Weekend Domestic Box Office July 12, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Independence Day | $35,242,709 | -30% | 2,908 | $12,119 | $160,312,716 | 12 | |
| 2 | (3) | Phenomenon | $12,975,141 | -47% | 1,973 | $6,576 | $46,333,342 | 10 | |
| 3 | (new) | Courage Under Fire | $12,501,586 | 1,986 | $6,295 | $12,501,586 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (2) | The Nutty Professor | $12,207,690 | -53% | 2,178 | $5,605 | $80,222,245 | 17 | |
| 5 | (new) | Harriet the Spy | $6,601,651 | 1,826 | $3,615 | $9,580,319 | 5 | ||
| 6 | (4) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $6,425,235 | -53% | 2,671 | $2,406 | $76,974,024 | 24 | |
| 7 | (5) | Eraser | $6,307,035 | -52% | 2,506 | $2,517 | $80,871,220 | 24 | |
| 8 | (6) | The Rock | $4,383,051 | -53% | 1,848 | $2,372 | $117,437,539 | 38 | |
| 9 | (7) | Striptease | $3,016,200 | -58% | 1,841 | $1,638 | $27,856,305 | 17 | |
| 10 | (8) | Twister | $1,848,700 | -56% | 1,292 | $1,431 | $228,398,408 | 66 | |
| 11 | (9) | Mission: Impossible | $1,520,166 | -56% | 1,140 | $1,333 | $171,698,535 | 54 | |
| 12 | (10) | The Cable Guy | $1,006,189 | -61% | 1,004 | $1,002 | $56,261,724 | 31 | |
| 13 | (13) | Lone Star | $805,531 | +42% | 126 | $6,393 | $2,616,951 | 24 | |
| 14 | (11) | Dragonheart | $702,705 | -42% | 593 | $1,185 | $46,777,485 | 45 | |
| 15 | (12) | Stealing Beauty | $505,550 | -30% | 195 | $2,593 | $2,948,336 | 31 | |
| 16 | (14) | Flipper | $355,540 | -36% | 613 | $580 | $18,954,785 | 59 | |
| 17 | (16) | The Phantom | $274,355 | -46% | 421 | $652 | $16,424,052 | 38 | |
| 18 | (19) | James and the Giant Peach | $244,328 | -36% | 456 | $536 | $28,386,986 | 94 | |
| 19 | (-) | A Thin Line Between Love & Hate | $239,697 | 292 | $821 | $34,564,385 | 103 | ||
| 20 | (20) | Cold Comfort Farm | $238,047 | -37% | 82 | $2,903 | $3,843,239 | 66 | |
| 21 | (23) | Welcome to the Dollhouse | $216,786 | -21% | 96 | $2,258 | $3,425,517 | 66 | |
| 22 | (15) | Eddie | $212,121 | -61% | 259 | $819 | $30,002,716 | 45 | |
| 23 | (17) | The Birdcage | $199,369 | -50% | 293 | $680 | $123,314,389 | 129 | |
| 24 | (-) | Celtic Pride | $190,748 | 348 | $548 | $8,857,031 | 87 | ||
| 25 | (18) | Primal Fear | $166,961 | -57% | 415 | $402 | $55,602,052 | 101 | |
| 26 | (24) | The Craft | $162,917 | -30% | 271 | $601 | $23,832,292 | 73 | |
| 27 | (29) | Across The Sea of Time | $130,970 | -3% | 4 | $32,743 | $4,322,670 | 269 | |
| 28 | (30) | The Arrival | $121,669 | -9% | 196 | $621 | $13,443,091 | 45 | |
| 29 | (27) | Fargo | $114,545 | -41% | 106 | $1,081 | $23,561,322 | 129 | |
| 30 | (22) | Toy Story | $112,381 | -60% | 256 | $439 | $191,222,531 | 236 | |
| 31 | (26) | Up Close & Personal | $112,219 | -46% | 177 | $634 | $50,748,339 | 136 | |
| 32 | (34) | Wings of Courage | $86,468 | +12% | 7 | $12,353 | $9,880,113 | 451 | |
| 33 | (32) | Lust for Evil (1996) (Re-Release) | $84,225 | -30% | 20 | $4,211 | $287,656 | 17 | |
| 34 | (31) | Spy Hard | $76,351 | -43% | 121 | $631 | $25,824,397 | 52 | |
| 35 | (28) | Mr. Holland's Opus | $73,666 | -59% | 132 | $558 | $82,373,925 | 199 | |
| 36 | (42) | Heavy | $69,255 | +37% | 13 | $5,327 | $294,538 | 40 | |
| 37 | (21) | Rumble in the Bronx | $57,857 | -82% | 86 | $673 | $32,207,298 | 143 | |
| 38 | (25) | Moll Flanders | $57,420 | -74% | 123 | $467 | $3,300,907 | 31 | |
| 39 | (37) | My Favorite Season | $47,499 | -34% | 12 | $3,958 | $555,900 | 87 | |
| 40 | (41) | I Shot Andy Warhol | $39,966 | -28% | 27 | $1,480 | $1,171,236 | 75 | |
| 41 | (-) | The Substitute | $31,976 | 35 | $914 | $14,635,073 | 87 | ||
