Week Domestic Box Office September 20, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The First Wives Club | $26,470,210 | 1,922 | $13,772 | $26,470,210 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Last Man Standing | $9,118,213 | 2,561 | $3,560 | $9,118,213 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Fly Away Home | $4,650,872 | -18% | 1,401 | $3,320 | $10,322,949 | 14 | |
| 4 | (1) | Maximum Risk | $3,809,977 | -48% | 2,358 | $1,616 | $11,175,221 | 14 | |
| 5 | (3) | Bulletproof | $3,448,065 | -34% | 2,189 | $1,575 | $16,456,975 | 21 | |
| 6 | (6) | First Kid | $2,768,001 | -22% | 1,866 | $1,483 | $20,638,540 | 28 | |
| 7 | (4) | Tin Cup | $2,451,308 | -42% | 1,774 | $1,382 | $50,119,076 | 42 | |
| 8 | (5) | The Rich Man’s Wife | $2,057,379 | -49% | 1,009 | $2,039 | $6,102,279 | 14 | |
| 9 | (9) | Independence Day | $2,053,461 | -22% | 1,396 | $1,471 | $291,066,712 | 86 | |
| 10 | (7) | A Time to Kill | $1,984,558 | -44% | 1,449 | $1,370 | $103,691,877 | 65 | |
| 11 | (8) | The Spitfire Grill | $1,727,179 | -46% | 1,247 | $1,385 | $9,977,431 | 35 | |
| 12 | (10) | Jack | $1,648,830 | -33% | 1,598 | $1,032 | $54,124,589 | 49 | |
| 13 | (15) | The Nutty Professor | $1,481,055 | -2% | 859 | $1,724 | $124,513,220 | 91 | |
| 14 | (13) | Emma | $1,125,772 | -44% | 748 | $1,505 | $19,651,269 | 56 | |
| 15 | (14) | The Island of Dr. Moreau | $898,584 | -53% | 1,032 | $871 | $26,057,050 | 35 | |
| 16 | (11) | Feeling Minnesota | $802,373 | -62% | 869 | $923 | $2,899,570 | 14 | |
| 17 | (19) | Trainspotting | $762,245 | -18% | 330 | $2,310 | $14,103,253 | 70 | |
| 18 | (18) | She's the One | $649,923 | -45% | 376 | $1,729 | $8,529,379 | 35 | |
| 19 | (47) | Lone Star | $551,571 | 205 | $2,691 | $10,599,152 | 98 | ||
| 20 | (21) | Phenomenon | $510,874 | -35% | 474 | $1,078 | $100,814,755 | 84 | |
| 21 | (17) | The Crow: City of Angels | $477,968 | -60% | 710 | $673 | $16,546,328 | 28 | |
| 22 | (12) | A Very Brady Sequel | $446,202 | -79% | 1,221 | $365 | $20,628,460 | 35 | |
| 23 | (23) | Twister | $440,966 | -26% | 480 | $919 | $240,794,607 | 140 | |
| 24 | (22) | The Rock | $427,295 | -34% | 457 | $935 | $132,863,658 | 112 | |
| 25 | (24) | Courage Under Fire | $404,729 | -18% | 455 | $890 | $56,648,956 | 77 | |
| 26 | (16) | Bogus | $300,284 | -76% | 815 | $368 | $3,957,880 | 21 | |
| 27 | (new) | Big Night | $281,363 | 12 | $23,447 | $281,363 | 7 | ||
| 28 | (29) | Basquiat | $273,135 | -12% | 109 | $2,506 | $2,239,749 | 49 | |
| 29 | (25) | Eraser | $251,392 | -37% | 291 | $864 | $100,983,284 | 98 | |
| 30 | (26) | Striptease | $242,632 | -33% | 223 | $1,088 | $32,393,791 | 91 | |
| 31 | (20) | Mission: Impossible | $237,196 | -72% | 415 | $572 | $180,316,467 | 128 | |
| 32 | (43) | Supercop | $232,216 | +210% | 417 | $557 | $15,296,657 | 63 | |
| 33 | (33) | Grace of My Heart | $220,706 | -6% | 93 | $2,373 | $455,578 | 14 | |
| 34 | (37) | Kingpin | $199,690 | +2% | 235 | $850 | $24,670,352 | 63 | |
| 35 | (35) | Chain Reaction | $172,217 | -21% | 212 | $812 | $20,450,122 | 56 | |
| 36 | (new) | Surviving Picasso | $140,906 | 3 | $46,969 | $140,906 | 7 | ||
| 37 | (28) | Matilda | $140,455 | -60% | 410 | $343 | $31,742,605 | 56 | |
| 38 | (36) | American Buffalo | $135,811 | -37% | 34 | $3,994 | $352,172 | 14 | |
| 39 | (38) | House Arrest | $118,912 | -17% | 158 | $753 | $6,770,025 | 44 | |
