Rank |
Date |
Movie |
Theater Average |
Gross |
Theaters |
1 |
Nov 29, 1996 |
The Crucible |
$101,610 |
$101,610 |
1 |
2 |
Dec 27, 1996 |
Evita |
$97,543 |
$195,085 |
2 |
3 |
Dec 6, 1996 |
The Crucible |
$69,880 |
$69,880 |
1 |
4 |
Jan 3, 1997 |
Evita |
$48,394 |
$1,064,660 |
22 |
5 |
Dec 6, 1996 |
Everyone Says I Love You |
$43,893 |
$131,678 |
3 |
6 |
Jan 3, 1997 |
The People vs. Larry Flynt |
$37,356 |
$597,692 |
16 |
7 |
Oct 11, 1996 |
Michael Collins |
$36,956 |
$221,736 |
6 |
8 |
Jun 14, 1996 |
Stealing Beauty |
$34,343 |
$103,028 |
3 |
9 |
Jul 19, 1996 |
Trainspotting |
$32,834 |
$262,673 |
8 |
10 |
Dec 27, 1996 |
The People vs. Larry Flynt |
$32,706 |
$523,295 |
16 |
11 |
Dec 27, 1996 |
Hamlet |
$30,228 |
$90,684 |
3 |
12 |
Jan 3, 1997 |
Hamlet |
$29,454 |
$88,362 |
3 |
13 |
Sep 20, 1996 |
Surviving Picasso |
$29,018 |
$87,054 |
3 |
14 |
Nov 29, 1996 |
Shine |
$28,429 |
$284,290 |
10 |
15 |
May 24, 1996 |
Welcome to the Dollhouse |
$28,123 |
$196,858 |
7 |
16 |
Nov 15, 1996 |
The English Patient |
$27,844 |
$278,439 |
10 |
17 |
Jan 17, 1997 |
Hamlet |
$27,826 |
$83,478 |
3 |
18 |
Aug 2, 1996 |
Emma |
$26,739 |
$240,649 |
9 |
19 |
Dec 13, 1996 |
The Crucible |
$24,803 |
$74,409 |
3 |
20 |
Feb 2, 1996 |
Angels and Insects |
$24,444 |
$48,888 |
2 |
21 |
Jan 10, 1997 |
Everyone Says I Love You |
$24,227 |
$96,907 |
4 |
22 |
Jan 10, 1997 |
Hamlet |
$24,079 |
$72,237 |
3 |
23 |
Oct 11, 1996 |
Trees Lounge |
$23,665 |
$47,329 |
2 |
24 |
Mar 22, 1996 |
Flirting with Disaster |
$23,494 |
$164,458 |
7 |
25 |
Nov 22, 1996 |
Shine |
$23,168 |
$162,179 |
7 |
26 |
Dec 27, 1996 |
Mother |
$22,950 |
$137,701 |
6 |
27 |
Oct 18, 1996 |
Snowriders |
$22,666 |
$158,661 |
7 |
28 |
Jan 3, 1997 |
Mother |
$22,147 |
$155,027 |
7 |
29 |
Nov 1, 1996 |
The Funeral |
$20,884 |
$41,768 |
2 |
30 |
Jul 26, 1996 |
Trainspotting |
$20,569 |
$781,615 |
38 |
31 |
Jun 20, 1997 |
When The Cat's Away |
$20,452 |
$40,903 |
2 |
32 |
Mar 8, 1996 |
Fargo |
$20,285 |
$730,265 |
36 |
33 |
Nov 29, 1996 |
Ridicule |
$19,947 |
$59,841 |
3 |
34 |
Jan 26, 1996 |
Angels and Insects |
$19,545 |
$39,089 |
2 |
35 |
Jan 3, 1997 |
Everyone Says I Love You |
$19,062 |
$57,186 |
3 |
36 |
May 3, 1996 |
I Shot Andy Warhol |
$19,018 |
$57,053 |
3 |
37 |
Oct 18, 1996 |
Michael Collins |
$18,769 |
$187,692 |
10 |
38 |
Oct 4, 1996 |
Crash |
$17,580 |
$738,339 |
42 |
39 |
Jul 5, 1996 |
Independence Day |
$17,428 |
$50,228,264 |
2,882 |
40 |
Apr 19, 1996 |
Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation |
$17,104 |
$51,311 |
3 |
41 |
May 10, 1996 |
Twister |
$17,009 |
$41,059,405 |
2,414 |
42 |
Dec 6, 1996 |
Shine |
$16,888 |
$168,882 |
10 |
43 |
Mar 15, 1996 |
Fargo |
$15,762 |
$914,202 |
58 |
44 |
Jan 3, 1997 |
The Portrait of a Lady |
$15,643 |
$109,498 |
7 |
45 |
Oct 18, 1996 |
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday |
$15,545 |
$77,725 |
5 |
46 |
Sep 20, 1996 |
Big Night |
$15,479 |
$185,749 |
12 |
47 |
Dec 27, 1996 |
The Portrait of a Lady |
$15,238 |
$106,665 |
7 |
48 |
May 24, 1996 |
Mission: Impossible |
$15,085 |
$45,436,830 |
3,012 |
49 |
Jul 5, 1996 |
Phenomenon |
$14,977 |
$24,517,121 |
1,637 |
50 |
Apr 12, 1996 |
Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation |
$14,051 |
$42,154 |
3 |
51 |
Aug 9, 1996 |
