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Box office · Week 6 · Feb 4–10, 1996

Box Office Week 6, 1996: Highest-Grossing Releases of Feb 4–10

Broken Arrow (1996) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 6 of 1996 (Feb 4–10), with $150.3M worldwide, ahead of Beautiful Girls (1996) at $10.6M and Bitter Sugar (1996) at $450.1K. 4 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $161.3M in all, 51% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 3.5 times the total of Week 5, 1996, whose releases took $46.7M.

week 6 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$161.3M
film crossed $100M
1
vs Week 5, 1996
×3.5
Broken Arrow (1996) movie poster #1 of 4
#1 movie of Week 6, 1996

Broken Arrow (1996)

1996 · Action, Adventure

$150.3M worldwide · 93% of the chart's total

$70.8M US & Canada · 47% $79.5M elsewhere · 53%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 6 of 1996?

Broken Arrow (1996) leads with $150.3M, 93% of the total. The top 4 together took $161.3M, 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.

  1. Broken Arrow (1996) movie poster Number 1
    $150.3M Broken Arrow (1996)
    $70.8M US & Canada · 47% $79.5M elsewhere · 53%
  2. Beautiful Girls (1996) movie poster Number 2
    $10.6M Beautiful Girls (1996)
    $10.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. Bitter Sugar (1996) movie poster Number 3
    $450.1K Bitter Sugar (1996)
    $450.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. The Other Side of Sunday (1996) movie poster Number 4
    $4.8K The Other Side of Sunday (1996)
    $4.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 6 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 6 of 1996 (Feb 4–10).

  1. 1 Broken Arrow (1996) movie poster
    Broken Arrow (1996) Feb 9, 1996 · English · Action, Adventure $150.3M worldwide
    Feb 9, 1996 US and Canada: $70.8M Rest of the world: $79.5M Worldwide: $150.3M
  2. 2 Beautiful Girls (1996) movie poster
    Beautiful Girls (1996) Feb 9, 1996 · English · Drama, Comedy $10.6M worldwide
    Feb 9, 1996 US and Canada: $10.6M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.6M
  3. 3 Bitter Sugar (1996) movie poster
    Bitter Sugar (1996) Feb 10, 1996 · Spanish · Romance, Drama $450.1K worldwide
    Feb 10, 1996 US and Canada: $450.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $450.1K
  4. 4 The Other Side of Sunday (1996) movie poster
    The Other Side of Sunday (1996) Feb 9, 1996 · Norwegian · Comedy, Drama $4.8K worldwide
    Feb 9, 1996 US and Canada: $4.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.8K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 6 of 1996?

Of the top 4, Beautiful Girls (1996) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Broken Arrow (1996) made 53% of its gross abroad. Across all 4 films, $81.8M (51%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 Broken Arrow (1996) $150.3M
    $70.8M US & Canada · 47% $79.5M elsewhere · 53%
  2. 2 Beautiful Girls (1996) $10.6M
    $10.6M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 Bitter Sugar (1996) $450.1K
    $450.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 The Other Side of Sunday (1996) $4.8K
    $4.8K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Earlier years

How Does Week 6 of 1996 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 6, 1993 earned the most: $230.8M from 6 films, led by Sommersby (1993). Week 6, 1996 took $161.3M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 6, 1987 Feb 1–7 9 films 9 $50M – Black Widow (1987) $25.2M
Week 6, 1988 Jan 31–Feb 6 5 films · −5% 5 $47.8M −5% The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) $19.6M
Week 6, 1989 Feb 5–11 2 films · +28% 2 $60.9M +28% The Fly II (1989) $38.9M
Week 6, 1990 Feb 4–10 5 films · −1% 5 $60.4M −1% Hard to Kill (1990) $47.4M
Week 6, 1991 Feb 3–9 2 films · −24% 2 $46.2M −24% L.A. Story (1991) $28.9M
Week 6, 1992 Feb 2–8 3 films · +76% 3 $81.4M +76% Medicine Man (1992) $45.5M
Week 6, 1993 Jan 31–Feb 6 6 films · +183% 6 $230.8M +183% Sommersby (1993) $140.1M
Week 6, 1994 Jan 30–Feb 5 4 films · −36% 4 $147.5M −36% Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) $107.2M
Week 6, 1995 Feb 5–11 3 films · −64% 3 $53.5M −64% Billy Madison (1995) $26.5M
Week 6, 1996 Feb 4–10 4 films · +201% 4 $161.3M +201% Broken Arrow (1996) $150.3M
FAQ

Box Office Week 6 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 6 of 1996 (Feb 4–10)?

Broken Arrow (1996) leads with $150.3M worldwide, $70.8M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Beautiful Girls (1996) at $10.6M and Bitter Sugar (1996) at $450.1K.

How much did movies released in week 6 of 1996 (Feb 4–10) earn?

4 films released in week 6 of 1996 (Feb 4–10) report a worldwide gross, $161.3M in all, or $40.3M per film on average. Week 5, 1996 releases took $46.7M.

How many movies released in week 6 of 1996 (Feb 4–10) made $1 billion?

None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by Broken Arrow (1996) with $150.3M.

How much of the Week 6, 1996 box office came from the US and Canada?

$81.8M of the $161.3M total, or 51%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 6, 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 6 of 1996 (Feb 4–10). 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 6, 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.