| 42 | (43) | The Postman | $28,972 | -39% | 30 | $966 | $20,832,696 | 397 | |
| 43 | (38) | The Horseman on the Roof | $26,055 | -59% | 39 | $668 | $1,248,624 | 87 | |
| 44 | (new) | The Visitors | $24,792 | 4 | $6,198 | $24,792 | 3 | ||
| 45 | (45) | Dead Man | $21,697 | -51% | 18 | $1,205 | $1,025,488 | 66 | |
| 46 | (40) | Sunset Park | $18,231 | -68% | 46 | $396 | $10,128,314 | 80 | |
| 47 | (36) | Muppet Treasure Island | $16,948 | -76% | 53 | $320 | $34,285,248 | 150 | |
| 48 | (46) | Maybe, Maybe Not | $16,805 | -19% | 3 | $5,602 | $71,340 | 17 | |
| 49 | (-) | The Monster | $16,197 | 10 | $1,620 | $569,901 | 87 | ||
| 50 | (44) | Jane Eyre | $13,392 | -71% | 29 | $462 | $5,150,192 | 94 | |
| Reporting movies: 50 | $109,949,564 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence Day | $35,242,709 | 2,908 | $160,312,716 |
| 2 | Phenomenon | $12,975,141 | 1,973 | $46,333,342 |
| 3 | Courage Under Fire | $12,501,586 | 1,986 | $12,501,586 |
| 4 | The Nutty Professor | $12,207,690 | 2,178 | $80,222,245 |
| 5 | Harriet the Spy | $6,601,651 | 1,826 | $9,580,319 |
| 6 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $6,425,235 | 2,671 | $76,974,024 |
| 7 | Eraser | $6,307,035 | 2,506 | $80,871,220 |
| 8 | The Rock | $4,383,051 | 1,848 | $117,437,539 |
| 9 | Striptease | $3,016,200 | 1,841 | $27,856,305 |
| 10 | Twister | $1,848,700 | 1,292 | $228,398,408 |
| 11 | Mission: Impossible | $1,520,166 | 1,140 | $171,698,535 |
| 12 | The Cable Guy | $1,006,189 | 1,004 | $56,261,724 |
| 13 | Lone Star | $805,531 | 126 | $2,616,951 |
| 14 | Dragonheart | $702,705 | 593 | $46,777,485 |
| 15 | Stealing Beauty | $505,550 | 195 | $2,948,336 |
| 16 | Flipper | $355,540 | 613 | $18,954,785 |
| 17 | The Phantom | $274,355 | 421 | $16,424,052 |
| 18 | James and the Giant Peach | $244,328 | 456 | $28,386,986 |
| 19 | A Thin Line Between Love & Hate | $239,697 | 292 | $34,564,385 |
| 20 | Cold Comfort Farm | $238,047 | 82 | $3,843,239 |
| 21 | Welcome to the Dollhouse | $216,786 | 96 | $3,425,517 |
| 22 | Eddie | $212,121 | 259 | $30,002,716 |
| 23 | The Birdcage | $199,369 | 293 | $123,314,389 |
| 24 | Celtic Pride | $190,748 | 348 | $8,857,031 |
| 25 | Primal Fear | $166,961 | 415 | $55,602,052 |
| 26 | The Craft | $162,917 | 271 | $23,832,292 |
| 27 | Across The Sea of Time | $130,970 | 4 | $4,322,670 |
| 28 | The Arrival | $121,669 | 196 | $13,443,091 |
| 29 | Fargo | $114,545 | 106 | $23,561,322 |
| 30 | Toy Story | $112,381 | 256 | $191,222,531 |
| 31 | Up Close & Personal | $112,219 | 177 | $50,748,339 |
| 32 | Wings of Courage | $86,468 | 7 | $9,880,113 |
| 33 | Lust for Evil (1996) (Re-Release) | $84,225 | 20 | $287,656 |
| 34 | Spy Hard | $76,351 | 121 | $25,824,397 |
| 35 | Mr. Holland's Opus | $73,666 | 132 | $82,373,925 |
| 36 | Heavy | $69,255 | 13 | $294,538 |
| 37 | Rumble in the Bronx | $57,857 | 86 | $32,207,298 |
| 38 | Moll Flanders | $57,420 | 123 | $3,300,907 |
| 39 | My Favorite Season | $47,499 | 12 | $555,900 |
| 40 | I Shot Andy Warhol | $39,966 | 27 | $1,171,236 |
| 41 | The Substitute | $31,976 | 35 | $14,635,073 |
| 42 | The Postman | $28,972 | 30 | $20,832,696 |
| 43 | The Horseman on the Roof | $26,055 | 39 | $1,248,624 |
| 44 | The Visitors | $24,792 | 4 | $24,792 |
| 45 | Dead Man | $21,697 | 18 | $1,025,488 |
| 46 | Sunset Park | $18,231 | 46 | $10,128,314 |
| 47 | Muppet Treasure Island | $16,948 | 53 | $34,285,248 |
| 48 | Maybe, Maybe Not | $16,805 | 3 | $71,340 |
| 49 | The Monster | $16,197 | 10 | $569,901 |
| 50 | Jane Eyre | $13,392 | 29 | $5,150,192 |
| Reporting: 50 | $109,949,564 | total | ||