Weekend Domestic Box Office July 26, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | A Time to Kill | $14,823,159 | 2,123 | $6,982 | $19,628,271 | 5 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Independence Day | $13,799,097 | -35% | 2,977 | $4,635 | $223,114,893 | 26 | |
| 3 | (2) | Phenomenon | $6,320,995 | -22% | 2,028 | $3,117 | $72,284,747 | 24 | |
| 4 | (3) | Courage Under Fire | $5,730,594 | -29% | 1,880 | $3,048 | $35,341,622 | 17 | |
| 5 | (new) | Kingpin | $5,582,079 | 1,956 | $2,854 | $5,582,079 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (new) | Supercop | $5,503,176 | 1,406 | $3,914 | $5,503,176 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (4) | The Nutty Professor | $5,333,650 | -30% | 2,177 | $2,450 | $102,737,215 | 31 | |
| 8 | (new) | The Adventures of Pinocchio | $3,832,551 | 1,779 | $2,154 | $3,832,551 | 3 | ||
| 9 | (7) | Multiplicity | $3,514,657 | -31% | 2,134 | $1,647 | $13,423,014 | 12 | |
| 10 | (6) | Fled | $3,108,024 | -43% | 2,104 | $1,477 | $11,016,867 | 10 | |
| 11 | (5) | The Frighteners | $2,788,880 | -50% | 1,675 | $1,665 | $10,791,115 | 10 | |
| 12 | (8) | Kazaam | $2,576,356 | -48% | 2,019 | $1,276 | $12,664,768 | 12 | |
| 13 | (10) | Eraser | $2,191,472 | -36% | 1,865 | $1,175 | $90,940,535 | 38 | |
| 14 | (9) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $1,942,049 | -47% | 1,324 | $1,467 | $88,717,017 | 38 | |
| 15 | (new) | Joe's Apartment | $1,854,490 | 1,512 | $1,227 | $1,854,490 | 3 | ||
| 16 | (11) | Harriet the Spy | $1,645,955 | -51% | 1,714 | $960 | $21,017,903 | 19 | |
| 17 | (12) | The Rock | $1,292,642 | -49% | 964 | $1,341 | $124,721,237 | 52 | |
| 18 | (21) | Trainspotting | $781,615 | +198% | 38 | $20,569 | $1,224,004 | 10 | |
| 19 | (15) | Dragonheart | $684,050 | -26% | 720 | $950 | $49,213,355 | 59 | |
| 20 | (17) | Lone Star | $604,256 | -10% | 151 | $4,002 | $4,489,879 | 38 | |
| 21 | (14) | Twister | $481,894 | -50% | 484 | $996 | $231,326,022 | 80 | |
| 22 | (16) | Mission: Impossible | $391,253 | -45% | 511 | $766 | $174,058,855 | 68 | |
| 23 | (13) | Striptease | $316,253 | -69% | 355 | $891 | $31,002,383 | 31 | |
| 24 | (18) | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $306,028 | -12% | 458 | $668 | $31,805,273 | 143 | |
| 25 | (19) | Stealing Beauty | $172,829 | -44% | 115 | $1,503 | $3,841,556 | 45 | |
| 26 | (22) | Cold Comfort Farm | $155,314 | -14% | 83 | $1,871 | $4,384,696 | 80 | |
| 27 | (25) | Across The Sea of Time | $142,397 | +11% | 4 | $35,599 | $4,872,913 | 283 | |
| 28 | (31) | The Arrival | $132,131 | +47% | 211 | $626 | $13,774,261 | 59 | |
| 29 | (20) | The Cable Guy | $103,742 | -66% | 283 | $367 | $57,330,460 | 45 | |
| 30 | (23) | Flipper | $101,575 | -41% | 239 | $425 | $19,594,370 | 73 | |
| 31 | (28) | The Craft | $101,123 | -11% | 136 | $744 | $24,260,549 | 87 | |
| 32 | (44) | Walking and Talking | $93,974 | +111% | 21 | $4,475 | $184,987 | 12 | |
| 33 | (26) | The Birdcage | $86,544 | -28% | 151 | $573 | $123,726,136 | 143 | |
| 34 | (-) | Heaven's Prisoners | $85,884 | 240 | $358 | $4,912,939 | 73 | ||
| 35 | (34) | Wings of Courage | $81,810 | -3% | 7 | $11,687 | $10,258,050 | 465 | |
| 36 | (24) | Welcome to the Dollhouse | $75,425 | -43% | 54 | $1,397 | $3,825,671 | 80 | |
| 37 | (-) | Last Dance | $75,349 | 275 | $274 | $5,857,534 | 87 | ||
| 38 | (new) | Stonewall | $74,052 | 10 | $7,405 | $74,052 | 3 | ||
| 39 | (27) | James and the Giant Peach | $66,452 | -43% | 171 | $389 | $28,816,378 | 108 | |
| 40 | (39) | Up Close & Personal | $58,277 | -17% | 101 | $577 | $50,984,674 | 150 | |
| 41 | (32) | Toy Story | $56,963 | -34% | 171 | $333 | $191,492,543 | 250 | |
