Annual Movie Chart - 1996

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.

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Top Grossing Movies of 1996

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Distributor	Genre	MPAA	1996 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Independence Day	7/3/1996	20th Century Fox	Adventure	PG-13	$306,124,059	69,258,837	$546,452,224
2	Twister	5/10/1996	Warner Bros.	Action	PG-13	$241,688,385	54,680,630	$431,430,171
3	Mission: Impossible	5/22/1996	Paramount Pictures	Action	PG-13	$180,891,004	40,925,567	$322,902,724
4	The Rock	6/7/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Action	R	$133,955,936	30,306,773	$239,120,439
5	The Nutty Professor	6/28/1996	Universal	Comedy	PG-13	$128,769,345	29,133,336	$229,862,021
6	Ransom	11/8/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Action	R	$124,641,941	28,199,534	$222,494,323
7	The Birdcage	3/8/1996	MGM	Comedy	R	$123,939,840	28,040,688	$221,241,028
8	A Time to Kill	7/24/1996	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$108,706,165	24,594,155	$194,047,883
9	Phenomenon	7/5/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	PG	$104,464,977	23,634,610	$186,477,073
10	101 Dalmatians	11/27/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	G	$104,111,652	23,554,672	$185,846,362
11	The First Wives Club	9/20/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG	$103,368,736	23,386,592	$184,520,211
12	Eraser	6/21/1996	Warner Bros.	Action	R	$101,283,031	22,914,713	$180,797,086
13	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	6/21/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	G	$99,843,665	22,589,064	$178,227,715
14	Star Trek: First Contact	11/22/1996	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	PG-13	$85,122,152	19,258,405	$151,948,815
15	Mr. Holland's Opus	12/29/1995	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	PG	$82,450,788	18,654,024	$147,180,249
16	Space Jam	11/15/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$81,926,334	18,535,370	$146,244,069
17	Broken Arrow	2/9/1996	20th Century Fox	Action	R	$70,640,985	15,982,123	$126,098,950
18	Jerry Maguire	12/13/1996	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	R	$60,351,092	13,654,093	$107,730,794
19	The Cable Guy	6/14/1996	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$60,154,431	13,609,600	$107,379,744
20	Courage Under Fire	7/12/1996	20th Century Fox	Drama	R	$58,918,501	13,329,978	$105,173,526
21	Jack	8/9/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$58,451,483	13,224,317	$104,339,861
22	Twelve Monkeys	12/27/1995	Universal	Drama	R	$56,838,334	12,859,352	$101,460,287
23	Executive Decision	3/15/1996	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	R	$56,472,312	12,776,541	$100,806,908
24	Primal Fear	4/5/1996	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$56,013,000	12,672,624	$99,987,003
25	Tin Cup	8/16/1996	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	R	$53,854,588	12,184,296	$96,134,095
26	Jingle All the Way	11/22/1996	20th Century Fox	Comedy	PG	$53,185,547	12,032,929	$94,939,810
27	Sleepers	10/18/1996	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$52,420,458	11,859,832	$93,574,074
28	Dragonheart	5/31/1996	Universal	Adventure	PG-13	$51,317,350	11,610,260	$91,604,951
29	Up Close & Personal	3/1/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$50,984,674	11,534,994	$91,011,103
30	Romeo+Juliet	11/1/1996	20th Century Fox	Drama	PG-13	$43,820,000	9,914,027	$78,221,673
31	Jumanji	12/15/1995	Sony Pictures	Adventure	PG	$42,609,673	9,640,198	$76,061,162
32	Toy Story	11/22/1995	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	G	$41,648,011	9,422,627	$74,344,527
33	Beavis and Butt-head Do America	12/20/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$41,121,487	9,303,504	$73,404,647
34	Grumpier Old Men	12/22/1995	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$40,750,991	9,219,681	$72,743,283
35	The Mirror Has Two Faces	11/15/1996	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$40,359,524	9,131,114	$72,044,489
36	Dead Man Walking	12/29/1995	Gramercy	Drama	R	$39,261,491	8,882,690	$70,084,424
37	Sense and Sensibility	12/11/1995	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG	$38,628,080	8,739,385	$68,953,748
38	Happy Gilmore	2/16/1996	Universal	Comedy	PG-13	$38,602,000	8,733,484	$68,907,189
