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	$497,278,450
2	Twister	5/10/1996	Warner Bros.	Action	PG-13	$241,688,385	54,680,630	$392,606,923
3	Mission: Impossible	5/22/1996	Paramount Pictures	Action	PG-13	$180,891,004	40,925,567	$293,845,571
4	The Rock	6/7/1996	Buena Vista	Action	R	$133,955,936	30,306,773	$217,602,630
5	The Nutty Professor	6/28/1996	Universal	Comedy	PG-13	$128,769,345	29,133,336	$209,177,352
6	Ransom	11/8/1996	Buena Vista	Action	R	$124,641,941	28,199,534	$202,472,654
7	The Birdcage	3/8/1996	MGM	Comedy	R	$123,939,840	28,040,688	$201,332,140
8	A Time to Kill	7/24/1996	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$108,706,165	24,594,155	$176,586,033
9	Phenomenon	7/5/1996	Buena Vista	Drama	PG	$104,464,977	23,634,610	$169,696,500
10	101 Dalmatians	11/27/1996	Buena Vista	Comedy	G	$104,111,652	23,554,672	$169,122,545
11	The First Wives Club	9/20/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG	$103,368,736	23,386,592	$167,915,731
12	Eraser	6/21/1996	Warner Bros.	Action	R	$101,283,031	22,914,713	$164,527,639
13	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	6/21/1996	Buena Vista	Adventure	G	$99,843,665	22,589,064	$162,189,480
14	Star Trek: First Contact	11/22/1996	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	PG-13	$85,122,152	19,258,405	$138,275,348
15	Mr. Holland's Opus	12/29/1995	Buena Vista	Drama	PG	$82,450,788	18,654,024	$133,935,892
16	Space Jam	11/15/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$81,926,334	18,535,370	$133,083,957
17	Broken Arrow	2/9/1996	20th Century Fox	Action	R	$70,640,985	15,982,123	$114,751,643
18	Jerry Maguire	12/13/1996	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	R	$60,351,092	13,654,093	$98,036,388
19	The Cable Guy	6/14/1996	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$60,154,431	13,609,600	$97,716,928
20	Courage Under Fire	7/12/1996	20th Century Fox	Drama	R	$58,918,501	13,329,978	$95,709,242
21	Jack	8/9/1996	Buena Vista	Drama	PG-13	$58,451,483	13,224,317	$94,950,596
22	Twelve Monkeys	12/27/1995	Universal	Drama	R	$56,838,334	12,859,352	$92,330,147
23	Executive Decision	3/15/1996	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	R	$56,472,312	12,776,541	$91,735,564
24	Primal Fear	4/5/1996	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$56,013,000	12,672,624	$90,989,440
25	Tin Cup	8/16/1996	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	R	$53,854,588	12,184,296	$87,483,245
26	Jingle All the Way	11/22/1996	20th Century Fox	Comedy	PG	$53,185,547	12,032,929	$86,396,430
27	Sleepers	10/18/1996	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$52,420,458	11,859,832	$85,153,594
28	Dragonheart	5/31/1996	Universal	Adventure	PG-13	$51,317,350	11,610,260	$83,361,667
29	Up Close & Personal	3/1/1996	Buena Vista	Drama	PG-13	$50,984,674	11,534,994	$82,821,257
30	Romeo+Juliet	11/1/1996	20th Century Fox	Drama	PG-13	$43,820,000	9,914,027	$71,182,714
31	Jumanji	12/15/1995	Sony Pictures	Adventure	PG	$42,609,673	9,640,198	$69,216,622
32	Toy Story	11/22/1995	Buena Vista	Adventure	G	$41,648,011	9,422,627	$67,654,462
33	Beavis and Butt-head Do America	12/20/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$41,121,487	9,303,504	$66,799,159
34	Grumpier Old Men	12/22/1995	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$40,750,991	9,219,681	$66,197,310
35	The Mirror Has Two Faces	11/15/1996	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$40,359,524	9,131,114	$65,561,399
36	Dead Man Walking	12/29/1995	Gramercy	Drama	R	$39,261,491	8,882,690	$63,777,714
37	Sense and Sensibility	12/11/1995	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG	$38,628,080	8,739,385	$62,748,784
38	Happy Gilmore	2/16/1996	Universal	Comedy	PG-13	$38,602,000	8,733,484	$62,706,415
39	The Ghost and the Darkness	10/11/1996	Paramount Pictures	Action	R	$37,709,317	8,531,520	$61,256,314
40	A Thin Line Between Love & Hate	4/3/1996	New Line	Romantic Comedy	R	$34,873,513	7,889,935	$56,649,733
41	Muppet Treasure Island	2/16/1996	Buena Vista	Adventure	G	$34,285,248	7,756,843	$55,694,133
42	Set It Off	11/6/1996	New Line	Drama	R	$34,236,771	7,745,876	$55,615,390
