Domestic Box Office For 1996
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | Hamlet | $4,708,156 | 93 | $90,684 | 1.9% | 3 | Dec 27 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 83 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $20,300,385 | 1,233 | $523,295 | 2.6% | 16 | Dec 27 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 214 | Some Mother's Son | $671,437 | 35 | $88,515 | 13.2% | 14 | Dec 27 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 164 | The Portrait of a Lady | $3,692,836 | 570 | $107,819 | 2.9% | 7 | Dec 27 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 86 | Mother | $19,145,198 | 735 | $137,701 | 0.7% | 6 | Dec 27 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 113 | The Evening Star | $12,767,815 | 1,268 | $3,306,445 | 25.9% | 1,265 | Dec 27 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 32 | Evita | $50,047,179 | 1,045 | $195,085 | 0.4% | 2 | Dec 25 | May 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 16 | Michael | $95,318,203 | 2,325 | $17,435,711 | 18.3% | 2,141 | Dec 25 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 202 | Thieves | $1,018,682 | - | - | - | - | Dec 25 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 286 | I'm Not Rappaport | $26,011 | 3 | $17,993 | 69.2% | 3 | Dec 24 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 21 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $63,118,386 | 2,417 | $20,114,233 | 31.9% | 2,190 | Dec 20 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 236 | The Whole Wide World | $375,757 | 20 | $3,316 | 0.9% | 1 | Dec 20 | Sep 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 35 | One Fine Day | $46,151,454 | 1,975 | $6,226,430 | 13.5% | 1,946 | Dec 20 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 71 | My Fellow Americans | $22,313,201 | 1,915 | $2,860,334 | 12.8% | 1,915 | Dec 20 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | Scream | $103,046,663 | 1,994 | $6,354,586 | 6.2% | 1,413 | Dec 20 | - | Dimension Films |
| 209 | La Cérémonie | $873,196 | - | - | - | - | Dec 20 | - | New Yorker Films |
| 112 | Marvin's Room | $12,803,305 | 1,158 | $57,739 | 0.5% | 6 | Dec 20 | - | Miramax |
| 109 | Ghosts of Mississippi | $13,323,144 | 1,268 | $168,012 | 1.3% | 21 | Dec 20 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 105 | In Love and War | $14,481,231 | 1,612 | $2,515 | <0.1% | 1 | Dec 18 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 4 | Jerry Maguire | $153,952,592 | 2,531 | $17,084,296 | 11.1% | 2,531 | Dec 13 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 241 | Citizen Ruth | $285,112 | 23 | $26,709 | 9.4% | 6 | Dec 13 | May 15 | Miramax |
| 33 | The Preacher's Wife | $48,102,795 | 2,008 | $7,649,752 | 15.9% | 1,783 | Dec 13 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 39 | Mars Attacks! | $37,771,017 | 1,955 | $9,384,272 | 24.8% | 1,955 | Dec 13 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 48 | Daylight | $33,023,469 | 2,189 | $10,015,875 | 30.3% | 2,175 | Dec 6 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 128 | Everyone Says I Love You | $9,759,200 | 276 | $131,678 | 1.3% | 3 | Dec 6 | - | Miramax |
| 273 | Losing Chase | $64,161 | 10 | $31,176 | 48.6% | 10 | Dec 6 | Mar 6 | - |
| 137 | The Crucible | $7,343,114 | 344 | $62,995 | 0.9% | 1 | Nov 29 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 68 | Sling Blade | $24,444,121 | 1,020 | $28,139 | 0.1% | 3 | Nov 29 | - | Miramax |
| 297 | Zero Kelvin | $10,493 | 1 | $3,740 | 35.6% | 1 | Nov 27 | Dec 12 | Kino International |
| 6 | 101 Dalmatians | $136,189,294 | 2,901 | $33,504,025 | 24.6% | 2,794 | Nov 27 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 183 | Ridicule | $1,979,768 | - | - | - | - | Nov 22 | - | Miramax |
