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Box Office Performance for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies in 1996

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 GenreMPAA
Rating		1996 GrossTickets Sold
1 Twister May 10, 1996 Action PG-13 $241,688,385 54,680,630
2 101 Dalmatians Nov 27, 1996 Adventure G $121,795,758 27,555,601
3 A Time to Kill Jul 24, 1996 Drama R $108,766,007 24,607,693
4 The First Wives Club Sep 20, 1996 Comedy PG $104,670,012 23,680,998
5 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Jun 21, 1996 Adventure G $100,138,851 22,655,848
6 Primal Fear Apr 5, 1996 Thriller/Suspense R $56,073,633 12,686,342
7 Sleepers Oct 18, 1996 Drama R $52,894,048 11,966,979
8 Up Close & Personal Mar 1, 1996 Drama PG-13 $51,045,801 11,548,823
9 Jumanji Dec 15, 1995 Adventure PG $42,609,673 9,640,197
10 The Preacher’s Wife Dec 13, 1996 Drama PG $38,664,913 8,747,717
11 Sense and Sensibility Dec 11, 1995 Drama PG $38,628,080 8,739,384
12 Muppet Treasure Island Feb 16, 1996 Adventure G $34,327,391 7,766,378
13 Striptease Jun 28, 1996 Black Comedy R $33,109,743 7,490,892
14 Matilda Aug 2, 1996 Comedy PG $33,098,222 7,488,285
15 Homeward Bound II: Lost in … Mar 8, 1996 Adventure G $32,709,423 7,400,321
16 Waiting to Exhale Dec 22, 1995 Drama R $30,923,628 6,996,295
17 Leaving Las Vegas Oct 27, 1995 Drama R $29,218,365 6,610,489
18 James and the Giant Peach Apr 12, 1996 Adventure PG $28,921,264 6,543,272
19 The English Patient Nov 15, 1996 Drama R $28,072,076 6,351,148
20 The Island of Dr. Moreau Aug 23, 1996 Horror PG-13 $27,682,712 6,263,057
21 Eye for an Eye Jan 12, 1996 Drama R $26,792,700 6,061,696
22 Harriet the Spy Jul 10, 1996 Adventure PG $26,570,048 6,011,323
23 The Juror Feb 2, 1996 Thriller/Suspense R $22,730,924 5,142,742
24 Emma Aug 2, 1996 Comedy PG $22,231,658 5,029,786
25 Multiplicity Jul 17, 1996 Comedy PG-13 $20,133,326 4,555,051
26 The Fan Aug 16, 1996 Thriller/Suspense R $18,582,965 4,204,290
27 Extreme Measures Sep 27, 1996 Drama R $17,378,193 3,931,717
28 Diabolique Mar 22, 1996 Thriller/Suspense R $17,100,266 3,868,838
29 Trainspotting Jul 19, 1996 Drama R $16,501,785 3,733,435
30 The Adventures of Pinocchio Jul 26, 1996 Adventure G $15,382,170 3,480,128
31 Thinner Oct 25, 1996 Horror R $14,807,397 3,350,089
32 The Chamber Oct 11, 1996 Thriller/Suspense R $14,407,578 3,259,633
33 Goldeneye Nov 17, 1995 Action PG-13 $12,767,795 2,888,641
34 The Associate Oct 25, 1996 Comedy PG-13 $12,384,525 2,801,928
35 The Evening Star Dec 25, 1996 Drama PG-13 $10,150,380 2,296,466
36 Mrs. Winterbourne Apr 19, 1996 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $10,039,566 2,271,395
37 Hellraiser IV: Bloodline Mar 8, 1996 Horror R $9,321,492 2,108,934
38 Tom and Huck Dec 22, 1995 Adventure PG $9,232,982 2,088,909
39 Before and After Feb 23, 1996 Drama PG-13 $8,642,118 1,955,230
40 Babe Aug 4, 1995 Comedy G $6,853,625 1,550,593
41 Mary Reilly Feb 23, 1996 Horror R $5,707,094 1,291,197
42 Screamers Jan 26, 1996 Action R $5,701,359 1,289,900
43 Cold Comfort Farm May 10, 1996 Comedy PG $5,682,429 1,285,617
44 Jane Eyre Apr 12, 1996 Drama PG $5,200,601 1,176,606
45 Solo Aug 23, 1996 Action PG-13 $4,932,915 1,116,044
46 Heaven's Prisoners May 17, 1996 Thriller/Suspense R $4,912,939 1,111,524
47 Casino Nov 22, 1995 Drama R $4,905,635 1,109,872
48 Restoration Dec 29, 1995 Drama R $3,826,224 865,661
49 Moll Flanders Jun 14, 1996 Drama PG-13 $3,443,047 778,969
50 Angels and Insects Jan 26, 1996 Drama R $3,390,811 767,151
51 Get Shorty Oct 20, 1995 Comedy R $2,954,057 668,338
52 The Stupids Aug 30, 1996 Adventure PG $2,415,593 546,514
53 Once Upon a Time... When We… Jan 26, 1996 Drama PG $2,291,255 518,383
54 Persuasion Sep 27, 1995 Drama PG $1,410,163 319,041
55 The Bridges of Madison County Jun 2, 1995 Drama PG-13 $1,409,439 318,877
56 Le hussard sur le toit Apr 19, 1996 Drama R $1,320,043 298,652
57 The Celluloid Closet Mar 15, 1996 Documentary Not Rated $1,310,167 296,417
58 Yao a yao yao dao waipo qiao Dec 20, 1995 Drama R $1,290,260 291,914
59 Two Much Mar 15, 1996 Romantic Comedy PG-13 $1,078,555 244,016
60 Bad Moon Nov 1, 1996 Horror R $1,065,431 241,047
61 Vertigo Oct 4, 1996 Thriller/Suspense PG $966,388 218,639
62 Crash Oct 4, 1996 Thriller/Suspense R $927,003 209,729
63 Plein soleil Jun 28, 1996 Drama PG-13 $618,090 139,839
64 Anne Frank Remembered Feb 22, 1996 Documentary PG $606,713 137,265
65 Garden of the Finzi-Continis Nov 8, 1996 Drama R $536,052 121,278
66 Boys May 10, 1996 Drama PG-13 $516,349 116,821
67 The Grass Harp Oct 11, 1996 Drama PG $493,007 111,540
68 Jude Oct 18, 1996 Drama R $407,072 92,097
69 The Portrait of a Lady Dec 24, 1996 Drama PG-13 $369,203 83,530
70 Cry, The Beloved Country Dec 15, 1995 Drama PG-13 $358,748 81,164
71 La cérémonie Dec 18, 1996 Drama Not Rated $314,375 71,125
72 Fair Game Nov 3, 1995 Action R $313,458 70,918
73 Carrington Nov 10, 1995 Drama R $277,906 62,874
74 Dellamorte Dellamore Apr 26, 1996 Comedy R $253,969 57,459
75 Home for the Holidays Nov 3, 1995 Comedy PG-13 $179,374 40,582
76 Carried Away Mar 29, 1996 Drama R $156,975 35,515
77 Clueless Jul 1, 1995 Comedy PG-13 $137,266 31,055
78 To Die For Sep 27, 1995 Black Comedy R $129,303 29,254
79 The Secret Agent Nov 8, 1996 Thriller/Suspense R $106,606 24,119
80 Giant Nov 24, 1956 Western G $93,472 21,147
81 In Love and War Dec 18, 1996 Drama PG-13 $18,989 4,296
Total Gross of All Movies$1,619,077,813
Total Tickets Sold366,307,159

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.

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