Top Movies of 1996 - Best Box Office Performers

Rank	Title	Language	Genre(s)	Domestic	Worldwide
1	Independence Day	UK	Action Adventure Sci-Fi	$306,169,268	$817,400,891
2	Twister	UK	Action Adventure Drama	$241,830,615	$494,580,615
3	Mission: Impossible	UK	Action Adventure Thriller	$180,981,856	$457,696,391
4	The Rock	UK	Action Adventure Thriller	$134,069,511	$335,062,621
5	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	UK	Drama Romance Animation	$100,138,851	$325,338,851
6	101 Dalmatians	UK	Adventure Comedy Family	$136,189,294	$320,689,294
7	Ransom	UK	Action Thriller Crime	$136,492,681	$309,492,681
8	The Nutty Professor	UK	Sci-Fi Comedy Romance	$128,814,019	$273,961,019
9	Jerry Maguire	UK	Drama Sport Comedy	$153,952,592	$273,552,592
10	Eraser	UK	Action Drama Mystery	$101,295,562	$242,295,562
11	The English Patient	UK	Drama Romance War	$78,676,425	$231,976,425
12	Space Jam	UK	Adventure Sci-Fi Sport	$90,594,962	$230,594,962
13	The Birdcage	UK	Comedy	$124,060,553	$185,260,553
14	The First Wives Club	UK	Comedy	$105,489,203	$181,489,203
15	Scream	UK	Mystery Thriller Horror	$103,046,663	$173,046,663
16	Sleepers	UK	Drama Thriller Crime	$53,315,285	$165,615,285
17	Daylight	UK	Action Adventure Drama	$33,023,469	$159,212,469
18	A Time to Kill	UK	Drama Thriller Crime	$108,766,007	$152,266,007
19	Phenomenon	UK	Drama Fantasy Romance	$104,636,382	$152,036,382
20	Broken Arrow	UK	Action Adventure Thriller	$70,770,147	$150,270,147
21	Romeo + Juliet	TA	Drama Romance Crime	$46,351,345	$147,554,998
22	Star Trek: First Contact	UK	Action Adventure Sci-Fi	$92,027,888	$146,027,888
23	Evita	ES	Biography Drama Musical	$50,047,179	$141,047,179
24	Jingle All the Way	UK	Comedy Family	$60,592,389	$129,832,389
25	Executive Decision	UK	Action Adventure Thriller	$56,569,216	$121,969,216
26	Michael	TA	Drama Fantasy Comedy	$95,318,203	$119,718,203
27	DragonHeart	UK	Action Adventure Fantasy	$51,367,375	$115,267,375
28	Striptease	UK	Drama Thriller Comedy	$33,109,743	$113,309,743
29	Mr. Holland's Opus	UK	Drama Music	$82,569,971	$106,269,971
30	The Cable Guy	UK	Drama Thriller Comedy	$60,240,295	$102,825,796
31	Primal Fear	UK	Drama Mystery Thriller	$56,116,183	$102,616,183
32	Mars Attacks!	UK	Action Sci-Fi Thriller	$37,781,197	$101,381,197
33	Courage Under Fire	UK	Action Mystery War	$59,031,057	$100,860,818
34	One Fine Day	UK	Drama Comedy Romance	$46,151,454	$97,529,550
35	The Long Kiss Goodnight	UK	Action Drama Mystery	$33,447,612	$89,456,761
36	Beavis and Butt-Head Do America	UK	Adventure Comedy Crime	$63,118,386	$63,118,386
37	Fargo	UK	Drama Thriller Crime	$24,611,975	$60,611,975
38	Chain Reaction	UK	Action Sci-Fi Drama	$21,226,204	$60,209,334
39	Jack	UK	Drama Fantasy Comedy	$58,620,973	$58,620,973
40	Tin Cup	UK	Drama Sport Comedy	$53,854,588	$53,854,588
41	The Island of Dr. Moreau	UK	Sci-Fi Thriller Horror	$27,663,982	$49,627,779
42	Last Man Standing	UK	Action Drama Thriller	$18,115,927	$47,267,001
43	Set It Off	UK	Action Drama Thriller	$36,461,139	$41,590,886
44	Happy Gilmore	UK	Sport Comedy Romance	$38,824,099	$41,205,099
45	The Ghost and the Darkness	UK	Adventure Drama Thriller	$38,619,405	$38,619,405
46	Sgt. Bilko	UK	Comedy	$30,356,793	$37,956,793
47	Shine	UK	Biography Drama Romance	$35,892,330	$35,999,121
48	The Truth About Cats & Dogs	UK	Comedy Romance	$34,861,807	$34,861,807
49	That Thing You Do!	UK	Drama Comedy Music	$25,857,416	$34,585,416
50	Muppet Treasure Island	UK	Action Adventure Comedy	$34,327,391	$34,327,391

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