Weekend Domestic Box Office September 27, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The First Wives Club | $15,314,530 | -19% | 2,312 | $6,624 | $41,784,740 | 10 | |
| 2 | (new) | Extreme Measures | $6,906,546 | 2,298 | $3,005 | $6,906,546 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Last Man Standing | $3,577,922 | -49% | 2,579 | $1,387 | $12,696,135 | 10 | |
| 4 | (new) | 2 Days In The Valley | $3,352,440 | 769 | $4,359 | $3,352,440 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (3) | Fly Away Home | $3,004,901 | -22% | 1,401 | $2,145 | $13,327,850 | 17 | |
| 6 | (9) | Independence Day | $2,550,338 | +60% | 1,822 | $1,400 | $293,617,050 | 89 | |
| 7 | (5) | Bulletproof | $1,946,905 | -26% | 1,872 | $1,040 | $18,403,880 | 24 | |
| 8 | (6) | First Kid | $1,847,745 | -20% | 1,858 | $994 | $22,486,285 | 31 | |
| 9 | (4) | Maximum Risk | $1,602,428 | -45% | 2,103 | $762 | $12,777,649 | 17 | |
| 10 | (7) | Tin Cup | $1,153,856 | -36% | 1,523 | $758 | $51,272,932 | 45 | |
| 11 | (8) | A Time to Kill | $1,144,219 | -29% | 1,281 | $893 | $104,836,096 | 68 | |
| 12 | (12) | Jack | $1,054,283 | -20% | 1,301 | $810 | $55,178,872 | 52 | |
| 13 | (11) | The Spitfire Grill | $1,025,392 | -24% | 1,216 | $843 | $11,002,823 | 38 | |
| 14 | (13) | The Nutty Professor | $956,210 | -15% | 787 | $1,215 | $125,469,430 | 94 | |
| 15 | (10) | The Rich Man’s Wife | $950,802 | -40% | 936 | $1,016 | $7,053,081 | 17 | |
| 16 | (28) | Big Night | $816,932 | +340% | 99 | $8,252 | $1,098,295 | 10 | |
| 17 | (14) | Emma | $656,415 | -19% | 680 | $965 | $20,307,684 | 59 | |
| 18 | (15) | The Island of Dr. Moreau | $456,395 | -34% | 642 | $711 | $26,513,445 | 38 | |
| 19 | (18) | Trainspotting | $423,139 | -14% | 335 | $1,263 | $14,526,392 | 73 | |
| 20 | (17) | She's the One | $403,604 | -19% | 447 | $903 | $8,932,983 | 38 | |
| 21 | (25) | Courage Under Fire | $329,774 | +8% | 443 | $744 | $56,978,730 | 80 | |
| 22 | (19) | Phenomenon | $327,443 | -17% | 406 | $807 | $101,142,198 | 87 | |
| 23 | (20) | Lone Star | $311,294 | -16% | 211 | $1,475 | $10,910,446 | 101 | |
| 24 | (23) | Twister | $306,410 | -10% | 424 | $723 | $241,101,017 | 143 | |
| 25 | (-) | Kazaam | $304,449 | 447 | $681 | $18,210,613 | 75 | ||
| 26 | (37) | Matilda | $303,726 | +181% | 726 | $418 | $32,046,331 | 59 | |
| 27 | (-) | The Adventures of Pinocchio | $280,544 | 355 | $790 | $14,472,379 | 66 | ||
| 28 | (24) | The Rock | $262,461 | -19% | 378 | $694 | $133,126,119 | 115 | |
| 29 | (41) | Surviving Picasso | $204,524 | +135% | 31 | $6,598 | $345,430 | 10 | |
| 30 | (21) | A Very Brady Sequel | $191,192 | -49% | 719 | $266 | $20,819,652 | 38 | |
| 31 | (new) | The Leopard Son | $190,217 | 104 | $1,829 | $190,217 | 3 | ||
| 32 | (32) | Mission: Impossible | $160,038 | -3% | 256 | $625 | $180,476,505 | 131 | |
| 33 | (22) | The Crow: City of Angels | $142,980 | -59% | 313 | $457 | $16,689,308 | 31 | |
| 34 | (29) | Basquiat | $131,933 | -29% | 106 | $1,245 | $2,371,682 | 52 | |
| 35 | (16) | Feeling Minnesota | $128,863 | -78% | 293 | $440 | $3,028,433 | 17 | |
| 36 | (31) | The Postman | $122,291 | -31% | 142 | $861 | $20,472,869 | 474 | |
| 37 | (30) | Eraser | $121,039 | -33% | 201 | $602 | $101,104,323 | 101 | |
| 38 | (26) | Bogus | $103,289 | -56% | 253 | $408 | $4,061,169 | 24 | |
| 39 | (36) | Chain Reaction | $100,590 | -21% | 170 | $592 | $20,550,712 | 59 | |
| 40 | (35) | Kingpin | $98,405 | -33% | 156 | $631 | $24,768,757 | 66 | |
| 41 | (39) | American Buffalo | $97,206 | -2% | 68 | $1,430 | $449,378 | 17 | |
| 42 | (34) | Grace of My Heart | $88,384 | -43% | 70 | $1,263 | $543,962 | 17 | |
| 43 | (38) | Alaska | $81,200 | -20% | 381 | $213 | $11,269,273 | 47 | |
| 44 | (33) | Supercop | $71,591 | -56% | 130 | $551 | $15,368,248 | 66 | |
