Week Domestic Box Office December 13, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Jerry Maguire | $23,161,433 | 2,531 | $9,151 | $23,161,433 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Mars Attacks! | $11,981,260 | 1,955 | $6,129 | $11,981,260 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (1) | 101 Dalmatians | $11,147,300 | -34% | 2,841 | $3,924 | $77,790,194 | 23 | |
| 4 | (new) | The Preacher’s Wife | $10,105,006 | 1,783 | $5,667 | $10,105,006 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (2) | Daylight | $5,443,865 | -57% | 2,189 | $2,487 | $17,960,565 | 14 | |
| 6 | (5) | Jingle All the Way | $5,018,267 | -26% | 2,319 | $2,164 | $44,291,100 | 28 | |
| 7 | (3) | Star Trek: First Contact | $4,794,203 | -45% | 2,607 | $1,839 | $78,082,922 | 28 | |
| 8 | (4) | Ransom | $4,011,398 | -44% | 1,823 | $2,200 | $118,536,525 | 42 | |
| 9 | (6) | Space Jam | $2,870,580 | -47% | 2,232 | $1,286 | $77,059,391 | 35 | |
| 10 | (7) | The English Patient | $2,527,999 | -32% | 683 | $3,701 | $16,763,395 | 35 | |
| 11 | (8) | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $1,407,094 | -57% | 1,533 | $918 | $39,460,212 | 35 | |
| 12 | (9) | Romeo+Juliet | $838,116 | -52% | 829 | $1,011 | $42,923,021 | 49 | |
| 13 | (10) | Set It Off | $787,223 | -53% | 571 | $1,379 | $33,522,726 | 44 | |
| 14 | (12) | Swingers | $256,691 | -41% | 113 | $2,272 | $3,511,317 | 63 | |
| 15 | (16) | Shine | $200,205 | -19% | 10 | $20,021 | $1,008,917 | 28 | |
| 16 | (15) | That Thing You Do! | $194,885 | -22% | 403 | $484 | $25,234,828 | 77 | |
| 17 | (19) | Ridicule | $177,693 | -10% | 27 | $6,581 | $454,456 | 21 | |
| 18 | (18) | First Kid | $175,157 | -27% | 394 | $445 | $25,911,952 | 112 | |
| 19 | (13) | Big Night | $168,847 | -37% | 129 | $1,309 | $10,766,636 | 91 | |
| 20 | (17) | Secrets & Lies | $162,746 | -33% | 75 | $2,170 | $4,985,854 | 83 | |
| 21 | (11) | Sleepers | $160,748 | -64% | 246 | $653 | $51,825,349 | 63 | |
| 22 | (-) | The Rich Man’s Wife | $150,712 | 357 | $422 | $8,449,117 | 98 | ||
| 23 | (31) | The Funeral | $112,551 | +22% | 66 | $1,705 | $1,082,348 | 49 | |
| 24 | (30) | The Crucible | $112,412 | +21% | 3 | $37,471 | $320,927 | 21 | |
| 25 | (20) | Jack | $108,191 | -37% | 255 | $424 | $58,315,598 | 133 | |
| 26 | (24) | Breaking the Waves | $106,660 | -25% | 18 | $5,926 | $578,186 | 37 | |
| 27 | (14) | The First Wives Club | $103,365 | -59% | 273 | $379 | $101,716,619 | 91 | |
| 28 | (25) | Microcosmos | $92,188 | -31% | 37 | $2,492 | $902,515 | 70 | |
| 29 | (27) | Phenomenon | $87,273 | -30% | 199 | $439 | $104,375,227 | 168 | |
| 30 | (33) | Across The Sea of Time | $77,064 | +6% | 6 | $12,844 | $7,468,642 | 427 | |
| 31 | (26) | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $76,052 | -39% | 121 | $629 | $32,221,948 | 70 | |
| 32 | (22) | The Ghost and the Darkness | $71,100 | -54% | 191 | $372 | $37,687,772 | 70 | |
| 33 | (23) | Michael Collins | $66,824 | -55% | 81 | $825 | $11,112,454 | 70 | |
