Weekend Domestic Box Office April 5, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Primal Fear | $9,871,222 | 1,983 | $4,978 | $11,892,480 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | A Thin Line Between Love & Hate | $9,310,414 | 1,131 | $8,232 | $11,934,706 | 5 | ||
| 3 | (1) | The Birdcage | $9,219,443 | -9% | 2,236 | $4,123 | $87,604,273 | 31 | |
| 4 | (2) | Sgt. Bilko | $6,084,230 | -25% | 2,309 | $2,635 | $16,727,320 | 10 | |
| 5 | (3) | Executive Decision | $4,838,155 | -30% | 2,285 | $2,117 | $42,852,311 | 24 | |
| 6 | (4) | Oliver & Company | $3,706,594 | -17% | 2,189 | $1,693 | $10,001,867 | 2,698 | |
| 7 | (8) | Fargo | $2,536,491 | -6% | 716 | $3,543 | $12,160,219 | 31 | |
| 8 | (7) | Up Close & Personal | $2,023,927 | -27% | 1,629 | $1,242 | $42,979,202 | 38 | |
| 9 | (6) | A Family Thing | $2,008,728 | -34% | 1,134 | $1,771 | $5,960,404 | 10 | |
| 10 | (18) | Flirting with Disaster | $1,766,054 | +150% | 285 | $6,197 | $2,959,743 | 17 | |
| 11 | (9) | All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 | $1,550,590 | -31% | 2,037 | $761 | $4,684,426 | 10 | |
| 12 | (5) | Diabolique | $1,525,499 | -56% | 1,754 | $870 | $13,302,530 | 17 | |
| 13 | (10) | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $1,388,094 | -30% | 1,673 | $830 | $27,736,272 | 31 | |
| 14 | (11) | Dead Man Walking | $1,098,509 | -28% | 769 | $1,428 | $34,163,268 | 101 | |
| 15 | (12) | Jumanji | $1,017,888 | -23% | 783 | $1,300 | $98,135,121 | 115 | |
| 16 | (new) | Faithful | $967,956 | 803 | $1,205 | $1,910,729 | 3 | ||
| 17 | (13) | Mr. Holland's Opus | $886,656 | -31% | 1,094 | $810 | $76,257,788 | 101 | |
| 18 | (20) | Happy Gilmore | $718,325 | +14% | 876 | $820 | $35,679,265 | 52 | |
| 19 | (15) | Broken Arrow | $612,936 | -26% | 786 | $780 | $66,824,846 | 59 | |
| 20 | (16) | Down Periscope | $569,665 | -30% | 728 | $783 | $23,333,770 | 38 | |
| 21 | (17) | Leaving Las Vegas | $484,787 | -32% | 511 | $949 | $29,890,321 | 164 | |
| 22 | (27) | Se7en | $463,643 | +104% | 233 | $1,990 | $99,329,755 | 199 | |
| 23 | (21) | Braveheart (1995) (Re-Release) | $437,436 | -25% | 491 | $891 | $74,804,880 | 320 | |
| 24 | (19) | Sense and Sensibility | $355,013 | -45% | 477 | $744 | $40,668,019 | 119 | |
| 25 | (23) | The Postman | $352,125 | -21% | 234 | $1,505 | $17,574,314 | 299 | |
| 26 | (14) | Girl 6 | $246,951 | -76% | 442 | $559 | $4,567,086 | 17 | |
| 27 | (30) | Wings of Courage | $229,287 | +18% | 10 | $22,929 | $6,791,429 | 353 | |
| 28 | (28) | Antonia's Line | $193,623 | -11% | 57 | $3,397 | $1,488,501 | 59 | |
| 29 | (24) | Grumpier Old Men | $164,857 | -52% | 750 | $220 | $71,373,779 | 108 | |
| 30 | (41) | The Bridges of Madison County | $155,833 | +46% | 611 | $255 | $71,295,070 | 311 | |
| 31 | (29) | 12 Monkeys | $145,365 | -29% | 190 | $765 | $56,891,099 | 103 | |
| 32 | (25) | Babe | $140,955 | -51% | 324 | $435 | $63,457,225 | 248 | |
| 33 | (35) | Muppet Treasure Island | $131,738 | -28% | 255 | $517 | $32,628,210 | 52 | |
| 34 | (37) | Angels and Insects | $130,848 | -18% | 87 | $1,504 | $2,663,770 | 73 | |
| 35 | (40) | Mighty Aphrodite | $123,417 | +14% | 89 | $1,387 | $6,036,247 | 164 | |
| 36 | (-) | White Squall | $118,804 | 273 | $435 | $10,095,861 | 66 | ||
| 37 | (32) | Heat | $88,609 | -53% | 252 | $352 | $67,341,986 | 115 | |
| 38 | (36) | Eye for an Eye | $86,936 | -50% | 147 | $591 | $26,621,419 | 87 | |
| 39 | (38) | Waiting to Exhale | $85,936 | -35% | 133 | $646 | $66,833,260 | 108 | |
| 40 | (34) | The American President | $84,807 | -55% | 125 | $678 | $59,940,403 | 143 | |
| 41 | (-) | Across The Sea of Time | $79,179 | 1 | $79,179 | $2,345,023 | 171 | ||
| 42 | (50) | The Celluloid Closet | $71,900 | +34% | 20 | $3,595 | $435,119 | 24 | |
| 43 | (49) | The Flower of My Secret | $67,769 | +18% | 28 | $2,420 | $336,361 | 31 | |
