Week Domestic Box Office October 4, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The First Wives Club | $15,461,963 | -26% | 2,312 | $6,688 | $62,936,023 | 21 | |
| 2 | (-) | Matilda | $11,468,757 | 348 | $32,956 | $32,281,335 | 70 | ||
| 3 | (new) | The Glimmer Man | $10,105,884 | 2,236 | $4,520 | $10,105,884 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (-) | The Rich Man’s Wife | $8,341,422 | 0 | – | $7,908,961 | 28 | ||
| 5 | (new) | That Thing You Do! | $7,721,988 | 1,870 | $4,129 | $7,721,988 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (new) | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $7,103,814 | 2,056 | $3,455 | $7,103,814 | 7 | ||
| 7 | (2) | Extreme Measures | $5,181,473 | -42% | 2,298 | $2,255 | $14,057,758 | 14 | |
| 8 | (4) | 2 Days In The Valley | $3,230,180 | -30% | 855 | $3,778 | $7,850,300 | 14 | |
| 9 | (3) | Last Man Standing | $2,714,978 | -43% | 2,098 | $1,294 | $16,584,355 | 21 | |
| 10 | (5) | Independence Day | $1,887,217 | -41% | 1,588 | $1,188 | $296,136,850 | 100 | |
| 11 | (15) | Big Night | $1,586,765 | +47% | 251 | $6,322 | $2,946,179 | 21 | |
| 12 | (new) | Bound | $1,304,319 | 261 | $4,997 | $1,304,319 | 7 | ||
| 13 | (6) | Bulletproof | $1,204,200 | -51% | 1,165 | $1,034 | $20,103,285 | 35 | |
| 14 | (7) | First Kid | $992,907 | -53% | 1,590 | $624 | $23,766,005 | 42 | |
| 15 | (10) | A Time to Kill | $926,582 | -37% | 880 | $1,053 | $106,079,961 | 79 | |
| 16 | (14) | The Nutty Professor | $836,935 | -29% | 664 | $1,260 | $126,521,640 | 105 | |
| 17 | (9) | Tin Cup | $825,709 | -44% | 987 | $837 | $52,423,922 | 56 | |
| 18 | (11) | The Spitfire Grill | $691,557 | -48% | 803 | $861 | $12,006,995 | 49 | |
| 19 | (8) | Maximum Risk | $673,661 | -67% | 1,005 | $670 | $13,920,422 | 28 | |
| 20 | (13) | Jack | $573,572 | -55% | 852 | $673 | $55,982,224 | 63 | |
| 21 | (20) | Courage Under Fire | $572,820 | +14% | 751 | $763 | $57,723,074 | 91 | |
| 22 | (16) | Emma | $557,433 | -39% | 446 | $1,250 | $21,125,721 | 70 | |
| 23 | (17) | Trainspotting | $451,680 | -29% | 248 | $1,821 | $15,194,053 | 84 | |
| 24 | (31) | The Crow: City of Angels | $357,512 | +81% | 535 | $668 | $17,101,750 | 42 | |
| 25 | (27) | Surviving Picasso | $338,550 | +20% | 45 | $7,523 | $761,933 | 21 | |
| 26 | (25) | The Adventures of Pinocchio | $286,804 | -19% | 647 | $443 | $14,833,496 | 77 | |
| 27 | (23) | Lone Star | $284,323 | -25% | 170 | $1,672 | $11,260,792 | 112 | |
| 28 | (19) | She's the One | $280,639 | -47% | 404 | $695 | $9,337,474 | 49 | |
| 29 | (-) | Secrets & Lies | $271,304 | 17 | $15,959 | $376,931 | 13 | ||
| 30 | (21) | Twister | $260,531 | -34% | 312 | $835 | $241,450,269 | 154 | |
| 31 | (24) | Kazaam | $259,777 | -31% | 423 | $614 | $18,541,806 | 86 | |
| 32 | (26) | The Rock | $252,123 | -28% | 321 | $785 | $133,464,353 | 126 | |
| 33 | (18) | The Island of Dr. Moreau | $240,362 | -59% | 333 | $722 | $26,881,381 | 49 | |
| 34 | (22) | Phenomenon | $234,252 | -40% | 294 | $797 | $101,437,077 | 98 | |
| 35 | (30) | Mission: Impossible | $198,773 | -12% | 188 | $1,057 | $180,742,349 | 142 | |
