Box Office Performance for Live Action Movies in 1996

Rank	Movie	Genre	MPAA	1996 Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross
1	Independence Day	Adventure	PG-13	$306,169,255	69,269,062	$476,571,147
2	Twister	Action	PG-13	$241,888,385	54,725,879	$376,514,048
3	Mission: Impossible	Action	PG-13	$180,981,886	40,946,128	$281,709,361
4	The Rock	Action	R	$134,069,511	30,332,469	$208,687,387
5	Ransom	Action	R	$129,137,746	29,216,685	$201,010,793
6	The Nutty Professor	Comedy	PG-13	$128,814,019	29,143,443	$200,506,888
7	The Birdcage	Comedy	R	$124,060,553	28,067,998	$193,107,826
8	101 Dalmatians	Comedy	G	$121,788,625	27,553,988	$189,571,437
9	A Time to Kill	Drama	R	$108,766,007	24,607,694	$169,300,935
10	The First Wives Club	Comedy	PG	$104,625,228	23,670,866	$162,855,558
11	Phenomenon	Drama	PG	$104,535,318	23,650,524	$162,715,605
12	Eraser	Action	R	$101,295,562	22,917,548	$157,672,730
13	Star Trek: First Contact	Adventure	PG-13	$89,128,389	20,164,794	$138,733,783
14	Jerry Maguire	Romantic Comedy	R	$83,006,355	18,779,718	$129,204,460
15	Mr. Holland's Opus	Drama	PG	$82,568,138	18,680,574	$128,522,349
16	Broken Arrow	Action	R	$70,645,997	15,983,257	$109,964,808
17	The Cable Guy	Comedy	PG-13	$60,240,295	13,629,026	$93,767,699
18	Courage Under Fire	Drama	R	$59,003,384	13,349,182	$91,842,372
19	Jack	Drama	PG-13	$58,554,258	13,247,570	$91,143,282
20	Jingle All the Way	Comedy	PG	$57,194,776	12,939,995	$89,027,166
21	Twelve Monkeys	Drama	R	$56,882,564	12,869,358	$88,541,183
22	Executive Decision	Thriller/Suspense	R	$56,679,192	12,823,347	$88,224,627
23	Primal Fear	Thriller/Suspense	R	$56,073,633	12,686,342	$87,282,033
24	Tin Cup	Romantic Comedy	R	$53,854,588	12,184,296	$83,827,956
25	Sleepers	Drama	R	$52,894,048	11,966,979	$82,332,816
26	Michael	Comedy	PG	$52,733,564	11,930,671	$82,083,016
27	Up Close & Personal	Drama	PG-13	$51,045,801	11,548,824	$79,455,909
28	Romeo & Juliet	Drama	PG-13	$44,798,596	10,135,429	$69,731,752
29	Jumanji	Adventure	PG	$42,958,045	9,719,015	$66,866,823
30	Grumpier Old Men	Comedy	PG-13	$40,769,662	9,223,905	$63,460,466
31	The Mirror Has Two Faces	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$40,752,572	9,220,039	$63,433,868
32	Dead Man Walking	Drama	R	$39,269,018	8,884,393	$61,124,624
33	Scream	Horror	R	$39,084,452	8,842,636	$60,837,336
34	The Preacher's Wife	Drama	PG	$38,655,329	8,745,550	$60,169,384
35	Sense and Sensibility	Drama	PG	$38,645,957	8,743,429	$60,154,792
36	Happy Gilmore	Comedy	PG-13	$38,623,460	8,738,339	$60,119,772
37	The Ghost and the Darkness	Action	R	$37,769,792	8,545,202	$58,790,990
38	A Thin Line Between Love & Hate	Romantic Comedy	R	$34,873,513	7,889,935	$54,282,753
39	Set It Off	Drama	R	$34,639,061	7,836,892	$53,917,817
40	Muppet Treasure Island	Adventure	G	$34,327,391	7,766,378	$53,432,681
41	The Truth About Cats & Dogs	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$34,084,531	7,711,432	$53,054,652
42	Mars Attacks!	Comedy	PG-13	$33,779,762	7,642,480	$52,580,262
43	The Long Kiss Goodnight	Action	R	$33,132,988	7,496,151	$51,573,519
