Weekend Domestic Box Office December 6, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | 101 Dalmatians | $13,944,053 | -58% | 2,812 | $4,959 | $63,690,609 | 12 | |
| 2 | (new) | Daylight | $10,015,875 | 2,175 | $4,605 | $10,015,875 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Star Trek: First Contact | $6,609,903 | -74% | 2,812 | $2,351 | $71,146,315 | 17 | |
| 4 | (5) | Jingle All the Way | $5,593,605 | -68% | 2,404 | $2,327 | $38,080,639 | 17 | |
| 5 | (4) | Ransom | $5,495,131 | -68% | 2,411 | $2,279 | $112,913,186 | 31 | |
| 6 | (3) | Space Jam | $4,540,737 | -74% | 2,650 | $1,713 | $73,356,183 | 24 | |
| 7 | (7) | The English Patient | $2,707,595 | -51% | 617 | $4,388 | $13,219,641 | 24 | |
| 8 | (6) | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $2,381,388 | -71% | 2,050 | $1,162 | $37,166,009 | 24 | |
| 9 | (8) | Set It Off | $1,315,442 | -70% | 851 | $1,546 | $32,366,683 | 33 | |
| 10 | (9) | Romeo+Juliet | $1,313,651 | -61% | 1,292 | $1,017 | $41,668,083 | 38 | |
| 11 | (10) | Sleepers | $327,225 | -77% | 447 | $732 | $51,540,914 | 52 | |
| 12 | (12) | Swingers | $300,401 | -43% | 160 | $1,878 | $3,121,408 | 52 | |
| 13 | (13) | Big Night | $201,315 | -60% | 168 | $1,198 | $10,529,798 | 80 | |
| 14 | (47) | Snowriders | $199,879 | +267% | 15 | $13,325 | $2,035,470 | 52 | |
| 15 | (19) | That Thing You Do! | $192,425 | -46% | 395 | $487 | $24,981,674 | 66 | |
| 16 | (14) | First Kid | $190,965 | -60% | 508 | $376 | $25,687,795 | 101 | |
| 17 | (11) | The First Wives Club | $184,503 | -69% | 460 | $401 | $101,543,622 | 80 | |
| 18 | (18) | Secrets & Lies | $175,763 | -52% | 111 | $1,583 | $4,755,457 | 72 | |
| 19 | (21) | Shine | $168,882 | -41% | 10 | $16,888 | $728,925 | 17 | |
| 20 | (45) | Ridicule | $143,859 | +140% | 16 | $8,991 | $223,628 | 10 | |
| 21 | (20) | Jack | $140,877 | -56% | 351 | $401 | $58,176,959 | 122 | |
| 22 | (new) | Everyone Says I Love You | $131,678 | 3 | $43,893 | $131,678 | 3 | ||
| 23 | (16) | Independence Day | $123,460 | -70% | 314 | $393 | $306,052,958 | 159 | |
| 24 | (30) | Breaking the Waves | $112,158 | -25% | 25 | $4,486 | $440,914 | 26 | |
| 25 | (15) | Michael Collins | $108,053 | -75% | 140 | $772 | $11,004,606 | 59 | |
| 26 | (17) | The Ghost and the Darkness | $104,372 | -72% | 320 | $326 | $37,567,525 | 59 | |
| 27 | (23) | Phenomenon | $94,754 | -55% | 218 | $435 | $104,258,169 | 157 | |
| 28 | (29) | Microcosmos | $92,618 | -44% | 43 | $2,154 | $769,398 | 59 | |
| 29 | (24) | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $88,212 | -57% | 157 | $562 | $32,108,852 | 59 | |
| 30 | (27) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $83,772 | -56% | 152 | $551 | $99,203,363 | 171 | |
| 31 | (25) | Last Man Standing | $77,508 | -60% | 260 | $298 | $18,030,031 | 80 | |
| 32 | (33) | The Crucible | $69,880 | -31% | 1 | $69,880 | $185,692 | 10 | |
| 33 | (26) | The Funeral | $64,813 | -66% | 50 | $1,296 | $942,366 | 38 | |
| 34 | (32) | Beautiful Thing | $62,220 | -41% | 32 | $1,944 | $1,260,354 | 61 | |
| 35 | (22) | High School High | $55,811 | -80% | 265 | $211 | $20,439,091 | 45 | |
| 36 | (38) | Bound | $44,702 | -44% | 55 | $813 | $3,713,649 | 66 | |
| 37 | (42) | Across The Sea of Time | $41,099 | -43% | 6 | $6,850 | $7,360,129 | 416 | |
| 38 | (34) | Vertigo (1958) (Re-Release) | $41,046 | -58% | 16 | $2,565 | $1,663,117 | 14,094 | |
| 39 | (-) | Hype! | $40,024 | 18 | $2,224 | $204,483 | 31 | ||
| 40 | (-) | Looking for Richard | $38,457 | 48 | $801 | $1,202,090 | 59 | ||
| 41 | (35) | The Associate | $37,576 | -58% | 88 | $427 | $12,333,567 | 45 | |
| 42 | (new) | Adrenalin: Fear the Rush | $37,536 | 51 | $736 | $37,536 | 3 | ||
