Top Grossing Movies of 1996

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	MPAA	1996 Gross	Tickets Sold
1	Independence Day	Jul 2	20th Century Fox	Adventure	PG-13	$306,124,059	69,258,837
2	Twister	May 10	Warner Bros.	Action	PG-13	$241,688,385	54,680,630
3	Mission: Impossible	May 21	Paramount Pictures	Action	PG-13	$180,891,004	40,925,567
4	The Rock	Jun 7	Walt Disney	Action	R	$133,955,936	30,306,773
5	The Nutty Professor	Jun 28	Universal	Comedy	PG-13	$128,769,345	29,133,336
6	Ransom	Nov 8	Walt Disney	Action	R	$124,641,941	28,199,534
7	The Birdcage	Mar 8	MGM	Comedy	R	$123,939,840	28,040,688
8	A Time to Kill	Jul 24	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$108,706,165	24,594,155
9	Phenomenon	Jul 5	Walt Disney	Drama	PG	$104,464,977	23,634,610
10	101 Dalmatians	Nov 27	Walt Disney	Comedy	G	$104,111,652	23,554,672

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Market Share for Each Distributor in 1996

Rank	Distributor	Movies	1996 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Walt Disney	37	$1,160,614,453	262,582,454	20.76%
2	Warner Bros.	30	$889,296,009	201,198,193	15.90%
3	Paramount Pictures	23	$715,738,481	161,931,782	12.80%
4	20th Century Fox	15	$708,633,772	160,324,381	12.67%
5	Sony Pictures	40	$580,127,202	131,250,500	10.38%
6	Universal	18	$477,452,119	108,020,843	8.54%
7	MGM	19	$291,608,808	65,974,842	5.22%
8	New Line	20	$271,289,045	61,377,613	4.85%
9	Miramax	38	$241,020,686	54,529,567	4.31%
10	Gramercy	15	$85,180,700	19,271,652	1.52%

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Market Share for Each Genre in 1996

Rank	Genre	Movies	1996 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Comedy	84	$1,435,788,844	324,839,101	25.68%
2	Drama	119	$1,331,924,275	301,340,339	23.82%
3	Action	35	$1,232,397,345	278,822,927	22.04%
4	Adventure	23	$847,645,423	191,774,981	15.16%
5	Romantic Comedy	19	$348,598,460	78,868,427	6.23%
6	Thriller/Suspense	19	$281,943,466	63,788,114	5.04%
7	Horror	8	$94,800,900	21,448,169	1.70%
8	Documentary	6	$8,923,476	2,018,886	0.16%
9		49	$5,313,511	1,202,149	0.10%
10	Black Comedy	3	$2,564,512	580,207	0.05%

Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 1996

Rank	MPAA Rating	Movies	1996 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	R	188	$2,329,025,548	526,928,853	41.65%
2	PG-13	75	$1,899,507,137	429,752,748	33.97%
3	PG	55	$1,046,590,895	236,785,267	18.72%
4	G	13	$362,046,463	81,910,964	6.48%
5	Not Rated	8	$6,414,397	1,451,222	0.11%

Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 1996

Rank	Source Material	Movies	1996 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Original Screenplay	179	$2,926,169,131	662,029,208	52.33%
2	Based on Fiction Book/Short Story	76	$1,569,867,116	355,173,558	28.08%
3	Based on TV	10	$391,420,934	88,556,772	7.00%
4	Remake	4	$299,692,010	67,803,623	5.36%
5	Based on Real Life Events	24	$184,841,997	41,819,456	3.31%
6	Based on Short Film	4	$86,288,064	19,522,187	1.54%
7	Based on Play	14	$61,210,334	13,848,492	1.09%
8	Based on Comic/Graphic Novel	5	$39,494,255	8,935,352	0.71%
9	Based on Toy	1	$25,846,508	5,847,626	0.46%
10		48	$5,275,975	1,193,657	0.09%

Market Share for Each Production Method in 1996

Rank	Production Method	Movies	1996 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Live Action	307	$5,211,837,502	1,179,148,753	93.21%
2	Hand Animation	6	$154,559,459	34,968,203	2.76%
3	Animation/Live Action	3	$148,232,261	33,536,711	2.65%
4	Digital Animation	1	$41,648,011	9,422,627	0.74%
5	Stop-Motion Animation	2	$29,801,074	6,742,324	0.53%

Market Share for Each Creative Type in 1996

Rank	Creative Type	Movies	1996 Gross	Tickets	Share
1	Contemporary Fiction	181	$3,440,603,707	778,417,128	61.53%
2	Kids Fiction	21	$689,743,498	156,050,563	12.34%
3	Science Fiction	15	$580,960,869	131,439,108	10.39%
4	Historical Fiction	41	$409,667,739	92,685,011	7.33%
5	Fantasy	19	$255,864,887	57,887,986	4.58%
6	Dramatization	22	$180,447,319	40,825,184	3.23%
7	Super Hero	1	$17,220,599	3,896,063	0.31%
8	Factual	6	$8,923,476	2,018,886	0.16%

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