| 17 | Star Trek: First Contact | $92,027,888 | 2,812 | $30,716,131 | 33.4% | 2,812 | Nov 22 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 280 | The War at Home | $44,722 | 6 | $15,040 | 33.6% | 4 | Nov 22 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 41 | Shine | $35,892,330 | 1,050 | $162,179 | 0.5% | 7 | Nov 22 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 22 | Jingle All the Way | $60,592,389 | 2,404 | $12,112,267 | 20% | 2,401 | Nov 22 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 36 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $41,083,864 | 2,489 | $12,210,868 | 29.7% | 2,489 | Nov 15 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | Space Jam | $90,418,342 | 2,650 | $27,528,529 | 30.4% | 2,650 | Nov 15 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | The English Patient | $78,676,425 | 1,409 | $278,439 | 0.4% | 10 | Nov 15 | - | Miramax |
| 301 | Blue Juice | $4,535 | 2 | $2,750 | 60.6% | 2 | Nov 13 | Nov 21 | - |
| 160 | Breaking the Waves | $3,803,298 | - | - | - | - | Nov 13 | - | October Films |
| 261 | Mad Dog Time | $107,874 | - | - | - | - | Nov 8 | - | United Artists |
| 5 | Ransom | $136,492,681 | 2,768 | $34,216,088 | 25.1% | 2,676 | Nov 8 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 293 | Breathing Room | $16,299 | 1 | $7,750 | 47.5% | 1 | Nov 8 | - | Arrow Releasing |
| 40 | Set It Off | $36,461,139 | 1,016 | $8,812,105 | 24.2% | 1,014 | Nov 8 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 263 | The Secret Agent | $106,606 | 7 | $25,909 | 24.3% | 6 | Nov 8 | - | - |
| 251 | Santa with Muscles | $220,198 | 98 | $120,932 | 54.9% | 98 | Nov 8 | Dec 5 | - |
| 138 | Dear God | $7,138,523 | 1,774 | $3,213,045 | 45% | 1,754 | Nov 1 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 34 | Romeo + Juliet | $46,351,345 | 1,963 | $11,133,231 | 24% | 1,276 | Nov 1 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 235 | Mother Night | $403,701 | 30 | $48,661 | 12.1% | 8 | Nov 1 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 135 | Larger Than Life | $8,315,693 | 2,433 | $3,779,504 | 45.5% | 2,433 | Nov 1 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 196 | The Funeral | $1,227,324 | 70 | $41,768 | 3.4% | 2 | Nov 1 | - | October Films |
| 306 | Mercy | $2,967 | - | - | - | - | Nov 1 | Nov 7 | - |
| 198 | Bad Moon | $1,055,525 | 825 | $607,081 | 57.5% | 825 | Nov 1 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 245 | Unhook the Stars | $272,542 | 20 | $33,258 | 12.2% | 3 | Nov 1 | Mar 6 | Miramax |
| 249 | A Single Girl | $230,049 | - | - | - | - | Oct 30 | - | Strand Releasing |
| 288 | The Sunchaser | $21,508 | 23 | $13,845 | 64.4% | 23 | Oct 25 | Oct 31 | Warner Bros. |
| 110 | The Associate | $12,844,057 | 1,781 | $4,261,304 | 33.2% | 1,781 | Oct 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 238 | Palookaville | $365,284 | 24 | - | - | 7 | Oct 25 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 76 | High School High | $21,302,121 | 2,146 | $6,311,786 | 29.6% | 2,146 | Oct 25 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 221 | Twelfth Night | $588,621 | 31 | $33,451 | 5.7% | 5 | Oct 25 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 287 | Normal Life | $22,891 | 2 | $3,315 | 14.5% | 1 | Oct 25 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 172 | When We Were Kings | $2,789,985 | 92 | $12,479 | 0.4% | 2 | Oct 25 | Jul 31 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 99 | Thinner | $15,315,484 | 2,009 | $5,679,046 | 37.1% | 2,009 | Oct 25 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 29 | Sleepers | $53,315,285 | 2,080 | $12,305,745 | 23.1% | 1,915 | Oct 18 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 142 | Get on the Bus | $5,754,249 | 1,207 | $2,156,409 | 37.5% | 1,207 | Oct 18 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 307 | I Shot a Man in Vegas | $2,684 | - | - | - | - | Oct 18 | Oct 24 | Arrow Releasing |
