Drama box office · 1996

Drama Box Office 1996: Highest-Grossing Drama Movies, Page 2

Twister (1996) is the highest-grossing drama movie released in 1996, with $494.6M worldwide, ahead of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) at $325.3M and Jerry Maguire (1996) at $273.6M. 170 drama films released in 1996 report a worldwide gross, $4.5B in all, 56% of it from the US & Canada. 17 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 6% on 1995, whose releases took $4.8B. By language, English leads with $4B across 134 drama releases.

1996 releases with a gross: 170
combined worldwide: $4.5B
films crossed $100M: 17
vs 1995: −6%

#1 of 170

#1 drama movie of 1996

Twister (1996)

1996 · Action, Adventure

$494.6M worldwide · 11% of the chart's total

$241.8M US & Canada · 49% $252.8M elsewhere · 51%

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Every Drama Release of 1996, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 100 of 170. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1996.

51
The Eighth Day (1996) May 1, 1996 · French · Drama $12.6M worldwide

May 1, 1996 US and Canada: $12.5M Rest of the world: $114.1K Worldwide: $12.6M
52
Lone Star (1996) Jun 21, 1996 · English · Drama, Mystery, Romance $12.4M worldwide

Jun 21, 1996 US and Canada: $12.4M Rest of the world: $12.6K Worldwide: $12.4M
53
Mary Reilly (1996) Feb 23, 1996 · English · Drama, Thriller, Horror $12.4M worldwide

Feb 23, 1996 US and Canada: $5.7M Rest of the world: $6.7M Worldwide: $12.4M
54
Big Night (1996) Sep 20, 1996 · English · Drama $12M worldwide

Sep 20, 1996 US and Canada: $12M Rest of the world: $718 Worldwide: $12M
55
Alaska (1996) Aug 14, 1996 · English · Family, Adventure, Drama $11.8M worldwide

Aug 14, 1996 US and Canada: $11.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.8M
56
Mulholland Falls (1996) Apr 26, 1996 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $11.5M worldwide

Apr 26, 1996 US and Canada: $11.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $11.5M
57
Michael Collins (1996) Oct 11, 1996 · English · Biography, Drama, Thriller $11.1M worldwide

Oct 11, 1996 US and Canada: $11.1M Rest of the world: $44K Worldwide: $11.1M
58
Beautiful Girls (1996) Feb 9, 1996 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $10.6M worldwide

Feb 9, 1996 US and Canada: $10.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.6M
59
White Squall (1996) Feb 2, 1996 · English · Adventure, Drama $10.3M worldwide

Feb 2, 1996 US and Canada: $10.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.3M
60
Sunset Park (1996) Apr 26, 1996 · English · Drama $10.2M worldwide

Apr 26, 1996 US and Canada: $10.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.2M
61
A Family Thing (1996) Mar 29, 1996 · English · Drama, Comedy $10.1M worldwide

Mar 29, 1996 US and Canada: $10.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.1M
62
Mrs. Winterbourne (1996) Apr 19, 1996 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $10.1M worldwide

Apr 19, 1996 US and Canada: $10.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.1M
63
She's the One (1996) Aug 23, 1996 · Drama, Comedy, Romance $9.5M worldwide

Aug 23, 1996 US and Canada: $9.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.5M
64
Under the Skin (1996) Oct 4, 1996 · Spanish · Drama, Crime $9.1M worldwide

Oct 4, 1996 US and Canada: $2.6M Rest of the world: $6.5M Worldwide: $9.1M
65
Before and After (1996) Feb 23, 1996 · English · Mystery, Crime, Drama $8.8M worldwide

Feb 23, 1996 US and Canada: $8.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.8M
66
The Crucible (1996) Nov 27, 1996 · English · History, Drama $7.3M worldwide

Nov 27, 1996 US and Canada: $7.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.3M
67
Kolya (1996) May 15, 1996 · Czech · Drama, Comedy $5.8M worldwide

May 15, 1996 US and Canada: $5.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.8M
68
Get on the Bus (1996) Oct 16, 1996 · English · Drama, History $5.8M worldwide

Oct 16, 1996 US and Canada: $5.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.8M
69
Jane Eyre (1996) Jan 20, 1996 · English · Drama, Romance $5.2M worldwide

Jan 20, 1996 US and Canada: $5.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.2M
70
Heaven’s Prisoners (1996) May 17, 1996 · English · Drama, Mystery, Thriller $5M worldwide

May 17, 1996 US and Canada: $5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5M
71
Girl 6 (1996) Mar 22, 1996 · English · Drama, Comedy $4.9M worldwide

Mar 22, 1996 US and Canada: $4.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.9M
72
Stealing Beauty (1996) Jun 14, 1996 · English · Drama, Romance $4.9M worldwide

