Weekend Domestic Box Office April 19, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Primal Fear | $6,585,472 | -19% | 1,983 | $3,321 | $33,094,598 | 17 | |
| 2 | (new) | The Substitute | $6,096,833 | 1,742 | $3,500 | $6,096,833 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (2) | James and the Giant Peach | $5,267,802 | -30% | 2,268 | $2,323 | $14,848,806 | 10 | |
| 4 | (3) | The Birdcage | $4,737,737 | -30% | 0 | – | $0 | 45 | |
| 5 | (4) | Fear | $3,924,465 | -38% | 1,615 | $2,430 | $12,206,385 | 10 | |
| 6 | (new) | Mrs. Winterbourne | $3,872,900 | 1,612 | $2,403 | $3,872,900 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (new) | Celtic Pride | $3,809,248 | 1,832 | $2,079 | $3,809,248 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (5) | A Thin Line Between Love & Hate | $3,505,525 | -40% | 1,131 | $3,099 | $26,274,816 | 19 | |
| 9 | (6) | Sgt. Bilko | $2,222,845 | -43% | 2,190 | $1,015 | $26,276,160 | 24 | |
| 10 | (8) | Flirting with Disaster | $2,028,781 | -33% | 969 | $2,094 | $9,379,053 | 31 | |
| 11 | (7) | Executive Decision | $1,795,816 | -42% | 1,543 | $1,164 | $50,531,998 | 38 | |
| 12 | (10) | Fargo | $1,464,714 | -22% | 699 | $2,095 | $16,962,127 | 45 | |
| 13 | (9) | Oliver & Company | $1,324,386 | -47% | 1,569 | $844 | $16,930,948 | 2,712 | |
| 14 | (11) | Up Close & Personal | $980,272 | -37% | 1,056 | $928 | $46,873,915 | 52 | |
| 15 | (12) | A Family Thing | $648,754 | -50% | 825 | $786 | $9,115,534 | 24 | |
| 16 | (15) | Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy | $618,853 | -20% | 413 | $1,498 | $1,654,195 | 10 | |
| 17 | (13) | Dead Man Walking | $593,443 | -31% | 562 | $1,056 | $36,504,596 | 115 | |
| 18 | (21) | Broken Arrow | $487,019 | -6% | 620 | $786 | $68,256,768 | 73 | |
| 19 | (19) | Diabolique | $475,884 | -22% | 742 | $641 | $15,331,749 | 31 | |
| 20 | (18) | Happy Gilmore | $443,070 | -28% | 547 | $810 | $37,311,265 | 66 | |
| 21 | (16) | Jumanji | $406,660 | -45% | 615 | $661 | $100,109,938 | 129 | |
| 22 | (22) | Down Periscope | $394,490 | -16% | 658 | $600 | $24,580,196 | 52 | |
| 23 | (14) | All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 | $386,855 | -53% | 972 | $398 | $7,336,403 | 24 | |
| 24 | (25) | Jane Eyre | $359,425 | +33% | 61 | $5,892 | $735,752 | 10 | |
| 25 | (20) | Mr. Holland's Opus | $358,353 | -41% | 501 | $715 | $77,816,728 | 115 | |
| 26 | (17) | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $324,911 | -56% | 635 | $512 | $30,025,702 | 45 | |
| 27 | (24) | Leaving Las Vegas | $225,447 | -32% | 254 | $888 | $30,841,455 | 178 | |
| 28 | (new) | Mystery Science Theatre 3000 | $206,328 | 26 | $7,936 | $206,328 | 3 | ||
| 29 | (28) | Wings of Courage | $186,504 | -13% | 11 | $16,955 | $7,511,048 | 367 | |
| 30 | (32) | Antonia's Line | $182,430 | +10% | 68 | $2,683 | $2,029,194 | 73 | |
| 31 | (-) | Bloodsport 2 | $152,154 | 79 | $1,926 | $316,475 | 52 | ||
| 32 | (26) | Se7en | $134,903 | -50% | 168 | $803 | $99,951,748 | 213 | |
| 33 | (31) | The Postman | $125,357 | -30% | 95 | $1,320 | $18,088,463 | 313 | |
| 34 | (27) | Braveheart (1995) (Re-Release) | $112,868 | -53% | 189 | $597 | $75,457,649 | 334 | |
| 35 | (29) | Sense and Sensibility | $110,918 | -45% | 221 | $502 | $41,214,872 | 133 | |
| 36 | (30) | Mr. Wrong | $81,998 | -57% | 159 | $516 | $12,781,045 | 66 | |
| 37 | (36) | Angels and Insects | $77,160 | -22% | 60 | $1,286 | $2,958,870 | 87 | |
| 38 | (55) | Hellraiser IV: Bloodline | $73,181 | +103% | 58 | $1,262 | $9,100,234 | 45 | |
| 39 | (39) | The Celluloid Closet | $72,202 | -14% | 23 | $3,139 | $658,500 | 38 | |
| 40 | (41) | Girl 6 | $71,719 | -10% | 142 | $505 | $4,855,000 | 31 | |
| 41 | (35) | Mighty Aphrodite | $66,228 | -40% | 56 | $1,183 | $6,315,317 | 178 | |
| 42 | (new) | The Monster | $59,023 | 13 | $4,540 | $59,023 | 3 | ||
