Weekend Domestic Box Office December 20, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $20,114,233 | 2,190 | $9,185 | $20,114,233 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Jerry Maguire | $13,125,660 | -23% | 2,531 | $5,186 | $36,287,093 | 10 | |
| 3 | (3) | 101 Dalmatians | $6,989,334 | -22% | 2,901 | $2,409 | $84,779,528 | 26 | |
| 4 | (new) | Scream | $6,354,586 | 1,413 | $4,497 | $6,354,586 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (new) | One Fine Day | $6,226,430 | 1,946 | $3,200 | $6,226,430 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (4) | The Preacher’s Wife | $5,182,161 | -32% | 1,989 | $2,605 | $15,287,167 | 10 | |
| 7 | (2) | Mars Attacks! | $4,674,116 | -50% | 1,955 | $2,391 | $16,655,376 | 10 | |
| 8 | (6) | Jingle All the Way | $3,114,864 | -23% | 2,112 | $1,475 | $47,405,964 | 31 | |
| 9 | (new) | My Fellow Americans | $2,860,334 | 1,915 | $1,494 | $2,860,334 | 3 | ||
| 10 | (5) | Daylight | $2,437,750 | -41% | 1,990 | $1,225 | $20,398,315 | 17 | |
| 11 | (7) | Star Trek: First Contact | $2,306,509 | -33% | 1,569 | $1,470 | $80,389,431 | 31 | |
| 12 | (8) | Ransom | $1,798,788 | -40% | 1,326 | $1,357 | $120,335,313 | 45 | |
| 13 | (10) | The English Patient | $1,670,429 | -6% | 612 | $2,729 | $18,433,824 | 38 | |
| 14 | (9) | Space Jam | $1,269,691 | -46% | 1,579 | $804 | $78,329,082 | 38 | |
| 15 | (25) | The Crucible | $641,569 | +762% | 137 | $4,683 | $962,496 | 24 | |
| 16 | (26) | The First Wives Club | $431,366 | +502% | 712 | $606 | $102,147,985 | 94 | |
| 17 | (11) | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $353,012 | -65% | 642 | $550 | $39,813,224 | 38 | |
| 18 | (13) | Romeo+Juliet | $292,343 | -50% | 472 | $619 | $43,215,364 | 52 | |
| 19 | (-) | Fly Away Home | $263,095 | 409 | $643 | $24,003,452 | 101 | ||
| 20 | (12) | Set It Off | $234,208 | -62% | 260 | $901 | $33,756,934 | 47 | |
| 21 | (-) | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $206,444 | 561 | $368 | $21,331,630 | 80 | ||
| 22 | (new) | Ghosts of Mississippi | $168,012 | 21 | $8,001 | $168,012 | 3 | ||
| 23 | (37) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $163,594 | +381% | 410 | $399 | $99,430,242 | 185 | |
| 24 | (20) | Sleepers | $156,363 | +44% | 499 | $313 | $51,981,712 | 66 | |
| 25 | (31) | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $140,111 | +169% | 361 | $388 | $32,362,059 | 73 | |
| 26 | (17) | Shine | $131,501 | -3% | 10 | $13,150 | $1,140,418 | 31 | |
| 27 | (27) | Breaking the Waves | $128,200 | +83% | 40 | $3,205 | $706,386 | 40 | |
| 28 | (14) | Swingers | $118,408 | -28% | 65 | $1,822 | $3,629,725 | 66 | |
| 29 | (21) | Secrets & Lies | $114,381 | +9% | 62 | $1,845 | $5,100,235 | 86 | |
| 30 | (18) | Ridicule | $102,742 | -18% | 31 | $3,314 | $557,198 | 24 | |
| 31 | (19) | Big Night | $92,136 | -26% | 80 | $1,152 | $10,858,772 | 94 | |
| 32 | (16) | First Kid | $63,694 | -54% | 191 | $333 | $25,975,646 | 115 | |
| 33 | (15) | That Thing You Do! | $62,063 | -56% | 165 | $376 | $25,296,891 | 80 | |
| 34 | (new) | Marvin's Room | $59,739 | 6 | $9,957 | $75,279 | 5 | ||
| 35 | (new) | La cérémonie | $49,843 | 6 | $8,307 | $49,843 | 5 | ||
| 36 | (29) | Microcosmos | $47,049 | -23% | 32 | $1,470 | $949,564 | 73 | |
| 37 | (38) | Across The Sea of Time | $46,486 | +40% | 6 | $7,748 | $7,515,128 | 430 | |
| 38 | (23) | Jack | $40,208 | -54% | 136 | $296 | $58,355,806 | 136 | |
| 39 | (30) | Phenomenon | $32,532 | -45% | 93 | $350 | $104,407,759 | 171 | |
| 40 | (34) | Michael Collins | $27,255 | -39% | 46 | $593 | $11,139,709 | 73 | |
| 41 | (44) | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $24,375 | +18% | 10 | $2,438 | $341,238 | 45 | |
| 42 | (24) | The Funeral | $23,885 | -70% | 39 | $612 | $1,106,233 | 52 | |
