Weekend Domestic Box Office March 8, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The Birdcage | $18,275,828 | 1,950 | $9,372 | $18,275,828 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $8,605,649 | 2,119 | $4,061 | $8,605,649 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Up Close & Personal | $8,012,357 | -28% | 1,628 | $4,922 | $22,235,253 | 10 | |
| 4 | (2) | Down Periscope | $5,033,851 | -30% | 2,026 | $2,485 | $14,059,295 | 10 | |
| 5 | (new) | Hellraiser IV: Bloodline | $4,505,036 | 1,465 | $3,075 | $4,505,036 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (4) | Broken Arrow | $4,231,906 | -30% | 1,929 | $2,194 | $58,785,637 | 31 | |
| 7 | (3) | Rumble in the Bronx | $3,375,263 | -50% | 1,794 | $1,881 | $23,543,871 | 17 | |
| 8 | (5) | Happy Gilmore | $3,257,875 | -32% | 1,945 | $1,675 | $28,915,565 | 24 | |
| 9 | (7) | Mr. Holland's Opus | $3,043,631 | -28% | 1,564 | $1,946 | $66,593,356 | 73 | |
| 10 | (6) | Muppet Treasure Island | $2,713,594 | -43% | 1,829 | $1,484 | $28,450,036 | 24 | |
| 11 | (9) | Dead Man Walking | $1,689,639 | -21% | 796 | $2,123 | $26,426,659 | 73 | |
| 12 | (new) | If Lucy Fell | $1,308,088 | 1,200 | $1,090 | $1,308,088 | 3 | ||
| 13 | (11) | Sense and Sensibility | $1,102,334 | -31% | 808 | $1,364 | $36,267,860 | 91 | |
| 14 | (8) | City Hall | $1,060,955 | -58% | 986 | $1,076 | $19,263,406 | 24 | |
| 15 | (13) | Leaving Las Vegas | $739,129 | -44% | 691 | $1,070 | $26,367,509 | 136 | |
| 16 | (new) | Fargo | $730,265 | 36 | $20,285 | $730,265 | 3 | ||
| 17 | (19) | The Postman | $706,986 | -7% | 300 | $2,357 | $14,192,445 | 271 | |
| 18 | (29) | 12 Monkeys | $638,910 | +136% | 687 | $930 | $55,027,949 | 75 | |
| 19 | (10) | Before and After | $635,918 | -69% | 893 | $712 | $8,130,263 | 17 | |
| 20 | (18) | Father of the Bride Part II | $605,646 | -20% | 618 | $980 | $75,362,141 | 94 | |
| 21 | (15) | Black Sheep | $553,528 | -46% | 913 | $606 | $30,604,118 | 38 | |
| 22 | (20) | Babe | $538,485 | -19% | 595 | $905 | $61,602,240 | 220 | |
| 23 | (16) | Braveheart (1995) (Re-Release) | $523,855 | -43% | 550 | $952 | $72,372,974 | 292 | |
| 24 | (21) | Se7en | $503,999 | -5% | 398 | $1,266 | $97,482,920 | 171 | |
| 25 | (22) | Jumanji | $412,615 | -11% | 407 | $1,014 | $94,303,227 | 87 | |
| 26 | (17) | Beautiful Girls | $378,564 | -57% | 286 | $1,324 | $9,932,017 | 31 | |
| 27 | (24) | Waiting to Exhale | $317,348 | -19% | 363 | $874 | $65,843,710 | 80 | |
| 28 | (14) | Mr. Wrong | $279,119 | -78% | 466 | $599 | $12,175,413 | 24 | |
| 29 | (25) | Toy Story | $267,721 | -26% | 442 | $606 | $184,205,561 | 110 | |
| 30 | (27) | Sabrina | $242,656 | -28% | 448 | $542 | $53,304,145 | 87 | |
| 31 | (28) | Angels and Insects | $234,435 | -18% | 77 | $3,045 | $1,527,135 | 45 | |
| 32 | (-) | Heavy Metal (1981) (Re-Release) | $204,660 | 54 | $3,790 | $204,660 | 5,330 | ||
| 33 | (12) | Mary Reilly | $188,420 | -87% | 510 | $369 | $5,518,571 | 17 | |
