Weekend Domestic Box Office April 12, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Primal Fear | $8,108,561 | -18% | 1,983 | $4,089 | $23,820,908 | 10 | |
| 2 | (new) | James and the Giant Peach | $7,539,098 | 2,262 | $3,333 | $7,539,098 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (3) | The Birdcage | $6,772,210 | -27% | 2,285 | $2,964 | $97,752,823 | 38 | |
| 4 | (new) | Fear | $6,312,240 | 1,484 | $4,254 | $6,312,240 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (2) | A Thin Line Between Love & Hate | $5,797,633 | -38% | 1,131 | $5,126 | $21,233,876 | 12 | |
| 6 | (4) | Sgt. Bilko | $3,907,690 | -36% | 2,326 | $1,680 | $23,080,485 | 17 | |
| 7 | (5) | Executive Decision | $3,072,312 | -36% | 2,082 | $1,476 | $47,755,379 | 31 | |
| 8 | (10) | Flirting with Disaster | $3,021,024 | +71% | 969 | $3,118 | $6,598,430 | 24 | |
| 9 | (6) | Oliver & Company | $2,511,597 | -32% | 1,887 | $1,331 | $14,926,115 | 2,705 | |
| 10 | (7) | Fargo | $1,881,347 | -26% | 716 | $2,628 | $14,900,107 | 38 | |
| 11 | (8) | Up Close & Personal | $1,565,385 | -23% | 1,431 | $1,094 | $45,435,194 | 45 | |
| 12 | (9) | A Family Thing | $1,300,013 | -35% | 1,134 | $1,146 | $8,062,911 | 17 | |
| 13 | (14) | Dead Man Walking | $857,595 | -22% | 718 | $1,194 | $35,563,324 | 108 | |
| 14 | (11) | All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 | $831,702 | -46% | 1,609 | $517 | $6,687,061 | 17 | |
| 15 | (new) | Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy | $770,280 | 163 | $4,726 | $770,280 | 3 | ||
| 16 | (15) | Jumanji | $742,295 | -27% | 695 | $1,068 | $99,408,648 | 122 | |
| 17 | (13) | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $738,311 | -47% | 1,140 | $648 | $29,487,479 | 38 | |
| 18 | (18) | Happy Gilmore | $611,460 | -15% | 711 | $860 | $36,676,015 | 59 | |
| 19 | (12) | Diabolique | $607,316 | -60% | 1,222 | $497 | $14,598,360 | 24 | |
| 20 | (17) | Mr. Holland's Opus | $603,203 | -32% | 782 | $771 | $77,286,834 | 108 | |
| 21 | (19) | Broken Arrow | $516,220 | -16% | 687 | $751 | $67,602,450 | 66 | |
| 22 | (20) | Down Periscope | $468,110 | -18% | 770 | $608 | $24,053,731 | 45 | |
| 23 | (16) | Faithful | $338,873 | -65% | 803 | $422 | $1,917,529 | 10 | |
| 24 | (21) | Leaving Las Vegas | $330,635 | -32% | 377 | $877 | $30,467,883 | 171 | |
| 25 | (new) | Jane Eyre | $269,929 | 35 | $7,712 | $269,929 | 3 | ||
| 26 | (22) | Se7en | $268,913 | -42% | 201 | $1,338 | $99,733,675 | 206 | |
| 27 | (23) | Braveheart (1995) (Re-Release) | $242,429 | -45% | 352 | $689 | $75,244,954 | 327 | |
| 28 | (27) | Wings of Courage | $214,306 | -7% | 11 | $19,482 | $7,220,058 | 360 | |
| 29 | (24) | Sense and Sensibility | $200,595 | -43% | 336 | $597 | $41,023,967 | 126 | |
| 30 | (-) | Mr. Wrong | $191,770 | 302 | $635 | $12,646,996 | 59 | ||
| 31 | (25) | The Postman | $180,238 | -49% | 0 | – | $0 | 306 | |
| 32 | (28) | Antonia's Line | $166,110 | -14% | 66 | $2,517 | $1,729,977 | 66 | |
| 33 | (31) | 12 Monkeys | $133,450 | -8% | 157 | $850 | $57,097,229 | 110 | |