43	The Truth About Cats & Dogs	4/26/1996	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$33,228,594	7,517,781	$53,977,668
44	Matilda	8/2/1996	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG	$33,084,249	7,485,124	$53,743,190
45	The Long Kiss Goodnight	10/11/1996	New Line	Action	R	$32,720,083	7,402,734	$53,151,630
46	Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco	3/8/1996	Buena Vista	Adventure	G	$32,709,423	7,400,322	$53,134,312
47	Striptease	6/28/1996	Sony Pictures	Comedy	R	$32,651,443	7,387,204	$53,040,125
48	Rumble in the Bronx	2/23/1996	New Line	Action	R	$32,281,907	7,303,599	$52,439,841
49	Black Sheep	2/2/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$32,258,130	7,298,219	$52,401,212
50	Eddie	5/31/1996	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG-13	$31,289,479	7,079,068	$50,827,708
51	Heat	12/15/1995	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$30,928,683	6,997,440	$50,241,619
52	Waiting to Exhale	12/22/1995	20th Century Fox	Drama	R	$30,923,628	6,996,296	$50,233,405
53	Sgt. Bilko	3/29/1996	Universal	Comedy	PG	$30,141,475	6,819,338	$48,962,847
54	Leaving Las Vegas	10/27/1995	MGM	Drama	R	$29,218,365	6,610,490	$47,463,318
55	James and the Giant Peach	4/12/1996	Buena Vista	Adventure	PG	$28,900,101	6,538,484	$46,946,315
56	The Preacher's Wife	12/13/1996	Buena Vista	Drama	PG	$27,942,124	6,321,748	$45,390,151
57	The Island of Dr. Moreau	8/23/1996	New Line	Adventure	PG-13	$27,663,982	6,258,819	$44,938,320
58	Michael	12/25/1996	New Line	Comedy	PG	$27,629,196	6,250,949	$44,881,814
59	Spy Hard	5/24/1996	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG-13	$26,906,039	6,087,339	$43,707,094
60	Eye for an Eye	1/12/1996	Paramount Pictures	Drama	R	$26,729,447	6,047,386	$43,420,231
61	Harriet the Spy	7/10/1996	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	PG	$26,539,321	6,004,371	$43,111,384
62	First Kid	8/30/1996	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$26,128,650	5,911,459	$42,444,276
63	Mars Attacks!	12/13/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$25,846,508	5,847,626	$41,985,955
64	From Dusk Till Dawn	1/19/1996	Miramax/Dimension	Horror	R	$25,728,961	5,821,032	$41,795,010
65	Down Periscope	3/1/1996	20th Century Fox	Comedy	PG-13	$25,607,849	5,793,631	$41,598,271
66	That Thing You Do!	10/4/1996	20th Century Fox	Drama	PG	$25,458,013	5,759,731	$41,354,869
67	Escape from L.A.	8/9/1996	Paramount Pictures	Action	R	$25,329,895	5,730,745	$41,146,749
68	Daylight	12/6/1996	Universal	Action	PG-13	$24,980,565	5,651,712	$40,579,292
69	Kingpin	7/26/1996	MGM	Comedy	R	$24,879,969	5,628,952	$40,415,875
70	The Craft	5/3/1996	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$24,703,049	5,588,925	$40,128,482
71	Sling Blade	11/20/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$24,475,416	5,537,424	$39,758,704
72	Father of the Bride Part II	12/8/1995	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$24,313,176	5,500,719	$39,495,162
73	Fly Away Home	9/13/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG	$24,268,760	5,490,670	$39,423,011
74	Fargo	3/8/1996	Gramercy	Thriller/Suspense	R	$24,015,679	5,433,412	$39,011,898
75	The English Patient	11/15/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$22,758,252	5,148,926	$36,969,289
76	Sabrina	12/15/1995	Paramount Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG	$22,669,649	5,128,880	$36,825,358
77	The Juror	2/2/1996	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$22,079,985	4,995,472	$35,867,489
78	Emma	8/2/1996	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	PG	$22,041,742	4,986,819	$35,805,360
79	D3: The Mighty Ducks	10/4/1996	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$21,887,865	4,952,006	$35,555,403
80	The Quest	4/26/1996	Universal	Action	PG-13	$21,607,190	4,888,505	$35,099,466
81	A Very Brady Sequel	8/23/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$21,397,954	4,841,166	$34,759,572
82	Scream	12/20/1996	Miramax	Horror	R	$21,253,204	4,808,417	$34,524,434
83	Bulletproof	9/6/1996	Universal	Action	R	$21,162,420	4,787,878	$34,376,964
84	High School High	10/25/1996	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$20,694,213	4,681,949	$33,616,394
85	Chain Reaction	8/2/1996	20th Century Fox	Action	PG-13	$20,550,712	4,649,482	$33,383,281
