Domestic Box Office For 1996
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309 | American Strays | $1,910 | 1 | $1,183 | 61.9% | 1 | Sep 13 | - | - |
| 299 | Tarantella | $6,235 | 1 | $1,403 | 22.5% | 1 | Mar 15 | - | Tara Releasing |
| 304 | Shopping | $3,061 | 1 | $1,983 | 64.8% | 1 | Feb 9 | - | Concorde Pictures |
| 105 | In Love and War | $14,481,231 | 1,612 | $2,515 | <0.1% | 1 | Dec 18 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 227 | Ghost in the Shell | $515,905 | 1 | $2,736 | 0.5% | 1 | Feb 2 | - | Palm Pictures |
| 301 | Blue Juice | $4,535 | 2 | $2,750 | 60.6% | 2 | Nov 13 | Nov 21 | - |
| 295 | A Modern Affair | $14,286 | 2 | $2,799 | 19.6% | 1 | May 24 | - | Tara Releasing |
| 289 | Small Wonders | $20,819 | 7 | $2,880 | 13.8% | 1 | Oct 4 | Oct 24 | Miramax |
| 287 | Normal Life | $22,891 | 2 | $3,315 | 14.5% | 1 | Oct 25 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 236 | The Whole Wide World | $375,757 | 20 | $3,316 | 0.9% | 1 | Dec 20 | Sep 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 279 | The Low Life | $45,436 | 3 | $3,589 | 7.9% | 1 | May 10 | Jul 18 | Lionsgate Films |
| 297 | Zero Kelvin | $10,493 | 1 | $3,740 | 35.6% | 1 | Nov 27 | Dec 12 | Kino International |
| 296 | All Things Fair | $13,128 | 1 | $4,530 | 34.5% | 1 | Mar 8 | Mar 21 | PFM |
| 269 | The Neon Bible | $78,072 | 3 | $5,045 | 6.5% | 1 | Mar 1 | - | Strand Releasing |
| 298 | Open Season | $9,481 | 5 | $5,233 | 55.2% | 5 | May 3 | - | - |
| 282 | Dadetown | $37,092 | 1 | $5,450 | 14.7% | 1 | Sep 18 | - | Castle Hill Productions |
| 292 | Girlfriends | $18,000 | 1 | $5,656 | 31.4% | 1 | Jul 19 | - | First Run |
| 277 | The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story | $50,605 | 7 | $5,677 | 11.2% | 1 | Sep 27 | - | Castle Hill Productions |
| 272 | Madame Butterfly | $65,196 | 1 | $6,027 | 9.2% | 1 | May 3 | Dec 5 | Arrow Releasing |
| 290 | Of Love and Shadows | $19,710 | 4 | $6,357 | 32.3% | 2 | May 10 | May 23 | Miramax |
| 284 | Man with a Plan | $33,402 | 2 | $6,920 | 20.7% | 2 | May 31 | Aug 8 | - |
| 293 | Breathing Room | $16,299 | 1 | $7,750 | 47.5% | 1 | Nov 8 | - | Arrow Releasing |
| 260 | For the Moment | $121,548 | 3 | $7,917 | 6.5% | 3 | Apr 19 | - | - |
| 250 | Land and Freedom | $228,800 | 10 | $8,144 | 3.6% | 1 | Mar 15 | Jun 27 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 285 | Catwalk | $28,672 | 3 | $9,560 | 33.3% | 1 | Feb 16 | - | Arrow Releasing |
| 258 | Denise Calls Up | $148,121 | 16 | $10,006 | 6.8% | 2 | Mar 29 | Sep 26 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 267 | Frisk | $87,433 | 4 | $10,110 | 11.6% | 1 | Mar 22 | Aug 22 | Strand Releasing |
| 291 | Somebody to Love | $18,112 | 10 | $10,343 | 57.1% | 10 | Sep 27 | - | - |
| 244 | Paraíso Perdido | $272,750 | 11 | $10,740 | 3.9% | 1 | Sep 20 | - | - |
| 257 | Small Faces | $155,239 | 12 | $10,972 | 7.1% | 2 | Aug 14 | Oct 31 | October Films |
| 259 | A Perfect Candidate | $134,485 | 8 | $11,448 | 8.5% | 1 | Jun 19 | - | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 271 | August | $69,081 | 5 | $11,988 | 17.4% | 4 | Apr 19 | Jul 25 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 281 | Loaded | $44,231 | 7 | $12,071 | 27.3% | 2 | Apr 12 | May 2 | Miramax |
| 172 | When We Were Kings | $2,789,985 | 92 | $12,479 | 0.4% | 2 | Oct 25 | Jul 31 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 288 | The Sunchaser | $21,508 | 23 | $13,845 | 64.4% | 23 | Oct 25 | Oct 31 | Warner Bros. |
| 283 | Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam | $34,402 | 2 | $14,321 | 41.6% | 2 | Feb 9 | - | - |
| 206 | Heavy | $941,414 | 22 | $14,425 | 1.5% | 1 | Jun 5 | Nov 28 | Lionsgate Films |
| 276 | Switchblade Sisters | $51,264 | 13 | $14,532 | 28.3% | 7 | Jun 14 | Jun 27 | - |
| 239 | Freeway | $295,493 | 9 | $14,945 | 5.1% | 6 | Aug 23 | Mar 13 | Roxie Releasing |
| 247 | Flirt | $263,192 | 7 | $15,040 | 5.7% | 1 | Aug 7 | Jan 30 | Lionsgate Films |
| 280 | The War at Home | $44,722 | 6 | $15,040 | 33.6% | 4 | Nov 22 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 262 | Ed's Next Move | $106,791 | 13 | $16,042 | 15% | 8 | Sep 27 | - | Orion Classics |
| 278 | Curdled | $49,620 | 18 | $16,294 | 32.8% | 13 | Sep 27 | Oct 10 | - |
| 286 | I'm Not Rappaport | $26,011 | 3 | $17,993 | 69.2% | 3 | Dec 24 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 229 | Manny & Lo | $502,313 | 27 | $18,665 | 3.7% | 2 | Jul 26 | Feb 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 230 | A Midwinter's Tale | $469,571 | 27 | $19,000 | 4% | 2 | Feb 9 | Sep 12 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 270 | The Search for One-eye Jimmy | $71,314 | 4 | $19,432 | 27.2% | 4 | Jun 21 | - | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 248 | Cemetery Man | $253,986 | 25 | $22,459 | 8.8% | 6 | Apr 26 | Aug 1 | October Films |
| 264 | Sweet Nothing | $102,350 | 2 | $22,910 | 22.4% | 2 | Sep 6 | Oct 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 217 | The Visitors | $659,810 | 4 | $24,792 | 3.8% | 4 | Jul 12 | - | Miramax |
| 263 | The Secret Agent | $106,606 | 7 | $25,909 | 24.3% | 6 | Nov 8 | - | - |
| 253 | Man of the Year | $209,935 | 4 | $26,147 | 12.5% | 4 | Mar 1 | - | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 194 | Anne Frank Remembered | $1,310,200 | 31 | $26,697 | 2% | 4 | Feb 23 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 241 | Citizen Ruth | $285,112 | 23 | $26,709 | 9.4% | 6 | Dec 13 | May 15 | Miramax |
| 68 | Sling Blade | $24,444,121 | 1,020 | $28,139 | 0.1% | 3 | Nov 29 | - | Miramax |
| 233 | Bitter Sugar | $450,060 | 12 | $30,742 | 6.8% | 2 | Oct 11 | - | First Look International |
| 273 | Losing Chase | $64,161 | 10 | $31,176 | 48.6% | 10 | Dec 6 | Mar 6 | - |
| 234 | Jude | $409,144 | 20 | $31,850 | 7.8% | 6 | Oct 18 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 268 | Killer: A Journal of Murder | $82,029 | 10 | $31,993 | 39% | 9 | Sep 6 | Oct 3 | - |
| 220 | Chungking Express | $600,200 | 20 | $32,779 | 5.5% | 4 | Mar 8 | - | - |
| 274 | Love Is All There Is | $61,875 | 26 | $32,925 | 53.2% | 26 | Oct 11 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 245 | Unhook the Stars | $272,542 | 20 | $33,258 | 12.2% | 3 | Nov 1 | Mar 6 | Miramax |
| 221 | Twelfth Night | $588,621 | 31 | $33,451 | 5.7% | 5 | Oct 25 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 232 | The Last Supper | $459,749 | 40 | $33,824 | 7.4% | 6 | Apr 5 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 189 | Looking for Richard | $1,408,575 | 81 | $33,843 | 2.4% | 2 | Oct 11 | - | - |
| 187 | Beautiful Thing | $1,548,120 | 2 | $33,931 | 2.2% | 2 | Oct 9 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 188 | Microcosmos | $1,433,210 | 43 | $35,189 | 2.5% | 2 | Oct 9 | Feb 13 | Miramax |
| 240 | Carried Away | $290,978 | 9 | $35,416 | 12.2% | 9 | Mar 29 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 242 | Cyclo | $284,692 | 6 | $38,109 | 13.4% | 6 | Aug 1 | - | Lionsgate Films |
| 211 | Trees Lounge | $749,741 | 2 | $39,830 | 5.3% | 2 | Oct 11 | - | Orion Classics |
| 237 | The Star Maker | $371,674 | 29 | $40,915 | 11% | 11 | Mar 8 | Apr 11 | Miramax |
| 196 | The Funeral | $1,227,324 | 70 | $41,768 | 3.4% | 2 | Nov 1 | - | October Films |
| 158 | Antonia's Line | $4,228,275 | 73 | $45,051 | 1.1% | 7 | Feb 2 | - | First Look International |
| 235 | Mother Night | $403,701 | 30 | $48,661 | 12.1% | 8 | Nov 1 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 186 | I Shot Andy Warhol | $1,875,527 | 58 | $57,053 | 3% | 3 | May 1 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 112 | Marvin's Room | $12,803,305 | 1,158 | $57,739 | 0.5% | 6 | Dec 20 | - | Miramax |
