Domestic Box Office For 1996

RankRelease GrossMax ThOpening% of Total Open ThOpenCloseDistributor
309American Strays$1,9101$1,18361.9%1Sep 13--
308Eden Valley$2,642----Jan 19Jan 25-
307I Shot a Man in Vegas$2,684----Oct 18Oct 24Arrow Releasing
306Mercy$2,967----Nov 1Nov 7-
305The Shot$2,970----Feb 2Feb 15-
304Shopping$3,0611$1,98364.8%1Feb 9-Concorde Pictures
303Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press$3,2041---Oct 11Oct 17-
302Bird of Prey$3,652----Oct 4Oct 17Northern Arts Entertainment
301Blue Juice$4,5352$2,75060.6%2Nov 13Nov 21-
300Not Bad for a Girl$6,152----Oct 18Oct 24-
299Tarantella$6,2351$1,40322.5%1Mar 15-Tara Releasing
298Open Season$9,4815$5,23355.2%5May 3--
297Zero Kelvin$10,4931$3,74035.6%1Nov 27Dec 12Kino International
296All Things Fair$13,1281$4,53034.5%1Mar 8Mar 21PFM
295A Modern Affair$14,2862$2,79919.6%1May 24-Tara Releasing
294Glory Daze$15,134----Sep 27-Seventh Art Releasing
293Breathing Room$16,2991$7,75047.5%1Nov 8-Arrow Releasing
292Girlfriends$18,0001$5,65631.4%1Jul 19-First Run
291Somebody to Love$18,11210$10,34357.1%10Sep 27--
290Of Love and Shadows$19,7104$6,35732.3%2May 10May 23Miramax
289Small Wonders$20,8197$2,88013.8%1Oct 4Oct 24Miramax
288The Sunchaser$21,50823$13,84564.4%23Oct 25Oct 31Warner Bros.
287Normal Life$22,8912$3,31514.5%1Oct 25-Fine Line Features
286I'm Not Rappaport$26,0113$17,99369.2%3Dec 24-Gramercy Pictures (I)
285Catwalk$28,6723$9,56033.3%1Feb 16-Arrow Releasing
284Man with a Plan$33,4022$6,92020.7%2May 31Aug 8-
283Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam$34,4022$14,32141.6%2Feb 9--
282Dadetown$37,0921$5,45014.7%1Sep 18-Castle Hill Productions
281Loaded$44,2317$12,07127.3%2Apr 12May 2Miramax
280The War at Home$44,7226$15,04033.6%4Nov 22-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
279The Low Life$45,4363$3,5897.9%1May 10Jul 18Lionsgate Films
278Curdled$49,62018$16,29432.8%13Sep 27Oct 10-
277The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story$50,6057$5,67711.2%1Sep 27-Castle Hill Productions
276Switchblade Sisters$51,26413$14,53228.3%7Jun 14Jun 27-
275Under the Domim Tree$53,532----May 10-Strand Releasing
274Love Is All There Is$61,87526$32,92553.2%26Oct 11-The Samuel Goldwyn Company
273Losing Chase$64,16110$31,17648.6%10Dec 6Mar 6-
272Madame Butterfly$65,1961$6,0279.2%1May 3Dec 5Arrow Releasing
271August$69,0815$11,98817.4%4Apr 19Jul 25The Samuel Goldwyn Company
270The Search for One-eye Jimmy$71,3144$19,43227.2%4Jun 21-Northern Arts Entertainment
269The Neon Bible$78,0723$5,0456.5%1Mar 1-Strand Releasing
268Killer: A Journal of Murder$82,02910$31,99339%9Sep 6Oct 3-
267Frisk$87,4334$10,11011.6%1Mar 22Aug 22Strand Releasing
266Butterfly Kiss$87,626----May 3-Lionsgate Films
265Brother of Sleep$97,848----Sep 13Jan 30Sony Pictures Classics
264Sweet Nothing$102,3502$22,91022.4%2Sep 6Oct 3Warner Bros.
263The Secret Agent$106,6067$25,90924.3%6Nov 8--
262Ed's Next Move$106,79113$16,04215%8Sep 27-Orion Classics
261Mad Dog Time$107,874----Nov 8-United Artists
260For the Moment$121,5483$7,9176.5%3Apr 19--
259A Perfect Candidate$134,4858$11,4488.5%1Jun 19-Seventh Art Releasing
258Denise Calls Up$148,12116$10,0066.8%2Mar 29Sep 26Sony Pictures Classics
257Small Faces$155,23912$10,9727.1%2Aug 14Oct 31October Films
256Giant
1996 Re-release
$177,909----Sep 20Oct 24Warner Bros.