| 43 | (40) | Larger Than Life | $37,512 | -53% | 189 | $198 | $8,260,806 | 38 | |
| 44 | (31) | Thinner | $35,628 | -74% | 135 | $264 | $14,770,337 | 45 | |
| 45 | (new) | Losing Chase | $31,176 | 10 | $3,118 | $31,176 | 3 | ||
| 46 | (41) | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $31,144 | -58% | 13 | $2,396 | $246,643 | 31 | |
| 47 | (-) | Bitter Sugar | $28,867 | 10 | $2,887 | $302,052 | 59 | ||
| 48 | (-) | Palookaville | $26,110 | 22 | $1,187 | $289,569 | 45 | ||
| 49 | (36) | Trainspotting | $25,659 | -69% | 48 | $535 | $16,479,171 | 143 | |
| 50 | (-) | Surviving Picasso | $25,533 | 27 | $946 | $1,916,309 | 80 | ||
| 51 | (43) | Mother Night | $0 | -100% | 0 | – | $363,905 | 38 | |
| Reporting movies: 51 | $57,934,852 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 101 Dalmatians | $13,944,053 | 2,812 | $63,690,609 |
| 2 | Daylight | $10,015,875 | 2,175 | $10,015,875 |
| 3 | Star Trek: First Contact | $6,609,903 | 2,812 | $71,146,315 |
| 4 | Jingle All the Way | $5,593,605 | 2,404 | $38,080,639 |
| 5 | Ransom | $5,495,131 | 2,411 | $112,913,186 |
| 6 | Space Jam | $4,540,737 | 2,650 | $73,356,183 |
| 7 | The English Patient | $2,707,595 | 617 | $13,219,641 |
| 8 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $2,381,388 | 2,050 | $37,166,009 |
| 9 | Set It Off | $1,315,442 | 851 | $32,366,683 |
| 10 | Romeo+Juliet | $1,313,651 | 1,292 | $41,668,083 |
| 11 | Sleepers | $327,225 | 447 | $51,540,914 |
| 12 | Swingers | $300,401 | 160 | $3,121,408 |
| 13 | Big Night | $201,315 | 168 | $10,529,798 |
| 14 | Snowriders | $199,879 | 15 | $2,035,470 |
| 15 | That Thing You Do! | $192,425 | 395 | $24,981,674 |
| 16 | First Kid | $190,965 | 508 | $25,687,795 |
| 17 | The First Wives Club | $184,503 | 460 | $101,543,622 |
| 18 | Secrets & Lies | $175,763 | 111 | $4,755,457 |
| 19 | Shine | $168,882 | 10 | $728,925 |
| 20 | Ridicule | $143,859 | 16 | $223,628 |
| 21 | Jack | $140,877 | 351 | $58,176,959 |
| 22 | Everyone Says I Love You | $131,678 | 3 | $131,678 |
| 23 | Independence Day | $123,460 | 314 | $306,052,958 |
| 24 | Breaking the Waves | $112,158 | 25 | $440,914 |
| 25 | Michael Collins | $108,053 | 140 | $11,004,606 |
| 26 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $104,372 | 320 | $37,567,525 |
| 27 | Phenomenon | $94,754 | 218 | $104,258,169 |
| 28 | Microcosmos | $92,618 | 43 | $769,398 |
| 29 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $88,212 | 157 | $32,108,852 |
| 30 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $83,772 | 152 | $99,203,363 |
| 31 | Last Man Standing | $77,508 | 260 | $18,030,031 |
| 32 | The Crucible | $69,880 | 1 | $185,692 |
| 33 | The Funeral | $64,813 | 50 | $942,366 |
| 34 | Beautiful Thing | $62,220 | 32 | $1,260,354 |
| 35 | High School High | $55,811 | 265 | $20,439,091 |
| 36 | Bound | $44,702 | 55 | $3,713,649 |
| 37 | Across The Sea of Time | $41,099 | 6 | $7,360,129 |
| 38 | Vertigo (1958) (Re-Release) | $41,046 | 16 | $1,663,117 |
| 39 | Hype! | $40,024 | 18 | $204,483 |
| 40 | Looking for Richard | $38,457 | 48 | $1,202,090 |
| 41 | The Associate | $37,576 | 88 | $12,333,567 |
| 42 | Adrenalin: Fear the Rush | $37,536 | 51 | $37,536 |
| 43 | Larger Than Life | $37,512 | 189 | $8,260,806 |
| 44 | Thinner | $35,628 | 135 | $14,770,337 |
| 45 | Losing Chase | $31,176 | 10 | $31,176 |
| 46 | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $31,144 | 13 | $246,643 |
| 47 | Bitter Sugar | $28,867 | 10 | $302,052 |
| 48 | Palookaville | $26,110 | 22 | $289,569 |
| 49 | Trainspotting | $25,659 | 48 | $16,479,171 |
| 50 | Surviving Picasso | $25,533 | 27 | $1,916,309 |
| 51 | Mother Night | $0 | 0 | $363,905 |
| Reporting: 51 | $57,934,852 | total | ||