Top Grossing Thriller 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 | Scream | EN | $103,046,663 | $173,046,663 |
| 8 | Sleepers | EN | $53,315,285 | $165,615,285 |
| 9 | Daylight | EN | $33,023,469 | $159,212,469 |
| 10 | A Time to Kill | EN | $108,766,007 | $152,266,007 |
| 11 | Broken Arrow | EN | $70,770,147 | $150,270,147 |
| 12 | Star Trek: First Contact | EN | $92,027,888 | $146,027,888 |
| 13 | Executive Decision | EN | $56,569,216 | $121,969,216 |
| 14 | Striptease | EN | $33,109,743 | $113,309,743 |
| 15 | The Cable Guy | EN | $60,240,295 | $102,825,796 |
| 16 | Primal Fear | EN | $56,116,183 | $102,616,183 |
| 17 | Mars Attacks! | EN | $37,781,197 | $101,381,197 |
| 18 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | EN | $33,447,612 | $89,456,761 |
| 19 | Fargo | EN | $24,611,975 | $60,611,975 |
| 20 | Chain Reaction | EN | $21,226,204 | $60,209,334 |
| 21 | The Island of Dr. Moreau | EN | $27,663,982 | $49,627,779 |
| 22 | Last Man Standing | EN | $18,115,927 | $47,267,001 |
| 23 | Set It Off | EN | $36,461,139 | $41,590,886 |
| 24 | The Ghost and the Darkness | EN | $38,619,405 | $38,619,959 |
| 25 | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | EN | $34,767,836 | $35,599,803 |
| 26 | Rumble in the Bronx | EN | $32,392,047 | $32,392,047 |
| 27 | Eye for an Eye |  CN | $26,877,589 | $26,877,589 |
| 28 | From Dusk Till Dawn | EN | $25,836,616 | $25,839,496 |
| 29 | Escape from L.A. |  ES | $25,477,365 | $25,477,365 |
| 30 | The Craft | EN | $24,819,936 | $24,825,844 |
| 31 | The Chamber | EN | $14,551,359 | $22,540,359 |
| 32 | Fear | EN | $20,831,000 | $20,831,000 |
| 33 | The Glimmer Man | EN | $20,351,264 | $20,351,264 |
| 34 | City Hall | EN | $20,340,204 | $20,340,204 |
| 35 | The Fan | EN | $18,626,419 | $18,626,419 |
| 36 | Extreme Measures | EN | $17,380,126 | $17,380,126 |
| 37 | Diabolique | EN | $17,100,266 | $17,100,266 |
| 38 | The Substitute | ES | $14,818,176 | $14,818,176 |
| 39 | Maximum Risk | EN | $14,502,483 | $14,502,483 |
| 40 | The Arrival |  IT | $14,063,331 | $14,063,331 |
| 41 | Mary Reilly | EN | $5,707,094 | $12,379,402 |
| 42 | Mulholland Falls | EN | $11,526,099 | $11,526,099 |
| 43 | Michael Collins | EN | $11,092,559 | $11,136,590 |
| 44 | 2 Days in the Valley | EN | $11,132,210 | $11,132,210 |
| 45 | Before and After | EN | $8,797,839 | $8,797,839 |
| 46 | The Rich Man’s Wife | EN | $8,543,587 | $8,543,587 |
| 47 | The Crucible | EN | $7,343,114 | $7,343,114 |
| 48 | Gridlock | EN | $5,571,205 | $5,571,205 |
| 49 | Solo | EN | $5,107,669 | $5,107,669 |
| 50 | Heaven’s Prisoners | EN | $5,009,305 | $5,009,305 |
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