255Infinity$195,17046$78,97640.5%46Oct 4-First Look International
254Getting Away with Murder$197,322155$127,69164.7%155Apr 12--
253Man of the Year$209,9354$26,14712.5%4Mar 1-Seventh Art Releasing
252Jack & Sarah$218,62629$59,09827%22Mar 22Jun 27Gramercy Pictures (I)
251Santa with Muscles$220,19898$120,93254.9%98Nov 8Dec 5-
250Land and Freedom$228,80010$8,1443.6%1Mar 15Jun 27Gramercy Pictures (I)
249A Single Girl$230,049----Oct 30-Strand Releasing
248Cemetery Man$253,98625$22,4598.8%6Apr 26Aug 1October Films
247Flirt$263,1927$15,0405.7%1Aug 7Jan 30Lionsgate Films
246Foxfire$269,300218$141,61752.6%218Aug 23-The Samuel Goldwyn Company
245Unhook the Stars$272,54220$33,25812.2%3Nov 1Mar 6Miramax
244Paraíso Perdido$272,75011$10,7403.9%1Sep 20--
243La haine$280,859----Feb 9Jun 27Gramercy Pictures (I)
242Cyclo$284,6926$38,10913.4%6Aug 1-Lionsgate Films
241Citizen Ruth$285,11223$26,7099.4%6Dec 13May 15Miramax
240Carried Away$290,9789$35,41612.2%9Mar 29-Fine Line Features
239Freeway$295,4939$14,9455.1%6Aug 23Mar 13Roxie Releasing
238Palookaville$365,28424--7Oct 25-The Samuel Goldwyn Company
237The Star Maker$371,67429$40,91511%11Mar 8Apr 11Miramax
236The Whole Wide World$375,75720$3,3160.9%1Dec 20Sep 11Sony Pictures Classics
235Mother Night$403,70130$48,66112.1%8Nov 1-Fine Line Features
234Jude$409,14420$31,8507.8%6Oct 18-Gramercy Pictures (I)
233Bitter Sugar$450,06012$30,7426.8%2Oct 11-First Look International
232The Last Supper$459,74940$33,8247.4%6Apr 5-Sony Pictures Releasing
231Maybe... Maybe Not$468,930----Jun 28-Orion Classics
230A Midwinter's Tale$469,57127$19,0004%2Feb 9Sep 12Sony Pictures Classics
229Manny & Lo$502,31327$18,6653.7%2Jul 26Feb 6Sony Pictures Classics
228Girls Town$503,667----Aug 21Oct 31October Films
227Ghost in the Shell$515,9051$2,7360.5%1Feb 2-Palm Pictures
226Boys$516,349328$270,10752.3%328May 10May 30Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
225The Young Poisoner's Handbook$536,825----Feb 23Jul 25Lionsgate Films
224Heavy Metal$546,54554$204,66037.4%54Mar 8-Sony Pictures Releasing
223The Grass Harp$559,77148$117,16120.9%46Oct 11-Fine Line Features
222Bottle Rocket$560,06949$124,11822.2%28Feb 21-Sony Pictures Releasing
221Twelfth Night$588,62131$33,4515.7%5Oct 25-Fine Line Features
220Chungking Express$600,20020$32,7795.5%4Mar 8--
219The Monster$615,826----Apr 19Aug 15Lionsgate Films
218It's My Party$622,50329$148,53223.9%28Mar 22-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
217The Visitors$659,8104$24,7923.8%4Jul 12-Miramax
216Grace of My Heart$660,31393$173,65426.3%47Sep 13-Gramercy Pictures (I)
215American Buffalo$665,45073$164,10924.7%29Sep 13-The Samuel Goldwyn Company
214Some Mother's Son$671,43735$88,51513.2%14Dec 27-Sony Pictures Releasing
213Bloodsport 2$684,351----Mar 1Jun 13-
212Stonewall$692,40017$74,05210.7%10Jul 26Dec 12Strand Releasing
211Trees Lounge$749,7412$39,8305.3%2Oct 11-Orion Classics
210Rendezvous in Paris$859,059----Jun 28-Artificial Eye
209La Cérémonie$873,196----Dec 20-New Yorker Films
208My Favorite Season$873,857----Apr 19--
207The White Balloon$924,940----Jan 24-October Films
206Heavy$941,41422$14,4251.5%1Jun 5Nov 28Lionsgate Films
205Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud$950,237----Jun 21-Artificial Eye
204Taxi Driver
1996 Re-release
$962,57415$116,45812.1%8Feb 16-Sony Pictures Releasing
203Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie$1,007,30626$206,32820.5%26Apr 19-Gramercy Pictures (I)
202Thieves$1,018,682----Dec 25-Sony Pictures Classics
201French Twist$1,026,646----Jan 19-Miramax
200The Flower of My Secret$1,032,180----Mar 8-Sony Pictures Classics
199Dead Man$1,037,84737$104,64910.1%16May 10Jul 18Miramax
198Bad Moon$1,055,525825$607,08157.5%825Nov 1-Warner Bros.