| 252 | Jack & Sarah | $218,626 | 29 | $59,098 | 27% | 22 | Mar 22 | Jun 27 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 108 | Secrets & Lies | $13,417,292 | 296 | $60,813 | 0.5% | 4 | Sep 28 | - | October Films |
| 137 | The Crucible | $7,343,114 | 344 | $62,995 | 0.9% | 1 | Nov 29 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 145 | Cold Comfort Farm | $5,682,429 | 6 | $66,427 | 1.2% | 6 | May 10 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 212 | Stonewall | $692,400 | 17 | $74,052 | 10.7% | 10 | Jul 26 | Dec 12 | Strand Releasing |
| 155 | Swingers | $4,555,020 | 160 | $74,118 | 1.6% | 8 | Oct 18 | - | Miramax |
| 178 | Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | $2,291,255 | 77 | $75,675 | 3.3% | 14 | Jan 26 | Oct 10 | - |
| 159 | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | $4,189,233 | 807 | $77,725 | 1.9% | 5 | Oct 18 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 255 | Infinity | $195,170 | 46 | $78,976 | 40.5% | 46 | Oct 4 | - | First Look International |
| 170 | Basquiat | $3,011,195 | 109 | $83,863 | 2.8% | 6 | Aug 9 | - | Miramax |
| 182 | Surviving Picasso | $2,021,348 | 49 | $87,054 | 4.3% | 3 | Sep 20 | Jan 30 | Warner Bros. |
| 214 | Some Mother's Son | $671,437 | 35 | $88,515 | 13.2% | 14 | Dec 27 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 152 | Hamlet | $4,708,156 | 93 | $90,684 | 1.9% | 3 | Dec 27 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 190 | The Celluloid Closet | $1,400,591 | 38 | $95,047 | 6.8% | 9 | Mar 15 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 151 | Stealing Beauty | $4,722,310 | 195 | $103,028 | 2.2% | 3 | Jun 14 | - | - |
| 199 | Dead Man | $1,037,847 | 37 | $104,649 | 10.1% | 16 | May 10 | Jul 18 | Miramax |
| 164 | The Portrait of a Lady | $3,692,836 | 570 | $107,819 | 2.9% | 7 | Dec 27 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 204 | Taxi Driver 1996 Re-release | $962,574 | 15 | $116,458 | 12.1% | 8 | Feb 16 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 223 | The Grass Harp | $559,771 | 48 | $117,161 | 20.9% | 46 | Oct 11 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 251 | Santa with Muscles | $220,198 | 98 | $120,932 | 54.9% | 98 | Nov 8 | Dec 5 | - |
| 222 | Bottle Rocket | $560,069 | 49 | $124,118 | 22.2% | 28 | Feb 21 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 254 | Getting Away with Murder | $197,322 | 155 | $127,691 | 64.7% | 155 | Apr 12 | - | - |
| 128 | Everyone Says I Love You | $9,759,200 | 276 | $131,678 | 1.3% | 3 | Dec 6 | - | Miramax |
| 86 | Mother | $19,145,198 | 735 | $137,701 | 0.7% | 6 | Dec 27 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 246 | Foxfire | $269,300 | 218 | $141,617 | 52.6% | 218 | Aug 23 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 218 | It's My Party | $622,503 | 29 | $148,532 | 23.9% | 28 | Mar 22 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 114 | The Spitfire Grill | $12,658,486 | 1,247 | $150,049 | 1.2% | 17 | Aug 23 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 41 | Shine | $35,892,330 | 1,050 | $162,179 | 0.5% | 7 | Nov 22 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 215 | American Buffalo | $665,450 | 73 | $164,109 | 24.7% | 29 | Sep 13 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 102 | Flirting with Disaster | $14,702,438 | 969 | $164,458 | 1.1% | 7 | Mar 22 | - | Miramax |
