#1 of 5 1996 · Action, Adventure
$159.2M worldwide · 88% of the chart's total
Daylight (1996) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 49 of 1996 (Dec 1–7), with $159.2M worldwide, ahead of The Evening Star (1996) at $12.8M and Everyone Says I Love You (1996) at $9.8M. 5 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $181.8M in all, 31% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is down 49% on Week 48, 1996, whose releases took $353.5M. By genre, Drama leads with $172M across 3 releases.
#1 of 5 1996 · Action, Adventure
$159.2M worldwide · 88% of the chart's total
Daylight (1996) leads with $159.2M, 88% of the total. The top 5 together took $181.8M, almost all of what the 5 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 49 of 1996 (Dec 1–7).
Dec 6, 1996 US and Canada: $33M Rest of the world: $126.2M Worldwide: $159.2M
Dec 5, 1996 US and Canada: $12.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.8M
Dec 6, 1996 US and Canada: $9.8M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.8M
Dec 6, 1996 US and Canada: $7.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.7K
Of the top 5, The Evening Star (1996) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Daylight (1996) made 79% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $55.6M (31%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 49 releases took $181.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 46 (Nov 10–16) with $507.5M, led by The English Patient (1996).
Of these 10 years, Week 49, 1996 earned the most: $181.8M from 5 films, led by Daylight (1996).
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 49, 1987 Nov 29–Dec 5 2 films | 2 | $25.4K | – | Cobra Verde (1987) $12.7K |
| Week 49, 1988 Nov 27–Dec 3 3 films · +476534% | 3 | $121M | +476534% | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) $78.8M |
| Week 49, 1989 Dec 3–9 2 films · −87% | 2 | $15.8M | −87% | She-Devil (1989) $15.4M |
| Week 49, 1990 Dec 2–8 3 films · +668% | 3 | $121.1M | +668% | Edward Scissorhands (1990) $86M |
| Week 49, 1991 Dec 1–7 4 films · −17% | 4 | $101M | −17% | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) $96.9M |
| Week 49, 1992 Nov 29–Dec 5 1 film · −54% | 1 | $46.7M | −54% | The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) $46.7M |
| Week 49, 1993 Nov 28–Dec 4 5 films · −78% | 5 | $10.4M | −78% | Little Buddha (1993) $4.9M |
| Week 49, 1994 Nov 27–Dec 3 4 films · −2% | 4 | $10.2M | −2% | Trapped in Paradise (1994) $6M |
| Week 49, 1995 Dec 3–9 3 films · +659% | 3 | $77.7M | +659% | Father of the Bride Part II (1995) $76.6M |
| Week 49, 1996 Dec 1–7 5 films · +134% | 5 | $181.8M | +134% | Daylight (1996) $159.2M |
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 5 films as the chart.
Daylight (1996) leads with $159.2M worldwide, $33M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Evening Star (1996) at $12.8M and Everyone Says I Love You (1996) at $9.8M.
5 films released in week 49 of 1996 (Dec 1–7) report a worldwide gross, $181.8M in all, or $36.4M per film on average. Week 48, 1996 releases took $353.5M.
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Daylight (1996) with $159.2M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 49 of 1996 (Dec 1–7). 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.