Week Domestic Box Office November 8, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Ransom | $44,769,760 | 2,676 | $16,730 | $44,769,760 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (-) | Set It Off | $11,948,627 | 1,014 | $11,784 | $14,943,973 | 9 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Romeo+Juliet | $11,501,011 | -21% | 1,950 | $5,898 | $26,013,221 | 14 | |
| 4 | (3) | Sleepers | $4,909,058 | -52% | 2,080 | $2,360 | $44,774,589 | 28 | |
| 5 | (4) | High School High | $3,888,414 | -36% | 2,146 | $1,812 | $17,566,321 | 21 | |
| 6 | (6) | The First Wives Club | $3,050,771 | -35% | 1,700 | $1,795 | $97,888,156 | 56 | |
| 7 | (7) | Larger Than Life | $2,755,729 | -40% | 2,433 | $1,133 | $7,374,954 | 14 | |
| 8 | (-) | Secrets & Lies | $2,612,345 | 125 | $20,899 | $3,220,504 | 48 | ||
| 9 | (5) | The Ghost and the Darkness | $2,284,315 | -52% | 1,711 | $1,335 | $35,132,707 | 35 | |
| 10 | (9) | Dear God | $1,980,131 | -51% | 1,774 | $1,116 | $6,027,027 | 14 | |
| 11 | (10) | The Associate | $1,895,129 | -53% | 1,634 | $1,160 | $11,461,486 | 21 | |
| 12 | (12) | Michael Collins | $1,887,472 | -35% | 878 | $2,150 | $8,661,563 | 35 | |
| 13 | (8) | Thinner | $1,712,406 | -63% | 1,807 | $948 | $13,575,171 | 21 | |
| 14 | (-) | Swingers | $1,653,946 | 119 | $13,899 | $1,291,065 | 28 | ||
| 15 | (21) | Fly Away Home | $1,384,053 | +112% | 1,356 | $1,021 | $23,021,164 | 63 | |
| 16 | (15) | Independence Day | $1,346,555 | -2% | 661 | $2,037 | $303,993,137 | 135 | |
| 17 | (11) | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $1,261,294 | -59% | 1,030 | $1,225 | $30,882,539 | 35 | |
| 18 | (13) | That Thing You Do! | $980,380 | -32% | 706 | $1,389 | $23,410,450 | 42 | |
| 19 | (17) | Big Night | $880,552 | -13% | 266 | $3,310 | $8,700,551 | 56 | |
| 20 | (16) | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $843,674 | -27% | 829 | $1,018 | $20,525,737 | 42 | |
| 21 | (18) | Phenomenon | $664,831 | -22% | 576 | $1,154 | $103,288,534 | 133 | |
| 22 | (37) | Snowriders | $532,816 | +405% | 0 | – | $918,142 | 28 | |
| 23 | (14) | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | $430,451 | -69% | 500 | $861 | $3,991,144 | 28 | |
| 24 | (1) | A Time to Kill | $348,218 | -100% | 399 | $873 | $108,387,006 | 114 | |
| 25 | (20) | The Chamber | $285,755 | -64% | 379 | $754 | $13,970,610 | 35 | |
| 26 | (24) | Tin Cup | $260,713 | -32% | 337 | $774 | $53,676,782 | 91 | |
| 27 | (-) | A Very Brady Sequel | $243,263 | 410 | $593 | $21,320,037 | 84 | ||
| 28 | (26) | The Nutty Professor | $240,435 | -12% | 205 | $1,173 | $128,505,040 | 140 | |
| 29 | (31) | Beautiful Thing | $229,031 | +11% | 40 | $5,726 | $726,731 | 37 | |
| 30 | (27) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $225,383 | -17% | 287 | $785 | $98,684,363 | 147 | |
| 31 | (25) | Vertigo (1958) (Re-Release) | $211,667 | -24% | 9 | $23,519 | $1,280,810 | 14,070 | |
| 32 | (19) | Bad Moon | $187,361 | -77% | 649 | $289 | $1,001,920 | 14 | |
| 33 | (30) | Bound | $185,899 | -22% | 97 | $1,916 | $3,334,916 | 42 | |
| 34 | (28) | Supercop | $173,804 | -36% | 190 | $915 | $16,198,289 | 112 | |
| 35 | (42) | The Funeral | $171,940 | +188% | 31 | $5,546 | $231,682 | 14 | |
| 36 | (new) | Santa with Muscles | $157,471 | 98 | $1,607 | $157,471 | 7 | ||
| 37 | (-) | Twelfth Night: Or What You Will | $142,105 | 31 | $4,584 | $231,812 | 21 | ||
