Box Office
Domestic box office · 1996
The top-grossing releases of the year. Switch between worldwide, domestic, and international — every figure shown both as reported and adjusted for inflation, so films from any era are directly comparable.
This Weekend at the box office
Domestic Friday–Sunday weekend chart · July 24-26, 2026.
| # | Title | Weekend gross | %± LW | Theaters | Total gross | Wk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The OdysseyUniversal Pictures | $87.0M | -29.6% | 3,942 | $286.4M | 2 |
| 2 | MoanaWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $10.5M | -41.5% | 4,015 | $102.5M | 3 |
| 3 | Toy Story 5Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $10.0M | -27.3% | 3,375 | $448.6M | 6 |
| 4 | Hadestown: The MusicalBleecker Street Media | $9.7M | — | 1,949 | $9.7M | 1 |
| 5 | Minions & MonstersUniversal Pictures | $9.6M | -29.4% | 3,386 | $155.4M | 4 |
| 6 | The InviteA24 | $2.6M | -25.4% | 2,032 | $19.8M | 5 |
| 7 | Evil Dead BurnWarner Bros. | $2.6M | -44.9% | 2,385 | $29.2M | 3 |
| 8 | Young WashingtonAngel | $2.0M | -44.3% | 2,029 | $45.0M | 4 |
| 9 | Motor CityIFC Films | $1.6M | — | 1,600 | $1.6M | 1 |
| 10 | ObsessionFocus Features | $1.5M | -37.4% | 1,203 | $261.4M | 11 |
| 11 | Jana NayaganPrime Media Pictures | $1.4M | — | 415 | $1.4M | 1 |
| 12 | Disclosure DayUniversal Pictures | $650K | -51.7% | 922 | $116.0M | 7 |
| 13 | SupergirlWarner Bros. | $630K | -57.3% | 902 | $71.5M | 5 |
| 14 | Her Private HellNeon | $530K | — | 675 | $530K | 1 |
| 15 | BackroomsA24 | $326K | -52.6% | 552 | $196.8M | 9 |
| 16 | Pinocchio: UnstrungViva Pictures | $296K | — | 505 | $296K | 1 |
| 17 | Scary MovieParamount Pictures | $126K | -49.1% | 141 | $108.2M | 8 |
| 18 | Jackass: Best and LastParamount Pictures | $87K | -62.3% | 144 | $18.2M | 5 |
| 19 | Star Wars: The Mandalorian and GroguWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $73K | -36.7% | 60 | $177.7M | 10 |
| 20 | Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the WorldKino Lorber | $54K | +8.7% | 39 | $280K | 4 |
| 21 | Reading Lolita in TehranGreenwich Entertainment | $48K | +863.1% | 113 | $73K | 3 |
| 22 | Sheep in the BoxNeon | $33K | — | 3 | $33K | 1 |
| 23 | American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis ValdezInsignia Films | $32K | +330% | 13 | $41K | 2 |
| 24 | Jack Johnson: SURFILMUSIC ProductionsEvan Saxon | $28K | — | 1 | $28K | 8 |
| 25 | Gail Daughtry and the CelebritySony Pictures Classics Sex Pass | $15K | -86.6% | 25 | $1.4M | 3 |
| 26 | The Death of Robin HoodA24 | $14K | -14.5% | 16 | $5.3M | 6 |
| 27 | The Hole 2026 Re-releaseBig World Pictures | $11K | +258% | 3 | $30K | 3 |
| 28 | The Piano 2026 4K Re-releaseSony Pictures Classics | $9K | — | 2 | $9K | 1 |
| 29 | A Sad and Beautiful WorldMPI Media Group | $9K | — | 1 | $9K | 1 |
| 30 | The FloatersBrainstorm Media | $7K | -25.3% | 9 | $37K | 3 |
| 31 | The Kidnapping of ArabellaOscilloscope | $5K | -49.5% | 3 | $17K | 2 |
Friday–Sunday weekend grosses (the 3-day chart). Domestic, per Box Office Mojo. Figures are as reported (not inflation-adjusted).
Showing each gross as originally reported.
