Box office · 1996

1996 Box Office: The Highest-Grossing Movies of 1996, Page 6

Independence Day (1996) is the highest-grossing movie released in 1996, with $817.4M worldwide, ahead of Twister (1996) at $494.6M and Mission: Impossible (1996) at $457.7M. 283 films released in 1996 report a worldwide gross, $9.9B in all, 56% of it from the US & Canada. 34 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 4% on 1995, whose releases took $9.5B. By genre, Thriller leads with $5B across 66 releases.

1996 releases with a gross: 283
combined worldwide: $9.9B
films crossed $100M: 34
vs 1995: +4%

#1 of 283

#1 movie of 1996

Independence Day (1996)

1996 · Action, Adventure

$817.4M worldwide · 8% of the chart's total

$306.2M US & Canada · 37% $511.2M elsewhere · 63%

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Every Release of 1996, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 251 to 283 of 283. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1996.

251
Naked Acts (1996) Jan 2, 1996 · English · Comedy, Drama $27.4K worldwide

Jan 2, 1996 US and Canada: $27.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $27.4K
252
Army Daze (1996) Jul 12, 1996 · English · Comedy $25.9K worldwide

Jul 12, 1996 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25.9K
253
Carla’s Song (1996) Oct 30, 1996 · English · Romance, Drama $25.8K worldwide

Oct 30, 1996 US and Canada: $25.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.8K
254
For Ever Mozart (1996) Jun 14, 1996 · French · Comedy, Drama $25K worldwide

Jun 14, 1996 US and Canada: $25K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25K
255
Dream for an Insomniac (1996) Apr 18, 1996 · English · Romance, Comedy $24.7K worldwide

Apr 18, 1996 US and Canada: $24.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $24.7K
256
Normal Life (1996) Jan 26, 1996 · English · Drama, Romance $22.9K worldwide

Jan 26, 1996 US and Canada: $22.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.9K
257
The Last Big Thing (1996) Oct 11, 1996 · English · Comedy, Drama $22.7K worldwide

Oct 11, 1996 US and Canada: $22.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $22.7K
258
The Sunchaser (1996) May 18, 1996 · English · Crime, Drama $21.5K worldwide

May 18, 1996 US and Canada: $21.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.5K
259
Trojan Eddie (1996) Sep 9, 1996 · English · Crime, Drama $21.3K worldwide

Sep 9, 1996 US and Canada: $21.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.3K
260
I Love You, I Love You Not (1996) Aug 28, 1996 · English · Drama, Family $20.7K worldwide

Aug 28, 1996 US and Canada: $20.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.7K
261
Tri-Star (1996) Feb 15, 1996 · Cantonese · Comedy, Crime $19.7K worldwide

Feb 15, 1996 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.7K
262
Coyote Summer (1996) 1996 · English · Adventure $19.5K worldwide

1996 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $19.5K
263
Thesis (1996) Apr 11, 1996 · Spanish · Thriller, Horror $18.5K worldwide

Apr 11, 1996 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.5K
264
Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1996) Nov 2, 1996 · Cantonese · Drama, Romance $17.7K worldwide

Nov 2, 1996 US and Canada: $17.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $17.7K
265
Hit Me (1996) Sep 9, 1996 · English · Drama, Mystery $12.5K worldwide

Sep 9, 1996 US and Canada: $12.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $12.5K
266
Cremaster 1 (1996) Jan 17, 1996 · English · Music, Comedy $8.8K worldwide

Jan 17, 1996 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.8K
267
Red Hollywood (1996) Aug 16, 1996 · English · History, Documentary $8.4K worldwide

Aug 16, 1996 US and Canada: $8.4K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $8.4K
268
The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well (1996) May 4, 1996 · Korean · Drama $8.4K worldwide

May 4, 1996 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $8.4K
269
The Last of the High Kings (1996) Dec 6, 1996 · English · Drama, Comedy $7.7K worldwide

Dec 6, 1996 US and Canada: $7.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $7.7K
270
Devil’s Island (1996) Oct 3, 1996 · Icelandic · Drama, Comedy $5.8K worldwide

Oct 3, 1996 US and Canada: $5.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $5.8K
271
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
272
Blue Juice (1996) Nov 15, 1996 · English · Drama, Sport $4.5K worldwide

Nov 15, 1996 US and Canada: $4.5K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.5K
273
Eden (1996) 1996 · English · Drama $4.2K worldwide

1996 US and Canada: $4.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.2K
274
Guy (1996) Sep 4, 1996 · English · Drama $4.1K worldwide

Sep 4, 1996 US and Canada: $4.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.1K
275
Childhood’s End (1996) Apr 3, 1996 · English · Drama, Comedy $3.8K worldwide

Apr 3, 1996 US and Canada: $3.8K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.8K
276
Bird of Prey (1996) Oct 4, 1996 · English · Crime, Drama $3.7K worldwide

Oct 4, 1996 US and Canada: $3.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.7K
277
Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press (1996) Dec 1, 1996 · English · Documentary $3.2K worldwide

Dec 1, 1996 US and Canada: $3.2K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3.2K
278
American Strays (1996) Sep 12, 1996 · English · Comedy, Action $1.9K worldwide

Sep 12, 1996 US and Canada: $1.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.9K
279
A Couch in New York (1996) Feb 21, 1996 · French · Romance, Comedy $1.5K worldwide

Feb 21, 1996 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5K
280
Few of Us (1996) Sep 18, 1996 · Drama $485 worldwide

Sep 18, 1996 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $485
281
Three Lives and Only One Death (1996) May 15, 1996 · French · Mystery, Fantasy $378 worldwide

May 15, 1996 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $378
282
Indian (1996) May 9, 1996 · Tamil · Thriller, Drama $184 worldwide

May 9, 1996 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $184
283
Ah-Chung (1996) Sep 6, 1996 · Chinese · Drama $54 worldwide

Sep 6, 1996 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $54