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

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

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Table Section Text: This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1996.

#	Weekend end date	Film	Total weekend gross	Notes

1	January 7, 1996	12 Monkeys	$13,842,990

2	January 14, 1996	12 Monkeys	$9,974,510

3	January 21, 1996	From Dusk till Dawn	$10,240,805

4	January 28, 1996	Mr. Holland's Opus	$8,297,082	Mr. Holland's Opus reached #1 in its second week of release.

5	February 4, 1996	Black Sheep	$10,593,609

6	February 11, 1996	Broken Arrow	$15,583,510

7	February 18, 1996	Broken Arrow	$11,704,778

8	February 25, 1996	Rumble in the Bronx	$9,858,380

9	March 3, 1996	Up Close & Personal	$11,101,955

10	March 10, 1996	The Birdcage	$18,275,828

11	March 17, 1996	The Birdcage	$16,034,306

12	March 24, 1996	The Birdcage	$13,294,404

13	March 31, 1996	The Birdcage	$10,106,414

14	April 7, 1996	Primal Fear	$9,871,222

15	April 14, 1996	Primal Fear	$8,108,561

16	April 21, 1996	Primal Fear	$6,585,472

17	April 28, 1996	The Quest	$7,029,120

18	May 5, 1996	The Craft	$6,710,995

19	May 12, 1996	Twister	$41,059,405	Twister broke Lethal Weapon 3's record ($33.2 mil) for the highest weekend debut in May.

20	May 19, 1996	Twister	$37,093,440

21	May 26, 1996	Mission: Impossible	$45,436,830	Mission: Impossible broke Twister's record ($41.1 mil) for the highest weekend debut in May (which was set 2 weeks ago), and The Flintstones's record ($29.7 mil) for the highest Memorial Day weekend debut, and its record for highest debut of a movie based on a TV show.

22	June 2, 1996	Mission: Impossible	$21,629,362

23	June 9, 1996	The Rock	$25,069,525

24	June 16, 1996	The Cable Guy	$19,806,226

25	June 23, 1996	Eraser	$24,566,446

26	June 30, 1996	The Nutty Professor	$25,411,725

27	July 7, 1996	Independence Day	$50,228,264	Independence Day broke Terminator 2: Judgment Day's record ($31.7 mil) for the highest weekend debut in July and the highest Fourth of July weekend debut.

28	July 14, 1996	Independence Day	$35,242,709

29	July 21, 1996	Independence Day	$21,274,817

30	July 28, 1996	A Time to Kill	$14,823,159

31	August 4, 1996	A Time to Kill	$13,262,934

32	August 11, 1996	Jack	$11,191,496

33	August 18, 1996	Tin Cup	$10,128,834

34	August 25, 1996	The Island of Dr. Moreau	$9,101,987

35	September 1, 1996	The Crow: City of Angels	$9,785,111

36	September 8, 1996	Bulletproof	$6,014,400

37	September 15, 1996	Maximum Risk	$5,612,707

38	September 22, 1996	The First Wives Club	$18,913,411	The First Wives Club broke Seven's record ($13.9 mil) for the highest weekend debut in September.

39	September 29, 1996	The First Wives Club	$15,314,530

40	October 6, 1996	The First Wives Club	$11,017,356

41	October 13, 1996	The Ghost and the Darkness	$9,215,063

42	October 20, 1996	Sleepers	$12,305,745

43	October 27, 1996	Sleepers	$9,605,059

44	November 3, 1996	Romeo + Juliet	$11,133,231

45	November 10, 1996	Ransom	$34,216,088

46	November 17, 1996	Space Jam	$27,528,529

47	November 24, 1996	Star Trek: First Contact	$30,716,131

48	December 1, 1996	101 Dalmatians	$33,504,025

49	December 8, 1996	101 Dalmatians	$13,944,053

50	December 15, 1996	Jerry Maguire	$17,084,296

51	December 22, 1996	Beavis and Butt-Head Do America	$20,114,233	Beavis and Butt-head do America broke Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country's record ($18.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in December.

52	December 29, 1996	Michael	$17,435,711

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Primal Fear spent three weekends at the top of the U.S. box office.
Primal Fear spent three weekends at the top of U.S. box office.
The Primal Fear film spent three weekends in the U.S. box office.

final_sentence: Primal Fear spent three weekends at the top of the U.S. box office.
final_sentence: Primal Fear spent three weekends at the top of U.S. box office.
final_sentence: The Primal Fear film spent three weekends in the U.S. box office.