The Top Movies, Weekend of December 6, 1996
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(1) |
101 Dalmatians |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$13,944,053 |
-58.38% |
2,812 |
$4,959 |
$63,690,609 |
12 |
| 2 |
(new) |
Daylight |
Universal
|
Action
|
$10,015,875 |
  |
2,175 |
$4,605 |
$10,015,875 |
3 |
| 3 |
(2) |
Star Trek: First Contact |
Paramount Pictures
|
Adventure
|
$6,609,903 |
-74.06% |
2,812 |
$2,351 |
$71,146,315 |
17 |
| 4 |
(5) |
Jingle All the Way |
20th Century Fox
|
Comedy
|
$5,593,605 |
-67.58% |
2,404 |
$2,327 |
$38,080,639 |
17 |
| 5 |
(4) |
Ransom |
Buena Vista
|
Action
|
$5,495,131 |
-68.24% |
2,411 |
$2,279 |
$112,913,186 |
31 |
| 6 |
(3) |
Space Jam |
Warner Bros.
|
Comedy
|
$4,540,737 |
-73.96% |
2,650 |
$1,713 |
$73,356,183 |
24 |
| 7 |
(7) |
The English Patient |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$2,707,595 |
-51.22% |
617 |
$4,388 |
$13,219,641 |
24 |
| 8 |
(6) |
The Mirror Has Two Faces |
Sony Pictures
|
Romantic Comedy
|
$2,381,388 |
-70.56% |
2,050 |
$1,162 |
$37,166,009 |
24 |
| 9 |
(8) |
Set It Off |
New Line
|
Drama
|
$1,315,442 |
-70.24% |
851 |
$1,546 |
$32,366,683 |
33 |
| 10 |
(9) |
Romeo & Juliet |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$1,313,651 |
-60.94% |
1,292 |
$1,017 |
$41,668,083 |
38 |
| 11 |
(10) |
Sleepers |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$327,225 |
-77.28% |
447 |
$732 |
$51,540,914 |
52 |
| 12 |
(12) |
Swingers |
Miramax
|
Comedy
|
$300,401 |
-43.06% |
160 |
$1,878 |
$3,121,408 |
52 |
| 13 |
(13) |
Big Night |
Goldwyn Entertainment
|
Drama
|
$201,315 |
-59.76% |
168 |
$1,198 |
$10,529,798 |
80 |
| 14 |
(47) |
Snowriders |
Warren Miller Entertainment
|
Documentary
|
$199,879 |
+267.07% |
15 |
$13,325 |
$2,035,470 |
52 |
| 15 |
(19) |
That Thing You Do! |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$192,425 |
-45.71% |
395 |
$487 |
$24,981,674 |
66 |
| 16 |
(14) |
First Kid |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$190,965 |
-59.61% |
508 |
$376 |
$25,687,795 |
101 |
| 17 |
(11) |
The First Wives Club |
Paramount Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$184,503 |
-68.67% |
460 |
$401 |
$101,543,622 |
80 |
| 18 |
(18) |
Secrets & Lies |
October Films
|
Drama
|
$175,763 |
-52.35% |
111 |
$1,583 |
$4,755,457 |
72 |
| 19 |
(21) |
Shine |
Fine Line
|
Drama
|
$168,882 |
-40.60% |
10 |
$16,888 |
$728,925 |
17 |
| 20 |
(45) |
Ridicule |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$143,859 |
+140.40% |
16 |
$8,991 |
$223,628 |
10 |
| 21 |
(20) |
Jack |
Buena Vista
|
Drama
|
$140,877 |
-55.67% |
351 |
$401 |
$58,176,959 |
122 |
| 22 |
(new) |
Everyone Says I Love You |
Miramax
|
Musical
|
$131,678 |
  |
3 |
$43,893 |
$131,678 |
3 |
| 23 |
(16) |
Independence Day |
20th Century Fox
|
Adventure
|
$123,460 |
-69.95% |
314 |
$393 |
$306,052,958 |
159 |
| 24 |
(30) |
Breaking The Waves |
October Films
|
Drama
|
$112,158 |
-25.34% |
25 |
$4,486 |
$440,914 |
26 |
| 25 |
(15) |
Michael Collins |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$108,053 |
