1996 Top-Grossing Movies Worldwide
This chart ranks movies by their total cumulative worldwide box office earnings for movies released in 1996. Each movie is ranked by its total gross across all years it played, not just earnings during 1996.
| Rank | Movie | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence Day | $817,400,878 | $306,169,255 | $511,231,623 | 37.5% |
| 2 | Twister | $499,230,797 | $245,219,182 | $254,011,615 | 49.1% |
| 3 | Mission: Impossible | $457,697,994 | $180,981,886 | $276,716,108 | 39.5% |
| 4 | The Rock | $336,069,511 | $134,069,511 | $202,000,000 | 39.9% |
| 5 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $325,500,000 | $100,138,851 | $225,361,149 | 30.8% |
| 6 | Ransom | $308,700,000 | $136,492,681 | $172,207,319 | 44.2% |
| 7 | 101 Dalmatians | $304,200,000 | $136,189,294 | $168,010,706 | 44.8% |
| 8 | The Nutty Professor | $273,814,019 | $128,814,019 | $145,000,000 | 47.0% |
| 9 | Jerry Maguire | $273,552,592 | $153,952,592 | $119,600,000 | 56.3% |
| 10 | Space Jam | $250,180,384 | $90,463,534 | $159,716,850 | 36.2% |
| 11 | Eraser | $234,400,000 | $101,295,562 | $133,104,438 | 43.2% |
| 12 | The English Patient | $231,709,982 | $78,716,374 | $152,993,608 | 34.0% |
| 13 | The Birdcage | $181,760,553 | $124,060,553 | $57,700,000 | 68.3% |
| 14 | The First Wives Club | $181,489,203 | $105,489,203 | $76,000,000 | 58.1% |
| 15 | Scream | $173,046,640 | $103,046,663 | $69,999,977 | 59.5% |
| 16 | Sleepers | $165,600,852 | $53,300,852 | $112,300,000 | 32.2% |
| 17 | Daylight | $158,908,290 | $32,908,290 | $126,000,000 | 20.7% |
| 18 | A Time to Kill | $152,266,007 | $108,766,007 | $43,500,000 | 71.4% |
| 19 | Phenomenon | $152,036,382 | $104,636,382 | $47,400,000 | 68.8% |
| 20 | Evita | $151,947,179 | $50,047,179 | $101,900,000 | 32.9% |
| 21 | Star Trek: First Contact | $150,000,000 | $92,027,888 | $57,972,112 | 61.4% |
| 22 | Broken Arrow | $148,345,997 | $70,645,997 | $77,700,000 | 47.6% |
| 23 | Romeo+Juliet | $147,542,381 | $46,338,728 | $101,203,653 | 31.4% |
| 24 | Jingle All the Way | $129,832,389 | $60,592,389 | $69,240,000 | 46.7% |
| 25 | Executive Decision | $122,079,192 | $56,679,192 | $65,400,000 | 46.4% |
| 26 | Michael | $119,745,070 | $95,345,070 | $24,400,000 | 79.6% |
| 27 | Striptease | $113,309,743 | $33,109,743 | $80,200,000 | 29.2% |
| 28 | Dragonheart | $104,364,680 | $51,364,680 | $53,000,000 | 49.2% |
| 29 | The Cable Guy | $102,825,796 | $60,240,295 | $42,585,501 | 58.6% |
| 30 | Primal Fear | $102,573,633 | $56,073,633 | $46,500,000 | 54.7% |
| 31 | Mars Attacks! | $101,371,017 | $37,771,017 | $63,600,000 | 37.3% |
| 32 | Courage Under Fire | $100,833,145 | $59,003,384 | $41,829,761 | 58.5% |
| 33 | Up Close & Personal | $100,645,801 | $51,045,801 | $49,600,000 | 50.7% |
| 34 | Les Visiteurs | $98,754,000 | $659,000 | $98,095,000 | 0.7% |
| 35 | Tin Cup | $75,854,588 | $53,854,588 | $22,000,000 | 71.0% |
| 36 | Trainspotting | $71,548,935 | $16,501,785 | $55,047,150 | 23.1% |
| 37 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do Ameri… | $63,118,386 | $63,118,386 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 38 | Chain Reaction | $60,209,334 | $21,226,204 | $38,983,130 | 35.3% |
| 39 | Jack | $58,617,334 | $58,617,334 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 40 | The Preacher’s Wife | $56,432,646 | $48,102,795 | $8,329,851 | 85.2% |
| 41 | The Craft | $55,669,466 | $24,769,466 | $30,900,000 | 44.5% |
| 42 | Maximum Risk | $51,702,929 | $14,102,929 | $37,600,000 | 27.3% |
| 43 | Fargo | $51,201,871 | $24,567,751 | $26,634,120 | 48.0% |
| 44 | One Fine Day | $46,169,663 | $46,169,663 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 45 | Happy Gilmore | $41,442,197 | $39,061,245 | $2,380,952 | 94.3% |
| 46 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $41,267,469 | $41,267,469 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 47 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $38,564,422 | $38,564,422 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 48 | Muppet Treasure Island | $38,512,506 | $34,327,391 | $4,185,115 | 89.1% |
| 49 | Sgt. Bilko | $37,956,589 | $30,356,589 | $7,600,000 | 80.0% |
| 50 | Emma | $37,831,658 | $22,231,658 | $15,600,000 | 58.8% |
| 51 | The Adventures of Pinocchio | $36,682,170 | $15,382,170 | $21,300,000 | 41.9% |
| 52 | Shine | $36,675,932 | $35,811,509 | $864,423 | 97.6% |
