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Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 1996

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		1996 GrossTickets Sold
1 Twister May 10, 1996 Warner Bros. PG-13 $241,688,385 54,680,630
2 Mission: Impossible May 21, 1996 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $180,981,886 40,946,128
3 The Rock Jun 7, 1996 Walt Disney R $134,069,511 30,332,468
4 Ransom Nov 8, 1996 Walt Disney R $129,181,606 29,226,607
5 Eraser Jun 21, 1996 Warner Bros. R $101,295,562 22,917,547
6 Broken Arrow Feb 9, 1996 20th Century Fox R $70,645,997 15,983,257
7 The Ghost and the Darkness Oct 11, 1996 Paramount Pictures R $37,780,381 8,547,597
8 The Long Kiss Goodnight Oct 11, 1996 New Line R $33,149,649 7,499,920
9 Rumble in the Bronx Feb 23, 1996 New Line R $32,281,907 7,303,598
10 Daylight Dec 6, 1996 Universal PG-13 $29,156,655 6,596,528
11 Escape from L.A. Aug 9, 1996 Paramount Pictures R $25,426,861 5,752,683
12 The Quest Apr 26, 1996 Universal PG-13 $21,607,190 4,888,504
13 Bulletproof Sep 6, 1996 Universal R $21,195,840 4,795,438
14 The Glimmer Man Oct 4, 1996 Warner Bros. R $20,404,841 4,616,479
15 Last Man Standing Sep 20, 1996 New Line R $18,115,927 4,098,626
16 The Crow: City of Angels Aug 30, 1996 Miramax R $17,897,671 4,049,246
17 The Phantom Jun 7, 1996 Paramount Pictures PG $17,220,599 3,896,063
18 Fled Jul 19, 1996 MGM R $17,192,205 3,889,639
19 Supercop Jul 26, 1996 Miramax R $16,270,600 3,681,131
20 Maximum Risk Sep 13, 1996 Sony Pictures R $14,102,929 3,190,707
21 Goldeneye Nov 17, 1995 MGM PG-13 $12,767,795 2,888,641
22 Sudden Death Dec 22, 1995 Universal R $6,747,130 1,526,500
23 Screamers Jan 26, 1996 Sony Pictures R $5,701,359 1,289,900
24 Solo Aug 23, 1996 Sony Pictures PG-13 $4,932,915 1,116,044
25 Barb Wire May 3, 1996 Gramercy R $3,775,952 854,287
26 Original Gangstas May 10, 1996 Orion Pictures R $3,279,266 741,915
27 Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyb… Jan 12, 1996 New Line PG-13 $2,396,302 542,149
28 Assassins Oct 6, 1995 Warner Bros. R $818,094 185,089
29 Bloodsport 2 Mar 1, 1996 FM Entertainment … R $684,351 154,830
30 Money Train Nov 22, 1995 Sony Pictures R $645,715 146,089
31 Kôkaku kidôtai Mar 29, 1996 Palm Pictures Not Rated $443,579 100,357
32 Bottle Rocket Feb 21, 1996 Sony Pictures R $407,488 92,191
33 Fair Game Nov 3, 1995 Warner Bros. R $313,458 70,918
34 Mortal Kombat Aug 18, 1995 New Line PG-13 $50,081 11,330
35 Switchblade Sisters May 31, 1975 Miramax R $41,058 9,289
36 Adrenalin: Fear the Rush Dec 6, 1996 Miramax R $37,536 8,492
37 Speed 2: Cruise Control Jan 1, 1997 20th Century Fox PG-13 $28,685 6,489
38 American Strays Sep 13, 1996 R $5,000 1,131
Total Gross of All Movies$1,222,741,966
Total Tickets Sold276,638,437

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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