| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | The Birdcage | - | - | - | $33,710,357 | 2,285 | $124,060,553 | 27.2% | Mar 8, 1996 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 2 | Primal Fear | - | - | - | $31,779,442 | 1,983 | $56,116,183 | 56.6% | Apr 5, 1996 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | - | - | - | $24,799,946 | 1,131 | $34,767,836 | 71.3% | Apr 5, 1996 | New Line Cinema |
| 4 | Sgt. Bilko | - | - | - | $17,490,858 | 2,326 | $30,356,793 | 57.6% | Mar 29, 1996 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | Executive Decision | - | - | - | $15,938,306 | 2,289 | $56,569,216 | 28.2% | Mar 15, 1996 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | James and the Giant Peach | - | - | - | $14,232,069 | 2,268 | $28,946,127 | 49.2% | Apr 12, 1996 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | Oliver & Company 1996 Re-release | - | - | - | $13,252,632 | 2,189 | $20,872,291 | 63.5% | Mar 29, 1996 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Up Close & Personal | - | - | - | $12,300,670 | 1,639 | $51,088,705 | 24.1% | Mar 1, 1996 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | Fear | - | - | - | $11,943,645 | 1,615 | $20,831,000 | 57.3% | Apr 12, 1996 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | Fargo | - | - | - | $9,333,056 | 716 | $24,611,975 | 37.9% | Mar 8, 1996 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 11 | A Family Thing | - | - | - | $8,431,841 | 1,134 | $10,125,417 | 83.3% | Mar 29, 1996 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 12 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | - | - | - | $8,052,682 | 2,129 | $32,772,492 | 24.6% | Mar 8, 1996 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | Diabolique | - | - | - | $7,910,803 | 1,824 | $17,100,266 | 46.3% | Mar 22, 1996 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | Mr. Holland's Opus | - | - | - | $7,702,223 | 1,659 | $82,569,971 | 9.3% | Dec 29, 1995 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | Dead Man Walking | - | - | - | $7,512,348 | 821 | $39,363,635 | 19.1% | Dec 29, 1995 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 16 | Flirting with Disaster | - | - | - | $6,413,599 | 969 | $14,702,438 | 43.6% | Mar 22, 1996 | Miramax |
| 17 | All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | - | - | - | $6,364,560 | 2,037 | $8,620,678 | 73.8% | Mar 29, 1996 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 18 | The Substitute | - | - | - | $5,500,970 | 1,762 | $14,818,176 | 37.1% | Apr 19, 1996 | Orion Pictures |
| 19 | Jane Eyre | - | - | - | $5,200,601 | 35 | $5,200,601 | 100% | Apr 12, 1996 | Miramax |
| 20 | Mrs. Winterbourne | - | - | - | $3,593,795 | 1,612 | $10,082,005 | 35.6% | Apr 19, 1996 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | Celtic Pride | - | - | - | $3,329,795 | 1,836 | $9,255,027 | 36% | Apr 19, 1996 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 22 | Jumanji | - | - | - | $2,586,045 | 2,530 | $100,475,249 | 2.6% | Dec 15, 1995 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 23 | Faithful | - | - | - | $2,104,439 | 803 | $2,104,439 | 100% | Apr 5, 1996 | New Line Cinema |
| 24 | Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy | - | - | - | $1,770,393 | 413 | $2,654,308 | 66.7% | Apr 12, 1996 | Paramount Pictures |
| 25 | Braveheart | - | - | - | $1,579,484 | 2,037 | $75,609,945 | 2.1% | May 24, 1995 | Paramount Pictures |
| 26 | Girl 6 | - | - | - | $852,783 | 1,077 | $4,939,939 | 17.3% | Mar 22, 1996 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 27 | Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie | - | - | - | $800,978 | 26 | $1,007,306 | 79.5% | Apr 19, 1996 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 28 | Chungking Express | - | - | - | $552,388 | 20 | $600,200 | 92% | Mar 8, 1996 | Rolling Thunder Pictures |
| 29 | It's My Party | - | - | - | $355,542 | 29 | $622,503 | 57.1% | Mar 22, 1996 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 30 | Carried Away | - | - | - | $268,301 | 9 | $290,978 | 92.2% | Mar 29, 1996 | Fine Line Features |
| 31 | Race the Sun | - | - | - | $263,867 | 1,218 | $1,945,552 | 13.6% | Mar 22, 1996 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 32 | Getting Away with Murder | - | - | - | $197,322 | 155 | $197,322 | 100% | Apr 12, 1996 | Savoy Pictures |
| 33 | Toy Story | - | - | - | $191,134 | 2,574 | $191,796,233 | <0.1% | Nov 22, 1995 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 34 | Jack & Sarah | - | - | - | $118,431 | 29 | $218,626 | 54.2% | Mar 22, 1996 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 35 | Frisk | - | - | - | $59,005 | 4 | $87,433 | 67.5% | Mar 22, 1996 | Strand Releasing |
| 36 | The Last Supper | - | - | - | $52,274 | 40 | $459,749 | 11.4% | Apr 5, 1996 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 37 | Loaded | - | - | - | $17,765 | 7 | $44,231 | 40.2% | Apr 12, 1996 | Miramax |
| 38 | August | - | - | - | $12,370 | 5 | $69,081 | 17.9% | Apr 19, 1996 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 39 | Denise Calls Up | - | - | - | $8,352 | 16 | $148,121 | 5.6% | Mar 29, 1996 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 40 | For the Moment | - | - | - | $7,425 | 3 | $121,548 | 6.1% | Apr 19, 1996 | John Aaron Productions |