39	The Ghost and the Darkness	10/11/1996	Paramount Pictures	Action	R	$37,709,317	8,531,520	$67,313,693
40	A Thin Line Between Love & Hate	4/3/1996	New Line	Romantic Comedy	R	$34,873,513	7,889,935	$62,251,587
41	Muppet Treasure Island	2/16/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	G	$34,285,248	7,756,843	$61,201,491
42	Set It Off	11/6/1996	New Line	Drama	R	$34,236,771	7,745,876	$61,114,962
43	The Truth About Cats & Dogs	4/26/1996	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$33,228,594	7,517,781	$59,315,292
44	Matilda	8/2/1996	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG	$33,084,249	7,485,124	$59,057,628
45	Striptease	6/28/1996	Sony Pictures	Comedy	R	$32,758,418	7,411,407	$58,476,001
46	The Long Kiss Goodnight	10/11/1996	New Line	Action	R	$32,720,083	7,402,734	$58,407,571
47	Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco	3/8/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	G	$32,709,423	7,400,322	$58,388,541
48	Rumble in the Bronx	2/23/1996	New Line	Action	R	$32,281,907	7,303,599	$57,625,396
49	Black Sheep	2/2/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$32,258,130	7,298,219	$57,582,948
50	Eddie	5/31/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$31,289,479	7,079,068	$55,853,847
51	Heat	12/15/1995	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$30,928,683	6,997,440	$55,209,802
52	Waiting to Exhale	12/22/1995	20th Century Fox	Drama	R	$30,923,628	6,996,296	$55,200,775
53	Sgt. Bilko	3/29/1996	Universal	Comedy	PG	$30,141,475	6,819,338	$53,804,577
54	Leaving Las Vegas	10/27/1995	MGM	Drama	R	$29,218,365	6,610,490	$52,156,766
55	James and the Giant Peach	4/12/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	PG	$28,900,101	6,538,484	$51,588,639
56	The Preacher's Wife	12/13/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	PG	$27,942,124	6,321,748	$49,878,592
57	The Island of Dr. Moreau	8/23/1996	New Line	Adventure	PG-13	$27,663,982	6,258,819	$49,382,082
58	Michael	12/25/1996	New Line	Comedy	PG	$27,629,196	6,250,949	$49,319,988
59	Spy Hard	5/24/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$26,906,039	6,087,339	$48,029,105
60	Eye for an Eye	1/12/1996	Paramount Pictures	Drama	R	$26,729,447	6,047,386	$47,713,876
61	Harriet the Spy	7/10/1996	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	PG	$26,539,321	6,004,371	$47,374,487
62	First Kid	8/30/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	PG	$26,128,650	5,911,459	$46,641,412
63	Mars Attacks!	12/13/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$25,846,508	5,847,626	$46,137,769
64	From Dusk Till Dawn	1/19/1996	Miramax/Dimension	Horror	R	$25,728,961	5,821,032	$45,927,942
65	Down Periscope	3/1/1996	20th Century Fox	Comedy	PG-13	$25,607,849	5,793,631	$45,711,749
66	That Thing You Do!	10/4/1996	20th Century Fox	Drama	PG	$25,458,013	5,759,731	$45,444,278
67	Escape from L.A.	8/9/1996	Paramount Pictures	Action	R	$25,329,895	5,730,745	$45,215,578
68	Daylight	12/6/1996	Universal	Action	PG-13	$24,980,565	5,651,712	$44,592,008
69	Kingpin	7/26/1996	MGM	Comedy	R	$24,879,969	5,628,952	$44,412,431
70	The Craft	5/3/1996	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$24,703,049	5,588,925	$44,096,618
71	Sling Blade	11/20/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$24,475,416	5,537,424	$43,690,275
72	Father of the Bride Part II	12/8/1995	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	PG	$24,313,176	5,500,719	$43,400,673
73	Fly Away Home	9/13/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG	$24,268,760	5,490,670	$43,321,386
74	Fargo	3/8/1996	Gramercy	Thriller/Suspense	R	$24,015,679	5,433,412	$42,869,621
75	The English Patient	11/15/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$22,758,252	5,148,926	$40,625,026
76	Sabrina	12/15/1995	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG	$22,669,649	5,128,880	$40,466,863
77	The Juror	2/2/1996	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$22,079,985	4,995,472	$39,414,274
78	Emma	8/2/1996	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	PG	$22,041,742	4,986,819	$39,346,002
79	D3: The Mighty Ducks	10/4/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	PG	$21,887,865	4,952,006	$39,071,327
80	The Quest	4/26/1996	Universal	Action	PG-13	$21,607,190	4,888,505	$38,570,304
81	A Very Brady Sequel	8/23/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$21,397,954	4,841,166	$38,196,800
