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

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

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Number one films

#Weekend End DateFilmTotal Weekend GrossNotesRef
1January 7, 1996 Seven £2,628,821Seven had a record opening weekend for an independent release [1] [2] [3]
2January 14, 1996£2,672,896 [4] [5]
3January 21, 1996£2,153,223 [6] [7]
4January 28, 1996£1,403,435 [8] [9]
5February 4, 1996 Heat £1,624,316Heat reached number one in its second weekend of release [10] [11]
6February 11, 1996£1,352,356 [12] [13]
7February 18, 1996 Jumanji £2,166,563 [14] [15]
8February 25, 1996£2,420,940 [16] [17]
9March 3, 1996£1,352,947 [18] [19]
10March 10, 1996 Trainspotting £1,422,906Trainspotting reached number one in its third week of release [20] [21]
11March 17, 1996 Get Shorty £1,087,453 [22] [23]
12March 24, 1996 Toy Story £3,387,160Toy 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]
13March 31, 1996£2,430,057 [27]
14April 7, 1996£2,073,045 [28]
15April 14, 1996£1,883,603 [29]
16April 21, 1996 12 Monkeys £1,363,967 [30]
17April 28, 1996£918,261 [31]
18May 5, 1996 The Birdcage £746,965The Birdcage reached number one in its second week of release [32]
19May 12, 1996 Executive Decision £592,110 [33]
20May 19, 1996£424,177 [34]
21May 26, 1996 Spy Hard £663,820 [35]
22June 2, 1996 From Dusk till Dawn £501,303 [36]
23June 9, 1996 Up Close and Personal £542,315 [37]
24June 16, 1996£350,710 [38]
25June 23, 1996 The Rock £1,422,041 [39]
26June 30, 1996£1,217,266 [40]
27July 7, 1996 Mission: Impossible £4,161,780 [41]
28July 14, 1996£2,211,738 [42]
29July 21, 1996£1,159,872 [43]
30July 28, 1996 Twister £3,044,033 [44]
31August 4, 1996£1,790,501 [45]
32August 11, 1996 Independence Day £7,005,905Independence Day beat Jurassic Park 's opening weekend record of £4,875,137 [46] [47]
33August 18, 1996£3,905,792 [48]
34August 25, 1996£3,340,577 [49]
35September 1, 1996£2,038,470 [50]
36September 8, 1996£1,373,550 [51]
37September 15, 1996£968,780 [52]
38September 22, 1996£797,494 [53]
39September 29, 1996 Last Man Standing £678,839 [54]
40October 6, 1996 The Nutty Professor £2,278,236 [55]
41October 13, 1996£1,918,448 [56]
42October 20, 1996£1,288,056 [57]
43October 27, 1996 Dragonheart £1,071,947Dragonheart reached number one in its second week of release [58]
44November 3, 1996£722,106 [59]
45November 10, 1996 Michael Collins £1,160,575Michael Collins's opening gross from the Republic of Ireland of £442,867 was a record [60] [61]
46November 17, 1996 The First Wives Club £1,151,858 [62]
47November 24, 1996£915,539 [63]
48December 1, 1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight £1,195,105 [64]
49December 8, 1996 Jingle All the Way £943,769 [65]
50December 15, 1996 101 Dalmatians £2,360,762101 Dalmatians set a record for a December opening [66] [67] [68]
51December 22, 1996£2,000,000 [66]
52December 29, 1996£2,200,000 [69] [66]

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films for the calendar year

RankTitleDistributorGross [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

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References

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

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