Weekend Domestic Box Office December 13, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Jerry Maguire | $17,084,296 | 2,531 | $6,750 | $17,084,296 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Mars Attacks! | $9,384,272 | 1,955 | $4,800 | $9,384,272 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (1) | 101 Dalmatians | $8,932,970 | -36% | 2,841 | $3,144 | $75,575,864 | 19 | |
| 4 | (new) | The Preacher’s Wife | $7,649,752 | 1,783 | $4,290 | $7,649,752 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (2) | Daylight | $4,137,210 | -59% | 2,189 | $1,890 | $16,653,910 | 10 | |
| 6 | (4) | Jingle All the Way | $4,052,053 | -28% | 2,319 | $1,747 | $43,324,886 | 24 | |
| 7 | (3) | Star Trek: First Contact | $3,432,345 | -48% | 2,607 | $1,317 | $76,721,064 | 24 | |
| 8 | (5) | Ransom | $2,979,816 | -46% | 1,823 | $1,635 | $117,504,943 | 38 | |
| 9 | (6) | Space Jam | $2,347,556 | -48% | 2,232 | $1,052 | $76,536,367 | 31 | |
| 10 | (7) | The English Patient | $1,779,831 | -34% | 683 | $2,606 | $16,015,227 | 31 | |
| 11 | (8) | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $1,002,631 | -58% | 1,533 | $654 | $39,055,749 | 31 | |
| 12 | (9) | Set It Off | $609,880 | -54% | 571 | $1,068 | $33,345,383 | 40 | |
| 13 | (10) | Romeo+Juliet | $581,263 | -56% | 829 | $701 | $42,666,168 | 45 | |
| 14 | (12) | Swingers | $165,594 | -45% | 113 | $1,465 | $3,420,220 | 59 | |
| 15 | (15) | That Thing You Do! | $140,305 | -27% | 403 | $348 | $25,180,248 | 73 | |
| 16 | (16) | First Kid | $138,293 | -28% | 394 | $351 | $25,875,088 | 108 | |
| 17 | (19) | Shine | $135,266 | -20% | 10 | $13,527 | $943,978 | 24 | |
| 18 | (20) | Ridicule | $125,768 | -13% | 27 | $4,658 | $402,531 | 17 | |
| 19 | (13) | Big Night | $124,913 | -38% | 129 | $968 | $10,722,702 | 87 | |
| 20 | (11) | Sleepers | $108,470 | -67% | 246 | $441 | $51,773,071 | 59 | |
| 21 | (18) | Secrets & Lies | $105,047 | -40% | 75 | $1,401 | $4,928,155 | 79 | |
| 22 | (-) | The Rich Man’s Wife | $104,246 | 357 | $292 | $8,402,651 | 94 | ||
| 23 | (21) | Jack | $87,719 | -38% | 255 | $344 | $58,295,126 | 129 | |
| 24 | (33) | The Funeral | $79,285 | +22% | 66 | $1,201 | $1,049,082 | 45 | |
| 25 | (32) | The Crucible | $74,409 | +6% | 3 | $24,803 | $282,924 | 17 | |
| 26 | (17) | The First Wives Club | $71,619 | -61% | 273 | $262 | $101,684,873 | 87 | |
| 27 | (24) | Breaking the Waves | $69,993 | -38% | 18 | $3,889 | $541,519 | 33 | |
| 28 | (-) | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | $64,402 | 319 | $202 | $4,137,645 | 59 | ||
| 29 | (28) | Microcosmos | $61,337 | -34% | 37 | $1,658 | $871,664 | 66 | |
| 30 | (27) | Phenomenon | $59,080 | -38% | 199 | $297 | $104,347,034 | 164 | |
| 31 | (29) | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $52,010 | -41% | 121 | $430 | $32,197,906 | 66 | |
| 32 | (26) | The Ghost and the Darkness | $49,048 | -53% | 191 | $257 | $37,665,720 | 66 | |
| 33 | (34) | Beautiful Thing | $45,258 | -27% | 21 | $2,155 | $1,325,981 | 68 | |
| 34 | (25) | Michael Collins | $44,397 | -59% | 81 | $548 | $11,090,027 | 66 | |
| 35 | (23) | Independence Day | $36,769 | -70% | 150 | $245 | $306,124,059 | 166 | |
| 36 | (31) | Last Man Standing | $34,910 | -55% | 140 | $249 | $18,100,017 | 87 | |
| 37 | (30) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $34,016 | -59% | 116 | $293 | $99,252,727 | 178 | |
| 38 | (37) | Across The Sea of Time | $33,113 | -19% | 6 | $5,519 | $7,424,691 | 423 | |
| 39 | (40) | Looking for Richard | $30,199 | -21% | 38 | $795 | $1,253,153 | 66 | |
| 40 | (50) | Surviving Picasso | $27,364 | +7% | 27 | $1,013 | $1,955,195 | 87 | |
| 41 | (new) | Citizen Ruth | $26,709 | 6 | $4,452 | $26,709 | 3 | ||
| 42 | (36) | Bound | $25,823 | -42% | 45 | $574 | $3,763,127 | 73 | |
