| Rank | Movie Title (click to view) | Studio | Total Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Open | | 1 | Independence Day | Fox | $306,169,268 | 2,977 | $50,228,264 | 2,882 | 7/3 | | 2 | Twister | WB | $241,721,524 | 2,808 | $41,059,405 | 2,414 | 5/10 | | 3 | Mission: Impossible | Par. | $180,981,856 | 3,012 | $45,436,830 | 3,012 | 5/22 | | 4 | Jerry Maguire | Sony | $153,952,592 | 2,531 | $17,084,296 | 2,531 | 12/13 | | 5 | Ransom | BV | $136,492,681 | 2,768 | $34,216,088 | 2,676 | 11/8 | | 6 | 101 Dalmatians (1996) | BV | $136,189,294 | 2,901 | $33,504,025 | 2,794 | 11/27 | | 7 | The Rock | BV | $134,069,511 | 2,426 | $25,069,525 | 2,392 | 6/7 | | 8 | The Nutty Professor (1996) | Uni. | $128,814,019 | 2,239 | $25,411,725 | 2,115 | 6/28 | | 9 | The Birdcage | MGM | $124,060,553 | 2,285 | $18,275,828 | 1,950 | 3/8 | | 10 | A Time to Kill | WB | $108,766,007 | 2,313 | $14,823,159 | 2,123 | 7/26 | | 11 | The First Wives Club | Par. | $105,489,203 | 2,406 | $18,913,411 | 1,922 | 9/20 | | 12 | Phenomenon | BV | $104,636,382 | 2,139 | $16,158,901 | 1,637 | 7/5 | | 13 | Scream | Dim. | $103,046,663 | 1,994 | $6,354,586 | 1,413 | 12/20 | | 14 | Eraser | WB | $101,295,562 | 2,556 | $24,566,446 | 2,410 | 6/21 | | 15 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | BV | $100,138,851 | 2,835 | $21,037,414 | 2,778 | 6/21 | | 16 | Michael | NL | $95,318,203 | 2,325 | $17,435,711 | 2,141 | 12/25 | | 17 | Star Trek: First Contact | Par. | $92,027,888 | 2,812 | $30,716,131 | 2,812 | 11/22 | | 18 | Space Jam | WB | $90,418,342 | 2,650 | $27,528,529 | 2,650 | 11/15 | | 19 | The English Patient | Mira. | $78,676,425 | 1,409 | $278,439 | 10 | 11/15 | | 20 | Broken Arrow (1996) | Fox | $70,770,147 | 2,392 | $15,583,510 | 2,388 | 2/9 | | 21 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Par. | $63,118,386 | 2,417 | $20,114,233 | 2,190 | 12/20 | | 22 | Jingle All the Way | Fox | $60,592,389 | 2,404 | $12,112,267 | 2,401 | 11/22 | | 23 | The Cable Guy | Sony | $60,240,295 | 2,657 | $19,806,226 | 2,657 | 6/14 | | 24 | Courage Under Fire | Fox | $59,031,057 | 2,001 | $12,501,586 | 1,986 | 7/12 | | 25 | Jack | BV | $58,620,973 | 2,232 | $11,191,496 | 1,710 | 8/9 | | 26 | Executive Decision | WB | $56,569,216 | 2,289 | $12,069,780 | 2,232 | 3/15 | | 27 | Primal Fear | Par. | $56,116,183 | 1,983 | $9,871,222 | 1,983 | 4/5 | | 28 | Tin Cup | WB | $53,854,588 | 2,102 | $10,128,834 | 2,012 | 8/16 | | 29 | Sleepers | WB | $53,315,285 | 2,080 | $12,305,745 | 1,915 | 10/18 | | 30 | Dragonheart | Uni. | $51,367,375 | 2,193 | $15,027,150 | 2,130 | 5/31 | | 31 | Up Close and Personal | BV | $51,088,705 | 1,639 | $11,101,955 | 1,506 | 3/1 | | 32 | Evita | BV | $50,047,179 | 1,045 | $195,085 | 2 | 12/25 | | 33 | The Preacher's Wife | BV | $48,102,795 | 2,008 | $7,649,752 | 1,783 | 12/13 | | 34 | Romeo + Juliet | Fox | $46,351,345 | 1,963 | $11,133,231 | 1,276 | 11/1 | | 35 | One Fine Day | Fox | $46,151,454 | 1,975 | $6,226,430 | 1,946 | 12/20 | | 36 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | Sony | $41,083,864 | 2,489 | $12,210,868 | 2,489 | 11/15 | | 37 | Happy Gilmore | Uni. | $38,824,099 | 2,069 | $8,514,125 | 2,022 | 2/16 | | 38 | The Ghost and the Darkness | Par. | $38,619,405 | 2,202 | $9,215,063 | 2,142 | 10/11 | | 39 | Mars Attacks! | WB | $37,771,017 | 1,955 | $9,384,272 | 1,955 | 12/13 | | 40 | Set It Off | NL | $36,461,139 | 1,016 | $8,812,105 | 1,014 | 11/8 | | 41 | Shine | FL | $35,892,330 | 1,050 | $162,179 | 7 | 11/22 | | 42 | The Truth About Cats & Dogs | Fox | $34,861,807 | 1,654 | $6,769,363 | 1,413 | 4/26 | | 43 | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | NL | $34,767,836 | 1,131 | $9,310,414 | 1,131 | 4/5 | | 44 | Muppet Treasure Island | BV | $34,327,391 | 2,089 | $7,906,689 | 2,070 | 2/16 | | 45 | Matilda | Sony | $33,459,416 | 2,006 | $8,208,609 | 1,975 | 8/2 | | 46 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | NL | $33,447,612 | 2,404 | $9,065,363 | 2,245 | 10/11 | | 47 | Striptease | Sony | $33,109,743 | 1,979 | $12,322,069 | 1,970 | 6/28 | | 48 | Daylight | Uni. | $33,023,469 | 2,189 | $10,015,875 | 2,175 | 12/6 | | 49 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | BV | $32,772,492 | 2,129 | $8,605,649 | 2,119 | 3/8 | | 50 | Black Sheep | Par. | $32,417,995 | 2,092 | $10,593,609 | 2,045 | 2/2 |
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