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Top Grossing English Movies in 1996

Rank Title Genre(s) Domestic Worldwide
1 Independence Day

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi

$306,169,268 $817,400,891
2 Twister

Action

Adventure

Drama

$241,830,615 $494,580,615
3 Mission: Impossible

Action

Adventure

Thriller

$180,981,856 $457,696,391
4 The Rock

Action

Adventure

Thriller

$134,069,511 $335,062,621
5 The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Drama

Romance

Animation

$100,138,851 $325,338,851
6 101 Dalmatians

Adventure

Comedy

Family

$136,189,294 $320,689,294
7 Ransom

Action

Thriller

Crime

$136,492,681 $309,492,681
8 The Nutty Professor

Sci-Fi

Comedy

Romance

$128,814,019 $273,961,019
9 Jerry Maguire

Drama

Sport

Comedy

$153,952,592 $273,552,592
10 Eraser

Action

Drama

Mystery

$101,295,562 $242,295,562
11 The English Patient

Drama

Romance

War

$78,676,425 $231,976,425
12 Space Jam

Adventure

Sci-Fi

Sport

$90,594,962 $230,594,962
13 The Birdcage

Comedy

$124,060,553 $185,260,553
14 The First Wives Club

Comedy

$105,489,203 $181,489,203
15 Scream

Mystery

Thriller

Horror

$103,046,663 $173,046,663
16 Sleepers

Drama

Thriller

Crime

$53,315,285 $165,615,285
17 Daylight

Action

Adventure

Drama

$33,023,469 $159,212,469
18 A Time to Kill

Drama

Thriller

Crime

$108,766,007 $152,266,007
19 Phenomenon

Drama

Fantasy

Romance

$104,636,382 $152,036,382
20 Broken Arrow

Action

Adventure

Thriller

$70,770,147 $150,270,147
21 Star Trek: First Contact

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi

$92,027,888 $146,027,888
22 Jingle All the Way

Comedy

Family

$60,592,389 $129,832,389
23 Executive Decision

Action

Adventure

Thriller

$56,569,216 $121,969,216
24 DragonHeart

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

$51,367,375 $115,267,375
25 Striptease

Drama

Thriller

Comedy

$33,109,743 $113,309,743
26 Mr. Holland's Opus

Drama

Music

$82,569,971 $106,269,971
27 The Cable Guy

Drama

Thriller

Comedy

$60,240,295 $102,825,796
28 Primal Fear

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

$56,116,183 $102,616,183
29 Mars Attacks!

Action

Sci-Fi

Thriller

$37,781,197 $101,381,197
30 Courage Under Fire

Action

Mystery

War

$59,031,057 $100,860,818
31 One Fine Day

Drama

Comedy

Romance

$46,151,454 $97,529,550
32 The Long Kiss Goodnight

Action

Drama

Mystery

$33,447,612 $89,456,761
33 Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

Adventure

Comedy

Crime

$63,118,386 $63,118,386
34 Fargo

Drama

Thriller

Crime

$24,611,975 $60,611,975
35 Chain Reaction

Action

Sci-Fi

Drama

$21,226,204 $60,209,334
36 Jack

Drama

Fantasy

Comedy

$58,620,973 $58,620,973
37 Tin Cup

Drama

Sport

Comedy

$53,854,588 $53,854,588
38 The Island of Dr. Moreau

Sci-Fi

Thriller

Horror

$27,663,982 $49,627,779
39 Last Man Standing

Action

Drama

Thriller

$18,115,927 $47,267,001
40 Set It Off

Action

Drama

Thriller

$36,461,139 $41,590,886
41 Happy Gilmore

Sport

Comedy

Romance

$38,824,099 $41,205,099
42 The Ghost and the Darkness

Adventure

Drama

Thriller

$38,619,405 $38,619,405
43 Sgt. Bilko

Comedy

$30,356,793 $37,956,793
44 Shine

Biography

Drama

Romance

$35,892,330 $35,999,121
45 The Truth About Cats & Dogs

Comedy

Romance

$34,861,807 $34,861,807
46 That Thing You Do!

Drama

Comedy

Music

$25,857,416 $34,585,416
47 Muppet Treasure Island

Action

Adventure

Comedy

$34,327,391 $34,327,391
48 Black Sheep

Comedy

$32,417,995 $32,417,995
49 Rumble in the Bronx

Action

Thriller

Comedy

$32,392,047 $32,392,047
50 The Frighteners

Fantasy

Horror

Comedy

$16,759,216 $29,359,216

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