| 109 | Ghosts of Mississippi | $13,323,144 | 1,268 | $168,012 | 1.3% | 21 | Dec 20 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 216 | Grace of My Heart | $660,313 | 93 | $173,654 | 26.3% | 47 | Sep 13 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 120 | Michael Collins | $11,092,559 | 878 | $182,221 | 1.6% | 6 | Oct 11 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 116 | Big Night | $12,008,376 | 336 | $185,749 | 1.5% | 12 | Sep 20 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 32 | Evita | $50,047,179 | 1,045 | $195,085 | 0.4% | 2 | Dec 25 | May 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 224 | Heavy Metal | $546,545 | 54 | $204,660 | 37.4% | 54 | Mar 8 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 203 | Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie | $1,007,306 | 26 | $206,328 | 20.5% | 26 | Apr 19 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 115 | Lone Star | $12,408,986 | 143 | $232,184 | 1.9% | 21 | Jun 21 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 72 | Emma | $22,231,658 | 848 | $240,649 | 1.1% | 9 | Aug 2 | - | Miramax |
| 97 | Trainspotting | $16,491,080 | 357 | $262,673 | 1.6% | 8 | Jul 19 | - | Miramax |
| 147 | Jane Eyre | $5,200,601 | 35 | $269,929 | 5.2% | 35 | Apr 12 | - | Miramax |
| 226 | Boys | $516,349 | 328 | $270,107 | 52.3% | 328 | May 10 | May 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | The English Patient | $78,676,425 | 1,409 | $278,439 | 0.4% | 10 | Nov 15 | - | Miramax |
| 83 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $20,300,385 | 1,233 | $523,295 | 2.6% | 16 | Dec 27 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 197 | Two Much | $1,141,556 | 348 | $592,871 | 51.9% | 348 | Mar 15 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 198 | Bad Moon | $1,055,525 | 825 | $607,081 | 57.5% | 825 | Nov 1 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 191 | Phat Beach | $1,383,553 | 408 | $658,614 | 47.6% | 408 | Aug 2 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 67 | Fargo | $24,611,975 | 716 | $730,265 | 3% | 36 | Mar 8 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 173 | Crash | $2,664,812 | 339 | $738,339 | 27.7% | 42 | Oct 4 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 174 | Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy | $2,654,308 | 413 | $770,280 | 29% | 163 | Apr 12 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 161 | Bound | $3,802,260 | 262 | $900,902 | 23.7% | 261 | Oct 4 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 166 | Moll Flanders | $3,486,957 | 311 | $955,606 | 27.4% | 280 | Jun 14 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 179 | Faithful | $2,104,439 | 803 | $967,956 | 46% | 803 | Apr 5 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 185 | Race the Sun | $1,945,552 | 1,218 | $1,116,504 | 57.4% | 1,218 | Mar 22 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 181 | Big Bully | $2,042,530 | 1,143 | $1,131,094 | 55.4% | 1,143 | Jan 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 163 | Original Gangstas | $3,718,087 | 480 | $1,157,721 | 31.1% | 474 | May 10 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 176 | If Lucy Fell | $2,420,162 | 1,200 | $1,308,088 | 54% | 1,200 | Mar 8 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 177 | Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace | $2,409,225 | 1,589 | $1,428,658 | 59.3% | 1,589 | Jan 12 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 171 | Unforgettable | $2,821,671 | 1,573 | $1,442,215 | 51.1% | 1,573 | Feb 23 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 175 | The Stupids | $2,491,989 | 1,292 | $1,593,929 | 64% | 1,292 | Aug 30 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 169 | Feeling Minnesota | $3,124,440 | 869 | $1,598,051 | 51.1% | 869 | Sep 13 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 168 | Carpool | $3,325,651 | 1,487 | $1,628,482 | 49% | 1,487 | Aug 23 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 162 | Barb Wire | $3,793,614 | 1,312 | $1,844,426 | 48.6% | 1,312 | May 3 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 153 | Joe's Apartment | $4,619,014 | 1,512 | $1,854,490 | 40.1% | 1,512 | Jul 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 165 | The Trigger Effect | $3,622,979 | 524 | $1,887,791 | 52.1% | 524 | Aug 30 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 157 | Bogus | $4,357,406 | 1,209 | $1,895,593 | 43.5% | 1,134 | Sep 6 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 156 | Ed | $4,422,380 | 1,583 | $1,910,840 | 43.2% | 1,541 | Mar 15 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 129 | She's the One | $9,538,948 | 464 | $2,088,492 | 21.9% | 459 | Aug 23 | - | - |
