Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| April 5, 1996 | ||
 Primal Fear
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
With: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Edward Norton, John Mahoney 2 hr 9 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Romance
Thriller
With: Martin Lawrence, Lynn Whitfield, Regina King, Bobby Brown 1 hr 48 min | New Line Cinema | Wide |
 | New Line Cinema | Wide |
 Fargo
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare 1 hr 38 min | Gramercy Pictures (I) | Wide |
 The Last Supper
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Cameron Diaz, Ron Eldard, Annabeth Gish, Ron Perlman 1 hr 32 min | Sony Pictures Releasing | Limited |
| April 12, 1996 | ||
 James and the Giant Peach
Adventure
Animation
Family
Fantasy
Musical
With: Paul Terry, Joanna Lumley, Pete Postlethwaite, Simon Callow 1 hr 19 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 Fear
Drama
Thriller
With: Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, William Petersen, Amy Brenneman 1 hr 37 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
Comedy
With: Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney 1 hr 29 min | Paramount Pictures | Limited |
 | Savoy Pictures | Limited |
 Jane Eyre
Drama
Romance
With: William Hurt, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Anna Paquin, Nic Knight 1 hr 52 min | Miramax | Limited |
 Flirting with Disaster
Comedy
With: Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni, Mary Tyler Moore 1 hr 32 min | Miramax | Wide |
 Loaded
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
With: Oliver Milburn, Dearbhla Molloy, Danny Cunningham, Catherine McCormack 1 hr 48 min | Miramax | Limited |
| April 19, 1996 | ||
 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 The Substitute
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, William Forsythe, Luis Guzmán 1 hr 54 min | Orion Pictures | Wide |
 Mrs. Winterbourne
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Shirley MacLaine, Ricki Lake, Brendan Fraser, Miguel Sandoval 1 hr 45 min | Sony Pictures Releasing | Wide |
 Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Trace Beaulieu, Michael J. Nelson, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy 1 hr 13 min | Gramercy Pictures (I) | Limited |
 August
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Anthony Hopkins, Leslie Phillips, Kate Burton, Gawn Grainger 1 hr 34 min | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | Limited |
 For the Moment
Drama
Romance
War
With: Russell Crowe, Christianne Hirt, Wanda Cannon, Scott Kraft 2 hr | John Aaron Productions | Limited |
 My Favorite Season
Drama
Romance
With: Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, Marthe Villalonga, Jean-Pierre Bouvier 2 hr 7 min | Filmopolis Pictures | Limited |
 The Monster
Comedy
Crime
Mystery
With: Roberto Benigni, Michel Blanc, Nicoletta Braschi, Dominique Lavanant 1 hr 52 min | Lionsgate | Limited |
| April 26, 1996 | ||
 The Quest
Action
Adventure
Drama
Thriller
With: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Roger Moore, James Remar, Janet Gunn 1 hr 35 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Mulholland Falls
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
With: Nick Nolte, Melanie Griffith, Jennifer Connelly, Chazz Palminteri 1 hr 47 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Wide |
 The Truth About Cats & Dogs
Comedy
Romance
With: Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, Ben Chaplin, Jamie Foxx 1 hr 37 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 | Sony Pictures Releasing | Wide |
 Cemetery Man
Comedy
Horror
With: Rupert Everett, François Hadji-Lazaro, Anna Falchi, Mickey Knox 1 hr 43 min | October Films | Limited |
| May 1, 1996 | ||
 I Shot Andy Warhol
Biography
Drama
With: Lili Taylor, Jared Harris, Martha Plimpton, Lothaire Bluteau 1 hr 43 min | Orion Pictures | Limited |
 The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr.
Biography
Documentary
Horror
With: Maila Nurmi, Dolores Fuller, Paul Marco, Conrad Brooks 1 hr 29 min | N/A | Limited |
| May 3, 1996 | ||
 The Craft
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Thriller
With: Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Rachel True 1 hr 41 min | Sony Pictures Releasing | Wide |
 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 The Great White Hype
Comedy
Sport
With: Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Damon Wayans, Peter Berg 1 hr 31 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 Barb Wire
Action
Sci-Fi
With: Pamela Anderson, Amir AboulEla, Adriana Alexander, David Andriole 1 hr 38 min | Gramercy Pictures (I) | Wide |
 The Pallbearer
Comedy
Romance
With: David Schwimmer, Gwyneth Paltrow, Michael Rapaport, Toni Collette 1 hr 38 min | Miramax | Wide |
 | Legacy Releasing Corporation | Limited |
 Madame Butterfly
Drama
Music
With: Ying Huang, Richard Troxell, Ning Liang, Richard Cowan 2 hr 15 min | Arrow Releasing | Limited |
 Butterfly Kiss
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Thriller
With: Amanda Plummer, Kathy Jamieson, Saskia Reeves, Des McAleer 1 hr 28 min | Lionsgate | Limited |
