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Domestic Box Office For Summer 1996
Summer 1996 is May 3-September 2.
Rank
Release
Genre
Budget
Running Time
Gross
Theaters
Total Gross
Release Date
Distributor
Estimated
1
Independence Day
-
-
-
$281,937,276
2,977
$306,169,268
Jul 3
Twentieth Century Fox
false
2
Twister
-
-
-
$241,721,524
2,808
$241,721,524
May 10
Warner Bros.
false
3
Mission: Impossible
-
-
-
$177,277,615
3,012
$180,981,856
May 22
Paramount Pictures
false
4
The Rock
-
-
-
$130,345,354
2,426
$134,069,511
Jun 7
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
false
5
The Nutty Professor
-
-
-
$117,970,630
2,239
$128,814,019
Jun 28
Universal Pictures
false
6
Eraser
-
-
-
$97,789,496
2,556
$101,295,562
Jun 21
Warner Bros.
false
7
Phenomenon
-
-
-
$96,596,240
2,139
$104,636,382
Jul 5
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
false
8
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
-
-
-
$91,489,705
2,835
$100,138,851
Jun 21
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
false
9
A Time to Kill
-
-
-
$89,597,293
2,313
$108,766,007
Jul 24
Warner Bros.
false
10
The Cable Guy
-
-
-
$60,240,295
2,657
$60,240,295
Jun 14
Sony Pictures Releasing
false
11
Courage Under Fire
-
-
-
$59,031,057
2,001
$59,031,057
Jul 12
Twentieth Century Fox
false
12
DragonHeart
-
-
-
$51,367,375
2,193
$51,367,375
May 31
Universal Pictures
false
13
Jack
-
-
-
$43,709,613
2,232
$58,620,973
Aug 9
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
false
14
Tin Cup
-
-
-
$33,332,314
2,102
$53,854,588
Aug 16
Warner Bros.
false
15
Striptease
-
-
-
$33,109,743
1,979
$33,109,743
Jun 28
Sony Pictures Releasing
false
16
Eddie
-
-
-
$31,387,164
2,000
$31,387,164
May 31
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
false
17
Matilda
-
-
-
$29,502,064
2,006
$33,459,416
Aug 2
Sony Pictures Releasing
false
18
Spy Hard
-
-
-
$26,960,191
2,319
$26,960,191
May 24
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
false
19
Harriet the Spy
-
-
-
$26,570,048
1,876
$26,570,048
Jul 12
Paramount Pictures
false
20
The Truth About Cats & Dogs
-
-
-
$26,151,936
1,654
$34,861,807
Apr 26
Twentieth Century Fox
false
21
Kingpin
-
-
-
$25,023,434
1,975
$25,023,434
Jul 26
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
false
22
The Craft
-
-
-
$24,819,936
1,762
$24,819,936
May 3
Sony Pictures Releasing
false
23
Escape from L.A.
-
-
-
$22,157,886
2,312
$25,477,365
Aug 9
Paramount Pictures
false
24
Chain Reaction
-
-
-
$21,226,204
2,256
$21,226,204
Aug 2
Twentieth Century Fox
false
25
Multiplicity
-
-
-
$21,075,014
2,134
$21,075,014
Jul 19
Sony Pictures Releasing
false
26
Flipper
-
-
-
$20,080,020
2,419
$20,080,020
May 17
Universal Pictures
false
27
Kazaam
-
-
-
$18,937,262
2,019
$18,937,262
Jul 19
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
false
28
The Phantom
-
-
-
$17,323,326
2,163
$17,323,326
Jun 7
Paramount Pictures
false
29
Fled
-
-
-
$17,193,231
2,104
$17,193,231
Jul 19
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
false
30
The Frighteners
-
-
-
$16,759,216
1,675
$16,759,216
Jul 19
Universal Pictures
false
31
The Island of Dr. Moreau
-
-
-
$16,443,197
2,039
$27,663,982
Aug 23
New Line Cinema
false
32
Supercop
-
-
-
$16,270,600
1,469
$16,270,600
Jul 26
Miramax
false