| 142 | Get on the Bus | $5,754,249 | 1,207 | $2,156,409 | 37.5% | 1,207 | Oct 18 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 148 | Solo | $5,107,669 | 1,230 | $2,228,668 | 43.6% | 1,230 | Aug 23 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 133 | All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 | $8,620,678 | 2,037 | $2,256,118 | 26.2% | 2,037 | Mar 29 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 139 | House Arrest | $7,032,782 | 1,623 | $2,275,808 | 32.4% | 1,623 | Aug 16 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 149 | Heaven's Prisoners | $5,009,305 | 907 | $2,308,797 | 46.1% | 907 | May 17 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 146 | The Pallbearer | $5,656,388 | 829 | $2,319,236 | 41% | 829 | May 3 | - | Miramax |
| 150 | Girl 6 | $4,939,939 | 1,077 | $2,485,764 | 50.3% | 1,077 | Mar 22 | - | - |
| 141 | Bordello of Blood | $5,781,045 | 1,695 | $2,634,170 | 45.6% | 1,694 | Aug 16 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 140 | Last Dance | $5,939,449 | 1,563 | $2,690,253 | 45.3% | 1,563 | May 3 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 122 | Beautiful Girls | $10,597,759 | 803 | $2,761,790 | 26.1% | 752 | Feb 9 | - | Miramax |
| 144 | Mary Reilly | $5,707,094 | 1,470 | $2,812,620 | 49.3% | 1,470 | Feb 23 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 71 | My Fellow Americans | $22,313,201 | 1,915 | $2,860,334 | 12.8% | 1,915 | Dec 20 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 143 | Screamers | $5,711,695 | 1,560 | $2,904,140 | 50.8% | 1,560 | Jan 26 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 117 | Alaska | $11,829,959 | 1,566 | $2,914,992 | 24.6% | 1,566 | Aug 14 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 127 | Dunston Checks In | $9,871,065 | 1,292 | $2,996,891 | 30.4% | 1,290 | Jan 12 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 125 | A Family Thing | $10,125,417 | 1,134 | $3,020,662 | 29.8% | 1,134 | Mar 29 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 134 | The Rich Man's Wife | $8,543,587 | 1,009 | $3,132,151 | 36.7% | 1,006 | Sep 13 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 138 | Dear God | $7,138,523 | 1,774 | $3,213,045 | 45% | 1,754 | Nov 1 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 113 | The Evening Star | $12,767,815 | 1,268 | $3,306,445 | 25.9% | 1,265 | Dec 27 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 136 | The Great White Hype | $8,008,255 | 1,499 | $3,349,481 | 41.8% | 1,496 | May 3 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 119 | 2 Days in the Valley | $11,132,210 | 855 | $3,352,440 | 30.1% | 769 | Sep 27 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 135 | Larger Than Life | $8,315,693 | 2,433 | $3,779,504 | 45.5% | 2,433 | Nov 1 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 131 | Celtic Pride | $9,255,027 | 1,836 | $3,809,248 | 41.2% | 1,832 | Apr 19 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 100 | The Adventures of Pinocchio | $15,094,530 | 1,879 | $3,832,551 | 25.4% | 1,779 | Jul 26 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 126 | Mrs. Winterbourne | $10,082,005 | 1,612 | $3,872,900 | 38.4% | 1,612 | Apr 19 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 123 | White Squall | $10,292,300 | 1,524 | $3,908,514 | 38% | 1,524 | Feb 2 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 132 | Before and After | $8,797,839 | 1,318 | $4,023,815 | 