Week Domestic Box Office December 27, 1996
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (-) | Michael | $30,395,153 | 2,141 | $14,197 | $40,588,638 | 9 | ||
| 2 | (2) | Jerry Maguire | $24,649,229 | +6% | 2,531 | $9,739 | $70,976,210 | 21 | |
| 3 | (3) | 101 Dalmatians | $21,719,166 | +45% | 2,901 | $7,487 | $114,446,158 | 37 | |
| 4 | (1) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $17,483,763 | -43% | 2,379 | $7,349 | $48,394,002 | 14 | |
| 5 | (4) | Scream | $16,891,105 | +39% | 1,450 | $11,649 | $29,068,642 | 14 | |
| 6 | (5) | One Fine Day | $14,620,251 | +28% | 1,975 | $7,403 | $26,028,038 | 14 | |
| 7 | (6) | The Preacher’s Wife | $13,135,192 | +25% | 2,008 | $6,541 | $33,730,042 | 21 | |
| 8 | (7) | Mars Attacks! | $9,575,642 | +9% | 1,955 | $4,898 | $30,346,187 | 21 | |
| 9 | (8) | My Fellow Americans | $8,669,905 | +44% | 1,915 | $4,527 | $14,674,261 | 14 | |
| 10 | (-) | The Evening Star | $5,886,693 | 1,265 | $4,654 | $7,852,697 | 9 | ||
| 11 | (9) | Jingle All the Way | $5,381,193 | -10% | 1,723 | $3,123 | $55,637,358 | 42 | |
| 12 | (13) | The English Patient | $5,175,992 | +55% | 582 | $8,893 | $25,274,669 | 49 | |
| 13 | (11) | Daylight | $5,033,270 | +17% | 1,707 | $2,949 | $27,308,415 | 28 | |
| 14 | (12) | Ransom | $4,959,621 | +45% | 1,171 | $4,235 | $126,919,084 | 56 | |
| 15 | (10) | Star Trek: First Contact | $4,816,716 | +8% | 1,019 | $4,727 | $87,368,188 | 42 | |
| 16 | (14) | Space Jam | $4,233,746 | +54% | 1,379 | $3,070 | $84,043,481 | 49 | |
| 17 | (16) | Shine | $3,139,730 | +237% | 207 | $15,168 | $5,080,208 | 42 | |
| 18 | (15) | The Crucible | $1,796,126 | +48% | 143 | $12,560 | $3,333,121 | 35 | |
| 19 | (17) | The First Wives Club | $1,408,565 | +55% | 712 | $1,978 | $104,031,158 | 105 | |
| 20 | (-) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $1,146,522 | 16 | $71,658 | $1,146,522 | 9 | ||
| 21 | (-) | Evita | $1,021,722 | 2 | $510,861 | $1,161,077 | 9 | ||
| 22 | (29) | Secrets & Lies | $817,356 | +285% | 69 | $11,846 | $6,015,304 | 97 | |
| 23 | (19) | Romeo+Juliet | $765,018 | +51% | 471 | $1,624 | $44,194,587 | 63 | |
| 24 | (-) | Lone Star | $716,168 | 12 | $59,681 | $12,889,075 | 196 | ||
| 25 | (30) | Ridicule | $713,511 | +301% | 72 | $9,910 | $1,346,039 | 35 | |
| 26 | (21) | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $676,445 | +63% | 551 | $1,228 | $22,216,527 | 91 | |
| 27 | (18) | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $549,949 | -3% | 540 | $1,018 | $40,575,603 | 49 | |
| 28 | (25) | Sleepers | $540,546 | +73% | 499 | $1,083 | $52,678,981 | 77 | |
| 29 | (20) | Set It Off | $487,181 | +14% | 165 | $2,953 | $34,436,841 | 58 | |
| 30 | (24) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $452,086 | +38% | 333 | $1,358 | $100,046,444 | 196 | |
| 31 | (23) | Ghosts of Mississippi | $437,452 | +33% | 21 | $20,831 | $765,986 | 14 | |
| 32 | (26) | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $417,732 | +54% | 401 | $1,042 | $32,911,632 | 84 | |
| 33 | (28) | Breaking the Waves | $354,298 | +64% | 45 | $7,873 | $1,148,486 | 51 | |
| 34 | (-) | Mother | $276,973 | 6 | $46,162 | $367,312 | 9 | ||
| 35 | (37) | Microcosmos | $270,036 | +196% | 33 | $8,183 | $1,263,723 | 84 | |
| 36 | (31) | Big Night | $261,169 | +55% | 0 | – | $11,196,106 | 105 | |
| 37 | (42) | High School High | $234,168 | +587% | 402 | $583 | $20,780,353 | 70 | |
| 38 | (22) | Fly Away Home | $231,729 | -42% | 326 | $711 | $24,370,714 | 112 | |
| 39 | (34) | Across The Sea of Time | $221,733 | +93% | 6 | $36,956 | $7,805,024 | 441 | |
| 40 | (-) | The Portrait of a Lady | $218,850 | 7 | $31,264 | $245,836 | 10 | ||
| 41 | (27) | Swingers | $199,193 | -20% | 34 | $5,859 | $3,959,183 | 77 | |
| 42 | (-) | Hamlet | $198,864 | 3 | $66,288 | $256,501 | 9 | ||
| 43 | (32) | That Thing You Do! | $182,572 | +36% | 124 | $1,472 | $25,551,278 | 91 | |
| 44 | (33) | First Kid | $175,662 | +37% | 146 | $1,203 | $26,216,106 | 126 | |
| 45 | (-) | Some Mother's Son | $169,750 | 14 | $12,125 | $195,544 | 9 | ||
| 46 | (36) | La cérémonie | $162,513 | +68% | 6 | $27,086 | $259,097 | 16 | |
