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Domestic Theatrical Market Summary for 1996

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Note: The Box Office figures are adjusted for inflation.

Total Box Office Gross: $5,769,346,486
Tickets Sold: 1,305,281,831
Average Ticket Price: $4.42

Top Grossing Movies of 1996

RankMovieRelease
Date
DistributorGenre1996
Gross
Tickets
Sold
1 Independence Day Jul 2, 1996 20th Century Fox Adventure $306,169,255 69,269,062
2 Twister May 10, 1996 Warner Bros. Action $241,688,385 54,680,630
3 Mission: Impossible May 21, 1996 Paramount Pictures Action $180,981,886 40,946,128
4 The Rock Jun 7, 1996 Walt Disney Action $134,069,511 30,332,468
5 Ransom Nov 8, 1996 Walt Disney Action $129,181,606 29,226,607
6 The Nutty Professor Jun 28, 1996 Universal Comedy $128,814,019 29,143,443
7 The Birdcage Mar 8, 1996 MGM Comedy $124,060,553 28,067,998
8 101 Dalmatians Nov 27, 1996 Walt Disney Adventure $121,795,758 27,555,601
9 A Time to Kill Jul 24, 1996 Warner Bros. Drama $108,766,007 24,607,693
10 The First Wives Club Sep 20, 1996 Paramount Pictures Comedy $104,670,012 23,680,998
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Biggest Weekends of 1996

RankDateMovieWeekend
Revenue
TheatersDistributorGenre
1 Jul 5, 1996 Independence Day $50,228,264 2,882 20th Century Fox Adventure
2 May 24, 1996 Mission: Impossible $45,436,830 3,012 Paramount Pictures Action
3 May 10, 1996 Twister $41,059,405 2,414 Warner Bros. Action
4 May 24, 1996 Twister $37,966,706 2,808 Warner Bros. Action
5 May 17, 1996 Twister $37,093,440 2,785 Warner Bros. Action
6 Jul 12, 1996 Independence Day $35,242,709 2,908 20th Century Fox Adventure
7 Nov 8, 1996 Ransom $34,216,088 2,676 Walt Disney Action
8 Nov 29, 1996 101 Dalmatians $33,504,025 2,794 Walt Disney Adventure
9 Nov 22, 1996 Star Trek: First Contact $30,716,131 2,812 Paramount Pictures Adventure
10 Nov 15, 1996 Space Jam $27,528,529 2,650 Warner Bros. Adventure

Weekend Breakdown Domestic Box Office for 1996

Weekend No. 1 Movie Weeks in
Release
No. 1
Box
Office
Combined
Weekend
Box Office
No. 1 /
Combined
Jan 5, 1996 12 Monkeys 2 $13,620,705 $79,761,004 17%
Jan 12, 1996 12 Monkeys 3 $11,501,150 $109,552,030 10%
Jan 19, 1996 From Dusk Till Dawn New $10,240,805 $81,856,409 13%
Jan 26, 1996 Mr. Holland’s Opus 5 $8,297,082 $63,579,367 13%
Feb 2, 1996 Black Sheep New $10,593,609 $69,309,409 15%
Feb 9, 1996 Broken Arrow New $15,583,510 $66,559,857 23%
Feb 16, 1996 Broken Arrow 2 $13,459,777 $95,545,872 14%
Feb 23, 1996 Rumble in the Bronx New $9,858,380 $72,162,101 14%
Mar 1, 1996 Up Close & Personal New $11,101,955 $68,608,370 16%
Mar 8, 1996 The Birdcage New $18,275,828 $77,095,475 24%
Mar 15, 1996 The Birdcage 2 $16,034,306 $66,077,209 24%
Mar 22, 1996 The Birdcage 3 $13,294,404 $63,079,709 21%
Mar 29, 1996 The Birdcage 4 $10,106,414 $61,055,576 17%
Apr 5, 1996 Primal Fear New $9,871,222 $66,513,558 15%
Apr 12, 1996 Primal Fear 2 $8,108,561 $62,741,550 13%
Apr 19, 1996 Primal Fear 3 $6,585,472 $55,462,203 12%
Apr 26, 1996 The Quest New $7,029,120 $55,214,749 13%
May 3, 1996 The Craft New $6,710,995 $51,429,173 13%
May 10, 1996 Twister New $41,059,405 $70,771,467 58%
May 17, 1996 Twister 2 $37,093,440 $67,205,713 55%
May 24, 1996 Mission: Impossible New $45,436,830 $121,316,021 37%
May 31, 1996 Mission: Impossible 2 $21,629,362 $82,902,776 26%
Jun 7, 1996 The Rock New $25,069,525 $83,271,949 30%
Jun 14, 1996 The Cable Guy New $19,806,226 $75,147,873 26%
Jun 21, 1996 Eraser New $24,566,446 $97,124,527 25%
Jun 28, 1996 The Nutty Professor New $25,411,725 $105,179,645 24%
Jul 5, 1996 Independence Day New $50,228,264 $163,503,013 31%
Jul 12, 1996 Independence Day 2 $35,242,709 $109,949,564 32%
Jul 19, 1996 Independence Day 3 $21,274,817 $86,802,625 25%
Jul 26, 1996 A Time to Kill New $14,823,159 $87,500,691 17%
Aug 2, 1996 A Time to Kill 2 $13,262,934 $80,965,259 16%
Aug 9, 1996 Jack New $11,191,496 $77,458,077 14%
Aug 16, 1996 Tin Cup New $10,128,834 $73,836,868 14%
Aug 23, 1996 The Island of Dr. Moreau New $9,101,987 $72,474,154 13%
Aug 30, 1996 The Crow: City of Angels New $9,785,111 $89,167,510 11%
Sep 6, 1996 Bulletproof New $6,014,400 $52,393,105 11%
Sep 13, 1996 Maximum Risk New $5,612,707 $51,590,542 11%
Sep 20, 1996 The First Wives Club New $18,913,411 $56,496,177 33%
Sep 27, 1996 The First Wives Club 2 $15,314,530 $53,980,425 28%
Oct 4, 1996 The First Wives Club 3 $11,017,356 $54,077,961 20%
Oct 11, 1996 The Ghost and the Darkness New $10,321,400 $67,515,662 15%
Oct 18, 1996 Sleepers New $12,305,745 $59,294,388 21%
Oct 25, 1996 Sleepers 2 $9,605,059 $56,292,932 17%
Nov 1, 1996 Romeo+Juliet New $11,133,231 $61,927,685 18%
Nov 8, 1996 Ransom New $34,216,088 $80,781,734 42%
Nov 15, 1996 Space Jam New $27,528,529 $89,757,606 31%
Nov 22, 1996 Star Trek: First Contact New $30,716,131 $97,598,768 31%
Nov 29, 1996 101 Dalmatians New $33,504,025 $141,787,829 24%
Dec 6, 1996 101 Dalmatians 2 $13,944,053 $57,934,852 24%
Dec 13, 1996 Jerry Maguire New $17,084,296 $66,283,664 26%
Dec 20, 1996 Beavis and Butt-Head Do America New $20,114,233 $82,515,979 24%
Dec 27, 1996 Michael New $17,435,711 $114,214,534 15%

