Month-To-Date Box Office For May 1996

Data as of May 21, 9:23 PDT
Rank Release GrossMax TheatersTotal Gross% of TotalRelease DateDistributor
1Twister$85,993,7202,808$241,721,52435.6%May 10, 1996Warner Bros.
2The Truth About Cats & Dogs$17,339,2251,654$34,861,80749.7%Apr 26, 199620th Century Fox
3The Craft$15,234,9811,762$24,819,93661.4%May 3, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
4The Quest$11,162,9372,098$21,686,54751.5%Apr 26, 1996Universal Pictures
5Primal Fear$11,032,0071,983$56,116,18319.7%Apr 5, 1996Paramount Pictures
6Mission: Impossible$10,339,8963,012$180,981,8565.7%May 22, 1996Paramount Pictures
7The Birdcage$7,697,4972,285$124,060,5536.2%Mar 8, 1996Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
8Mulholland Falls$7,438,7801,625$11,526,09964.5%Apr 26, 1996Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
9The Great White Hype$7,172,0981,499$8,008,25589.6%May 3, 199620th Century Fox
10James and the Giant Peach$6,363,7822,268$28,946,12722%Apr 12, 1996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
11Sunset Park$6,162,9721,257$10,163,78260.6%Apr 26, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
12Last Dance$5,939,4491,563$5,939,449100%May 3, 1996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
13A Thin Line Between Love and Hate$5,751,5661,131$34,767,83616.5%Apr 5, 1996New Line Cinema
14Cold Comfort Farm$5,682,4296$5,682,429100%May 10, 1996Gramercy Pictures (I)
15The Pallbearer$5,656,388829$5,656,388100%May 3, 1996Miramax
16Fear$5,257,2651,615$20,831,00025.2%Apr 12, 1996Universal Pictures
17The Substitute$4,629,3201,762$14,818,17631.2%Apr 19, 1996Orion Pictures
18Antonia's Line$4,166,05873$4,228,27598.5%Feb 2, 1996First Look International
19Executive Decision$3,244,7322,289$56,569,2165.7%Mar 15, 1996Warner Bros.
20Barb Wire$3,120,0881,312$3,793,61482.2%May 3, 1996Gramercy Pictures (I)
21Original Gangstas$3,025,210480$3,718,08781.4%May 10, 1996Orion Pictures
22Flipper$2,972,6682,419$20,080,02014.8%May 17, 1996Universal Pictures
23Heaven's Prisoners$1,640,584907$5,009,30532.8%May 17, 1996New Line Cinema
24Anne Frank Remembered$1,273,30431$1,310,20097.2%Feb 23, 1996Sony Pictures Classics
25The Celluloid Closet$1,195,03538$1,400,59185.3%Mar 15, 1996Sony Pictures Classics
26Boys$516,349328$516,349100%May 10, 1996Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
27The Last Supper$407,47540$459,74988.6%Apr 5, 1996Sony Pictures Releasing
28Fargo$362,326716$24,611,9751.5%Mar 8, 1996Gramercy Pictures (I)
29Dead Man$164,21337$1,037,84715.8%May 10, 1996Miramax
30Denise Calls Up$133,49916$148,12190.1%Mar 29, 1996Sony Pictures Classics
31For the Moment$107,5393$121,54888.5%Apr 19, 1996John Aaron Productions
32Madame Butterfly$65,1961$65,196100%May 3, 1996Arrow Releasing
33I Shot Andy Warhol$62,47758$1,875,5273.3%May 1, 1996Orion Pictures
34Braveheart$59,9772,037$75,609,945<0.1%May 24, 1995Paramount Pictures
35August$41,9625$69,08160.7%Apr 19, 1996The Samuel Goldwyn Company
36Loaded$26,4667$44,23159.8%Apr 12, 1996Miramax
37Catwalk$16,5103$28,67257.6%Feb 16, 1996Arrow Releasing
38Of Love and Shadows$15,4284$19,71078.3%May 10, 1996Miramax
39Cemetery Man$9,73025$253,9863.8%Apr 26, 1996October Films
40Open Season$9,4815$9,481100%May 3, 1996Legacy Releasing Corporation
41The Low Life$8,3633$45,43618.4%May 10, 1996Lionsgate