Box Office Performance for Fantasy Movies in 1996
| Rank | Movie | Genre | MPAA | 1996 Gross | Tickets Sold | Inflation- Adjusted Gross |
| 1 |
Dragonheart
|
Adventure
|
PG-13
|
$51,364,680 |
11,620,968 |
$79,952,260 |
| 2 |
Jumanji
|
Adventure
|
PG
|
$42,958,045 |
9,719,015 |
$66,866,823 |
| 3 |
The Preacher's Wife
|
Drama
|
PG
|
$38,655,329 |
8,745,550 |
$60,169,384 |
| 4 |
From Dusk Till Dawn
|
Horror
|
R
|
$25,728,961 |
5,821,032 |
$40,048,700 |
| 5 |
The Craft
|
Thriller/Suspense
|
R
|
$24,769,466 |
5,603,952 |
$38,555,190 |
| 6 |
The Crow: City of Angels
|
Action
|
R
|
$17,897,671 |
4,049,247 |
$27,858,819 |
| 7 |
The Frighteners
|
Horror
|
R
|
$16,553,635 |
3,745,166 |
$25,766,742 |
| 8 |
The Adventures of Pinocchio
|
Adventure
|
G
|
$15,382,170 |
3,480,129 |
$23,943,288 |
| 9 |
Thinner
|
Horror
|
R
|
$14,807,397 |
3,350,090 |
$23,048,619 |
| 10 |
Hellraiser IV: Bloodline
|
Horror
|
R
|
$9,321,492 |
2,108,935 |
$14,509,473 |
| 11 |
Bogus
|
Comedy
|
PG
|
$4,357,406 |
985,838 |
$6,782,565 |
| 12 |
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
|
Comedy
|
PG-13
|
$2,416,071 |
546,622 |
$3,760,759 |
| 13 |
Bad Moon
|
Horror
|
R
|
$1,065,431 |
241,048 |
$1,658,410 |
| 14 |
The City of Lost Children
|
Adventure
|
R
|
$1,000,856 |
226,438 |
$1,557,893 |
| 15 |
The Visitors
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$659,000 |
149,095 |
$1,025,774 |
| 16 |
Vampire in Brooklyn
|
Horror
|
R
|
$603,023 |
136,431 |
$938,645 |
| 17 |
Ghost in the Shell
|
Action
|
|
$443,579 |
100,357 |
$690,456 |
| 18 |
The Cemetery Man
|
Comedy
|
R
|
$253,969 |
57,459 |
$395,318 |
| 19 |
Rumpelstiltskin
|
Horror
|
R
|
$185,170 |
41,894 |
$288,231 |
| 20 |
Mortal Kombat
|
Action
|
PG-13
|
$59,379 |
13,434 |
$92,426 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $268,482,730 |
| Total Tickets Sold | 60,742,700 |
| Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices | $417,909,776 |
Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1996.
It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1996.
For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 1995 will most likely earn money in 1995 and 1996.
Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.
Each box office year ends on the first Sunday of the following year.
The next year starts the following day (Monday).
For example, the "2004 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 2, 2005.
Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to
rounding errors.
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