| 47 | (-) | Thieves | $143,756 | 9 | $15,973 | $167,368 | 9 | ||
| 48 | (38) | Jack | $108,461 | +35% | 91 | $1,192 | $58,504,385 | 147 | |
| 49 | (39) | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $108,388 | +77% | 23 | $4,713 | $486,595 | 56 | |
| 50 | (-) | The Whole Wide World | $98,852 | 9 | $10,984 | $111,415 | 16 | ||
| 51 | (35) | Marvin's Room | $97,132 | -10% | 6 | $16,189 | $220,497 | 16 | |
| 52 | (-) | Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation | $81,599 | 17 | $4,800 | $917,144 | 272 | ||
| 53 | (40) | Phenomenon | $75,628 | +52% | 63 | $1,200 | $104,500,489 | 182 | |
| 54 | (41) | The Rich Man’s Wife | $36,851 | +2% | 34 | $1,084 | $8,522,136 | 112 | |
| 55 | (-) | I'm Not Rappaport | $34,593 | 3 | $11,531 | $42,611 | 9 | ||
| Reporting movies: 55 | $211,655,516 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | $30,395,153 | 2,141 | $40,588,638 |
| 2 | Jerry Maguire | $24,649,229 | 2,531 | $70,976,210 |
| 3 | 101 Dalmatians | $21,719,166 | 2,901 | $114,446,158 |
| 4 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $17,483,763 | 2,379 | $48,394,002 |
| 5 | Scream | $16,891,105 | 1,450 | $29,068,642 |
| 6 | One Fine Day | $14,620,251 | 1,975 | $26,028,038 |
| 7 | The Preacher’s Wife | $13,135,192 | 2,008 | $33,730,042 |
| 8 | Mars Attacks! | $9,575,642 | 1,955 | $30,346,187 |
| 9 | My Fellow Americans | $8,669,905 | 1,915 | $14,674,261 |
| 10 | The Evening Star | $5,886,693 | 1,265 | $7,852,697 |
| 11 | Jingle All the Way | $5,381,193 | 1,723 | $55,637,358 |
| 12 | The English Patient | $5,175,992 | 582 | $25,274,669 |
| 13 | Daylight | $5,033,270 | 1,707 | $27,308,415 |
| 14 | Ransom | $4,959,621 | 1,171 | $126,919,084 |
| 15 | Star Trek: First Contact | $4,816,716 | 1,019 | $87,368,188 |
| 16 | Space Jam | $4,233,746 | 1,379 | $84,043,481 |
| 17 | Shine | $3,139,730 | 207 | $5,080,208 |
| 18 | The Crucible | $1,796,126 | 143 | $3,333,121 |
| 19 | The First Wives Club | $1,408,565 | 712 | $104,031,158 |
| 20 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $1,146,522 | 16 | $1,146,522 |
| 21 | Evita | $1,021,722 | 2 | $1,161,077 |
| 22 | Secrets & Lies | $817,356 | 69 | $6,015,304 |
| 23 | Romeo+Juliet | $765,018 | 471 | $44,194,587 |
| 24 | Lone Star | $716,168 | 12 | $12,889,075 |
| 25 | Ridicule | $713,511 | 72 | $1,346,039 |
| 26 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $676,445 | 551 | $22,216,527 |
| 27 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $549,949 | 540 | $40,575,603 |
| 28 | Sleepers | $540,546 | 499 | $52,678,981 |
| 29 | Set It Off | $487,181 | 165 | $34,436,841 |
| 30 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $452,086 | 333 | $100,046,444 |
| 31 | Ghosts of Mississippi | $437,452 | 21 | $765,986 |
| 32 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $417,732 | 401 | $32,911,632 |
| 33 | Breaking the Waves | $354,298 | 45 | $1,148,486 |
| 34 | Mother | $276,973 | 6 | $367,312 |
| 35 | Microcosmos | $270,036 | 33 | $1,263,723 |
| 36 | Big Night | $261,169 | 0 | $11,196,106 |
| 37 | High School High | $234,168 | 402 | $20,780,353 |
| 38 | Fly Away Home | $231,729 | 326 | $24,370,714 |
| 39 | Across The Sea of Time | $221,733 | 6 | $7,805,024 |
| 40 | The Portrait of a Lady | $218,850 | 7 | $245,836 |
| 41 | Swingers | $199,193 | 34 | $3,959,183 |
| 42 | Hamlet | $198,864 | 3 | $256,501 |
| 43 | That Thing You Do! | $182,572 | 124 | $25,551,278 |
| 44 | First Kid | $175,662 | 146 | $26,216,106 |
| 45 | Some Mother's Son | $169,750 | 14 | $195,544 |
| 46 | La cérémonie | $162,513 | 6 | $259,097 |
| 47 | Thieves | $143,756 | 9 | $167,368 |
| 48 | Jack | $108,461 | 91 | $58,504,385 |
| 49 | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $108,388 | 23 | $486,595 |
| 50 | The Whole Wide World | $98,852 | 9 | $111,415 |
| 51 | Marvin's Room | $97,132 | 6 | $220,497 |
| 52 | Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation | $81,599 | 17 | $917,144 |
| 53 | Phenomenon | $75,628 | 63 | $104,500,489 |
| 54 | The Rich Man’s Wife | $36,851 | 34 | $8,522,136 |
| 55 | I'm Not Rappaport | $34,593 | 3 | $42,611 |
| Reporting: 55 | $211,655,516 | total | ||