Week Domestic Box Office October 18, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Sleepers | $16,746,377 | 1,915 | $8,745 | $16,746,377 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (1) | The Ghost and the Darkness | $9,668,654 | -24% | 2,154 | $4,489 | $22,402,047 | 14 | |
| 3 | (2) | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $9,037,429 | -28% | 2,404 | $3,759 | $21,631,404 | 14 | |
| 4 | (3) | The First Wives Club | $8,895,342 | -29% | 2,406 | $3,697 | $84,312,895 | 35 | |
| 5 | (5) | That Thing You Do! | $4,615,928 | -25% | 1,879 | $2,457 | $18,504,131 | 21 | |
| 6 | (7) | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $4,116,698 | -23% | 2,060 | $1,998 | $16,558,594 | 21 | |
| 7 | (4) | The Chamber | $3,848,745 | -48% | 2,032 | $1,894 | $11,181,965 | 14 | |
| 8 | (6) | The Glimmer Man | $2,805,697 | -49% | 2,000 | $1,403 | $18,447,179 | 21 | |
| 9 | (-) | Get on the Bus | $2,752,241 | 1,207 | $2,280 | $3,433,543 | 9 | ||
| 10 | (11) | Independence Day | $1,794,586 | +4% | 1,310 | $1,370 | $299,663,286 | 114 | |
| 11 | (9) | Fly Away Home | $1,669,597 | -20% | 1,401 | $1,192 | $20,020,951 | 42 | |
| 12 | (12) | Big Night | $1,387,179 | -6% | 336 | $4,129 | $5,812,604 | 35 | |
| 13 | (8) | Extreme Measures | $930,356 | -57% | 1,005 | $926 | $17,166,759 | 28 | |
| 14 | (10) | 2 Days In The Valley | $880,060 | -51% | 805 | $1,093 | $10,520,882 | 28 | |
| 15 | (14) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $601,613 | -17% | 649 | $927 | $97,858,135 | 126 | |
| 16 | (18) | Secrets & Lies | $548,705 | -1% | 77 | $7,126 | $1,477,174 | 27 | |
| 17 | (13) | Bound | $512,907 | -36% | 206 | $2,490 | $2,620,254 | 21 | |
| 18 | (16) | The Nutty Professor | $492,050 | -24% | 459 | $1,072 | $127,658,975 | 119 | |
| 19 | (19) | Courage Under Fire | $490,792 | -6% | 875 | $561 | $58,734,829 | 105 | |
| 20 | (44) | The Island of Dr. Moreau | $460,692 | +501% | 491 | $938 | $27,418,751 | 63 | |
| 21 | (17) | Bulletproof | $372,435 | -35% | 442 | $843 | $21,047,405 | 49 | |
| 22 | (20) | First Kid | $321,746 | -35% | 557 | $578 | $24,579,323 | 56 | |
| 23 | (22) | A Time to Kill | $298,551 | -31% | 378 | $790 | $106,812,596 | 93 | |
| 24 | (35) | Vertigo (1958) (Re-Release) | $292,703 | +86% | 5 | $58,541 | $519,061 | 14,049 | |
| 25 | (15) | Last Man Standing | $283,403 | -61% | 460 | $616 | $17,588,241 | 35 | |
| 26 | (28) | Michael Collins | $258,090 | -6% | 10 | $25,809 | $531,390 | 14 | |
| 27 | (21) | Emma | $247,777 | -44% | 188 | $1,318 | $21,815,993 | 84 | |
| 28 | (29) | Surviving Picasso | $215,771 | -14% | 46 | $4,691 | $1,228,778 | 35 | |
| 29 | (24) | Trainspotting | $201,997 | -43% | 169 | $1,195 | $15,748,256 | 98 | |
| 30 | (25) | Tin Cup | $197,209 | -40% | 307 | $642 | $52,952,320 | 70 | |
| 31 | (27) | Jack | $193,670 | -30% | 301 | $643 | $56,452,732 | 77 | |
| 32 | (33) | The Rock | $179,904 | +5% | 185 | $972 | $133,815,330 | 140 | |
| 33 | (30) | Lone Star | $165,242 | -32% | 102 | $1,620 | $11,669,590 | 126 | |
| 34 | (31) | Harriet the Spy | $129,829 | -44% | 287 | $452 | $26,402,007 | 107 | |
| 35 | (39) | Phenomenon | $125,934 | -16% | 152 | $829 | $101,713,087 | 112 | |
| 36 | (-) | Beautiful Thing | $120,268 | 12 | $10,022 | $187,341 | 16 | ||
| 37 | (34) | The Grass Harp | $116,805 | -30% | 46 | $2,539 | $284,045 | 14 | |
| 38 | (new) | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | $112,441 | 5 | $22,488 | $112,441 | 7 | ||
| 39 | (new) | Swingers | $109,215 | 8 | $13,652 | $109,215 | 7 | ||
