Week Domestic Box Office October 11, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The Ghost and the Darkness | $12,733,393 | 2,142 | $5,945 | $12,733,393 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (new) | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $12,593,975 | 2,247 | $5,605 | $12,593,975 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (1) | The First Wives Club | $12,481,530 | -19% | 2,406 | $5,188 | $75,417,553 | 28 | |
| 4 | (new) | The Chamber | $7,333,220 | 2,026 | $3,620 | $7,333,220 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (5) | That Thing You Do! | $6,166,215 | -20% | 1,887 | $3,268 | $13,888,203 | 14 | |
| 6 | (3) | The Glimmer Man | $5,535,598 | -45% | 2,236 | $2,476 | $15,641,482 | 14 | |
| 7 | (6) | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $5,338,082 | -25% | 2,058 | $2,594 | $12,441,896 | 14 | |
| 8 | (7) | Extreme Measures | $2,178,645 | -58% | 1,923 | $1,133 | $16,236,403 | 21 | |
| 9 | (-) | Fly Away Home | $2,075,804 | 1,401 | $1,482 | $18,351,354 | 35 | ||
| 10 | (8) | 2 Days In The Valley | $1,790,522 | -45% | 855 | $2,094 | $9,640,822 | 21 | |
| 11 | (10) | Independence Day | $1,731,850 | -8% | 1,525 | $1,136 | $297,868,700 | 107 | |
| 12 | (11) | Big Night | $1,479,246 | -7% | 277 | $5,340 | $4,425,425 | 28 | |
| 13 | (12) | Bound | $803,028 | -38% | 262 | $3,065 | $2,107,347 | 14 | |
| 14 | (-) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $721,887 | 701 | $1,030 | $97,256,522 | 119 | ||
| 15 | (9) | Last Man Standing | $720,483 | -73% | 1,094 | $659 | $17,304,838 | 28 | |
| 16 | (16) | The Nutty Professor | $645,285 | -23% | 504 | $1,280 | $127,166,925 | 112 | |
| 17 | (13) | Bulletproof | $571,685 | -53% | 641 | $892 | $20,674,970 | 42 | |
| 18 | (29) | Secrets & Lies | $551,538 | +103% | 57 | $9,676 | $928,469 | 20 | |
| 19 | (21) | Courage Under Fire | $520,963 | -9% | 910 | $572 | $58,244,037 | 98 | |
| 20 | (14) | First Kid | $491,572 | -50% | 874 | $562 | $24,257,577 | 49 | |
| 21 | (22) | Emma | $442,495 | -21% | 337 | $1,313 | $21,568,216 | 77 | |
| 22 | (15) | A Time to Kill | $434,084 | -53% | 528 | $822 | $106,514,045 | 86 | |
| 23 | (18) | The Spitfire Grill | $353,060 | -49% | 460 | $768 | $12,360,055 | 56 | |
| 24 | (23) | Trainspotting | $352,206 | -22% | 218 | $1,616 | $15,546,259 | 91 | |
| 25 | (17) | Tin Cup | $331,189 | -60% | 506 | $655 | $52,755,111 | 63 | |
| 26 | (24) | The Crow: City of Angels | $308,227 | -14% | 465 | $663 | $17,409,977 | 49 | |
| 27 | (20) | Jack | $276,838 | -52% | 445 | $622 | $56,259,062 | 70 | |
| 28 | (new) | Michael Collins | $273,300 | 6 | $45,550 | $273,300 | 7 | ||
| 29 | (25) | Surviving Picasso | $251,074 | -26% | 40 | $6,277 | $1,013,007 | 28 | |
| 30 | (27) | Lone Star | $243,556 | -14% | 121 | $2,013 | $11,504,348 | 119 | |
| 31 | (-) | Harriet the Spy | $233,045 | 451 | $517 | $26,272,178 | 100 | ||
| 32 | (4) | The Rich Man’s Wife | $232,481 | -97% | 256 | $908 | $8,141,442 | 35 | |
| 33 | (32) | The Rock | $171,073 | -32% | 194 | $882 | $133,635,426 | 133 | |
| 34 | (new) | The Grass Harp | $167,240 | 46 | $3,636 | $167,240 | 7 | ||
| 35 | (-) | Vertigo (1958) (Re-Release) | $157,677 | 2 | $78,839 | $226,358 | 14,042 | ||
| 36 | (30) | Twister | $156,089 | -40% | 203 | $769 | $241,606,358 | 161 | |
| 37 | (-) | Bogus | $155,051 | 514 | $302 | $4,285,273 | 42 | ||
| 38 | (31) | Kazaam | $152,798 | -41% | 218 | $701 | $18,694,604 | 93 | |
| 39 | (34) | Phenomenon | $150,076 | -36% | 181 | $829 | $101,587,153 | 105 | |
| 40 | (2) | Matilda | $102,704 | -99% | 473 | $217 | $32,384,039 | 77 | |