86	Fear	4/12/1996	Universal	Thriller/Suspense	R	$20,528,755	4,644,515	$33,347,618
87	The Glimmer Man	10/4/1996	Warner Bros.	Action	R	$20,301,706	4,593,146	$32,978,788
88	City Hall	2/16/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$20,231,760	4,577,321	$32,865,165
89	Multiplicity	7/17/1996	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$20,101,861	4,547,932	$32,654,152
90	Flipper	5/17/1996	Universal	Comedy	PG	$20,047,715	4,535,682	$32,566,197
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	$31,960,442
92	One Fine Day	12/20/1996	20th Century Fox	Romantic Comedy	PG	$19,435,044	4,397,069	$31,570,955
93	Bed of Roses	1/26/1996	New Line	Drama	PG	$18,972,237	4,292,361	$30,819,152
94	Kazaam	7/17/1996	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$18,843,825	4,263,309	$30,610,559
95	The Fan	8/16/1996	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$18,406,215	4,164,302	$29,899,688
96	Last Man Standing	9/20/1996	New Line	Action	R	$18,100,017	4,095,026	$29,402,287
97	The Crow: City of Angels	8/30/1996	Miramax	Action	R	$17,883,659	4,046,077	$29,050,833
98	Extreme Measures	9/27/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$17,369,541	3,929,760	$28,215,677
99	The Phantom	6/7/1996	Paramount Pictures	Action	PG	$17,220,599	3,896,063	$27,973,732
100	Fled	7/19/1996	MGM	Action	R	$17,192,205	3,889,639	$27,927,608
101	Diabolique	3/22/1996	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	R	$17,003,203	3,846,879	$27,620,591
102	The Frighteners	7/19/1996	Universal	Horror	R	$16,524,115	3,738,488	$26,842,344
103	Trainspotting	7/19/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$16,501,000	3,733,258	$26,804,792
104	Supercop	7/26/1996	Miramax	Action	R	$16,249,557	3,676,370	$26,396,337
105	The Adventures of Pinocchio	7/26/1996	New Line	Adventure	G	$14,988,577	3,391,081	$24,347,962
106	Thinner	10/25/1996	Paramount Pictures	Horror	R	$14,807,397	3,350,090	$24,053,646
107	Flirting with Disaster	3/22/1996	Miramax	Comedy	R	$14,702,438	3,326,343	$23,883,143
108	The Substitute	4/19/1996	Orion Pictures	Drama	R	$14,675,167	3,320,174	$23,838,849
109	The Chamber	10/11/1996	Universal	Drama	R	$14,259,205	3,226,064	$23,163,140
110	Maximum Risk	9/13/1996	Sony Pictures	Action	R	$14,039,438	3,176,343	$22,806,143
111	The Arrival	5/31/1996	Orion Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$14,012,411	3,170,229	$22,762,244
112	Bio-Dome	1/12/1996	MGM	Comedy	PG-13	$13,270,797	3,002,443	$21,557,541
113	Se7en	9/22/1995	New Line	Thriller/Suspense	R	$13,011,868	2,943,862	$21,136,929
114	The Postman	6/14/1995	Miramax	Drama	PG	$12,786,292	2,892,826	$20,770,491
115	Mr. Wrong	2/16/1996	Buena Vista	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$12,781,045	2,891,639	$20,761,968
116	Goldeneye	11/17/1995	MGM	Action	PG-13	$12,767,795	2,888,641	$20,740,442
117	The Spitfire Grill	8/23/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$12,592,203	2,848,915	$20,455,210
118	The Associate	10/25/1996	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG-13	$12,384,525	2,801,929	$20,117,850
119	Lone Star	6/21/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$12,194,247	2,758,879	$19,808,751
120	Alaska	8/14/1996	Columbia	Adventure	PG	$11,500,372	2,601,894	$18,681,599
121	Mulholland Falls	4/26/1996	MGM	Drama	R	$11,375,390	2,573,618	$18,478,577
122	2 Days In The Valley	9/27/1996	MGM	Drama	R	$11,090,856	2,509,243	$18,016,365
123	Big Night	9/20/1996	Goldwyn Entertainment	Drama	R	$11,066,839	2,503,810	$17,977,356
124	Michael Collins	10/11/1996	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$10,852,774	2,455,379	$17,629,621
125	Two if by Sea	1/12/1996	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	R	$10,493,670	2,374,133	$17,046,275
126	Beautiful Girls	2/9/1996	Miramax	Comedy	R	$10,439,854	2,361,958	$16,958,858
127	White Squall	2/2/1996	Buena Vista	Adventure	PG-13	$10,229,300	2,314,321	$16,616,825
128	My Fellow Americans	12/20/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$10,170,986	2,301,128	$16,522,099
129	Sunset Park	4/26/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$10,128,314	2,291,474	$16,452,783