| 43 | (43) | The Flower of My Secret | $58,513 | -13% | 29 | $2,018 | $520,347 | 45 | |
| 44 | (-) | Nixon | $55,936 | 184 | $304 | $13,642,684 | 124 | ||
| 45 | (45) | Anne Frank Remembered | $54,559 | -14% | 24 | $2,273 | $606,713 | 60 | |
| 46 | (52) | Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation | $51,311 | +22% | 3 | $17,104 | $150,332 | 16 | |
| 47 | (-) | The Young Poisoner's Handbook | $51,070 | 15 | $3,405 | $330,466 | 60 | ||
| 48 | (47) | The Last Supper | $48,209 | -18% | 20 | $2,410 | $189,534 | 17 | |
| 49 | (49) | Across The Sea of Time | $43,606 | -20% | 1 | $43,606 | $2,578,336 | 185 | |
| 50 | (23) | Faithful | $40,512 | -88% | 100 | $405 | $2,087,847 | 17 | |
| 51 | (61) | Man of the Year | $5,554 | -27% | 2 | $2,777 | $150,939 | 52 | |
| Reporting movies: 51 | $55,462,203 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primal Fear | $6,585,472 | 1,983 | $33,094,598 |
| 2 | The Substitute | $6,096,833 | 1,742 | $6,096,833 |
| 3 | James and the Giant Peach | $5,267,802 | 2,268 | $14,848,806 |
| 4 | The Birdcage | $4,737,737 | 0 | $0 |
| 5 | Fear | $3,924,465 | 1,615 | $12,206,385 |
| 6 | Mrs. Winterbourne | $3,872,900 | 1,612 | $3,872,900 |
| 7 | Celtic Pride | $3,809,248 | 1,832 | $3,809,248 |
| 8 | A Thin Line Between Love & Hate | $3,505,525 | 1,131 | $26,274,816 |
| 9 | Sgt. Bilko | $2,222,845 | 2,190 | $26,276,160 |
| 10 | Flirting with Disaster | $2,028,781 | 969 | $9,379,053 |
| 11 | Executive Decision | $1,795,816 | 1,543 | $50,531,998 |
| 12 | Fargo | $1,464,714 | 699 | $16,962,127 |
| 13 | Oliver & Company | $1,324,386 | 1,569 | $16,930,948 |
| 14 | Up Close & Personal | $980,272 | 1,056 | $46,873,915 |
| 15 | A Family Thing | $648,754 | 825 | $9,115,534 |
| 16 | Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy | $618,853 | 413 | $1,654,195 |
| 17 | Dead Man Walking | $593,443 | 562 | $36,504,596 |
| 18 | Broken Arrow | $487,019 | 620 | $68,256,768 |
| 19 | Diabolique | $475,884 | 742 | $15,331,749 |
| 20 | Happy Gilmore | $443,070 | 547 | $37,311,265 |
| 21 | Jumanji | $406,660 | 615 | $100,109,938 |
| 22 | Down Periscope | $394,490 | 658 | $24,580,196 |
| 23 | All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 | $386,855 | 972 | $7,336,403 |
| 24 | Jane Eyre | $359,425 | 61 | $735,752 |
| 25 | Mr. Holland's Opus | $358,353 | 501 | $77,816,728 |
| 26 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $324,911 | 635 | $30,025,702 |
| 27 | Leaving Las Vegas | $225,447 | 254 | $30,841,455 |
| 28 | Mystery Science Theatre 3000 | $206,328 | 26 | $206,328 |
| 29 | Wings of Courage | $186,504 | 11 | $7,511,048 |
| 30 | Antonia's Line | $182,430 | 68 | $2,029,194 |
| 31 | Bloodsport 2 | $152,154 | 79 | $316,475 |
| 32 | Se7en | $134,903 | 168 | $99,951,748 |
| 33 | The Postman | $125,357 | 95 | $18,088,463 |
| 34 | Braveheart (1995) (Re-Release) | $112,868 | 189 | $75,457,649 |
| 35 | Sense and Sensibility | $110,918 | 221 | $41,214,872 |
| 36 | Mr. Wrong | $81,998 | 159 | $12,781,045 |
| 37 | Angels and Insects | $77,160 | 60 | $2,958,870 |
| 38 | Hellraiser IV: Bloodline | $73,181 | 58 | $9,100,234 |
| 39 | The Celluloid Closet | $72,202 | 23 | $658,500 |
| 40 | Girl 6 | $71,719 | 142 | $4,855,000 |
| 41 | Mighty Aphrodite | $66,228 | 56 | $6,315,317 |
| 42 | The Monster | $59,023 | 13 | $59,023 |
| 43 | The Flower of My Secret | $58,513 | 29 | $520,347 |
| 44 | Nixon | $55,936 | 184 | $13,642,684 |
| 45 | Anne Frank Remembered | $54,559 | 24 | $606,713 |
| 46 | Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation | $51,311 | 3 | $150,332 |
| 47 | The Young Poisoner's Handbook | $51,070 | 15 | $330,466 |
| 48 | The Last Supper | $48,209 | 20 | $189,534 |
| 49 | Across The Sea of Time | $43,606 | 1 | $2,578,336 |
| 50 | Faithful | $40,512 | 100 | $2,087,847 |
| 51 | Man of the Year | $5,554 | 2 | $150,939 |
| Reporting: 51 | $55,462,203 | total | ||