Week Domestic Box Office March 15, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Birdcage | $22,004,742 | -13% | 2,236 | $9,841 | $47,307,268 | 14 | |
| 2 | (new) | Executive Decision | $16,271,413 | 2,232 | $7,290 | $16,271,413 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $7,244,905 | -34% | 2,129 | $3,403 | $18,146,130 | 14 | |
| 4 | (3) | Up Close & Personal | $7,003,073 | -34% | 1,635 | $4,283 | $31,770,712 | 21 | |
| 5 | (4) | Down Periscope | $3,764,019 | -41% | 1,936 | $1,944 | $19,165,801 | 21 | |
| 6 | (9) | Mr. Holland's Opus | $3,147,778 | -24% | 1,475 | $2,134 | $70,849,702 | 84 | |
| 7 | (6) | Broken Arrow | $3,052,969 | -45% | 1,632 | $1,871 | $63,149,446 | 42 | |
| 8 | (7) | Rumble in the Bronx | $2,574,024 | -51% | 1,653 | $1,557 | $27,983,164 | 28 | |
| 9 | (8) | Happy Gilmore | $2,487,805 | -42% | 1,653 | $1,505 | $32,416,250 | 35 | |
| 10 | (new) | Ed | $2,436,625 | 1,541 | $1,581 | $2,436,625 | 7 | ||
| 11 | (5) | Hellraiser IV: Bloodline | $2,137,427 | -63% | 1,465 | $1,459 | $7,858,741 | 14 | |
| 12 | (10) | Muppet Treasure Island | $1,899,330 | -47% | 1,557 | $1,220 | $31,203,095 | 35 | |
| 13 | (11) | Dead Man Walking | $1,816,174 | -23% | 766 | $2,371 | $28,904,016 | 84 | |
| 14 | (17) | Fargo | $1,315,379 | +28% | 58 | $22,679 | $2,339,516 | 14 | |
| 15 | (13) | Sense and Sensibility | $1,226,956 | -21% | 702 | $1,748 | $37,943,034 | 102 | |
| 16 | (16) | The Postman | $1,012,340 | -2% | 347 | $2,917 | $15,533,493 | 282 | |
| 17 | (15) | Leaving Las Vegas | $797,120 | -26% | 507 | $1,572 | $27,506,378 | 147 | |
| 18 | (new) | Two Much | $791,565 | 348 | $2,275 | $791,565 | 7 | ||
| 19 | (40) | Heat | $748,127 | +628% | 856 | $874 | $66,491,521 | 98 | |
| 20 | (19) | 12 Monkeys | $641,095 | -31% | 546 | $1,174 | $55,961,364 | 86 | |
| 21 | (-) | The American President | $607,938 | 550 | $1,105 | $59,201,125 | 126 | ||
| 22 | (23) | Babe | $573,664 | -20% | 567 | $1,012 | $62,355,280 | 231 | |
| 23 | (25) | Se7en | $536,150 | -17% | 324 | $1,655 | $98,159,287 | 182 | |
| 24 | (14) | City Hall | $531,080 | -62% | 441 | $1,204 | $20,136,717 | 35 | |
| 25 | (21) | Father of the Bride Part II | $455,688 | -43% | 402 | $1,134 | $76,004,851 | 105 | |
| 26 | (26) | Jumanji | $427,754 | -24% | 377 | $1,135 | $94,880,768 | 98 | |
| 27 | (22) | Braveheart (1995) (Re-Release) | $408,819 | -47% | 411 | $995 | $73,028,321 | 303 | |
| 28 | (31) | Angels and Insects | $373,217 | +13% | 91 | $4,101 | $1,995,629 | 56 | |
| 29 | (28) | Waiting to Exhale | $336,821 | -26% | 270 | $1,247 | $66,319,022 | 91 | |
| 30 | (24) | Black Sheep | $289,950 | -58% | 506 | $573 | $31,033,799 | 49 | |
| 31 | (27) | Beautiful Girls | $244,816 | -54% | 172 | $1,423 | $10,332,452 | 42 | |
| 32 | (new) | The Celluloid Closet | $225,556 | 9 | $25,062 | $225,556 | 7 | ||
| 33 | (20) | Before and After | $217,306 | -74% | 279 | $779 | $8,559,544 | 28 | |
| 34 | (39) | Antonia's Line | $130,352 | +20% | 22 | $5,925 | $788,318 | 42 | |
