Week Domestic Box Office March 22, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (6) | Mr. Holland's Opus | $62,733,924 | +1,893% | 1,491 | $42,075 | $73,583,626 | 91 | |
| 2 | (1) | The Birdcage | $17,214,261 | -22% | 2,236 | $7,699 | $64,521,529 | 21 | |
| 3 | (2) | Executive Decision | $12,614,247 | -22% | 2,289 | $5,511 | $28,885,660 | 14 | |
| 4 | (new) | Diabolique | $7,248,782 | 1,824 | $3,974 | $7,248,782 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (4) | Up Close & Personal | $5,391,890 | -23% | 1,639 | $3,290 | $37,162,602 | 28 | |
| 6 | (3) | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $5,352,401 | -26% | 2,124 | $2,520 | $23,498,531 | 21 | |
| 7 | (14) | Fargo | $3,659,374 | +178% | 412 | $8,882 | $5,998,890 | 21 | |
| 8 | (new) | Girl 6 | $3,046,677 | 1,077 | $2,829 | $3,046,677 | 7 | ||
| 9 | (5) | Down Periscope | $2,492,149 | -34% | 1,588 | $1,569 | $21,657,950 | 28 | |
| 10 | (13) | Dead Man Walking | $2,037,144 | +12% | 770 | $2,646 | $30,941,160 | 91 | |
| 11 | (7) | Broken Arrow | $1,969,180 | -35% | 1,463 | $1,346 | $65,118,626 | 49 | |
| 12 | (9) | Happy Gilmore | $1,717,610 | -31% | 1,287 | $1,335 | $34,133,860 | 42 | |
| 13 | (15) | Sense and Sensibility | $1,522,037 | +24% | 1,000 | $1,522 | $39,465,071 | 109 | |
| 14 | (new) | Race the Sun | $1,414,244 | 1,218 | $1,161 | $1,414,244 | 7 | ||
| 15 | (10) | Ed | $1,328,885 | -45% | 1,583 | $839 | $3,765,510 | 14 | |
| 16 | (16) | The Postman | $1,080,563 | +7% | 430 | $2,513 | $16,614,056 | 289 | |
| 17 | (12) | Muppet Treasure Island | $1,050,494 | -45% | 1,089 | $965 | $32,253,589 | 42 | |
| 18 | (17) | Leaving Las Vegas | $888,403 | +11% | 486 | $1,828 | $28,394,781 | 154 | |
| 19 | (38) | Grumpier Old Men | $810,756 | +821% | 847 | $957 | $70,712,272 | 98 | |
| 20 | (11) | Hellraiser IV: Bloodline | $788,467 | -63% | 914 | $863 | $8,647,208 | 21 | |
| 21 | (8) | Rumble in the Bronx | $591,677 | -77% | 1,044 | $567 | $28,574,841 | 35 | |
| 22 | (new) | Little Indian, Big City | $589,281 | 545 | $1,081 | $589,281 | 7 | ||
| 23 | (22) | Babe | $562,540 | -2% | 447 | $1,258 | $62,917,820 | 238 | |
| 24 | (20) | 12 Monkeys | $488,340 | -24% | 421 | $1,160 | $56,449,704 | 93 | |
| 25 | (27) | Braveheart (1995) (Re-Release) | $483,805 | +18% | 279 | $1,734 | $73,512,126 | 310 | |
| 26 | (19) | Heat | $482,757 | -35% | 753 | $641 | $66,974,278 | 105 | |
| 27 | (23) | Se7en | $413,255 | -23% | 299 | $1,382 | $98,572,542 | 189 | |
| 28 | (21) | The American President | $401,777 | -34% | 455 | $883 | $59,602,902 | 133 | |
| 29 | (26) | Jumanji | $361,078 | -16% | 325 | $1,111 | $95,241,846 | 105 | |
| 30 | (-) | Wings of Courage | $305,395 | 10 | $30,540 | $6,229,869 | 343 | ||
| 31 | (28) | Angels and Insects | $301,013 | -19% | 90 | $3,345 | $2,296,642 | 63 | |
| 32 | (25) | Father of the Bride Part II | $286,694 | -37% | 276 | $1,039 | $76,291,545 | 112 | |
| 33 | (29) | Waiting to Exhale | $244,358 | -27% | 228 | $1,072 | $66,563,380 | 98 | |
