Week Domestic Box Office July 19, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Independence Day | $31,586,244 | -40% | 2,972 | $10,628 | $209,315,796 | 23 | |
| 2 | (2) | Phenomenon | $12,600,227 | -37% | 2,016 | $6,250 | $65,963,752 | 21 | |
| 3 | (4) | Courage Under Fire | $11,597,766 | -36% | 2,001 | $5,796 | $29,611,028 | 14 | |
| 4 | (3) | The Nutty Professor | $11,318,370 | -37% | 2,239 | $5,055 | $97,403,565 | 28 | |
| 5 | (new) | The Frighteners | $8,002,235 | 1,669 | $4,795 | $8,002,235 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (-) | Multiplicity | $7,973,053 | 2,134 | $3,736 | $9,908,357 | 9 | ||
| 7 | (-) | Kazaam | $7,958,075 | 2,012 | $3,955 | $10,088,412 | 9 | ||
| 8 | (new) | Fled | $7,908,843 | 2,104 | $3,759 | $7,908,843 | 7 | ||
| 9 | (6) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $5,998,586 | -41% | 1,934 | $3,102 | $86,774,968 | 35 | |
| 10 | (5) | Harriet the Spy | $5,756,385 | -46% | 1,876 | $3,068 | $19,371,948 | 16 | |
| 11 | (7) | Eraser | $5,063,602 | -44% | 2,317 | $2,185 | $88,749,063 | 35 | |
| 12 | (8) | The Rock | $3,854,590 | -41% | 1,524 | $2,529 | $123,428,595 | 49 | |
| 13 | (14) | Dragonheart | $1,473,935 | +50% | 829 | $1,778 | $48,529,305 | 56 | |
| 14 | (9) | Striptease | $1,472,736 | -66% | 1,170 | $1,259 | $30,686,130 | 28 | |
| 15 | (10) | Twister | $1,442,902 | -49% | 804 | $1,795 | $230,844,128 | 77 | |
| 16 | (11) | Mission: Impossible | $1,131,457 | -52% | 1,002 | $1,129 | $173,667,602 | 65 | |
| 17 | (13) | Lone Star | $959,753 | -14% | 143 | $6,712 | $3,885,623 | 35 | |
| 18 | (-) | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $639,121 | 504 | $1,268 | $31,499,245 | 140 | ||
| 19 | (15) | Stealing Beauty | $474,358 | -37% | 191 | $2,484 | $3,668,727 | 42 | |
| 20 | (12) | The Cable Guy | $469,546 | -69% | 450 | $1,043 | $57,226,718 | 42 | |
| 21 | (new) | Trainspotting | $442,389 | 8 | $55,299 | $442,389 | 7 | ||
| 22 | (-) | Heavy | $440,152 | 87 | $5,059 | $390,987 | 51 | ||
| 23 | (16) | Flipper | $285,770 | -53% | 377 | $758 | $19,492,795 | 70 | |
| 24 | (19) | Cold Comfort Farm | $270,443 | -24% | 80 | $3,381 | $4,229,382 | 77 | |
| 25 | (25) | Across The Sea of Time | $268,669 | -1% | 4 | $67,167 | $4,730,516 | 280 | |
| 26 | (26) | The Craft | $223,995 | -16% | 165 | $1,358 | $24,159,426 | 84 | |
| 27 | (32) | Wings of Courage | $219,626 | +35% | 7 | $31,375 | $10,176,240 | 462 | |
| 28 | (20) | Welcome to the Dollhouse | $213,687 | -35% | 81 | $2,638 | $3,750,246 | 77 | |
| 29 | (21) | The Birdcage | $200,366 | -38% | 187 | $1,071 | $123,639,592 | 140 | |
| 30 | (17) | James and the Giant Peach | $185,071 | -56% | 274 | $675 | $28,749,926 | 105 | |
| 31 | (24) | Celtic Pride | $157,623 | -49% | 201 | $784 | $9,130,692 | 98 | |
| 32 | (31) | Toy Story | $148,281 | -16% | 216 | $686 | $191,435,580 | 247 | |
| 33 | (30) | The Arrival | $142,392 | -20% | 146 | $975 | $13,642,130 | 56 | |
| 34 | (41) | Maybe, Maybe Not | $134,892 | +404% | 28 | $4,818 | $216,168 | 28 | |