| # | Title | Domestic | Adjusted for inflation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence Day | $306.2M | $645.4M |
| 2 | Twister | $241.7M | $509.5M |
| 3 | Mission: Impossible | $181.0M | $381.5M |
| 4 | Jerry Maguire | $154.0M | $324.5M |
| 5 | Ransom | $136.5M | $287.7M |
| 6 | 101 Dalmatians | $136.2M | $287.1M |
| 7 | The Rock | $134.1M | $282.6M |
| 8 | The Nutty Professor | $128.8M | $271.5M |
| 9 | The Birdcage | $124.1M | $261.5M |
| 10 | A Time to Kill | $108.8M | $229.3M |
| 11 | The First Wives Club | $105.5M | $222.4M |
| 12 | Phenomenon | $104.6M | $220.6M |
| 13 | Scream | $103.0M | $217.2M |
| 14 | Eraser | $101.3M | $213.5M |
| 15 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $100.1M | $211.1M |
| 16 | Michael | $95.3M | $200.9M |
| 17 | Star Trek: First Contact | $92.0M | $194.0M |
| 18 | Space Jam | $90.4M | $190.6M |
| 19 | The English Patient | $78.7M | $165.8M |
| 20 | Broken Arrow | $70.8M | $149.2M |
| 21 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $63.1M | $133.0M |
| 22 | Jingle All the Way | $60.6M | $127.7M |
| 23 | The Cable Guy | $60.2M | $127.0M |
| 24 | Courage Under Fire | $59.0M | $124.4M |
| 25 | Jack | $58.6M | $123.6M |
| 26 | Executive Decision | $56.6M | $119.2M |
| 27 | Primal Fear | $56.1M | $118.3M |
| 28 | Tin Cup | $53.9M | $113.5M |
| 29 | Sleepers | $53.3M | $112.4M |
| 30 | DragonHeart | $51.4M | $108.3M |
| 31 | Up Close & Personal | $51.1M | $107.7M |
| 32 | Evita | $50.0M | $105.5M |
| 33 | The Preacher's Wife | $48.1M | $101.4M |
| 34 | Romeo + Juliet | $46.4M | $97.7M |
| 35 | One Fine Day | $46.2M | $97.3M |
| 36 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $41.1M | $86.6M |
| 37 | Happy Gilmore | $38.8M | $81.8M |
| 38 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $38.6M | $81.4M |
| 39 | Mars Attacks! | $37.8M | $79.6M |
| 40 | Set It Off | $36.5M | $76.9M |
| 41 | Shine | $35.9M | $75.7M |
| 42 | The Truth About Cats & Dogs | $34.9M | $73.5M |
| 43 | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | $34.8M | $73.3M |
| 44 | Muppet Treasure Island | $34.3M | $72.4M |
| 45 | Matilda | $33.5M | $70.5M |
| 46 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $33.4M | $70.5M |
| 47 | Striptease | $33.1M | $69.8M |
| 48 | Daylight | $33.0M | $69.6M |
| 49 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | $32.8M | $69.1M |
| 50 | Black Sheep | $32.4M | $68.3M |
| 51 | Rumble in the Bronx | $32.4M | $68.3M |
| 52 | Eddie | $31.4M | $66.2M |
| 53 | Sgt. Bilko | $30.4M | $64.0M |
| 54 | James and the Giant Peach | $28.9M | $61.0M |
| 55 | The Island of Dr. Moreau | $27.7M | $58.3M |
| 56 | Spy Hard | $27.0M | $56.8M |
| 57 | Eye for an Eye | $26.9M | $56.7M |
| 58 | Harriet the Spy | $26.6M | $56.0M |
| 59 | First Kid | $26.5M | $55.8M |
| 60 | That Thing You Do! | $25.9M | $54.5M |
| 61 | From Dusk Till Dawn | $25.8M | $54.5M |
| 62 | Down Periscope | $25.8M | $54.4M |
| 63 | Escape from L.A. | $25.5M | $53.7M |
| 64 | Fly Away Home | $25.1M | $53.0M |
| 65 | Kingpin | $25.0M | $52.7M |
| 66 | The Craft | $24.8M | $52.3M |
| 67 | Fargo | $24.6M | $51.9M |
| 68 | Sling Blade | $24.4M | $51.5M |
| 69 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $23.0M | $48.4M |
| 70 | The Juror | $22.8M | $48.0M |
| 71 | My Fellow Americans | $22.3M | $47.0M |
| 72 | Emma | $22.2M | $46.9M |
| 73 | The Quest | $21.7M | $45.7M |
| 74 | Bulletproof | $21.6M | $45.5M |
| 75 | A Very Brady Sequel | $21.4M | $45.2M |
| 76 | High School High | $21.3M | $44.9M |
| 77 | Chain Reaction | $21.2M | $44.7M |
| 78 | Multiplicity | $21.1M | $44.4M |
| 79 | Oliver & Company 1996 Re-release | $20.9M | $44.0M |
| 80 | Fear | $20.8M | $43.9M |
| 81 | The Glimmer Man | $20.4M | $42.9M |
| 82 | City Hall | $20.3M | $42.9M |
| 83 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $20.3M | $42.8M |
| 84 | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in | $20.1M | $42.4M |
| 85 | Flipper | $20.1M | $42.3M |
| 86 | Mother | $19.1M | $40.4M |
| 87 | Bed of Roses | $19.0M | $40.1M |
| 88 | Kazaam | $18.9M | $39.9M |
| 89 | The Fan | $18.6M | $39.3M |
| 90 | Last Man Standing | $18.1M | $38.2M |
| 91 | The Crow: City of Angels | $17.9M | $37.8M |
| 92 | Extreme Measures | $17.4M | $36.6M |
| 93 | The Phantom | $17.3M | $36.5M |
| 94 | Fled | $17.2M | $36.2M |
| 95 | Diabolique | $17.1M | $36.0M |
| 96 | The Frighteners | $16.8M | $35.3M |
| 97 | Trainspotting | $16.5M | $34.8M |
| 98 | Police Story 3: Supercop | $16.3M | $34.3M |
| 99 | Thinner | $15.3M | $32.3M |
| 100 | The Adventures of Pinocchio | $15.1M | $31.8M |
“Adjusted for inflation” restates each gross in today’s dollars using US CPI-U annual averages. Domestic and international views are re-ranked from the year’s top releases; some early years report domestic-only figures.