-74.57% |
140 |
$772 |
$10,717,671 |
59 |
| 26 |
(17) |
The Ghost and the Darkness |
Paramount Pictures
|
Action
|
$104,372 |
-71.91% |
320 |
$326 |
$37,567,525 |
59 |
| 27 |
(23) |
Phenomenon |
Buena Vista
|
Drama
|
$94,754 |
-55.39% |
218 |
$435 |
$104,258,169 |
157 |
| 28 |
(29) |
Microcosmos |
Miramax
|
Documentary
|
$92,618 |
-44.18% |
43 |
$2,154 |
$769,398 |
59 |
| 29 |
(24) |
The Long Kiss Goodnight |
New Line
|
Action
|
$88,212 |
-56.50% |
157 |
$562 |
$32,108,852 |
59 |
| 30 |
(27) |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
Buena Vista
|
Adventure
|
$83,772 |
-55.65% |
152 |
$551 |
$99,203,363 |
171 |
| 31 |
(25) |
Last Man Standing |
New Line
|
Action
|
$77,508 |
-60.43% |
260 |
$298 |
$18,030,031 |
80 |
| 32 |
(33) |
The Crucible |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$69,880 |
-31.23% |
1 |
$69,880 |
$185,692 |
10 |
| 33 |
(26) |
The Funeral |
October Films
|
Drama
|
$64,813 |
-66.19% |
50 |
$1,296 |
$942,366 |
38 |
| 34 |
(32) |
Beautiful Thing |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Comedy
|
$62,220 |
-41.48% |
32 |
$1,944 |
$1,260,354 |
61 |
| 35 |
(22) |
High School High |
Sony Pictures
|
Comedy
|
$55,811 |
-79.98% |
265 |
$211 |
$20,439,091 |
45 |
| 36 |
(38) |
Bound |
Gramercy
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$44,702 |
-43.75% |
55 |
$813 |
$3,713,649 |
66 |
| 37 |
(42) |
Across The Sea of Time |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$41,099 |
-42.79% |
6 |
$6,850 |
$7,360,129 |
416 |
| 38 |
(34) |
Vertigo |
Paramount Pictures
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
$41,046 |
-58.20% |
16 |
$2,565 |
$1,663,117 |
14,094 |
| 39 |
(re-entry) |
Hype! |
Cinepix Film Properties
|
|
$40,024 |
  |
18 |
$2,224 |
$204,483 |
31 |
| 40 |
(re-entry) |
Looking for Richard |
20th Century Fox
|
Drama
|
$38,457 |
  |
48 |
$801 |
$1,202,090 |
59 |
| 41 |
(35) |
The Associate |
Buena Vista
|
Comedy
|
$37,576 |
-57.61% |
88 |
$427 |
$12,333,567 |
45 |
| 42 |
(new) |
Adrenalin: Fear the Rush |
Miramax
|
|
$37,536 |
  |
51 |
$736 |
$37,536 |
3 |
| 43 |
(40) |
Larger Than Life |
MGM
|
Comedy
|
$37,512 |
-52.57% |
189 |
$198 |
$8,260,806 |
38 |
| 44 |
(31) |
Thinner |
Paramount Pictures
|
Horror
|
$35,628 |
-73.83% |
135 |
$264 |
$14,770,337 |
45 |
| 45 |
(new) |
Losing Chase |
|
|
$31,176 |
  |
10 |
$3,118 |
$31,176 |
3 |
| 46 |
(41) |
Garden of the Finzi-Continis |
Sony Pictures Classics
|
Drama
|
$31,144 |
-58.44% |
13 |
$2,396 |
$246,643 |
31 |
| 47 |
(re-entry) |
Bitter Sugar |
First Look
|
Drama
|
$28,867 |
  |
10 |
$2,887 |
$302,052 |
59 |
| 48 |
(re-entry) |
Palookaville |
Goldwyn Entertainment
|
|
$26,110 |
  |
22 |
$1,187 |
$289,569 |
45 |
| 49 |
(36) |
Trainspotting |
Miramax
|
Drama
|
$25,659 |
-69.16% |
48 |
$535 |
$16,479,171 |
143 |
| 50 |
(re-entry) |
Surviving Picasso |
Warner Bros.
|
Drama
|
$25,533 |
  |
27 |
$946 |
$1,916,309 |
80 |
| 51 |
(43) |
Mother Night |
Fine Line
|
|
  |
-100.00% |
|
  |
$363,905 |
38 |
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