Week Domestic Box Office October 25, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Sleepers | $12,786,979 | -24% | 2,080 | $6,148 | $29,533,356 | 14 | |
| 2 | (new) | High School High | $7,601,265 | 2,146 | $3,542 | $7,601,265 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (new) | Thinner | $7,294,848 | 2,009 | $3,631 | $7,294,848 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (4) | The First Wives Club | $5,866,422 | -34% | 2,406 | $2,438 | $90,179,317 | 42 | |
| 5 | (2) | The Ghost and the Darkness | $5,717,143 | -41% | 2,202 | $2,596 | $28,119,190 | 21 | |
| 6 | (new) | The Associate | $5,545,819 | 1,781 | $3,114 | $5,545,819 | 7 | ||
| 7 | (3) | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $4,908,177 | -46% | 2,302 | $2,132 | $26,539,581 | 21 | |
| 8 | (26) | Michael Collins | $3,326,145 | +1,189% | 748 | $4,447 | $3,857,535 | 21 | |
| 9 | (5) | That Thing You Do! | $2,478,440 | -46% | 1,586 | $1,563 | $20,982,571 | 28 | |
| 10 | (38) | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | $2,056,364 | +1,729% | 807 | $2,548 | $2,168,805 | 14 | |
| 11 | (6) | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $1,971,014 | -52% | 1,817 | $1,085 | $18,529,608 | 28 | |
| 12 | (7) | The Chamber | $1,712,765 | -55% | 1,826 | $938 | $12,894,730 | 21 | |
| 13 | (10) | Independence Day | $1,614,149 | -10% | 1,125 | $1,435 | $301,277,435 | 121 | |
| 14 | (9) | Get on the Bus | $1,437,363 | -48% | 1,207 | $1,191 | $4,870,906 | 16 | |
| 15 | (12) | Big Night | $997,577 | -28% | 318 | $3,137 | $6,810,181 | 42 | |
| 16 | (11) | Fly Away Home | $964,812 | -42% | 1,203 | $802 | $20,985,763 | 49 | |
| 17 | (8) | The Glimmer Man | $779,160 | -72% | 946 | $824 | $19,226,339 | 28 | |
| 18 | (16) | Secrets & Lies | $545,155 | -1% | 105 | $5,192 | $2,022,329 | 34 | |
| 19 | (18) | The Nutty Professor | $332,925 | -32% | 343 | $971 | $127,991,900 | 126 | |
| 20 | (15) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $329,152 | -45% | 482 | $683 | $98,187,287 | 133 | |
| 21 | (-) | Supercop | $325,138 | 296 | $1,098 | $15,753,503 | 98 | ||
| 22 | (14) | 2 Days In The Valley | $314,376 | -64% | 474 | $663 | $10,835,258 | 35 | |
| 23 | (17) | Bound | $290,274 | -43% | 137 | $2,119 | $2,910,528 | 28 | |
| 24 | (24) | Vertigo (1958) (Re-Release) | $273,386 | -7% | 8 | $34,173 | $792,447 | 14,056 | |
| 25 | (-) | Escape from L.A. | $272,266 | 355 | $767 | $25,248,498 | 84 | ||
| 26 | (39) | Swingers | $216,400 | +98% | 25 | $8,656 | $325,615 | 14 | |
| 27 | (20) | The Island of Dr. Moreau | $180,010 | -61% | 271 | $664 | $27,598,761 | 70 | |
| 28 | (27) | Emma | $168,196 | -32% | 153 | $1,099 | $21,984,189 | 91 | |
| 29 | (28) | Surviving Picasso | $167,527 | -22% | 49 | $3,419 | $1,396,305 | 42 | |
| 30 | (29) | Trainspotting | $163,196 | -19% | 134 | $1,218 | $15,911,452 | 105 | |
| 31 | (22) | First Kid | $157,733 | -51% | 284 | $555 | $24,737,056 | 63 | |
| 32 | (43) | Trees Lounge | $150,997 | +88% | 48 | $3,146 | $291,297 | 21 | |
| 33 | (-) | Looking for Richard | $137,948 | 25 | $5,518 | $236,061 | 21 | ||
| 34 | (42) | Matilda | $132,865 | +48% | 283 | $469 | $32,606,417 | 91 | |
| 35 | (36) | Beautiful Thing | $103,956 | -14% | 12 | $8,663 | $291,297 | 23 | |
