Weekend Domestic Box Office December 27, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Michael | $17,435,711 | 2,141 | $8,144 | $27,629,196 | 5 | ||
| 2 | (2) | Jerry Maguire | $14,024,111 | +7% | 2,531 | $5,541 | $60,351,092 | 17 | |
| 3 | (3) | 101 Dalmatians | $11,384,660 | +63% | 2,901 | $3,924 | $104,111,652 | 33 | |
| 4 | (1) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $10,211,248 | -49% | 2,379 | $4,292 | $41,121,487 | 10 | |
| 5 | (4) | Scream | $9,075,667 | +43% | 1,450 | $6,259 | $21,253,204 | 10 | |
| 6 | (5) | One Fine Day | $8,027,257 | +29% | 1,975 | $4,064 | $19,435,044 | 10 | |
| 7 | (6) | The Preacher’s Wife | $7,347,274 | +42% | 2,008 | $3,659 | $27,942,124 | 17 | |
| 8 | (7) | Mars Attacks! | $5,075,963 | +9% | 1,955 | $2,596 | $25,846,508 | 17 | |
| 9 | (9) | My Fellow Americans | $4,166,630 | +46% | 1,915 | $2,176 | $10,170,986 | 10 | |
| 10 | (new) | The Evening Star | $3,306,445 | 1,265 | $2,614 | $5,272,449 | 5 | ||
| 11 | (8) | Jingle All the Way | $2,929,382 | -6% | 1,723 | $1,700 | $53,185,547 | 38 | |
| 12 | (10) | Daylight | $2,705,420 | +11% | 1,707 | $1,585 | $24,980,565 | 24 | |
| 13 | (12) | Ransom | $2,682,478 | +49% | 1,171 | $2,291 | $124,641,941 | 52 | |
| 14 | (13) | The English Patient | $2,659,575 | +59% | 582 | $4,570 | $22,758,252 | 45 | |
| 15 | (11) | Star Trek: First Contact | $2,570,680 | +11% | 1,019 | $2,523 | $85,122,152 | 38 | |
| 16 | (14) | Space Jam | $2,116,599 | +67% | 1,379 | $1,535 | $81,926,334 | 45 | |
| 17 | (26) | Shine | $1,602,329 | +1,118% | 207 | $7,741 | $3,542,807 | 38 | |
| 18 | (15) | The Crucible | $803,471 | +25% | 143 | $5,619 | $2,340,466 | 31 | |
| 19 | (16) | The First Wives Club | $746,143 | +73% | 712 | $1,048 | $103,368,736 | 101 | |
| 20 | (new) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $523,295 | 16 | $32,706 | $523,295 | 5 | ||
| 21 | (18) | Romeo+Juliet | $390,431 | +34% | 471 | $829 | $43,820,000 | 59 | |
| 22 | (21) | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $347,783 | +68% | 551 | $631 | $21,887,865 | 87 | |
| 23 | (17) | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $333,870 | -5% | 540 | $618 | $40,359,524 | 45 | |
| 24 | (20) | Set It Off | $287,111 | +23% | 165 | $1,740 | $34,236,771 | 54 | |
| 25 | (24) | Sleepers | $282,023 | +80% | 499 | $565 | $52,420,458 | 73 | |
| 26 | (23) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $249,307 | +52% | 333 | $749 | $99,843,665 | 192 | |
| 27 | (25) | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $226,183 | +61% | 401 | $564 | $32,720,083 | 80 | |
| 28 | (30) | Ridicule | $219,425 | +114% | 72 | $3,048 | $851,953 | 31 | |
| 29 | (22) | Ghosts of Mississippi | $212,364 | +26% | 21 | $10,113 | $540,898 | 10 | |
| 30 | (new) | Evita | $195,085 | 2 | $97,543 | $334,440 | 5 | ||
| 31 | (43) | High School High | $148,028 | +520% | 402 | $368 | $20,694,213 | 66 | |
| 32 | (29) | Secrets & Lies | $145,063 | +27% | 69 | $2,102 | $5,343,011 | 93 | |
| 33 | (new) | Mother | $137,701 | 6 | $22,950 | $228,040 | 5 | ||
| 34 | (27) | Breaking the Waves | $135,585 | +6% | 45 | $3,013 | $929,773 | 47 | |
| 35 | (31) | Big Night | $131,902 | +43% | 0 | – | $11,066,839 | 101 | |
| 36 | (19) | Fly Away Home | $129,775 | -51% | 326 | $398 | $24,268,760 | 108 | |
| 37 | (37) | Across The Sea of Time | $110,687 | +138% | 6 | $18,448 | $7,693,978 | 437 | |
| 38 | (new) | The Portrait of a Lady | $106,665 | 7 | $15,238 | $133,651 | 6 | ||
| 39 | (new) | Thieves | $105,362 | 9 | $11,707 | $128,974 | 5 | ||
| 40 | (28) | Swingers | $101,824 | -14% | 34 | $2,995 | $3,861,814 | 73 | |
| 41 | (new) | Hamlet | $90,684 | 3 | $30,228 | $148,321 | 5 | ||
| 42 | (33) | That Thing You Do! | $89,307 | +44% | 124 | $720 | $25,458,013 | 87 | |
| 43 | (new) | Some Mother's Son | $88,515 | 14 | $6,323 | $114,309 | 5 | ||
| 44 | (32) | First Kid | $88,206 | +38% | 146 | $604 | $26,128,650 | 122 | |
| 45 | (-) | Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation | $65,428 | 17 | $3,849 | $900,973 | 268 | ||
