| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Twister | - | - | - | $119,790,590 | 2,808 | $241,721,524 | 49.6% | May 10, 1996 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Mission: Impossible | - | - | - | $47,951,841 | 3,012 | $180,981,856 | 26.5% | May 22, 1996 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | The Truth About Cats & Dogs | - | - | - | $19,928,076 | 1,654 | $34,861,807 | 57.2% | Apr 26, 1996 | 20th Century Fox |
| 4 | The Craft | - | - | - | $18,240,874 | 1,762 | $24,819,936 | 73.5% | May 3, 1996 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | The Quest | - | - | - | $15,335,831 | 2,098 | $21,686,547 | 70.7% | Apr 26, 1996 | Universal Pictures |
| 6 | Primal Fear | - | - | - | $12,572,025 | 1,983 | $56,116,183 | 22.4% | Apr 5, 1996 | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | The Birdcage | - | - | - | $8,858,701 | 2,285 | $124,060,553 | 7.1% | Mar 8, 1996 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 8 | The Great White Hype | - | - | - | $8,008,255 | 1,499 | $8,008,255 | 100% | May 3, 1996 | 20th Century Fox |
| 9 | Mulholland Falls | - | - | - | $7,438,780 | 1,625 | $11,526,099 | 64.5% | Apr 26, 1996 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 10 | Flipper | - | - | - | $6,950,756 | 2,419 | $20,080,020 | 34.6% | May 17, 1996 | Universal Pictures |
| 11 | James and the Giant Peach | - | - | - | $6,776,664 | 2,268 | $28,946,127 | 23.4% | Apr 12, 1996 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | Sunset Park | - | - | - | $6,162,972 | 1,257 | $10,163,782 | 60.6% | Apr 26, 1996 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | Last Dance | - | - | - | $5,939,449 | 1,563 | $5,939,449 | 100% | May 3, 1996 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | - | - | - | $5,751,566 | 1,131 | $34,767,836 | 16.5% | Apr 5, 1996 | New Line Cinema |
| 15 | Cold Comfort Farm | - | - | - | $5,682,429 | 6 | $5,682,429 | 100% | May 10, 1996 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 16 | The Pallbearer | - | - | - | $5,656,388 | 829 | $5,656,388 | 100% | May 3, 1996 | Miramax |
| 17 | Fear | - | - | - | $5,257,265 | 1,615 | $20,831,000 | 25.2% | Apr 12, 1996 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | The Substitute | - | - | - | $4,629,320 | 1,762 | $14,818,176 | 31.2% | Apr 19, 1996 | Orion Pictures |
| 19 | Antonia's Line | - | - | - | $4,166,058 | 73 | $4,228,275 | 98.5% | Feb 2, 1996 | First Look International |
| 20 | Executive Decision | - | - | - | $3,805,619 | 2,289 | $56,569,216 | 6.7% | Mar 15, 1996 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | Original Gangstas | - | - | - | $3,718,087 | 480 | $3,718,087 | 100% | May 10, 1996 | Orion Pictures |
| 22 | Spy Hard | - | - | - | $3,570,356 | 2,319 | $26,960,191 | 13.2% | May 24, 1996 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | Barb Wire | - | - | - | $3,120,088 | 1,312 | $3,793,614 | 82.2% | May 3, 1996 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 24 | Heaven's Prisoners | - | - | - | $2,871,025 | 907 | $5,009,305 | 57.3% | May 17, 1996 | New Line Cinema |
| 25 | Anne Frank Remembered | - | - | - | $1,273,304 | 31 | $1,310,200 | 97.2% | Feb 23, 1996 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 26 | The Celluloid Closet | - | - | - | $1,195,035 | 38 | $1,400,591 | 85.3% | Mar 15, 1996 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 27 | Toy Story | - | - | - | $596,388 | 2,574 | $191,796,233 | 0.3% | Nov 22, 1995 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 28 | Boys | - | - | - | $516,349 | 328 | $516,349 | 100% | May 10, 1996 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 29 | The Last Supper | - | - | - | $407,475 | 40 | $459,749 | 88.6% | Apr 5, 1996 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 30 | Fargo | - | - | - | $362,326 | 716 | $24,611,975 | 1.5% | Mar 8, 1996 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 31 | Dead Man | - | - | - | $164,213 | 37 | $1,037,847 | 15.8% | May 10, 1996 | Miramax |
| 32 | Denise Calls Up | - | - | - | $133,499 | 16 | $148,121 | 90.1% | Mar 29, 1996 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 33 | For the Moment | - | - | - | $107,539 | 3 | $121,548 | 88.5% | Apr 19, 1996 | John Aaron Productions |
| 34 | The Neon Bible | - | - | - | $70,872 | 3 | $78,072 | 90.8% | Mar 1, 1996 | Strand Releasing |
| 35 | Madame Butterfly | - | - | - | $65,196 | 1 | $65,196 | 100% | May 3, 1996 | Arrow Releasing |
| 36 | I Shot Andy Warhol | - | - | - | $62,477 | 58 | $1,875,527 | 3.3% | May 1, 1996 | Orion Pictures |
| 37 | Braveheart | - | - | - | $62,118 | 2,037 | $75,609,945 | <0.1% | May 24, 1995 | Paramount Pictures |
| 38 | The Low Life | - | - | - | $45,436 | 3 | $45,436 | 100% | May 10, 1996 | Lionsgate |
| 39 | August | - | - | - | $41,962 | 5 | $69,081 | 60.7% | Apr 19, 1996 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 40 | Loaded | - | - | - | $26,466 | 7 | $44,231 | 59.8% | Apr 12, 1996 | Miramax |
| 41 | Of Love and Shadows | - | - | - | $19,710 | 4 | $19,710 | 100% | May 10, 1996 | Miramax |
| 42 | Catwalk | - | - | - | $16,510 | 3 | $28,672 | 57.6% | Feb 16, 1996 | Arrow Releasing |
| 43 | Cemetery Man | - | - | - | $9,730 | 25 | $253,986 | 3.8% | Apr 26, 1996 | October Films |
| 44 | Open Season | - | - | - | $9,481 | 5 | $9,481 | 100% | May 3, 1996 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
| 45 | A Modern Affair | - | - | - | $936 | 2 | $14,286 | 6.6% | May 24, 1996 | Tara Releasing |
