The Top Movies, Weekend of August 23, 1996

		Movie	Distributor	Genre	Gross	Change	Thtrs.	Per Thtr.	Total Gross	Days
1	(new)	The Island of Dr. Moreau	New Line	Adventure	$9,101,987		2,035	$4,473	$9,101,987	3
2	(1)	Tin Cup	Warner Bros.	Romantic Comedy	$8,610,741	-14.99%	2,084	$4,132	$23,721,119	10
3	(new)	A Very Brady Sequel	Paramount Pictures	Comedy	$7,052,045		2,147	$3,285	$7,052,045	3
4	(3)	A Time to Kill	Warner Bros.	Drama	$6,142,811	-24.38%	2,182	$2,815	$82,436,202	33
5	(2)	Jack	Buena Vista	Drama	$5,786,871	-32.89%	2,232	$2,593	$37,410,976	17
6	(5)	Independence Day	20th Century Fox	Adventure	$4,739,170	-18.44%	2,384	$1,988	$274,504,698	54
7	(4)	The Fan	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$3,312,040	-47.19%	2,016	$1,643	$12,614,473	10
8	(11)	Emma	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$2,467,231	-2.32%	585	$4,217	$9,191,949	24
9	(new)	Solo	Sony Pictures	Action	$2,228,668		1,230	$1,812	$2,228,668	3
10	(6)	Escape from L.A.	Paramount Pictures	Action	$2,110,146	-50.32%	2,172	$972	$21,281,286	17
11	(new)	She's the One	Fox Searchlight	Romantic Comedy	$2,088,492		459	$4,550	$2,088,492	3
12	(8)	Alaska	Columbia	Adventure	$1,902,555	-34.73%	1,566	$1,215	$7,440,327	12
13	(new)	Carpool	Warner Bros.	Comedy	$1,628,482		1,487	$1,095	$1,628,482	3
14	(7)	Matilda	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$1,520,063	-49.49%	1,611	$944	$28,641,001	24
15	(10)	Phenomenon	Buena Vista	Drama	$1,504,930	-42.82%	1,151	$1,307	$95,930,117	52
16	(24)	Eraser	Warner Bros.	Action	$1,355,613	+228.76%	940	$1,442	$96,808,807	66
17	(16)	Twister	Warner Bros.	Action	$1,023,005	-16.83%	844	$1,212	$237,477,230	108
18	(13)	Courage Under Fire	20th Century Fox	Drama	$1,018,083	-46.70%	921	$1,105	$53,579,803	45
19	(9)	Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood	Universal	Horror	$966,145	-63.32%	1,695	$570	$4,769,250	10
20	(18)	Trainspotting	Miramax	Drama	$911,586	-9.44%	357	$2,553	$9,277,145	38
21	(14)	The Nutty Professor	Universal	Comedy	$907,005	-41.65%	717	$1,265	$119,576,230	59
22	(12)	House Arrest	MGM	Comedy	$847,925	-62.74%	1,623	$522	$5,458,434	12
23	(17)	Kingpin	MGM	Comedy	$526,758	-52.57%	671	$785	$23,392,020	31
24	(34)	The Adventures of Pinocchio	New Line	Adventure	$469,010	+153.63%	466	$1,006	$11,563,453	31
25	(20)	Lone Star	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$469,010	-10.78%	162	$2,895	$7,883,234	66
26	(15)	Chain Reaction	20th Century Fox	Action	$400,055	-69.75%	416	$962	$19,233,322	24
27	(21)	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Buena Vista	Adventure	$283,601	-45.99%	365	$777	$94,986,947	66
28	(22)	The Rock	Buena Vista	Action	$270,066	-38.83%	248	$1,089	$129,469,600	80
29	(26)	Mission: Impossible	Paramount Pictures	Action	$246,759	-18.86%	309	$799	$176,170,800	96
30	(re-entry)	Eddie	Buena Vista	Comedy	$235,109		255	$922	$30,600,429	87
31	(29)	Basquiat	Miramax	Drama	$231,016	+9.66%	34	$6,795	$727,316	17
32	(23)	Kansas City	New Line	Drama	$214,321	-50.41%	187	$1,146	$864,489	10
33	(25)	The Cable Guy	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$204,589	-35.27%	310	$660	$60,022,922	73
34	(28)	The Frighteners	Universal	Horror	$189,040	-29.26%	272	$695	$16,289,845	38
35	(19)	Supercop	Miramax	Action	$187,337	-70.54%	174	$1,077	$14,566,909	31
36	(new)	The Spitfire Grill	Sony Pictures	Drama	$150,049		17	$8,826	$150,049	3
37	(30)	Fled	MGM	Action	$143,538	-31.47%	213	$674	$16,814,097	38
38	(new)	Foxfire	Goldwyn Entertainment		$141,617		218	$650	$141,617	3
39	(33)	Dragonheart	Universal	Adventure	$116,095	-38.03%	200	$580	$51,317,350	87
40	(37)	Across The Sea of Time	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$102,821	-16.33%	4	$25,705	$5,821,027	311
41	(36)	Oliver & Company	Buena Vista	Adventure	$93,471	-27.40%	184	$508	$20,665,340	2,838
42	(31)	Harriet the Spy	Paramount Pictures	Adventure	$83,560	-59.02%	327	$256	$25,752,172	47
43	(27)	The Phantom	Paramount Pictures	Action	$79,958	-70.80%	270	$296	$17,220,599	80
44	(40)	Cold Comfort Farm	Gramercy	Comedy	$74,288	-12.59%	60	$1,238	$5,100,657	108
45	(32)	Kazaam	Buena Vista	Comedy	$71,003	-62.94%	97	$732	$17,723,509	40
46	(41)	Walking and Talking	Miramax	Romantic Comedy	$60,751	-26.80%	37	$1,642	$886,963	40
47	(35)	Spy Hard	Buena Vista	Comedy	$59,708	-64.14%	126	$474	$26,906,039	94
48	(38)	Wings of Courage	Sony Pictures Classics	Drama	$59,448	-34.95%	7	$8,493	$10,970,107	493
49	(46)	The Craft	Sony Pictures	Thriller/Suspense	$43,282	-6.54%	58	$746	$24,703,049	115
50	(39)	Multiplicity	Sony Pictures	Comedy	$42,300	-51.06%	148	$286	$19,968,292	40