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Summer 1996 is May 3-September 2.
Data as of May 29, 15:11 PDT
Rank
Release
Genre
Budget
Running Time
Gross
Max Theaters
Total Gross
% of Total
Release Date
Distributor
1
Twister
-
-
-
$115,323,728
2,808
$241,721,524
47.7%
May 10, 1996
Warner Bros.
2
Mission: Impossible
-
-
-
$79,010,062
3,012
$180,981,856
43.7%
May 22, 1996
Paramount Pictures
3
The Craft
-
-
-
$19,618,882
1,762
$24,819,936
79%
May 3, 1996
Sony Pictures Releasing
4
The Truth About Cats & Dogs
-
-
-
$18,868,115
1,654
$34,861,807
54.1%
Apr 26, 1996
Twentieth Century Fox
5
The Quest
-
-
-
$12,795,547
2,098
$21,686,547
59%
Apr 26, 1996
Universal Pictures
6
Primal Fear
-
-
-
$11,541,892
1,983
$56,116,183
20.6%
Apr 5, 1996
Paramount Pictures
7
Flipper
-
-
-
$9,573,635
2,419
$20,080,020
47.7%
May 17, 1996
Universal Pictures
8
Spy Hard
-
-
-
$8,925,890
2,319
$26,960,191
33.1%
May 24, 1996
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
9
The Birdcage
-
-
-
$8,262,484
2,285
$124,060,553
6.7%
Mar 8, 1996
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
10
The Great White Hype
-
-
-
$8,008,255
1,499
$8,008,255
100%
May 3, 1996
Twentieth Century Fox
11
James and the Giant Peach
-
-
-
$7,697,103
2,268
$28,946,127
26.6%
Apr 12, 1996
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
12
Last Dance
-
-
-
$5,939,449
1,563
$5,939,449
100%
May 3, 1996
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
13
Mulholland Falls
-
-
-
$5,803,854
1,625
$11,526,099
50.4%
Apr 26, 1996
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
14
Cold Comfort Farm
-
-
-
$5,682,429
6
$5,682,429
100%
May 10, 1996
Gramercy Pictures (I)
15
The Pallbearer
-
-
-
$5,656,388
829
$5,656,388
100%
May 3, 1996
Miramax
16
Executive Decision
-
-
-
$5,232,996
2,289
$56,569,216
9.3%
Mar 15, 1996
Warner Bros.
17
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
-
-
-
$5,019,776
1,131
$34,767,836
14.4%
Apr 5, 1996
New Line Cinema
18
Sunset Park
-
-
-
$4,562,650
1,257
$10,163,782
44.9%
Apr 26, 1996
Sony Pictures Releasing
19
Fear
-
-
-
$4,391,105
1,615
$20,831,000
21.1%
Apr 12, 1996
Universal Pictures
20
Antonia's Line
-
-
-
$4,166,058
73
$4,228,275
98.5%
Feb 2, 1996
First Look International
21
Heaven's Prisoners
-
-
-
$3,885,370
907
$5,009,305
77.6%
May 17, 1996
New Line Cinema
22
Original Gangstas
-
-
-
$3,718,087
480
$3,718,087
100%
May 10, 1996
Orion Pictures
23
The Substitute
-
-
-
$3,634,324
1,762
$14,818,176
24.5%
Apr 19, 1996
Orion Pictures
24
Barb Wire
-
-
-
$3,120,088
1,312
$3,793,614
82.2%
May 3, 1996
Gramercy Pictures (I)
25
Toy Story
-
-
-
$1,490,970
2,574
$191,796,233
0.8%
Nov 22, 1995
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
26
The Celluloid Closet
-
-
-
$1,195,035
38
$1,400,591
85.3%
Mar 15, 1996
Sony Pictures Classics
27
Anne Frank Remembered
-
-
-
$578,158
31
$1,310,200
44.1%
Feb 23, 1996
Sony Pictures Classics
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
Dead Man
-
-
-
$164,213
37
$1,037,847
15.8%
May 10, 1996
Miramax
31
For the Moment
-
-
-
$106,097
3
$121,548
87.3%
Apr 19, 1996
-
32
The Neon Bible
-
-
-
$70,872
3
$78,072
90.8%
Mar 1, 1996
Strand Releasing
33
Madame Butterfly
-
-
-
$65,196
1
$65,196
100%
May 3, 1996
Arrow Releasing
34
I Shot Andy Warhol
-
-
-
$57,053
58
$1,875,527
3%
May 1, 1996
Orion Pictures
35
Denise Calls Up
-
-
-
$56,575
16
$148,121
38.2%
Mar 29, 1996
Sony Pictures Classics
36
Braveheart
-
-
-
$46,231
2,037
$75,609,945
<0.1%
May 24, 1995
Paramount Pictures
37
The Low Life
-
-
-
$45,436
3
$45,436
100%
May 10, 1996
Lionsgate Films
38
August
-
-
-
$38,046
5
$69,081
55.1%
Apr 19, 1996
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
39
Of Love and Shadows
-
-
-
$19,710
4
$19,710
100%
May 10, 1996
Miramax
40
Catwalk
-
-
-
$16,510
3
$28,672
57.6%
Feb 16, 1996
Arrow Releasing
41
Open Season
-
-
-
$9,481
5
$9,481
100%
May 3, 1996
-
42
A Modern Affair
-
-
-
$2,340
2
$14,286
16.4%
May 24, 1996
Tara Releasing