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%