#1 of 7 1996 · Comedy
$185.3M worldwide · 64% of the chart's total
The Birdcage (1996) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 10 of 1996 (Mar 3–9), with $185.3M worldwide, ahead of Fargo (1996) at $60.6M and Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996) at $32.8M. 7 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $291.5M in all, 67% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 109% on Week 9, 1996, whose releases took $139.3M. By genre, Comedy leads with $220.5M across 4 releases.
#1 of 7 1996 · Comedy
$185.3M worldwide · 64% of the chart's total
The Birdcage (1996) leads with $185.3M, 64% of the total. The top 5 together took $290.4M, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5 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 10 of 1996 (Mar 3–9).
Mar 8, 1996 US and Canada: $124.1M Rest of the world: $61.2M Worldwide: $185.3M
Mar 8, 1996 US and Canada: $24.6M Rest of the world: $36M Worldwide: $60.6M
Mar 8, 1996 US and Canada: $9.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.3M
Mar 8, 1996 US and Canada: $2.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.4M
Mar 8, 1996 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: $643 Worldwide: $1.1M
Mar 4, 1996 US and Canada: $35.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $35.5K Of the top 7, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Fargo (1996) made 59% of its gross abroad. Across all 7 films, $194.3M (67%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 10 releases took $291.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 10 (Mar 3–9) with $291.5M, led by The Birdcage (1996).
Of these 10 years, Week 10, 1996 earned the most: $291.5M from 7 films, led by The Birdcage (1996).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 10, 1987 Mar 1–7 6 films | 6 | $139.4M | – | Lethal Weapon (1987) $120.2M |
| Week 10, 1988 Feb 28–Mar 5 11 films · −79% | 11 | $29.9M | −79% | Moving (1988) $10.8M |
| Week 10, 1989 Mar 5–11 6 films · +65% | 6 | $49.3M | +65% | Chances Are (1989) $16.3M |
| Week 10, 1990 Mar 4–10 9 films · +82% | 9 | $89.5M | +82% | Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) $39.4M |
| Week 10, 1991 Mar 3–9 8 films · +44% | 8 | $128.6M | +44% | The Hard Way (1991) $65.6M |
| Week 10, 1992 Mar 1–7 4 films · −60% | 4 | $51.4M | −60% | The Lawnmower Man (1992) $32.1M |
| Week 10, 1993 Feb 28–Mar 6 6 films · −33% | 6 | $34.4M | −33% | Mad Dog and Glory (1993) $11.1M |
| Week 10, 1994 Feb 27–Mar 5 4 films · −34% | 4 | $22.8M | −34% | What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1994) $10M |
| Week 10, 1995 Mar 5–11 3 films · +801% | 3 | $205.4M | +801% | Outbreak (1995) $189.9M |
| Week 10, 1996 Mar 3–9 7 films · +42% | 7 | $291.5M | +42% | The Birdcage (1996) $185.3M |
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 7 films as the chart.
The Birdcage (1996) leads with $185.3M worldwide, $124.1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Fargo (1996) at $60.6M and Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996) at $32.8M.
7 films released in week 10 of 1996 (Mar 3–9) report a worldwide gross, $291.5M in all, or $41.6M per film on average. Week 9, 1996 releases took $139.3M.
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by The Birdcage (1996) with $185.3M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 10 of 1996 (Mar 3–9). 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.