| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Mr. Holland's Opus | - | - | - | $73,596,614 | 1,659 | $82,569,971 | Dec 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 2 | Broken Arrow | - | - | - | $70,770,147 | 2,392 | $70,770,147 | Feb 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 3 | The Birdcage | - | - | - | $70,462,942 | 2,285 | $124,060,553 | Mar 8 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 4 | 12 Monkeys | - | - | - | $56,985,718 | 1,629 | $57,141,459 | Dec 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 5 | Grumpier Old Men | - | - | - | $48,005,396 | 2,037 | $71,518,503 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Jumanji | - | - | - | $47,245,435 | 2,530 | $100,475,249 | Dec 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | Happy Gilmore | - | - | - | $38,824,099 | 2,069 | $38,824,099 | Feb 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 8 | Up Close & Personal | - | - | - | $38,788,032 | 1,639 | $51,088,705 | Mar 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 9 | Toy Story | - | - | - | $38,429,074 | 2,574 | $191,796,233 | Nov 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 10 | Sense and Sensibility | - | - | - | $38,375,995 | 1,054 | $43,182,776 | Dec 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 11 | Waiting to Exhale | - | - | - | $37,445,728 | 1,402 | $67,052,156 | Dec 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 12 | Heat | - | - | - | $35,693,301 | 1,704 | $67,436,818 | Dec 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Muppet Treasure Island | - | - | - | $34,327,391 | 2,089 | $34,327,391 | Feb 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Executive Decision | - | - | - | $32,797,870 | 2,289 | $56,569,216 | Mar 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Black Sheep | - | - | - | $32,417,995 | 2,092 | $32,417,995 | Feb 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 16 | Rumble in the Bronx | - | - | - | $32,392,047 | 1,794 | $32,392,047 | Feb 23 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 17 | Dead Man Walking | - | - | - | $31,707,817 | 821 | $39,363,635 | Dec 29 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 18 | Leaving Las Vegas | - | - | - | $31,525,707 | 1,310 | $32,029,928 | Oct 27 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 19 | Father of the Bride Part II | - | - | - | $30,434,167 | 2,148 | $76,594,107 | Dec 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 20 | Sabrina | - | - | - | $27,572,631 | 1,976 | $53,672,080 | Dec 15 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 21 | Eye for an Eye | - | - | - | $26,877,589 | 1,680 | $26,877,589 | Jan 12 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 22 | From Dusk Till Dawn | - | - | - | $25,836,616 | 2,007 | $25,836,616 | Jan 19 | Miramax | false |
| 23 | Down Periscope | - | - | - | $25,785,603 | 2,026 | $25,785,603 | Mar 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 24 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | - | - | - | $24,719,807 | 2,129 | $32,772,492 | Mar 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 25 | The Juror | - | - | - | $22,754,725 | 2,205 | $22,754,725 | Feb 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 26 | City Hall | - | - | - | $20,340,204 | 1,815 | $20,340,204 | Feb 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 27 | The Postman | - | - | - | $20,320,837 | 430 | $21,848,932 | Jun 16 | Miramax | false |
| 28 | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood | - | - | - | $20,109,115 | 1,010 | $20,109,115 | Jan 12 | Miramax | false |
| 29 | Bed of Roses | - | - | - | $19,030,691 | 1,575 | $19,030,691 | Jan 26 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 30 | GoldenEye | - | - | - | $15,080,102 | 2,667 | $106,429,941 | Nov 17 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 31 | Bio-Dome | - | - | - | $13,427,615 | 1,510 | $13,427,615 | Jan 12 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 32 | Babe | - | - | - | $13,333,935 | 1,790 | $63,658,910 | Aug 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 33 | Mr. Wrong | - | - | - | $12,825,141 | 1,487 | $12,825,141 | Feb 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 34 | Tom and Huck | - | - | - | $12,649,799 | 1,614 | $23,920,048 | Dec 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 35 | The American President | - | - | - | $11,007,033 | 1,508 | $60,079,496 | Nov 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 36 | Two If by Sea | - | - | - | $10,658,278 | 1,796 | $10,658,278 | Jan 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 37 | Se7en | - | - | - | $10,645,756 | 2,528 | $100,125,643 | Sep 22 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 38 | Beautiful Girls | - | - | - | $10,597,759 | 803 | $10,597,759 | Feb 9 | Miramax | false |
| 39 | White Squall | - | - | - | $10,292,300 | 1,524 | $10,292,300 | Feb 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 40 | Dunston Checks In | - | - | - | $9,871,065 | 1,292 | $9,871,065 | Jan 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 41 | Sudden Death | - | - | - | $9,379,791 | 1,687 | $20,350,171 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 42 | Hellraiser: Bloodline | - | - | - | $9,336,886 | 1,465 | $9,336,886 | Mar 8 | Miramax | false |