130	Mrs. Winterbourne	4/19/1996	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$10,039,566	2,271,395	$16,308,616
131	A Family Thing	3/29/1996	MGM	Drama	PG-13	$9,974,397	2,256,651	$16,202,754
132	She's the One	8/23/1996	Fox Searchlight	Romantic Comedy	R	$9,398,667	2,126,395	$15,267,516
133	Dunston Checks In	1/12/1996	20th Century Fox	Comedy	PG	$9,395,724	2,125,729	$15,262,734
134	Hellraiser IV: Bloodline	3/8/1996	Miramax	Horror	R	$9,321,492	2,108,935	$15,142,153
135	Tom and Huck	12/22/1995	Buena Vista	Adventure	PG	$9,232,982	2,088,910	$14,998,374
136	Celtic Pride	4/19/1996	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG-13	$9,169,981	2,074,656	$14,896,030
137	The American President	11/17/1995	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$8,954,209	2,025,839	$14,545,524
138	Before and After	2/23/1996	Buena Vista	Drama	PG-13	$8,619,397	1,950,090	$14,001,646
139	Braveheart	5/24/1995	Paramount Pictures	Drama	R	$8,526,191	1,929,002	$13,850,234
140	The Rich Man's Wife	9/13/1996	Buena Vista	Thriller/Suspense	R	$8,509,288	1,925,178	$13,822,778
141	All Dogs Go To Heaven 2	3/29/1996	MGM	Adventure	G	$8,499,581	1,922,982	$13,807,011
142	Larger Than Life	11/1/1996	MGM	Comedy	PG	$8,289,972	1,875,559	$13,466,514
143	The Great White Hype	5/3/1996	20th Century Fox	Comedy	R	$7,751,497	1,753,732	$12,591,796
144	Wings of Courage	4/21/1995	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	G	$6,918,899	1,565,362	$11,239,299
145	Dear God	11/1/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG	$6,899,612	1,560,998	$11,207,966
146	House Arrest	8/14/1996	MGM	Comedy	PG	$6,895,790	1,560,133	$11,201,755
147	Babe	8/4/1995	Universal	Adventure	G	$6,853,625	1,550,594	$11,133,265
148	Sudden Death	12/22/1995	Universal	Action	R	$6,747,130	1,526,500	$10,960,270
149	Across The Sea of Time	10/20/1995	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	G	$6,484,780	1,467,145	$10,534,101
150	Nixon	12/20/1995	Buena Vista	Drama	R	$6,064,096	1,371,967	$9,850,723
151	Last Dance	5/3/1996	Buena Vista	Drama	R	$5,857,534	1,325,234	$9,515,180
152	Screamers	1/26/1996	Sony Pictures	Action	R	$5,701,359	1,289,900	$9,261,482
153	Get on the Bus	10/16/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$5,660,056	1,280,556	$9,194,392
154	Mary Reilly	2/23/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$5,615,008	1,270,364	$9,121,214
155	The Pallbearer	5/3/1996	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$5,612,586	1,269,816	$9,117,279
156	Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood	8/16/1996	Universal	Horror	R	$5,587,855	1,264,221	$9,077,107
157	Cold Comfort Farm	5/10/1996	Gramercy	Comedy	PG	$5,433,717	1,229,348	$8,826,719
158	Secrets & Lies	9/28/1996	October Films	Drama	R	$5,343,011	1,208,826	$8,679,371
159	The Evening Star	12/25/1996	Paramount Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$5,272,449	1,192,862	$8,564,749
160	Jane Eyre	4/12/1996	Miramax	Drama	PG	$5,150,192	1,165,202	$8,366,150
161	Solo	8/23/1996	Sony Pictures	Action	PG-13	$4,932,915	1,116,044	$8,013,196
162	Heaven's Prisoners	5/17/1996	New Line	Drama	R	$4,912,939	1,111,525	$7,980,750
163	Casino	11/22/1995	Universal	Drama	R	$4,905,635	1,109,872	$7,968,881
164	Girl 6	3/22/1996	Fox Searchlight	Comedy	R	$4,855,000	1,098,416	$7,886,627
165	Balto	12/22/1995	Universal	Adventure	G	$4,622,620	1,045,842	$7,509,146
166	Joe's Apartment	7/26/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$4,566,826	1,033,219	$7,418,512
167	Stealing Beauty	6/14/1996	Fox Searchlight	Drama	R	$4,376,355	990,126	$7,109,105
168	Bogus	9/6/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$4,340,826	982,087	$7,051,385
169	Welcome to the Dollhouse	5/10/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	R	$4,198,137	949,805	$6,819,600
170	To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday	10/18/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$4,137,645	936,119	$6,721,334
171	Antonia's Line	2/9/1996	First Look	Drama	R	$4,047,426	915,707	$6,574,776
172	Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls	11/10/1995	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG-13	$3,988,567	902,391	$6,479,167
173	Ed	3/15/1996	Universal	Comedy	PG	$3,956,785	895,200	$6,427,536