| 42 | (42) | Lust for Evil (1996) (Re-Release) | $56,375 | +16% | 24 | $2,349 | $462,647 | 31 | |
| 43 | (41) | Heavy | $55,095 | +12% | 22 | $2,504 | $446,082 | 54 | |
| 44 | (30) | Maybe, Maybe Not | $52,767 | -42% | 29 | $1,820 | $268,935 | 31 | |
| 45 | (33) | Primal Fear | $50,856 | -41% | 161 | $316 | $55,863,515 | 115 | |
| 46 | (35) | A Thin Line Between Love & Hate | $49,733 | -33% | 55 | $904 | $34,594,990 | 117 | |
| 47 | (36) | Fargo | $45,318 | -38% | 58 | $781 | $23,788,316 | 143 | |
| 48 | (40) | Spy Hard | $43,363 | -20% | 73 | $594 | $26,014,000 | 66 | |
| 49 | (29) | Celtic Pride | $39,289 | -61% | 89 | $441 | $9,169,981 | 101 | |
| 50 | (38) | Eddie | $38,879 | -46% | 63 | $617 | $30,259,145 | 59 | |
| Reporting movies: 50 | $87,500,691 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Time to Kill | $14,823,159 | 2,123 | $19,628,271 |
| 2 | Independence Day | $13,799,097 | 2,977 | $223,114,893 |
| 3 | Phenomenon | $6,320,995 | 2,028 | $72,284,747 |
| 4 | Courage Under Fire | $5,730,594 | 1,880 | $35,341,622 |
| 5 | Kingpin | $5,582,079 | 1,956 | $5,582,079 |
| 6 | Supercop | $5,503,176 | 1,406 | $5,503,176 |
| 7 | The Nutty Professor | $5,333,650 | 2,177 | $102,737,215 |
| 8 | The Adventures of Pinocchio | $3,832,551 | 1,779 | $3,832,551 |
| 9 | Multiplicity | $3,514,657 | 2,134 | $13,423,014 |
| 10 | Fled | $3,108,024 | 2,104 | $11,016,867 |
| 11 | The Frighteners | $2,788,880 | 1,675 | $10,791,115 |
| 12 | Kazaam | $2,576,356 | 2,019 | $12,664,768 |
| 13 | Eraser | $2,191,472 | 1,865 | $90,940,535 |
| 14 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $1,942,049 | 1,324 | $88,717,017 |
| 15 | Joe's Apartment | $1,854,490 | 1,512 | $1,854,490 |
| 16 | Harriet the Spy | $1,645,955 | 1,714 | $21,017,903 |
| 17 | The Rock | $1,292,642 | 964 | $124,721,237 |
| 18 | Trainspotting | $781,615 | 38 | $1,224,004 |
| 19 | Dragonheart | $684,050 | 720 | $49,213,355 |
| 20 | Lone Star | $604,256 | 151 | $4,489,879 |
| 21 | Twister | $481,894 | 484 | $231,326,022 |
| 22 | Mission: Impossible | $391,253 | 511 | $174,058,855 |
| 23 | Striptease | $316,253 | 355 | $31,002,383 |
| 24 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $306,028 | 458 | $31,805,273 |
| 25 | Stealing Beauty | $172,829 | 115 | $3,841,556 |
| 26 | Cold Comfort Farm | $155,314 | 83 | $4,384,696 |
| 27 | Across The Sea of Time | $142,397 | 4 | $4,872,913 |
| 28 | The Arrival | $132,131 | 211 | $13,774,261 |
| 29 | The Cable Guy | $103,742 | 283 | $57,330,460 |
| 30 | Flipper | $101,575 | 239 | $19,594,370 |
| 31 | The Craft | $101,123 | 136 | $24,260,549 |
| 32 | Walking and Talking | $93,974 | 21 | $184,987 |
| 33 | The Birdcage | $86,544 | 151 | $123,726,136 |
| 34 | Heaven's Prisoners | $85,884 | 240 | $4,912,939 |
| 35 | Wings of Courage | $81,810 | 7 | $10,258,050 |
| 36 | Welcome to the Dollhouse | $75,425 | 54 | $3,825,671 |
| 37 | Last Dance | $75,349 | 275 | $5,857,534 |
| 38 | Stonewall | $74,052 | 10 | $74,052 |
| 39 | James and the Giant Peach | $66,452 | 171 | $28,816,378 |
| 40 | Up Close & Personal | $58,277 | 101 | $50,984,674 |
| 41 | Toy Story | $56,963 | 171 | $191,492,543 |
| 42 | Lust for Evil (1996) (Re-Release) | $56,375 | 24 | $462,647 |
| 43 | Heavy | $55,095 | 22 | $446,082 |
| 44 | Maybe, Maybe Not | $52,767 | 29 | $268,935 |
| 45 | Primal Fear | $50,856 | 161 | $55,863,515 |
| 46 | A Thin Line Between Love & Hate | $49,733 | 55 | $34,594,990 |
| 47 | Fargo | $45,318 | 58 | $23,788,316 |
| 48 | Spy Hard | $43,363 | 73 | $26,014,000 |
| 49 | Celtic Pride | $39,289 | 89 | $9,169,981 |
| 50 | Eddie | $38,879 | 63 | $30,259,145 |
| Reporting: 50 | $87,500,691 | total | ||