#1 of 2 #1 music movie of December 1996
1996 · Drama, Romance
$4.6M worldwide · 96% of the chart's total
$498.2K US & Canada · 11% $4.1M elsewhere · 89%
Music box office · December 1996
Music Box Office, December 1996: Top-Grossing Releases
Whisper of the Heart (1996) is the highest-grossing music movie released in December 1996, with $4.6M worldwide, ahead of Beyond Silence (1996) at $181.9K. 2 music films released in December 1996 report a worldwide gross, $4.8M in all, 14% of it from the US & Canada.
- December 1996 releases with a gross
- 2
- combined worldwide
- $4.8M
- Whisper of the Heart (1996), the #1
- $4.6M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 14%
#1 of 2 The chart
Every Music Release of December 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 December 1996.
- 1 Dec 13, 1996 US and Canada: $498.2K Rest of the world: $4.1M Worldwide: $4.6M
- 2
Dec 18, 1996 US and Canada: $181.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $181.9K
Archive
Music Box Office in 1996, Month by Month
The months of 1996 with their totals: January leads with $106.3M, led by Mr. Holland's Opus (1996).
- January $106.3M #1 Mr. Holland's Opus (1996)
- February No grosses
- March $35.5K #1 Cosi (1996)
- April No grosses
- May No grosses
- June No grosses
- July No grosses
- August $1.4M #1 Kansas City (1996)
- September $147.7K #1 Swallowtail Butterfly (1996)
- October $34.6M #1 That Thing You Do! (1996)
- November $36M #1 Shine (1996)
- December $4.8M #1 Whisper of the Heart (1996)
FAQ
Music Box Office December 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 music movie in December 1996?
Whisper of the Heart (1996) leads with $4.6M worldwide, $498.2K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Beyond Silence (1996) at $181.9K.
How much did music movies released in December 1996 earn?
2 music films released in December 1996 report a worldwide gross, $4.8M in all, or $2.4M per film on average.
How many music movies released in December 1996 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Whisper of the Heart (1996), earned $4.6M.
How is the December 1996 music 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 December 1996. 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 December 1996 music 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.