Week Domestic Box Office July 12, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Independence Day | $52,659,545 | -34% | 2,908 | $18,109 | $177,729,552 | 16 | |
| 2 | (3) | Phenomenon | $20,005,324 | -40% | 1,973 | $10,140 | $53,363,525 | 14 | |
| 3 | (2) | The Nutty Professor | $18,070,640 | -47% | 2,178 | $8,297 | $86,085,195 | 21 | |
| 4 | (new) | Courage Under Fire | $18,013,262 | 1,986 | $9,070 | $18,013,262 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (-) | Harriet the Spy | $10,636,895 | 1,826 | $5,825 | $13,615,563 | 9 | ||
| 6 | (4) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $10,227,593 | -47% | 2,671 | $3,829 | $80,776,382 | 28 | |
| 7 | (5) | Eraser | $9,121,276 | -46% | 2,506 | $3,640 | $83,685,461 | 28 | |
| 8 | (6) | The Rock | $6,519,517 | -46% | 1,848 | $3,528 | $119,574,005 | 42 | |
| 9 | (7) | Striptease | $4,373,289 | -55% | 1,841 | $2,375 | $29,213,394 | 21 | |
| 10 | (8) | Twister | $2,851,518 | -49% | 1,292 | $2,207 | $229,401,226 | 70 | |
| 11 | (9) | Mission: Impossible | $2,357,776 | -49% | 1,140 | $2,068 | $172,536,145 | 58 | |
| 12 | (10) | The Cable Guy | $1,501,637 | -57% | 1,004 | $1,496 | $56,757,172 | 35 | |
| 13 | (14) | Lone Star | $1,114,450 | +38% | 126 | $8,845 | $2,925,870 | 28 | |
| 14 | (11) | Dragonheart | $980,590 | -39% | 593 | $1,654 | $47,055,370 | 49 | |
| 15 | (12) | Stealing Beauty | $751,583 | -24% | 195 | $3,854 | $3,194,369 | 35 | |
| 16 | (13) | Flipper | $607,780 | -33% | 613 | $991 | $19,207,025 | 63 | |
| 17 | (17) | James and the Giant Peach | $422,197 | -30% | 456 | $926 | $28,564,855 | 98 | |
| 18 | (16) | The Phantom | $399,265 | -39% | 421 | $948 | $16,548,962 | 42 | |
| 19 | (20) | Cold Comfort Farm | $353,747 | -27% | 82 | $4,314 | $3,958,939 | 70 | |
| 20 | (22) | Welcome to the Dollhouse | $327,828 | -25% | 96 | $3,415 | $3,536,559 | 70 | |
| 21 | (18) | The Birdcage | $324,206 | -41% | 293 | $1,107 | $123,439,226 | 133 | |
| 22 | (15) | Eddie | $316,207 | -56% | 259 | $1,221 | $30,106,802 | 49 | |
| 23 | (-) | A Thin Line Between Love & Hate | $314,301 | 292 | $1,076 | $34,638,989 | 107 | ||
| 24 | (-) | Celtic Pride | $306,786 | 348 | $882 | $8,973,069 | 91 | ||
| 25 | (28) | Across The Sea of Time | $270,147 | +5% | 4 | $67,537 | $4,461,847 | 273 | |
| 26 | (24) | The Craft | $266,056 | -24% | 271 | $982 | $23,935,431 | 77 | |
| 27 | (19) | Primal Fear | $248,841 | -52% | 415 | $600 | $55,683,932 | 105 | |
| 28 | (25) | Up Close & Personal | $180,603 | -40% | 177 | $1,020 | $50,816,723 | 140 | |
| 29 | (27) | Fargo | $179,165 | -34% | 106 | $1,690 | $23,625,942 | 133 | |
| 30 | (32) | The Arrival | $178,316 | +1% | 196 | $910 | $13,499,738 | 49 | |
| 31 | (23) | Toy Story | $177,149 | -56% | 256 | $692 | $191,287,299 | 240 | |
| 32 | (30) | Wings of Courage | $162,969 | -17% | 7 | $23,281 | $9,956,614 | 455 | |
| 33 | (33) | Lust for Evil (1996) (Re-Release) | $127,590 | -20% | 20 | $6,380 | $331,021 | 13,280 | |
| 34 | (31) | Spy Hard | $126,015 | -30% | 121 | $1,041 | $25,874,061 | 56 | |