197Two Much$1,141,556348$592,87151.9%348Mar 15-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
196The Funeral$1,227,32470$41,7683.4%2Nov 1-October Films
195Walking and Talking$1,287,480----Jul 17-Miramax
194Anne Frank Remembered$1,310,20031$26,6972%4Feb 23-Sony Pictures Classics
193Nueba Yol 3: Bajo la nueva ley$1,354,652----Feb 14--
192Kansas City$1,356,329----Aug 16-Fine Line Features
191Phat Beach$1,383,553408$658,61447.6%408Aug 2-Orion Pictures
190The Celluloid Closet$1,400,59138$95,0476.8%9Mar 15-Sony Pictures Classics
189Looking for Richard$1,408,57581$33,8432.4%2Oct 11--
188Microcosmos$1,433,21043$35,1892.5%2Oct 9Feb 13Miramax
187Beautiful Thing$1,548,1202$33,9312.2%2Oct 9-Sony Pictures Releasing
186I Shot Andy Warhol$1,875,52758$57,0533%3May 1-Orion Pictures
185Race the Sun$1,945,5521,218$1,116,50457.4%1,218Mar 22-Sony Pictures Releasing
184Vertigo
1996 Restored 70mm
$1,967,552----Oct 6-Universal Pictures
183Ridicule$1,979,768----Nov 22-Miramax
182Surviving Picasso$2,021,34849$87,0544.3%3Sep 20Jan 30Warner Bros.
181Big Bully$2,042,5301,143$1,131,09455.4%1,143Jan 26-Warner Bros.
180Snowriders$2,068,490----Oct 16--
179Faithful$2,104,439803$967,95646%803Apr 5-New Line Cinema
178Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored$2,291,25577$75,6753.3%14Jan 26Oct 10-
177Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace$2,409,2251,589$1,428,65859.3%1,589Jan 12-New Line Cinema
176If Lucy Fell$2,420,1621,200$1,308,08854%1,200Mar 8-Sony Pictures Releasing
175The Stupids$2,491,9891,292$1,593,92964%1,292Aug 30-New Line Cinema
174Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy$2,654,308413$770,28029%163Apr 12-Paramount Pictures
173Crash$2,664,812339$738,33927.7%42Oct 4-Fine Line Features
172When We Were Kings$2,789,98592$12,4790.4%2Oct 25Jul 31Gramercy Pictures (I)
171Unforgettable$2,821,6711,573$1,442,21551.1%1,573Feb 23-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
170Basquiat$3,011,195109$83,8632.8%6Aug 9-Miramax
169Feeling Minnesota$3,124,440869$1,598,05151.1%869Sep 13-New Line Cinema
168Carpool$3,325,6511,487$1,628,48249%1,487Aug 23-Warner Bros.
167Angels and Insects$3,414,301----Jan 26-The Samuel Goldwyn Company
166Moll Flanders$3,486,957311$955,60627.4%280Jun 14-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
165The Trigger Effect$3,622,979524$1,887,79152.1%524Aug 30-Gramercy Pictures (I)
164The Portrait of a Lady$3,692,836570$107,8192.9%7Dec 27-Gramercy Pictures (I)
163Original Gangstas$3,718,087480$1,157,72131.1%474May 10-Orion Pictures
162Barb Wire$3,793,6141,312$1,844,42648.6%1,312May 3-Gramercy Pictures (I)
161Bound$3,802,260262$900,90223.7%261Oct 4-Gramercy Pictures (I)
160Breaking the Waves$3,803,298----Nov 13-October Films
159To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday$4,189,233807$77,7251.9%5Oct 18-Sony Pictures Releasing
158Antonia's Line$4,228,27573$45,0511.1%7Feb 2-First Look International
157Bogus$4,357,4061,209$1,895,59343.5%1,134Sep 6-Warner Bros.