44	Matilda	Comedy	PG	$33,098,222	7,488,286	$51,519,408
45	Striptease	Comedy	R	$32,773,011	7,414,708	$51,013,191
46	Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco	Adventure	G	$32,709,423	7,400,322	$50,914,215
47	Black Sheep	Comedy	PG-13	$32,330,354	7,314,560	$50,324,173
48	Rumble in the Bronx	Action	R	$32,281,907	7,303,599	$50,248,761
49	One Fine Day	Romantic Comedy	PG	$32,246,925	7,295,684	$50,194,306
50	Eddie	Comedy	PG-13	$31,369,401	7,097,150	$48,828,392
51	Heat	Drama	R	$30,943,723	7,000,842	$48,165,793
52	Waiting to Exhale	Drama	R	$30,923,628	6,996,296	$48,134,516
53	Sgt. Bilko	Comedy	PG	$30,356,589	6,868,007	$47,251,888
54	Leaving Las Vegas	Drama	R	$29,281,015	6,624,664	$45,577,688
55	Daylight	Action	PG-13	$29,133,930	6,591,387	$45,348,743
56	The English Patient	Drama	R	$28,007,132	6,336,455	$43,594,810
57	The Island of Dr. Moreau	Adventure	PG-13	$27,682,712	6,263,057	$43,089,832
58	Spy Hard	Comedy	PG-13	$26,936,265	6,094,178	$41,927,945
59	Eye for an Eye	Drama	R	$26,792,700	6,061,697	$41,704,475
60	Harriet the Spy	Adventure	PG	$26,570,048	6,011,323	$41,357,902
61	First Kid	Comedy	PG	$26,293,417	5,948,737	$40,927,311
62	From Dusk Till Dawn	Horror	R	$25,728,961	5,821,032	$40,048,700
63	Down Periscope	Comedy	PG-13	$25,723,977	5,819,904	$40,040,940
64	That Thing You Do!	Drama	PG	$25,632,746	5,799,264	$39,898,936
65	Escape from L.A.	Action	R	$25,426,861	5,752,683	$39,578,459
66	Kingpin	Comedy	R	$25,023,424	5,661,408	$38,950,487
67	The Craft	Thriller/Suspense	R	$24,769,466	5,603,952	$38,555,190
68	Fly Away Home	Drama	PG	$24,455,717	5,532,968	$38,066,820
69	Father of the Bride Part II	Comedy	PG	$24,313,176	5,500,719	$37,844,947
70	Fargo	Thriller/Suspense	R	$24,015,679	5,433,412	$37,381,875
71	The Juror	Thriller/Suspense	R	$22,730,924	5,142,743	$35,382,072
72	Sabrina	Romantic Comedy	PG	$22,669,649	5,128,880	$35,286,694
73	D3: The Mighty Ducks	Comedy	PG	$22,491,695	5,088,619	$35,009,699
74	Emma	Romantic Comedy	PG	$22,231,658	5,029,787	$34,604,935
75	The Quest	Action	PG-13	$21,607,190	4,888,505	$33,632,914
76	A Very Brady Sequel	Comedy	PG-13	$21,443,204	4,851,404	$33,377,660
77	Chain Reaction	Action	PG-13	$21,226,204	4,802,309	$33,039,886
78	Bulletproof	Action	R	$21,195,840	4,795,439	$32,992,620
79	High School High	Comedy	PG-13	$20,883,060	4,724,674	$32,505,757
80	Fear	Thriller/Suspense	R	$20,694,623	4,682,041	$32,212,442
81	The Glimmer Man	Action	R	$20,404,841	4,616,480	$31,761,382
82	City Hall	Drama	R	$20,278,055	4,587,795	$31,564,030
83	Multiplicity	Comedy	PG-13	$20,133,326	4,555,051	$31,338,751
84	Flipper	Comedy	PG	$20,080,020	4,542,991	$31,255,778
85	Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood	Comedy	R	$19,674,813	4,451,315	$30,625,047
86	Bed of Roses	Drama	PG	$18,972,237	4,292,361	$29,531,444
87	Kazaam	Comedy	PG	$18,880,508	4,271,608	$29,388,663
88	The Fan	Thriller/Suspense	R	$18,582,965	4,204,291	$28,925,522
89	Last Man Standing	Action	R	$18,115,927	4,098,626	$28,198,547
90	My Fellow Americans	Comedy	PG-13	$18,004,594	4,073,438	$28,025,253
91	The Crow: City of Angels	Action	R	$17,897,671	4,049,247	$27,858,819
