Week Domestic Box Office November 22, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Star Trek: First Contact | $35,366,287 | 2,812 | $12,577 | $35,366,287 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Space Jam | $17,944,899 | -44% | 2,650 | $6,772 | $50,004,054 | 14 | |
| 3 | (2) | Ransom | $15,228,498 | -45% | 2,768 | $5,502 | $87,789,270 | 21 | |
| 4 | (new) | Jingle All the Way | $13,598,514 | 2,401 | $5,664 | $13,598,514 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (3) | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $9,331,779 | -42% | 2,489 | $3,749 | $25,414,801 | 14 | |
| 6 | (5) | Romeo+Juliet | $3,827,391 | -42% | 1,808 | $2,117 | $36,448,312 | 28 | |
| 7 | (4) | Set It Off | $3,808,385 | -48% | 1,016 | $3,748 | $26,007,164 | 23 | |
| 8 | (22) | The English Patient | $3,242,294 | +558% | 268 | $12,098 | $3,735,200 | 14 | |
| 9 | (6) | Sleepers | $1,655,954 | -45% | 1,582 | $1,047 | $49,424,789 | 42 | |
| 10 | (8) | The First Wives Club | $836,575 | -57% | 990 | $845 | $100,670,563 | 70 | |
| 11 | (9) | The Ghost and the Darkness | $548,957 | -59% | 820 | $669 | $37,025,185 | 49 | |
| 12 | (11) | Independence Day | $484,633 | -52% | 471 | $1,029 | $305,480,542 | 149 | |
| 13 | (10) | Michael Collins | $420,329 | -68% | 421 | $998 | $10,407,676 | 49 | |
| 14 | (16) | Big Night | $407,364 | -36% | 216 | $1,886 | $9,745,516 | 70 | |
| 15 | (19) | That Thing You Do! | $388,224 | -33% | 509 | $763 | $24,374,361 | 56 | |
| 16 | (17) | Jack | $378,440 | -40% | 532 | $711 | $57,662,658 | 112 | |
| 17 | (21) | Swingers | $373,082 | -25% | 122 | $3,058 | $2,158,358 | 42 | |
| 18 | (-) | The Glimmer Man | $307,770 | 641 | $480 | $20,118,518 | 56 | ||
| 19 | (18) | Secrets & Lies | $303,304 | -48% | 120 | $2,528 | $4,105,444 | 62 | |
| 20 | (24) | Phenomenon | $218,032 | -46% | 352 | $619 | $103,912,229 | 147 | |
| 21 | (13) | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $217,594 | -67% | 310 | $702 | $31,768,260 | 49 | |
| 22 | (12) | Thinner | $209,532 | -73% | 440 | $476 | $14,571,523 | 35 | |
| 23 | (32) | Beautiful Thing | $203,588 | +51% | 43 | $4,735 | $1,065,015 | 51 | |
| 24 | (new) | Shine | $200,338 | 7 | $28,620 | $200,338 | 7 | ||
| 25 | (14) | Dear God | $168,412 | -74% | 510 | $330 | $6,850,768 | 28 | |
| 26 | (-) | The Crow: City of Angels | $154,149 | 486 | $317 | $17,839,141 | 91 | ||
| 27 | (20) | The Associate | $151,937 | -73% | 280 | $543 | $12,185,176 | 35 | |
| 28 | (23) | Fly Away Home | $145,024 | -68% | 480 | $302 | $23,622,796 | 77 | |
| 29 | (37) | Microcosmos | $128,918 | +30% | 30 | $4,297 | $470,660 | 49 | |
| 30 | (7) | High School High | $128,199 | -95% | 930 | $138 | $20,070,547 | 35 | |
| 31 | (26) | The Funeral | $119,000 | -59% | 68 | $1,750 | $641,813 | 28 | |
| 32 | (-) | Trainspotting | $116,865 | 161 | $726 | $16,342,096 | 133 | ||
| 33 | (25) | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $114,310 | -67% | 328 | $349 | $20,989,267 | 56 | |
| 34 | (15) | Larger Than Life | $110,751 | -83% | 448 | $247 | $8,125,370 | 28 | |
| 35 | (30) | Bound | $87,972 | -40% | 64 | $1,375 | $3,568,403 | 56 | |
| 36 | (31) | Vertigo (1958) (Re-Release) | $83,822 | -39% | 17 | $4,931 | $1,501,059 | 14,084 | |
| 37 | (-) | Breaking the Waves | $82,852 | 9 | $9,206 | $133,167 | 16 | ||
| 38 | (34) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $80,231 | -37% | 214 | $375 | $98,892,128 | 161 | |
| 39 | (36) | Across The Sea of Time | $77,215 | -24% | 6 | $12,869 | $7,212,233 | 406 | |
