#1 of 4 The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
1996 · Sci-Fi, Thriller
$49.6M worldwide · 90% of the chart's total
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) is the highest-grossing thriller movie released in week 34 of 1996 (Aug 18–24), with $49.6M worldwide, ahead of Solo (1996) at $5.1M and Freeway (1996) at $295.5K. 4 thriller films released that week report a worldwide gross, $55.3M in all, 60% of it from the US & Canada.
#1 of 4 The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
1996 · Sci-Fi, Thriller
$49.6M worldwide · 90% of the chart's total
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) leads with $49.6M, 90% of the total. The top 4 together took $55.3M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 4 US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 34 of 1996 (Aug 18–24).
Aug 23, 1996 US and Canada: $27.7M Rest of the world: $22M Worldwide: $49.6M
Aug 23, 1996 US and Canada: $5.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.1M
Aug 23, 1996 US and Canada: $295.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $295.5K
Aug 23, 1996 US and Canada: $269.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $269.3K Of the top 4, Solo (1996) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) made 44% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $33.3M (60%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 34 releases took $55.3M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 30 (Jul 21–27) with $152.3M, led by A Time to Kill (1996).
Of these 10 years, Week 34, 1993 earned the most: $74.2M from 1 film, led by Hard Target (1993). Week 34, 1996 took $55.3M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 34, 1987 Aug 16–22 1 film | 1 | $17.7M | – | The Big Easy (1987) $17.7M |
| Week 34, 1988 Aug 14–20 1 film · +179% | 1 | $49.4M | +179% | A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) $49.4M |
| Week 34, 1989 Aug 20–26 2 films · −67% | 2 | $16.4M | −67% | The Package (1989) $10.6M |
| Week 34, 1990 Aug 19–25 2 films · +214% | 2 | $51.6M | +214% | Darkman (1990) $48.9M |
| Week 34, 1991 Aug 18–24 4 films · +13% | 4 | $58M | +13% | Dead Again (1991) $38M |
| Week 34, 1992 Aug 16–22 2 films · −69% | 2 | $18.1M | −69% | Rapid Fire (1992) $14.4M |
| Week 34, 1993 Aug 15–21 1 film · +310% | 1 | $74.2M | +310% | Hard Target (1993) $74.2M |
| Week 34, 1994 Aug 14–20 1 film · −73% | 1 | $19.7M | −73% | Color of Night (1994) $19.7M |
| Week 34, 1995 Aug 20–26 1 film · +29% | 1 | $25.4M | +29% | Desperado (1995) $25.4M |
| Week 34, 1996 Aug 18–24 4 films · +118% | 4 | $55.3M | +118% | The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) $49.6M |
43 weeks of 1996 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 27 (Jun 30–Jul 6) with $817.4M, led by Independence Day (1996).
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 4 films as the chart.
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) leads with $49.6M worldwide, $27.7M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Solo (1996) at $5.1M and Freeway (1996) at $295.5K.
4 thriller films released in week 34 of 1996 (Aug 18–24) report a worldwide gross, $55.3M in all, or $13.8M per film on average.
None. The biggest, The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), earned $49.6M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 34 of 1996 (Aug 18–24). 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.
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.