The highest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown in bold.

The lowest values in the column(s) No. 1 Box Office, Combined Weekend Box Office, No. 1 / Combined are shown underlined.

Market Share for Each Distributor in 1996

RankDistributorMovies1996 GrossTicketsShare
1 Walt Disney 37 $1,197,737,813 270,981,385 20.76%
2 Warner Bros. 29 $909,986,902 205,879,375 15.77%
3 Paramount Pictures 24 $740,924,146 167,629,885 12.84%
4 20th Century Fox 16 $731,004,909 165,385,717 12.67%
5 Sony Pictures 39 $613,455,899 138,790,908 10.63%
6 Universal 18 $482,379,703 109,135,672 8.36%
7 New Line 20 $297,962,883 67,412,408 5.16%
8 MGM 19 $292,208,554 66,110,524 5.06%
9 Miramax 40 $243,647,983 55,123,957 4.22%
10 Gramercy 14 $83,450,697 18,880,240 1.45%
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Market Share for Each Genre in 1996

RankGenreMovies1996 GrossTicketsShare
1 Drama 117 $1,275,320,216 288,533,928 22.11%
2 Action 38 $1,222,741,966 276,638,437 21.19%
3 Comedy 74 $1,134,926,467 256,770,656 19.67%
4 Adventure 26 $1,080,530,754 244,463,958 18.73%
5 Romantic Comedy 18 $405,069,364 91,644,643 7.02%
6 Thriller/Suspense 27 $320,471,762 72,504,911 5.55%
7 Horror 12 $171,074,823 38,704,704 2.97%
8 Black Comedy 11 $145,111,277 32,830,602 2.52%
9 Documentary 8 $6,800,523 1,538,575 0.12%
10 35 $3,617,775 818,488 0.06%
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Market Share for Each MPAA Rating in 1996

RankMPAA RatingMovies1996 GrossTicketsShare
1 R 188 $2,367,007,672 535,522,006 41.03%
2 PG-13 76 $1,958,547,494 443,110,256 33.95%
3 PG 55 $1,108,193,652 250,722,519 19.21%
4 G 15 $381,404,639 86,290,634 6.61%
5 Not Rated 10 $6,835,395 1,546,465 0.12%
6 1 $1,310,167 296,417 0.02%
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Market Share for Each Type of Source Material in 1996

RankSource MaterialMovies1996 GrossTicketsShare
1 Original Screenplay 188 $3,066,508,010 693,779,999 53.15%
2 Based on Fiction Book/Short Story 80 $1,616,662,220 365,760,645 28.02%
3 Based on TV 10 $409,046,213 92,544,387 7.09%
4 Remake 4 $299,857,397 67,841,038 5.20%
5 Based on Real Life Events 24 $169,611,267 38,373,580 2.94%
6 Based on Play 13 $64,517,134 14,596,629 1.12%
7 Based on Short Film 4 $62,002,436 14,027,698 1.07%
8 Based on Comic/Graphic Novel 5 $39,668,561 8,974,785 0.69%
9 Based on Toy 1 $33,796,571 7,646,283 0.59%
10 36 $3,694,157 835,768 0.06%
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Market Share for Each Production Method in 1996

RankProduction MethodMovies1996 GrossTicketsShare
1 Live Action 323 $5,374,023,446 1,215,842,248 93.15%
2 Hand Animation 6 $167,987,145 38,006,139 2.91%
3 Animation/Live Action 3 $152,189,146 34,431,932 2.64%
4 Digital Animation 1 $41,648,011 9,422,626 0.72%
5 Stop-Motion Animation 2 $29,880,963 6,760,398 0.52%
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Market Share for Each Creative Type in 1996

RankCreative TypeMovies1996 GrossTicketsShare
1 Contemporary Fiction 193 $3,565,375,315 806,645,901 61.80%
2 Kids Fiction 21 $716,145,260 162,023,805 12.41%
3 Science Fiction 16 $614,770,482 139,088,338 10.66%
4 Historical Fiction 45 $421,302,334 95,317,246 7.30%
5 Fantasy 18 $229,076,425 51,827,235 3.97%
6 Dramatization 22 $193,489,226 43,775,834 3.35%
7 Super Hero 1 $17,220,599 3,896,063 0.30%
8 Factual 8 $6,800,523 1,538,575 0.12%
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Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

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