Jun 14, 1996 US and Canada: $4.7M Rest of the world: $178.1K Worldwide: $4.9M
73
Whisper of the Heart (1996) Dec 13, 1996 · Japanese · Drama, Romance, Music $4.6M worldwide

Dec 13, 1996 US and Canada: $498.2K Rest of the world: $4.1M Worldwide: $4.6M
74
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996) Mar 22, 1996 · English · Drama, Comedy $4.6M worldwide

Mar 22, 1996 US and Canada: $4.6M Rest of the world: $863 Worldwide: $4.6M
75
Swingers (1996) Oct 18, 1996 · Drama, Comedy $4.6M worldwide

Oct 18, 1996 US and Canada: $4.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.6M
76
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996) Oct 10, 1996 · English · Drama, Romance $4.2M worldwide

Oct 10, 1996 US and Canada: $4.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.2M
77
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) Sep 11, 1996 · English · Romance, Drama, History $4.1M worldwide

Sep 11, 1996 US and Canada: $4.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.1M
78
Restoration (1996) Feb 2, 1996 · English · Biography, Drama, History $4M worldwide

Feb 2, 1996 US and Canada: $4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4M
79
Breaking the Waves (1996) Nov 13, 1996 · English · Drama, Romance $3.8M worldwide

Nov 13, 1996 US and Canada: $3.8M Rest of the world: $27.9K Worldwide: $3.8M
80
Bound (1996) Oct 4, 1996 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $3.8M worldwide

Oct 4, 1996 US and Canada: $3.8M Rest of the world: $230 Worldwide: $3.8M
81
Original Gangstas (1996) May 10, 1996 · English · Crime, Action, Thriller $3.7M worldwide

May 10, 1996 US and Canada: $3.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.7M
82
The Portrait of a Lady (1996) Dec 24, 1996 · English · Drama, Romance $3.7M worldwide

Dec 24, 1996 US and Canada: $3.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.7M
83
The Trigger Effect (1996) Aug 30, 1996 · English · Drama, Thriller $3.6M worldwide

Aug 30, 1996 US and Canada: $3.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.6M
84
Moll Flanders (1996) Jun 14, 1996 · English · Romance, Drama $3.5M worldwide

Jun 14, 1996 US and Canada: $3.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.5M
85
Feeling Minnesota (1996) Sep 13, 1996 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $3.1M worldwide

Sep 13, 1996 US and Canada: $3.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.1M
86
Basquiat (1996) Aug 9, 1996 · English · Biography, Drama $3M worldwide

Aug 9, 1996 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: $386 Worldwide: $3M
87
Beautiful Thing (1996) Jun 21, 1996 · English · Comedy, Romance, Drama $2.2M worldwide

Jun 21, 1996 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $628.4K Worldwide: $2.2M
88
Faithful (1996) Apr 3, 1996 · English · Drama, Crime, Comedy $2.1M worldwide

Apr 3, 1996 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1M
89
Big Bully (1996) Jan 26, 1996 · English · Drama, Comedy $2M worldwide

Jan 26, 1996 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2M
90
Surviving Picasso (1996) Sep 20, 1996 · English · Biography, Drama, Romance $2M worldwide

Sep 20, 1996 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2M
91
Ridicule (1996) Nov 22, 1996 · French · Drama, History, Comedy $2M worldwide

Nov 22, 1996 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2M
92
Race the Sun (1996) Mar 22, 1996 · English · Drama, Comedy, Adventure $1.9M worldwide

Mar 22, 1996 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.9M
93
I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) May 1, 1996 · English · Biography, Drama, Crime $1.9M worldwide

May 1, 1996 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.9M
94
Phat Beach (1996) Aug 2, 1996 · English · Drama, Comedy $1.4M worldwide

Aug 2, 1996 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.4M
95
Kansas City (1996) Aug 16, 1996 · English · Drama, Thriller, Crime $1.4M worldwide

Aug 16, 1996 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: $499 Worldwide: $1.4M
96
Ponette (1996) Sep 10, 1996 · French · Drama $1.3M worldwide

Sep 10, 1996 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.3M
97
Walking and Talking (1996) Jul 17, 1996 · English · Drama, Comedy, Romance $1.3M worldwide

Jul 17, 1996 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.3M
98
The Funeral (1996) Jan 26, 1996 · English · Drama, Crime $1.2M worldwide

Jan 26, 1996 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $229 Worldwide: $1.2M
99
The Flower of My Secret (1996) Mar 8, 1996 · Spanish · Drama $1.1M worldwide

Mar 8, 1996 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $643 Worldwide: $1.1M
100
Dead Man (1996) May 10, 1996 · English · Drama, Fantasy, Western $1.1M worldwide

May 10, 1996 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $47.2K Worldwide: $1.1M