#1 of 2 #1 action movie of Week 21, 1996
1996 · Action, Adventure
$457.7M worldwide · 94% of the chart's total
$181M US & Canada · 40% $276.7M elsewhere · 60%
Action box office · Week 21 · May 19–25, 1996
Action Box Office, Week 21 of 1996: Action Releases of May 19–25
Mission: Impossible (1996) is the highest-grossing action movie released in week 21 of 1996 (May 19–25), with $457.7M worldwide, ahead of Spy Hard (1996) at $27M. 2 action films released that week report a worldwide gross, $484.7M in all, 43% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion.
- week 21 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $484.7M
- film crossed $100M
- 1
- earned in the US & Canada
- 43%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Action Release of Week 21 of 1996, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 21 of 1996 (May 19–25).
- 1 May 22, 1996 US and Canada: $181M Rest of the world: $276.7M Worldwide: $457.7M
- 2
May 24, 1996 US and Canada: $27M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27M
Archive
Action Box Office in 1996, Week by Week
29 weeks of 1996 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 27 (Jun 30–Jul 6) with $817.4M, led by Independence Day (1996).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $2.4M
- Week 3 $25.8M
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $150.3M
- Week 7 $34.3M
- Week 8 $32.4M
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $122M
- Week 12 No grosses
- Week 13 $968.1K
- Week 14 No grosses
- Week 15 $100.9M
- Week 16 $72.2M
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $3.8M
- Week 19 $498.3M
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 $484.7M
- Week 22 $146.7M
- Week 23 $352.4M
- Week 24 No grosses
- Week 25 $242.3M
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 $817.4M
- Week 28 No grosses
- Week 29 $17.2M
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 $60.2M
- Week 32 $25.5M
- Week 33 No grosses
- Week 34 $5.4M
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 $22.6M
- Week 37 $14.5M
- Week 38 $47.3M
- Week 39 No grosses
- Week 40 $43.3M
- Week 41 $89.5M
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 $363.9M
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 $146M
- Week 48 No grosses
- Week 49 $159.2M
- Week 50 $101.4M
- Week 51 No grosses
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Action Box Office Week 21 of 1996: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing action movie in week 21 of 1996 (May 19–25)?
Mission: Impossible (1996) leads with $457.7M worldwide, $181M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Spy Hard (1996) at $27M.
How much did action movies released in week 21 of 1996 (May 19–25) earn?
2 action films released in week 21 of 1996 (May 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $484.7M in all, or $242.3M per film on average.
How many action movies released in week 21 of 1996 (May 19–25) made $1 billion?
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Mission: Impossible (1996) with $457.7M.
How is the week 21, 1996 action box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 21 of 1996 (May 19–25). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the week 21, 1996 action box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.