Week Domestic Box Office December 20, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $30,910,239 | 2,190 | $14,114 | $30,910,239 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Jerry Maguire | $23,165,548 | +0% | 2,531 | $9,153 | $46,326,981 | 14 | |
| 3 | (3) | 101 Dalmatians | $14,936,798 | +34% | 2,901 | $5,149 | $92,726,992 | 30 | |
| 4 | (new) | Scream | $12,177,537 | 1,413 | $8,618 | $12,177,537 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (new) | One Fine Day | $11,407,787 | 1,946 | $5,862 | $11,407,787 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (4) | The Preacher’s Wife | $10,489,844 | +4% | 1,989 | $5,274 | $20,594,850 | 14 | |
| 7 | (2) | Mars Attacks! | $8,789,285 | -27% | 1,955 | $4,496 | $20,770,545 | 14 | |
| 8 | (new) | My Fellow Americans | $6,004,356 | 1,915 | $3,135 | $6,004,356 | 7 | ||
| 9 | (6) | Jingle All the Way | $5,965,065 | +19% | 2,112 | $2,824 | $50,256,165 | 35 | |
| 10 | (7) | Star Trek: First Contact | $4,468,550 | -7% | 1,569 | $2,848 | $82,551,472 | 35 | |
| 11 | (5) | Daylight | $4,314,580 | -21% | 1,990 | $2,168 | $22,275,145 | 21 | |
| 12 | (8) | Ransom | $3,422,938 | -15% | 1,326 | $2,581 | $121,959,463 | 49 | |
| 13 | (10) | The English Patient | $3,335,282 | +32% | 612 | $5,450 | $20,098,677 | 42 | |
| 14 | (9) | Space Jam | $2,750,344 | -4% | 1,579 | $1,742 | $79,809,735 | 42 | |
| 15 | (24) | The Crucible | $1,216,068 | +982% | 137 | $8,876 | $1,536,995 | 28 | |
| 16 | (15) | Shine | $931,561 | +365% | 10 | $93,156 | $1,940,478 | 35 | |
| 17 | (27) | The First Wives Club | $905,974 | +776% | 712 | $1,272 | $102,622,593 | 98 | |
| 18 | (11) | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $565,442 | -60% | 642 | $881 | $40,025,654 | 42 | |
| 19 | (12) | Romeo+Juliet | $506,548 | -40% | 472 | $1,073 | $43,429,569 | 56 | |
| 20 | (13) | Set It Off | $426,934 | -46% | 260 | $1,642 | $33,949,660 | 51 | |
| 21 | (-) | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $414,896 | 561 | $740 | $21,540,082 | 84 | ||
| 22 | (-) | Fly Away Home | $398,628 | 409 | $975 | $24,138,985 | 105 | ||
| 23 | (new) | Ghosts of Mississippi | $328,534 | 21 | $15,644 | $328,534 | 7 | ||
| 24 | (36) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $327,710 | +584% | 410 | $799 | $99,594,358 | 189 | |
| 25 | (21) | Sleepers | $313,086 | +95% | 499 | $627 | $52,138,435 | 70 | |
| 26 | (31) | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $271,952 | +258% | 361 | $753 | $32,493,900 | 77 | |
| 27 | (14) | Swingers | $248,673 | -3% | 65 | $3,826 | $3,759,990 | 70 | |
| 28 | (26) | Breaking the Waves | $216,002 | +103% | 40 | $5,400 | $794,188 | 44 | |
| 29 | (20) | Secrets & Lies | $212,094 | +30% | 62 | $3,421 | $5,197,948 | 90 | |
| 30 | (17) | Ridicule | $178,072 | +0% | 31 | $5,744 | $632,528 | 28 | |
| 31 | (19) | Big Night | $168,301 | 0% | 80 | $2,104 | $10,934,937 | 98 | |
| 32 | (16) | That Thing You Do! | $133,878 | -31% | 165 | $811 | $25,368,706 | 84 | |
| 33 | (18) | First Kid | $128,492 | -27% | 191 | $673 | $26,040,444 | 119 | |
| 34 | (30) | Across The Sea of Time | $114,649 | +49% | 6 | $19,108 | $7,583,291 | 434 | |