82	Scream	12/20/1996	Miramax	Horror	R	$21,253,204	4,808,417	$37,938,410
83	Bulletproof	9/6/1996	Universal	Action	R	$21,162,420	4,787,878	$37,776,357
84	High School High	10/25/1996	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$20,694,213	4,681,949	$36,940,578
85	Chain Reaction	8/2/1996	20th Century Fox	Action	PG-13	$20,550,712	4,649,482	$36,684,413
86	Fear	4/12/1996	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	R	$20,528,755	4,644,515	$36,645,223
87	The Glimmer Man	10/4/1996	Warner Bros.	Action	R	$20,301,706	4,593,146	$36,239,922
88	City Hall	2/16/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$20,231,760	4,577,321	$36,115,063
89	Multiplicity	7/17/1996	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$20,101,861	4,547,932	$35,883,183
90	Flipper	5/17/1996	Universal	Comedy	PG	$20,047,715	4,535,682	$35,786,531
91	Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood	1/12/1996	Miramax	Comedy	R	$19,674,813	4,451,315	$35,120,875
92	One Fine Day	12/20/1996	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	PG	$19,435,044	4,397,069	$34,692,874
93	Bed of Roses	1/26/1996	New Line	Drama	PG	$18,972,237	4,292,361	$33,866,728
94	Kazaam	7/17/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	PG	$18,843,825	4,263,309	$33,637,508
95	The Fan	8/16/1996	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$18,406,215	4,164,302	$32,856,343
96	Last Man Standing	9/20/1996	New Line	Action	R	$18,100,017	4,095,026	$32,309,755
97	The Crow: City of Angels	8/30/1996	Miramax	Action	R	$17,883,659	4,046,077	$31,923,548
98	Extreme Measures	9/27/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$17,369,541	3,929,760	$31,005,806
99	The Phantom	6/7/1996	Paramount Pictures	Action	PG	$17,220,599	3,896,063	$30,739,937
100	Fled	7/19/1996	MGM	Action	R	$17,192,205	3,889,639	$30,689,252
101	Diabolique	3/22/1996	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	R	$17,003,203	3,846,879	$30,351,875
102	The Frighteners	7/19/1996	Universal	Horror	R	$16,524,115	3,738,488	$29,496,670
103	Trainspotting	7/19/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$16,501,000	3,733,258	$29,455,406
104	Supercop	7/26/1996	Miramax	Action	R	$16,249,557	3,676,370	$29,006,559
105	The Adventures of Pinocchio	7/26/1996	New Line	Adventure	G	$14,988,577	3,391,081	$26,755,629
106	Thinner	10/25/1996	Paramount Pictures	Horror	R	$14,807,397	3,350,090	$26,432,210
107	Flirting with Disaster	3/22/1996	Miramax	Comedy	R	$14,702,438	3,326,343	$26,244,846
108	The Substitute	4/19/1996	Orion Pictures	Drama	R	$14,675,167	3,320,174	$26,196,173
109	The Chamber	10/11/1996	Universal	Drama	R	$14,259,205	3,226,064	$25,453,645
110	Maximum Risk	9/13/1996	Sony Pictures	Action	R	$14,039,438	3,176,343	$25,061,346
111	The Arrival	5/31/1996	Orion Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$14,012,411	3,170,229	$25,013,107
112	Bio-Dome	1/12/1996	MGM	Comedy	PG-13	$13,270,797	3,002,443	$23,689,275
113	Se7en	9/22/1995	New Line	Thriller/Suspense	R	$13,011,868	2,943,862	$23,227,071
114	Il Postino	6/14/1995	Miramax	Drama	PG	$12,786,292	2,892,826	$22,824,397
115	Mr. Wrong	2/16/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$12,781,045	2,891,639	$22,815,032
116	Goldeneye	11/17/1995	MGM	Action	PG-13	$12,767,795	2,888,641	$22,791,377
117	The Spitfire Grill	8/23/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$12,592,203	2,848,915	$22,477,939
118	The Associate	10/25/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$12,384,525	2,801,929	$22,107,220
119	Lone Star	6/21/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$12,194,247	2,758,879	$21,767,555
120	Alaska	8/14/1996	Sony Pictures	Adventure	PG	$11,500,372	2,601,894	$20,528,944
121	Mulholland Falls	4/26/1996	MGM	Drama	R	$11,375,390	2,573,618	$20,305,846
122	2 Days In The Valley	9/27/1996	MGM	Drama	R	$11,090,856	2,509,243	$19,797,927
123	Big Night	9/20/1996	Goldwyn Entertainment	Drama	R	$11,066,839	2,503,810	$19,755,061
124	Michael Collins	10/11/1996	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$10,852,774	2,455,379	$19,372,940
125	Two if by Sea	1/12/1996	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	R	$10,493,670	2,374,133	$18,731,909
126	Beautiful Girls	2/9/1996	Miramax	Comedy	R	$10,439,854	2,361,958	$18,635,849
127	White Squall	2/2/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	PG-13	$10,229,300	2,314,321	$18,259,993
