Weekend Domestic Box Office July 19, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Independence Day | $21,274,817 | -40% | 2,972 | $7,158 | $199,004,369 | 19 | |
| 2 | (2) | Phenomenon | $8,129,609 | -37% | 2,016 | $4,033 | $61,493,134 | 17 | |
| 3 | (3) | Courage Under Fire | $8,023,994 | -36% | 2,001 | $4,010 | $26,037,256 | 10 | |
| 4 | (4) | The Nutty Professor | $7,567,820 | -38% | 2,239 | $3,380 | $93,653,015 | 24 | |
| 5 | (new) | The Frighteners | $5,565,495 | 1,669 | $3,335 | $5,565,495 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (new) | Fled | $5,405,855 | 2,104 | $2,569 | $5,405,855 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (new) | Multiplicity | $5,075,340 | 2,134 | $2,378 | $7,010,644 | 5 | ||
| 8 | (new) | Kazaam | $5,001,588 | 2,012 | $2,486 | $7,131,925 | 5 | ||
| 9 | (6) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $3,647,673 | -43% | 1,934 | $1,886 | $84,424,055 | 31 | |
| 10 | (7) | Eraser | $3,438,931 | -45% | 2,317 | $1,484 | $87,124,392 | 31 | |
| 11 | (5) | Harriet the Spy | $3,342,303 | -49% | 1,876 | $1,782 | $16,957,866 | 12 | |
| 12 | (8) | The Rock | $2,546,228 | -42% | 1,524 | $1,671 | $122,120,233 | 45 | |
| 13 | (9) | Striptease | $1,012,177 | -66% | 1,170 | $865 | $30,225,571 | 24 | |
| 14 | (10) | Twister | $954,647 | -48% | 804 | $1,187 | $230,355,873 | 73 | |
| 15 | (14) | Dragonheart | $920,190 | +31% | 829 | $1,110 | $47,975,560 | 52 | |
| 16 | (11) | Mission: Impossible | $717,040 | -53% | 1,002 | $716 | $173,253,185 | 61 | |
| 17 | (13) | Lone Star | $672,650 | -16% | 143 | $4,704 | $3,598,520 | 31 | |
| 18 | (-) | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $348,078 | 504 | $691 | $31,208,202 | 136 | ||
| 19 | (15) | Stealing Beauty | $309,419 | -39% | 191 | $1,620 | $3,503,788 | 38 | |
| 20 | (12) | The Cable Guy | $307,404 | -69% | 450 | $683 | $57,064,576 | 38 | |
| 21 | (new) | Trainspotting | $262,673 | 8 | $32,834 | $262,673 | 3 | ||
| 22 | (20) | Cold Comfort Farm | $180,399 | -24% | 80 | $2,255 | $4,139,338 | 73 | |
| 23 | (16) | Flipper | $173,420 | -51% | 377 | $460 | $19,380,445 | 66 | |
| 24 | (21) | Welcome to the Dollhouse | $132,227 | -39% | 81 | $1,632 | $3,668,786 | 73 | |
| 25 | (27) | Across The Sea of Time | $128,016 | -2% | 4 | $32,004 | $4,589,863 | 276 | |
| 26 | (23) | The Birdcage | $121,015 | -39% | 187 | $647 | $123,560,241 | 136 | |
| 27 | (18) | James and the Giant Peach | $116,064 | -52% | 274 | $424 | $28,680,919 | 101 | |
| 28 | (26) | The Craft | $113,588 | -30% | 165 | $688 | $24,049,019 | 80 | |
| 29 | (24) | Celtic Pride | $101,208 | -47% | 201 | $504 | $9,074,277 | 94 | |
| 30 | (48) | Maybe, Maybe Not | $90,648 | +439% | 28 | $3,237 | $171,924 | 24 | |
| 31 | (28) | The Arrival | $90,166 | -26% | 146 | $618 | $13,589,904 | 52 | |
| 32 | (30) | Toy Story | $86,776 | -23% | 216 | $402 | $191,374,075 | 243 | |
| 33 | (25) | Primal Fear | $86,220 | -48% | 242 | $356 | $55,770,152 | 108 | |
| 34 | (32) | Wings of Courage | $84,131 | -3% | 7 | $12,019 | $10,040,745 | 458 | |
| 35 | (19) | A Thin Line Between Love & Hate | $74,108 | -69% | 75 | $988 | $34,713,097 | 110 | |
| 36 | (29) | Fargo | $73,359 | -36% | 92 | $797 | $23,699,301 | 136 | |
| 37 | (17) | The Phantom | $72,641 | -74% | 289 | $251 | $16,621,603 | 45 | |
| 38 | (22) | Eddie | $71,561 | -66% | 105 | $682 | $30,178,363 | 52 | |
| 39 | (31) | Up Close & Personal | $70,344 | -37% | 115 | $612 | $50,887,067 | 143 | |
| 40 | (34) | Spy Hard | $54,115 | -29% | 87 | $622 | $25,928,176 | 59 | |
| 41 | (36) | Heavy | $49,165 | -29% | 87 | $565 | $0 | 47 | |