174	Swingers	10/18/1996	Miramax	Comedy	R	$3,861,814	873,714	$6,273,267
175	Restoration	12/29/1995	Miramax	Drama	R	$3,826,224	865,662	$6,215,453
176	Bound	10/4/1996	Gramercy	Thriller/Suspense	R	$3,798,532	859,396	$6,170,463
177	Barb Wire	5/3/1996	Gramercy	Action	R	$3,615,658	818,022	$5,873,398
178	Shine	11/22/1996	Fine Line	Drama	PG-13	$3,542,807	801,540	$5,755,057
179	The Trigger Effect	8/30/1996	Gramercy	Drama	R	$3,539,660	800,828	$5,749,945
180	Angels and Insects	1/26/1996	Goldwyn Entertainment	Drama	R	$3,390,811	767,152	$5,508,151
181	Moll Flanders	6/14/1996	MGM	Drama	PG-13	$3,363,968	761,079	$5,464,547
182	Carpool	8/23/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$3,308,758	748,588	$5,374,862
183	Original Gangstas	5/10/1996	Orion Pictures	Action	R	$3,268,414	739,460	$5,309,323
184	Feeling Minnesota	9/13/1996	New Line	Drama	R	$3,028,433	685,166	$4,919,492
185	Get Shorty	10/20/1995	MGM	Comedy	R	$2,954,057	668,339	$4,798,674
186	Basquiat	8/9/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$2,729,067	617,436	$4,433,190
187	When We Were Kings	10/25/1996	Gramercy	Documentary	PG	$2,666,118	603,194	$4,330,933
188	Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy	4/12/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	R	$2,621,887	593,187	$4,259,083
189	Cutthroat Island	12/22/1995	MGM	Adventure	PG-13	$2,617,537	592,203	$4,252,018
190	Unforgettable	2/23/1996	MGM	Thriller/Suspense	R	$2,483,790	561,943	$4,034,751
191	The Stupids	8/30/1996	New Line	Comedy	PG	$2,415,593	546,514	$3,923,971
192	Dracula: Dead and Loving It	12/22/1995	Sony Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$2,357,406	533,350	$3,829,453
193	The Crucible	11/29/1996	20th Century Fox	Drama	PG-13	$2,340,466	529,517	$3,801,932
194	Richard III	12/29/1995	MGM	Drama	R	$2,259,372	511,170	$3,670,201
195	If Lucy Fell	3/8/1996	Sony Pictures	Romantic Comedy	R	$2,202,580	498,321	$3,577,945
196	Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace	1/12/1996	New Line	Action	PG-13	$2,200,664	497,888	$3,574,836
197	Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored	1/26/1996	BET Pictures	Drama	PG	$2,174,060	491,869	$3,531,619
198	Faithful	4/5/1996	New Line	Black Comedy	R	$2,101,580	475,471	$3,413,882
199	Snowriders	10/18/1996	Warren Miller Entertainment	Documentary	Not Rated	$2,035,470	460,514	$3,306,491
200	Big Bully	1/26/1996	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$2,010,557	454,877	$3,266,017
201	It Takes Two	11/17/1995	Warner Bros.	Comedy	PG	$2,006,420	453,941	$3,259,296
202	Surviving Picasso	9/20/1996	Warner Bros.	Drama	R	$1,985,001	449,095	$3,224,502
203	Othello	12/14/1995	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$1,967,708	445,183	$3,196,414
204	Four Rooms	12/25/1995	Miramax	Comedy	R	$1,697,156	383,972	$2,756,919
205	Race the Sun	3/22/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG	$1,681,685	380,472	$2,731,789
206	I Shot Andy Warhol	5/1/1996	Orion Pictures	Drama	R	$1,667,299	377,217	$2,708,418
207	When The Cat's Away	9/20/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	R	$1,652,472	373,862	$2,684,329
208	Persuasion	9/27/1995	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	PG	$1,410,163	319,041	$2,290,714
209	The Bridges of Madison County	6/2/1995	Warner Bros.	Drama	PG-13	$1,409,439	318,878	$2,289,544
210	Beautiful Thing	10/9/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	R	$1,363,753	308,541	$2,215,324
211	Kansas City	8/16/1996	New Line	Drama	R	$1,353,824	306,295	$2,199,198
212	Mighty Aphrodite	10/27/1995	Miramax	Comedy	R	$1,349,253	305,261	$2,191,774
213	The Celluloid Closet	3/15/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	R	$1,310,167	296,418	$2,128,281
214	Shanghai Triad	12/20/1995	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$1,290,260	291,914	$2,095,943
215	The Horseman on the Roof	4/19/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$1,286,429	291,047	$2,089,717
216	Phat Beach	8/2/1996	Orion Pictures	Comedy	R	$1,263,945	285,960	$2,053,193
217	Looking for Richard	10/11/1996	20th Century Fox	Documentary	PG-13	$1,253,153	283,519	$2,035,666
218	Walking and Talking	7/17/1996	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	R	$1,231,303	278,575	$2,000,169
