List of 1996 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom explained

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United Kingdom during 1996.

Number one films

Weekend End DateFilmTotal Weekend GrossNotesRef
1 Seven £2,628,821 Seven had a record opening weekend for an independent release[1] [2] [3]
2 £2,672,896 [4] [5]
3 £2,153,223 [6] [7]
4 £1,403,435 [8] [9]
5 Heat £1,624,316 Heat reached number one in its second weekend of release[10] [11]
6 £1,352,356 [12] [13]
7 Jumanji £2,166,563 [14] [15]
8 £2,420,940 [16] [17]
9 £1,352,947 [18] [19]
10 Trainspotting £1,422,906 Trainspotting reached number one in its third week of release[20] [21]
11 Get Shorty £1,087,453 [22] [23]
12 Toy Story £3,387,160 Toy Story set a record opening for an animated film beating The Lion Kings £2.5 million. It was also a record opening for March and for Buena Vista.[24] [25] [26]
13 £2,430,057 [27]
14 £2,073,045 [28]
15 £1,883,603 [29]
16 12 Monkeys £1,363,967 [30]
17 £918,261 [31]
18 The Birdcage£746,965 The Birdcage reached number one in its second week of release[32]
19 Executive Decision£592,110 [33]
20 £424,177 [34]
21 Spy Hard £663,820 [35]
22 From Dusk till Dawn £501,303 [36]
23 Up Close and Personal£542,315 [37]
24 £350,710 [38]
25 The Rock £1,422,041 [39]
26 £1,217,266 [40]
27 Mission: Impossible £4,161,780 [41]
28 £2,211,738 [42]
29 £1,159,872 [43]
30 Twister £3,044,033 [44]
31 £1,790,501 [45]
32 Independence Day £7,005,905 Independence Day beat Jurassic Parks opening weekend record of £4,875,137[46] [47]
33 £3,905,792 [48]
34 £3,340,577 [49]
35 £2,038,470[50]
36 £1,373,550[51]
37 £968,780[52]
38 £797,494[53]
39 Last Man Standing £678,839 [54]
40 The Nutty Professor £2,278,236 [55]
41 £1,918,448 [56]
42 £1,288,056 [57]
43 Dragonheart £1,071,947 Dragonheart reached number one in its second week of release[58]
44 £722,106 [59]
45 Michael Collins £1,160,575 Michael Collinss opening gross from the Republic of Ireland of £442,867 was a record[60] [61]
46 The First Wives Club £1,151,858 [62]
47 £915,539 [63]
48 The Long Kiss Goodnight £1,195,105[64]
49 Jingle All the Way £943,769[65]
50 101 Dalmatians £2,360,762 101 Dalmatians set a record for a December opening[66] [67] [68]
51 £2,000,000
52 £2,200,000[69]

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films for the calendar year

RankTitleDistributorGross[70]
1. Independence Day20th Century Fox£36,867,029
2. Toy StoryBuena Vista£22,163,663
3. SevenEntertainment£19,516,175
4. Mission: ImpossibleUIP£18,619,357
5. TwisterUIP£15,004,691
6. Sense and SensibilityColumbia TriStar£13,605,627
7. BabeUIP£13,547,941[71]
8. JumanjiColumbia TriStar£13,441,279
9. Trainspotting PolyGram£12,431,664
10. The Nutty ProfessorUIP£12,200,000