92	Extreme Measures	Drama	R	$17,378,193	3,931,718	$27,050,220
93	The Phantom	Action	PG	$17,220,599	3,896,063	$26,804,913
94	Fled	Action	R	$17,192,205	3,889,639	$26,760,716
95	Diabolique	Thriller/Suspense	R	$17,100,266	3,868,838	$26,617,605
96	The Frighteners	Horror	R	$16,553,635	3,745,166	$25,766,742
97	Trainspotting	Drama	R	$16,501,785	3,733,436	$25,686,040
98	Supercop	Action	R	$16,270,600	3,681,131	$25,326,181
99	Flirting with Disaster	Comedy	R	$14,853,474	3,360,514	$23,120,336
100	Thinner	Horror	R	$14,807,397	3,350,090	$23,048,619
101	The Substitute	Drama	R	$14,675,167	3,320,174	$22,842,797
102	The Chamber	Drama	R	$14,407,578	3,259,633	$22,426,275
103	Maximum Risk	Action	R	$14,102,929	3,190,708	$21,952,071
104	The Arrival	Thriller/Suspense	PG-13	$14,031,906	3,174,639	$21,841,516
105	Bio-Dome	Comedy	PG-13	$13,294,762	3,007,865	$20,694,111
106	Goldeneye	Action	PG-13	$13,218,836	2,990,687	$20,575,927
107	Se7en	Thriller/Suspense	R	$13,079,501	2,959,163	$20,359,041
108	Lone Star	Drama	R	$12,919,488	2,922,961	$20,109,972
109	Mr. Wrong	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$12,805,071	2,897,075	$19,931,876
110	The Postman	Drama	PG	$12,786,292	2,892,826	$19,902,643
111	The Spitfire Grill	Drama	PG-13	$12,592,203	2,848,915	$19,600,535
112	The Associate	Comedy	PG-13	$12,384,525	2,801,929	$19,277,272
113	Alaska	Adventure	PG	$11,509,600	2,603,982	$17,915,396
114	Mulholland Falls	Drama	R	$11,504,190	2,602,758	$17,906,975
115	Big Night	Drama	R	$11,330,458	2,563,452	$17,636,550
116	2 Days In The Valley	Drama	R	$11,101,856	2,511,732	$17,280,716
117	Michael Collins	Drama	R	$10,926,246	2,472,001	$17,007,367
118	Beautiful Girls	Comedy	R	$10,523,880	2,380,968	$16,381,060
119	Two if by Sea	Romantic Comedy	R	$10,493,670	2,374,133	$16,334,035
120	White Squall	Adventure	PG-13	$10,229,300	2,314,321	$15,922,528
121	The Evening Star	Drama	PG-13	$10,129,807	2,291,812	$15,767,667
122	Sunset Park	Drama	R	$10,128,314	2,291,474	$15,765,341
123	Mrs. Winterbourne	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$10,039,566	2,271,395	$15,627,198
124	A Family Thing	Drama	PG-13	$9,993,012	2,260,862	$15,554,731
125	She's the One	Romantic Comedy	R	$9,482,579	2,145,380	$14,760,214
126	Dunston Checks In	Comedy	PG	$9,419,316	2,131,067	$14,661,741
127	Hellraiser IV: Bloodline	Horror	R	$9,321,492	2,108,935	$14,509,473
128	Celtic Pride	Comedy	PG-13	$9,240,378	2,090,583	$14,383,211
129	Tom and Huck	Adventure	PG	$9,232,982	2,088,910	$14,371,701
130	The American President	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$8,967,526	2,028,852	$13,958,502
131	Before and After	Drama	PG-13	$8,642,118	1,955,230	$13,451,982
132	The Rich Man's Wife	Thriller/Suspense	R	$8,538,318	1,931,746	$13,290,412
133	Braveheart	Drama	R	$8,526,191	1,929,002	$13,271,534
134	Larger Than Life	Comedy	PG	$8,295,903	1,876,901	$12,913,079
135	The Great White Hype	Comedy	R	$7,852,282	1,776,534	$12,222,554
136	Wings of Courage	Drama	G	$6,918,899	1,565,362	$10,769,691
137	House Arrest	Comedy	PG	$6,906,987	1,562,667	$10,751,149
