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Top 1996 Theater Average at the Domestic Box Office



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This chart contains the theater average for the top 100 movies released in 1996.

Top 1995 Theater Average Top 1997 Theater Average
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.