Weekend Domestic Box Office November 8, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Ransom | $34,216,088 | 2,676 | $12,786 | $34,216,088 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Romeo+Juliet | $9,026,448 | -19% | 1,950 | $4,629 | $23,538,658 | 10 | |
| 3 | (new) | Set It Off | $8,812,105 | 1,014 | $8,690 | $11,807,451 | 5 | ||
| 4 | (2) | Sleepers | $3,716,065 | -54% | 2,080 | $1,787 | $43,581,596 | 24 | |
| 5 | (3) | High School High | $3,082,069 | -38% | 2,146 | $1,436 | $16,759,976 | 17 | |
| 6 | (7) | The First Wives Club | $2,242,056 | -37% | 1,700 | $1,319 | $97,079,441 | 52 | |
| 7 | (4) | Larger Than Life | $2,017,559 | -47% | 2,433 | $829 | $6,636,784 | 10 | |
| 8 | (5) | The Ghost and the Darkness | $1,727,222 | -53% | 1,711 | $1,009 | $34,575,614 | 31 | |
| 9 | (8) | Dear God | $1,508,629 | -53% | 1,774 | $850 | $5,555,525 | 10 | |
| 10 | (11) | Michael Collins | $1,408,519 | -36% | 878 | $1,604 | $8,182,610 | 31 | |
| 11 | (9) | The Associate | $1,403,584 | -55% | 1,634 | $859 | $10,969,941 | 17 | |
| 12 | (6) | Thinner | $1,320,333 | -63% | 1,807 | $731 | $13,183,098 | 17 | |
| 13 | (20) | Fly Away Home | $1,014,269 | +87% | 1,356 | $748 | $22,651,380 | 59 | |
| 14 | (14) | Independence Day | $978,214 | -2% | 661 | $1,480 | $303,624,796 | 131 | |
| 15 | (10) | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $917,528 | -61% | 1,030 | $891 | $30,538,773 | 31 | |
| 16 | (12) | That Thing You Do! | $761,898 | -36% | 706 | $1,079 | $23,191,968 | 38 | |
| 17 | (16) | Big Night | $701,827 | -13% | 266 | $2,638 | $8,521,826 | 52 | |
| 18 | (15) | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $629,698 | -32% | 829 | $760 | $20,311,761 | 38 | |
| 19 | (22) | Secrets & Lies | $507,428 | +7% | 125 | $4,059 | $1,115,587 | 44 | |
| 20 | (17) | Phenomenon | $494,649 | -23% | 576 | $859 | $103,118,352 | 129 | |
| 21 | (25) | Swingers | $362,881 | +18% | 119 | $3,049 | $0 | 24 | |
| 22 | (39) | Snowriders | $362,881 | +379% | 0 | – | $748,207 | 24 | |
| 23 | (13) | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | $343,070 | -67% | 500 | $686 | $3,903,763 | 24 | |
| 24 | (23) | A Time to Kill | $245,983 | -30% | 399 | $616 | $108,284,771 | 110 | |
| 25 | (19) | The Chamber | $206,555 | -65% | 379 | $545 | $13,891,410 | 31 | |
| 26 | (33) | Beautiful Thing | $192,866 | +7% | 40 | $4,822 | $690,566 | 33 | |
| 27 | (-) | A Very Brady Sequel | $178,967 | 410 | $437 | $21,255,741 | 80 | ||
| 28 | (26) | Tin Cup | $178,964 | -32% | 337 | $531 | $53,595,033 | 87 | |
| 29 | (27) | The Nutty Professor | $176,315 | -17% | 205 | $860 | $128,440,920 | 136 | |
| 30 | (29) | Looking for Richard | $165,555 | -13% | 59 | $2,806 | $655,174 | 31 | |
| 31 | (28) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $163,011 | -19% | 287 | $568 | $98,621,991 | 143 | |
| 32 | (21) | Get on the Bus | $138,254 | -74% | 190 | $728 | $5,660,056 | 26 | |
| 33 | (31) | Vertigo (1958) (Re-Release) | $127,877 | -30% | 9 | $14,209 | $1,197,020 | 14,066 | |
| 34 | (51) | The Funeral | $126,352 | +203% | 31 | $4,076 | $186,094 | 10 | |
| 35 | (34) | Bound | $124,447 | -25% | 97 | $1,283 | $3,273,464 | 38 | |
| 36 | (new) | Santa with Muscles | $120,932 | 98 | $1,234 | $120,932 | 3 | ||
| 37 | (30) | Supercop | $112,968 | -38% | 190 | $595 | $16,137,453 | 108 | |
| 38 | (18) | Bad Moon | $112,397 | -81% | 649 | $173 | $926,956 | 10 | |
| 39 | (-) | Twelfth Night: Or What You Will | $104,210 | 31 | $3,362 | $193,917 | 17 | ||
| 40 | (36) | Matilda | $93,400 | -11% | 200 | $467 | $32,836,583 | 101 | |
| 41 | (24) | The Glimmer Man | $91,930 | -70% | 195 | $471 | $19,720,392 | 38 | |
| 42 | (35) | Surviving Picasso | $91,466 | -27% | 42 | $2,178 | $1,655,223 | 52 | |
| 43 | (37) | Trainspotting | $81,416 | -11% | 91 | $895 | $16,128,393 | 115 | |