138	Dear God	Comedy	PG	$6,899,612	1,560,998	$10,739,666
139	Babe	Adventure	G	$6,878,155	1,556,144	$10,706,271
140	Sudden Death	Action	R	$6,747,130	1,526,500	$10,502,320
141	Shine	Drama	PG-13	$6,694,360	1,514,561	$10,420,180
142	Across The Sea of Time	Drama	G	$6,682,383	1,511,851	$10,401,535
143	Secrets & Lies	Drama	R	$6,237,238	1,411,140	$9,708,643
144	Nixon	Drama	R	$6,089,661	1,377,751	$9,478,927
145	Last Dance	Drama	R	$5,857,534	1,325,234	$9,117,610
146	Ghosts of Mississippi	Drama	PG-13	$5,782,753	1,308,315	$9,001,207
147	Mary Reilly	Drama	R	$5,707,094	1,291,198	$8,883,442
148	Screamers	Action	R	$5,701,359	1,289,900	$8,874,512
149	Get on the Bus	Drama	R	$5,691,854	1,287,750	$8,859,720
150	Cold Comfort Farm	Comedy	PG	$5,682,429	1,285,617	$8,845,045
151	The Pallbearer	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$5,656,388	1,279,726	$8,804,515
152	Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood	Horror	R	$5,601,285	1,267,259	$8,718,742
153	Jane Eyre	Drama	PG	$5,200,601	1,176,607	$8,095,056
154	Casino	Drama	R	$4,955,775	1,121,216	$7,713,966
155	Solo	Action	PG-13	$4,932,915	1,116,044	$7,678,383
156	Heaven's Prisoners	Drama	R	$4,912,939	1,111,525	$7,647,292
157	Girl 6	Comedy	R	$4,880,941	1,104,285	$7,597,481
158	The Crucible	Drama	PG-13	$4,652,487	1,052,599	$7,241,881
159	Joe's Apartment	Comedy	PG-13	$4,616,355	1,044,424	$7,185,637
160	Stealing Beauty	Drama	R	$4,573,330	1,034,690	$7,118,667
161	Bogus	Comedy	PG	$4,357,406	985,838	$6,782,565
162	Welcome to the Dollhouse	Comedy	R	$4,198,137	949,805	$6,534,658
163	To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday	Drama	PG-13	$4,137,645	936,119	$6,440,499
164	Swingers	Comedy	R	$4,088,252	924,944	$6,363,615
165	Antonia's Line	Drama	R	$4,047,426	915,707	$6,300,064
166	Restoration	Drama	R	$4,024,486	910,517	$6,264,357
167	Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls	Comedy	PG-13	$4,004,282	905,946	$6,232,908
168	Ed	Comedy	PG	$3,956,785	895,200	$6,158,976
169	Bound	Thriller/Suspense	R	$3,802,260	860,240	$5,918,451
170	Barb Wire	Action	R	$3,775,952	854,288	$5,877,501
171	The Trigger Effect	Drama	R	$3,608,238	816,343	$5,616,440
172	Moll Flanders	Drama	PG-13	$3,443,047	778,970	$5,359,314
173	Angels and Insects	Drama	R	$3,390,811	767,152	$5,278,006
174	Carpool	Comedy	PG	$3,325,651	752,410	$5,176,581
175	Original Gangstas	Action	R	$3,279,266	741,915	$5,104,375
176	Get Shorty	Comedy	R	$3,222,396	729,049	$5,015,857
177	Feeling Minnesota	Drama	R	$3,124,440	706,887	$4,863,383
178	Basquiat	Drama	R	$2,962,051	670,147	$4,610,611
179	Cutthroat Island	Adventure	PG-13	$2,801,462	633,815	$4,360,647
180	Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy	Comedy	R	$2,640,536	597,406	$4,110,153
181	Richard III	Drama	R	$2,592,989	586,649	$4,036,145
182	Unforgettable	Thriller/Suspense	R	$2,483,790	561,943	$3,866,168
183	Dracula: Dead and Loving It	Comedy	PG-13	$2,416,071	546,622	$3,760,759
184	The Stupids	Comedy	PG	$2,415,593	546,514	$3,760,016
185	If Lucy Fell	Romantic Comedy	R	$2,410,162	545,286	$3,751,568
186	Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace	Action	PG-13	$2,396,302	542,150	$3,729,992