128	My Fellow Americans	12/20/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$10,170,986	2,301,128	$18,155,900
129	Sunset Park	4/26/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$10,128,314	2,291,474	$18,079,730
130	Mrs. Winterbourne	4/19/1996	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$10,039,566	2,271,395	$17,921,307
131	A Family Thing	3/29/1996	MGM	Drama	PG-13	$9,974,397	2,256,651	$17,804,976
132	She's the One	8/23/1996	Fox Searchlight	Romantic Comedy	R	$9,398,667	2,126,395	$16,777,257
133	Dunston Checks In	1/12/1996	20th Century Fox	Comedy	PG	$9,395,724	2,125,729	$16,772,002
134	Hellraiser IV: Bloodline	3/8/1996	Miramax	Horror	R	$9,321,492	2,108,935	$16,639,497
135	Tom and Huck	12/22/1995	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	PG	$9,232,982	2,088,910	$16,481,500
136	Celtic Pride	4/19/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$9,169,981	2,074,656	$16,369,036
137	The American President	11/17/1995	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$8,954,209	2,025,839	$15,983,870
138	Before and After	2/23/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$8,619,397	1,950,090	$15,386,210
139	Braveheart	5/24/1995	Paramount Pictures	Drama	R	$8,526,191	1,929,002	$15,219,826
140	The Rich Man's Wife	9/13/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$8,509,288	1,925,178	$15,189,654
141	All Dogs Go To Heaven 2	3/29/1996	MGM	Adventure	G	$8,499,581	1,922,982	$15,172,328
142	Larger Than Life	11/1/1996	MGM	Comedy	PG	$8,289,972	1,875,559	$14,798,161
143	The Great White Hype	5/3/1996	20th Century Fox	Comedy	R	$7,751,497	1,753,732	$13,836,945
144	Wings of Courage	4/21/1995	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	G	$6,918,899	1,565,362	$12,350,706
145	Dear God	11/1/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG	$6,899,612	1,560,998	$12,316,274
146	House Arrest	8/14/1996	MGM	Comedy	PG	$6,895,790	1,560,133	$12,309,449
147	Babe	8/4/1995	Universal	Adventure	G	$6,853,625	1,550,594	$12,234,187
148	Sudden Death	12/22/1995	Universal	Action	R	$6,747,130	1,526,500	$12,044,085
149	Across The Sea of Time	10/20/1995	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	G	$6,484,780	1,467,145	$11,575,774
150	Nixon	12/20/1995	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	R	$6,064,096	1,371,967	$10,824,820
151	Last Dance	5/3/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	R	$5,857,534	1,325,234	$10,456,096
152	Screamers	1/26/1996	Sony Pictures	Action	R	$5,701,359	1,289,900	$10,177,311
153	Get on the Bus	10/16/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$5,660,056	1,280,556	$10,103,587
154	Mary Reilly	2/23/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$5,615,008	1,270,364	$10,023,172
155	The Pallbearer	5/3/1996	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$5,612,586	1,269,816	$10,018,848
156	Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood	8/16/1996	Universal	Horror	R	$5,587,855	1,264,221	$9,974,704
157	Cold Comfort Farm	5/10/1996	Gramercy	Comedy	PG	$5,433,717	1,229,348	$9,699,556
158	Secrets & Lies	9/28/1996	October Films	Drama	R	$5,343,011	1,208,826	$9,537,637
159	The Evening Star	12/25/1996	Paramount Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$5,272,449	1,192,862	$9,411,681
160	Jane Eyre	4/12/1996	Miramax	Drama	PG	$5,150,192	1,165,202	$9,193,444
161	Solo	8/23/1996	Sony Pictures	Action	PG-13	$4,932,915	1,116,044	$8,805,587
162	Heaven's Prisoners	5/17/1996	New Line	Drama	R	$4,912,939	1,111,525	$8,769,932
163	Casino	11/22/1995	Universal	Drama	R	$4,905,635	1,109,872	$8,756,890
164	Girl 6	3/22/1996	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	R	$4,855,000	1,098,416	$8,666,502
165	Balto	12/22/1995	Universal	Adventure	G	$4,622,620	1,045,842	$8,251,693
166	Joe's Apartment	7/26/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$4,566,826	1,033,219	$8,152,098
167	Stealing Beauty	6/14/1996	Fox Searchlight	Drama	R	$4,376,355	990,126	$7,812,094
168	Bogus	9/6/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$4,340,826	982,087	$7,748,666
169	Welcome to the Dollhouse	5/10/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	R	$4,198,137	949,805	$7,493,961
170	To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday	10/18/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$4,137,645	936,119	$7,385,979