156Ed$4,422,3801,583$1,910,84043.2%1,541Mar 15-Universal Pictures
155Swingers$4,555,020160$74,1181.6%8Oct 18-Miramax
154Welcome to the Dollhouse$4,569,019----May 24-Sony Pictures Classics
153Joe's Apartment$4,619,0141,512$1,854,49040.1%1,512Jul 26-Warner Bros.
152Hamlet$4,708,15693$90,6841.9%3Dec 27-Sony Pictures Releasing
151Stealing Beauty$4,722,310195$103,0282.2%3Jun 14--
150Girl 6$4,939,9391,077$2,485,76450.3%1,077Mar 22--
149Heaven's Prisoners$5,009,305907$2,308,79746.1%907May 17-New Line Cinema
148Solo$5,107,6691,230$2,228,66843.6%1,230Aug 23-Sony Pictures Releasing
147Jane Eyre$5,200,60135$269,9295.2%35Apr 12-Miramax
146The Pallbearer$5,656,388829$2,319,23641%829May 3-Miramax
145Cold Comfort Farm$5,682,4296$66,4271.2%6May 10-Gramercy Pictures (I)
144Mary Reilly$5,707,0941,470$2,812,62049.3%1,470Feb 23-Sony Pictures Releasing
143Screamers$5,711,6951,560$2,904,14050.8%1,560Jan 26-Sony Pictures Releasing
142Get on the Bus$5,754,2491,207$2,156,40937.5%1,207Oct 18-Sony Pictures Releasing
141Bordello of Blood$5,781,0451,695$2,634,17045.6%1,694Aug 16-Universal Pictures
140Last Dance$5,939,4491,563$2,690,25345.3%1,563May 3-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
139House Arrest$7,032,7821,623$2,275,80832.4%1,623Aug 16-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
138Dear God$7,138,5231,774$3,213,04545%1,754Nov 1-Paramount Pictures
137The Crucible$7,343,114344$62,9950.9%1Nov 29-Twentieth Century Fox
136The Great White Hype$8,008,2551,499$3,349,48141.8%1,496May 3-Twentieth Century Fox
135Larger Than Life$8,315,6932,433$3,779,50445.5%2,433Nov 1-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
134The Rich Man's Wife$8,543,5871,009$3,132,15136.7%1,006Sep 13-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
133All Dogs Go to Heaven 2$8,620,6782,037$2,256,11826.2%2,037Mar 29-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
132Before and After$8,797,8391,318$4,023,81545.7%1,313Feb 23-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
131Celtic Pride$9,255,0271,836$3,809,24841.2%1,832Apr 19-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
130Hellraiser: Bloodline$9,336,8861,465$4,505,03648.2%1,465Mar 8-Miramax
129She's the One$9,538,948464$2,088,49221.9%459Aug 23--
128Everyone Says I Love You$9,759,200276$131,6781.3%3Dec 6-Miramax
127Dunston Checks In$9,871,0651,292$2,996,89130.4%1,290Jan 12-Twentieth Century Fox
126Mrs. Winterbourne$10,082,0051,612$3,872,90038.4%1,612Apr 19-Sony Pictures Releasing
125A Family Thing$10,125,4171,134$3,020,66229.8%1,134Mar 29-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
124Sunset Park$10,163,7821,257$4,705,44046.3%1,257Apr 26-Sony Pictures Releasing
123White Squall$10,292,3001,524$3,908,51438%1,524Feb 2-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
122Beautiful Girls$10,597,759803$2,761,79026.1%752Feb 9-Miramax
121Two If by Sea$10,658,2781,796$4,656,98643.7%1,712Jan 12-Warner Bros.
120Michael Collins$11,092,559878$182,2211.6%6Oct 11-Warner Bros.
1192 Days in the Valley$11,132,210855$3,352,44030.1%769Sep 27-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
118Mulholland Falls$11,526,0991,625$4,306,22137.4%1,625Apr 26-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
117Alaska$11,829,9591,566$2,914,99224.6%1,566Aug 14-Sony Pictures Releasing
116Big Night$12,008,376336$185,7491.5%12Sep 20-The Samuel Goldwyn Company
115Lone Star$12,408,986143$232,1841.9%21Jun 21-Sony Pictures Classics
114The Spitfire Grill$12,658,4861,247$150,0491.2%17Aug 23-Sony Pictures Releasing
113The Evening Star$12,767,8151,268$3,306,44525.9%1,265Dec 27-Paramount Pictures
112Marvin's Room$12,803,3051,158$57,7390.5%6Dec 20-Miramax
111Mr. Wrong$12,825,1411,487$5,106,79739.8%1,487Feb 16-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
110The Associate$12,844,0571,781$4,261,30433.2%1,781Oct 25-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures