Week Domestic Box Office April 19, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Primal Fear | $8,591,200 | -20% | 1,983 | $4,332 | $35,100,326 | 21 | |
| 2 | (new) | The Substitute | $7,701,363 | 1,742 | $4,421 | $7,701,363 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (2) | James and the Giant Peach | $6,511,495 | -32% | 2,268 | $2,871 | $16,092,499 | 14 | |
| 4 | (3) | Fear | $5,126,415 | -38% | 1,615 | $3,174 | $13,408,335 | 14 | |
| 5 | (new) | Mrs. Winterbourne | $5,031,317 | 1,612 | $3,121 | $5,031,317 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (new) | Celtic Pride | $4,661,716 | 1,832 | $2,545 | $4,661,716 | 7 | ||
| 7 | (4) | A Thin Line Between Love & Hate | $4,417,499 | -40% | 1,131 | $3,906 | $27,186,790 | 23 | |
| 8 | (5) | Sgt. Bilko | $2,716,070 | -44% | 2,190 | $1,240 | $26,769,385 | 28 | |
| 9 | (7) | Flirting with Disaster | $2,511,091 | -33% | 969 | $2,591 | $9,861,363 | 35 | |
| 10 | (6) | Executive Decision | $2,354,728 | -42% | 1,543 | $1,526 | $51,090,910 | 42 | |
| 11 | (9) | Fargo | $1,943,255 | -22% | 699 | $2,780 | $17,440,668 | 49 | |
| 12 | (8) | Oliver & Company | $1,650,841 | -48% | 1,569 | $1,052 | $17,257,403 | 2,716 | |
| 13 | (10) | Up Close & Personal | $1,242,634 | -39% | 1,056 | $1,177 | $47,136,277 | 56 | |
| 14 | (15) | Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy | $876,691 | -15% | 413 | $2,123 | $1,912,033 | 14 | |
| 15 | (11) | A Family Thing | $852,597 | -50% | 825 | $1,033 | $9,319,377 | 28 | |
| 16 | (12) | Dead Man Walking | $851,003 | -29% | 562 | $1,514 | $36,762,156 | 119 | |
| 17 | (17) | Diabolique | $654,974 | -24% | 742 | $883 | $15,510,839 | 35 | |
| 18 | (20) | Broken Arrow | $640,473 | -6% | 620 | $1,033 | $68,410,222 | 77 | |
| 19 | (18) | Happy Gilmore | $573,920 | -29% | 547 | $1,049 | $37,442,115 | 70 | |
| 20 | (13) | All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 | $517,527 | -53% | 972 | $532 | $7,467,075 | 28 | |
| 21 | (24) | Jane Eyre | $478,878 | +27% | 61 | $7,850 | $855,205 | 14 | |
| 22 | (19) | Mr. Holland's Opus | $466,130 | -40% | 501 | $930 | $77,924,505 | 119 | |
| 23 | (16) | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $424,307 | -55% | 635 | $668 | $30,125,098 | 49 | |
| 24 | (22) | Leaving Las Vegas | $324,992 | -32% | 254 | $1,279 | $30,941,000 | 182 | |
| 25 | (27) | Wings of Courage | $282,440 | -11% | 11 | $25,676 | $7,606,984 | 371 | |
| 26 | (28) | Antonia's Line | $259,220 | -8% | 68 | $3,812 | $2,105,984 | 77 | |
| 27 | (new) | Mystery Science Theatre 3000 | $256,851 | 26 | $9,879 | $256,851 | 7 | ||
| 28 | (-) | Bloodsport 2 | $228,499 | 79 | $2,892 | $392,820 | 56 | ||
| 29 | (25) | Se7en | $176,312 | -50% | 168 | $1,049 | $99,993,157 | 217 | |
| 30 | (42) | The Postman | $174,206 | 95 | $1,834 | $18,137,312 | 317 | ||
| 31 | (26) | Braveheart (1995) (Re-Release) | $158,755 | -54% | 189 | $840 | $75,503,536 | 338 | |
| 32 | (29) | Sense and Sensibility | $157,414 | -44% | 221 | $712 | $41,261,368 | 137 | |
| 33 | (32) | Angels and Insects | $112,940 | -22% | 60 | $1,882 | $2,994,650 | 91 | |
| 34 | (34) | The Celluloid Closet | $103,477 | -11% | 23 | $4,499 | $689,775 | 42 | |
| 35 | (31) | Mighty Aphrodite | $93,186 | -40% | 56 | $1,664 | $6,342,275 | 182 | |
| 36 | (39) | Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation | $92,324 | +77% | 3 | $30,775 | $191,345 | 20 | |