33
The Adventures of Pinocchio
-
-
-
$15,094,530
1,879
$15,094,530
Jul 26
New Line Cinema
false
34
Primal Fear
-
-
-
$14,847,307
1,983
$56,116,183
Apr 5
Paramount Pictures
false
35
The Fan
-
-
-
$14,141,105
2,016
$18,626,419
Aug 16
Sony Pictures Releasing
false
36
The Arrival
-
-
-
$14,063,331
1,693
$14,063,331
May 31
Orion Pictures
false
37
The Birdcage
-
-
-
$13,719,359
2,285
$124,060,553
Mar 8
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
false
38
A Very Brady Sequel
-
-
-
$13,040,500
2,147
$21,440,752
Aug 23
Paramount Pictures
false
39
The Quest
-
-
-
$12,795,547
2,098
$21,686,547
Apr 26
Universal Pictures
false
40
Emma
-
-
-
$12,514,898
848
$22,231,658
Aug 2
Miramax
false
41
Lone Star
-
-
-
$11,962,634
143
$12,408,986
Jun 21
Sony Pictures Classics
false
42
Trainspotting
-
-
-
$9,948,898
357
$16,491,080
Jul 19
Miramax
false
43
James and the Giant Peach
-
-
-
$8,480,972
2,268
$28,946,127
Apr 12
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
false
44
Alaska
-
-
-
$8,345,551
1,566
$11,829,959
Aug 14
Sony Pictures Releasing
false
45
The Great White Hype
-
-
-
$8,008,255
1,499
$8,008,255
May 3
Twentieth Century Fox
false
46
House Arrest
-
-
-
$7,032,782
1,623
$7,032,782
Aug 16
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
false
47
Toy Story
-
-
-
$6,897,039
2,574
$191,796,233
Nov 22
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
false
48
The Crow: City of Angels
-
-
-
$6,443,676
2,423
$17,917,287
Aug 30
Miramax
false
49
Executive Decision
-
-
-
$6,037,218
2,289
$56,569,216
Mar 15
Warner Bros.
false
50
Last Dance
-
-
-
$5,939,449
1,563
$5,939,449
May 3
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
false
51
Mulholland Falls
-
-
-
$5,803,854
1,625
$11,526,099
Apr 26
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
false
52
Bordello of Blood
-
-
-
$5,781,045
1,695
$5,781,045
Aug 16
Universal Pictures
false
53
Cold Comfort Farm
-
-
-
$5,682,429
6
$5,682,429
May 10
Gramercy Pictures (I)
false
54
The Pallbearer
-
-
-
$5,656,388
829
$5,656,388
May 3
Miramax
false
55
First Kid
-
-
-
$5,338,312
1,878
$26,491,793
Aug 30
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
false
56
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
-
-
-
$5,019,776
1,131
$34,767,836
Apr 5
New Line Cinema
false
57
Heaven's Prisoners
-
-
-
$5,009,305
907
$5,009,305
May 17
New Line Cinema
false
58
Joe's Apartment
-
-
-
$4,619,014
1,512
$4,619,014
Jul 26
Warner Bros.
false
59
Sunset Park
-
-
-
$4,562,650
1,257
$10,163,782
Apr 26
Sony Pictures Releasing
false
60
Fear
-
-
-
$4,391,105
1,615
$20,831,000
Apr 12
Universal Pictures
false
61
She's the One
-
-
-
$4,366,934
464
$9,538,948
Aug 23
-
false
62
Antonia's Line
-
-
-
$4,166,058
73
$4,228,275
Feb 2
First Look International
false
63
Original Gangstas
-
-
-
$3,718,087
480
$3,718,087
May 10
Orion Pictures
false
64
The Substitute
-
-
-
$3,634,324
1,762
$14,818,176
Apr 19
Orion Pictures
false
65
Moll Flanders
-
-
-
$3,486,957
311
$3,486,957
Jun 14
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
false
66
Barb Wire
-
-
-
$3,120,088
1,312
$3,793,614
May 3
Gramercy Pictures (I)
false
67
Solo
-
-
-
$3,105,922
1,230
$5,107,669
Aug 23
Sony Pictures Releasing
false
68
Carpool
-
-
-
$2,427,125
1,487
$3,325,651
Aug 23
Warner Bros.