171	Antonia	2/9/1996	First Look	Drama	R	$4,047,426	915,707	$7,224,928
172	Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls	11/10/1995	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$3,988,567	902,391	$7,119,865
173	Ed	3/15/1996	Universal	Comedy	PG	$3,956,785	895,200	$7,063,128
174	Swingers	10/18/1996	Miramax	Comedy	R	$3,861,814	873,714	$6,893,603
175	Restoration	12/29/1995	Miramax	Drama	R	$3,826,224	865,662	$6,830,073
176	Bound	10/4/1996	Gramercy	Thriller/Suspense	R	$3,798,532	859,396	$6,780,634
177	Barb Wire	5/3/1996	Gramercy	Action	R	$3,615,658	818,022	$6,454,194
178	Shine	11/22/1996	Fine Line	Drama	PG-13	$3,542,807	801,540	$6,324,151
179	The Trigger Effect	8/30/1996	Gramercy	Drama	R	$3,539,660	800,828	$6,318,533
180	Angels and Insects	1/26/1996	Goldwyn Entertainment	Drama	R	$3,390,811	767,152	$6,052,829
181	Moll Flanders	6/14/1996	MGM	Drama	PG-13	$3,363,968	761,079	$6,004,913
182	Carpool	8/23/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$3,308,758	748,588	$5,906,359
183	Original Gangstas	5/10/1996	Orion Pictures	Action	R	$3,268,414	739,460	$5,834,339
184	Feeling Minnesota	9/13/1996	New Line	Drama	R	$3,028,433	685,166	$5,405,960
185	Get Shorty	10/20/1995	MGM	Comedy	R	$2,954,057	668,339	$5,273,195
186	Basquiat	8/9/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$2,729,067	617,436	$4,871,570
187	When We Were Kings	10/25/1996	Gramercy	Documentary	PG	$2,666,118	603,194	$4,759,201
188	Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy	4/12/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	R	$2,621,887	593,187	$4,680,245
189	Cutthroat Island	12/22/1995	MGM	Adventure	PG-13	$2,617,537	592,203	$4,672,482
190	Unforgettable	2/23/1996	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	R	$2,483,790	561,943	$4,433,730
191	The Stupids	8/30/1996	New Line	Comedy	PG	$2,415,593	546,514	$4,311,995
192	Dracula: Dead and Loving It	12/22/1995	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$2,357,406	533,350	$4,208,132
193	The Crucible	11/29/1996	20th Century Fox	Drama	PG-13	$2,340,466	529,517	$4,177,889
194	Richard III	12/29/1995	MGM	Drama	R	$2,259,372	511,170	$4,033,131
195	If Lucy Fell	3/8/1996	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	R	$2,202,580	498,321	$3,931,753
196	Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace	1/12/1996	New Line	Action	PG-13	$2,200,664	497,888	$3,928,336
197	Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored	1/26/1996	BET Pictures	Drama	PG	$2,174,060	491,869	$3,880,846
198	Faithful	4/5/1996	New Line	Black Comedy	R	$2,101,580	475,471	$3,751,466
199	Snowriders	10/18/1996	Warren Miller Entertainment	Documentary	Not Rated	$2,035,470	460,514	$3,633,455
200	Big Bully	1/26/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$2,010,557	454,877	$3,588,980
201	It Takes Two	11/17/1995	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$2,006,420	453,941	$3,581,594
202	Surviving Picasso	9/20/1996	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$1,985,001	449,095	$3,543,360
203	Othello	12/14/1995	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$1,967,708	445,183	$3,512,494
204	Four Rooms	12/25/1995	Miramax	Comedy	R	$1,697,156	383,972	$3,029,539
205	Race the Sun	3/22/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG	$1,681,685	380,472	$3,001,924
206	I Shot Andy Warhol	5/1/1996	Orion Pictures	Drama	R	$1,667,299	377,217	$2,976,242
207	When The Cat's Away	9/20/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	R	$1,652,472	373,862	$2,949,771
208	Persuasion	9/27/1995	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	PG	$1,410,163	319,041	$2,517,233
209	The Bridges of Madison County	6/2/1995	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG-13	$1,409,439	318,878	$2,515,947
210	Beautiful Thing	10/9/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	R	$1,363,753	308,541	$2,434,388
211	Kansas City	8/16/1996	New Line	Drama	R	$1,353,824	306,295	$2,416,668
212	Mighty Aphrodite	10/27/1995	Miramax	Comedy	R	$1,349,253	305,261	$2,408,509
213	The Celluloid Closet	3/15/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	R	$1,310,167	296,418	$2,338,738
214	Yao a yao yao dao waipo qiao	12/20/1995	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$1,290,260	291,914	$2,303,201
215	Le hussard sur le toit	4/19/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$1,286,429	291,047	$2,296,361