| 45 | (45) | Across The Sea of Time | $70,498 | +4% | 4 | $17,625 | $6,497,015 | 346 | |
| 46 | (40) | House Arrest | $63,402 | -32% | 132 | $480 | $6,833,427 | 47 | |
| 47 | (27) | Striptease | $62,169 | -69% | 144 | $432 | $32,455,960 | 94 | |
| 48 | (44) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $60,296 | -16% | 134 | $450 | $96,479,197 | 101 | |
| 49 | (47) | Escape from L.A. | $48,447 | -14% | 189 | $256 | $24,901,770 | 52 | |
| 50 | (50) | Wings of Courage | $42,744 | -8% | 6 | $7,124 | $11,489,668 | 528 | |
| 51 | (48) | Girls Town | $21,827 | -56% | 14 | $1,559 | $445,791 | 40 | |
| 52 | (51) | Fled | $16,935 | -27% | 29 | $584 | $17,124,819 | 73 | |
| 53 | (52) | Kansas City | $11,089 | -10% | 18 | $616 | $1,335,923 | 45 | |
| Reporting movies: 53 | $54,002,252 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The First Wives Club | $15,314,530 | 2,312 | $41,784,740 |
| 2 | Extreme Measures | $6,906,546 | 2,298 | $6,906,546 |
| 3 | Last Man Standing | $3,577,922 | 2,579 | $12,696,135 |
| 4 | 2 Days In The Valley | $3,352,440 | 769 | $3,352,440 |
| 5 | Fly Away Home | $3,004,901 | 1,401 | $13,327,850 |
| 6 | Independence Day | $2,550,338 | 1,822 | $293,617,050 |
| 7 | Bulletproof | $1,946,905 | 1,872 | $18,403,880 |
| 8 | First Kid | $1,847,745 | 1,858 | $22,486,285 |
| 9 | Maximum Risk | $1,602,428 | 2,103 | $12,777,649 |
| 10 | Tin Cup | $1,153,856 | 1,523 | $51,272,932 |
| 11 | A Time to Kill | $1,144,219 | 1,281 | $104,836,096 |
| 12 | Jack | $1,054,283 | 1,301 | $55,178,872 |
| 13 | The Spitfire Grill | $1,025,392 | 1,216 | $11,002,823 |
| 14 | The Nutty Professor | $956,210 | 787 | $125,469,430 |
| 15 | The Rich Man’s Wife | $950,802 | 936 | $7,053,081 |
| 16 | Big Night | $816,932 | 99 | $1,098,295 |
| 17 | Emma | $656,415 | 680 | $20,307,684 |
| 18 | The Island of Dr. Moreau | $456,395 | 642 | $26,513,445 |
| 19 | Trainspotting | $423,139 | 335 | $14,526,392 |
| 20 | She's the One | $403,604 | 447 | $8,932,983 |
| 21 | Courage Under Fire | $329,774 | 443 | $56,978,730 |
| 22 | Phenomenon | $327,443 | 406 | $101,142,198 |
| 23 | Lone Star | $311,294 | 211 | $10,910,446 |
| 24 | Twister | $306,410 | 424 | $241,101,017 |
| 25 | Kazaam | $304,449 | 447 | $18,210,613 |
| 26 | Matilda | $303,726 | 726 | $32,046,331 |
| 27 | The Adventures of Pinocchio | $280,544 | 355 | $14,472,379 |
| 28 | The Rock | $262,461 | 378 | $133,126,119 |
| 29 | Surviving Picasso | $204,524 | 31 | $345,430 |
| 30 | A Very Brady Sequel | $191,192 | 719 | $20,819,652 |
| 31 | The Leopard Son | $190,217 | 104 | $190,217 |
| 32 | Mission: Impossible | $160,038 | 256 | $180,476,505 |
| 33 | The Crow: City of Angels | $142,980 | 313 | $16,689,308 |
| 34 | Basquiat | $131,933 | 106 | $2,371,682 |
| 35 | Feeling Minnesota | $128,863 | 293 | $3,028,433 |
| 36 | The Postman | $122,291 | 142 | $20,472,869 |
| 37 | Eraser | $121,039 | 201 | $101,104,323 |
| 38 | Bogus | $103,289 | 253 | $4,061,169 |
| 39 | Chain Reaction | $100,590 | 170 | $20,550,712 |
| 40 | Kingpin | $98,405 | 156 | $24,768,757 |
| 41 | American Buffalo | $97,206 | 68 | $449,378 |
| 42 | Grace of My Heart | $88,384 | 70 | $543,962 |
| 43 | Alaska | $81,200 | 381 | $11,269,273 |
| 44 | Supercop | $71,591 | 130 | $15,368,248 |
| 45 | Across The Sea of Time | $70,498 | 4 | $6,497,015 |
| 46 | House Arrest | $63,402 | 132 | $6,833,427 |
| 47 | Striptease | $62,169 | 144 | $32,455,960 |
| 48 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $60,296 | 134 | $96,479,197 |
| 49 | Escape from L.A. | $48,447 | 189 | $24,901,770 |
| 50 | Wings of Courage | $42,744 | 6 | $11,489,668 |
| 51 | Girls Town | $21,827 | 14 | $445,791 |
| 52 | Fled | $16,935 | 29 | $17,124,819 |
| 53 | Kansas City | $11,089 | 18 | $1,335,923 |
| Reporting: 53 | $54,002,252 | total | ||