| 34 | (30) | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | $169,899 | -33% | 323 | $526 | $108,108,266 | 122 | |
| 35 | (31) | Tom and Huck | $169,887 | -26% | 329 | $516 | $23,594,882 | 80 | |
| 36 | (32) | Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | $150,944 | -28% | 73 | $2,068 | $911,052 | 45 | |
| 37 | (26) | The Juror | $113,258 | -68% | 220 | $515 | $22,005,550 | 38 | |
| 38 | (33) | Grumpier Old Men | $106,004 | -47% | 310 | $342 | $69,775,439 | 80 | |
| 39 | (35) | Goldeneye | $103,391 | -39% | 112 | $923 | $103,657,532 | 115 | |
| 40 | (34) | Bed of Roses | $95,804 | -47% | 133 | $720 | $18,703,392 | 45 | |
| 41 | (44) | Bottle Rocket | $90,768 | -8% | 49 | $1,852 | $407,488 | 19 | |
| 42 | (49) | French Twist | $88,149 | +8% | 34 | $2,593 | $784,176 | 59 | |
| 43 | (36) | Casino | $82,960 | -43% | 105 | $790 | $42,388,160 | 110 | |
| 44 | (38) | Nueba Yol | $79,366 | -42% | 20 | $3,968 | $911,743 | 26 | |
| 45 | (-) | Wings of Courage | $74,641 | 7 | $10,663 | $5,677,261 | 325 | ||
| 46 | (45) | Antonia's Line | $73,916 | -19% | 23 | $3,214 | $623,548 | 31 | |
| 47 | (42) | Heat | $72,969 | -36% | 205 | $356 | $65,713,556 | 87 | |
| 48 | (37) | Richard III | $72,714 | -50% | 57 | $1,276 | $2,351,287 | 73 | |
| 49 | (46) | Mighty Aphrodite | $65,756 | -27% | 36 | $1,827 | $5,565,449 | 136 | |
| 50 | (39) | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood | $63,147 | -52% | 107 | $590 | $19,450,642 | 59 | |
| 51 | (40) | From Dusk Till Dawn | $59,738 | -50% | 102 | $586 | $24,975,890 | 52 | |
| 52 | (-) | Bio-Dome | $59,406 | 118 | $503 | $13,270,797 | 59 | ||
| 53 | (-) | The White Balloon | $59,376 | 11 | $5,398 | $339,409 | 45 | ||
| 54 | (-) | Across The Sea of Time | $48,895 | 1 | $48,895 | $1,993,569 | 143 | ||
| 55 | (50) | Shanghai Triad | $47,638 | -41% | 38 | $1,254 | $1,900,504 | 82 | |
| 56 | (41) | White Squall | $44,242 | -62% | 118 | $375 | $9,853,455 | 38 | |
| 57 | (-) | The City of Lost Children | $43,058 | 23 | $1,872 | $1,280,446 | 87 | ||
| 58 | (43) | Restoration | $42,356 | -62% | 36 | $1,177 | $3,901,738 | 73 | |
| 59 | (new) | The Star Maker | $40,915 | 11 | $3,720 | $40,915 | 3 | ||
| 60 | (-) | A Midwinter's Tale | $40,584 | 23 | $1,765 | $288,122 | 31 | ||
| 61 | (51) | Man of the Year | $12,899 | -51% | 4 | $3,225 | $49,322 | 10 | |
| 62 | (new) | All Things Fair | $4,530 | 1 | $4,530 | $4,530 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 62 | $77,095,475 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Birdcage | $18,275,828 | 1,950 | $18,275,828 |
| 2 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $8,605,649 | 2,119 | $8,605,649 |
| 3 | Up Close & Personal | $8,012,357 | 1,628 | $22,235,253 |
| 4 | Down Periscope | $5,033,851 | 2,026 | $14,059,295 |
| 5 | Hellraiser IV: Bloodline | $4,505,036 | 1,465 | $4,505,036 |
| 6 | Broken Arrow | $4,231,906 | 1,929 | $58,785,637 |
| 7 | Rumble in the Bronx | $3,375,263 | 1,794 | $23,543,871 |
| 8 | Happy Gilmore | $3,257,875 | 1,945 | $28,915,565 |
| 9 | Mr. Holland's Opus | $3,043,631 | 1,564 | $66,593,356 |