| 37 | (36) | The Flower of My Secret | $86,151 | -11% | 29 | $2,971 | $547,985 | 49 | |
| 38 | (new) | The Monster | $79,988 | 13 | $6,153 | $79,988 | 7 | ||
| 39 | (38) | The Last Supper | $67,759 | -24% | 20 | $3,388 | $209,084 | 21 | |
| 40 | (23) | Faithful | $52,573 | -89% | 100 | $526 | $2,099,908 | 21 | |
| 41 | (33) | Across The Sea of Time | $13,969 | -90% | 1 | $13,969 | $2,548,699 | 189 | |
| 44 | (43) | Man of the Year | $7,873 | -25% | 2 | $3,937 | $153,258 | 56 | |
| 43 | (41) | The Birdcage | $0 | 0 | – | $105,937,720 | 49 | ||
| 42 | (37) | Anne Frank Remembered | $0 | -100% | 24 | $0 | $0 | 64 | |
| Reporting movies: 44 | $63,525,053 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primal Fear | $8,591,200 | 1,983 | $35,100,326 |
| 2 | The Substitute | $7,701,363 | 1,742 | $7,701,363 |
| 3 | James and the Giant Peach | $6,511,495 | 2,268 | $16,092,499 |
| 4 | Fear | $5,126,415 | 1,615 | $13,408,335 |
| 5 | Mrs. Winterbourne | $5,031,317 | 1,612 | $5,031,317 |
| 6 | Celtic Pride | $4,661,716 | 1,832 | $4,661,716 |
| 7 | A Thin Line Between Love & Hate | $4,417,499 | 1,131 | $27,186,790 |
| 8 | Sgt. Bilko | $2,716,070 | 2,190 | $26,769,385 |
| 9 | Flirting with Disaster | $2,511,091 | 969 | $9,861,363 |
| 10 | Executive Decision | $2,354,728 | 1,543 | $51,090,910 |
| 11 | Fargo | $1,943,255 | 699 | $17,440,668 |
| 12 | Oliver & Company | $1,650,841 | 1,569 | $17,257,403 |
| 13 | Up Close & Personal | $1,242,634 | 1,056 | $47,136,277 |
| 14 | Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy | $876,691 | 413 | $1,912,033 |
| 15 | A Family Thing | $852,597 | 825 | $9,319,377 |
| 16 | Dead Man Walking | $851,003 | 562 | $36,762,156 |
| 17 | Diabolique | $654,974 | 742 | $15,510,839 |
| 18 | Broken Arrow | $640,473 | 620 | $68,410,222 |
| 19 | Happy Gilmore | $573,920 | 547 | $37,442,115 |
| 20 | All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 | $517,527 | 972 | $7,467,075 |
| 21 | Jane Eyre | $478,878 | 61 | $855,205 |
| 22 | Mr. Holland's Opus | $466,130 | 501 | $77,924,505 |
| 23 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $424,307 | 635 | $30,125,098 |
| 24 | Leaving Las Vegas | $324,992 | 254 | $30,941,000 |
| 25 | Wings of Courage | $282,440 | 11 | $7,606,984 |
| 26 | Antonia's Line | $259,220 | 68 | $2,105,984 |
| 27 | Mystery Science Theatre 3000 | $256,851 | 26 | $256,851 |
| 28 | Bloodsport 2 | $228,499 | 79 | $392,820 |
| 29 | Se7en | $176,312 | 168 | $99,993,157 |
| 30 | The Postman | $174,206 | 95 | $18,137,312 |
| 31 | Braveheart (1995) (Re-Release) | $158,755 | 189 | $75,503,536 |
| 32 | Sense and Sensibility | $157,414 | 221 | $41,261,368 |
| 33 | Angels and Insects | $112,940 | 60 | $2,994,650 |
| 34 | The Celluloid Closet | $103,477 | 23 | $689,775 |
| 35 | Mighty Aphrodite | $93,186 | 56 | $6,342,275 |
| 36 | Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation | $92,324 | 3 | $191,345 |
| 37 | The Flower of My Secret | $86,151 | 29 | $547,985 |
| 38 | The Monster | $79,988 | 13 | $79,988 |
| 39 | The Last Supper | $67,759 | 20 | $209,084 |
| 40 | Faithful | $52,573 | 100 | $2,099,908 |
| 41 | Across The Sea of Time | $13,969 | 1 | $2,548,699 |
| 44 | Man of the Year | $7,873 | 2 | $153,258 |
| 43 | The Birdcage | $0 | 0 | $105,937,720 |
| 42 | Anne Frank Remembered | $0 | 24 | $0 |
| Reporting: 44 | $63,525,053 | total | ||