Week Domestic Box Office August 16, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Tin Cup | $15,110,378 | 2,012 | $7,510 | $15,110,378 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Jack | $13,340,106 | -27% | 2,172 | $6,142 | $31,624,105 | 14 | |
| 3 | (2) | A Time to Kill | $11,819,674 | -26% | 2,313 | $5,110 | $76,293,391 | 30 | |
| 4 | (new) | The Fan | $9,302,433 | 2,016 | $4,614 | $9,302,433 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (3) | Independence Day | $8,612,705 | -34% | 2,257 | $3,816 | $269,765,528 | 51 | |
| 6 | (4) | Escape from L.A. | $6,312,733 | -51% | 2,312 | $2,730 | $19,171,140 | 14 | |
| 7 | (-) | Fled | $5,903,110 | 486 | $12,146 | $16,670,559 | 35 | ||
| 8 | (5) | Matilda | $4,875,821 | -41% | 2,006 | $2,431 | $27,120,938 | 21 | |
| 9 | (-) | Alaska | $4,651,513 | 1,566 | $2,970 | $5,537,772 | 9 | ||
| 10 | (6) | Phenomenon | $3,983,556 | -37% | 1,774 | $2,246 | $94,425,187 | 49 | |
| 11 | (13) | Emma | $3,961,850 | +70% | 419 | $9,455 | $6,724,718 | 21 | |
| 12 | (new) | Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood | $3,803,105 | 1,694 | $2,245 | $3,803,105 | 7 | ||
| 13 | (-) | House Arrest | $3,764,493 | 1,623 | $2,319 | $4,610,509 | 9 | ||
| 14 | (8) | Courage Under Fire | $2,777,465 | -43% | 1,474 | $1,884 | $52,561,720 | 42 | |
| 15 | (10) | The Nutty Professor | $2,253,080 | -48% | 1,143 | $1,971 | $118,669,225 | 56 | |
| 16 | (7) | Chain Reaction | $1,990,126 | -65% | 1,201 | $1,657 | $18,833,267 | 21 | |
| 17 | (11) | Twister | $1,813,791 | -29% | 949 | $1,911 | $236,454,225 | 105 | |
| 18 | (9) | Kingpin | $1,806,853 | -61% | 1,209 | $1,495 | $22,865,262 | 28 | |
| 19 | (12) | Trainspotting | $1,800,183 | -24% | 357 | $5,043 | $8,365,559 | 35 | |
| 20 | (14) | Supercop | $1,006,101 | -45% | 534 | $1,884 | $14,379,572 | 28 | |
| 21 | (15) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $805,438 | -48% | 566 | $1,423 | $94,703,346 | 63 | |
| 22 | (21) | Lone Star | $742,866 | -17% | 182 | $4,082 | $7,414,224 | 63 | |
| 23 | (17) | The Rock | $662,367 | -51% | 349 | $1,898 | $129,199,534 | 77 | |
| 24 | (new) | Kansas City | $650,168 | 215 | $3,024 | $650,168 | 7 | ||
| 25 | (20) | Eraser | $594,884 | -37% | 435 | $1,368 | $95,453,194 | 63 | |
| 26 | (24) | The Cable Guy | $518,120 | -35% | 475 | $1,091 | $59,818,333 | 70 | |
| 27 | (25) | Mission: Impossible | $450,751 | -19% | 352 | $1,281 | $175,924,041 | 93 | |
| 28 | (-) | The Phantom | $440,869 | 546 | $807 | $17,140,641 | 77 | ||
| 29 | (19) | The Frighteners | $408,400 | -58% | 332 | $1,230 | $16,100,805 | 35 | |
| 30 | (22) | Harriet the Spy | $343,128 | -61% | 529 | $649 | $25,668,612 | 44 | |
| 31 | (35) | Basquiat | $342,854 | +123% | 21 | $16,326 | $496,300 | 14 | |
| 32 | (16) | The Adventures of Pinocchio | $305,547 | -78% | 486 | $629 | $11,094,443 | 28 | |
| 33 | (27) | Dragonheart | $284,810 | -40% | 286 | $996 | $51,201,255 | 84 | |
| 34 | (23) | Kazaam | $276,986 | -67% | 234 | $1,184 | $17,652,506 | 37 | |
| 35 | (26) | Spy Hard | $264,960 | -46% | 280 | $946 | $26,846,331 | 91 | |
| 36 | (28) | Oliver & Company | $240,437 | -29% | 266 | $904 | $20,571,869 | 2,835 | |
