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Data as of May 21, 2:07 PDT
Rank
Release
Genre
Budget
Running Time
Gross
Max Theaters
Total Gross
% of Total
Release Date
Distributor
1
Twister
-
-
-
$85,993,720
2,808
$241,721,524
35.6%
May 10, 1996
Warner Bros.
2
The Truth About Cats & Dogs
-
-
-
$17,339,225
1,654
$34,861,807
49.7%
Apr 26, 1996
20th Century Fox
3
The Craft
-
-
-
$15,234,981
1,762
$24,819,936
61.4%
May 3, 1996
Sony Pictures Releasing
4
The Quest
-
-
-
$11,162,937
2,098
$21,686,547
51.5%
Apr 26, 1996
Universal Pictures
5
Primal Fear
-
-
-
$11,032,007
1,983
$56,116,183
19.7%
Apr 5, 1996
Paramount Pictures
6
Mission: Impossible
-
-
-
$10,339,896
3,012
$180,981,856
5.7%
May 22, 1996
Paramount Pictures
7
The Birdcage
-
-
-
$7,697,497
2,285
$124,060,553
6.2%
Mar 8, 1996
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
8
Mulholland Falls
-
-
-
$7,438,780
1,625
$11,526,099
64.5%
Apr 26, 1996
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
9
The Great White Hype
-
-
-
$7,172,098
1,499
$8,008,255
89.6%
May 3, 1996
20th Century Fox
10
James and the Giant Peach
-
-
-
$6,363,782
2,268
$28,946,127
22%
Apr 12, 1996
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
11
Sunset Park
-
-
-
$6,162,972
1,257
$10,163,782
60.6%
Apr 26, 1996
Sony Pictures Releasing
12
Last Dance
-
-
-
$5,939,449
1,563
$5,939,449
100%
May 3, 1996
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
13
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
-
-
-
$5,751,566
1,131
$34,767,836
16.5%
Apr 5, 1996
New Line Cinema
14
Cold Comfort Farm
-
-
-
$5,682,429
6
$5,682,429
100%
May 10, 1996
Gramercy Pictures (I)
15
The Pallbearer
-
-
-
$5,656,388
829
$5,656,388
100%
May 3, 1996
Miramax
16
Fear
-
-
-
$5,257,265
1,615
$20,831,000
25.2%
Apr 12, 1996
Universal Pictures
17
The Substitute
-
-
-
$4,629,320
1,762
$14,818,176
31.2%
Apr 19, 1996
Orion Pictures
18
Antonia's Line
-
-
-
$4,166,058
73
$4,228,275
98.5%
Feb 2, 1996
First Look International
19
Executive Decision
-
-
-
$3,244,732
2,289
$56,569,216
5.7%
Mar 15, 1996
Warner Bros.
20
Barb Wire
-
-
-
$3,120,088
1,312
$3,793,614
82.2%
May 3, 1996
Gramercy Pictures (I)
21
Original Gangstas
-
-
-
$3,025,210
480
$3,718,087
81.4%
May 10, 1996
Orion Pictures
22
Flipper
-
-
-
$2,972,668
2,419
$20,080,020
14.8%
May 17, 1996
Universal Pictures
23
Heaven's Prisoners
-
-
-
$1,640,584
907
$5,009,305
32.8%
May 17, 1996
New Line Cinema
24
Anne Frank Remembered
-
-
-
$1,273,304
31
$1,310,200
97.2%
Feb 23, 1996
Sony Pictures Classics
25
The Celluloid Closet
-
-
-
$1,195,035
38
$1,400,591
85.3%
Mar 15, 1996
Sony Pictures Classics
26
Boys
-
-
-
$516,349
328
$516,349
100%
May 10, 1996
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
27
The Last Supper
-
-
-
$407,475
40
$459,749
88.6%
Apr 5, 1996
Sony Pictures Releasing
28
Fargo
-
-
-
$362,326
716
$24,611,975
1.5%
Mar 8, 1996
Gramercy Pictures (I)
29
Dead Man
-
-
-
$164,213
37
$1,037,847
15.8%
May 10, 1996
Miramax
30
Denise Calls Up
-
-
-
$133,499
16
$148,121
90.1%
Mar 29, 1996
Sony Pictures Classics
31
For the Moment
-
-
-
$107,539
3
$121,548
88.5%
Apr 19, 1996
John Aaron Productions
32
Madame Butterfly
-
-
-
$65,196
1
$65,196
100%
May 3, 1996
Arrow Releasing
33
I Shot Andy Warhol
-
-
-
$62,477
58
$1,875,527
3.3%
May 1, 1996
Orion Pictures
34
Braveheart
-
-
-
$59,977
2,037
$75,609,945
<0.1%
May 24, 1995
Paramount Pictures
35
August
-
-
-
$41,962
5
$69,081
60.7%
Apr 19, 1996
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
36
Loaded
-
-
-
$26,466
7
$44,231
59.8%
Apr 12, 1996
Miramax
37
Catwalk
-
-
-
$16,510
3
$28,672
57.6%
Feb 16, 1996
Arrow Releasing
38
Of Love and Shadows
-
-
-
$15,428
4
$19,710
78.3%
May 10, 1996
Miramax
39
Cemetery Man
-
-
-
$9,730
25
$253,986
3.8%
Apr 26, 1996
October Films
40
Open Season
-
-
-
$9,481
5
$9,481
100%
May 3, 1996
Legacy Releasing Corporation
41
The Low Life
-
-
-
$8,363
3
$45,436
18.4%
May 10, 1996
Lionsgate