1996 Weekly Box Office Records

This chart shows the highest-grossing weeks at the domestic box office for 1996.

Rank	Date	Movie	Weekly Gross	Theaters	Per-Theater Average	Total Gross	Days in Release
1	Nov 1, 1996	A Time to Kill	$86,862,287	802	$108,307	$108,038,788	107
2	Jul 5, 1996	Independence Day	$79,196,019	2,882	$27,480	$125,070,007	9
3	May 24, 1996	Mission: Impossible	$67,430,528	3,012	$22,387	$85,525,346	9
4	Mar 22, 1996	Mr. Holland’s Opus	$62,733,924	1,491	$42,075	$73,583,626	91
5	May 10, 1996	Twister	$57,982,084	2,414	$24,019	$57,982,084	7
6	Jul 12, 1996	Independence Day	$52,659,545	2,908	$18,109	$177,729,552	16
7	May 17, 1996	Twister	$49,020,368	2,785	$17,602	$107,002,452	14
8	Nov 8, 1996	Ransom	$44,769,760	2,676	$16,730	$44,769,760	7
9	May 24, 1996	Twister	$44,758,485	2,808	$15,940	$151,760,937	21
10	Nov 29, 1996	101 Dalmatians	$38,177,102	2,794	$13,664	$49,746,556	9
11	Jun 7, 1996	The Rock	$37,554,724	2,392	$15,700	$37,554,724	7
12	Jun 21, 1996	Eraser	$36,423,776	2,410	$15,114	$36,423,776	7
13	Nov 22, 1996	Star Trek: First Contact	$35,366,287	2,812	$12,577	$35,366,287	7
14	Jul 5, 1996	The Nutty Professor	$34,016,140	2,138	$15,910	$68,014,555	14
15	Jun 28, 1996	The Nutty Professor	$33,998,415	2,115	$16,075	$33,998,415	7
16	Jul 5, 1996	Phenomenon	$33,358,201	1,637	$20,378	$33,358,201	7
17	Jun 21, 1996	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	$32,795,950	2,778	$11,806	$32,795,950	7
18	Nov 15, 1996	Space Jam	$32,059,155	2,650	$12,098	$32,059,155	7
19	Jul 19, 1996	Independence Day	$31,586,244	2,972	$10,628	$209,315,796	23
20	Dec 20, 1996	Beavis and Butt-Head Do Ameri…	$30,910,239	2,190	$14,114	$30,910,239	7
21	May 31, 1996	Mission: Impossible	$30,636,451	3,012	$10,171	$116,161,797	16
22	Dec 27, 1996	Michael	$30,395,153	2,141	$14,197	$40,588,638	9
23	Jun 14, 1996	The Cable Guy	$30,321,573	2,657	$11,412	$30,321,573	7
24	Nov 29, 1996	Star Trek: First Contact	$29,170,125	2,812	$10,373	$64,536,412	14
25	Jun 14, 1996	The Rock	$28,751,930	2,415	$11,906	$66,306,654	14
26	Nov 15, 1996	Ransom	$27,791,012	2,757	$10,080	$72,560,772	14
27	Jul 26, 1996	Independence Day	$27,562,011	2,977	$9,258	$236,877,807	30
28	Sep 20, 1996	The First Wives Club	$26,470,210	1,922	$13,772	$26,470,210	7
29	Mar 8, 1996	The Birdcage	$25,302,526	1,950	$12,976	$25,302,526	7
30	Dec 27, 1996	Jerry Maguire	$24,649,229	2,531	$9,739	$70,976,210	21
31	May 31, 1996	Twister	$23,610,171	2,808	$8,408	$175,371,108	28
32	Jul 26, 1996	A Time to Kill	$23,431,897	2,123	$11,037	$28,237,009	9
33	Dec 20, 1996	Jerry Maguire	$23,165,548	2,531	$9,153	$46,326,981	14
34	Dec 13, 1996	Jerry Maguire	$23,161,433	2,531	$9,151	$23,161,433	7
35	Jan 26, 1996	Casino	$22,277,531	465	$47,909	$40,891,970	72
36	Mar 15, 1996	The Birdcage	$22,004,742	2,236	$9,841	$47,307,268	14
37	Dec 27, 1996	101 Dalmatians	$21,719,166	2,901	$7,487	$114,446,158	37
38	Jun 28, 1996	Eraser	$21,179,695	2,556	$8,286	$57,603,471	14
39	Jun 21, 1996	The Rock	$21,008,753	2,426	$8,660	$87,315,407	21
40	Sep 27, 1996	The First Wives Club	$21,003,850	2,312	$9,085	$47,474,060	14
41	Feb 9, 1996	Broken Arrow	$20,350,691	2,388	$8,522	$20,350,691	7
42	Jun 7, 1996	Mission: Impossible	$20,277,542	3,012	$6,732	$136,439,339	23
43	Aug 2, 1996	A Time to Kill	$20,197,020	2,253	$8,965	$48,434,029	16
44	Jul 12, 1996	Phenomenon	$20,005,324	1,973	$10,140	$53,363,525	14
45	May 31, 1996	Dragonheart	$19,862,765	2,130	$9,325	$19,862,765	7
46	Nov 29, 1996	Ransom	$19,628,785	2,588	$7,585	$107,418,055	28
47	Jul 5, 1996	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	$19,215,611	2,835	$6,778	$70,548,789	21
48	Nov 29, 1996	Jingle All the Way	$18,888,520	2,404	$7,857	$32,487,034	14