| 34 | (32) | Beautiful Thing | $59,979 | -27% | 21 | $2,856 | $1,340,702 | 72 | |
| 35 | (41) | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $55,789 | +22% | 11 | $5,072 | $316,863 | 42 | |
| 36 | (29) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $47,937 | -52% | 116 | $413 | $99,266,648 | 182 | |
| 37 | (34) | Bound | $46,194 | -32% | 45 | $1,027 | $3,783,498 | 77 | |
| 38 | (new) | Citizen Ruth | $39,692 | 6 | $6,615 | $39,692 | 7 | ||
| 39 | (42) | Surviving Picasso | $39,336 | +6% | 27 | $1,457 | $1,967,167 | 91 | |
| Reporting movies: 39 | $87,044,035 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Maguire | $23,161,433 | 2,531 | $23,161,433 |
| 2 | Mars Attacks! | $11,981,260 | 1,955 | $11,981,260 |
| 3 | 101 Dalmatians | $11,147,300 | 2,841 | $77,790,194 |
| 4 | The Preacher’s Wife | $10,105,006 | 1,783 | $10,105,006 |
| 5 | Daylight | $5,443,865 | 2,189 | $17,960,565 |
| 6 | Jingle All the Way | $5,018,267 | 2,319 | $44,291,100 |
| 7 | Star Trek: First Contact | $4,794,203 | 2,607 | $78,082,922 |
| 8 | Ransom | $4,011,398 | 1,823 | $118,536,525 |
| 9 | Space Jam | $2,870,580 | 2,232 | $77,059,391 |
| 10 | The English Patient | $2,527,999 | 683 | $16,763,395 |
| 11 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $1,407,094 | 1,533 | $39,460,212 |
| 12 | Romeo+Juliet | $838,116 | 829 | $42,923,021 |
| 13 | Set It Off | $787,223 | 571 | $33,522,726 |
| 14 | Swingers | $256,691 | 113 | $3,511,317 |
| 15 | Shine | $200,205 | 10 | $1,008,917 |
| 16 | That Thing You Do! | $194,885 | 403 | $25,234,828 |
| 17 | Ridicule | $177,693 | 27 | $454,456 |
| 18 | First Kid | $175,157 | 394 | $25,911,952 |
| 19 | Big Night | $168,847 | 129 | $10,766,636 |
| 20 | Secrets & Lies | $162,746 | 75 | $4,985,854 |
| 21 | Sleepers | $160,748 | 246 | $51,825,349 |
| 22 | The Rich Man’s Wife | $150,712 | 357 | $8,449,117 |
| 23 | The Funeral | $112,551 | 66 | $1,082,348 |
| 24 | The Crucible | $112,412 | 3 | $320,927 |
| 25 | Jack | $108,191 | 255 | $58,315,598 |
| 26 | Breaking the Waves | $106,660 | 18 | $578,186 |
| 27 | The First Wives Club | $103,365 | 273 | $101,716,619 |
| 28 | Microcosmos | $92,188 | 37 | $902,515 |
| 29 | Phenomenon | $87,273 | 199 | $104,375,227 |
| 30 | Across The Sea of Time | $77,064 | 6 | $7,468,642 |
| 31 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $76,052 | 121 | $32,221,948 |
| 32 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $71,100 | 191 | $37,687,772 |
| 33 | Michael Collins | $66,824 | 81 | $11,112,454 |
| 34 | Beautiful Thing | $59,979 | 21 | $1,340,702 |
| 35 | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $55,789 | 11 | $316,863 |
| 36 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $47,937 | 116 | $99,266,648 |
| 37 | Bound | $46,194 | 45 | $3,783,498 |
| 38 | Citizen Ruth | $39,692 | 6 | $39,692 |
| 39 | Surviving Picasso | $39,336 | 27 | $1,967,167 |
| Reporting: 39 | $87,044,035 | total | ||