Week Domestic Box Office December 6, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | 101 Dalmatians | $16,896,338 | -56% | 2,812 | $6,009 | $66,642,894 | 16 | |
| 2 | (new) | Daylight | $12,516,700 | 2,175 | $5,755 | $12,516,700 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Star Trek: First Contact | $8,752,307 | -70% | 2,812 | $3,112 | $73,288,719 | 21 | |
| 4 | (3) | Ransom | $7,107,072 | -64% | 2,411 | $2,948 | $114,525,127 | 35 | |
| 5 | (4) | Jingle All the Way | $6,785,799 | -64% | 2,404 | $2,823 | $39,272,833 | 21 | |
| 6 | (5) | Space Jam | $5,373,365 | -71% | 2,650 | $2,028 | $74,188,811 | 28 | |
| 7 | (7) | The English Patient | $3,723,350 | -45% | 617 | $6,035 | $14,235,396 | 28 | |
| 8 | (6) | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $3,268,497 | -65% | 2,050 | $1,594 | $38,053,118 | 28 | |
| 9 | (9) | Romeo+Juliet | $1,730,473 | -56% | 1,292 | $1,339 | $42,084,905 | 42 | |
| 10 | (8) | Set It Off | $1,684,262 | -67% | 851 | $1,979 | $32,735,503 | 37 | |
| 11 | (10) | Sleepers | $450,912 | -75% | 447 | $1,009 | $51,664,601 | 56 | |
| 12 | (12) | Swingers | $433,619 | -35% | 160 | $2,710 | $3,254,626 | 56 | |
| 13 | (13) | Big Night | $269,306 | -54% | 168 | $1,603 | $10,597,789 | 84 | |
| 14 | (11) | The First Wives Club | $254,135 | -63% | 460 | $552 | $101,613,254 | 84 | |
| 15 | (19) | That Thing You Do! | $250,694 | -40% | 395 | $635 | $25,039,943 | 70 | |
| 16 | (21) | Shine | $248,669 | -31% | 10 | $24,867 | $808,712 | 21 | |
| 17 | (16) | Secrets & Lies | $243,414 | -49% | 111 | $2,193 | $4,823,108 | 76 | |
| 18 | (14) | First Kid | $239,965 | -57% | 508 | $472 | $25,736,795 | 105 | |
| 19 | (41) | Ridicule | $196,994 | +147% | 16 | $12,312 | $276,763 | 14 | |
| 20 | (20) | Jack | $171,325 | -54% | 351 | $488 | $58,207,407 | 126 | |
| 21 | (17) | Independence Day | $157,792 | -65% | 314 | $503 | $306,087,290 | 163 | |
| 22 | (18) | The Ghost and the Darkness | $153,519 | -65% | 320 | $480 | $37,616,672 | 63 | |
| 23 | (15) | Michael Collins | $149,077 | -70% | 140 | $1,065 | $11,045,630 | 63 | |
| 24 | (29) | Breaking the Waves | $142,770 | -27% | 25 | $5,711 | $471,526 | 30 | |
| 25 | (28) | Microcosmos | $133,547 | -35% | 43 | $3,106 | $810,327 | 63 | |
| 26 | (23) | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $125,256 | -50% | 157 | $798 | $32,145,896 | 63 | |
| 27 | (25) | Phenomenon | $124,539 | -50% | 218 | $571 | $104,287,954 | 161 | |
| 28 | (24) | Last Man Standing | $112,584 | -55% | 260 | $433 | $18,065,107 | 84 | |
| 29 | (27) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $99,120 | -56% | 152 | $652 | $99,218,711 | 175 | |
| 30 | (33) | The Crucible | $92,703 | -20% | 1 | $92,703 | $208,515 | 14 | |
| 31 | (26) | The Funeral | $92,244 | -61% | 50 | $1,845 | $969,797 | 42 | |
| 32 | (31) | Beautiful Thing | $82,589 | -38% | 32 | $2,581 | $1,280,723 | 65 | |
| 33 | (36) | Across The Sea of Time | $72,548 | -32% | 6 | $12,091 | $7,391,578 | 420 | |
| 34 | (37) | Bound | $68,357 | -32% | 55 | $1,243 | $3,737,304 | 70 | |
| 35 | (-) | Looking for Richard | $59,321 | 48 | $1,236 | $1,222,954 | 63 | ||
| 36 | (32) | Vertigo (1958) (Re-Release) | $57,226 | -53% | 16 | $3,577 | $1,679,297 | 14,098 | |