49	Nov 29, 1996	Space Jam	$18,811,392	2,650	$7,099	$68,815,446	21
50	Jan 5, 1996	12 Monkeys	$18,798,855	1,533	$12,263	$19,162,244	16
51	Jun 28, 1996	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	$18,537,228	2,778	$6,673	$51,333,178	14
52	Aug 9, 1996	Jack	$18,283,999	1,710	$10,692	$18,283,999	7
53	Jul 12, 1996	The Nutty Professor	$18,070,640	2,178	$8,297	$86,085,195	21
54	Jul 12, 1996	Courage Under Fire	$18,013,262	1,986	$9,070	$18,013,262	7
55	Nov 22, 1996	Space Jam	$17,944,899	2,650	$6,772	$50,004,054	14
56	Dec 27, 1996	Beavis and Butt-Head Do Ameri…	$17,483,763	2,379	$7,349	$48,394,002	14
57	Mar 22, 1996	The Birdcage	$17,214,261	2,236	$7,699	$64,521,529	21
58	Jul 5, 1996	Eraser	$16,960,714	2,556	$6,636	$74,564,185	21
59	Jun 7, 1996	Twister	$16,934,674	2,808	$6,031	$192,305,782	35
60	Dec 6, 1996	101 Dalmatians	$16,896,338	2,812	$6,009	$66,642,894	16
61	Dec 27, 1996	Scream	$16,891,105	1,450	$11,649	$29,068,642	14
62	Oct 18, 1996	Sleepers	$16,746,377	1,915	$8,745	$16,746,377	7
63	Mar 15, 1996	Executive Decision	$16,271,413	2,232	$7,290	$16,271,413	7
64	Nov 15, 1996	The Mirror Has Two Faces	$16,083,022	2,489	$6,462	$16,083,022	7
65	Feb 16, 1996	Broken Arrow	$16,048,073	2,392	$6,709	$36,398,764	14
66	Aug 9, 1996	A Time to Kill	$16,039,688	2,313	$6,935	$64,473,717	23
67	Oct 4, 1996	The First Wives Club	$15,461,963	2,312	$6,688	$62,936,023	21
68	Jun 21, 1996	The Cable Guy	$15,322,072	2,657	$5,767	$45,643,645	14
69	Nov 22, 1996	Ransom	$15,228,498	2,768	$5,502	$87,789,270	21
70	Jun 28, 1996	Striptease	$15,188,483	1,970	$7,710	$15,188,483	7
71	Aug 16, 1996	Tin Cup	$15,110,378	2,012	$7,510	$15,110,378	7
72	Dec 20, 1996	101 Dalmatians	$14,936,798	2,901	$5,149	$92,726,992	30
73	Dec 27, 1996	One Fine Day	$14,620,251	1,975	$7,403	$26,028,038	14
74	Nov 1, 1996	Romeo+Juliet	$14,512,210	1,276	$11,373	$14,512,210	7
75	Mar 1, 1996	Up Close & Personal	$14,222,896	1,506	$9,444	$14,222,896	7
76	Aug 2, 1996	Matilda	$13,921,188	1,975	$7,049	$13,921,188	7
77	Mar 29, 1996	The Birdcage	$13,863,301	2,236	$6,200	$78,384,830	28
78	Jan 12, 1996	12 Monkeys	$13,787,140	1,582	$8,715	$32,949,384	23
79	Apr 5, 1996	Primal Fear	$13,691,089	1,983	$6,904	$15,712,347	7
80	Jun 28, 1996	The Rock	$13,598,763	2,409	$5,645	$100,914,170	28
81	Nov 22, 1996	Jingle All the Way	$13,598,514	2,401	$5,664	$13,598,514	7
82	Jun 14, 1996	Mission: Impossible	$13,351,371	2,863	$4,663	$149,790,710	30
83	Aug 16, 1996	Jack	$13,340,106	2,172	$6,142	$31,624,105	14
84	Jan 19, 1996	From Dusk Till Dawn	$13,198,212	2,004	$6,586	$13,198,212	7
85	Dec 27, 1996	The Preacher’s Wife	$13,135,192	2,008	$6,541	$33,730,042	21
86	Aug 9, 1996	Independence Day	$13,077,436	2,589	$5,051	$261,152,823	44
87	Aug 9, 1996	Escape from L.A.	$12,858,407	2,312	$5,562	$12,858,407	7
88	Aug 23, 1996	Tin Cup	$12,827,196	2,084	$6,155	$27,937,574	14
89	Apr 5, 1996	A Thin Line Between Love & Ha…	$12,811,951	1,131	$11,328	$15,436,243	9
90	Feb 2, 1996	Black Sheep	$12,791,995	2,045	$6,255	$12,791,995	7
91	Oct 25, 1996	Sleepers	$12,786,979	2,080	$6,148	$29,533,356	14
92	Oct 11, 1996	The Ghost and the Darkness	$12,733,393	2,142	$5,945	$12,733,393	7
93	Mar 22, 1996	Executive Decision	$12,614,247	2,289	$5,511	$28,885,660	14
94	Jul 19, 1996	Phenomenon	$12,600,227	2,016	$6,250	$65,963,752	21
95	Apr 5, 1996	The Birdcage	$12,595,783	2,236	$5,633	$90,980,613	35
96	Oct 11, 1996	The Long Kiss Goodnight	$12,593,975	2,247	$5,605	$12,593,975	7
97	Jun 14, 1996	Twister	$12,561,842	2,808	$4,474	$204,867,624	42
98	Dec 6, 1996	Daylight	$12,516,700	2,175	$5,755	$12,516,700	7
99	May 24, 1996	Spy Hard	$12,496,247	2,286	$5,466	$12,496,247	7
100	Oct 11, 1996	The First Wives Club	$12,481,530	2,406	$5,188	$75,417,553	28