| 44 | (41) | Across The Sea of Time | $62,664 | -11% | 5 | $12,533 | $6,992,420 | 388 | |
| 45 | (-) | Microcosmos | $55,242 | 9 | $6,138 | $219,265 | 31 | ||
| 46 | (42) | Lone Star | $50,664 | -25% | 52 | $974 | $11,912,642 | 143 | |
| 47 | (-) | Harriet the Spy | $50,547 | 88 | $574 | $26,539,321 | 124 | ||
| 48 | (32) | Trees Lounge | $49,551 | -72% | 39 | $1,271 | $508,532 | 31 | |
| 49 | (46) | Jude | $48,230 | -8% | 17 | $2,837 | $208,870 | 24 | |
| 50 | (40) | First Kid | $44,567 | -38% | 91 | $490 | $24,863,812 | 73 | |
| 51 | (48) | Mother Night | $29,762 | -39% | 10 | $2,976 | $94,249 | 10 | |
| 52 | (new) | Paris Was a Woman | $10,732 | 1 | $10,732 | $10,732 | 3 | ||
| 53 | (52) | Fled | $1,622 | -54% | 5 | $324 | $17,189,221 | 115 | |
| Reporting movies: 53 | $80,792,466 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ransom | $34,216,088 | 2,676 | $34,216,088 |
| 2 | Romeo+Juliet | $9,026,448 | 1,950 | $23,538,658 |
| 3 | Set It Off | $8,812,105 | 1,014 | $11,807,451 |
| 4 | Sleepers | $3,716,065 | 2,080 | $43,581,596 |
| 5 | High School High | $3,082,069 | 2,146 | $16,759,976 |
| 6 | The First Wives Club | $2,242,056 | 1,700 | $97,079,441 |
| 7 | Larger Than Life | $2,017,559 | 2,433 | $6,636,784 |
| 8 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $1,727,222 | 1,711 | $34,575,614 |
| 9 | Dear God | $1,508,629 | 1,774 | $5,555,525 |
| 10 | Michael Collins | $1,408,519 | 878 | $8,182,610 |
| 11 | The Associate | $1,403,584 | 1,634 | $10,969,941 |
| 12 | Thinner | $1,320,333 | 1,807 | $13,183,098 |
| 13 | Fly Away Home | $1,014,269 | 1,356 | $22,651,380 |
| 14 | Independence Day | $978,214 | 661 | $303,624,796 |
| 15 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $917,528 | 1,030 | $30,538,773 |
| 16 | That Thing You Do! | $761,898 | 706 | $23,191,968 |
| 17 | Big Night | $701,827 | 266 | $8,521,826 |
| 18 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $629,698 | 829 | $20,311,761 |
| 19 | Secrets & Lies | $507,428 | 125 | $1,115,587 |
| 20 | Phenomenon | $494,649 | 576 | $103,118,352 |
| 21 | Swingers | $362,881 | 119 | $0 |
| 22 | Snowriders | $362,881 | 0 | $748,207 |
| 23 | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | $343,070 | 500 | $3,903,763 |
| 24 | A Time to Kill | $245,983 | 399 | $108,284,771 |
| 25 | The Chamber | $206,555 | 379 | $13,891,410 |
| 26 | Beautiful Thing | $192,866 | 40 | $690,566 |
| 27 | A Very Brady Sequel | $178,967 | 410 | $21,255,741 |
| 28 | Tin Cup | $178,964 | 337 | $53,595,033 |
| 29 | The Nutty Professor | $176,315 | 205 | $128,440,920 |
| 30 | Looking for Richard | $165,555 | 59 | $655,174 |
| 31 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $163,011 | 287 | $98,621,991 |
| 32 | Get on the Bus | $138,254 | 190 | $5,660,056 |
| 33 | Vertigo (1958) (Re-Release) | $127,877 | 9 | $1,197,020 |
| 34 | The Funeral | $126,352 | 31 | $186,094 |
| 35 | Bound | $124,447 | 97 | $3,273,464 |
| 36 | Santa with Muscles | $120,932 | 98 | $120,932 |
| 37 | Supercop | $112,968 | 190 | $16,137,453 |
| 38 | Bad Moon | $112,397 | 649 | $926,956 |
| 39 | Twelfth Night: Or What You Will | $104,210 | 31 | $193,917 |
| 40 | Matilda | $93,400 | 200 | $32,836,583 |
| 41 | The Glimmer Man | $91,930 | 195 | $19,720,392 |
| 42 | Surviving Picasso | $91,466 | 42 | $1,655,223 |
| 43 | Trainspotting | $81,416 | 91 | $16,128,393 |
| 44 | Across The Sea of Time | $62,664 | 5 | $6,992,420 |
| 45 | Microcosmos | $55,242 | 9 | $219,265 |
| 46 | Lone Star | $50,664 | 52 | $11,912,642 |
| 47 | Harriet the Spy | $50,547 | 88 | $26,539,321 |
| 48 | Trees Lounge | $49,551 | 39 | $508,532 |
| 49 | Jude | $48,230 | 17 | $208,870 |
| 50 | First Kid | $44,567 | 91 | $24,863,812 |
| 51 | Mother Night | $29,762 | 10 | $94,249 |
| 52 | Paris Was a Woman | $10,732 | 1 | $10,732 |
| 53 | Fled | $1,622 | 5 | $17,189,221 |
| Reporting: 53 | $80,792,466 | total | ||