| 43 | (39) | Hype! | $21,124 | -47% | 16 | $1,320 | $242,021 | 38 | |
| 44 | (46) | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $20,654 | -34% | 11 | $1,878 | $281,728 | 38 | |
| 45 | (47) | Bitter Sugar | $20,499 | -29% | 11 | $1,864 | $328,768 | 66 | |
| 46 | (44) | Thinner | $20,178 | -43% | 77 | $262 | $14,807,397 | 52 | |
| 47 | (38) | Vertigo (1958) (Re-Release) | $20,045 | -51% | 11 | $1,822 | $1,699,342 | 14,101 | |
| 48 | (-) | Lone Star | $18,028 | 35 | $515 | $12,130,281 | 178 | ||
| 49 | (-) | 2 Days In The Valley | $17,921 | 51 | $351 | $11,090,856 | 80 | ||
| 50 | (43) | Larger Than Life | $15,978 | -57% | 136 | $117 | $8,289,972 | 45 | |
| 51 | (49) | Trainspotting | $0 | -100% | 0 | – | $16,501,000 | 150 | |
| Reporting movies: 51 | $66,283,664 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Maguire | $17,084,296 | 2,531 | $17,084,296 |
| 2 | Mars Attacks! | $9,384,272 | 1,955 | $9,384,272 |
| 3 | 101 Dalmatians | $8,932,970 | 2,841 | $75,575,864 |
| 4 | The Preacher’s Wife | $7,649,752 | 1,783 | $7,649,752 |
| 5 | Daylight | $4,137,210 | 2,189 | $16,653,910 |
| 6 | Jingle All the Way | $4,052,053 | 2,319 | $43,324,886 |
| 7 | Star Trek: First Contact | $3,432,345 | 2,607 | $76,721,064 |
| 8 | Ransom | $2,979,816 | 1,823 | $117,504,943 |
| 9 | Space Jam | $2,347,556 | 2,232 | $76,536,367 |
| 10 | The English Patient | $1,779,831 | 683 | $16,015,227 |
| 11 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $1,002,631 | 1,533 | $39,055,749 |
| 12 | Set It Off | $609,880 | 571 | $33,345,383 |
| 13 | Romeo+Juliet | $581,263 | 829 | $42,666,168 |
| 14 | Swingers | $165,594 | 113 | $3,420,220 |
| 15 | That Thing You Do! | $140,305 | 403 | $25,180,248 |
| 16 | First Kid | $138,293 | 394 | $25,875,088 |
| 17 | Shine | $135,266 | 10 | $943,978 |
| 18 | Ridicule | $125,768 | 27 | $402,531 |
| 19 | Big Night | $124,913 | 129 | $10,722,702 |
| 20 | Sleepers | $108,470 | 246 | $51,773,071 |
| 21 | Secrets & Lies | $105,047 | 75 | $4,928,155 |
| 22 | The Rich Man’s Wife | $104,246 | 357 | $8,402,651 |
| 23 | Jack | $87,719 | 255 | $58,295,126 |
| 24 | The Funeral | $79,285 | 66 | $1,049,082 |
| 25 | The Crucible | $74,409 | 3 | $282,924 |
| 26 | The First Wives Club | $71,619 | 273 | $101,684,873 |
| 27 | Breaking the Waves | $69,993 | 18 | $541,519 |
| 28 | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | $64,402 | 319 | $4,137,645 |
| 29 | Microcosmos | $61,337 | 37 | $871,664 |
| 30 | Phenomenon | $59,080 | 199 | $104,347,034 |
| 31 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $52,010 | 121 | $32,197,906 |
| 32 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $49,048 | 191 | $37,665,720 |
| 33 | Beautiful Thing | $45,258 | 21 | $1,325,981 |
| 34 | Michael Collins | $44,397 | 81 | $11,090,027 |
| 35 | Independence Day | $36,769 | 150 | $306,124,059 |
| 36 | Last Man Standing | $34,910 | 140 | $18,100,017 |
| 37 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $34,016 | 116 | $99,252,727 |
| 38 | Across The Sea of Time | $33,113 | 6 | $7,424,691 |
| 39 | Looking for Richard | $30,199 | 38 | $1,253,153 |
| 40 | Surviving Picasso | $27,364 | 27 | $1,955,195 |
| 41 | Citizen Ruth | $26,709 | 6 | $26,709 |
| 42 | Bound | $25,823 | 45 | $3,763,127 |
| 43 | Hype! | $21,124 | 16 | $242,021 |
| 44 | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $20,654 | 11 | $281,728 |
| 45 | Bitter Sugar | $20,499 | 11 | $328,768 |
| 46 | Thinner | $20,178 | 77 | $14,807,397 |
| 47 | Vertigo (1958) (Re-Release) | $20,045 | 11 | $1,699,342 |
| 48 | Lone Star | $18,028 | 35 | $12,130,281 |
| 49 | 2 Days In The Valley | $17,921 | 51 | $11,090,856 |
| 50 | Larger Than Life | $15,978 | 136 | $8,289,972 |
| 51 | Trainspotting | $0 | 0 | $16,501,000 |
| Reporting: 51 | $66,283,664 | total | ||