| 34 | (new) | Getting Away with Murder | $127,691 | 150 | $851 | $127,691 | 3 | ||
| 35 | (35) | Mighty Aphrodite | $110,016 | -11% | 94 | $1,170 | $6,202,754 | 171 | |
| 36 | (34) | Angels and Insects | $99,112 | -24% | 71 | $1,396 | $2,835,292 | 80 | |
| 37 | (32) | Babe | $96,045 | -32% | 198 | $485 | $63,634,380 | 255 | |
| 38 | (33) | Muppet Treasure Island | $84,992 | -35% | 193 | $440 | $32,775,721 | 59 | |
| 39 | (42) | The Celluloid Closet | $83,873 | +17% | 18 | $4,660 | $553,600 | 31 | |
| 40 | (-) | Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | $81,500 | 64 | $1,273 | $1,419,396 | 80 | ||
| 41 | (26) | Girl 6 | $79,838 | -68% | 151 | $529 | $4,752,862 | 24 | |
| 42 | (30) | The Bridges of Madison County | $75,267 | -52% | 206 | $365 | $71,477,088 | 318 | |
| 43 | (43) | The Flower of My Secret | $67,549 | 0% | 34 | $1,987 | $432,340 | 38 | |
| 44 | (39) | Waiting to Exhale | $65,987 | -23% | 103 | $641 | $66,947,948 | 115 | |
| 45 | (45) | Anne Frank Remembered | $63,654 | +5% | 25 | $2,546 | $522,588 | 53 | |
| 46 | (38) | Eye for an Eye | $60,089 | -31% | 99 | $607 | $26,729,447 | 94 | |
| 47 | (-) | The Last Supper | $58,751 | 19 | $3,092 | $111,025 | 10 | ||
| 48 | (-) | Ghost in the Shell | $54,939 | 7 | $7,848 | $160,222 | 10 | ||
| 49 | (41) | Across The Sea of Time | $54,237 | -32% | 1 | $54,237 | $2,450,769 | 178 | |
| 50 | (36) | White Squall | $53,064 | -55% | 132 | $402 | $10,229,300 | 73 | |
| 51 | (40) | The American President | $46,004 | -46% | 82 | $561 | $60,009,496 | 150 | |
| 52 | (-) | Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation | $42,154 | 3 | $14,051 | $88,896 | 9 | ||
| 53 | (46) | Father of the Bride Part II | $40,230 | -26% | 62 | $649 | $76,578,911 | 129 | |
| 54 | (49) | Black Sheep | $36,218 | -8% | 75 | $483 | $31,329,072 | 73 | |
| 55 | (44) | Hellraiser IV: Bloodline | $36,018 | -44% | 87 | $414 | $9,014,371 | 38 | |
| 56 | (48) | Toy Story | $34,992 | -33% | 81 | $432 | $184,849,036 | 145 | |
| 57 | (29) | Grumpier Old Men | $31,343 | -81% | 265 | $118 | $71,499,832 | 115 | |
| 58 | (-) | The White Balloon | $26,205 | 11 | $2,382 | $656,109 | 80 | ||
| 59 | (47) | It's My Party | $25,736 | -52% | 14 | $1,838 | $455,101 | 24 | |
| 60 | (37) | Heat | $25,614 | -71% | 121 | $212 | $67,421,778 | 122 | |
| 61 | (51) | Man of the Year | $7,582 | -21% | 4 | $1,896 | $142,531 | 45 | |
| Reporting movies: 61 | $62,741,550 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primal Fear | $8,108,561 | 1,983 | $23,820,908 |
| 2 | James and the Giant Peach | $7,539,098 | 2,262 | $7,539,098 |
| 3 | The Birdcage | $6,772,210 | 2,285 | $97,752,823 |
| 4 | Fear | $6,312,240 | 1,484 | $6,312,240 |
| 5 | A Thin Line Between Love & Hate | $5,797,633 | 1,131 | $21,233,876 |
| 6 | Sgt. Bilko | $3,907,690 | 2,326 | $23,080,485 |
| 7 | Executive Decision | $3,072,312 | 2,082 | $47,755,379 |
| 8 | Flirting with Disaster | $3,021,024 | 969 | $6,598,430 |
| 9 | Oliver & Company | $2,511,597 | 1,887 | $14,926,115 |
| 10 | Fargo | $1,881,347 | 716 | $14,900,107 |
