The Numbers - Weekly Box Office Chart for October 18, 1996
Weekly (Fri-Thu) Domestic Chart Starting on October 18, 1996
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| Movie Title | Distributor | Gross | %LW | Theaters | Theaters Change | Per Theater | Total Gross | Weeks In Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N | Sleepers | Warner Bros. | $16,746,377 | 1,915 | $8,745 | $16,746,377 | 1 | ||
| 2 | (1) | The Ghost and the Darkness | Paramount Pi… | $9,668,654 | -24% | 2,154 | +12 | $4,489 | $22,402,047 | 2 |
| 3 | (2) | The Long Kiss Goodnight | New Line | $9,037,429 | -28% | 2,404 | +157 | $3,759 | $21,631,404 | 2 |
| 4 | (3) | The First Wives Club | Paramount Pi… | $8,895,342 | -29% | 2,406 | n/c | $3,697 | $84,312,895 | 5 |
| 5 | (5) | That Thing You Do! | 20th Century… | $4,615,928 | -25% | 1,879 | -8 | $2,457 | $18,504,131 | 3 |
| 6 | (7) | D3: The Mighty Ducks | Walt Disney | $4,116,698 | -23% | 2,060 | +2 | $1,998 | $16,558,594 | 3 |
| 7 | (4) | The Chamber | Universal | $3,848,745 | -48% | 2,032 | +6 | $1,894 | $11,181,965 | 2 |
| 8 | (6) | The Glimmer Man | Warner Bros. | $2,805,697 | -49% | 2,000 | -236 | $1,403 | $18,447,179 | 3 |
| 9 | (-) | Get on the Bus | Sony Pictures | $2,752,241 | 1,207 | $2,280 | $3,433,543 | 2 | ||
| 10 | (11) | Independence Day | 20th Century… | $1,794,586 | +4% | 1,310 | -215 | $1,370 | $299,663,286 | 17 |
| 11 | (9) | Fly Away Home | Sony Pictures | $1,669,597 | -20% | 1,401 | n/c | $1,192 | $20,020,951 | 6 |
| 12 | (12) | Big Night | Goldwyn Ente… | $1,387,179 | -6% | 336 | +59 | $4,129 | $5,812,604 | 5 |
| 13 | (8) | Extreme Measures | Sony Pictures | $930,356 | -57% | 1,005 | -918 | $926 | $17,166,759 | 4 |
| 14 | (10) | 2 Days In The Valley | MGM | $880,060 | -51% | 805 | -50 | $1,093 | $10,520,882 | 4 |
| 15 | (14) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Walt Disney | $601,613 | -17% | 649 | -52 | $927 | $97,858,135 | 18 |
| 16 | (18) | Secrets & Lies | October Films | $548,705 | -1% | 77 | +20 | $7,126 | $1,477,174 | 4 |
| 17 | (13) | Bound | Gramercy | $512,907 | -36% | 206 | -56 | $2,490 | $2,620,254 | 3 |
| 18 | (16) | The Nutty Professor | Universal | $492,050 | -24% | 459 | -45 | $1,072 | $127,658,975 | 17 |
| 19 | (19) | Courage Under Fire | 20th Century… | $490,792 | -6% | 875 | -35 | $561 | $58,734,829 | 15 |
| 20 | (44) | The Island of Dr. Moreau | New Line | $460,692 | +501% | 491 | +335 | $938 | $27,418,751 | 9 |
| 21 | (17) | Bulletproof | Universal | $372,435 | -35% | 442 | -199 | $843 | $21,047,405 | 7 |
| 22 | (20) | First Kid | Walt Disney | $321,746 | -35% | 557 | -317 | $578 | $24,579,323 | 8 |
| 23 | (22) | A Time to Kill | Warner Bros. | $298,551 | -31% | 378 | -150 | $790 | $106,812,596 | 14 |
| 24 | (35) | Vertigo (1958) (Re-Release) | Paramount Pi… | $292,703 | +86% | 5 | +3 | $58,541 | $519,061 | 2,007 |
| 25 | (15) | Last Man Standing | New Line | $283,403 | -61% | 460 | -634 | $616 | $17,588,241 | 5 |
| 26 | (28) | Michael Collins | Warner Bros. | $258,090 | -6% | 10 | +4 | $25,809 | $531,390 | 2 |
| 27 | (21) | Emma | Miramax | $247,777 | -44% | 188 | -149 | $1,318 | $21,815,993 | 12 |
| 28 | (29) | Surviving Picasso | Warner Bros. | $215,771 | -14% | 46 | +6 | $4,691 | $1,228,778 | 5 |
| 29 | (24) | Trainspotting | Miramax | $201,997 | -43% | 169 | -49 | $1,195 | $15,748,256 | 14 |
| 30 | (25) | Tin Cup | Warner Bros. | $197,209 | -40% | 307 | -199 | $642 | $52,952,320 | 10 |
| 31 | (27) | Jack | Walt Disney | $193,670 | -30% | 301 | -144 | $643 | $56,452,732 | 11 |
| 32 | (33) | The Rock | Walt Disney | $179,904 | +5% | 185 | -9 | $972 | $133,815,330 | 20 |
| 33 | (30) | Lone Star | Sony Picture… | $165,242 | -32% | 102 | -19 | $1,620 | $11,669,590 | 18 |
| 34 | (31) | Harriet the Spy | Paramount Pi… | $129,829 | -44% | 287 | -164 | $452 | $26,402,007 | 16 |
| 35 | (39) | Phenomenon | Walt Disney | $125,934 | -16% | 152 | -29 | $829 | $101,713,087 | 16 |
| 36 | (-) | Beautiful Thing | Sony Picture… | $120,268 | 12 | $10,022 | $187,341 | 3 | ||
| 37 | (34) | The Grass Harp | Fine Line | $116,805 | -30% | 46 | n/c | $2,539 | $284,045 | 2 |
| 38 | N | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | Sony Pictures | $112,441 | 5 | $22,488 | $112,441 | 1 | ||
| 39 | N | Swingers | Miramax | $109,215 | 8 | $13,652 | $109,215 | 1 | ||
| 40 | (38) | Kazaam | Walt Disney | $106,920 | -30% | 153 | -65 | $699 | $18,801,524 | 15 |
| 41 | (26) | The Crow: City of Angels | Miramax | $96,290 | -69% | 163 | -302 | $591 | $17,506,267 | 8 |
| 42 | (40) | Matilda | Sony Pictures | $89,513 | -13% | 367 | -106 | $244 | $32,473,552 | 12 |
| 43 | (45) | Trees Lounge | Orion Classics | $80,496 | +35% | 23 | +21 | $3,500 | $140,300 | 2 |
| 44 | N | Jude | Gramercy | $75,891 | 6 | $12,649 | $75,891 | 1 | ||
| 45 | (42) | Striptease | Sony Pictures | $51,609 | -42% | 48 | -16 | $1,075 | $32,733,258 | 17 |
| 46 | (47) | Fled | MGM | $8,984 | -19% | 12 | -1 | $749 | $17,177,992 | 14 |
| 47 | (46) | Girls Town | October Films | $7,890 | -43% | 7 | -8 | $1,127 | $496,577 | 10 |
| 47 | $76,716,231 |