| 38 | (33) | Surviving Picasso | $127,967 | -24% | 42 | $3,047 | $1,691,724 | 56 | |
| 39 | (34) | Matilda | $119,132 | -13% | 200 | $596 | $32,862,315 | 105 | |
| 40 | (36) | Across The Sea of Time | $103,395 | -6% | 5 | $20,679 | $7,033,151 | 392 | |
| 41 | (-) | Microcosmos | $78,468 | 9 | $8,719 | $242,491 | 35 | ||
| 42 | (40) | Jude | $66,383 | -7% | 17 | $3,905 | $227,023 | 28 | |
| 43 | (41) | Mother Night | $40,481 | -37% | 10 | $4,048 | $104,968 | 14 | |
| 44 | (new) | Paris Was a Woman | $16,436 | 1 | $16,436 | $16,436 | 7 | ||
| 45 | (43) | Fled | $2,243 | -52% | 5 | $449 | $17,189,842 | 119 | |
| Reporting movies: 45 | $108,791,270 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ransom | $44,769,760 | 2,676 | $44,769,760 |
| 2 | Set It Off | $11,948,627 | 1,014 | $14,943,973 |
| 3 | Romeo+Juliet | $11,501,011 | 1,950 | $26,013,221 |
| 4 | Sleepers | $4,909,058 | 2,080 | $44,774,589 |
| 5 | High School High | $3,888,414 | 2,146 | $17,566,321 |
| 6 | The First Wives Club | $3,050,771 | 1,700 | $97,888,156 |
| 7 | Larger Than Life | $2,755,729 | 2,433 | $7,374,954 |
| 8 | Secrets & Lies | $2,612,345 | 125 | $3,220,504 |
| 9 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $2,284,315 | 1,711 | $35,132,707 |
| 10 | Dear God | $1,980,131 | 1,774 | $6,027,027 |
| 11 | The Associate | $1,895,129 | 1,634 | $11,461,486 |
| 12 | Michael Collins | $1,887,472 | 878 | $8,661,563 |
| 13 | Thinner | $1,712,406 | 1,807 | $13,575,171 |
| 14 | Swingers | $1,653,946 | 119 | $1,291,065 |
| 15 | Fly Away Home | $1,384,053 | 1,356 | $23,021,164 |
| 16 | Independence Day | $1,346,555 | 661 | $303,993,137 |
| 17 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $1,261,294 | 1,030 | $30,882,539 |
| 18 | That Thing You Do! | $980,380 | 706 | $23,410,450 |
| 19 | Big Night | $880,552 | 266 | $8,700,551 |
| 20 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $843,674 | 829 | $20,525,737 |
| 21 | Phenomenon | $664,831 | 576 | $103,288,534 |
| 22 | Snowriders | $532,816 | 0 | $918,142 |
| 23 | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | $430,451 | 500 | $3,991,144 |
| 24 | A Time to Kill | $348,218 | 399 | $108,387,006 |
| 25 | The Chamber | $285,755 | 379 | $13,970,610 |
| 26 | Tin Cup | $260,713 | 337 | $53,676,782 |
| 27 | A Very Brady Sequel | $243,263 | 410 | $21,320,037 |
| 28 | The Nutty Professor | $240,435 | 205 | $128,505,040 |
| 29 | Beautiful Thing | $229,031 | 40 | $726,731 |
| 30 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $225,383 | 287 | $98,684,363 |
| 31 | Vertigo (1958) (Re-Release) | $211,667 | 9 | $1,280,810 |
| 32 | Bad Moon | $187,361 | 649 | $1,001,920 |
| 33 | Bound | $185,899 | 97 | $3,334,916 |
| 34 | Supercop | $173,804 | 190 | $16,198,289 |
| 35 | The Funeral | $171,940 | 31 | $231,682 |
| 36 | Santa with Muscles | $157,471 | 98 | $157,471 |
| 37 | Twelfth Night: Or What You Will | $142,105 | 31 | $231,812 |
| 38 | Surviving Picasso | $127,967 | 42 | $1,691,724 |
| 39 | Matilda | $119,132 | 200 | $32,862,315 |
| 40 | Across The Sea of Time | $103,395 | 5 | $7,033,151 |
| 41 | Microcosmos | $78,468 | 9 | $242,491 |
| 42 | Jude | $66,383 | 17 | $227,023 |
| 43 | Mother Night | $40,481 | 10 | $104,968 |
| 44 | Paris Was a Woman | $16,436 | 1 | $16,436 |
| 45 | Fled | $2,243 | 5 | $17,189,842 |
| Reporting: 45 | $108,791,270 | total | ||