| 37 | (31) | Across The Sea of Time | $218,110 | -12% | 4 | $54,528 | $5,718,206 | 308 | |
| 38 | (32) | Walking and Talking | $129,682 | -45% | 47 | $2,759 | $826,212 | 37 | |
| 39 | (34) | Cold Comfort Farm | $129,132 | -29% | 57 | $2,265 | $5,026,369 | 105 | |
| 40 | (18) | Multiplicity | $110,894 | -91% | 330 | $336 | $19,925,992 | 37 | |
| 41 | (39) | The Craft | $82,511 | -15% | 77 | $1,072 | $24,659,767 | 112 | |
| 42 | (30) | Wings of Courage | $70,980 | -74% | 7 | $10,140 | $10,910,659 | 490 | |
| 43 | (new) | Girls Town | $8,398 | 1 | $8,398 | $8,398 | 2 | ||
| Reporting movies: 43 | $116,971,368 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tin Cup | $15,110,378 | 2,012 | $15,110,378 |
| 2 | Jack | $13,340,106 | 2,172 | $31,624,105 |
| 3 | A Time to Kill | $11,819,674 | 2,313 | $76,293,391 |
| 4 | The Fan | $9,302,433 | 2,016 | $9,302,433 |
| 5 | Independence Day | $8,612,705 | 2,257 | $269,765,528 |
| 6 | Escape from L.A. | $6,312,733 | 2,312 | $19,171,140 |
| 7 | Fled | $5,903,110 | 486 | $16,670,559 |
| 8 | Matilda | $4,875,821 | 2,006 | $27,120,938 |
| 9 | Alaska | $4,651,513 | 1,566 | $5,537,772 |
| 10 | Phenomenon | $3,983,556 | 1,774 | $94,425,187 |
| 11 | Emma | $3,961,850 | 419 | $6,724,718 |
| 12 | Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood | $3,803,105 | 1,694 | $3,803,105 |
| 13 | House Arrest | $3,764,493 | 1,623 | $4,610,509 |
| 14 | Courage Under Fire | $2,777,465 | 1,474 | $52,561,720 |
| 15 | The Nutty Professor | $2,253,080 | 1,143 | $118,669,225 |
| 16 | Chain Reaction | $1,990,126 | 1,201 | $18,833,267 |
| 17 | Twister | $1,813,791 | 949 | $236,454,225 |
| 18 | Kingpin | $1,806,853 | 1,209 | $22,865,262 |
| 19 | Trainspotting | $1,800,183 | 357 | $8,365,559 |
| 20 | Supercop | $1,006,101 | 534 | $14,379,572 |
| 21 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $805,438 | 566 | $94,703,346 |
| 22 | Lone Star | $742,866 | 182 | $7,414,224 |
| 23 | The Rock | $662,367 | 349 | $129,199,534 |
| 24 | Kansas City | $650,168 | 215 | $650,168 |
| 25 | Eraser | $594,884 | 435 | $95,453,194 |
| 26 | The Cable Guy | $518,120 | 475 | $59,818,333 |
| 27 | Mission: Impossible | $450,751 | 352 | $175,924,041 |
| 28 | The Phantom | $440,869 | 546 | $17,140,641 |
| 29 | The Frighteners | $408,400 | 332 | $16,100,805 |
| 30 | Harriet the Spy | $343,128 | 529 | $25,668,612 |
| 31 | Basquiat | $342,854 | 21 | $496,300 |
| 32 | The Adventures of Pinocchio | $305,547 | 486 | $11,094,443 |
| 33 | Dragonheart | $284,810 | 286 | $51,201,255 |
| 34 | Kazaam | $276,986 | 234 | $17,652,506 |
| 35 | Spy Hard | $264,960 | 280 | $26,846,331 |
| 36 | Oliver & Company | $240,437 | 266 | $20,571,869 |
| 37 | Across The Sea of Time | $218,110 | 4 | $5,718,206 |
| 38 | Walking and Talking | $129,682 | 47 | $826,212 |
| 39 | Cold Comfort Farm | $129,132 | 57 | $5,026,369 |
| 40 | Multiplicity | $110,894 | 330 | $19,925,992 |
| 41 | The Craft | $82,511 | 77 | $24,659,767 |
| 42 | Wings of Courage | $70,980 | 7 | $10,910,659 |
| 43 | Girls Town | $8,398 | 1 | $8,398 |
| Reporting: 43 | $116,971,368 | total | ||