List of 1996 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom
Appearance
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
[edit]# | Weekend End Date | Film | Total Weekend Gross | Notes | Ref |
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1 | January 7, 1996 | Seven | £2,628,821 | Seven had a record opening weekend for an independent release | [1][2][3] |
2 | January 14, 1996 | £2,672,896 | [4][5] | ||
3 | January 21, 1996 | £2,153,223 | [6][7] | ||
4 | January 28, 1996 | £1,403,435 | [8][9] | ||
5 | February 4, 1996 | Heat | £1,624,316 | Heat reached number one in its second weekend of release | [10][11] |
6 | February 11, 1996 | £1,352,356 | [12][13] | ||
7 | February 18, 1996 | Jumanji | £2,166,563 | [14][15] | |
8 | February 25, 1996 | £2,420,940 | [16][17] | ||
9 | March 3, 1996 | £1,352,947 | [18][19] | ||
10 | March 10, 1996 | Trainspotting | £1,422,906 | Trainspotting reached number one in its third week of release | [20][21] |
11 | March 17, 1996 | Get Shorty | £1,087,453 | [22][23] | |
12 | March 24, 1996 | Toy Story | £3,387,160 | Toy Story set a record opening for an animated film beating The Lion King's £2.5 million. It was also a record opening for March and for Buena Vista. | [24][25][26] |
13 | March 31, 1996 | £2,430,057 | [27] | ||
14 | April 7, 1996 | £2,073,045 | [28] | ||
15 | April 14, 1996 | £1,883,603 | [29] | ||
16 | April 21, 1996 | 12 Monkeys | £1,363,967 | [30] | |
17 | April 28, 1996 | £918,261 | [31] | ||
18 | May 5, 1996 | The Birdcage | £746,965 | The Birdcage reached number one in its second week of release | [32] |
19 | May 12, 1996 | Executive Decision | £592,110 | [33] | |
20 | May 19, 1996 | £424,177 | [34] | ||
21 | May 26, 1996 | Spy Hard | £663,820 | [35] | |
22 | June 2, 1996 | From Dusk till Dawn | £501,303 | [36] | |
23 | June 9, 1996 | Up Close and Personal | £542,315 | [37] | |
24 | June 16, 1996 | £350,710 | [38] | ||
25 | June 23, 1996 | The Rock | £1,422,041 | [39] | |
26 | June 30, 1996 | £1,217,266 | [40] | ||
27 | July 7, 1996 | Mission: Impossible | £4,161,780 | [41] | |
28 | July 14, 1996 | £2,211,738 | [42] | ||
29 | July 21, 1996 | £1,159,872 | [43] | ||
30 | July 28, 1996 | Twister | £3,044,033 | [44] | |
31 | August 4, 1996 | £1,790,501 | [45] | ||
32 | August 11, 1996 | Independence Day | £7,005,905 | Independence Day beat Jurassic Park's opening weekend record of £4,875,137 | [46][47] |
33 | August 18, 1996 | £3,905,792 | [48] | ||
34 | August 25, 1996 | £3,340,577 | [49] | ||
35 | September 1, 1996 | £2,038,470 | [50] | ||
36 | September 8, 1996 | £1,373,550 | [51] | ||
37 | September 15, 1996 | £968,780 | [52] | ||
38 | September 22, 1996 | £797,494 | [53] | ||
39 | September 29, 1996 | Last Man Standing | £678,839 | [54] | |
40 | October 6, 1996 | The Nutty Professor | £2,278,236 | [55] | |
41 | October 13, 1996 | £1,918,448 | [56] | ||
42 | October 20, 1996 | £1,288,056 | [57] | ||
43 | October 27, 1996 | Dragonheart | £1,071,947 | Dragonheart reached number one in its second week of release | [58] |
44 | November 3, 1996 | £722,106 | [59] | ||
45 | November 10, 1996 | Michael Collins | £1,160,575 | Michael Collins's opening gross from the Republic of Ireland of £442,867 was a record | [60][61] |
46 | November 17, 1996 | The First Wives Club | £1,151,858 | [62] | |
47 | November 24, 1996 | £915,539 | [63] | ||