Basquiat |
$13,977 |
$83,863 |
6 |
52 |
Jan 17, 1997 |
Sling Blade |
$13,898 |
$27,795 |
2 |
53 |
Feb 16, 1996 |
Nueba Yol |
$13,598 |
$285,557 |
21 |
54 |
Dec 13, 1996 |
Shine |
$13,527 |
$135,266 |
10 |
55 |
May 24, 1996 |
Twister |
$13,521 |
$37,966,706 |
2,808 |
56 |
Aug 30, 1996 |
The Spitfire Grill |
$13,409 |
$241,353 |
18 |
57 |
Aug 9, 1996 |
Emma |
$13,373 |
$1,404,183 |
105 |
58 |
Dec 6, 1996 |
Snowriders |
$13,325 |
$199,879 |
15 |
59 |
May 17, 1996 |
Twister |
$13,319 |
$37,093,440 |
2,785 |
60 |
Dec 20, 1996 |
Shine |
$13,150 |
$131,501 |
10 |
61 |
Nov 8, 1996 |
Ransom |
$12,786 |
$34,216,088 |
2,676 |
62 |
Jan 12, 1996 |
Gazon maudit |
$12,709 |
$63,547 |
5 |
63 |
Jun 27, 1997 |
When The Cat's Away |
$12,409 |
$24,817 |
2 |
64 |
May 17, 1996 |
Cold Comfort Farm |
$12,241 |
$73,448 |
6 |
65 |
Jul 12, 1996 |
Independence Day |
$12,119 |
$35,242,709 |
2,908 |
66 |
Jul 5, 1996 |
The Nutty Professor |
$12,076 |
$25,817,900 |
2,138 |
67 |
Jun 28, 1996 |
The Nutty Professor |
$12,015 |
$25,411,725 |
2,115 |
68 |
Nov 29, 1996 |
101 Dalmatians |
$11,991 |
$33,504,025 |
2,794 |
69 |
Jan 10, 1997 |
Evita |
$11,905 |
$8,381,055 |
704 |
70 |
Dec 27, 1996 |
Les voleurs |
$11,707 |
$105,362 |
9 |
71 |
May 31, 1996 |
Welcome to the Dollhouse |
$11,671 |
$198,412 |
17 |
72 |
Jan 10, 1997 |
The Portrait of a Lady |
$11,390 |
$79,730 |
7 |
73 |
Nov 15, 1996 |
Snowriders |
$11,220 |
$325,370 |
29 |
74 |
Oct 4, 1996 |
Secrets & Lies |
$11,121 |
$189,050 |
17 |
75 |
Sep 13, 2024 |
Basquiat |
$11,097 |
$11,097 |
1 |
76 |
May 10, 1996 |
Cold Comfort Farm |
$11,071 |
$66,427 |
6 |
77 |
Jun 21, 1996 |
Lone Star |
$11,056 |
$232,184 |
21 |
78 |
Nov 22, 1996 |
Star Trek: First Contact |
$10,923 |
$30,716,131 |
2,812 |
79 |
Nov 29, 1996 |
Snowriders |
$10,891 |
$54,453 |
5 |
80 |
Feb 14, 1997 |
When We Were Kings |
$10,648 |
$74,539 |
7 |
81 |
Mar 15, 1996 |
The Celluloid Closet |
$10,561 |
$95,047 |
9 |
82 |
Jun 7, 1996 |
The Rock |
$10,481 |
$25,069,525 |
2,392 |
83 |
Nov 15, 1996 |
Space Jam |
$10,388 |
$27,528,529 |
2,650 |
84 |
Jul 5, 1996 |
Der Bewegte Mann |
$10,349 |
$20,697 |
2 |
85 |
Jun 28, 1996 |
Lone Star |
$10,241 |
$409,645 |
40 |
86 |
Jun 21, 1996 |
Eraser |
$10,194 |
$24,566,446 |
2,410 |
87 |
Nov 22, 1996 |
The English Patient |
$10,123 |
$2,713,093 |
268 |
88 |
Dec 27, 1996 |
Ghosts of Mississippi |
$10,113 |
$212,364 |
21 |
89 |
Mar 29, 1996 |
Flirting with Disaster |
$10,084 |
$705,899 |
70 |
90 |
Feb 9, 1996 |
Angels and Insects |
$10,065 |
$140,904 |
14 |
91 |
May 24, 1996 |
Le hussard sur le toit |
$10,036 |
$250,902 |
25 |
92 |
Aug 16, 1996 |
Basquiat |
$10,032 |
$210,672 |
21 |
93 |
Dec 20, 1996 |
Marvin's Room |
$9,957 |
$59,739 |
6 |
94 |
May 30, 1997 |
La Promesse |
$9,871 |
$29,614 |
3 |
95 |
Sep 20, 1996 |
The First Wives Club |
$9,840 |
$18,913,411 |
1,922 |
96 |
Jun 21, 1996 |
Stealing Beauty |
$9,811 |
$264,885 |
27 |
97 |
Apr 26, 1996 |
Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation |
$9,759 |
$29,278 |
3 |
98 |
Jan 19, 1996 |
Gazon maudit |
$9,713 |
$67,993 |
7 |
99 |
Jan 17, 1997 |
Evita |
$9,662 |
$8,918,183 |
923 |
100 |
Jan 12, 1996 |
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinki… |
$9,537 |
$9,632,409 |
1,010 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.