| 40 | (32) | Alaska | $116,498 | -60% | 405 | $288 | $11,188,073 | 44 | |
| 41 | (40) | Across The Sea of Time | $108,807 | +4% | 4 | $27,202 | $6,426,517 | 343 | |
| 42 | (39) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $86,254 | -21% | 157 | $549 | $96,418,901 | 98 | |
| 43 | (44) | Wings of Courage | $85,800 | +24% | 6 | $14,300 | $11,446,924 | 525 | |
| 44 | (27) | Escape from L.A. | $81,289 | -78% | 253 | $321 | $24,853,323 | 49 | |
| 45 | (41) | Girls Town | $69,781 | -21% | 25 | $2,791 | $423,964 | 37 | |
| 46 | (45) | Fled | $35,822 | -30% | 41 | $874 | $17,107,884 | 70 | |
| 47 | (46) | Kansas City | $18,606 | -58% | 21 | $886 | $1,324,834 | 42 | |
| Reporting movies: 47 | $74,717,382 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The First Wives Club | $26,470,210 | 1,922 | $26,470,210 |
| 2 | Last Man Standing | $9,118,213 | 2,561 | $9,118,213 |
| 3 | Fly Away Home | $4,650,872 | 1,401 | $10,322,949 |
| 4 | Maximum Risk | $3,809,977 | 2,358 | $11,175,221 |
| 5 | Bulletproof | $3,448,065 | 2,189 | $16,456,975 |
| 6 | First Kid | $2,768,001 | 1,866 | $20,638,540 |
| 7 | Tin Cup | $2,451,308 | 1,774 | $50,119,076 |
| 8 | The Rich Man’s Wife | $2,057,379 | 1,009 | $6,102,279 |
| 9 | Independence Day | $2,053,461 | 1,396 | $291,066,712 |
| 10 | A Time to Kill | $1,984,558 | 1,449 | $103,691,877 |
| 11 | The Spitfire Grill | $1,727,179 | 1,247 | $9,977,431 |
| 12 | Jack | $1,648,830 | 1,598 | $54,124,589 |
| 13 | The Nutty Professor | $1,481,055 | 859 | $124,513,220 |
| 14 | Emma | $1,125,772 | 748 | $19,651,269 |
| 15 | The Island of Dr. Moreau | $898,584 | 1,032 | $26,057,050 |
| 16 | Feeling Minnesota | $802,373 | 869 | $2,899,570 |
| 17 | Trainspotting | $762,245 | 330 | $14,103,253 |
| 18 | She's the One | $649,923 | 376 | $8,529,379 |
| 19 | Lone Star | $551,571 | 205 | $10,599,152 |
| 20 | Phenomenon | $510,874 | 474 | $100,814,755 |
| 21 | The Crow: City of Angels | $477,968 | 710 | $16,546,328 |
| 22 | A Very Brady Sequel | $446,202 | 1,221 | $20,628,460 |
| 23 | Twister | $440,966 | 480 | $240,794,607 |
| 24 | The Rock | $427,295 | 457 | $132,863,658 |
| 25 | Courage Under Fire | $404,729 | 455 | $56,648,956 |
| 26 | Bogus | $300,284 | 815 | $3,957,880 |
| 27 | Big Night | $281,363 | 12 | $281,363 |
| 28 | Basquiat | $273,135 | 109 | $2,239,749 |
| 29 | Eraser | $251,392 | 291 | $100,983,284 |
| 30 | Striptease | $242,632 | 223 | $32,393,791 |
| 31 | Mission: Impossible | $237,196 | 415 | $180,316,467 |
| 32 | Supercop | $232,216 | 417 | $15,296,657 |
| 33 | Grace of My Heart | $220,706 | 93 | $455,578 |
| 34 | Kingpin | $199,690 | 235 | $24,670,352 |
| 35 | Chain Reaction | $172,217 | 212 | $20,450,122 |
| 36 | Surviving Picasso | $140,906 | 3 | $140,906 |
| 37 | Matilda | $140,455 | 410 | $31,742,605 |
| 38 | American Buffalo | $135,811 | 34 | $352,172 |
| 39 | House Arrest | $118,912 | 158 | $6,770,025 |
| 40 | Alaska | $116,498 | 405 | $11,188,073 |
| 41 | Across The Sea of Time | $108,807 | 4 | $6,426,517 |
| 42 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $86,254 | 157 | $96,418,901 |
| 43 | Wings of Courage | $85,800 | 6 | $11,446,924 |
| 44 | Escape from L.A. | $81,289 | 253 | $24,853,323 |
| 45 | Girls Town | $69,781 | 25 | $423,964 |
| 46 | Fled | $35,822 | 41 | $17,107,884 |
| 47 | Kansas City | $18,606 | 21 | $1,324,834 |
| Reporting: 47 | $74,717,382 | total | ||