| 34 | (34) | Antonia's Line | $231,892 | +78% | 45 | $5,153 | $1,020,210 | 49 | |
| 35 | (new) | Flirting with Disaster | $230,774 | 7 | $32,968 | $230,774 | 7 | ||
| 36 | (new) | It's My Party | $203,925 | 28 | $7,283 | $203,925 | 7 | ||
| 37 | (-) | Toy Story | $130,096 | 209 | $622 | $184,627,757 | 128 | ||
| 38 | (-) | The Flower of My Secret | $76,536 | 11 | $6,958 | $199,085 | 21 | ||
| 39 | (32) | The Celluloid Closet | $58,363 | -74% | 11 | $5,306 | $283,919 | 14 | |
| 40 | (40) | Man of the Year | $18,123 | -39% | 3 | $6,041 | $105,121 | 28 | |
| Reporting movies: 40 | $140,823,167 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Holland's Opus | $62,733,924 | 1,491 | $73,583,626 |
| 2 | The Birdcage | $17,214,261 | 2,236 | $64,521,529 |
| 3 | Executive Decision | $12,614,247 | 2,289 | $28,885,660 |
| 4 | Diabolique | $7,248,782 | 1,824 | $7,248,782 |
| 5 | Up Close & Personal | $5,391,890 | 1,639 | $37,162,602 |
| 6 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $5,352,401 | 2,124 | $23,498,531 |
| 7 | Fargo | $3,659,374 | 412 | $5,998,890 |
| 8 | Girl 6 | $3,046,677 | 1,077 | $3,046,677 |
| 9 | Down Periscope | $2,492,149 | 1,588 | $21,657,950 |
| 10 | Dead Man Walking | $2,037,144 | 770 | $30,941,160 |
| 11 | Broken Arrow | $1,969,180 | 1,463 | $65,118,626 |
| 12 | Happy Gilmore | $1,717,610 | 1,287 | $34,133,860 |
| 13 | Sense and Sensibility | $1,522,037 | 1,000 | $39,465,071 |
| 14 | Race the Sun | $1,414,244 | 1,218 | $1,414,244 |
| 15 | Ed | $1,328,885 | 1,583 | $3,765,510 |
| 16 | The Postman | $1,080,563 | 430 | $16,614,056 |
| 17 | Muppet Treasure Island | $1,050,494 | 1,089 | $32,253,589 |
| 18 | Leaving Las Vegas | $888,403 | 486 | $28,394,781 |
| 19 | Grumpier Old Men | $810,756 | 847 | $70,712,272 |
| 20 | Hellraiser IV: Bloodline | $788,467 | 914 | $8,647,208 |
| 21 | Rumble in the Bronx | $591,677 | 1,044 | $28,574,841 |
| 22 | Little Indian, Big City | $589,281 | 545 | $589,281 |
| 23 | Babe | $562,540 | 447 | $62,917,820 |
| 24 | 12 Monkeys | $488,340 | 421 | $56,449,704 |
| 25 | Braveheart (1995) (Re-Release) | $483,805 | 279 | $73,512,126 |
| 26 | Heat | $482,757 | 753 | $66,974,278 |
| 27 | Se7en | $413,255 | 299 | $98,572,542 |
| 28 | The American President | $401,777 | 455 | $59,602,902 |
| 29 | Jumanji | $361,078 | 325 | $95,241,846 |
| 30 | Wings of Courage | $305,395 | 10 | $6,229,869 |
| 31 | Angels and Insects | $301,013 | 90 | $2,296,642 |
| 32 | Father of the Bride Part II | $286,694 | 276 | $76,291,545 |
| 33 | Waiting to Exhale | $244,358 | 228 | $66,563,380 |
| 34 | Antonia's Line | $231,892 | 45 | $1,020,210 |
| 35 | Flirting with Disaster | $230,774 | 7 | $230,774 |
| 36 | It's My Party | $203,925 | 28 | $203,925 |
| 37 | Toy Story | $130,096 | 209 | $184,627,757 |
| 38 | The Flower of My Secret | $76,536 | 11 | $199,085 |
| 39 | The Celluloid Closet | $58,363 | 11 | $283,919 |
| 40 | Man of the Year | $18,123 | 3 | $105,121 |
| Reporting: 40 | $140,823,167 | total | ||