| 35 | (29) | Mr. Holland's Opus | $118,584 | -50% | 132 | $898 | $82,418,843 | 203 | |
| 36 | (26) | Moll Flanders | $95,631 | -67% | 123 | $777 | $3,339,118 | 35 | |
| 37 | (21) | Rumble in the Bronx | $95,115 | -78% | 86 | $1,106 | $32,244,556 | 147 | |
| 38 | (-) | The Substitute | $48,961 | 35 | $1,399 | $14,652,058 | 91 | ||
| 39 | (36) | The Horseman on the Roof | $39,306 | -53% | 39 | $1,008 | $1,261,875 | 91 | |
| 40 | (new) | The Visitors | $35,182 | 4 | $8,796 | $35,182 | 7 | ||
| 41 | (42) | Maybe, Maybe Not | $26,741 | -9% | 3 | $8,914 | $81,276 | 21 | |
| Reporting movies: 41 | $164,933,583 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence Day | $52,659,545 | 2,908 | $177,729,552 |
| 2 | Phenomenon | $20,005,324 | 1,973 | $53,363,525 |
| 3 | The Nutty Professor | $18,070,640 | 2,178 | $86,085,195 |
| 4 | Courage Under Fire | $18,013,262 | 1,986 | $18,013,262 |
| 5 | Harriet the Spy | $10,636,895 | 1,826 | $13,615,563 |
| 6 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $10,227,593 | 2,671 | $80,776,382 |
| 7 | Eraser | $9,121,276 | 2,506 | $83,685,461 |
| 8 | The Rock | $6,519,517 | 1,848 | $119,574,005 |
| 9 | Striptease | $4,373,289 | 1,841 | $29,213,394 |
| 10 | Twister | $2,851,518 | 1,292 | $229,401,226 |
| 11 | Mission: Impossible | $2,357,776 | 1,140 | $172,536,145 |
| 12 | The Cable Guy | $1,501,637 | 1,004 | $56,757,172 |
| 13 | Lone Star | $1,114,450 | 126 | $2,925,870 |
| 14 | Dragonheart | $980,590 | 593 | $47,055,370 |
| 15 | Stealing Beauty | $751,583 | 195 | $3,194,369 |
| 16 | Flipper | $607,780 | 613 | $19,207,025 |
| 17 | James and the Giant Peach | $422,197 | 456 | $28,564,855 |
| 18 | The Phantom | $399,265 | 421 | $16,548,962 |
| 19 | Cold Comfort Farm | $353,747 | 82 | $3,958,939 |
| 20 | Welcome to the Dollhouse | $327,828 | 96 | $3,536,559 |
| 21 | The Birdcage | $324,206 | 293 | $123,439,226 |
| 22 | Eddie | $316,207 | 259 | $30,106,802 |
| 23 | A Thin Line Between Love & Hate | $314,301 | 292 | $34,638,989 |
| 24 | Celtic Pride | $306,786 | 348 | $8,973,069 |
| 25 | Across The Sea of Time | $270,147 | 4 | $4,461,847 |
| 26 | The Craft | $266,056 | 271 | $23,935,431 |
| 27 | Primal Fear | $248,841 | 415 | $55,683,932 |
| 28 | Up Close & Personal | $180,603 | 177 | $50,816,723 |
| 29 | Fargo | $179,165 | 106 | $23,625,942 |
| 30 | The Arrival | $178,316 | 196 | $13,499,738 |
| 31 | Toy Story | $177,149 | 256 | $191,287,299 |
| 32 | Wings of Courage | $162,969 | 7 | $9,956,614 |
| 33 | Lust for Evil (1996) (Re-Release) | $127,590 | 20 | $331,021 |
| 34 | Spy Hard | $126,015 | 121 | $25,874,061 |
| 35 | Mr. Holland's Opus | $118,584 | 132 | $82,418,843 |
| 36 | Moll Flanders | $95,631 | 123 | $3,339,118 |
| 37 | Rumble in the Bronx | $95,115 | 86 | $32,244,556 |
| 38 | The Substitute | $48,961 | 35 | $14,652,058 |
| 39 | The Horseman on the Roof | $39,306 | 39 | $1,261,875 |
| 40 | The Visitors | $35,182 | 4 | $35,182 |
| 41 | Maybe, Maybe Not | $26,741 | 3 | $81,276 |
| Reporting: 41 | $164,933,583 | total | ||