Weekend Domestic Box Office May 17, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Twister | $37,093,440 | -10% | 2,785 | $13,319 | $95,075,524 | 10 | |
| 2 | (new) | Flipper | $4,209,525 | 2,385 | $1,765 | $4,209,525 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (3) | The Craft | $3,018,289 | -16% | 1,762 | $1,713 | $15,470,314 | 17 | |
| 4 | (2) | The Truth About Cats & Dogs | $2,907,920 | -25% | 1,654 | $1,758 | $24,286,530 | 24 | |
| 5 | (new) | Heaven's Prisoners | $2,308,797 | 907 | $2,546 | $2,308,797 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (4) | Primal Fear | $1,955,768 | -19% | 1,728 | $1,132 | $51,091,793 | 45 | |
| 7 | (5) | The Quest | $1,632,610 | -24% | 1,967 | $830 | $18,629,350 | 24 | |
| 8 | (6) | The Birdcage | $1,274,938 | -21% | 1,181 | $1,080 | $117,095,599 | 73 | |
| 9 | (29) | Executive Decision | $1,026,681 | +406% | 827 | $1,241 | $54,055,567 | 66 | |
| 10 | (7) | The Great White Hype | $836,157 | -37% | 1,183 | $707 | $6,928,787 | 17 | |
| 11 | (8) | James and the Giant Peach | $766,605 | -41% | 1,351 | $567 | $25,795,708 | 38 | |
| 12 | (9) | Original Gangstas | $692,877 | -40% | 480 | $1,443 | $2,187,267 | 10 | |
| 13 | (10) | The Pallbearer | $664,117 | -35% | 823 | $807 | $4,928,638 | 17 | |
| 14 | (13) | A Thin Line Between Love & Hate | $575,364 | -15% | 536 | $1,073 | $32,740,199 | 47 | |
| 15 | (12) | Mulholland Falls | $570,624 | -41% | 784 | $728 | $10,750,695 | 24 | |
| 16 | (17) | Fargo | $550,565 | +2% | 410 | $1,343 | $20,976,052 | 73 | |
| 17 | (30) | Sgt. Bilko | $503,695 | +172% | 769 | $655 | $28,873,830 | 52 | |
| 18 | (11) | Last Dance | $470,236 | -54% | 951 | $494 | $5,462,704 | 17 | |
| 19 | (19) | Flirting with Disaster | $441,759 | -12% | 345 | $1,280 | $13,182,127 | 59 | |
| 20 | (15) | Fear | $439,280 | -27% | 646 | $680 | $19,297,515 | 38 | |
| 21 | (20) | The Substitute | $439,025 | -3% | 478 | $918 | $13,680,813 | 31 | |
| 22 | (18) | Goldeneye | $432,833 | -14% | 827 | $523 | $105,978,900 | 185 | |
| 23 | (37) | Mr. Holland's Opus | $401,509 | +255% | 505 | $795 | $78,960,350 | 143 | |
| 24 | (21) | Jane Eyre | $353,554 | -17% | 180 | $1,964 | $3,362,204 | 38 | |
| 25 | (14) | Sunset Park | $325,467 | -46% | 630 | $517 | $9,011,793 | 24 | |
| 26 | (22) | Diabolique | $292,042 | -31% | 510 | $573 | $17,003,203 | 59 | |
| 27 | (23) | Dead Man Walking | $280,987 | -16% | 435 | $646 | $38,459,413 | 143 | |
| 28 | (-) | I Shot Andy Warhol | $236,600 | 39 | $6,067 | $422,359 | 19 | ||
| 29 | (16) | Barb Wire | $213,525 | -64% | 530 | $403 | $3,615,658 | 17 | |
| 30 | (27) | Celtic Pride | $174,006 | -31% | 402 | $433 | $8,420,713 | 31 | |
| 31 | (24) | Oliver & Company | $162,292 | -41% | 461 | $352 | $19,052,407 | 2,740 | |