| 42 | (33) | Lust for Evil (1996) (Re-Release) | $48,404 | -43% | 14 | $3,457 | $379,425 | 24 | |
| 43 | (35) | Mr. Holland's Opus | $46,411 | -37% | 91 | $510 | $82,465,254 | 206 | |
| 44 | (new) | Walking and Talking | $44,602 | 5 | $8,920 | $63,412 | 5 | ||
| 45 | (37) | Rumble in the Bronx | $37,351 | -35% | 63 | $593 | $32,281,907 | 150 | |
| 46 | (44) | The Visitors | $32,771 | +32% | 14 | $2,341 | $67,953 | 10 | |
| 47 | (-) | Antonia's Line | $27,471 | 30 | $916 | $4,047,426 | 164 | ||
| 48 | (38) | Moll Flanders | $24,850 | -57% | 54 | $460 | $3,363,968 | 38 | |
| 49 | (43) | The Horseman on the Roof | $24,554 | -6% | 40 | $614 | $1,286,429 | 94 | |
| 50 | (41) | The Substitute | $23,109 | -28% | 32 | $722 | $14,675,167 | 94 | |
| Reporting movies: 50 | $86,802,625 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence Day | $21,274,817 | 2,972 | $199,004,369 |
| 2 | Phenomenon | $8,129,609 | 2,016 | $61,493,134 |
| 3 | Courage Under Fire | $8,023,994 | 2,001 | $26,037,256 |
| 4 | The Nutty Professor | $7,567,820 | 2,239 | $93,653,015 |
| 5 | The Frighteners | $5,565,495 | 1,669 | $5,565,495 |
| 6 | Fled | $5,405,855 | 2,104 | $5,405,855 |
| 7 | Multiplicity | $5,075,340 | 2,134 | $7,010,644 |
| 8 | Kazaam | $5,001,588 | 2,012 | $7,131,925 |
| 9 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $3,647,673 | 1,934 | $84,424,055 |
| 10 | Eraser | $3,438,931 | 2,317 | $87,124,392 |
| 11 | Harriet the Spy | $3,342,303 | 1,876 | $16,957,866 |
| 12 | The Rock | $2,546,228 | 1,524 | $122,120,233 |
| 13 | Striptease | $1,012,177 | 1,170 | $30,225,571 |
| 14 | Twister | $954,647 | 804 | $230,355,873 |
| 15 | Dragonheart | $920,190 | 829 | $47,975,560 |
| 16 | Mission: Impossible | $717,040 | 1,002 | $173,253,185 |
| 17 | Lone Star | $672,650 | 143 | $3,598,520 |
| 18 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $348,078 | 504 | $31,208,202 |
| 19 | Stealing Beauty | $309,419 | 191 | $3,503,788 |
| 20 | The Cable Guy | $307,404 | 450 | $57,064,576 |
| 21 | Trainspotting | $262,673 | 8 | $262,673 |
| 22 | Cold Comfort Farm | $180,399 | 80 | $4,139,338 |
| 23 | Flipper | $173,420 | 377 | $19,380,445 |
| 24 | Welcome to the Dollhouse | $132,227 | 81 | $3,668,786 |
| 25 | Across The Sea of Time | $128,016 | 4 | $4,589,863 |
| 26 | The Birdcage | $121,015 | 187 | $123,560,241 |
| 27 | James and the Giant Peach | $116,064 | 274 | $28,680,919 |
| 28 | The Craft | $113,588 | 165 | $24,049,019 |
| 29 | Celtic Pride | $101,208 | 201 | $9,074,277 |
| 30 | Maybe, Maybe Not | $90,648 | 28 | $171,924 |
| 31 | The Arrival | $90,166 | 146 | $13,589,904 |
| 32 | Toy Story | $86,776 | 216 | $191,374,075 |
| 33 | Primal Fear | $86,220 | 242 | $55,770,152 |
| 34 | Wings of Courage | $84,131 | 7 | $10,040,745 |
| 35 | A Thin Line Between Love & Hate | $74,108 | 75 | $34,713,097 |
| 36 | Fargo | $73,359 | 92 | $23,699,301 |
| 37 | The Phantom | $72,641 | 289 | $16,621,603 |
| 38 | Eddie | $71,561 | 105 | $30,178,363 |
| 39 | Up Close & Personal | $70,344 | 115 | $50,887,067 |
| 40 | Spy Hard | $54,115 | 87 | $25,928,176 |
| 41 | Heavy | $49,165 | 87 | $0 |
| 42 | Lust for Evil (1996) (Re-Release) | $48,404 | 14 | $379,425 |
| 43 | Mr. Holland's Opus | $46,411 | 91 | $82,465,254 |
| 44 | Walking and Talking | $44,602 | 5 | $63,412 |
| 45 | Rumble in the Bronx | $37,351 | 63 | $32,281,907 |
| 46 | The Visitors | $32,771 | 14 | $67,953 |
| 47 | Antonia's Line | $27,471 | 30 | $4,047,426 |
| 48 | Moll Flanders | $24,850 | 54 | $3,363,968 |
| 49 | The Horseman on the Roof | $24,554 | 40 | $1,286,429 |
| 50 | The Substitute | $23,109 | 32 | $14,675,167 |
| Reporting: 50 | $86,802,625 | total | ||