| 36 | (33) | Lone Star | $98,414 | -40% | 73 | $1,348 | $11,768,004 | 133 | |
| 37 | (32) | The Rock | $91,677 | -49% | 113 | $811 | $133,907,007 | 147 | |
| 38 | (30) | Tin Cup | $78,784 | -60% | 135 | $584 | $53,031,104 | 77 | |
| 39 | (37) | The Grass Harp | $62,892 | -46% | 48 | $1,310 | $346,937 | 21 | |
| 40 | (-) | Alaska | $60,367 | 401 | $151 | $11,451,801 | 79 | ||
| 41 | (35) | Phenomenon | $58,519 | -54% | 88 | $665 | $101,771,606 | 119 | |
| 42 | (44) | Jude | $13,224 | -83% | 0 | – | $89,115 | 14 | |
| 43 | (47) | Girls Town | $7,090 | -10% | 5 | $1,418 | $503,667 | 72 | |
| 44 | (46) | Fled | $4,907 | -45% | 6 | $818 | $17,182,899 | 105 | |
| Reporting movies: 44 | $71,795,816 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sleepers | $12,786,979 | 2,080 | $29,533,356 |
| 2 | High School High | $7,601,265 | 2,146 | $7,601,265 |
| 3 | Thinner | $7,294,848 | 2,009 | $7,294,848 |
| 4 | The First Wives Club | $5,866,422 | 2,406 | $90,179,317 |
| 5 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $5,717,143 | 2,202 | $28,119,190 |
| 6 | The Associate | $5,545,819 | 1,781 | $5,545,819 |
| 7 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $4,908,177 | 2,302 | $26,539,581 |
| 8 | Michael Collins | $3,326,145 | 748 | $3,857,535 |
| 9 | That Thing You Do! | $2,478,440 | 1,586 | $20,982,571 |
| 10 | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | $2,056,364 | 807 | $2,168,805 |
| 11 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $1,971,014 | 1,817 | $18,529,608 |
| 12 | The Chamber | $1,712,765 | 1,826 | $12,894,730 |
| 13 | Independence Day | $1,614,149 | 1,125 | $301,277,435 |
| 14 | Get on the Bus | $1,437,363 | 1,207 | $4,870,906 |
| 15 | Big Night | $997,577 | 318 | $6,810,181 |
| 16 | Fly Away Home | $964,812 | 1,203 | $20,985,763 |
| 17 | The Glimmer Man | $779,160 | 946 | $19,226,339 |
| 18 | Secrets & Lies | $545,155 | 105 | $2,022,329 |
| 19 | The Nutty Professor | $332,925 | 343 | $127,991,900 |
| 20 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $329,152 | 482 | $98,187,287 |
| 21 | Supercop | $325,138 | 296 | $15,753,503 |
| 22 | 2 Days In The Valley | $314,376 | 474 | $10,835,258 |
| 23 | Bound | $290,274 | 137 | $2,910,528 |
| 24 | Vertigo (1958) (Re-Release) | $273,386 | 8 | $792,447 |
| 25 | Escape from L.A. | $272,266 | 355 | $25,248,498 |
| 26 | Swingers | $216,400 | 25 | $325,615 |
| 27 | The Island of Dr. Moreau | $180,010 | 271 | $27,598,761 |
| 28 | Emma | $168,196 | 153 | $21,984,189 |
| 29 | Surviving Picasso | $167,527 | 49 | $1,396,305 |
| 30 | Trainspotting | $163,196 | 134 | $15,911,452 |
| 31 | First Kid | $157,733 | 284 | $24,737,056 |
| 32 | Trees Lounge | $150,997 | 48 | $291,297 |
| 33 | Looking for Richard | $137,948 | 25 | $236,061 |
| 34 | Matilda | $132,865 | 283 | $32,606,417 |
| 35 | Beautiful Thing | $103,956 | 12 | $291,297 |
| 36 | Lone Star | $98,414 | 73 | $11,768,004 |
| 37 | The Rock | $91,677 | 113 | $133,907,007 |
| 38 | Tin Cup | $78,784 | 135 | $53,031,104 |
| 39 | The Grass Harp | $62,892 | 48 | $346,937 |
| 40 | Alaska | $60,367 | 401 | $11,451,801 |
| 41 | Phenomenon | $58,519 | 88 | $101,771,606 |
| 42 | Jude | $13,224 | 0 | $89,115 |
| 43 | Girls Town | $7,090 | 5 | $503,667 |
| 44 | Fled | $4,907 | 6 | $17,182,899 |
| Reporting: 44 | $71,795,816 | total | ||