219	Nueba Yol	2/14/1996	Kit Parker Films	Drama	Not Rated	$1,229,715	278,216	$1,997,591
220	The Funeral	11/1/1996	October Films	Drama	R	$1,106,233	250,279	$1,797,003
221	Bad Moon	11/1/1996	Warner Bros.	Horror	R	$1,055,525	238,807	$1,714,634
222	Microcosmos	10/11/1996	Miramax	Documentary	G	$1,051,855	237,976	$1,708,668
223	Dead Man	5/10/1996	Miramax	Western	R	$1,025,488	232,011	$1,665,839
224	Two Much	3/15/1996	Buena Vista	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$1,010,072	228,523	$1,640,795
225	The City of Lost Children	12/15/1995	Sony Pictures Classics	Adventure	R	$1,000,856	226,438	$1,625,825
226	Mystery Science Theatre 3000	4/19/1996	Gramercy	Comedy	PG-13	$949,745	214,874	$1,542,795
227	Breaking the Waves	11/13/1996	October Films	Drama	R	$929,773	210,356	$1,510,356
228	Wallace & Gromit	4/6/1996	Northern Arts Entertainment	Adventure	Not Rated	$900,973	203,840	$1,463,571
229	The White Balloon	1/26/1996	October Films	Drama	Not Rated	$888,894	201,107	$1,443,948
230	French Twist	1/12/1996	Miramax	Comedy	R	$888,044	200,915	$1,442,570
231	Powder	10/27/1995	Buena Vista	Drama	PG-13	$872,570	197,414	$1,417,433
232	Heavy	6/5/1996	Lionsgate	Drama	R	$852,362	192,842	$1,384,606
233	Ridicule	11/29/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$851,953	192,750	$1,383,945
234	Assassins	10/6/1995	Warner Bros.	Action	R	$818,094	185,089	$1,328,939
235	Crash	10/4/1996	Fine Line	Drama	R	$738,339	167,045	$1,199,383
236	Little Indian, Big City	3/22/1996	Buena Vista	Comedy	PG	$682,028	154,305	$1,107,910
237	The Flower of My Secret	3/8/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$653,723	147,901	$1,061,929
238	Georgia	12/8/1995	Miramax	Drama	R	$645,939	146,140	$1,049,285
239	Money Train	11/22/1995	Sony Pictures	Action	R	$645,715	146,089	$1,048,919
240	Beaumarchais the Scoundrel	9/13/1996	New Yorker	Drama	Not Rated	$630,269	142,595	$1,023,832
241	Grace of My Heart	9/13/1996	Gramercy	Drama	R	$617,632	139,736	$1,003,304
242	Copycat	10/27/1995	Warner Bros.	Thriller/Suspense	R	$615,023	139,145	$999,061
243	Anne Frank Remembered	2/22/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Documentary	PG	$606,713	137,265	$985,563
244	Now and Then	10/20/1995	New Line	Drama	PG-13	$586,693	132,736	$953,044
245	The Monster	4/19/1996	Cinepix Film Properties	Comedy	R	$569,901	128,937	$925,768
246	My Favorite Season	4/19/1996	Filmopolis Pictures	Drama	Not Rated	$555,900	125,769	$903,021
247	Ghosts of Mississippi	12/20/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$540,898	122,375	$878,653
248	American Buffalo	9/13/1996	Goldwyn Entertainment	Drama	R	$540,364	122,254	$877,784
249	The People vs. Larry Flynt	12/25/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	R	$523,295	118,393	$850,062
250	Vampire in Brooklyn	10/27/1995	Paramount Pictures	Horror	R	$522,351	118,179	$848,525
251	Last Summer in the Hamptons	11/21/1995	Rainbow Releasing	Comedy	R	$510,271	115,446	$828,902
252	Dangerous Minds	8/11/1995	Buena Vista	Drama	R	$509,458	115,262	$827,581
253	Trees Lounge	10/11/1996	Orion Classics	Drama	R	$508,532	115,052	$826,073
254	Boys	5/10/1996	Buena Vista	Drama	PG-13	$477,367	108,002	$775,454
255	Twelfth Night: Or What You Will	10/25/1996	Fine Line	Comedy	PG	$472,946	107,001	$768,267
256	Bloodsport 2	3/1/1996	FM Entertainment International	Action	R	$456,931	103,378	$742,254
257	It's My Party	3/22/1996	MGM	Drama	R	$455,101	102,964	$739,282
258	La Promesse	11/1/1996	New Yorker			$454,720	102,878	$738,664
259	Ghost in the Shell	4/5/1996	Palm Pictures	Action		$443,579	100,357	$720,563
260	Garden of the Finzi-Continis	11/8/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$440,907	99,753	$716,227
261	Bottle Rocket	2/21/1996	Sony Pictures	Adventure	R	$407,488	92,192	$661,939
262	Jude	10/18/1996	Gramercy		R	$407,072	92,098	$661,264
263	Girls Town	8/21/1996	October Films		R	$403,311	91,247	$655,153
264	The Grass Harp	10/11/1996	Fine Line	Drama	PG	$392,371	88,772	$637,383
265	The Usual Suspects	8/16/1995	Gramercy	Drama	R	$381,812	86,383	$620,230
266	Mother Night	11/1/1996	Fine Line		R	$363,905	82,331	$591,137
267	Manny & Lo	7/26/1996	Sony Pictures Classics		R	$363,731	82,292	$590,857
