Box Office
Top Grossing Action Movies in 1996
| Rank | Title | Language | Domestic | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence Day |  EN | $306,169,268 | $817,400,891 |
| 2 | Twister | EN | $241,830,615 | $494,580,615 |
| 3 | Mission: Impossible | EN | $180,981,856 | $457,696,391 |
| 4 | The Rock | EN | $134,069,511 | $335,062,621 |
| 5 | Ransom | EN | $136,492,681 | $309,492,681 |
| 6 | Eraser | EN | $101,295,562 | $242,295,562 |
| 7 | Daylight | EN | $33,023,469 | $159,212,469 |
| 8 | Broken Arrow | EN | $70,770,147 | $150,270,147 |
| 9 | Star Trek: First Contact | EN | $92,027,888 | $146,027,888 |
| 10 | Executive Decision | EN | $56,569,216 | $121,969,216 |
| 11 | DragonHeart | EN | $51,367,375 | $115,267,375 |
| 12 | Specimen | EN | $60,074,103 | $113,374,103 |
| 13 | Mars Attacks! | EN | $37,781,197 | $101,381,197 |
| 14 | Courage Under Fire | EN | $59,031,057 | $100,860,818 |
| 15 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | EN | $33,447,612 | $89,456,761 |
| 16 | Chain Reaction | EN | $21,226,204 | $60,209,334 |
| 17 | The Quest | EN | $21,686,547 | $57,400,547 |
| 18 | Last Man Standing | EN | $18,115,927 | $47,267,001 |
| 19 | Set It Off | EN | $36,461,139 | $41,590,886 |
| 20 | Muppet Treasure Island | EN | $34,327,391 | $34,327,766 |
| 21 | Rumble in the Bronx | EN | $32,392,047 | $32,392,047 |
| 22 | Eddie | EN | $31,387,164 | $31,387,164 |
| 23 | Spy Hard | EN | $26,960,191 | $26,960,191 |
| 24 | From Dusk Till Dawn | EN | $25,836,616 | $25,839,496 |
| 25 | Escape from L.A. |  ES | $25,477,365 | $25,477,365 |
| 26 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | EN | $22,955,097 | $22,955,097 |
| 27 | Bulletproof | EN | $21,576,954 | $22,611,954 |
| 28 | The Glimmer Man | EN | $20,351,264 | $20,351,264 |
| 29 | The Phantom | EN | $17,323,326 | $17,323,326 |
| 30 | Fled | EN | $17,193,231 | $17,193,231 |
| 31 | The Substitute | ES | $14,818,176 | $14,818,176 |
| 32 | Maximum Risk | EN | $14,502,483 | $14,502,483 |
| 33 | Black Mask | $12,504,289 | $12,504,289 | |
| 34 | Gridlock | EN | $5,571,205 | $5,571,205 |
| 35 | Solo | EN | $5,107,669 | $5,107,669 |
| 36 | Barb Wire | EN | $3,793,614 | $3,793,614 |
| 37 | Original Gangstas | EN | $3,718,087 | $3,718,087 |
| 38 | Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace | EN | $2,409,225 | $2,409,225 |
| 39 | Blood and Wine | EN | $1,094,668 | $1,094,668 |
| 40 | Ghost in the Shell |  JP | $889,074 | $968,116 |
| 41 | Foxfire | EN | $269,300 | $269,300 |
| 42 | Santa with Muscles | EN | $220,198 | $220,198 |
| 43 | Mad Dog Time | EN | $107,874 | $107,874 |
| 44 | American Strays | EN | $1,910 | $1,910 |
| 45 | Indian |  TA | - | $184 |
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