| 46 | (41) | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $62,700 | +157% | 23 | $2,726 | $440,907 | 52 | |
| 47 | (36) | Microcosmos | $58,168 | +24% | 33 | $1,763 | $1,051,855 | 80 | |
| 48 | (38) | Jack | $55,559 | +38% | 91 | $611 | $58,451,483 | 143 | |
| 49 | (35) | La cérémonie | $46,980 | -6% | 6 | $7,830 | $143,564 | 12 | |
| 50 | (34) | Marvin's Room | $46,392 | -22% | 6 | $7,732 | $169,757 | 12 | |
| 51 | (39) | Phenomenon | $40,116 | +23% | 63 | $637 | $104,464,977 | 178 | |
| 52 | (-) | The Whole Wide World | $28,631 | 9 | $3,181 | $41,194 | 12 | ||
| 53 | (45) | The Rich Man’s Wife | $24,003 | +7% | 34 | $706 | $8,509,288 | 108 | |
| 54 | (-) | Lone Star | $21,340 | 12 | $1,778 | $12,194,247 | 192 | ||
| 55 | (new) | I'm Not Rappaport | $17,993 | 3 | $5,998 | $26,011 | 5 | ||
| Reporting movies: 55 | $114,214,534 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | $17,435,711 | 2,141 | $27,629,196 |
| 2 | Jerry Maguire | $14,024,111 | 2,531 | $60,351,092 |
| 3 | 101 Dalmatians | $11,384,660 | 2,901 | $104,111,652 |
| 4 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $10,211,248 | 2,379 | $41,121,487 |
| 5 | Scream | $9,075,667 | 1,450 | $21,253,204 |
| 6 | One Fine Day | $8,027,257 | 1,975 | $19,435,044 |
| 7 | The Preacher’s Wife | $7,347,274 | 2,008 | $27,942,124 |
| 8 | Mars Attacks! | $5,075,963 | 1,955 | $25,846,508 |
| 9 | My Fellow Americans | $4,166,630 | 1,915 | $10,170,986 |
| 10 | The Evening Star | $3,306,445 | 1,265 | $5,272,449 |
| 11 | Jingle All the Way | $2,929,382 | 1,723 | $53,185,547 |
| 12 | Daylight | $2,705,420 | 1,707 | $24,980,565 |
| 13 | Ransom | $2,682,478 | 1,171 | $124,641,941 |
| 14 | The English Patient | $2,659,575 | 582 | $22,758,252 |
| 15 | Star Trek: First Contact | $2,570,680 | 1,019 | $85,122,152 |
| 16 | Space Jam | $2,116,599 | 1,379 | $81,926,334 |
| 17 | Shine | $1,602,329 | 207 | $3,542,807 |
| 18 | The Crucible | $803,471 | 143 | $2,340,466 |
| 19 | The First Wives Club | $746,143 | 712 | $103,368,736 |
| 20 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $523,295 | 16 | $523,295 |
| 21 | Romeo+Juliet | $390,431 | 471 | $43,820,000 |
| 22 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $347,783 | 551 | $21,887,865 |
| 23 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $333,870 | 540 | $40,359,524 |
| 24 | Set It Off | $287,111 | 165 | $34,236,771 |
| 25 | Sleepers | $282,023 | 499 | $52,420,458 |
| 26 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $249,307 | 333 | $99,843,665 |
| 27 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $226,183 | 401 | $32,720,083 |
| 28 | Ridicule | $219,425 | 72 | $851,953 |
| 29 | Ghosts of Mississippi | $212,364 | 21 | $540,898 |
| 30 | Evita | $195,085 | 2 | $334,440 |
| 31 | High School High | $148,028 | 402 | $20,694,213 |
| 32 | Secrets & Lies | $145,063 | 69 | $5,343,011 |
| 33 | Mother | $137,701 | 6 | $228,040 |
| 34 | Breaking the Waves | $135,585 | 45 | $929,773 |
| 35 | Big Night | $131,902 | 0 | $11,066,839 |
| 36 | Fly Away Home | $129,775 | 326 | $24,268,760 |
| 37 | Across The Sea of Time | $110,687 | 6 | $7,693,978 |
| 38 | The Portrait of a Lady | $106,665 | 7 | $133,651 |
| 39 | Thieves | $105,362 | 9 | $128,974 |
| 40 | Swingers | $101,824 | 34 | $3,861,814 |
| 41 | Hamlet | $90,684 | 3 | $148,321 |
| 42 | That Thing You Do! | $89,307 | 124 | $25,458,013 |
| 43 | Some Mother's Son | $88,515 | 14 | $114,309 |
| 44 | First Kid | $88,206 | 146 | $26,128,650 |
| 45 | Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation | $65,428 | 17 | $900,973 |
| 46 | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $62,700 | 23 | $440,907 |
| 47 | Microcosmos | $58,168 | 33 | $1,051,855 |
| 48 | Jack | $55,559 | 91 | $58,451,483 |
| 49 | La cérémonie | $46,980 | 6 | $143,564 |
| 50 | Marvin's Room | $46,392 | 6 | $169,757 |
| 51 | Phenomenon | $40,116 | 63 | $104,464,977 |
| 52 | The Whole Wide World | $28,631 | 9 | $41,194 |
| 53 | The Rich Man’s Wife | $24,003 | 34 | $8,509,288 |
| 54 | Lone Star | $21,340 | 12 | $12,194,247 |
| 55 | I'm Not Rappaport | $17,993 | 3 | $26,011 |
| Reporting: 55 | $114,214,534 | total | ||