| 40 | (38) | Kazaam | $106,920 | -30% | 153 | $699 | $18,801,524 | 100 | |
| 41 | (26) | The Crow: City of Angels | $96,290 | -69% | 163 | $591 | $17,506,267 | 56 | |
| 42 | (40) | Matilda | $89,513 | -13% | 367 | $244 | $32,473,552 | 84 | |
| 43 | (45) | Trees Lounge | $80,496 | +35% | 23 | $3,500 | $140,300 | 14 | |
| 44 | (new) | Jude | $75,891 | 6 | $12,649 | $75,891 | 7 | ||
| 45 | (42) | Striptease | $51,609 | -42% | 48 | $1,075 | $32,733,258 | 119 | |
| 46 | (47) | Fled | $8,984 | -19% | 12 | $749 | $17,177,992 | 98 | |
| 47 | (46) | Girls Town | $7,890 | -43% | 7 | $1,127 | $496,577 | 65 | |
| 48 | (new) | I Shot a Man in Vegas | $2,684 | 1 | $2,684 | $2,684 | 7 | ||
| Reporting movies: 48 | $76,718,915 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sleepers | $16,746,377 | 1,915 | $16,746,377 |
| 2 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $9,668,654 | 2,154 | $22,402,047 |
| 3 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $9,037,429 | 2,404 | $21,631,404 |
| 4 | The First Wives Club | $8,895,342 | 2,406 | $84,312,895 |
| 5 | That Thing You Do! | $4,615,928 | 1,879 | $18,504,131 |
| 6 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $4,116,698 | 2,060 | $16,558,594 |
| 7 | The Chamber | $3,848,745 | 2,032 | $11,181,965 |
| 8 | The Glimmer Man | $2,805,697 | 2,000 | $18,447,179 |
| 9 | Get on the Bus | $2,752,241 | 1,207 | $3,433,543 |
| 10 | Independence Day | $1,794,586 | 1,310 | $299,663,286 |
| 11 | Fly Away Home | $1,669,597 | 1,401 | $20,020,951 |
| 12 | Big Night | $1,387,179 | 336 | $5,812,604 |
| 13 | Extreme Measures | $930,356 | 1,005 | $17,166,759 |
| 14 | 2 Days In The Valley | $880,060 | 805 | $10,520,882 |
| 15 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $601,613 | 649 | $97,858,135 |
| 16 | Secrets & Lies | $548,705 | 77 | $1,477,174 |
| 17 | Bound | $512,907 | 206 | $2,620,254 |
| 18 | The Nutty Professor | $492,050 | 459 | $127,658,975 |
| 19 | Courage Under Fire | $490,792 | 875 | $58,734,829 |
| 20 | The Island of Dr. Moreau | $460,692 | 491 | $27,418,751 |
| 21 | Bulletproof | $372,435 | 442 | $21,047,405 |
| 22 | First Kid | $321,746 | 557 | $24,579,323 |
| 23 | A Time to Kill | $298,551 | 378 | $106,812,596 |
| 24 | Vertigo (1958) (Re-Release) | $292,703 | 5 | $519,061 |
| 25 | Last Man Standing | $283,403 | 460 | $17,588,241 |
| 26 | Michael Collins | $258,090 | 10 | $531,390 |
| 27 | Emma | $247,777 | 188 | $21,815,993 |
| 28 | Surviving Picasso | $215,771 | 46 | $1,228,778 |
| 29 | Trainspotting | $201,997 | 169 | $15,748,256 |
| 30 | Tin Cup | $197,209 | 307 | $52,952,320 |
| 31 | Jack | $193,670 | 301 | $56,452,732 |
| 32 | The Rock | $179,904 | 185 | $133,815,330 |
| 33 | Lone Star | $165,242 | 102 | $11,669,590 |
| 34 | Harriet the Spy | $129,829 | 287 | $26,402,007 |
| 35 | Phenomenon | $125,934 | 152 | $101,713,087 |
| 36 | Beautiful Thing | $120,268 | 12 | $187,341 |
| 37 | The Grass Harp | $116,805 | 46 | $284,045 |
| 38 | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | $112,441 | 5 | $112,441 |
| 39 | Swingers | $109,215 | 8 | $109,215 |
| 40 | Kazaam | $106,920 | 153 | $18,801,524 |
| 41 | The Crow: City of Angels | $96,290 | 163 | $17,506,267 |
| 42 | Matilda | $89,513 | 367 | $32,473,552 |
| 43 | Trees Lounge | $80,496 | 23 | $140,300 |
| 44 | Jude | $75,891 | 6 | $75,891 |
| 45 | Striptease | $51,609 | 48 | $32,733,258 |
| 46 | Fled | $8,984 | 12 | $17,177,992 |
| 47 | Girls Town | $7,890 | 7 | $496,577 |
| 48 | I Shot a Man in Vegas | $2,684 | 1 | $2,684 |
| Reporting: 48 | $76,718,915 | total | ||