Weekend Domestic Box Office October 18, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Sleepers | $12,305,745 | 1,915 | $6,426 | $12,305,745 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | The Ghost and the Darkness | $7,507,928 | -27% | 2,154 | $3,486 | $20,241,321 | 10 | |
| 3 | (2) | The First Wives Club | $6,737,593 | -34% | 2,406 | $2,800 | $82,155,146 | 31 | |
| 4 | (3) | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $6,541,965 | -36% | 2,404 | $2,721 | $19,135,940 | 10 | |
| 5 | (5) | That Thing You Do! | $3,866,648 | -28% | 1,879 | $2,058 | $17,754,851 | 17 | |
| 6 | (6) | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $3,627,626 | -25% | 2,060 | $1,761 | $16,069,522 | 17 | |
| 7 | (4) | The Chamber | $3,027,685 | -51% | 2,032 | $1,490 | $10,360,905 | 10 | |
| 8 | (new) | Get on the Bus | $2,156,409 | 1,207 | $1,787 | $2,837,711 | 5 | ||
| 9 | (7) | The Glimmer Man | $2,141,621 | -48% | 2,000 | $1,071 | $17,783,103 | 17 | |
| 10 | (9) | Fly Away Home | $1,407,425 | -12% | 1,401 | $1,005 | $19,758,779 | 38 | |
| 11 | (10) | Independence Day | $1,344,607 | -7% | 1,310 | $1,026 | $299,213,307 | 110 | |
| 12 | (12) | Big Night | $1,071,732 | -13% | 336 | $3,190 | $5,497,157 | 31 | |
| 13 | (8) | Extreme Measures | $766,893 | -53% | 1,005 | $763 | $17,003,296 | 24 | |
| 14 | (11) | 2 Days In The Valley | $611,266 | -56% | 805 | $759 | $10,252,088 | 24 | |
| 15 | (15) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $471,997 | -18% | 649 | $727 | $97,728,519 | 122 | |
| 16 | (18) | Secrets & Lies | $413,940 | -11% | 77 | $5,376 | $1,342,409 | 23 | |
| 17 | (16) | The Nutty Professor | $390,150 | -31% | 459 | $850 | $127,557,075 | 115 | |
| 18 | (13) | Bound | $364,469 | -42% | 206 | $1,769 | $2,471,816 | 17 | |
| 19 | (20) | Courage Under Fire | $340,566 | -13% | 875 | $389 | $58,584,603 | 101 | |
| 20 | (45) | The Island of Dr. Moreau | $327,832 | +429% | 491 | $668 | $27,285,891 | 59 | |
| 21 | (17) | Bulletproof | $282,885 | -42% | 442 | $640 | $20,957,855 | 45 | |
| 22 | (19) | First Kid | $276,652 | -38% | 557 | $497 | $24,534,229 | 52 | |
| 23 | (21) | A Time to Kill | $219,403 | -41% | 378 | $580 | $106,733,448 | 89 | |
| 24 | (14) | Last Man Standing | $208,231 | -64% | 460 | $453 | $17,513,069 | 31 | |
| 25 | (29) | Michael Collins | $187,692 | -15% | 10 | $18,769 | $460,992 | 10 | |
| 26 | (41) | Vertigo (1958) (Re-Release) | $186,258 | +80% | 5 | $37,252 | $412,616 | 14,045 | |
| 27 | (22) | Emma | $173,374 | -50% | 188 | $922 | $21,741,590 | 80 | |
| 28 | (27) | Jack | $160,296 | -34% | 301 | $533 | $56,419,358 | 73 | |
| 29 | (new) | Snowriders | $158,661 | 7 | $22,666 | $158,661 | 3 | ||
| 30 | (30) | Surviving Picasso | $154,680 | -25% | 46 | $3,363 | $1,167,687 | 31 | |
| 31 | (24) | Tin Cup | $149,572 | -48% | 307 | $487 | $52,904,683 | 66 | |
| 32 | (25) | Trainspotting | $134,738 | -49% | 169 | $797 | $15,680,997 | 94 | |
| 33 | (34) | The Rock | $133,536 | -9% | 185 | $722 | $133,768,962 | 136 | |
| 34 | (28) | Lone Star | $128,725 | -42% | 102 | $1,262 | $11,633,073 | 122 | |
| 35 | (32) | Harriet the Spy | $106,889 | -46% | 287 | $372 | $26,379,067 | 103 | |
| 36 | (39) | Phenomenon | $96,211 | -25% | 152 | $633 | $101,683,364 | 108 | |
| 37 | (31) | The Rich Man’s Wife | $96,172 | -52% | 162 | $594 | $8,237,614 | 38 | |
| 38 | (36) | Kazaam | $89,634 | -34% | 153 | $586 | $18,784,238 | 96 | |
| 39 | (23) | The Spitfire Grill | $83,733 | -72% | 286 | $293 | $12,443,788 | 59 | |
| 40 | (37) | The Grass Harp | $82,977 | -37% | 46 | $1,804 | $250,217 | 10 | |
| 41 | (38) | Twister | $82,027 | -36% | 155 | $529 | $241,688,385 | 164 | |
| 42 | (-) | Beautiful Thing | $79,074 | 12 | $6,590 | $146,147 | 12 | ||
| 43 | (new) | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | $77,725 | 5 | $15,545 | $77,725 | 3 | ||
| 44 | (44) | Basquiat | $74,190 | +14% | 57 | $1,302 | $2,729,067 | 73 | |
| 45 | (new) | Swingers | $74,118 | 8 | $9,265 | $74,118 | 3 | ||
| 46 | (42) | Matilda | $71,145 | -27% | 367 | $194 | $32,455,184 | 80 | |