| 32 | (28) | Up Close & Personal | $145,736 | -33% | 303 | $481 | $48,604,522 | 80 | |
| 33 | (35) | Antonia's Line | $141,305 | -6% | 72 | $1,963 | $2,916,732 | 101 | |
| 34 | (26) | Mrs. Winterbourne | $130,640 | -48% | 320 | $408 | $9,007,542 | 31 | |
| 35 | (32) | Broken Arrow | $125,642 | -24% | 294 | $427 | $69,735,257 | 101 | |
| 36 | (25) | Boys | $119,079 | -56% | 329 | $362 | $477,367 | 10 | |
| 37 | (33) | All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 | $112,184 | -28% | 403 | $278 | $8,294,268 | 52 | |
| 38 | (-) | Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | $110,957 | 58 | $1,913 | $1,846,807 | 115 | ||
| 39 | (31) | Happy Gilmore | $110,685 | -40% | 157 | $705 | $38,431,960 | 94 | |
| 40 | (34) | Wings of Courage | $100,805 | -34% | 9 | $11,201 | $8,437,827 | 395 | |
| 41 | (38) | Dead Man | $95,239 | -9% | 24 | $3,968 | $259,452 | 10 | |
| 42 | (-) | Rumpelstiltskin | $82,489 | 54 | $1,528 | $185,170 | 171 | ||
| 43 | (44) | Cold Comfort Farm | $73,448 | +11% | 6 | $12,241 | $173,698 | 10 | |
| 44 | (36) | Leaving Las Vegas | $72,625 | -48% | 148 | $491 | $31,730,933 | 206 | |
| 45 | (40) | Down Periscope | $70,661 | -18% | 204 | $346 | $25,607,849 | 80 | |
| 46 | (-) | Across The Sea of Time | $61,130 | 1 | $61,130 | $2,805,939 | 213 | ||
| 47 | (39) | Black Sheep | $60,045 | -41% | 110 | $546 | $32,258,130 | 108 | |
| 48 | (45) | Mystery Science Theatre 3000 | $57,812 | -10% | 35 | $1,652 | $651,654 | 31 | |
| 49 | (43) | A Family Thing | $56,162 | -23% | 161 | $349 | $9,974,397 | 52 | |
| 50 | (41) | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $47,371 | -44% | 125 | $379 | $30,623,757 | 73 | |
| 51 | (42) | The Celluloid Closet | $45,866 | -38% | 33 | $1,390 | $1,096,726 | 66 | |
| 52 | (-) | Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation | $43,558 | 6 | $7,260 | $299,356 | 44 | ||
| 53 | (47) | The Postman | $43,266 | -23% | 34 | $1,273 | $18,456,468 | 341 | |
| 54 | (46) | Sense and Sensibility | $41,250 | -28% | 66 | $625 | $41,606,048 | 161 | |
| 55 | (52) | Man of the Year | $6,671 | +493% | 2 | $3,336 | $183,878 | 80 | |
| 56 | (51) | Se7en | $4,373 | -50% | 27 | $162 | $100,123,974 | 241 | |
| Reporting movies: 56 | $67,210,086 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twister | $37,093,440 | 2,785 | $95,075,524 |
| 2 | Flipper | $4,209,525 | 2,385 | $4,209,525 |
| 3 | The Craft | $3,018,289 | 1,762 | $15,470,314 |
| 4 | The Truth About Cats & Dogs | $2,907,920 | 1,654 | $24,286,530 |
| 5 | Heaven's Prisoners | $2,308,797 | 907 | $2,308,797 |
| 6 | Primal Fear | $1,955,768 | 1,728 | $51,091,793 |
| 7 | The Quest | $1,632,610 | 1,967 | $18,629,350 |
| 8 | The Birdcage | $1,274,938 | 1,181 | $117,095,599 |
| 9 | Executive Decision | $1,026,681 | 827 | $54,055,567 |
