Summer 1996

Title Opening Closing Gross Screens 1st Wk % Per Scrn Distributor
Total Opening Opening Widest
(May 10 - Aug 23)
1 Independence Day 07-03-96 12-19-96 306,137,970 50,228,264 2882 2977 16.41 102,834 Fox
2 Twister 05-10-96 10-24-96 241,708,908 41,059,405 2414 2808 16.99 86,079 Warner Bros.
3 Mission: Impossible 05-22-96 10-24-96 * 180,903,202 56,811,602 3012 3012 31.40 60,061 Paramount
4 Rock, The 06-07-96 11-14-96 134,017,832 25,069,525 2392 2426 18.71 55,242 Buena Vista
5 Nutty Professor, The 06-28-96 11-28-96 128,769,345 25,411,725 2115 2239 19.73 57,512 Universal
6 Time To Kill, A 07-24-96 11-28-96 108,706,165 14,823,159 2123 2313 13.64 46,998 Warner Bros.
7 Phenomenon 07-03-96 01-23-97 104,614,284 16,158,901 1637 2139 15.45 48,908 Buena Vista
8 Eraser 06-21-96 10-10-96 101,257,683 24,566,446 2410 2556 24.26 39,616 Warner Bros.
9 Hunchback of Notre Dame, The 06-21-96 01-09-97 100,128,227 21,037,414 2778 2835 21.01 35,319 Buena Vista
10 Cable Guy, The 06-14-96 09-05-96 60,168,874 19,806,226 2657 2657 32.92 22,645 Sony
11 Courage Under Fire 07-12-96 10-31-96 59,003,384 12,501,586 1986 2001 21.19 29,487 Fox
12 Jack 08-09-96 01-23-97 58,620,973 11,191,496 1710 2232 19.09 26,264 Buena Vista
13 Tin Cup 08-16-96 11-28-96 53,854,588 10,128,834 2012 2102 18.81 25,621 Warner Bros.
14 Dragonheart 05-31-96 08-29-96 51,364,680 15,027,150 2130 2193 29.26 23,422 Universal
15 Matilda 08-02-96 12-05-96 33,098,222 8,208,609 1975 2006 24.80 16,500 Sony
16 Striptease 06-28-96 10-31-96 32,773,011 12,322,069 1970 1979 37.60 16,560 Sony
17 Eddie 05-31-96 09-26-96 31,369,401 8,041,972 1989 1989 25.64 15,771 Buena Vista
18 Island of Dr. Moreau, The 08-23-96 11-07-96 27,682,712 9,101,987 2035 2039 32.88 13,577 New Line
19 Spy Hard 05-24-96 08-29-96 * 26,936,265 10,448,420 2286 2319 38.79 11,615 Buena Vista
20 Harriet the Spy 07-10-96 11-14-96 26,544,803 6,607,651 1826 1876 24.89 14,150 Paramount
21 Escape From L.A. 08-09-96 11-14-96 25,426,861 8,681,272 2312 2312 34.14 10,998 Paramount
22 Kingpin 07-26-96 10-17-96 24,958,270 5,582,079 1956 1975 22.37 12,637 MGM/UA
23 Emma 08-02-96 11-28-96 22,201,883 2,525,816 9 848 11.38 26,181 Miramax
24 Very Brady Sequel, A 08-23-96 11-22-96 21,419,450 7,052,045 2147 2147 32.92 9,976 Paramount
25 Chain Reaction 08-02-96 10-10-96 20,633,954 7,545,944 2255 2556 36.57 8,073 Fox
26 Multiplicity 07-17-96 09-26-96 20,133,326 5,075,340 2134 2134 25.21 9,435 Sony
27 Flipper 05-17-96 08-22-96 20,080,020 4,209,525 2385 2419 20.96 8,301 Universal
28 Kazaam 07-17-96 10-31-96 18,880,508 5,001,588 2012 2019 26.49 9,351 Buena Vista
29 Fan, The 08-16-96 11-14-96 18,582,965 6,271,406 2016 2016 33.75 9,218 Sony
30 Fled 07-19-96 09-19-96 17,081,862 5,405,855 2104 2104 31.65 8,119 MGM/UA

SOURCE : Variety, EDI