216	Phat Beach	8/2/1996	Orion Pictures	Comedy	R	$1,263,945	285,960	$2,256,224
217	Looking for Richard	10/11/1996	20th Century Fox	Documentary	PG-13	$1,253,153	283,519	$2,236,965
218	Walking and Talking	7/17/1996	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	R	$1,231,303	278,575	$2,197,957
219	Nueba Yol	2/14/1996	Kit Parker Films	Drama	Not Rated	$1,229,715	278,216	$2,195,124
220	The Funeral	11/1/1996	October Films	Drama	R	$1,106,233	250,279	$1,974,701
221	Bad Moon	11/1/1996	Warner Bros.	Horror	R	$1,055,525	238,807	$1,884,187
222	Microcosmos	10/11/1996	Miramax	Documentary	G	$1,051,855	237,976	$1,877,631
223	Dead Man	5/10/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$1,025,488	232,011	$1,830,567
224	Two Much	3/15/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$1,010,072	228,523	$1,803,046
225	La cité des enfants perdus	12/15/1995	Sony Pictures Classics	Adventure	R	$1,000,856	226,438	$1,786,596
226	Mystery Science Theatre 3000	4/19/1996	Gramercy	Comedy	PG-13	$949,745	214,874	$1,695,356
227	Breaking the Waves	11/13/1996	October Films	Drama	R	$929,773	210,356	$1,659,709
228	Wallace & Gromit	4/6/1996	Northern Arts Entertainment	Adventure	Not Rated	$900,973	203,840	$1,608,298
229	Badkonake sefid	1/26/1996	October Films	Drama	Not Rated	$888,894	201,107	$1,586,734
230	Gazon maudit	1/12/1996	Miramax	Comedy	R	$888,044	200,915	$1,585,219
231	Powder	10/27/1995	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$872,570	197,414	$1,557,596
232	Heavy	6/5/1996	Lionsgate	Drama	R	$852,362	192,842	$1,521,523
233	Ridicule	11/29/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$851,953	192,750	$1,520,798
234	Assassins	10/6/1995	Warner Bros.	Action	R	$818,094	185,089	$1,460,352
235	Crash	10/4/1996	Fine Line	Drama	R	$738,339	167,045	$1,317,985
236	Un indien dans la ville	3/22/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Comedy	PG	$682,028	154,305	$1,217,466
237	La flor de mi secreto	3/8/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$653,723	147,901	$1,166,939
238	Georgia	12/8/1995	Miramax	Drama	R	$645,939	146,140	$1,153,045
239	Money Train	11/22/1995	Sony Pictures	Action	R	$645,715	146,089	$1,152,642
240	Beaumarchais, l'insolent	9/13/1996	New Yorker	Drama	Not Rated	$630,269	142,595	$1,125,075
241	Grace of My Heart	9/13/1996	Gramercy	Drama	R	$617,632	139,736	$1,102,517
242	Copycat	10/27/1995	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	R	$615,023	139,145	$1,097,854
243	Anne Frank Remembered	2/22/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	PG	$606,713	137,265	$1,083,021
244	Now and Then	10/20/1995	New Line	Drama	PG-13	$586,693	132,736	$1,047,287
245	Il Mostro	4/19/1996	Cinepix Film Properties	Comedy	R	$569,901	128,937	$1,017,313
246	Ma saison préfélrée	4/19/1996	Filmopolis Pictures	Drama	Not Rated	$555,900	125,769	$992,317
247	Ghosts of Mississippi	12/20/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$540,898	122,375	$965,539
248	American Buffalo	9/13/1996	Goldwyn Entertainment	Drama	R	$540,364	122,254	$964,584
249	The People vs. Larry Flynt	12/25/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$523,295	118,393	$934,121
250	Vampire in Brooklyn	10/27/1995	Paramount Pictures	Horror	R	$522,351	118,179	$932,432
251	Last Summer in the Hamptons	11/21/1995	Rainbow Releasing	Comedy	R	$510,271	115,446	$910,869
252	Dangerous Minds	8/11/1995	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	R	$509,458	115,262	$909,417
253	Trees Lounge	10/11/1996	Orion Classics	Drama	R	$508,532	115,052	$907,760
254	Boys	5/10/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$477,367	108,002	$852,136
255	Twelfth Night: Or What You Will	10/25/1996	Fine Line	Comedy	PG	$472,946	107,001	$844,238
256	Bloodsport 2	3/1/1996	FM Entertainment International	Action	R	$456,931	103,378	$815,652
257	It's My Party	3/22/1996	MGM	Drama	R	$455,101	102,964	$812,386
258	La Promesse	11/1/1996	New Yorker			$454,720	102,878	$811,707
259	Kôkaku kidôtai	4/5/1996	Palm Pictures	Action		$443,579	100,357	$791,817
260	Garden of the Finzi-Continis	11/8/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$440,907	99,753	$787,051
261	Bottle Rocket	2/21/1996	Sony Pictures	Adventure	R	$407,488	92,192	$727,395
262	Jude	10/18/1996	Gramercy		R	$407,072	92,098	$726,653
263	Girls Town	8/21/1996	October Films		R	$403,311	91,247	$719,939