| 10 | The Great White Hype | $836,157 | 1,183 | $6,928,787 |
| 11 | James and the Giant Peach | $766,605 | 1,351 | $25,795,708 |
| 12 | Original Gangstas | $692,877 | 480 | $2,187,267 |
| 13 | The Pallbearer | $664,117 | 823 | $4,928,638 |
| 14 | A Thin Line Between Love & Hate | $575,364 | 536 | $32,740,199 |
| 15 | Mulholland Falls | $570,624 | 784 | $10,750,695 |
| 16 | Fargo | $550,565 | 410 | $20,976,052 |
| 17 | Sgt. Bilko | $503,695 | 769 | $28,873,830 |
| 18 | Last Dance | $470,236 | 951 | $5,462,704 |
| 19 | Flirting with Disaster | $441,759 | 345 | $13,182,127 |
| 20 | Fear | $439,280 | 646 | $19,297,515 |
| 21 | The Substitute | $439,025 | 478 | $13,680,813 |
| 22 | Goldeneye | $432,833 | 827 | $105,978,900 |
| 23 | Mr. Holland's Opus | $401,509 | 505 | $78,960,350 |
| 24 | Jane Eyre | $353,554 | 180 | $3,362,204 |
| 25 | Sunset Park | $325,467 | 630 | $9,011,793 |
| 26 | Diabolique | $292,042 | 510 | $17,003,203 |
| 27 | Dead Man Walking | $280,987 | 435 | $38,459,413 |
| 28 | I Shot Andy Warhol | $236,600 | 39 | $422,359 |
| 29 | Barb Wire | $213,525 | 530 | $3,615,658 |
| 30 | Celtic Pride | $174,006 | 402 | $8,420,713 |
| 31 | Oliver & Company | $162,292 | 461 | $19,052,407 |
| 32 | Up Close & Personal | $145,736 | 303 | $48,604,522 |
| 33 | Antonia's Line | $141,305 | 72 | $2,916,732 |
| 34 | Mrs. Winterbourne | $130,640 | 320 | $9,007,542 |
| 35 | Broken Arrow | $125,642 | 294 | $69,735,257 |
| 36 | Boys | $119,079 | 329 | $477,367 |
| 37 | All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 | $112,184 | 403 | $8,294,268 |
| 38 | Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | $110,957 | 58 | $1,846,807 |
| 39 | Happy Gilmore | $110,685 | 157 | $38,431,960 |
| 40 | Wings of Courage | $100,805 | 9 | $8,437,827 |
| 41 | Dead Man | $95,239 | 24 | $259,452 |
| 42 | Rumpelstiltskin | $82,489 | 54 | $185,170 |
| 43 | Cold Comfort Farm | $73,448 | 6 | $173,698 |
| 44 | Leaving Las Vegas | $72,625 | 148 | $31,730,933 |
| 45 | Down Periscope | $70,661 | 204 | $25,607,849 |
| 46 | Across The Sea of Time | $61,130 | 1 | $2,805,939 |
| 47 | Black Sheep | $60,045 | 110 | $32,258,130 |
| 48 | Mystery Science Theatre 3000 | $57,812 | 35 | $651,654 |
| 49 | A Family Thing | $56,162 | 161 | $9,974,397 |
| 50 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $47,371 | 125 | $30,623,757 |
| 51 | The Celluloid Closet | $45,866 | 33 | $1,096,726 |
| 52 | Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation | $43,558 | 6 | $299,356 |
| 53 | The Postman | $43,266 | 34 | $18,456,468 |
| 54 | Sense and Sensibility | $41,250 | 66 | $41,606,048 |
| 55 | Man of the Year | $6,671 | 2 | $183,878 |
| 56 | Se7en | $4,373 | 27 | $100,123,974 |
| Reporting: 56 | $67,210,086 | total | ||