Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| July 3, 1996 | ||
 Independence Day
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
With: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell 2 hr 25 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
| July 5, 1996 | ||
 Phenomenon
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
Sci-Fi
With: John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, Robert Duvall 2 hr 3 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
| July 12, 1996 | ||
 Courage Under Fire
Action
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
War
With: Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty 1 hr 56 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 Harriet the Spy
Comedy
Drama
Family
With: Michelle Trachtenberg, Rosie O'Donnell, Gregory Smith, Vanessa Chester 1 hr 40 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 The Visitors
Comedy
Fantasy
With: Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Valérie Lemercier, Marie-Anne Chazel 1 hr 47 min | Miramax | Limited |
| July 17, 1996 | ||
 Walking and Talking
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Catherine Keener, Anne Heche, Amy Braverman, Miranda Rhyne 1 hr 26 min | Miramax | Limited |
| July 19, 1996 | ||
 Multiplicity
Comedy
Romance
Sci-Fi
With: Michael Keaton, Andie MacDowell, Zack Duhame, Katie Schlossberg 1 hr 57 min | Sony Pictures Releasing | Wide |
 Fled
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Romance
With: Laurence Fishburne, Stephen Baldwin, Will Patton, Robert John Burke 1 hr 38 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Wide |
 Kazaam
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Musical
With: Shaquille O'Neal, Francis Capra, Ally Walker, James Acheson 1 hr 33 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 The Frighteners
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Mystery
Romance
With: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin 1 hr 50 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 | Miramax | Limited |
 GirlfriendsWith: Bethany Anderson, McKinley Carter, Ray Conchado, Eric Danson | First Run | Limited |
| July 24, 1996 | ||
 A Time to Kill
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey 2 hr 29 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
| July 26, 1996 | ||
 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Wide |
 The Adventures of Pinocchio
Adventure
Drama
Family
Fantasy
Musical
With: Martin Landau, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Geneviève Bujold, Udo Kier 1 hr 36 min | New Line Cinema | Wide |
 Joe's Apartment
Comedy
Fantasy
Musical
Sci-Fi
With: Jerry O'Connell, Megan Ward, Billy West, Reginald Hudlin 1 hr 20 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Supercop
Action
Comedy
Crime
Thriller
With: Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, Kenneth Tsang 1 hr 36 min | Miramax | Wide |
 Stonewall
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Guillermo Diaz, Frederick Weller, Brendan Corbalis, Duane Boutte 1 hr 39 min | Strand Releasing | Limited |
 Manny & Lo
Comedy
Drama
With: Scarlett Johansson, Aleksa Palladino, Mary Kay Place, Dean Silvers 1 hr 28 min | Sony Pictures Classics | Limited |
| August 1, 1996 | ||
 | Lionsgate | Limited |
| August 2, 1996 | ||
 Chain Reaction
Action
Drama
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward 1 hr 47 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 Matilda
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
With: Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Mara Wilson, Embeth Davidtz 1 hr 38 min | Sony Pictures Releasing | Wide |
 | Orion Pictures | Limited |
 | Miramax | Limited |
