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Box office · Week 11 · Mar 10–16, 1996

Box Office Week 11, 1996: Highest-Grossing Releases of Mar 10–16

Executive Decision (1996) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 11 of 1996 (Mar 10–16), with $122M worldwide, ahead of Ed (1996) at $4.4M and Prisoner of the Mountains (1996) at $921.9K. 3 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $127.3M in all, 49% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 56% on Week 10, 1996, whose releases took $291.5M.

week 11 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$127.3M
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 10, 1996
−56%
Executive Decision (1996) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 movie of Week 11, 1996

Executive Decision (1996)

1996 · Action, Adventure

$122M worldwide · 96% of the chart's total

$56.6M US & Canada · 46% $65.4M elsewhere · 54%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 11 of 1996?

Executive Decision (1996) leads with $122M, 96% of the total. The top 3 together took $127.3M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Executive Decision (1996) movie poster Number 1
    $122M Executive Decision (1996)
    $56.6M US & Canada · 46% $65.4M elsewhere · 54%
  2. Ed (1996) movie poster Number 2
    $4.4M Ed (1996)
    $4.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Prisoner of the Mountains (1996) movie poster Number 3
    $921.9K Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)
    $790.1K US & Canada · 86% $131.8K elsewhere · 14%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 11 of 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 week 11 of 1996 (Mar 10–16).

  1. 1 Executive Decision (1996) movie poster
    Executive Decision (1996) Mar 15, 1996 · English · Action, Adventure $122M worldwide
    Mar 15, 1996 US and Canada: $56.6M Rest of the world: $65.4M Worldwide: $122M
  2. 2 Ed (1996) movie poster
    Ed (1996) Mar 15, 1996 · English · Sport, Comedy $4.4M worldwide
    Mar 15, 1996 US and Canada: $4.4M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.4M
  3. 3 Prisoner of the Mountains (1996) movie poster
    Prisoner of the Mountains (1996) Mar 15, 1996 · Russian · Drama, War $921.9K worldwide
    Mar 15, 1996 US and Canada: $790.1K Rest of the world: $131.8K Worldwide: $921.9K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 11 of 1996?

Of the top 3, Ed (1996) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Executive Decision (1996) made 54% of its gross abroad. Across all 3 films, $61.8M (49%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Executive Decision (1996) $122M
    $56.6M US & Canada · 46% $65.4M elsewhere · 54%
  2. 2 Ed (1996) $4.4M
    $4.4M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Prisoner of the Mountains (1996) $921.9K
    $790.1K US & Canada · 86% $131.8K elsewhere · 14%
Earlier years

How Does Week 11 of 1996 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 11, 1994 earned the most: $311.6M from 6 films, led by Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994). Week 11, 1996 took $127.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 11, 1987 Mar 8–14 7 films 7 $71.8M – Raising Arizona (1987) $29.2M
Week 11, 1988 Mar 6–12 5 films · −29% 5 $50.9M −29% Masquerade (1988) $15.9M
Week 11, 1989 Mar 12–18 3 films · +12% 3 $57.2M +12% Fletch Lives (1989) $39.5M
Week 11, 1990 Mar 11–17 7 films · −27% 7 $42M −27% Lord of the Flies (1990) $14M
Week 11, 1991 Mar 10–16 6 films · +24% 6 $52.3M +24% Class Action (1991) $28.3M
Week 11, 1992 Mar 8–14 4 films · +110% 4 $110M +110% My Cousin Vinny (1992) $64.1M
Week 11, 1993 Mar 7–13 4 films · −53% 4 $51.6M −53% Fire in the Sky (1993) $19.9M
Week 11, 1994 Mar 6–12 6 films · +504% 6 $311.6M +504% Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) $245.7M
Week 11, 1995 Mar 12–18 5 films · −82% 5 $57M −82% Circle of Friends (1995) $23.4M
Week 11, 1996 Mar 10–16 3 films · +123% 3 $127.3M +123% Executive Decision (1996) $122M
FAQ

Box Office Week 11 of 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 11 of 1996 (Mar 10–16)?

Executive Decision (1996) leads with $122M worldwide, $56.6M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Ed (1996) at $4.4M and Prisoner of the Mountains (1996) at $921.9K.

How much did movies released in week 11 of 1996 (Mar 10–16) earn?

3 films released in week 11 of 1996 (Mar 10–16) report a worldwide gross, $127.3M in all, or $42.4M per film on average. Week 10, 1996 releases took $291.5M.

How many movies released in week 11 of 1996 (Mar 10–16) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Executive Decision (1996) with $122M.

How much of the Week 11, 1996 box office came from the US and Canada?

$61.8M of the $127.3M total, or 49%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 11, 1996 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 week 11 of 1996 (Mar 10–16). 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 week 11, 1996 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.