| 10 | Muppet Treasure Island | $2,713,594 | 1,829 | $28,450,036 |
| 11 | Dead Man Walking | $1,689,639 | 796 | $26,426,659 |
| 12 | If Lucy Fell | $1,308,088 | 1,200 | $1,308,088 |
| 13 | Sense and Sensibility | $1,102,334 | 808 | $36,267,860 |
| 14 | City Hall | $1,060,955 | 986 | $19,263,406 |
| 15 | Leaving Las Vegas | $739,129 | 691 | $26,367,509 |
| 16 | Fargo | $730,265 | 36 | $730,265 |
| 17 | The Postman | $706,986 | 300 | $14,192,445 |
| 18 | 12 Monkeys | $638,910 | 687 | $55,027,949 |
| 19 | Before and After | $635,918 | 893 | $8,130,263 |
| 20 | Father of the Bride Part II | $605,646 | 618 | $75,362,141 |
| 21 | Black Sheep | $553,528 | 913 | $30,604,118 |
| 22 | Babe | $538,485 | 595 | $61,602,240 |
| 23 | Braveheart (1995) (Re-Release) | $523,855 | 550 | $72,372,974 |
| 24 | Se7en | $503,999 | 398 | $97,482,920 |
| 25 | Jumanji | $412,615 | 407 | $94,303,227 |
| 26 | Beautiful Girls | $378,564 | 286 | $9,932,017 |
| 27 | Waiting to Exhale | $317,348 | 363 | $65,843,710 |
| 28 | Mr. Wrong | $279,119 | 466 | $12,175,413 |
| 29 | Toy Story | $267,721 | 442 | $184,205,561 |
| 30 | Sabrina | $242,656 | 448 | $53,304,145 |
| 31 | Angels and Insects | $234,435 | 77 | $1,527,135 |
| 32 | Heavy Metal (1981) (Re-Release) | $204,660 | 54 | $204,660 |
| 33 | Mary Reilly | $188,420 | 510 | $5,518,571 |
| 34 | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | $169,899 | 323 | $108,108,266 |
| 35 | Tom and Huck | $169,887 | 329 | $23,594,882 |
| 36 | Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | $150,944 | 73 | $911,052 |
| 37 | The Juror | $113,258 | 220 | $22,005,550 |
| 38 | Grumpier Old Men | $106,004 | 310 | $69,775,439 |
| 39 | Goldeneye | $103,391 | 112 | $103,657,532 |
| 40 | Bed of Roses | $95,804 | 133 | $18,703,392 |
| 41 | Bottle Rocket | $90,768 | 49 | $407,488 |
| 42 | French Twist | $88,149 | 34 | $784,176 |
| 43 | Casino | $82,960 | 105 | $42,388,160 |
| 44 | Nueba Yol | $79,366 | 20 | $911,743 |
| 45 | Wings of Courage | $74,641 | 7 | $5,677,261 |
| 46 | Antonia's Line | $73,916 | 23 | $623,548 |
| 47 | Heat | $72,969 | 205 | $65,713,556 |
| 48 | Richard III | $72,714 | 57 | $2,351,287 |
| 49 | Mighty Aphrodite | $65,756 | 36 | $5,565,449 |
| 50 | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood | $63,147 | 107 | $19,450,642 |
| 51 | From Dusk Till Dawn | $59,738 | 102 | $24,975,890 |
| 52 | Bio-Dome | $59,406 | 118 | $13,270,797 |
| 53 | The White Balloon | $59,376 | 11 | $339,409 |
| 54 | Across The Sea of Time | $48,895 | 1 | $1,993,569 |
| 55 | Shanghai Triad | $47,638 | 38 | $1,900,504 |
| 56 | White Squall | $44,242 | 118 | $9,853,455 |
| 57 | The City of Lost Children | $43,058 | 23 | $1,280,446 |
| 58 | Restoration | $42,356 | 36 | $3,901,738 |
| 59 | The Star Maker | $40,915 | 11 | $40,915 |
| 60 | A Midwinter's Tale | $40,584 | 23 | $288,122 |
| 61 | Man of the Year | $12,899 | 4 | $49,322 |
| 62 | All Things Fair | $4,530 | 1 | $4,530 |
| Reporting: 62 | $77,095,475 | total | ||