187	Othello	Drama	R	$2,319,934	524,872	$3,611,119
188	Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored	Drama	PG	$2,291,255	518,383	$3,566,475
189	Evita	Musical	PG	$2,225,737	503,560	$3,464,493
190	Faithful	Black Comedy	R	$2,104,439	476,117	$3,275,685
191	Big Bully	Comedy	PG	$2,042,530	462,111	$3,179,324
192	Snowriders	Documentary	Not Rated	$2,035,470	460,514	$3,168,336
193	It Takes Two	Comedy	PG	$2,006,420	453,941	$3,123,114
194	Surviving Picasso	Drama	R	$1,993,899	451,108	$3,103,623
195	Persuasion	Drama	PG	$1,805,885	408,571	$2,810,968
196	Four Rooms	Comedy	R	$1,779,025	402,494	$2,769,159
197	I Shot Andy Warhol	Drama	R	$1,773,648	401,278	$2,760,793
198	The People vs. Larry Flynt	Drama	R	$1,744,214	394,619	$2,714,979
199	Race the Sun	Drama	PG	$1,681,685	380,472	$2,617,647
200	Ridicule	Drama	R	$1,582,546	358,042	$2,463,329
201	Beautiful Thing	Comedy	R	$1,460,297	330,384	$2,273,042
202	The Bridges of Madison County	Drama	PG-13	$1,448,968	327,821	$2,255,408
203	Mighty Aphrodite	Comedy	R	$1,363,326	308,445	$2,122,102
204	Kansas City	Drama	R	$1,353,824	306,295	$2,107,310
205	Breaking the Waves	Drama	R	$1,328,006	300,454	$2,067,124
206	Microcosmos	Documentary	G	$1,325,867	299,970	$2,063,794
207	The Horseman on the Roof	Drama	R	$1,320,043	298,652	$2,054,726
208	The Celluloid Closet	Documentary	R	$1,310,167	296,418	$2,039,356
209	Shanghai Triad	Drama	R	$1,290,260	291,914	$2,008,368
210	Walking and Talking	Romantic Comedy	R	$1,287,480	291,285	$2,004,041
211	Looking for Richard	Documentary	PG-13	$1,266,417	286,520	$1,971,258
212	Phat Beach	Comedy	R	$1,263,945	285,960	$1,967,405
213	Nueba Yol	Drama	Not Rated	$1,229,715	278,216	$1,914,126
214	The Funeral	Drama	R	$1,212,799	274,389	$1,887,796
215	Two Much	Romantic Comedy	PG-13	$1,078,555	244,017	$1,678,837
216	Bad Moon	Horror	R	$1,065,431	241,048	$1,658,410
217	Little Indian, Big City	Comedy	PG	$1,029,731	232,971	$1,602,840
218	Dead Man	Western	R	$1,025,488	232,011	$1,596,236
219	The City of Lost Children	Adventure	R	$1,000,856	226,438	$1,557,893
220	Powder	Drama	PG-13	$956,919	216,498	$1,489,506
221	Mystery Science Theatre 3000	Comedy	PG-13	$949,745	214,874	$1,478,333
222	The White Balloon	Drama	Not Rated	$888,894	201,107	$1,383,616
223	French Twist	Comedy	R	$888,044	200,915	$1,382,295
224	Heavy	Drama	R	$852,362	192,842	$1,326,753
225	Assassins	Action	R	$851,424	192,630	$1,325,294
226	Copycat	Thriller/Suspense	R	$741,789	167,826	$1,154,643
227	Crash	Drama	R	$738,339	167,045	$1,149,270
228	Bloodsport 2	Action	R	$684,351	154,831	$1,065,237
229	Trees Lounge	Drama	R	$673,269	152,323	$1,047,982
230	Now and Then	Drama	PG-13	$665,025	150,458	$1,035,151
231	Money Train	Action	R	$664,857	150,420	$1,034,890
232	The Visitors	Comedy	R	$659,000	149,095	$1,025,774
233	The Flower of My Secret	Drama	R	$653,723	147,901	$1,017,559
234	Dangerous Minds	Drama	R	$650,710	147,219	$1,012,867
235	Georgia	Drama	R	$645,939	146,140	$1,005,443
236	Grace of My Heart	Drama	R	$617,632	139,736	$961,384
237	Anne Frank Remembered	Documentary	PG	$606,713	137,265	$944,383