| 41 | (35) | Mission: Impossible | $98,548 | -50% | 112 | $880 | $180,840,897 | 149 | |
| 42 | (39) | Striptease | $89,558 | -14% | 64 | $1,399 | $32,681,649 | 112 | |
| 43 | (36) | Basquiat | $86,450 | -37% | 58 | $1,491 | $2,654,877 | 70 | |
| 44 | (33) | The Island of Dr. Moreau | $76,678 | -68% | 156 | $492 | $26,958,059 | 56 | |
| 45 | (new) | Trees Lounge | $59,804 | 2 | $29,902 | $59,804 | 7 | ||
| 46 | (42) | Girls Town | $13,834 | -12% | 15 | $922 | $488,687 | 58 | |
| 47 | (41) | Fled | $11,067 | -58% | 13 | $851 | $17,169,008 | 91 | |
| 48 | (43) | Kansas City | $3,778 | -59% | 11 | $343 | $1,353,083 | 63 | |
| 49 | (new) | Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press | $3,204 | 1 | $3,204 | $3,204 | 7 | ||
| Reporting movies: 49 | $81,851,705 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $12,733,393 | 2,142 | $12,733,393 |
| 2 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $12,593,975 | 2,247 | $12,593,975 |
| 3 | The First Wives Club | $12,481,530 | 2,406 | $75,417,553 |
| 4 | The Chamber | $7,333,220 | 2,026 | $7,333,220 |
| 5 | That Thing You Do! | $6,166,215 | 1,887 | $13,888,203 |
| 6 | The Glimmer Man | $5,535,598 | 2,236 | $15,641,482 |
| 7 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $5,338,082 | 2,058 | $12,441,896 |
| 8 | Extreme Measures | $2,178,645 | 1,923 | $16,236,403 |
| 9 | Fly Away Home | $2,075,804 | 1,401 | $18,351,354 |
| 10 | 2 Days In The Valley | $1,790,522 | 855 | $9,640,822 |
| 11 | Independence Day | $1,731,850 | 1,525 | $297,868,700 |
| 12 | Big Night | $1,479,246 | 277 | $4,425,425 |
| 13 | Bound | $803,028 | 262 | $2,107,347 |
| 14 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $721,887 | 701 | $97,256,522 |
| 15 | Last Man Standing | $720,483 | 1,094 | $17,304,838 |
| 16 | The Nutty Professor | $645,285 | 504 | $127,166,925 |
| 17 | Bulletproof | $571,685 | 641 | $20,674,970 |
| 18 | Secrets & Lies | $551,538 | 57 | $928,469 |
| 19 | Courage Under Fire | $520,963 | 910 | $58,244,037 |
| 20 | First Kid | $491,572 | 874 | $24,257,577 |
| 21 | Emma | $442,495 | 337 | $21,568,216 |
| 22 | A Time to Kill | $434,084 | 528 | $106,514,045 |
| 23 | The Spitfire Grill | $353,060 | 460 | $12,360,055 |
| 24 | Trainspotting | $352,206 | 218 | $15,546,259 |
| 25 | Tin Cup | $331,189 | 506 | $52,755,111 |
| 26 | The Crow: City of Angels | $308,227 | 465 | $17,409,977 |
| 27 | Jack | $276,838 | 445 | $56,259,062 |
| 28 | Michael Collins | $273,300 | 6 | $273,300 |
| 29 | Surviving Picasso | $251,074 | 40 | $1,013,007 |
| 30 | Lone Star | $243,556 | 121 | $11,504,348 |
| 31 | Harriet the Spy | $233,045 | 451 | $26,272,178 |
| 32 | The Rich Man’s Wife | $232,481 | 256 | $8,141,442 |
| 33 | The Rock | $171,073 | 194 | $133,635,426 |
| 34 | The Grass Harp | $167,240 | 46 | $167,240 |
| 35 | Vertigo (1958) (Re-Release) | $157,677 | 2 | $226,358 |
| 36 | Twister | $156,089 | 203 | $241,606,358 |
| 37 | Bogus | $155,051 | 514 | $4,285,273 |
| 38 | Kazaam | $152,798 | 218 | $18,694,604 |
| 39 | Phenomenon | $150,076 | 181 | $101,587,153 |
| 40 | Matilda | $102,704 | 473 | $32,384,039 |
| 41 | Mission: Impossible | $98,548 | 112 | $180,840,897 |
| 42 | Striptease | $89,558 | 64 | $32,681,649 |
| 43 | Basquiat | $86,450 | 58 | $2,654,877 |
| 44 | The Island of Dr. Moreau | $76,678 | 156 | $26,958,059 |
| 45 | Trees Lounge | $59,804 | 2 | $59,804 |
| 46 | Girls Town | $13,834 | 15 | $488,687 |
| 47 | Fled | $11,067 | 13 | $17,169,008 |
| 48 | Kansas City | $3,778 | 11 | $1,353,083 |
| 49 | Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press | $3,204 | 1 | $3,204 |
| Reporting: 49 | $81,851,705 | total | ||