false
69
The Trigger Effect
-
-
-
$1,887,791
524
$3,622,979
Aug 30
Gramercy Pictures (I)
false
70
I Shot Andy Warhol
-
-
-
$1,856,541
58
$1,875,527
May 1
Orion Pictures
false
71
The Stupids
-
-
-
$1,593,929
1,292
$2,491,989
Aug 30
New Line Cinema
false
72
Phat Beach
-
-
-
$1,383,553
408
$1,383,553
Aug 2
Orion Pictures
false
73
Stealing Beauty
-
-
-
$1,204,454
195
$4,722,310
Jun 14
-
false
74
The Celluloid Closet
-
-
-
$1,195,035
38
$1,400,591
Mar 15
Sony Pictures Classics
false
75
Dead Man
-
-
-
$1,037,847
37
$1,037,847
May 10
Miramax
false
76
Heavy
-
-
-
$941,414
22
$941,414
Jun 5
Lionsgate Films
false
77
Stonewall
-
-
-
$692,400
17
$692,400
Jul 26
Strand Releasing
false
78
The Visitors
-
-
-
$659,810
4
$659,810
Jul 12
Miramax
false
79
Anne Frank Remembered
-
-
-
$578,158
31
$1,310,200
Feb 23
Sony Pictures Classics
false
80
Boys
-
-
-
$516,349
328
$516,349
May 10
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
false
81
The Last Supper
-
-
-
$407,475
40
$459,749
Apr 5
Sony Pictures Releasing
false
82
Cyclo
-
-
-
$283,637
6
$284,692
Aug 1
Lionsgate Films
false
83
Foxfire
-
-
-
$269,300
218
$269,300
Aug 23
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
false
84
Cemetery Man
-
-
-
$219,931
25
$253,986
Apr 26
October Films
false
85
Land and Freedom
-
-
-
$216,300
10
$228,800
Mar 15
Gramercy Pictures (I)
false
86
Basquiat
-
-
-
$153,446
109
$3,011,195
Aug 9
Miramax
false
87
The Spitfire Grill
-
-
-
$150,049
1,247
$12,658,486
Aug 23
Sony Pictures Releasing
false
88
A Perfect Candidate
-
-
-
$134,933
8
$134,485
Jun 19
Seventh Art Releasing
false
89
For the Moment
-
-
-
$106,097
3
$121,548
Apr 19
-
false
90
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
-
-
-
$71,314
4
$71,314
Jun 21
Northern Arts Entertainment
false
91
The Neon Bible
-
-
-
$70,872
3
$78,072
Mar 1
Strand Releasing
false
92
Madame Butterfly
-
-
-
$65,196
1
$65,196
May 3
Arrow Releasing
false
93
Denise Calls Up
-
-
-
$56,575
16
$148,121
Mar 29
Sony Pictures Classics
false
94
Switchblade Sisters
-
-
-
$51,264
13
$51,264
Jun 14
-
false
95
Braveheart
-
-
-
$48,185
2,037
$75,609,945
May 24
Paramount Pictures
false
96
The Low Life
-
-
-
$45,436
3
$45,436
May 10
Lionsgate Films
false
97
August
-
-
-
$38,046
5
$69,081
Apr 19
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
false
98
Manny & Lo
-
-
-
$34,117
27
$502,313
Jul 26
Sony Pictures Classics
false
99
Man with a Plan
-
-
-
$33,402
2
$33,402
May 31
-
false
100
Flirt
-
-
-
$32,963
7
$263,192
Aug 7
Lionsgate Films
false
101
Small Faces
-
-
-
$23,809
12
$155,239
Aug 14
October Films
false
102
Freeway
-
-
-
$22,868
9
$295,493
Aug 23
Roxie Releasing
false
103
Of Love and Shadows
-
-
-
$19,710
4
$19,710
May 10
Miramax
false
104
Girlfriends
-
-
-
$18,000
1
$18,000
Jul 19
First Run
false
105
Catwalk
-
-
-
$16,510
3
$28,672
Feb 16
Arrow Releasing
false
106
Open Season
-
-
-
$9,481
5
$9,481
May 3
-
false
107
A Modern Affair
-
-
-
$3,281
2
$14,286
May 24
Tara Releasing
false