This is a list of American films released in 1996.
Box office The highest-grossing American films released in 1996, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:
+Highest-grossing films of 1996 Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1 Independence Day 20th Century Fox $306,169,268 2 Twister Warner Bros. $241,721,524 3 Mission: Impossible Paramount Pictures $180,981,856 4 Jerry Maguire Sony Pictures $153,952,592 5 RansomDisney $136,492,681 6 101 Dalmatians $136,189,294 7 The Rock $134,069,511 8 The Nutty Professor Universal Pictures $128,814,019 9 The Birdcage MGM $124,060,553 10 A Time to Kill Warner Bros. $108,766,007
January–March Opening Title Production company Cast and crew Ref.JANUARY 12 Bio-Dome Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Motion Picture Corporation of America Jason Bloom (director); Adam Leff, Mitchell Peck, Jason Blumenthal (screenplay); Pauly Shore, Stephen Baldwin, William Atherton, Joey Adams, Teresa Hill, Rose McGowan, Kylie Minogue, Dara Tomanovich, Henry Gibson, Patricia Hearst, Roger Clinton, Taylor Negron, Jeremy Jordan, Channon Roe, Trevor St. John, Denise Dowse, Butch McCain, Ben McCain, Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Phil LaMarr, Paul Eiding, Phil Proctor, Kevin West, Rodger Bumpass Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood Miramax Films / Island Pictures Paris Barclay (director); Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Phil Beauman (screenplay); Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Vivica A. Fox, Lahmard Tate, Helen Martin, Chris Spencer, Suli McCullough, Tracey Cherelle Jones, Isaiah Barnes, Darrell Heath, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Mac, Terri J. Vaughn, Benjamin N. Everitt, Keith Morris, Keenan Ivory Wayans, LaWanda Page Dunston Checks In 20th Century Fox Ken Kwapis (director); John Hopkins, Bruce Graham (screenplay); Jason Alexander, Faye Dunaway, Eric Lloyd, Rupert Everett, Glenn Shadix, Paul Reubens, Graham Sack, Nathan Davis, Jennifer Bassey, Bob Bergen, Frank Welker, Sam the Orangutan, Bree Turner Eye for an Eye Paramount Pictures John Schlesinger (director); Amanda Silver, Rick Jaffa (screenplay); Sally Field, Kiefer Sutherland, Ed Harris, Beverly D'Angelo, Joe Mantegna, Paul McCrane, Olivia Burnette, Alexandra Kyle, Darrell Larson, Charlayne Woodard, Philip Baker Hall, William Mesnik, Rondi Reed, Keith David, Donal Logue, Grand L. Bush, Armin Shimerman, Nicholas Cascone, Ross Bagley, Cynthia Rothrock, Stella Garcia Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace New Line Cinema Farhad Mann (director/screenplay); Patrick Bergin, Matt Frewer, Austin O'Brien, Ely Pouget, Kevin Conway, Camille Cooper, Patrick LaBrecque, Crystal Celeste Grant, Sean P. Young, Mathew Valencia, Trevor O'Brien, Richard Fancy, Ellis Williams, Castulo Guerra, Molly Shannon Two If by Sea Warner Bros. Pictures / Morgan Creek Productions Bill Bennett (director); Mike Armstrong, Denis Leary (screenplay); Sandra Bullock, Denis Leary, Stephen Dillane, Yaphet Kotto, Mike Starr, Jonathan Tucker, Wayne Robson, Michael Badalucco, Lenny Clarke 17 From Dusk till Dawn Dimension Films Robert Rodriguez (director); Quentin Tarantino (screenplay); George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis, Cheech Marin, Fred Williamson, Salma Hayek, Ernest Liu, Danny Trejo, Tom Savini, Michael Parks, John Saxon, Marc Lawrence, Kelly Preston, John Hawkes, Tito & Tarantula 24 Caught Sony Pictures Classics Robert M. Young (director); Edward Pomerantz