| 43 | Diabolique | - | - | - | $9,189,458 | 1,824 | $17,100,266 | Mar 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 44 | Before and After | - | - | - | $8,797,839 | 1,318 | $8,797,839 | Feb 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 45 | Fargo | - | - | - | $7,552,392 | 716 | $24,611,975 | Mar 8 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 46 | Nixon | - | - | - | $7,478,809 | 977 | $13,681,765 | Dec 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 47 | Braveheart | - | - | - | $6,852,749 | 2,037 | $75,609,945 | May 24 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 48 | Balto | - | - | - | $6,169,877 | 1,433 | $11,348,324 | Dec 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 49 | Casino | - | - | - | $5,778,365 | 1,631 | $42,512,375 | Nov 22 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 50 | Screamers | - | - | - | $5,711,695 | 1,560 | $5,711,695 | Jan 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 51 | Mary Reilly | - | - | - | $5,707,094 | 1,470 | $5,707,094 | Feb 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 52 | Sgt. Bilko | - | - | - | $4,561,323 | 2,326 | $30,356,793 | Mar 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 53 | Ed | - | - | - | $4,422,380 | 1,583 | $4,422,380 | Mar 15 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 54 | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | - | - | - | $4,414,588 | 2,705 | $108,385,533 | Nov 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 55 | Cutthroat Island | - | - | - | $4,087,966 | 1,619 | $10,017,322 | Dec 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 56 | Dracula: Dead and Loving It | - | - | - | $4,063,379 | 1,425 | $10,772,144 | Dec 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 57 | Restoration | - | - | - | $3,963,480 | 457 | $4,005,941 | Dec 29 | Miramax | false |
| 58 | Girl 6 | - | - | - | $3,046,677 | 1,077 | $4,939,939 | Mar 22 | - | false |
| 59 | Unforgettable | - | - | - | $2,821,671 | 1,573 | $2,821,671 | Feb 23 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 60 | Oliver & Company 1996 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,697,972 | 2,189 | $20,872,291 | Mar 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 61 | Richard III | - | - | - | $2,636,319 | 130 | $2,684,904 | Dec 29 | United Artists | false |
| 62 | If Lucy Fell | - | - | - | $2,420,162 | 1,200 | $2,420,162 | Mar 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 63 | Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace | - | - | - | $2,409,225 | 1,589 | $2,409,225 | Jan 12 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 64 | Four Rooms | - | - | - | $2,293,332 | 319 | $4,257,354 | Dec 22 | Miramax | false |
| 65 | Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | - | - | - | $2,291,255 | 77 | $2,291,255 | Jan 26 | - | false |
| 66 | All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | - | - | - | $2,256,118 | 2,037 | $8,620,678 | Mar 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 67 | Big Bully | - | - | - | $2,042,530 | 1,143 | $2,042,530 | Jan 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 68 | Shanghai Triad | - | - | - | $1,731,917 | 43 | $2,086,101 | Dec 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 69 | A Family Thing | - | - | - | $1,693,575 | 1,134 | $10,125,417 | Mar 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 70 | The City of Lost Children | - | - | - | $1,684,485 | 36 | $1,738,611 | Dec 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 71 | Race the Sun | - | - | - | $1,414,244 | 1,218 | $1,945,552 | Mar 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 72 | Money Train | - | - | - | $1,145,206 | 2,522 | $35,431,113 | Nov 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 73 | Two Much | - | - | - | $1,141,556 | 348 | $1,141,556 | Mar 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 74 | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | - | - | - | $1,124,694 | 1,131 | $34,767,836 | Apr 5 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 75 | Taxi Driver 1996 Re-release | - | - | - | $962,574 | 15 | $962,574 | Feb 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 76 | Primal Fear | - | - | - | $866,253 | 1,983 | $56,116,183 | Apr 5 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 77 | Bottle Rocket | - | - | - | $560,069 | 49 | $560,069 | Feb 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 78 | Heavy Metal | - | - | - | $546,545 | 54 | $546,545 | Mar 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 79 | Ghost in the Shell | - | - | - | $515,905 | 1 | $515,905 | Feb 2 | Palm Pictures | false |
| 80 | A Midwinter's Tale | - | - | - | $469,571 | 27 | $469,571 | Feb 9 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 81 | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | - | - | - | $463,950 | 36 | $529,766 | Dec 1 | Miramax | false |
| 82 | The Star Maker | - | - | - | $371,674 | 29 | $371,674 | Mar 8 | Miramax | false |
| 83 | It's My Party | - | - | - | $266,958 | 29 | $622,503 | Mar 22 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 84 | Man of the Year | - | - | - | $209,935 | 4 | $209,935 | Mar 1 | Seventh Art Releasing | false |
| 85 | The Celluloid Closet | - | - | - | $205,556 | 38 | $1,400,591 | Mar 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 86 | Flirting with Disaster | - | - | - | $164,458 | 969 | $14,702,438 | Mar 22 | Miramax | false |
| 87 | Jack & Sarah | - | - | - | $100,191 | 29 | $218,626 | Mar 22 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 88 | Antonia's Line | - | - | - | $62,217 | 73 | $4,228,275 | Feb 2 | First Look International | false |
| 89 | Chungking Express | - | - | - | $47,812 | 20 | $600,200 | Mar 8 | - | false |
| 90 | Anne Frank Remembered | - | - | - | $36,896 | 31 | $1,310,200 | Feb 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 91 | Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam | - | - | - | $34,402 | 2 | $34,402 | Feb 9 | - | false |
| 92 | Frisk | - | - | - | $28,428 | 4 | $87,433 | Mar 22 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 93 | Carried Away | - | - | - | $22,671 | 9 | $290,978 | Mar 29 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 94 | All Things Fair | - | - | - | $13,128 | 1 | $13,128 | Mar 8 | PFM | false |
| 95 | Land and Freedom | - | - | - | $12,500 | 10 | $228,800 | Mar 15 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 96 | Catwalk | - | - | - | $12,162 | 3 | $28,672 | Feb 16 | Arrow Releasing | false |
| 97 | The Neon Bible | - | - | - | $7,200 | 3 | $78,072 | Mar 1 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 98 | Denise Calls Up | - | - | - | $6,264 | 16 | $148,121 | Mar 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 99 | Tarantella | - | - | - | $6,235 | 1 | $6,235 | Mar 15 | Tara Releasing | false |
| 100 | Shopping | - | - | - | $3,061 | 1 | $3,061 | Feb 9 | Concorde Pictures | false |