| 40 | (38) | Matilda | $65,862 | -32% | 135 | $488 | $33,025,260 | 119 | |
| 41 | (39) | Mother Night | $65,854 | -31% | 30 | $2,195 | $265,701 | 28 | |
| 42 | (35) | Twelfth Night: Or What You Will | $61,159 | -49% | 28 | $2,184 | $413,029 | 35 | |
| 43 | (-) | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $48,057 | 10 | $4,806 | $115,257 | 21 | ||
| 44 | (40) | Jude | $40,301 | -39% | 19 | $2,121 | $333,425 | 42 | |
| 45 | (42) | Paris Was a Woman | $15,822 | +27% | 4 | $3,956 | $44,774 | 21 | |
| 46 | (41) | Santa with Muscles | $2,772 | -95% | 7 | $396 | $220,007 | 21 | |
| 47 | (43) | Fled | $1,284 | +114% | 2 | $642 | $17,191,726 | 133 | |
| Reporting movies: 47 | $111,552,531 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Trek: First Contact | $35,366,287 | 2,812 | $35,366,287 |
| 2 | Space Jam | $17,944,899 | 2,650 | $50,004,054 |
| 3 | Ransom | $15,228,498 | 2,768 | $87,789,270 |
| 4 | Jingle All the Way | $13,598,514 | 2,401 | $13,598,514 |
| 5 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $9,331,779 | 2,489 | $25,414,801 |
| 6 | Romeo+Juliet | $3,827,391 | 1,808 | $36,448,312 |
| 7 | Set It Off | $3,808,385 | 1,016 | $26,007,164 |
| 8 | The English Patient | $3,242,294 | 268 | $3,735,200 |
| 9 | Sleepers | $1,655,954 | 1,582 | $49,424,789 |
| 10 | The First Wives Club | $836,575 | 990 | $100,670,563 |
| 11 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $548,957 | 820 | $37,025,185 |
| 12 | Independence Day | $484,633 | 471 | $305,480,542 |
| 13 | Michael Collins | $420,329 | 421 | $10,407,676 |
| 14 | Big Night | $407,364 | 216 | $9,745,516 |
| 15 | That Thing You Do! | $388,224 | 509 | $24,374,361 |
| 16 | Jack | $378,440 | 532 | $57,662,658 |
| 17 | Swingers | $373,082 | 122 | $2,158,358 |
| 18 | The Glimmer Man | $307,770 | 641 | $20,118,518 |
| 19 | Secrets & Lies | $303,304 | 120 | $4,105,444 |
| 20 | Phenomenon | $218,032 | 352 | $103,912,229 |
| 21 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $217,594 | 310 | $31,768,260 |
| 22 | Thinner | $209,532 | 440 | $14,571,523 |
| 23 | Beautiful Thing | $203,588 | 43 | $1,065,015 |
| 24 | Shine | $200,338 | 7 | $200,338 |
| 25 | Dear God | $168,412 | 510 | $6,850,768 |
| 26 | The Crow: City of Angels | $154,149 | 486 | $17,839,141 |
| 27 | The Associate | $151,937 | 280 | $12,185,176 |
| 28 | Fly Away Home | $145,024 | 480 | $23,622,796 |
| 29 | Microcosmos | $128,918 | 30 | $470,660 |
| 30 | High School High | $128,199 | 930 | $20,070,547 |
| 31 | The Funeral | $119,000 | 68 | $641,813 |
| 32 | Trainspotting | $116,865 | 161 | $16,342,096 |
| 33 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $114,310 | 328 | $20,989,267 |
| 34 | Larger Than Life | $110,751 | 448 | $8,125,370 |
| 35 | Bound | $87,972 | 64 | $3,568,403 |
| 36 | Vertigo (1958) (Re-Release) | $83,822 | 17 | $1,501,059 |
| 37 | Breaking the Waves | $82,852 | 9 | $133,167 |
| 38 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $80,231 | 214 | $98,892,128 |
| 39 | Across The Sea of Time | $77,215 | 6 | $7,212,233 |
| 40 | Matilda | $65,862 | 135 | $33,025,260 |
| 41 | Mother Night | $65,854 | 30 | $265,701 |
| 42 | Twelfth Night: Or What You Will | $61,159 | 28 | $413,029 |
| 43 | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $48,057 | 10 | $115,257 |
| 44 | Jude | $40,301 | 19 | $333,425 |
| 45 | Paris Was a Woman | $15,822 | 4 | $44,774 |
| 46 | Santa with Muscles | $2,772 | 7 | $220,007 |
| 47 | Fled | $1,284 | 2 | $17,191,726 |
| Reporting: 47 | $111,552,531 | total | ||