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Summer 1996 is May 3-September 2.
Data as of May 13, 16:22 PDT
Rank
Release
Genre
Budget
Running Time
Gross
Max Theaters
Total Gross
% of Total
Release Date
Distributor
1
Twister
-
-
-
$24,849,462
2,808
$241,721,524
10.3%
May 10, 1996
Warner Bros.
2
The Craft
-
-
-
$10,277,032
1,762
$24,819,936
41.4%
May 3, 1996
Sony Pictures Releasing
3
The Truth About Cats & Dogs
-
-
-
$9,723,773
1,654
$34,861,807
27.9%
Apr 26, 1996
Twentieth Century Fox
4
The Quest
-
-
-
$6,506,504
2,098
$21,686,547
30%
Apr 26, 1996
Universal Pictures
5
Primal Fear
-
-
-
$6,068,472
1,983
$56,116,183
10.8%
Apr 5, 1996
Paramount Pictures
6
The Great White Hype
-
-
-
$5,037,609
1,499
$8,008,255
62.9%
May 3, 1996
Twentieth Century Fox
7
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
-
-
-
$5,019,776
1,131
$34,767,836
14.4%
Apr 5, 1996
New Line Cinema
8
Sunset Park
-
-
-
$4,562,650
1,257
$10,163,782
44.9%
Apr 26, 1996
Sony Pictures Releasing
9
Fear
-
-
-
$4,391,105
1,615
$20,831,000
21.1%
Apr 12, 1996
Universal Pictures
10
The Birdcage
-
-
-
$4,247,805
2,285
$124,060,553
3.4%
Mar 8, 1996
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
11
The Substitute
-
-
-
$3,634,324
1,762
$14,818,176
24.5%
Apr 19, 1996
Orion Pictures
12
James and the Giant Peach
-
-
-
$3,618,412
2,268
$28,946,127
12.5%
Apr 12, 1996
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
13
Last Dance
-
-
-
$3,562,855
1,563
$5,939,449
60%
May 3, 1996
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
14
Mulholland Falls
-
-
-
$3,082,515
1,625
$11,526,099
26.7%
Apr 26, 1996
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
15
The Pallbearer
-
-
-
$2,907,719
829
$5,656,388
51.4%
May 3, 1996
Miramax
16
Barb Wire
-
-
-
$1,844,426
1,312
$3,793,614
48.6%
May 3, 1996
Gramercy Pictures (I)
17
Original Gangstas
-
-
-
$640,452
480
$3,718,087
17.2%
May 10, 1996
Orion Pictures
18
Anne Frank Remembered
-
-
-
$578,158
31
$1,310,200
44.1%
Feb 23, 1996
Sony Pictures Classics
19
Boys
-
-
-
$270,107
328
$516,349
52.3%
May 10, 1996
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
20
For the Moment
-
-
-
$106,097
3
$121,548
87.3%
Apr 19, 1996
-
21
Dead Man
-
-
-
$70,377
37
$1,037,847
6.8%
May 10, 1996
Miramax
22
Cold Comfort Farm
-
-
-
$66,427
6
$5,682,429
1.2%
May 10, 1996
Gramercy Pictures (I)
23
Madame Butterfly
-
-
-
$65,196
1
$65,196
100%
May 3, 1996
Arrow Releasing
24
I Shot Andy Warhol
-
-
-
$57,053
58
$1,875,527
3%
May 1, 1996
Orion Pictures
25
Denise Calls Up
-
-
-
$56,575
16
$148,121
38.2%
Mar 29, 1996
Sony Pictures Classics
26
August
-
-
-
$38,046
5
$69,081
55.1%
Apr 19, 1996
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
27
Braveheart
-
-
-
$35,120
2,037
$75,609,945
<0.1%
May 24, 1995
Paramount Pictures
28
Catwalk
-
-
-
$16,510
3
$28,672
57.6%
Feb 16, 1996
Arrow Releasing
29
Open Season
-
-
-
$9,481
5
$9,481
100%
May 3, 1996
-
30
Of Love and Shadows
-
-
-
$4,164
4
$19,710
21.1%
May 10, 1996
Miramax
31
The Low Life
-
-
-
$2,169
3
$45,436
4.8%
May 10, 1996
Lionsgate Films