#1 of 4 1996 · Drama, Thriller
$24.8M worldwide · 69% of the chart's total
The Craft (1996) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 18 of 1996 (Apr 28–May 4), with $24.8M worldwide, ahead of The Pallbearer (1996) at $5.7M and Barb Wire (1996) at $3.8M. 4 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $36.2M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 36% on Week 17, 1996, whose releases took $56.6M.
#1 of 4 1996 · Drama, Thriller
$24.8M worldwide · 69% of the chart's total
The Craft (1996) leads with $24.8M, 69% of the total. The top 4 together took $36.2M, 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 18 of 1996 (Apr 28–May 4).
May 3, 1996 US and Canada: $24.8M Rest of the world: $5.9K Worldwide: $24.8M
May 3, 1996 US and Canada: $5.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.7M
May 3, 1996 US and Canada: $3.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.8M
May 1, 1996 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.9M Of the top 4, The Pallbearer (1996) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Craft (1996) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $36.1M (100%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 18 releases took $36.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 19 (May 5–11) with $505.1M, led by Twister (1996).
Of these 10 years, Week 18, 1995 earned the most: $108.8M from 2 films, led by French Kiss (1995). Week 18, 1996 took $36.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 18, 1987 Apr 26–May 2 4 films | 4 | $11.2M | – | American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987) $4M |
| Week 18, 1988 Apr 24–30 4 films · +95% | 4 | $21.8M | +95% | Bloodsport (1988) $11.8M |
| Week 18, 1989 Apr 30–May 6 7 films · −15% | 7 | $18.5M | −15% | Warlock (1989) $9.1M |
| Week 18, 1990 Apr 29–May 5 4 films · +23% | 4 | $22.8M | +23% | Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) $16.3M |
| Week 18, 1991 Apr 28–May 4 5 films · +24% | 5 | $28.3M | +24% | One Good Cop (1991) $11.3M |
| Week 18, 1992 Apr 26–May 2 3 films · −54% | 3 | $13.1M | −54% | Folks! (1992) $6.1M |
| Week 18, 1993 Apr 25–May 1 6 films · +24% | 6 | $16.2M | +24% | Three of Hearts (1993) $5.5M |
| Week 18, 1994 Apr 24–30 6 films · +537% | 6 | $103M | +537% | When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) $50M |
| Week 18, 1995 Apr 30–May 6 2 films · +6% | 2 | $108.8M | +6% | French Kiss (1995) $102M |
| Week 18, 1996 Apr 28–May 4 4 films · −67% | 4 | $36.2M | −67% | The Craft (1996) $24.8M |
52 weeks of 1996 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 27 (Jun 30–Jul 6) with $969.4M, 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 Craft (1996) leads with $24.8M worldwide, $24.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Pallbearer (1996) at $5.7M and Barb Wire (1996) at $3.8M.
4 English-language films released in week 18 of 1996 (Apr 28–May 4) report a worldwide gross, $36.2M in all, or $9M per film on average. Week 17, 1996 releases took $56.6M.
None. The biggest, The Craft (1996), earned $24.8M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 18 of 1996 (Apr 28–May 4). 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
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.