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Box Office Performance for Sony Pictures Movies in 1996

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RankMovieRelease
Date
GenreMPAA
Rating
1996 GrossTickets Sold
1 Jerry Maguire Dec 13, 1996 Romantic Comedy R $83,338,125 18,854,779
2 The Cable Guy Jun 14, 1996 Black Comedy PG-13 $60,240,295 13,629,026
3 Jumanji Dec 15, 1995 Adventure PG $42,609,673 9,640,197
4 The Mirror Has Two Faces Nov 15, 1996 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $40,767,613 9,223,441
5 Sense and Sensibility Dec 11, 1995 Drama PG $38,628,080 8,739,384
6 Striptease Jun 28, 1996 Black Comedy R $33,109,743 7,490,892
7 Matilda Aug 2, 1996 Comedy PG $33,098,222 7,488,285
8 Fly Away Home Sep 13, 1996 Drama PG $25,054,202 5,668,371
9 The Craft May 3, 1996 Horror R $24,769,466 5,603,951
10 The Juror Feb 2, 1996 Thriller/Suspense R $22,730,924 5,142,742
11 High School High Oct 25, 1996 Comedy PG-13 $20,883,060 4,724,674
12 City Hall Feb 16, 1996 Drama R $20,278,055 4,587,795
13 Multiplicity Jul 17, 1996 Comedy PG-13 $20,133,326 4,555,051
14 The Fan Aug 16, 1996 Thriller/Suspense R $18,582,965 4,204,290
15 Extreme Measures Sep 27, 1996 Drama R $17,378,193 3,931,717
16 Maximum Risk Sep 13, 1996 Action R $14,102,929 3,190,707
17 The Spitfire Grill Aug 23, 1996 Drama PG-13 $12,592,203 2,848,914
18 Alaska Aug 14, 1996 Adventure PG $11,509,600 2,603,981
19 Sunset Park Apr 26, 1996 Drama R $10,128,314 2,291,473
20 Mrs. Winterbourne Apr 19, 1996 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $10,039,566 2,271,395
21 The American President Nov 17, 1995 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $8,954,209 2,025,839
22 Ghosts of Mississippi Dec 20, 1996 Drama PG-13 $5,782,753 1,308,315
23 Mary Reilly Feb 23, 1996 Horror R $5,707,094 1,291,197
24 Screamers Jan 26, 1996 Action R $5,701,359 1,289,900
25 Get on the Bus Oct 16, 1996 Drama R $5,691,854 1,287,749
26 Solo Aug 23, 1996 Action PG-13 $4,932,915 1,116,044
27 To Gillian on Her 37th Birt… Oct 18, 1996 Drama PG-13 $4,137,645 936,118
28 If Lucy Fell Mar 8, 1996 Romantic Comedy R $2,410,162 545,285
29 Dracula: Dead and Loving It Dec 22, 1995 Comedy PG-13 $2,357,406 533,349
30 Othello Dec 14, 1995 Drama R $1,967,708 445,182
31 The People vs. Larry Flynt Dec 25, 1996 Drama R $1,777,742 402,204
32 Race the Sun Mar 22, 1996 Drama PG $1,681,685 380,471
33 Money Train Nov 22, 1995 Action R $645,715 146,089
34 The Last Supper Apr 5, 1996 Comedy R $459,749 104,015
35 Hamlet Dec 25, 1996 Drama PG-13 $431,422 97,606
36 Bottle Rocket Feb 21, 1996 Action R $407,488 92,191
37 Some Mother's Son Dec 25, 1996 Drama R $300,136 67,904
38 To Die For Sep 27, 1995 Black Comedy R $129,303 29,254
Total Gross of All Movies$613,450,899
Total Tickets Sold138,789,777

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1996. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1996. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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