238	Vampire in Brooklyn	Horror	R	$603,023	136,431	$938,645
239	Twelfth Night: Or What You Will	Comedy	PG	$588,621	133,172	$916,223
240	The Monster	Comedy	R	$569,901	128,937	$887,087
241	My Favorite Season	Drama	Not Rated	$555,900	125,769	$865,291
242	American Buffalo	Drama	R	$540,364	122,254	$841,108
243	Garden of the Finzi-Continis	Drama	R	$536,052	121,279	$834,400
244	Mother	Comedy	PG-13	$522,339	118,176	$813,051
245	Last Summer in the Hamptons	Comedy	R	$510,271	115,446	$794,268
246	Carrington	Drama	R	$509,592	115,292	$793,209
247	Boys	Drama	PG-13	$506,058	114,493	$787,712
248	The Grass Harp	Drama	PG	$493,007	111,540	$767,395
249	Things to Do in Denver when You're Dead	Black Comedy	R	$485,658	109,877	$755,954
250	The Last Supper	Comedy	R	$459,749	104,016	$715,630
251	It's My Party	Drama	R	$455,101	102,964	$708,392
252	The Usual Suspects	Drama	R	$451,074	102,053	$702,125
253	Bitter Sugar	Drama		$450,060	101,824	$700,549
254	Lamerica	Drama	Not Rated	$429,720	97,222	$668,887
255	Cry, The Beloved Country	Drama	PG-13	$421,572	95,378	$656,201
256	Bottle Rocket	Adventure	R	$407,488	92,192	$634,281
257	To Die For	Black Comedy	R	$397,107	89,843	$618,120
258	The Portrait of a Lady	Drama	PG-13	$355,334	80,392	$553,097
259	Hamlet	Drama	PG-13	$344,863	78,023	$536,798
260	Chungking Express	Drama	PG-13	$332,003	75,114	$516,784
261	Maybe, Maybe Not	Comedy		$330,760	74,833	$514,851
262	The Young Poisoner's Handbook	Drama	R	$330,466	74,766	$514,390
263	Bitter Sugar	Drama		$328,768	74,382	$511,748
264	La cérémonie	Drama	Not Rated	$314,375	71,126	$489,347
265	Fair Game	Action	R	$313,458	70,918	$487,916
266	Stonewall	Drama	R	$304,602	68,914	$474,128
267	When Night is Falling	Drama	R	$298,598	67,556	$464,785
268	A Midwinter's Tale	Comedy	R	$288,122	65,186	$448,480
269	Some Mother's Son	Drama	R	$279,564	63,250	$435,160
270	Everyone Says I Love You	Musical	R	$273,122	61,792	$425,129
271	Marvin's Room	Drama	PG-13	$271,740	61,480	$422,982
272	Celestial Clockwork	Comedy		$257,241	58,199	$400,409
273	The Cemetery Man	Comedy	R	$253,969	57,459	$395,318
274	Thieves (Les Voleurs)	Drama	R	$247,299	55,950	$384,936
275	Home for the Holidays	Comedy	PG-13	$223,912	50,659	$348,534
276	The Star Maker	Drama	R	$222,613	50,365	$346,511
277	Jack & Sarah	Romantic Comedy	PG	$218,626	49,463	$340,305
278	Nick of Time	Thriller/Suspense	R	$207,750	47,002	$323,374
279	Getting Away with Murder	Comedy	R	$197,322	44,643	$307,144
280	Rumpelstiltskin	Horror	R	$185,170	41,894	$288,231
281	Someone Else's America	Comedy	R	$154,873	35,039	$241,068
282	Clueless	Comedy	PG-13	$137,266	31,056	$213,665
283	Dead Presidents	Drama	R	$74,317	16,814	$115,680
284	Mortal Kombat	Action	PG-13	$59,379	13,434	$92,426
285	Citizen Ruth	Comedy		$56,747	12,839	$88,332
286	In Love and War	Drama	PG-13	$4,112	930	$6,398
287	Bang	Thriller/Suspense		$527	119	$819
Total Gross of All Movies				$5,371,988,067
Total Tickets Sold					1,215,381,915
Total Gross of All Movies at 2008 ticket prices						$8,361,827,575

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.