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

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

†	This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. [1]

#	Weekend End Date	Film	Total Weekend Gross	Notes	Ref
1	January 7, 1996	Seven	£2,628,821	Seven had a record opening weekend for an independent release	[2] [3] [4]
2	January 14, 1996		£2,672,896		[5] [6]
3	January 21, 1996		£2,153,223		[7] [8]
4	January 28, 1996		£1,403,435		[9] [10]
5	February 4, 1996	Heat	£1,624,316	Heat reached number one in its second weekend of release	[11] [12]
6	February 11, 1996		£1,352,356		[13] [14]
7	February 18, 1996	Jumanji	£2,166,563		[15] [16]
8	February 25, 1996		£2,420,940		[17] [18]
9	March 3, 1996		£1,352,947		[19] [20]
10	March 10, 1996	Trainspotting	£1,422,906	Trainspotting reached number one in its third week of release	[21] [22]
11	March 17, 1996	Get Shorty	£1,087,453		[23] [24]
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.	[25] [26] [27]
13	March 31, 1996		£2,430,057		[28]
14	April 7, 1996		£2,073,045		[29]
15	April 14, 1996		£1,883,603		[30]
16	April 21, 1996	12 Monkeys	£1,363,967		[31]
17	April 28, 1996		£918,261		[32]
18	May 5, 1996	The Birdcage	£746,965	The Birdcage reached number one in its second week of release	[33]
19	May 12, 1996	Executive Decision	£592,110		[34]
20	May 19, 1996		£424,177		[35]
21	May 26, 1996	Spy Hard	£663,820		[36]
22	June 2, 1996	From Dusk till Dawn	£501,303		[37]
23	June 9, 1996	Up Close and Personal	£542,315		[38]
24	June 16, 1996		£350,710		[39]
25	June 23, 1996	The Rock	£1,422,041		[40]
26	June 30, 1996		£1,217,266		[41]
27	July 7, 1996	Mission: Impossible	£4,161,780		[42]
28	July 14, 1996		£2,211,738		[43]
29	July 21, 1996		£1,159,872		[44]
30	July 28, 1996	Twister	£3,044,033		[45]
31	August 4, 1996		£1,790,501		[46]
32	August 11, 1996	Independence Day †	£7,005,905	Independence Day beat Jurassic Park 's opening weekend record of £4,875,137	[47] [48]
33	August 18, 1996		£3,905,792		[49]
34	August 25, 1996		£3,340,577		[50]
35	September 1, 1996		£2,038,470		[51]
36	September 8, 1996		£1,373,550		[52]
37	September 15, 1996		£968,780		[53]
38	September 22, 1996		£797,494		[54]
39	September 29, 1996	Last Man Standing	£678,839		[55]
40	October 6, 1996	The Nutty Professor	£2,278,236		[56]
41	October 13, 1996		£1,918,448		[57]
42	October 20, 1996		£1,288,056		[58]
43	October 27, 1996	Dragonheart	£1,071,947	Dragonheart reached number one in its second week of release	[59]
44	November 3, 1996		£722,106		[60]
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	[61] [62]
46	November 17, 1996	The First Wives Club	£1,151,858		[63]
47	November 24, 1996		£915,539		[64]
48	December 1, 1996	The Long Kiss Goodnight	£1,195,105		[65]
49	December 8, 1996	Jingle All the Way	£943,769		[66]
50	December 15, 1996	101 Dalmatians	£2,360,762	101 Dalmatians set a record for a December opening	[67] [68] [69]
51	December 22, 1996		£2,000,000		[67]
52	December 29, 1996		£2,200,000		[70] [67]

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films for the calendar year

Rank	Title	Distributor	Gross [1]
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 [68]

See also

• List of British films — British films by year

References

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

Chronology

Preceded by 1995

1996

Succeeded by 1997