Week Domestic Box Office April 12, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Primal Fear | $10,796,779 | -21% | 1,983 | $5,445 | $26,509,126 | 14 | |
| 2 | (new) | James and the Giant Peach | $9,581,004 | 2,262 | $4,236 | $9,581,004 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (new) | Fear | $8,281,920 | 1,484 | $5,581 | $8,281,920 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (2) | A Thin Line Between Love & Hate | $7,333,048 | -43% | 1,131 | $6,484 | $22,769,291 | 16 | |
| 5 | (4) | Sgt. Bilko | $4,880,520 | -43% | 2,326 | $2,098 | $24,053,315 | 21 | |
| 6 | (5) | Executive Decision | $4,053,115 | -39% | 2,082 | $1,947 | $48,736,182 | 35 | |
| 7 | (11) | Flirting with Disaster | $3,772,866 | +58% | 969 | $3,894 | $7,350,272 | 28 | |
| 8 | (6) | Oliver & Company | $3,192,044 | -48% | 1,887 | $1,692 | $15,606,562 | 2,709 | |
| 9 | (7) | Fargo | $2,478,653 | -27% | 716 | $3,462 | $15,497,413 | 42 | |
| 10 | (8) | Up Close & Personal | $2,023,834 | -31% | 1,431 | $1,414 | $45,893,643 | 49 | |
| 11 | (9) | A Family Thing | $1,703,882 | -39% | 1,134 | $1,503 | $8,466,780 | 21 | |
| 12 | (13) | Dead Man Walking | $1,205,424 | -27% | 718 | $1,679 | $35,911,153 | 112 | |
| 13 | (15) | All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 | $1,094,189 | -17% | 1,609 | $680 | $6,949,548 | 21 | |
| 14 | (14) | Jumanji | $1,036,925 | -33% | 695 | $1,492 | $99,703,278 | 126 | |
| 15 | (new) | Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy | $1,035,342 | 163 | $6,352 | $1,035,342 | 7 | ||
| 16 | (10) | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $951,623 | -60% | 1,140 | $835 | $29,700,791 | 42 | |
| 17 | (12) | Diabolique | $864,821 | -61% | 1,222 | $708 | $14,855,865 | 28 | |
| 18 | (17) | Happy Gilmore | $803,640 | -27% | 711 | $1,130 | $36,868,195 | 63 | |
| 19 | (16) | Mr. Holland's Opus | $774,744 | -41% | 782 | $991 | $77,458,375 | 112 | |
| 20 | (18) | Broken Arrow | $683,519 | -22% | 687 | $995 | $67,769,749 | 70 | |
| 21 | (19) | Down Periscope | $600,085 | -27% | 770 | $779 | $24,185,706 | 49 | |
| 22 | (20) | Leaving Las Vegas | $478,760 | -35% | 377 | $1,270 | $30,616,008 | 175 | |
| 23 | (21) | Faithful | $468,679 | -26% | 803 | $584 | $2,047,335 | 14 | |
| 24 | (new) | Jane Eyre | $376,327 | 35 | $10,752 | $376,327 | 7 | ||
| 25 | (23) | Se7en | $352,083 | -41% | 201 | $1,752 | $99,816,845 | 210 | |
| 26 | (22) | Braveheart (1995) (Re-Release) | $342,256 | -46% | 352 | $972 | $75,344,781 | 331 | |
| 27 | (25) | Wings of Courage | $318,792 | -28% | 11 | $28,981 | $7,324,544 | 364 | |
| 28 | (27) | Antonia's Line | $282,897 | +5% | 66 | $4,286 | $1,846,764 | 70 | |
| 29 | (24) | Sense and Sensibility | $280,582 | -45% | 336 | $835 | $41,103,954 | 130 | |
| 30 | (-) | Mr. Wrong | $243,821 | 302 | $807 | $12,699,047 | 63 | ||
| 31 | (35) | Mighty Aphrodite | $156,351 | -13% | 94 | $1,663 | $6,249,089 | 175 | |
| 32 | (32) | Angels and Insects | $145,530 | -28% | 71 | $2,050 | $2,881,710 | 84 | |
| 33 | (39) | Across The Sea of Time | $138,198 | +6% | 1 | $138,198 | $2,534,730 | 182 | |
| 34 | (41) | The Celluloid Closet | $116,571 | +9% | 18 | $6,476 | $586,298 | 35 | |
| 35 | (26) | Girl 6 | $110,257 | -69% | 151 | $730 | $4,783,281 | 28 | |
