Domestic Box Office For July 1996
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence Day | $306,169,268 | 2,977 | $50,228,264 | 16.4% | 2,882 | Jul 3 | Jan 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | A Time to Kill | $108,766,007 | 2,313 | $14,823,159 | 13.6% | 2,123 | Jul 24 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Phenomenon | $104,636,382 | 2,139 | $16,158,901 | 15.4% | 1,637 | Jul 5 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | Courage Under Fire | $59,031,057 | 2,001 | $12,501,586 | 21.2% | 1,986 | Jul 12 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | Harriet the Spy | $26,570,048 | 1,876 | $6,601,651 | 24.8% | 1,826 | Jul 12 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | Kingpin | $25,023,434 | 1,975 | $5,582,079 | 22.3% | 1,956 | Jul 26 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 7 | Multiplicity | $21,075,014 | 2,134 | $5,075,340 | 24.1% | 2,134 | Jul 19 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | Kazaam | $18,937,262 | 2,019 | $5,001,588 | 26.4% | 2,012 | Jul 19 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | Fled | $17,193,231 | 2,104 | $5,405,855 | 31.4% | 2,104 | Jul 19 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 10 | The Frighteners | $16,759,216 | 1,675 | $5,565,495 | 33.2% | 1,669 | Jul 19 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | Trainspotting | $16,491,080 | 357 | $262,673 | 1.6% | 8 | Jul 19 | - | Miramax |
| 12 | Supercop | $16,270,600 | 1,469 | $5,503,176 | 33.8% | 1,406 | Jul 26 | - | Miramax |
| 13 | The Adventures of Pinocchio | $15,094,530 | 1,879 | $3,832,551 | 25.4% | 1,779 | Jul 26 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 14 | Joe's Apartment | $4,619,014 | 1,512 | $1,854,490 | 40.1% | 1,512 | Jul 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Walking and Talking | $1,287,480 | - | - | - | - | Jul 17 | - | Miramax |
| 16 | Stonewall | $692,400 | 17 | $74,052 | 10.7% | 10 | Jul 26 | Dec 12 | Strand Releasing |
| 17 | The Visitors | $659,810 | 4 | $24,792 | 3.8% | 4 | Jul 12 | - | Miramax |
| 18 | Manny & Lo | $502,313 | 27 | $18,665 | 3.7% | 2 | Jul 26 | Feb 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 19 | Girlfriends | $18,000 | 1 | $5,656 | 31.4% | 1 | Jul 19 | - | First Run |