| 35 | (27) | Primal Fear | $128,727 | -48% | 242 | $532 | $55,812,659 | 112 | |
| 36 | (29) | Fargo | $117,056 | -35% | 92 | $1,272 | $23,742,998 | 140 | |
| 37 | (22) | Eddie | $113,464 | -64% | 105 | $1,081 | $30,220,266 | 56 | |
| 38 | (28) | Up Close & Personal | $109,674 | -39% | 115 | $954 | $50,926,397 | 147 | |
| 39 | (34) | Spy Hard | $96,576 | -23% | 87 | $1,110 | $25,970,637 | 63 | |
| 40 | (33) | Lust for Evil (1996) (Re-Release) | $75,251 | -41% | 14 | $5,375 | $406,272 | 13,287 | |
| 41 | (-) | Walking and Talking | $72,203 | 5 | $14,441 | $91,013 | 9 | ||
| Reporting movies: 41 | $131,728,091 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence Day | $31,586,244 | 2,972 | $209,315,796 |
| 2 | Phenomenon | $12,600,227 | 2,016 | $65,963,752 |
| 3 | Courage Under Fire | $11,597,766 | 2,001 | $29,611,028 |
| 4 | The Nutty Professor | $11,318,370 | 2,239 | $97,403,565 |
| 5 | The Frighteners | $8,002,235 | 1,669 | $8,002,235 |
| 6 | Multiplicity | $7,973,053 | 2,134 | $9,908,357 |
| 7 | Kazaam | $7,958,075 | 2,012 | $10,088,412 |
| 8 | Fled | $7,908,843 | 2,104 | $7,908,843 |
| 9 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $5,998,586 | 1,934 | $86,774,968 |
| 10 | Harriet the Spy | $5,756,385 | 1,876 | $19,371,948 |
| 11 | Eraser | $5,063,602 | 2,317 | $88,749,063 |
| 12 | The Rock | $3,854,590 | 1,524 | $123,428,595 |
| 13 | Dragonheart | $1,473,935 | 829 | $48,529,305 |
| 14 | Striptease | $1,472,736 | 1,170 | $30,686,130 |
| 15 | Twister | $1,442,902 | 804 | $230,844,128 |
| 16 | Mission: Impossible | $1,131,457 | 1,002 | $173,667,602 |
| 17 | Lone Star | $959,753 | 143 | $3,885,623 |
| 18 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $639,121 | 504 | $31,499,245 |
| 19 | Stealing Beauty | $474,358 | 191 | $3,668,727 |
| 20 | The Cable Guy | $469,546 | 450 | $57,226,718 |
| 21 | Trainspotting | $442,389 | 8 | $442,389 |
| 22 | Heavy | $440,152 | 87 | $390,987 |
| 23 | Flipper | $285,770 | 377 | $19,492,795 |
| 24 | Cold Comfort Farm | $270,443 | 80 | $4,229,382 |
| 25 | Across The Sea of Time | $268,669 | 4 | $4,730,516 |
| 26 | The Craft | $223,995 | 165 | $24,159,426 |
| 27 | Wings of Courage | $219,626 | 7 | $10,176,240 |
| 28 | Welcome to the Dollhouse | $213,687 | 81 | $3,750,246 |
| 29 | The Birdcage | $200,366 | 187 | $123,639,592 |
| 30 | James and the Giant Peach | $185,071 | 274 | $28,749,926 |
| 31 | Celtic Pride | $157,623 | 201 | $9,130,692 |
| 32 | Toy Story | $148,281 | 216 | $191,435,580 |
| 33 | The Arrival | $142,392 | 146 | $13,642,130 |
| 34 | Maybe, Maybe Not | $134,892 | 28 | $216,168 |
| 35 | Primal Fear | $128,727 | 242 | $55,812,659 |
| 36 | Fargo | $117,056 | 92 | $23,742,998 |
| 37 | Eddie | $113,464 | 105 | $30,220,266 |
| 38 | Up Close & Personal | $109,674 | 115 | $50,926,397 |
| 39 | Spy Hard | $96,576 | 87 | $25,970,637 |
| 40 | Lust for Evil (1996) (Re-Release) | $75,251 | 14 | $406,272 |
| 41 | Walking and Talking | $72,203 | 5 | $91,013 |
| Reporting: 41 | $131,728,091 | total | ||