Domestic Box Office For August 1996

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
1A Time to Kill$62,343,4012,313$108,766,007Jul 24Warner Bros.
2Independence Day$50,187,6912,977$306,169,268Jul 3Twentieth Century Fox
3Jack$41,816,2792,232$58,620,973Aug 9Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
4Tin Cup$30,634,9442,102$53,854,588Aug 16Warner Bros.
5Matilda$29,502,0642,006$33,459,416Aug 2Sony Pictures Releasing
6Escape from L.A.$22,157,8862,312$25,477,365Aug 9Paramount Pictures
7Courage Under Fire$22,051,6932,001$59,031,057Jul 12Twentieth Century Fox
8Phenomenon$21,992,5642,139$104,636,382Jul 5Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
9Chain Reaction$21,226,2042,256$21,226,204Aug 2Twentieth Century Fox
10Kingpin$17,152,4751,975$25,023,434Jul 26Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
11The Island of Dr. Moreau$14,296,5392,039$27,663,982Aug 23New Line Cinema
12The Fan$14,141,1052,016$18,626,419Aug 16Sony Pictures Releasing
13The Nutty Professor$13,421,3562,239$128,814,019Jun 28Universal Pictures
14Twister$13,323,1162,808$241,721,524May 10Warner Bros.
15A Very Brady Sequel$11,467,0242,147$21,440,752Aug 23Paramount Pictures
16Emma$11,462,530848$22,231,658Aug 2Miramax
17Supercop$9,831,1161,469$16,270,600Jul 26Miramax
18The Adventures of Pinocchio$9,630,2281,879$15,094,530Jul 26New Line Cinema
19Alaska$8,345,5511,566$11,829,959Aug 14Sony Pictures Releasing
20Trainspotting$8,343,956357$16,491,080Jul 19Miramax
21House Arrest$7,032,7821,623$7,032,782Aug 16Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
22Eraser$6,325,7432,556$101,295,562Jun 21Warner Bros.
23Multiplicity$6,223,7752,134$21,075,014Jul 19Sony Pictures Releasing
24Bordello of Blood$5,781,0451,695$5,781,045Aug 16Universal Pictures
25Fled$5,292,3652,104$17,193,231Jul 19Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
26The Frighteners$4,998,6831,675$16,759,216Jul 19Universal Pictures
27Kazaam$4,980,8082,019$18,937,262Jul 19Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
28Harriet the Spy$4,309,9991,876$26,570,048Jul 12Paramount Pictures
29The Rock$4,290,7732,426$134,069,511Jun 7Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
30She's the One$3,696,888464$9,538,948Aug 23-
31The Crow: City of Angels$3,221,8382,423$17,917,287Aug 30Miramax
32Solo$3,105,9221,230$5,107,669Aug 23Sony Pictures Releasing
33The Cable Guy$2,865,3752,657$60,240,295Jun 14Sony Pictures Releasing
34First Kid$2,669,1561,878$26,491,793Aug 30Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
35Mission: Impossible$2,587,9653,012$180,981,856May 22Paramount Pictures
36Carpool$2,427,1251,487$3,325,651Aug 23Warner Bros.
37Joe's Apartment$2,061,7761,512$4,619,014Jul 26Warner Bros.
38The Hunchback of Notre Dame$1,740,5692,835$100,138,851Jun 21Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
39Phat Beach$1,383,553408$1,383,553Aug 2Orion Pictures
40Heavy$907,32122$941,414Jun 5Lionsgate
41Stonewall$585,11217$692,400Jul 26Strand Releasing
42Cyclo$283,6376$284,692Aug 1Lionsgate
43Foxfire$269,300218$269,300Aug 23The Samuel Goldwyn Company
44Toy Story$235,3732,574$191,796,233Nov 22Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
45Basquiat$153,446109$3,011,195Aug 9Miramax
46The Spitfire Grill$150,0491,247$12,658,486Aug 23Sony Pictures Releasing
47Flirt$32,9637$263,192Aug 7Lionsgate
48Small Faces$23,80912$155,239Aug 14October Films
49Freeway$22,8689$295,493Aug 23Roxie Releasing
50Manny & Lo$4,87327$502,313Jul 26Sony Pictures Classics