| 155 | Swingers | $4,555,020 | 160 | $74,118 | 1.6% | 8 | Oct 18 | - | Miramax |
| 159 | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | $4,189,233 | 807 | $77,725 | 1.9% | 5 | Oct 18 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 300 | Not Bad for a Girl | $6,152 | - | - | - | - | Oct 18 | Oct 24 | - |
| 234 | Jude | $409,144 | 20 | $31,850 | 7.8% | 6 | Oct 18 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 180 | Snowriders | $2,068,490 | - | - | - | - | Oct 16 | - | - |
| 211 | Trees Lounge | $749,741 | 2 | $39,830 | 5.3% | 2 | Oct 11 | - | Orion Classics |
| 233 | Bitter Sugar | $450,060 | 12 | $30,742 | 6.8% | 2 | Oct 11 | - | First Look International |
| 103 | The Chamber | $14,551,359 | 2,032 | $5,612,095 | 38.6% | 2,026 | Oct 11 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 120 | Michael Collins | $11,092,559 | 878 | $182,221 | 1.6% | 6 | Oct 11 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 46 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $33,447,612 | 2,404 | $9,065,363 | 27.1% | 2,245 | Oct 11 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 38 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $38,619,405 | 2,202 | $9,215,063 | 23.9% | 2,142 | Oct 11 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 303 | Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press | $3,204 | 1 | - | - | - | Oct 11 | Oct 17 | - |
| 223 | The Grass Harp | $559,771 | 48 | $117,161 | 20.9% | 46 | Oct 11 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 189 | Looking for Richard | $1,408,575 | 81 | $33,843 | 2.4% | 2 | Oct 11 | - | - |
| 274 | Love Is All There Is | $61,875 | 26 | $32,925 | 53.2% | 26 | Oct 11 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 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 |
| 184 | Vertigo 1996 Restored 70mm | $1,967,552 | - | - | - | - | Oct 6 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 81 | The Glimmer Man | $20,351,264 | 2,236 | $7,605,504 | 37.4% | 2,236 | Oct 4 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 255 | Infinity | $195,170 | 46 | $78,976 | 40.5% | 46 | Oct 4 | - | First Look International |
| 60 | That Thing You Do! | $25,857,416 | 1,887 | $6,208,595 | 24% | 1,870 | Oct 4 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 69 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $22,955,097 | 2,060 | $6,170,358 | 26.9% | 2,056 | Oct 4 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 289 | Small Wonders | $20,819 | 7 | $2,880 | 13.8% | 1 | Oct 4 | Oct 24 | Miramax |
| 173 | Crash | $2,664,812 | 339 | $738,339 | 27.7% | 42 | Oct 4 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 302 | Bird of Prey | $3,652 | - | - | - | - | Oct 4 | Oct 17 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 161 | Bound | $3,802,260 | 262 | $900,902 | 23.7% | 261 | Oct 4 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 108 | Secrets & Lies | $13,417,292 | 296 | $60,813 | 0.5% | 4 | Sep 28 | - | October Films |
| 92 | Extreme Measures | $17,380,126 | 2,298 | $6,906,546 | 39.7% | 2,298 | Sep 27 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 262 | Ed's Next Move | $106,791 | 13 | $16,042 | 15% | 8 | Sep 27 | - | Orion Classics |
| 119 | 2 Days in the Valley | $11,132,210 | 855 | $3,352,440 | 30.1% | 769 | Sep 27 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 277 | The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story | $50,605 | 7 | $5,677 | 11.2% | 1 | Sep 27 | - | Castle Hill Productions |
| 294 | Glory Daze | $15,134 | - | - | - | - | Sep 27 | - | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 291 | Somebody to Love | $18,112 | 10 | $10,343 | 57.1% | 10 | Sep 27 | - | - |
| 278 | Curdled | $49,620 | 18 | $16,294 | 32.8% | 13 | Sep 27 | Oct 10 | - |