| 43 | (-) | High School High | $23,876 | 66 | $362 | $20,535,952 | 59 | ||
| 44 | (33) | Beautiful Thing | $23,051 | -49% | 13 | $1,773 | $1,363,753 | 75 | |
| 45 | (22) | The Rich Man’s Wife | $22,333 | -79% | 71 | $315 | $8,471,450 | 101 | |
| 46 | (32) | The Ghost and the Darkness | $21,545 | -56% | 72 | $299 | $37,709,317 | 73 | |
| 48 | (40) | Surviving Picasso | $17,834 | -35% | 22 | $811 | $1,985,001 | 94 | |
| 49 | (-) | The Associate | $17,534 | 29 | $605 | $12,384,525 | 59 | ||
| 50 | (41) | Citizen Ruth | $17,055 | -36% | 4 | $4,264 | $56,747 | 10 | |
| 51 | (-) | Jude | $15,703 | 17 | $924 | $407,072 | 66 | ||
| 52 | (42) | Bound | $15,034 | -42% | 24 | $626 | $3,798,532 | 80 | |
| 53 | (new) | In Love and War | $2,515 | 1 | $2,515 | $4,112 | 5 | ||
| Reporting movies: 52 | $82,515,979 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $20,114,233 | 2,190 | $20,114,233 |
| 2 | Jerry Maguire | $13,125,660 | 2,531 | $36,287,093 |
| 3 | 101 Dalmatians | $6,989,334 | 2,901 | $84,779,528 |
| 4 | Scream | $6,354,586 | 1,413 | $6,354,586 |
| 5 | One Fine Day | $6,226,430 | 1,946 | $6,226,430 |
| 6 | The Preacher’s Wife | $5,182,161 | 1,989 | $15,287,167 |
| 7 | Mars Attacks! | $4,674,116 | 1,955 | $16,655,376 |
| 8 | Jingle All the Way | $3,114,864 | 2,112 | $47,405,964 |
| 9 | My Fellow Americans | $2,860,334 | 1,915 | $2,860,334 |
| 10 | Daylight | $2,437,750 | 1,990 | $20,398,315 |
| 11 | Star Trek: First Contact | $2,306,509 | 1,569 | $80,389,431 |
| 12 | Ransom | $1,798,788 | 1,326 | $120,335,313 |
| 13 | The English Patient | $1,670,429 | 612 | $18,433,824 |
| 14 | Space Jam | $1,269,691 | 1,579 | $78,329,082 |
| 15 | The Crucible | $641,569 | 137 | $962,496 |
| 16 | The First Wives Club | $431,366 | 712 | $102,147,985 |
| 17 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $353,012 | 642 | $39,813,224 |
| 18 | Romeo+Juliet | $292,343 | 472 | $43,215,364 |
| 19 | Fly Away Home | $263,095 | 409 | $24,003,452 |
| 20 | Set It Off | $234,208 | 260 | $33,756,934 |
| 21 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $206,444 | 561 | $21,331,630 |
| 22 | Ghosts of Mississippi | $168,012 | 21 | $168,012 |
| 23 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $163,594 | 410 | $99,430,242 |
| 24 | Sleepers | $156,363 | 499 | $51,981,712 |
| 25 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $140,111 | 361 | $32,362,059 |
| 26 | Shine | $131,501 | 10 | $1,140,418 |
| 27 | Breaking the Waves | $128,200 | 40 | $706,386 |
| 28 | Swingers | $118,408 | 65 | $3,629,725 |
| 29 | Secrets & Lies | $114,381 | 62 | $5,100,235 |
| 30 | Ridicule | $102,742 | 31 | $557,198 |
| 31 | Big Night | $92,136 | 80 | $10,858,772 |
| 32 | First Kid | $63,694 | 191 | $25,975,646 |
| 33 | That Thing You Do! | $62,063 | 165 | $25,296,891 |
| 34 | Marvin's Room | $59,739 | 6 | $75,279 |
| 35 | La cérémonie | $49,843 | 6 | $49,843 |
| 36 | Microcosmos | $47,049 | 32 | $949,564 |
| 37 | Across The Sea of Time | $46,486 | 6 | $7,515,128 |
| 38 | Jack | $40,208 | 136 | $58,355,806 |
| 39 | Phenomenon | $32,532 | 93 | $104,407,759 |
| 40 | Michael Collins | $27,255 | 46 | $11,139,709 |
| 41 | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $24,375 | 10 | $341,238 |
| 42 | The Funeral | $23,885 | 39 | $1,106,233 |
| 43 | High School High | $23,876 | 66 | $20,535,952 |
| 44 | Beautiful Thing | $23,051 | 13 | $1,363,753 |
| 45 | The Rich Man’s Wife | $22,333 | 71 | $8,471,450 |
| 46 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $21,545 | 72 | $37,709,317 |
| 48 | Surviving Picasso | $17,834 | 22 | $1,985,001 |
| 49 | The Associate | $17,534 | 29 | $12,384,525 |
| 50 | Citizen Ruth | $17,055 | 4 | $56,747 |
| 51 | Jude | $15,703 | 17 | $407,072 |
| 52 | Bound | $15,034 | 24 | $3,798,532 |
| 53 | In Love and War | $2,515 | 1 | $4,112 |
| Reporting: 52 | $82,515,979 | total | ||