264	The Grass Harp	10/11/1996	Fine Line	Drama	PG	$392,371	88,772	$700,411
265	The Usual Suspects	8/16/1995	Gramercy	Drama	R	$381,812	86,383	$681,562
266	Mother Night	11/1/1996	Fine Line		R	$363,905	82,331	$649,592
267	Manny & Lo	7/26/1996	Sony Pictures Classics		R	$363,731	82,292	$649,284
268	Cry, The Beloved Country	12/15/1995	Miramax	Drama	PG-13	$358,748	81,165	$640,392
269	Bitter Sugar	10/11/1996	First Look	Drama		$354,572	80,220	$632,936
270	Cold Fever	4/5/1996	Artistic License			$337,560	76,371	$602,567
271	Evita	12/25/1996	Walt Disney Pictures	Musical	PG	$334,440	75,665	$596,997
272	Things to Do in Denver when You're Dead	12/1/1995	Miramax	Black Comedy	R	$333,629	75,482	$595,553
273	Chung hing sam lam	3/8/1996	Miramax	Drama	PG-13	$332,003	75,114	$592,649
274	Der Bewegte Mann	6/28/1996	Orion Classics	Comedy		$330,760	74,833	$590,432
275	The Young Poisoner's Handbook	2/22/1996	Cinepix Film Properties	Drama	R	$330,466	74,766	$589,904
276	Azúcar amarga	10/11/1996	First Look	Drama		$328,768	74,382	$586,874
277	The Leopard Son	9/27/1996	Discovery/IMAX			$321,070	72,640	$573,130
278	Fair Game	11/3/1995	Warner Bros.	Action	R	$313,458	70,918	$559,543
279	Stonewall	7/26/1996	Strand	Drama	R	$304,602	68,914	$543,731
280	Freeway	8/23/1996	Roxie Releasing	Comedy	R	$295,493	66,854	$527,478
281	Palookaville	10/25/1996	Goldwyn Entertainment		R	$289,569	65,513	$516,898
282	A Midwinter's Tale	2/9/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	R	$288,122	65,186	$514,318
283	Carrington	11/10/1995	Gramercy	Drama	R	$277,906	62,875	$496,084
284	Gabbeh	9/13/1996	New Yorker			$273,967	61,983	$489,046
285	The Last Supper	4/5/1996	Sony Pictures	Comedy	R	$259,930	58,808	$463,995
286	Mécaniques célestes	7/19/1996	October Films	Comedy		$257,241	58,199	$459,190
287	Paradise Lost	9/20/1996				$249,022	56,340	$444,523
288	Hype!	11/8/1996	Cinepix Film Properties			$242,021	54,756	$432,025
289	Mother	12/25/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$228,040	51,593	$407,069
290	Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story	9/27/1996	Paulist Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$225,161	50,941	$401,924
291	L'uomo delle stelle	3/8/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$222,613	50,365	$397,380
292	Lilies	10/25/1996				$221,494	50,112	$395,384
293	Dellamorte Dellamore	4/26/1996	October Films	Comedy	R	$199,913	45,229	$356,857
294	Santa with Muscles	11/8/1996	Legacy Releasing		PG	$198,717	44,959	$354,727
295	Home for the Holidays	11/3/1995	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$179,374	40,582	$320,192
296	Nick of Time	11/22/1995	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$173,223	39,191	$309,217
297	Marvin's Room	12/18/1996	Miramax	Drama	PG-13	$169,757	38,407	$303,031
298	Denise Calls Up	3/29/1996	Sony Pictures Classics		PG-13	$168,614	38,148	$300,988
299	Carried Away	3/29/1996	New Line	Drama	R	$156,975	35,515	$280,213
300	Someone Else's America	5/10/1996	October Films	Comedy	R	$154,873	35,039	$276,458
301	Hamlet	12/25/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$148,321	33,557	$264,765
302	La cérémonie	12/18/1996	New Yorker	Drama	Not Rated	$143,564	32,481	$256,275
303	Foxfire	8/23/1996	Goldwyn Entertainment		R	$141,617	32,040	$252,796
304	Clueless	7/1/1995	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$137,266	31,056	$245,032
305	The Portrait of a Lady	12/24/1996	Gramercy	Drama	PG-13	$133,651	30,238	$238,578
306	Everyone Says I Love You	12/6/1996	Miramax	Musical	R	$131,678	29,791	$235,051
307	To Die For	9/27/1995	Sony Pictures	Black Comedy	R	$129,303	29,254	$230,814
308	Thieves (Les Voleurs)	12/25/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$128,974	29,180	$230,230
309	Getting Away with Murder	4/12/1996	Savoy	Comedy	R	$127,691	28,889	$227,934
310	Some Mother's Son	12/25/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$114,309	25,862	$204,051
311	The Secret Agent	11/8/1996	Fox Searchlight	Thriller/Suspense	R	$106,606	24,119	$190,299
312	Giant (1996)	9/20/1996	Warner Bros.			$93,472	21,148	$166,858
313	Mad Dog Time	11/8/1996	MGM	Comedy	R	$80,026	18,105	$142,848
314	Sweet Nothing	9/6/1996	Warner Bros.		R	$79,249	17,930	$141,468
315	Infinity	10/4/1996	First Look		PG	$78,976	17,868	$140,979
316	Flirt	8/7/1996				$76,875	17,393	$137,231
317	Silent Trigger	6/26/1996				$76,382	17,281	$136,347
