Domestic Box Office For Holiday Season 1996
Holiday Season 1996 is November 1-January 2, 1997.
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evita | $50,047,179 | 1,045 | $195,085 | 0.4% | 2 | Dec 25 | May 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | Shine | $35,892,330 | 1,050 | $162,179 | 0.5% | 7 | Nov 22 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 3 | Sling Blade | $24,444,121 | 1,020 | $28,139 | 0.1% | 3 | Nov 29 | - | Miramax |
| 4 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $20,300,385 | 1,233 | $523,295 | 2.6% | 16 | Dec 27 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | Mother | $19,145,198 | 735 | $137,701 | 0.7% | 6 | Dec 27 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | In Love and War | $14,481,231 | 1,612 | $2,515 | <0.1% | 1 | Dec 18 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 7 | Ghosts of Mississippi | $13,323,144 | 1,268 | $168,012 | 1.3% | 21 | Dec 20 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | Marvin's Room | $12,803,305 | 1,158 | $57,739 | 0.5% | 6 | Dec 20 | - | Miramax |
| 9 | Everyone Says I Love You | $9,759,200 | 276 | $131,678 | 1.3% | 3 | Dec 6 | - | Miramax |
| 10 | The Crucible | $7,343,114 | 344 | $62,995 | 0.9% | 1 | Nov 29 | - | 20th Century Fox |
| 11 | Hamlet | $4,708,156 | 93 | $90,684 | 1.9% | 3 | Dec 27 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | The Portrait of a Lady | $3,692,836 | 570 | $107,819 | 2.9% | 7 | Dec 27 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 13 | The Funeral | $1,227,324 | 70 | $41,768 | 3.4% | 2 | Nov 1 | - | October Films |
| 14 | Some Mother's Son | $671,437 | 35 | $88,515 | 13.2% | 14 | Dec 27 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 15 | Mother Night | $403,701 | 30 | $48,661 | 12.1% | 8 | Nov 1 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 16 | The Whole Wide World | $375,757 | 20 | $3,316 | 0.9% | 1 | Dec 20 | Sep 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 17 | Citizen Ruth | $285,112 | 23 | $26,709 | 9.4% | 6 | Dec 13 | May 15 | Miramax |
| 18 | Unhook the Stars | $272,542 | 20 | $33,258 | 12.2% | 3 | Nov 1 | Mar 6 | Miramax |
| 19 | Santa with Muscles | $220,198 | 98 | $120,932 | 54.9% | 98 | Nov 8 | Dec 5 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
| 20 | The Secret Agent | $106,606 | 7 | $25,909 | 24.3% | 6 | Nov 8 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 21 | Losing Chase | $64,161 | 10 | $31,176 | 48.6% | 10 | Dec 6 | Mar 6 | - |
| 22 | The War at Home | $44,722 | 6 | $15,040 | 33.6% | 4 | Nov 22 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | I'm Not Rappaport | $26,011 | 3 | $17,993 | 69.2% | 3 | Dec 24 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 24 | Breathing Room | $16,299 | 1 | $7,750 | 47.5% | 1 | Nov 8 | - | Arrow Releasing |
| 25 | Zero Kelvin | $10,493 | 1 | $3,740 | 35.6% | 1 | Nov 27 | Dec 12 | Kino International |
| 26 | Blue Juice | $4,535 | 2 | $2,750 | 60.6% | 2 | Nov 13 | Nov 21 | Filmopolis Pictures |