268	Cry, The Beloved Country	12/15/1995	Miramax	Drama	PG-13	$358,748	81,165	$582,765
269	Bitter Sugar	10/11/1996	First Look	Drama		$354,572	80,220	$575,980
270	Cold Fever	4/5/1996	Artistic License			$337,560	76,371	$548,344
271	Evita	12/25/1996	Buena Vista	Musical	PG	$334,440	75,665	$543,275
272	Things to Do in Denver when You're Dead	12/1/1995	Miramax	Black Comedy	R	$333,629	75,482	$541,961
273	Chungking Express	3/8/1996	Miramax	Drama	PG-13	$332,003	75,114	$539,319
274	Maybe, Maybe Not	6/28/1996	Orion Classics	Comedy		$330,760	74,833	$537,301
275	The Young Poisoner's Handbook	2/22/1996	Cinepix Film Properties	Drama	R	$330,466	74,766	$536,820
276	Bitter Sugar	10/11/1996	First Look	Drama		$328,768	74,382	$534,063
277	The Leopard Son	9/27/1996	Discovery/IMAX			$321,070	72,640	$521,555
278	Fair Game	11/3/1995	Warner Bros.	Action	R	$313,458	70,918	$509,191
279	Stonewall	7/26/1996	Strand	Drama	R	$304,602	68,914	$494,803
280	Palookaville	10/25/1996	Goldwyn Entertainment		R	$289,569	65,513	$470,383
281	A Midwinter's Tale	2/9/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Comedy	R	$288,122	65,186	$468,035
282	Carrington	11/10/1995	Gramercy	Drama	R	$277,906	62,875	$451,443
283	Gabbeh	9/13/1996	New Yorker			$273,967	61,983	$445,038
284	The Last Supper	4/5/1996	Sony Pictures	Comedy	R	$259,930	58,808	$422,241
285	Celestial Clockwork	7/19/1996	October Films	Comedy		$257,241	58,199	$417,869
286	Paradise Lost	9/20/1996				$249,022	56,340	$404,521
287	Hype!	11/8/1996	Cinepix Film Properties			$242,021	54,756	$393,148
288	Mother	12/25/1996	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$228,040	51,593	$370,438
289	Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story	9/27/1996	Paulist Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$225,161	50,941	$365,756
290	The Star Maker	3/8/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$222,613	50,365	$361,621
291	Lilies	10/25/1996				$221,494	50,112	$359,804
292	The Cemetery Man	4/26/1996	October Films	Comedy	R	$199,913	45,229	$324,744
293	Santa with Muscles	11/8/1996	Legacy Releasing		PG	$198,717	44,959	$322,806
294	Home for the Holidays	11/3/1995	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$179,374	40,582	$291,379
295	Nick of Time	11/22/1995	Paramount Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	R	$173,223	39,191	$281,391
296	Marvin's Room	12/18/1996	Miramax	Drama	PG-13	$169,757	38,407	$275,762
297	Denise Calls Up	3/29/1996	Sony Pictures Classics		PG-13	$168,614	38,148	$273,903
298	Carried Away	3/29/1996	New Line	Drama	R	$156,975	35,515	$254,998
299	Someone Else's America	5/10/1996	October Films	Comedy	R	$154,873	35,039	$251,580
300	Hamlet	12/25/1996	Sony Pictures	Drama	PG-13	$148,321	33,557	$240,939
301	La cérémonie	12/18/1996	New Yorker	Drama	Not Rated	$143,564	32,481	$233,214
302	Foxfire	8/23/1996	Goldwyn Entertainment		R	$141,617	32,040	$230,047
303	Clueless	7/1/1995	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	PG-13	$137,266	31,056	$222,982
304	The Portrait of a Lady	12/24/1996	Gramercy	Drama	PG-13	$133,651	30,238	$217,109
305	Everyone Says I Love You	12/6/1996	Miramax	Musical	R	$131,678	29,791	$213,899
306	To Die For	9/27/1995	Sony Pictures	Black Comedy	R	$129,303	29,254	$210,044
307	Thieves (Les Voleurs)	12/25/1996	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	R	$128,974	29,180	$209,512
308	Getting Away with Murder	4/12/1996	Savoy	Comedy	R	$127,691	28,889	$207,423
309	Some Mother's Son	12/25/1996	Columbia	Drama	R	$114,309	25,862	$185,689
310	The Secret Agent	11/8/1996	Fox Searchlight	Thriller/Suspense	R	$106,606	24,119	$173,174
311	Giant (1996)	9/20/1996	Warner Bros.			$93,472	21,148	$151,843
312	Mad Dog Time	11/8/1996	MGM	Comedy	R	$80,026	18,105	$129,994
313	Sweet Nothing	9/6/1996	Warner Bros.		R	$79,249	17,930	$128,737
314	Infinity	10/4/1996	First Look		PG	$78,976	17,868	$128,292
315	Flirt	8/7/1996				$76,875	17,393	$124,882
316	Silent Trigger	6/26/1996				$76,382	17,281	$124,078
317	The Visitors	7/12/1996	Miramax	Comedy	R	$67,953	15,374	$110,385
318	Killer: A Journal of Murder	9/6/1996	Legacy Releasing		R	$65,682	14,860	$106,695
319	Dead Presidents	10/4/1995	Buena Vista	Drama	R	$58,418	13,217	$94,898