| 36 | (43) | The Flower of My Secret | $97,043 | +1% | 34 | $2,854 | $461,834 | 42 | |
| 37 | (42) | Anne Frank Remembered | $93,220 | -5% | 25 | $3,729 | $552,154 | 57 | |
| 38 | (-) | The Last Supper | $89,051 | 19 | $4,687 | $141,325 | 14 | ||
| 39 | (-) | Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation | $52,279 | 3 | $17,426 | $99,021 | 13 | ||
| 40 | (44) | Hellraiser IV: Bloodline | $48,700 | -47% | 87 | $560 | $9,027,053 | 42 | |
| 43 | (49) | Man of the Year | $10,436 | -29% | 4 | $2,609 | $145,385 | 49 | |
| 41 | (3) | The Birdcage | $0 | -100% | 2,285 | $0 | $0 | 42 | |
| 42 | (50) | The Postman | $0 | 0 | – | $17,963,106 | 310 | ||
| Reporting movies: 43 | $71,349,810 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primal Fear | $10,796,779 | 1,983 | $26,509,126 |
| 2 | James and the Giant Peach | $9,581,004 | 2,262 | $9,581,004 |
| 3 | Fear | $8,281,920 | 1,484 | $8,281,920 |
| 4 | A Thin Line Between Love & Hate | $7,333,048 | 1,131 | $22,769,291 |
| 5 | Sgt. Bilko | $4,880,520 | 2,326 | $24,053,315 |
| 6 | Executive Decision | $4,053,115 | 2,082 | $48,736,182 |
| 7 | Flirting with Disaster | $3,772,866 | 969 | $7,350,272 |
| 8 | Oliver & Company | $3,192,044 | 1,887 | $15,606,562 |
| 9 | Fargo | $2,478,653 | 716 | $15,497,413 |
| 10 | Up Close & Personal | $2,023,834 | 1,431 | $45,893,643 |
| 11 | A Family Thing | $1,703,882 | 1,134 | $8,466,780 |
| 12 | Dead Man Walking | $1,205,424 | 718 | $35,911,153 |
| 13 | All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 | $1,094,189 | 1,609 | $6,949,548 |
| 14 | Jumanji | $1,036,925 | 695 | $99,703,278 |
| 15 | Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy | $1,035,342 | 163 | $1,035,342 |
| 16 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $951,623 | 1,140 | $29,700,791 |
| 17 | Diabolique | $864,821 | 1,222 | $14,855,865 |
| 18 | Happy Gilmore | $803,640 | 711 | $36,868,195 |
| 19 | Mr. Holland's Opus | $774,744 | 782 | $77,458,375 |
| 20 | Broken Arrow | $683,519 | 687 | $67,769,749 |
| 21 | Down Periscope | $600,085 | 770 | $24,185,706 |
| 22 | Leaving Las Vegas | $478,760 | 377 | $30,616,008 |
| 23 | Faithful | $468,679 | 803 | $2,047,335 |
| 24 | Jane Eyre | $376,327 | 35 | $376,327 |
| 25 | Se7en | $352,083 | 201 | $99,816,845 |
| 26 | Braveheart (1995) (Re-Release) | $342,256 | 352 | $75,344,781 |
| 27 | Wings of Courage | $318,792 | 11 | $7,324,544 |
| 28 | Antonia's Line | $282,897 | 66 | $1,846,764 |
| 29 | Sense and Sensibility | $280,582 | 336 | $41,103,954 |
| 30 | Mr. Wrong | $243,821 | 302 | $12,699,047 |
| 31 | Mighty Aphrodite | $156,351 | 94 | $6,249,089 |
| 32 | Angels and Insects | $145,530 | 71 | $2,881,710 |
| 33 | Across The Sea of Time | $138,198 | 1 | $2,534,730 |
| 34 | The Celluloid Closet | $116,571 | 18 | $586,298 |
| 35 | Girl 6 | $110,257 | 151 | $4,783,281 |
| 36 | The Flower of My Secret | $97,043 | 34 | $461,834 |
| 37 | Anne Frank Remembered | $93,220 | 25 | $552,154 |
| 38 | The Last Supper | $89,051 | 19 | $141,325 |
| 39 | Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation | $52,279 | 3 | $99,021 |
| 40 | Hellraiser IV: Bloodline | $48,700 | 87 | $9,027,053 |
| 43 | Man of the Year | $10,436 | 4 | $145,385 |
| 41 | The Birdcage | $0 | 2,285 | $0 |
| 42 | The Postman | $0 | 0 | $17,963,106 |
| Reporting: 43 | $71,349,810 | total | ||