| 35 | (-) | Marvin's Room | $107,825 | 6 | $17,971 | $123,365 | 9 | ||
| 36 | (-) | La cérémonie | $96,584 | 6 | $16,097 | $96,584 | 9 | ||
| 37 | (28) | Microcosmos | $91,172 | -1% | 32 | $2,849 | $993,687 | 77 | |
| 38 | (25) | Jack | $80,326 | -26% | 136 | $591 | $58,395,924 | 140 | |
| 39 | (35) | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $61,344 | +10% | 10 | $6,134 | $378,207 | 49 | |
| 40 | (29) | Phenomenon | $49,634 | -43% | 93 | $534 | $104,424,861 | 175 | |
| 41 | (22) | The Rich Man’s Wife | $36,168 | -76% | 71 | $509 | $8,485,285 | 105 | |
| 42 | (-) | High School High | $34,109 | 66 | $517 | $20,546,185 | 63 | ||
| Reporting movies: 42 | $150,702,809 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $30,910,239 | 2,190 | $30,910,239 |
| 2 | Jerry Maguire | $23,165,548 | 2,531 | $46,326,981 |
| 3 | 101 Dalmatians | $14,936,798 | 2,901 | $92,726,992 |
| 4 | Scream | $12,177,537 | 1,413 | $12,177,537 |
| 5 | One Fine Day | $11,407,787 | 1,946 | $11,407,787 |
| 6 | The Preacher’s Wife | $10,489,844 | 1,989 | $20,594,850 |
| 7 | Mars Attacks! | $8,789,285 | 1,955 | $20,770,545 |
| 8 | My Fellow Americans | $6,004,356 | 1,915 | $6,004,356 |
| 9 | Jingle All the Way | $5,965,065 | 2,112 | $50,256,165 |
| 10 | Star Trek: First Contact | $4,468,550 | 1,569 | $82,551,472 |
| 11 | Daylight | $4,314,580 | 1,990 | $22,275,145 |
| 12 | Ransom | $3,422,938 | 1,326 | $121,959,463 |
| 13 | The English Patient | $3,335,282 | 612 | $20,098,677 |
| 14 | Space Jam | $2,750,344 | 1,579 | $79,809,735 |
| 15 | The Crucible | $1,216,068 | 137 | $1,536,995 |
| 16 | Shine | $931,561 | 10 | $1,940,478 |
| 17 | The First Wives Club | $905,974 | 712 | $102,622,593 |
| 18 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $565,442 | 642 | $40,025,654 |
| 19 | Romeo+Juliet | $506,548 | 472 | $43,429,569 |
| 20 | Set It Off | $426,934 | 260 | $33,949,660 |
| 21 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $414,896 | 561 | $21,540,082 |
| 22 | Fly Away Home | $398,628 | 409 | $24,138,985 |
| 23 | Ghosts of Mississippi | $328,534 | 21 | $328,534 |
| 24 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $327,710 | 410 | $99,594,358 |
| 25 | Sleepers | $313,086 | 499 | $52,138,435 |
| 26 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $271,952 | 361 | $32,493,900 |
| 27 | Swingers | $248,673 | 65 | $3,759,990 |
| 28 | Breaking the Waves | $216,002 | 40 | $794,188 |
| 29 | Secrets & Lies | $212,094 | 62 | $5,197,948 |
| 30 | Ridicule | $178,072 | 31 | $632,528 |
| 31 | Big Night | $168,301 | 80 | $10,934,937 |
| 32 | That Thing You Do! | $133,878 | 165 | $25,368,706 |
| 33 | First Kid | $128,492 | 191 | $26,040,444 |
| 34 | Across The Sea of Time | $114,649 | 6 | $7,583,291 |
| 35 | Marvin's Room | $107,825 | 6 | $123,365 |
| 36 | La cérémonie | $96,584 | 6 | $96,584 |
| 37 | Microcosmos | $91,172 | 32 | $993,687 |
| 38 | Jack | $80,326 | 136 | $58,395,924 |
| 39 | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $61,344 | 10 | $378,207 |
| 40 | Phenomenon | $49,634 | 93 | $104,424,861 |
| 41 | The Rich Man’s Wife | $36,168 | 71 | $8,485,285 |
| 42 | High School High | $34,109 | 66 | $20,546,185 |
| Reporting: 42 | $150,702,809 | total | ||