,562,666
32 Dear God Nov 1, 1996 Paramount Pictures Comedy $6,899,612 1,560,998
33 Cold Comfort Farm May 10, 1996 Gramercy Comedy $5,682,429 1,285,617
34 Jane Eyre Apr 12, 1996 Miramax Drama $5,200,601 1,176,606
35 Bogus Sep 6, 1996 Warner Bros. Comedy $4,357,406 985,838
36 Ed Mar 15, 1996 Universal Comedy $3,956,785 895,200
37 Carpool Aug 23, 1996 Warner Bros. Comedy $3,325,651 752,409
38 The Stupids Aug 30, 1996 New Line Adventure $2,415,593 546,514
39 Once Upon a Time... When We… Jan 26, 1996 BET Pictures Drama $2,291,255 518,383
40 Evita Dec 25, 1996 Walt Disney Musical $2,278,112 515,409
41 Big Bully Jan 26, 1996 Warner Bros. Comedy $2,042,530 462,110
42 It Takes Two Nov 17, 1995 Warner Bros. Comedy $2,006,420 453,941
43 Race the Sun Mar 22, 1996 Sony Pictures Drama $1,681,685 380,471
44 Persuasion Sep 27, 1995 Sony Pictures Cla… Drama $1,410,163 319,041
45 Un indien dans la ville Mar 22, 1996 Walt Disney Adventure $1,029,731 232,970
46 Vertigo May 9, 1958 Paramount Pictures Thriller/Suspense $966,388 218,639
47 Anne Frank Remembered Feb 22, 1996 Sony Pictures Cla… Documentary $606,713 137,265
48 Twelfth Night: Or What You … Oct 25, 1996 Fine Line Comedy $588,621 133,172
49 The Grass Harp Oct 11, 1996 Fine Line Drama $493,007 111,540
50 Jack & Sarah Mar 22, 1996 Gramercy Romantic Comedy $218,626 49,462
51 Santa with Muscles Nov 8, 1996 Legacy Releasing Comedy $198,717 44,958
52 Infinity Oct 4, 1996 First Look $145,697 32,963
53 The Whole Wide World Dec 18, 1996 Sony Pictures Cla… $136,933 30,980
54 Open Season May 3, 1996 Comedy $9,000 2,036
55 August Apr 19, 1996 Goldwyn Entertain… Drama $5,000 1,131
Total Gross of All Movies$1,108,193,652
Total Tickets Sold250,722,519

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 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

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

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