48 | December 1, 1996 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | £1,195,105 | [64] | |
49 | December 8, 1996 | Jingle All the Way | £943,769 | [65] | |
50 | December 15, 1996 | 101 Dalmatians | £2,360,762 | 101 Dalmatians set a record for a December opening | [66][67][68] |
51 | December 22, 1996 | £2,000,000 | [66] | ||
52 | December 29, 1996 | £2,200,000 | [69][66] |
Highest-grossing films
[edit]Highest-grossing films for the calendar year
Rank | Title | Distributor | Gross[70] |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Independence Day | 20th Century Fox | £36,867,029 |
2. | Toy Story | Buena Vista | £22,163,663 |
3. | Seven | Entertainment | £19,516,175 |
4. | Mission: Impossible | UIP | £18,619,357 |
5. | Twister | UIP | £15,004,691 |
6. | Sense and Sensibility | Columbia TriStar | £13,605,627 |
7. | Babe | UIP | £13,547,941[71] |
8. | Jumanji | Columbia TriStar | £13,441,279 |
9. | Trainspotting | PolyGram | £12,431,664 |
10. | The Nutty Professor | UIP | £12,200,000[67] |
See also
[edit]- List of British films — British films by year
References
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- ^ "UK Top 15: May 3-5". Screen International. 10 May 1996. p. 31.
- ^ "UK Top 15: May 10-12". Screen International. 17 May 1996. p. 23.
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- ^ "UK Top 15: May 24-26". Screen International. 31 May 1996. p. 27.
- ^ "UK Top 15: May 31-June 2". Screen International. 7 June 1996. p. 23.
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- ^ "UK Top 15: August 23-25". Screen International. 30 August 1996. p. 27.
- ^ "UK Top 15: August 30-September 1". Screen International. 6 September 1996. p. 27.
- ^ "UK Top 15: September 6-8". Screen International. 13 September 1996. p. 31.
- ^ "UK Top 15: September 13-15". Screen International. 20 September 1996. p. 31.
- ^ "UK Top 15: September 20-22". Screen International. 27 September 1996. p. 23.
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- ^ "UK Top 15: October 11-13". Screen International. 18 October 1996. p. 47.
- ^ "UK Top 15: October 18-20". Screen International. 25 October 1996. p. 27.
- ^ "UK Top 15: October 25-27". Screen International. 1 November 1996. p. 23.
- ^ "UK Top 15: November 1-3". Screen International. 8 November 1996. p. 23.
- ^ "UK Top 15: November 8-10". Screen International. 15 November 1996. p. 31.
- ^ "£442,867 Biggest opening weekend in Eire movie history (advertisement)". Screen International. 15 November 1996. pp. 16–17.
- ^ "UK Top 15: November 15-17". Screen International. 22 November 1996. p. 39.
- ^ "UK Top 15: November 22-24". Screen International. 29 November 1996. p. 43.
- ^ "UK Top 15: November 29-December 1". Screen International. 6 December 1996. p. 31.
- ^ "UK Top 15: December 6-8". Screen International. 13 December 1996. p. 43.
- ^ a b c "Christmas cheer at the UK box office". Screen International. 10 January 1997. p. 51.
- ^ a b "UK Top 15: December 13-15". Screen International. 20 December 1996. p. 35.
- ^ "Dalmatians, First Contact Boost Weekend Takes". Screen International. 20 December 1996. p. 35.
- ^ "UK Top 15: January 3-5". Screen International. 10 January 1997.
3-day gross Jan 3-5 £1,820,995; 3-day % change -18%
- ^ "UK Top 100 Films Dec 1, 1995-Nov 29, 1996". Screen International. 24 January 1997. p. 55.
- ^ "Product Crunch 1995". Screen International. 26 January 1996. p. 33.
Babe gross to 31 December 1995 £6,716,929