| 36 | (32) | Basquiat | $137,523 | -28% | 81 | $1,698 | $2,568,427 | 63 | |
| 37 | (12) | The Postman | $121,438 | -91% | 104 | $1,168 | $21,760,217 | 485 | |
| 38 | (33) | Eraser | $106,033 | -37% | 174 | $609 | $101,257,683 | 112 | |
| 39 | (40) | Striptease | $104,548 | +12% | 106 | $986 | $32,592,091 | 105 | |
| 40 | (38) | Supercop | $34,270 | -65% | 83 | $413 | $15,428,365 | 77 | |
| 41 | (42) | Fled | $26,404 | +12% | 28 | $943 | $17,157,941 | 84 | |
| 42 | (43) | Girls Town | $15,722 | -28% | 14 | $1,123 | $474,853 | 51 | |
| 43 | (44) | Kansas City | $9,135 | -40% | 13 | $703 | $1,349,305 | 56 | |
| Reporting movies: 43 | $88,235,839 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The First Wives Club | $15,461,963 | 2,312 | $62,936,023 |
| 2 | Matilda | $11,468,757 | 348 | $32,281,335 |
| 3 | The Glimmer Man | $10,105,884 | 2,236 | $10,105,884 |
| 4 | The Rich Man’s Wife | $8,341,422 | 0 | $7,908,961 |
| 5 | That Thing You Do! | $7,721,988 | 1,870 | $7,721,988 |
| 6 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $7,103,814 | 2,056 | $7,103,814 |
| 7 | Extreme Measures | $5,181,473 | 2,298 | $14,057,758 |
| 8 | 2 Days In The Valley | $3,230,180 | 855 | $7,850,300 |
| 9 | Last Man Standing | $2,714,978 | 2,098 | $16,584,355 |
| 10 | Independence Day | $1,887,217 | 1,588 | $296,136,850 |
| 11 | Big Night | $1,586,765 | 251 | $2,946,179 |
| 12 | Bound | $1,304,319 | 261 | $1,304,319 |
| 13 | Bulletproof | $1,204,200 | 1,165 | $20,103,285 |
| 14 | First Kid | $992,907 | 1,590 | $23,766,005 |
| 15 | A Time to Kill | $926,582 | 880 | $106,079,961 |
| 16 | The Nutty Professor | $836,935 | 664 | $126,521,640 |
| 17 | Tin Cup | $825,709 | 987 | $52,423,922 |
| 18 | The Spitfire Grill | $691,557 | 803 | $12,006,995 |
| 19 | Maximum Risk | $673,661 | 1,005 | $13,920,422 |
| 20 | Jack | $573,572 | 852 | $55,982,224 |
| 21 | Courage Under Fire | $572,820 | 751 | $57,723,074 |
| 22 | Emma | $557,433 | 446 | $21,125,721 |
| 23 | Trainspotting | $451,680 | 248 | $15,194,053 |
| 24 | The Crow: City of Angels | $357,512 | 535 | $17,101,750 |
| 25 | Surviving Picasso | $338,550 | 45 | $761,933 |
| 26 | The Adventures of Pinocchio | $286,804 | 647 | $14,833,496 |
| 27 | Lone Star | $284,323 | 170 | $11,260,792 |
| 28 | She's the One | $280,639 | 404 | $9,337,474 |
| 29 | Secrets & Lies | $271,304 | 17 | $376,931 |
| 30 | Twister | $260,531 | 312 | $241,450,269 |
| 31 | Kazaam | $259,777 | 423 | $18,541,806 |
| 32 | The Rock | $252,123 | 321 | $133,464,353 |
| 33 | The Island of Dr. Moreau | $240,362 | 333 | $26,881,381 |
| 34 | Phenomenon | $234,252 | 294 | $101,437,077 |
| 35 | Mission: Impossible | $198,773 | 188 | $180,742,349 |
| 36 | Basquiat | $137,523 | 81 | $2,568,427 |
| 37 | The Postman | $121,438 | 104 | $21,760,217 |
| 38 | Eraser | $106,033 | 174 | $101,257,683 |
| 39 | Striptease | $104,548 | 106 | $32,592,091 |
| 40 | Supercop | $34,270 | 83 | $15,428,365 |
| 41 | Fled | $26,404 | 28 | $17,157,941 |
| 42 | Girls Town | $15,722 | 14 | $474,853 |
| 43 | Kansas City | $9,135 | 13 | $1,349,305 |
| Reporting: 43 | $88,235,839 | total | ||