318	Les Visiteurs	7/12/1996	Miramax	Comedy	R	$67,953	15,374	$121,301
319	Killer: A Journal of Murder	9/6/1996	Legacy Releasing		R	$65,682	14,860	$117,245
320	Dead Presidents	10/4/1995	Walt Disney Pictures	Drama	R	$58,418	13,217	$104,282
321	Citizen Ruth	12/13/1996	Miramax	Comedy		$56,747	12,839	$101,300
322	Jack & Sarah	3/22/1996	Gramercy	Romantic Comedy	PG	$56,016	12,673	$99,990
323	Pharaoh's Army	1/1/1996			PG-13	$50,652	11,460	$90,419
324	Mortal Kombat	8/18/1995	New Line	Action	PG-13	$50,081	11,331	$89,402
325	Love Is All There Is	10/11/1996	Goldwyn Entertainment		R	$43,439	9,828	$77,543
326	For Better or Worse	1/1/1996	Sony Pictures	Comedy		$41,628	9,418	$74,308
327	The Whole Wide World	12/18/1996	Sony Pictures Classics		PG	$41,194	9,320	$73,535
328	When Night is Falling	11/17/1995	October Films	Drama	R	$40,155	9,085	$71,681
329	Cyclo	8/2/1996	Cinepix Film Properties			$38,109	8,622	$68,028
330	Adrenalin: Fear the Rush	12/6/1996	Miramax		R	$37,536	8,492	$67,002
331	The War at Home	11/20/1996	Walt Disney Pictures		R	$34,368	7,776	$61,353
332	Losing Chase	12/6/1996				$31,176	7,053	$55,648
333	Lamerica	12/20/1995	New Yorker	Drama	Not Rated	$29,612	6,700	$52,863
334	Pocahontas	6/10/1995	Walt Disney Pictures	Adventure	G	$28,527	6,454	$50,922
335	I'm Not Rappaport	12/25/1996	Gramercy		PG-13	$26,011	5,885	$46,433
336	The Big Squeeze	9/6/1996	First Look	Drama	R	$23,567	5,332	$42,069
337	Open Season	5/3/1996			PG	$9,000	2,036	$16,064
338	Of Love and Shadows	5/10/1996	Miramax		R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
339	Butterfly Kiss	4/26/1996	Cinepix Film Properties	Thriller/Suspense		$5,000	1,131	$8,924
340	Captives	5/3/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
341	Tarantella	3/15/1996				$5,000	1,131	$8,924
342	Lover's Knot	7/12/1996			R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
343	American Strays	9/13/1996		Action	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
344	A Modern Affair	9/6/1996			R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
345	Glory Daze	9/27/1996	Sony Pictures	Comedy		$5,000	1,131	$8,924
346	Normal Life	8/30/1996	Fine Line		R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
347	Somebody to Love	9/27/1996	Legacy Releasing		R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
348	Un divan à New York	4/10/1996	Northern Arts Entertainment	Romantic Comedy	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
349	Bird of Prey	10/4/1996	Northern Arts Entertainment	Thriller/Suspense	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
350	The Neon Bible	3/1/1996	Strand			$5,000	1,131	$8,924
351	The Pompatus of Love	7/26/1996			R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
352	I Shot a Man in Vegas	10/18/1996				$5,000	1,131	$8,924
353	Shopping	2/9/1996				$5,000	1,131	$8,924
354	The Journey of August King	1/26/1996	Miramax		PG-13	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
355	A Boy Called Hate	5/22/1996		Drama	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
356	The Low Life	7/12/1996				$5,000	1,131	$8,924
357	Mercy	11/1/1996			R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
358	Blue Juice	11/14/1996	Trimark	Comedy	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
359	Pie in the Sky	2/9/1996	Fine Line		R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
360	August	4/19/1996	Goldwyn Entertainment	Drama	PG	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
361	Frisk	3/22/1996	Strand			$5,000	1,131	$8,924
362	The Search for One-eye Jimmy	6/21/1996	Northern Arts Entertainment	Comedy	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
363	Far Harbor	11/20/1996	Castle Hill Productions		R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
364	Zero Kelvin	11/27/1996	Kino International			$5,000	1,131	$8,924
365	A Leap of Faith	11/29/1996				$5,000	1,131	$8,924
366	The Sunchaser	10/25/1996	Warner Bros.		R	$5,000	1,131	$8,924
367	In Love and War	12/18/1996	New Line	Drama	PG-13	$4,112	930	$7,338
368	Bang	4/1/1996	JeTi Films	Thriller/Suspense		$527	119	$939
Total Gross of All Movies					$5,591,391,818
Total Tickets Sold						1,265,020,767
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices							$9,981,013,852

Note: Ticket and adjusted gross totals may not be exact due to rounding errors.

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