| 244 | Paraíso Perdido | $272,750 | 11 | $10,740 | 3.9% | 1 | Sep 20 | - | - |
| 182 | Surviving Picasso | $2,021,348 | 49 | $87,054 | 4.3% | 3 | Sep 20 | Jan 30 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | The First Wives Club | $105,489,203 | 2,406 | $18,913,411 | 17.9% | 1,922 | Sep 20 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 116 | Big Night | $12,008,376 | 336 | $185,749 | 1.5% | 12 | Sep 20 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 256 | Giant 1996 Re-release | $177,909 | - | - | - | - | Sep 20 | Oct 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 90 | Last Man Standing | $18,115,927 | 2,579 | $7,010,333 | 38.7% | 2,561 | Sep 20 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 282 | Dadetown | $37,092 | 1 | $5,450 | 14.7% | 1 | Sep 18 | - | Castle Hill Productions |
| 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 |
| 216 | Grace of My Heart | $660,313 | 93 | $173,654 | 26.3% | 47 | Sep 13 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 104 | Maximum Risk | $14,502,483 | 2,358 | $5,612,707 | 38.7% | 2,358 | Sep 13 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 64 | Fly Away Home | $25,143,818 | 1,401 | $4,708,044 | 18.7% | 1,320 | Sep 13 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 309 | American Strays | $1,910 | 1 | $1,183 | 61.9% | 1 | Sep 13 | - | - |
| 215 | American Buffalo | $665,450 | 73 | $164,109 | 24.7% | 29 | Sep 13 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 265 | Brother of Sleep | $97,848 | - | - | - | - | Sep 13 | Jan 30 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 169 | Feeling Minnesota | $3,124,440 | 869 | $1,598,051 | 51.1% | 869 | Sep 13 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 74 | Bulletproof | $21,576,954 | 2,242 | $6,014,400 | 27.9% | 2,240 | Sep 6 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 268 | Killer: A Journal of Murder | $82,029 | 10 | $31,993 | 39% | 9 | Sep 6 | Oct 3 | - |
| 157 | Bogus | $4,357,406 | 1,209 | $1,895,593 | 43.5% | 1,134 | Sep 6 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 264 | Sweet Nothing | $102,350 | 2 | $22,910 | 22.4% | 2 | Sep 6 | Oct 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 175 | The Stupids | $2,491,989 | 1,292 | $1,593,929 | 64% | 1,292 | Aug 30 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 165 | The Trigger Effect | $3,622,979 | 524 | $1,887,791 | 52.1% | 524 | Aug 30 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 59 | First Kid | $26,491,793 | 1,878 | $8,434,651 | 31.8% | 1,878 | Aug 30 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 91 | The Crow: City of Angels | $17,917,287 | 2,423 | $9,785,111 | 54.6% | 2,423 | Aug 30 | - | Miramax |
| 168 | Carpool | $3,325,651 | 1,487 | $1,628,482 | 49% | 1,487 | Aug 23 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 246 | Foxfire | $269,300 | 218 | $141,617 | 52.6% | 218 | Aug 23 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 114 | The Spitfire Grill | $12,658,486 | 1,247 | $150,049 | 1.2% | 17 | Aug 23 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 55 | The Island of Dr. Moreau | $27,663,982 | 2,039 | $9,101,987 | 32.9% | 2,035 | Aug 23 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 129 | She's the One | $9,538,948 | 464 | $2,088,492 | 21.9% | 459 | Aug 23 | - | - |
| 75 | A Very Brady Sequel | $21,440,752 | 2,147 | $7,052,045 | 32.9% | 2,147 | Aug 23 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 148 | Solo | $5,107,669 | 1,230 | $2,228,668 | 43.6% | 1,230 | Aug 23 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 239 | Freeway | $295,493 | 9 | $14,945 | 5.1% | 6 | Aug 23 | Mar 13 | Roxie Releasing |
| 228 | Girls Town | $503,667 | - | - | - | - | Aug 21 | Oct 31 | October Films |