See also

Notes and References

  1. Top 15 UK Opening Weekends. Screen International. 12 July 1996. 25.
  2. UK Top 15: Jan 5-7. Screen International. 12 January 1996. 30.
  3. Box-office news. Screen International. 12 January 1996. 30. Hamilton. Jake.
  4. Variety. 22 January 1996. International box office. 26.
  5. UK Top 15: Jan 12-14. Screen International. 19 January 1996. 26.
  6. Variety. 29 January 1996. International box office. 19.
  7. UK Top 15: Jan 19-21. Screen International. 26 January 1996. 65.
  8. Variety. 5 February 1996. International box office. 10.
  9. UK Top 15: Jan 26-28. Screen International. 2 February 1996. 31.
  10. Variety. 12 February 1996. International box office. 14.
  11. UK Top 15: Feb 2-4. Screen International. 9 February 1996. 41.
  12. Variety. 19 February 1996. International box office. 23.
  13. UK Top 15: Feb 9-11. Screen International. 16 February 1996. 31.
  14. Variety. 26 February 1996. International box office. 32.
  15. UK Top 15: Feb 16-18. Screen International. 23 February 1996. 26.
  16. Variety. 4 March 1996. International box office. 20.
  17. UK Top 15: Feb 23-25. Screen International. 1 March 1996. 27.
  18. Variety. 11 March 1996. International box office. 14.
  19. UK Top 15: March 1-3. Screen International. 8 March 1996. 31.
  20. Variety. 18 March 1996. International box office. 18.
  21. UK Top 15: March 8-10. Screen International. 15 March 1996. 23.
  22. Variety. 25 March 1996. International box office. 16.
  23. UK Top 15: March 15-17. Screen International. 22 March 1996. 27.
  24. UK Top 15: March 22-24. Screen International. 29 March 1996. 35.
  25. Screen International. 29 March 1996. 35. Storybook Weekend.
  26. Top 15 UK Opening Weekends. Screen International. 12 July 1996. 25.
  27. UK Top 15: March 29-31. Screen International. 5 April 1996. 27.
  28. UK Top 15: April 5-7. Screen International. 12 April 1996. 35.
  29. UK Top 15: April 12-14. Screen International. 19 April 1996. 23.
  30. UK Top 15: April 19-21. Screen International. 26 April 1996. 35.
  31. UK Top 15: April 26-28. Screen International. 3 May 1996. 43.
  32. UK Top 15: May 3-5. Screen International. 10 May 1996. 31.
  33. UK Top 15: May 10-12. Screen International. 17 May 1996. 23.
  34. UK Top 15: May 17-19. Screen International. 24 May 1996. 27.
  35. UK Top 15: May 24-26. Screen International. 31 May 1996. 27.
  36. UK Top 15: May 31-June 2. Screen International. 7 June 1996. 23.
  37. UK Top 15: June 7-9. Screen International. 14 June 1996. 39.
  38. UK Top 15: June 14-16. Screen International. 21 June 1996. 47.
  39. UK Top 15: June 21-23. Screen International. 28 June 1996. 27.
  40. UK Top 15: June 28-30. Screen International. 5 July 1996. 27.
  41. UK Top 15: July 5-7. Screen International. 12 July 1996. 27.
  42. UK Top 15: July 12-14. Screen International. 19 July 1996. 23.
  43. UK Top 15: July 19-21. Screen International. 26 July 1996. 39.
  44. UK Top 15: July 26-28. Screen International. 2 August 1996. 23.
  45. UK Top 15: August 2-4. Screen International. 9 August 1996. 23.
  46. UK Top 15: August 9-11. Screen International. 16 August 1996. 23.
  47. UK Box Office's Weekend Record-Breaker. Screen International. 16 August 1996. 23.
  48. UK Top 15: August 16-18. Screen International. 23 August 1996. 43.
  49. UK Top 15: August 23-25. Screen International. 30 August 1996. 27.
  50. UK Top 15: August 30-September 1. Screen International. 6 September 1996. 27.
  51. UK Top 15: September 6-8. Screen International. 13 September 1996. 31.
  52. UK Top 15: September 13-15. Screen International. 20 September 1996. 31.
  53. UK Top 15: September 20-22. Screen International. 27 September 1996. 23.
  54. UK Top 15: September 27-29. Screen International. 4 October 1996. 43.
  55. UK Top 15: October 4-6. Screen International. 11 October 1996. 27.
  56. UK Top 15: October 11-13. Screen International. 18 October 1996. 47.
  57. UK Top 15: October 18-20. Screen International. 25 October 1996. 27.
  58. UK Top 15: October 25-27. Screen International. 1 November 1996. 23.
  59. UK Top 15: November 1-3. Screen International. 8 November 1996. 23.
  60. UK Top 15: November 8-10. Screen International. 15 November 1996. 31.
  61. £442,867 Biggest opening weekend in Eire movie history (advertisement). Screen International. 15 November 1996. 16–17.
  62. UK Top 15: November 15-17. Screen International. 22 November 1996. 39.
  63. UK Top 15: November 22-24. Screen International. 29 November 1996. 43.
  64. UK Top 15: November 29-December 1. Screen International. 6 December 1996. 31.
  65. UK Top 15: December 6-8. Screen International. 13 December 1996. 43.
  66. Christmas cheer at the UK box office. Screen International. 10 January 1997. 51.
  67. UK Top 15: December 13-15. Screen International. 20 December 1996. 35.
  68. Dalmatians, First Contact Boost Weekend Takes. Screen International. 20 December 1996. 35.
  69. UK Top 15: January 3-5. Screen International. 10 January 1997. 3-day gross Jan 3-5 £1,820,995; 3-day % change -18%.
  70. Screen International. UK Top 100 Films Dec 1, 1995-Nov 29, 1996. 55. 24 January 1997.
  71. Screen International. Product Crunch 1995. 33. 26 January 1996. Babe gross to 31 December 1995 £6,716,929.

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