| 11 | Up Close & Personal | $1,565,385 | 1,431 | $45,435,194 |
| 12 | A Family Thing | $1,300,013 | 1,134 | $8,062,911 |
| 13 | Dead Man Walking | $857,595 | 718 | $35,563,324 |
| 14 | All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 | $831,702 | 1,609 | $6,687,061 |
| 15 | Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy | $770,280 | 163 | $770,280 |
| 16 | Jumanji | $742,295 | 695 | $99,408,648 |
| 17 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $738,311 | 1,140 | $29,487,479 |
| 18 | Happy Gilmore | $611,460 | 711 | $36,676,015 |
| 19 | Diabolique | $607,316 | 1,222 | $14,598,360 |
| 20 | Mr. Holland's Opus | $603,203 | 782 | $77,286,834 |
| 21 | Broken Arrow | $516,220 | 687 | $67,602,450 |
| 22 | Down Periscope | $468,110 | 770 | $24,053,731 |
| 23 | Faithful | $338,873 | 803 | $1,917,529 |
| 24 | Leaving Las Vegas | $330,635 | 377 | $30,467,883 |
| 25 | Jane Eyre | $269,929 | 35 | $269,929 |
| 26 | Se7en | $268,913 | 201 | $99,733,675 |
| 27 | Braveheart (1995) (Re-Release) | $242,429 | 352 | $75,244,954 |
| 28 | Wings of Courage | $214,306 | 11 | $7,220,058 |
| 29 | Sense and Sensibility | $200,595 | 336 | $41,023,967 |
| 30 | Mr. Wrong | $191,770 | 302 | $12,646,996 |
| 31 | The Postman | $180,238 | 0 | $0 |
| 32 | Antonia's Line | $166,110 | 66 | $1,729,977 |
| 33 | 12 Monkeys | $133,450 | 157 | $57,097,229 |
| 34 | Getting Away with Murder | $127,691 | 150 | $127,691 |
| 35 | Mighty Aphrodite | $110,016 | 94 | $6,202,754 |
| 36 | Angels and Insects | $99,112 | 71 | $2,835,292 |
| 37 | Babe | $96,045 | 198 | $63,634,380 |
| 38 | Muppet Treasure Island | $84,992 | 193 | $32,775,721 |
| 39 | The Celluloid Closet | $83,873 | 18 | $553,600 |
| 40 | Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | $81,500 | 64 | $1,419,396 |
| 41 | Girl 6 | $79,838 | 151 | $4,752,862 |
| 42 | The Bridges of Madison County | $75,267 | 206 | $71,477,088 |
| 43 | The Flower of My Secret | $67,549 | 34 | $432,340 |
| 44 | Waiting to Exhale | $65,987 | 103 | $66,947,948 |
| 45 | Anne Frank Remembered | $63,654 | 25 | $522,588 |
| 46 | Eye for an Eye | $60,089 | 99 | $26,729,447 |
| 47 | The Last Supper | $58,751 | 19 | $111,025 |
| 48 | Ghost in the Shell | $54,939 | 7 | $160,222 |
| 49 | Across The Sea of Time | $54,237 | 1 | $2,450,769 |
| 50 | White Squall | $53,064 | 132 | $10,229,300 |
| 51 | The American President | $46,004 | 82 | $60,009,496 |
| 52 | Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation | $42,154 | 3 | $88,896 |
| 53 | Father of the Bride Part II | $40,230 | 62 | $76,578,911 |
| 54 | Black Sheep | $36,218 | 75 | $31,329,072 |
| 55 | Hellraiser IV: Bloodline | $36,018 | 87 | $9,014,371 |
| 56 | Toy Story | $34,992 | 81 | $184,849,036 |
| 57 | Grumpier Old Men | $31,343 | 265 | $71,499,832 |
| 58 | The White Balloon | $26,205 | 11 | $656,109 |
| 59 | It's My Party | $25,736 | 14 | $455,101 |
| 60 | Heat | $25,614 | 121 | $67,421,778 |
| 61 | Man of the Year | $7,582 | 4 | $142,531 |
| Reporting: 61 | $62,741,550 | total | ||