| 47 | (26) | The Crow: City of Angels | $63,401 | -74% | 163 | $389 | $17,473,378 | 52 | |
| 48 | (49) | Trees Lounge | $55,921 | +18% | 23 | $2,431 | $115,725 | 10 | |
| 49 | (35) | Bogus | $55,553 | -60% | 271 | $205 | $4,340,826 | 45 | |
| 50 | (43) | Mission: Impossible | $50,107 | -39% | 87 | $576 | $180,891,004 | 152 | |
| 51 | (47) | Striptease | $37,845 | -36% | 48 | $788 | $32,719,494 | 115 | |
| 52 | (new) | Jude | $31,850 | 6 | $5,308 | $31,850 | 3 | ||
| 53 | (53) | Fled | $6,275 | -20% | 12 | $523 | $17,175,283 | 94 | |
| 54 | (52) | Girls Town | $6,038 | -45% | 7 | $863 | $494,725 | 61 | |
| 55 | (new) | I Shot a Man in Vegas | $1,876 | 1 | $1,876 | $1,876 | 3 | ||
| 56 | (55) | Kansas City | $741 | -39% | 10 | $74 | $1,353,824 | 66 | |
| Reporting movies: 56 | $59,302,302 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sleepers | $12,305,745 | 1,915 | $12,305,745 |
| 2 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $7,507,928 | 2,154 | $20,241,321 |
| 3 | The First Wives Club | $6,737,593 | 2,406 | $82,155,146 |
| 4 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $6,541,965 | 2,404 | $19,135,940 |
| 5 | That Thing You Do! | $3,866,648 | 1,879 | $17,754,851 |
| 6 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $3,627,626 | 2,060 | $16,069,522 |
| 7 | The Chamber | $3,027,685 | 2,032 | $10,360,905 |
| 8 | Get on the Bus | $2,156,409 | 1,207 | $2,837,711 |
| 9 | The Glimmer Man | $2,141,621 | 2,000 | $17,783,103 |
| 10 | Fly Away Home | $1,407,425 | 1,401 | $19,758,779 |
| 11 | Independence Day | $1,344,607 | 1,310 | $299,213,307 |
| 12 | Big Night | $1,071,732 | 336 | $5,497,157 |
| 13 | Extreme Measures | $766,893 | 1,005 | $17,003,296 |
| 14 | 2 Days In The Valley | $611,266 | 805 | $10,252,088 |
| 15 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $471,997 | 649 | $97,728,519 |
| 16 | Secrets & Lies | $413,940 | 77 | $1,342,409 |
| 17 | The Nutty Professor | $390,150 | 459 | $127,557,075 |
| 18 | Bound | $364,469 | 206 | $2,471,816 |
| 19 | Courage Under Fire | $340,566 | 875 | $58,584,603 |
| 20 | The Island of Dr. Moreau | $327,832 | 491 | $27,285,891 |
| 21 | Bulletproof | $282,885 | 442 | $20,957,855 |
| 22 | First Kid | $276,652 | 557 | $24,534,229 |
| 23 | A Time to Kill | $219,403 | 378 | $106,733,448 |
| 24 | Last Man Standing | $208,231 | 460 | $17,513,069 |
| 25 | Michael Collins | $187,692 | 10 | $460,992 |
| 26 | Vertigo (1958) (Re-Release) | $186,258 | 5 | $412,616 |
| 27 | Emma | $173,374 | 188 | $21,741,590 |
| 28 | Jack | $160,296 | 301 | $56,419,358 |
| 29 | Snowriders | $158,661 | 7 | $158,661 |
| 30 | Surviving Picasso | $154,680 | 46 | $1,167,687 |
| 31 | Tin Cup | $149,572 | 307 | $52,904,683 |
| 32 | Trainspotting | $134,738 | 169 | $15,680,997 |
| 33 | The Rock | $133,536 | 185 | $133,768,962 |
| 34 | Lone Star | $128,725 | 102 | $11,633,073 |
| 35 | Harriet the Spy | $106,889 | 287 | $26,379,067 |
| 36 | Phenomenon | $96,211 | 152 | $101,683,364 |
| 37 | The Rich Man’s Wife | $96,172 | 162 | $8,237,614 |
| 38 | Kazaam | $89,634 | 153 | $18,784,238 |
| 39 | The Spitfire Grill | $83,733 | 286 | $12,443,788 |
| 40 | The Grass Harp | $82,977 | 46 | $250,217 |
| 41 | Twister | $82,027 | 155 | $241,688,385 |
| 42 | Beautiful Thing | $79,074 | 12 | $146,147 |
| 43 | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | $77,725 | 5 | $77,725 |
| 44 | Basquiat | $74,190 | 57 | $2,729,067 |
| 45 | Swingers | $74,118 | 8 | $74,118 |
| 46 | Matilda | $71,145 | 367 | $32,455,184 |
| 47 | The Crow: City of Angels | $63,401 | 163 | $17,473,378 |
| 48 | Trees Lounge | $55,921 | 23 | $115,725 |
| 49 | Bogus | $55,553 | 271 | $4,340,826 |
| 50 | Mission: Impossible | $50,107 | 87 | $180,891,004 |
| 51 | Striptease | $37,845 | 48 | $32,719,494 |
| 52 | Jude | $31,850 | 6 | $31,850 |
| 53 | Fled | $6,275 | 12 | $17,175,283 |
| 54 | Girls Town | $6,038 | 7 | $494,725 |
| 55 | I Shot a Man in Vegas | $1,876 | 1 | $1,876 |
| 56 | Kansas City | $741 | 10 | $1,353,824 |
| Reporting: 56 | $59,302,302 | total | ||