| 35 | (35) | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | $124,686 | -39% | 175 | $712 | $108,268,650 | 133 | |
| 36 | (33) | Tom and Huck | $124,642 | -43% | 196 | $636 | $23,769,805 | 91 | |
| 37 | (-) | Chungking Express | $97,613 | 12 | $8,134 | $145,425 | 14 | ||
| 38 | (36) | Grumpier Old Men | $88,069 | -39% | 91 | $968 | $69,901,516 | 91 | |
| 39 | (44) | The Star Maker | $80,151 | +36% | 22 | $3,643 | $138,959 | 14 | |
| 40 | (45) | Man of the Year | $29,737 | +43% | 4 | $7,434 | $86,998 | 21 | |
| 41 | (46) | All Things Fair | $13,128 | +92% | 1 | $13,128 | $19,982 | 14 | |
| Reporting movies: 41 | $88,290,003 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Birdcage | $22,004,742 | 2,236 | $47,307,268 |
| 2 | Executive Decision | $16,271,413 | 2,232 | $16,271,413 |
| 3 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $7,244,905 | 2,129 | $18,146,130 |
| 4 | Up Close & Personal | $7,003,073 | 1,635 | $31,770,712 |
| 5 | Down Periscope | $3,764,019 | 1,936 | $19,165,801 |
| 6 | Mr. Holland's Opus | $3,147,778 | 1,475 | $70,849,702 |
| 7 | Broken Arrow | $3,052,969 | 1,632 | $63,149,446 |
| 8 | Rumble in the Bronx | $2,574,024 | 1,653 | $27,983,164 |
| 9 | Happy Gilmore | $2,487,805 | 1,653 | $32,416,250 |
| 10 | Ed | $2,436,625 | 1,541 | $2,436,625 |
| 11 | Hellraiser IV: Bloodline | $2,137,427 | 1,465 | $7,858,741 |
| 12 | Muppet Treasure Island | $1,899,330 | 1,557 | $31,203,095 |
| 13 | Dead Man Walking | $1,816,174 | 766 | $28,904,016 |
| 14 | Fargo | $1,315,379 | 58 | $2,339,516 |
| 15 | Sense and Sensibility | $1,226,956 | 702 | $37,943,034 |
| 16 | The Postman | $1,012,340 | 347 | $15,533,493 |
| 17 | Leaving Las Vegas | $797,120 | 507 | $27,506,378 |
| 18 | Two Much | $791,565 | 348 | $791,565 |
| 19 | Heat | $748,127 | 856 | $66,491,521 |
| 20 | 12 Monkeys | $641,095 | 546 | $55,961,364 |
| 21 | The American President | $607,938 | 550 | $59,201,125 |
| 22 | Babe | $573,664 | 567 | $62,355,280 |
| 23 | Se7en | $536,150 | 324 | $98,159,287 |
| 24 | City Hall | $531,080 | 441 | $20,136,717 |
| 25 | Father of the Bride Part II | $455,688 | 402 | $76,004,851 |
| 26 | Jumanji | $427,754 | 377 | $94,880,768 |
| 27 | Braveheart (1995) (Re-Release) | $408,819 | 411 | $73,028,321 |
| 28 | Angels and Insects | $373,217 | 91 | $1,995,629 |
| 29 | Waiting to Exhale | $336,821 | 270 | $66,319,022 |
| 30 | Black Sheep | $289,950 | 506 | $31,033,799 |
| 31 | Beautiful Girls | $244,816 | 172 | $10,332,452 |
| 32 | The Celluloid Closet | $225,556 | 9 | $225,556 |
| 33 | Before and After | $217,306 | 279 | $8,559,544 |
| 34 | Antonia's Line | $130,352 | 22 | $788,318 |
| 35 | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | $124,686 | 175 | $108,268,650 |
| 36 | Tom and Huck | $124,642 | 196 | $23,769,805 |
| 37 | Chungking Express | $97,613 | 12 | $145,425 |
| 38 | Grumpier Old Men | $88,069 | 91 | $69,901,516 |
| 39 | The Star Maker | $80,151 | 22 | $138,959 |
| 40 | Man of the Year | $29,737 | 4 | $86,998 |
| 41 | All Things Fair | $13,128 | 1 | $19,982 |
| Reporting: 41 | $88,290,003 | total | ||