| 44 | (33) | Hellraiser IV: Bloodline | $64,345 | -66% | 148 | $435 | $8,951,252 | 31 | |
| 45 | (48) | Anne Frank Remembered | $60,370 | -18% | 19 | $3,177 | $421,008 | 46 | |
| 46 | (39) | Father of the Bride Part II | $54,020 | -54% | 116 | $466 | $76,508,740 | 122 | |
| 47 | (42) | It's My Party | $53,116 | -48% | 21 | $2,529 | $404,121 | 17 | |
| 48 | (47) | Toy Story | $51,861 | -33% | 114 | $455 | $184,791,362 | 138 | |
| 49 | (-) | Black Sheep | $39,514 | 95 | $416 | $31,283,018 | 66 | ||
| 50 | (-) | Chungking Express | $39,052 | 18 | $2,170 | $332,003 | 31 | ||
| 51 | (51) | Man of the Year | $9,559 | -8% | 6 | $1,593 | $129,801 | 38 | |
| 52 | (new) | Bang | $527 | 2 | $264 | $527 | 7 | ||
| Reporting movies: 52 | $66,513,558 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primal Fear | $9,871,222 | 1,983 | $11,892,480 |
| 2 | A Thin Line Between Love & Hate | $9,310,414 | 1,131 | $11,934,706 |
| 3 | The Birdcage | $9,219,443 | 2,236 | $87,604,273 |
| 4 | Sgt. Bilko | $6,084,230 | 2,309 | $16,727,320 |
| 5 | Executive Decision | $4,838,155 | 2,285 | $42,852,311 |
| 6 | Oliver & Company | $3,706,594 | 2,189 | $10,001,867 |
| 7 | Fargo | $2,536,491 | 716 | $12,160,219 |
| 8 | Up Close & Personal | $2,023,927 | 1,629 | $42,979,202 |
| 9 | A Family Thing | $2,008,728 | 1,134 | $5,960,404 |
| 10 | Flirting with Disaster | $1,766,054 | 285 | $2,959,743 |
| 11 | All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 | $1,550,590 | 2,037 | $4,684,426 |
| 12 | Diabolique | $1,525,499 | 1,754 | $13,302,530 |
| 13 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $1,388,094 | 1,673 | $27,736,272 |
| 14 | Dead Man Walking | $1,098,509 | 769 | $34,163,268 |
| 15 | Jumanji | $1,017,888 | 783 | $98,135,121 |
| 16 | Faithful | $967,956 | 803 | $1,910,729 |
| 17 | Mr. Holland's Opus | $886,656 | 1,094 | $76,257,788 |
| 18 | Happy Gilmore | $718,325 | 876 | $35,679,265 |
| 19 | Broken Arrow | $612,936 | 786 | $66,824,846 |
| 20 | Down Periscope | $569,665 | 728 | $23,333,770 |
| 21 | Leaving Las Vegas | $484,787 | 511 | $29,890,321 |
| 22 | Se7en | $463,643 | 233 | $99,329,755 |
| 23 | Braveheart (1995) (Re-Release) | $437,436 | 491 | $74,804,880 |
| 24 | Sense and Sensibility | $355,013 | 477 | $40,668,019 |
| 25 | The Postman | $352,125 | 234 | $17,574,314 |
| 26 | Girl 6 | $246,951 | 442 | $4,567,086 |
| 27 | Wings of Courage | $229,287 | 10 | $6,791,429 |
| 28 | Antonia's Line | $193,623 | 57 | $1,488,501 |
| 29 | Grumpier Old Men | $164,857 | 750 | $71,373,779 |
| 30 | The Bridges of Madison County | $155,833 | 611 | $71,295,070 |
| 31 | 12 Monkeys | $145,365 | 190 | $56,891,099 |
| 32 | Babe | $140,955 | 324 | $63,457,225 |
| 33 | Muppet Treasure Island | $131,738 | 255 | $32,628,210 |
| 34 | Angels and Insects | $130,848 | 87 | $2,663,770 |
| 35 | Mighty Aphrodite | $123,417 | 89 | $6,036,247 |
| 36 | White Squall | $118,804 | 273 | $10,095,861 |
| 37 | Heat | $88,609 | 252 | $67,341,986 |
| 38 | Eye for an Eye | $86,936 | 147 | $26,621,419 |
| 39 | Waiting to Exhale | $85,936 | 133 | $66,833,260 |
| 40 | The American President | $84,807 | 125 | $59,940,403 |
| 41 | Across The Sea of Time | $79,179 | 1 | $2,345,023 |
| 42 | The Celluloid Closet | $71,900 | 20 | $435,119 |
| 43 | The Flower of My Secret | $67,769 | 28 | $336,361 |
| 44 | Hellraiser IV: Bloodline | $64,345 | 148 | $8,951,252 |
| 45 | Anne Frank Remembered | $60,370 | 19 | $421,008 |
| 46 | Father of the Bride Part II | $54,020 | 116 | $76,508,740 |
| 47 | It's My Party | $53,116 | 21 | $404,121 |
| 48 | Toy Story | $51,861 | 114 | $184,791,362 |
| 49 | Black Sheep | $39,514 | 95 | $31,283,018 |
| 50 | Chungking Express | $39,052 | 18 | $332,003 |
| 51 | Man of the Year | $9,559 | 6 | $129,801 |
| 52 | Bang | $527 | 2 | $527 |
| Reporting: 52 | $66,513,558 | total | ||