| 192 | Kansas City | $1,356,329 | - | - | - | - | Aug 16 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 89 | The Fan | $18,626,419 | 2,016 | $6,271,406 | 33.7% | 2,016 | Aug 16 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 141 | Bordello of Blood | $5,781,045 | 1,695 | $2,634,170 | 45.6% | 1,694 | Aug 16 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 139 | House Arrest | $7,032,782 | 1,623 | $2,275,808 | 32.4% | 1,623 | Aug 16 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 28 | Tin Cup | $53,854,588 | 2,102 | $10,128,834 | 18.8% | 2,012 | Aug 16 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 117 | Alaska | $11,829,959 | 1,566 | $2,914,992 | 24.6% | 1,566 | Aug 14 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 257 | Small Faces | $155,239 | 12 | $10,972 | 7.1% | 2 | Aug 14 | Oct 31 | October Films |
| 63 | Escape from L.A. | $25,477,365 | 2,312 | $8,912,557 | 35% | 2,312 | Aug 9 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 25 | Jack | $58,620,973 | 2,232 | $11,191,496 | 19.1% | 1,710 | Aug 9 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 170 | Basquiat | $3,011,195 | 109 | $83,863 | 2.8% | 6 | Aug 9 | - | Miramax |
| 247 | Flirt | $263,192 | 7 | $15,040 | 5.7% | 1 | Aug 7 | Jan 30 | Lionsgate Films |
| 77 | Chain Reaction | $21,226,204 | 2,256 | $7,545,944 | 35.6% | 2,255 | Aug 2 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 45 | Matilda | $33,459,416 | 2,006 | $8,208,609 | 24.5% | 1,975 | Aug 2 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 72 | Emma | $22,231,658 | 848 | $240,649 | 1.1% | 9 | Aug 2 | - | Miramax |
| 191 | Phat Beach | $1,383,553 | 408 | $658,614 | 47.6% | 408 | Aug 2 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 242 | Cyclo | $284,692 | 6 | $38,109 | 13.4% | 6 | Aug 1 | - | Lionsgate Films |
| 65 | Kingpin | $25,023,434 | 1,975 | $5,582,079 | 22.3% | 1,956 | Jul 26 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 98 | Supercop | $16,270,600 | 1,469 | $5,503,176 | 33.8% | 1,406 | Jul 26 | - | Miramax |
| 100 | The Adventures of Pinocchio | $15,094,530 | 1,879 | $3,832,551 | 25.4% | 1,779 | Jul 26 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 153 | Joe's Apartment | $4,619,014 | 1,512 | $1,854,490 | 40.1% | 1,512 | Jul 26 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 212 | Stonewall | $692,400 | 17 | $74,052 | 10.7% | 10 | Jul 26 | Dec 12 | Strand Releasing |
| 229 | Manny & Lo | $502,313 | 27 | $18,665 | 3.7% | 2 | Jul 26 | Feb 6 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 10 | A Time to Kill | $108,766,007 | 2,313 | $14,823,159 | 13.6% | 2,123 | Jul 24 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 78 | Multiplicity | $21,075,014 | 2,134 | $5,075,340 | 24.1% | 2,134 | Jul 19 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 97 | Trainspotting | $16,491,080 | 357 | $262,673 | 1.6% | 8 | Jul 19 | - | Miramax |
| 96 | The Frighteners | $16,759,216 | 1,675 | $5,565,495 | 33.2% | 1,669 | Jul 19 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 292 | Girlfriends | $18,000 | 1 | $5,656 | 31.4% | 1 | Jul 19 | - | First Run |
| 88 | Kazaam | $18,937,262 | 2,019 | $5,001,588 | 26.4% | 2,012 | Jul 19 | - | 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) |
| 195 | Walking and Talking | $1,287,480 | - | - | - | - | Jul 17 | - | Miramax |
| 217 | The Visitors | $659,810 | 4 | $24,792 | 3.8% | 4 | Jul 12 | - | Miramax |
| 58 | Harriet the Spy | $26,570,048 | 1,876 | $6,601,651 | 24.8% | 1,826 | Jul 12 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 24 | Courage Under Fire | $59,031,057 | 2,001 | $12,501,586 | 21.2% | 1,986 | Jul 12 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | Phenomenon | $104,636,382 | 2,139 | $16,158,901 | 15.4% | 1,637 | Jul 5 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 1 | Independence Day | $306,169,268 | 2,977 | $50,228,264 | 16.4% | 2,882 | Jul 3 | Jan 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 210 | Rendezvous in Paris | $859,059 | - | - | - | - | Jun 28 | - | Artificial Eye |