| 53 | Fly Away Home | $36,469,322 | $25,143,818 | $11,325,504 | 68.9% |
| 54 | The Glimmer Man | $36,404,841 | $20,404,841 | $16,000,000 | 56.0% |
| 55 | Rumble in the Bronx | $36,238,752 | $32,281,907 | $3,956,845 | 89.1% |
| 56 | Set It Off | $36,049,108 | $36,049,108 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 57 | A Thin Line Between Love & Ha… | $34,873,513 | $34,873,513 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 58 | Everyone Says I Love You | $34,600,000 | $9,725,847 | $24,874,153 | 28.1% |
| 59 | That Thing You Do! | $34,557,416 | $25,857,416 | $8,700,000 | 74.8% |
| 60 | Sling Blade | $34,175,000 | $24,475,416 | $9,699,584 | 71.6% |
| 61 | The Truth About Cats & Dogs | $34,084,531 | $34,084,531 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 62 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $33,447,673 | $33,447,612 | $61 | 100.0% |
| 63 | Matilda | $33,098,885 | $33,098,222 | $663 | 100.0% |
| 64 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in Sa… | $32,709,423 | $32,709,423 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 65 | Black Sheep | $32,330,354 | $32,330,354 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 66 | Kingpin | $32,223,424 | $25,023,424 | $7,200,000 | 77.7% |
| 67 | Eddie | $31,369,401 | $31,369,401 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 68 | Flipper | $30,593,313 | $20,080,020 | $10,513,293 | 65.6% |
| 69 | James and the Giant Peach | $28,921,797 | $28,921,264 | $533 | 100.0% |
| 70 | Michael Collins | $27,798,183 | $11,317,898 | $16,480,285 | 40.7% |
| 71 | The Island of Dr. Moreau | $27,682,712 | $27,682,712 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 72 | Spy Hard | $26,936,265 | $26,936,265 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 73 | Eye for an Eye | $26,792,700 | $26,792,700 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 74 | Harriet the Spy | $26,570,048 | $26,570,048 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 75 | First Kid | $26,465,920 | $26,465,920 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 76 | From Dusk Till Dawn | $25,737,809 | $25,728,961 | $8,848 | 100.0% |
| 77 | Down Periscope | $25,723,977 | $25,723,977 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 78 | Escape from L.A. | $25,426,861 | $25,426,861 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 79 | In Love and War | $25,372,294 | $14,481,231 | $10,891,063 | 57.1% |
| 80 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $22,936,273 | $22,936,273 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 81 | The Juror | $22,730,924 | $22,730,924 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 82 | My Fellow Americans | $22,331,846 | $22,331,846 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 83 | Bulletproof | $22,230,840 | $21,195,840 | $1,035,000 | 95.3% |
| 84 | The Quest | $21,607,190 | $21,607,190 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 85 | A Very Brady Sequel | $21,443,204 | $21,443,204 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 86 | High School High | $20,995,023 | $20,995,023 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 87 | Fear | $20,694,623 | $20,694,623 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 88 | City Hall | $20,278,055 | $20,278,055 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 89 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $20,224,840 | $20,224,840 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 90 | Multiplicity | $20,133,326 | $20,133,326 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 91 | Fled | $19,892,205 | $17,192,205 | $2,700,000 | 86.4% |
| 92 | Don’t Be a Menace to South Ce… | $19,674,813 | $19,674,813 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 93 | Mother | $19,174,217 | $19,174,217 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 94 | Bed of Roses | $18,972,237 | $18,972,237 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 95 | Kazaam | $18,880,508 | $18,880,508 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 96 | The Fan | $18,582,965 | $18,582,965 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 97 | Last Man Standing | $18,149,997 | $18,115,927 | $34,070 | 99.8% |
| 98 | The Crow: City of Angels | $17,897,671 | $17,897,671 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 99 | Extreme Measures | $17,378,193 | $17,378,193 | $0 | 100.0% |
| 100 | The Phantom | $17,220,599 | $17,220,599 | $0 | 100.0% |