45.7% | 1,313 | Feb 23 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 85 | Flipper | $20,080,020 | 2,419 | $4,209,525 | 21% | 2,385 | May 17 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 110 | The Associate | $12,844,057 | 1,781 | $4,261,304 | 33.2% | 1,781 | Oct 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 118 | Mulholland Falls | $11,526,099 | 1,625 | $4,306,221 | 37.4% | 1,625 | Apr 26 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 79 | Oliver & Company 1996 Re-release | $20,872,291 | 2,189 | $4,490,921 | 21.5% | 2,180 | Mar 29 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 130 | Hellraiser: Bloodline | $9,336,886 | 1,465 | $4,505,036 | 48.2% | 1,465 | Mar 8 | - | Miramax |
| 121 | Two If by Sea | $10,658,278 | 1,796 | $4,656,986 | 43.7% | 1,712 | Jan 12 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 124 | Sunset Park | $10,163,782 | 1,257 | $4,705,440 | 46.3% | 1,257 | Apr 26 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 64 | Fly Away Home | $25,143,818 | 1,401 | $4,708,044 | 18.7% | 1,320 | Sep 13 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 106 | The Arrival | $14,063,331 | 1,693 | $4,806,763 | 34.2% | 1,693 | May 31 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 107 | Bio-Dome | $13,427,615 | 1,510 | $4,999,979 | 37.2% | 1,510 | Jan 12 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 88 | Kazaam | $18,937,262 | 2,019 | $5,001,588 | 26.4% | 2,012 | Jul 19 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 93 | The Phantom | $17,323,326 | 2,163 | $5,072,346 | 29.3% | 2,159 | Jun 7 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 78 | Multiplicity | $21,075,014 | 2,134 | $5,075,340 | 24.1% | 2,134 | Jul 19 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 111 | Mr. Wrong | $12,825,141 | 1,487 | $5,106,797 | 39.8% | 1,487 | Feb 16 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 94 | Fled | $17,193,231 | 2,104 | $5,405,855 | 31.4% | 2,104 | Jul 19 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 98 | Supercop | $16,270,600 | 1,469 | $5,503,176 | 33.8% | 1,406 | Jul 26 | - | Miramax |
| 95 | Diabolique | $17,100,266 | 1,824 | $5,524,055 | 32.3% | 1,824 | Mar 22 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 96 | The Frighteners | $16,759,216 | 1,675 | $5,565,495 | 33.2% | 1,669 | Jul 19 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 65 | Kingpin | $25,023,434 | 1,975 | $5,582,079 | 22.3% | 1,956 | Jul 26 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 103 | The Chamber | $14,551,359 | 2,032 | $5,612,095 | 38.6% | 2,026 | Oct 11 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 104 | Maximum Risk | $14,502,483 | 2,358 | $5,612,707 | 38.7% | 2,358 | Sep 13 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 99 | Thinner | $15,315,484 | 2,009 | $5,679,046 | 37.1% | 2,009 | Oct 25 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 74 | Bulletproof | $21,576,954 | 2,242 | $6,014,400 | 27.9% | 2,240 | Sep 6 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 101 | The Substitute | $14,818,176 | 1,762 | $6,096,833 | 41.1% | 1,742 | Apr 19 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 87 | Bed of Roses | $19,030,691 | 1,575 | $6,117,558 | 32.1% | 1,545 | Jan 26 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 69 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $22,955,097 | 2,060 | $6,170,358 | 26.9% | 2,056 | Oct 4 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 60 | That Thing You Do! | $25,857,416 | 1,887 | $6,208,595 | 24% | 1,870 | Oct 4 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 35 | One Fine Day | $46,151,454 | 1,975 | $6,226,430 | 13.5% | 1,946 | Dec 20 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 89 | The Fan | $18,626,419 | 2,016 | $6,271,406 | 33.7% | 2,016 | Aug 16 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