| 231 | Maybe... Maybe Not | $468,930 | - | - | - | - | Jun 28 | - | Orion Classics |
| 8 | The Nutty Professor | $128,814,019 | 2,239 | $25,411,725 | 19.7% | 2,115 | Jun 28 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 47 | Striptease | $33,109,743 | 1,979 | $12,322,069 | 37.2% | 1,970 | Jun 28 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 115 | Lone Star | $12,408,986 | 143 | $232,184 | 1.9% | 21 | Jun 21 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 14 | Eraser | $101,295,562 | 2,556 | $24,566,446 | 24.3% | 2,410 | Jun 21 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $100,138,851 | 2,835 | $21,037,414 | 21% | 2,778 | Jun 21 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 270 | The Search for One-eye Jimmy | $71,314 | 4 | $19,432 | 27.2% | 4 | Jun 21 | - | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 205 | Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud | $950,237 | - | - | - | - | Jun 21 | - | Artificial Eye |
| 259 | A Perfect Candidate | $134,485 | 8 | $11,448 | 8.5% | 1 | Jun 19 | - | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 166 | Moll Flanders | $3,486,957 | 311 | $955,606 | 27.4% | 280 | Jun 14 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 151 | Stealing Beauty | $4,722,310 | 195 | $103,028 | 2.2% | 3 | Jun 14 | - | - |
| 276 | Switchblade Sisters | $51,264 | 13 | $14,532 | 28.3% | 7 | Jun 14 | Jun 27 | - |
| 23 | The Cable Guy | $60,240,295 | 2,657 | $19,806,226 | 32.9% | 2,657 | Jun 14 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 93 | The Phantom | $17,323,326 | 2,163 | $5,072,346 | 29.3% | 2,159 | Jun 7 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 7 | The Rock | $134,069,511 | 2,426 | $25,069,525 | 18.7% | 2,392 | Jun 7 | Dec 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 206 | Heavy | $941,414 | 22 | $14,425 | 1.5% | 1 | Jun 5 | Nov 28 | Lionsgate Films |
| 284 | Man with a Plan | $33,402 | 2 | $6,920 | 20.7% | 2 | May 31 | Aug 8 | - |
| 106 | The Arrival | $14,063,331 | 1,693 | $4,806,763 | 34.2% | 1,693 | May 31 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 30 | DragonHeart | $51,367,375 | 2,193 | $15,027,150 | 29.3% | 2,130 | May 31 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 52 | Eddie | $31,387,164 | 2,000 | $8,041,972 | 25.6% | 1,989 | May 31 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 154 | Welcome to the Dollhouse | $4,569,019 | - | - | - | - | May 24 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 56 | Spy Hard | $26,960,191 | 2,319 | $10,448,420 | 38.8% | 2,286 | May 24 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 295 | A Modern Affair | $14,286 | 2 | $2,799 | 19.6% | 1 | May 24 | - | Tara Releasing |
| 3 | Mission: Impossible | $180,981,856 | 3,012 | $45,436,830 | 25.1% | 3,012 | May 22 | Dec 19 | Paramount Pictures |
| 149 | Heaven's Prisoners | $5,009,305 | 907 | $2,308,797 | 46.1% | 907 | May 17 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 85 | Flipper | $20,080,020 | 2,419 | $4,209,525 | 21% | 2,385 | May 17 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 275 | Under the Domim Tree | $53,532 | - | - | - | - | May 10 | - | Strand Releasing |
| 163 | Original Gangstas | $3,718,087 | 480 | $1,157,721 | 31.1% | 474 | May 10 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 290 | Of Love and Shadows | $19,710 | 4 | $6,357 | 32.3% | 2 | May 10 | May 23 | Miramax |
| 145 | Cold Comfort Farm | $5,682,429 | 6 | $66,427 | 1.2% | 6 | May 10 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 279 | The Low Life | $45,436 | 3 | $3,589 | 7.9% | 1 | May 10 | Jul 18 | Lionsgate Films |
| 2 | Twister | $241,721,524 | 2,808 | $41,059,405 | 17% | 2,414 | May 10 | - | Warner Bros. |