| 37 | (-) | Hype! | $56,438 | 18 | $3,135 | $220,897 | 35 | ||
| 38 | (30) | Thinner | $52,510 | -68% | 135 | $389 | $14,787,219 | 49 | |
| 39 | (40) | Larger Than Life | $50,700 | -48% | 189 | $268 | $8,273,994 | 42 | |
| 40 | (34) | Trainspotting | $47,488 | -57% | 48 | $989 | $16,501,000 | 147 | |
| 41 | (38) | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $45,575 | -55% | 13 | $3,506 | $261,074 | 35 | |
| 42 | (-) | Surviving Picasso | $37,055 | 27 | $1,372 | $1,927,831 | 84 | ||
| 43 | (-) | Bitter Sugar | $35,084 | 10 | $3,508 | $308,269 | 63 | ||
| Reporting movies: 43 | $72,645,238 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 101 Dalmatians | $16,896,338 | 2,812 | $66,642,894 |
| 2 | Daylight | $12,516,700 | 2,175 | $12,516,700 |
| 3 | Star Trek: First Contact | $8,752,307 | 2,812 | $73,288,719 |
| 4 | Ransom | $7,107,072 | 2,411 | $114,525,127 |
| 5 | Jingle All the Way | $6,785,799 | 2,404 | $39,272,833 |
| 6 | Space Jam | $5,373,365 | 2,650 | $74,188,811 |
| 7 | The English Patient | $3,723,350 | 617 | $14,235,396 |
| 8 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $3,268,497 | 2,050 | $38,053,118 |
| 9 | Romeo+Juliet | $1,730,473 | 1,292 | $42,084,905 |
| 10 | Set It Off | $1,684,262 | 851 | $32,735,503 |
| 11 | Sleepers | $450,912 | 447 | $51,664,601 |
| 12 | Swingers | $433,619 | 160 | $3,254,626 |
| 13 | Big Night | $269,306 | 168 | $10,597,789 |
| 14 | The First Wives Club | $254,135 | 460 | $101,613,254 |
| 15 | That Thing You Do! | $250,694 | 395 | $25,039,943 |
| 16 | Shine | $248,669 | 10 | $808,712 |
| 17 | Secrets & Lies | $243,414 | 111 | $4,823,108 |
| 18 | First Kid | $239,965 | 508 | $25,736,795 |
| 19 | Ridicule | $196,994 | 16 | $276,763 |
| 20 | Jack | $171,325 | 351 | $58,207,407 |
| 21 | Independence Day | $157,792 | 314 | $306,087,290 |
| 22 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $153,519 | 320 | $37,616,672 |
| 23 | Michael Collins | $149,077 | 140 | $11,045,630 |
| 24 | Breaking the Waves | $142,770 | 25 | $471,526 |
| 25 | Microcosmos | $133,547 | 43 | $810,327 |
| 26 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $125,256 | 157 | $32,145,896 |
| 27 | Phenomenon | $124,539 | 218 | $104,287,954 |
| 28 | Last Man Standing | $112,584 | 260 | $18,065,107 |
| 29 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $99,120 | 152 | $99,218,711 |
| 30 | The Crucible | $92,703 | 1 | $208,515 |
| 31 | The Funeral | $92,244 | 50 | $969,797 |
| 32 | Beautiful Thing | $82,589 | 32 | $1,280,723 |
| 33 | Across The Sea of Time | $72,548 | 6 | $7,391,578 |
| 34 | Bound | $68,357 | 55 | $3,737,304 |
| 35 | Looking for Richard | $59,321 | 48 | $1,222,954 |
| 36 | Vertigo (1958) (Re-Release) | $57,226 | 16 | $1,679,297 |
| 37 | Hype! | $56,438 | 18 | $220,897 |
| 38 | Thinner | $52,510 | 135 | $14,787,219 |
| 39 | Larger Than Life | $50,700 | 189 | $8,273,994 |
| 40 | Trainspotting | $47,488 | 48 | $16,501,000 |
| 41 | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $45,575 | 13 | $261,074 |
| 42 | Surviving Picasso | $37,055 | 27 | $1,927,831 |
| 43 | Bitter Sugar | $35,084 | 10 | $308,269 |
| Reporting: 43 | $72,645,238 | total | ||