320	Citizen Ruth	12/13/1996	Miramax	Comedy		$56,747	12,839	$92,184
321	Jack & Sarah	3/22/1996	Gramercy	Romantic Comedy	PG	$56,016	12,673	$90,992
322	Pharaoh's Army	1/1/1996			PG-13	$50,652	11,460	$82,283
323	Mortal Kombat	8/18/1995	New Line	Action	PG-13	$50,081	11,331	$81,357
324	Love Is All There Is	10/11/1996	Goldwyn Entertainment		R	$43,439	9,828	$70,565
325	For Better or Worse	1/1/1996	Columbia	Comedy		$41,628	9,418	$67,621
326	The Whole Wide World	12/18/1996	Sony Pictures Classics		PG	$41,194	9,320	$66,918
327	When Night is Falling	11/17/1995	October Films	Drama	R	$40,155	9,085	$65,230
328	Cyclo	8/2/1996	Cinepix Film Properties			$38,109	8,622	$61,906
329	Adrenalin: Fear the Rush	12/6/1996	Miramax		R	$37,536	8,492	$60,973
330	The War at Home	11/20/1996	Buena Vista		R	$34,368	7,776	$55,832
331	Losing Chase	12/6/1996				$31,176	7,053	$50,641
332	Lamerica	12/20/1995	New Yorker	Drama	Not Rated	$29,612	6,700	$48,106
333	Pocahontas	6/10/1995	Buena Vista	Adventure	G	$28,527	6,454	$46,340
334	I'm Not Rappaport	12/25/1996	Gramercy		PG-13	$26,011	5,885	$42,254
335	The Big Squeeze	9/6/1996	First Look	Drama	R	$23,567	5,332	$38,284
336	Open Season	5/3/1996			PG	$9,000	2,036	$14,618
337	I Shot a Man in Vegas	10/18/1996				$5,000	1,131	$8,121
338	Blue Juice	11/14/1996	Trimark	Comedy	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
339	Butterfly Kiss	4/26/1996	Cinepix Film Properties	Thriller/Suspense		$5,000	1,131	$8,121
340	A Modern Affair	9/6/1996			R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
341	Normal Life	8/30/1996	Fine Line		R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
342	August	4/19/1996	Goldwyn Entertainment	Drama	PG	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
343	The Sunchaser	10/25/1996	Warner Bros.		R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
344	The Search for One-eye Jimmy	6/21/1996	Northern Arts Entertainment	Comedy	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
345	The Low Life	7/12/1996				$5,000	1,131	$8,121
346	Lover's Knot	7/12/1996			R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
347	Freeway	8/23/1996	Roxie Releasing	Comedy	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
348	The Pompatus of Love	7/26/1996			R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
349	Glory Daze	9/27/1996	Columbia	Comedy		$5,000	1,131	$8,121
350	Somebody to Love	9/27/1996	Legacy Releasing		R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
351	Bird of Prey	10/4/1996	Northern Arts Entertainment	Thriller/Suspense	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
352	Frisk	3/22/1996	Strand			$5,000	1,131	$8,121
353	Tarantella	3/15/1996				$5,000	1,131	$8,121
354	Captives	5/3/1996	Miramax	Drama	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
355	Zero Kelvin	11/27/1996	Kino International			$5,000	1,131	$8,121
356	The Neon Bible	3/1/1996	Strand			$5,000	1,131	$8,121
357	American Strays	9/13/1996		Action	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
358	Of Love and Shadows	5/10/1996	Miramax		R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
359	Pie in the Sky	2/9/1996	Fine Line		R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
360	Mercy	11/1/1996			R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
361	Far Harbor	11/20/1996	Castle Hill Productions		R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
362	Shopping	2/9/1996				$5,000	1,131	$8,121
363	The Journey of August King	1/26/1996	Miramax		PG-13	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
364	A Couch in New York	4/10/1996	Northern Arts Entertainment	Romantic Comedy	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
365	A Boy Called Hate	5/22/1996		Drama	R	$5,000	1,131	$8,121
366	A Leap of Faith	11/29/1996				$5,000	1,131	$8,121
367	In Love and War	12/18/1996	New Line	Drama	PG-13	$4,112	930	$6,677
368	Bang	4/1/1996	JeTi Films	Thriller/Suspense		$527	119	$854
Total Gross of All Movies					$5,590,994,350
Total Tickets Sold						1,264,930,841
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices							$9,082,203,438

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

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