# List of Spanish films of 1996

A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in Spain in 1996. The domestic theatrical release date is favoured.

## Films

| Release | Release | Title(Domestic title) | Cast & Crew |
| JANUARY | 19 | Hi, Are You Alone?(Hola, ¿estás sola?) | Director: Iciar BollainCast: Silke, Candela Peña, Álex Angulo, Elena Irureta, Arcadi Levin |
| JANUARY | 24 | Familia | Director: Fernando León de AranoaCast: Juan Luis Galiardo, Amparo Muñoz, Ágata Lys [es], Chete Lera, Elena Anaya, Raquel Rodrigo, Juan Querol, Aníbal Carbonero [es], André Falcon, Béatrice Camurat [es] |
| FEBRUARY | 2 | Alma gitana [ca] | Director: Chus GutiérrezCast: Amara Carmona [ca], Pedro Alonso |
| FEBRUARY | 9 | La sal de la vida | Director: Eugenio MartínCast: Patxi Andión, Yvonne Reyes, Juan Diego Botto |
| FEBRUARY | 14 | Éxtasis | Director: Mariano BarrosoCast: Javier Bardem, Federico Luppi, Silvia Munt, Daniel Guzmán, Leire Berrocal, Juan Diego Botto |
| MARCH | 8 | Cachito | Director: Enrique UrbizuCast: Sancho Gracia, Jorge Perugorría, Amara Carmona [ca] |
| APRIL | 12 | Thesis(Tesis) | Director: Alejandro AmenábarCast: Ana Torrent, Eduardo Noriega, Fele Martínez |
| APRIL | 12 | Malena Is a Name from a Tango(Malena es un nombre de tango) | Director: Gerardo HerreroCast: Ariadna Gil, Marta Belaustegui [es], Carlos López, Luis Fernando Alvés [es], Isabel Otero [fr] |
| APRIL | 19 | Libertarias | Director: Vicente ArandaCast: Ana Belén, Ariadna Gil, Loles León, Jorge Sanz, María Pujalte, Blanca Apilánez [es], María Galiana, Ángeles Martín [es], Patricia Vico |
| APRIL | 26 | Brujas | Director: Álvaro Fernández ArmeroCast: Beatriz Carvajal, Ana Álvarez, Penélope Cruz |
| APRIL | 26 | Things I Never Told You(Cosas que nunca te dije) | Director: Isabel CoixetCast: Lili Taylor, Andrew McCarthy |
| APRIL | 26 | La leyenda de Balthasar el castrado | Director: Juan Miñón [ca]Cast: Imanol Arias, Coque Malla, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón |
| MAY | 17 | África | Director: Alfonso UngríaCast: Zoe Berriatúa [ca], Elena Anaya, Imanol Arias, Julie Carmen |
| MAY | 24 | Earth(Tierra) | Director:Julio MedemCast: Carmelo Gómez, Emma Suárez, Karra Elejalde, Silke |
| JUNE | 27 | Aquí llega Condemor, el pecador de la pradera [es] | Director: Álvaro Sáenz de Heredia [es]Cast: |
| AUGUST | 3 | Un Asunto Privado | Director: Imanol AriasCast: Jorge Perugorría, Antonio valero, Pastora Vega |
| AUGUST | 9 | Suburbs(Adosados) | Director: Mario CamusCast: Antonio Valero, Ana Duato, Jaume Valls, Lluís Homar, Boris Nevzorov |
| AUGUST | 23 | Pon un hombre en tu vida [es] | Director: Eva Lesmes [es]Cast: Toni Cantó, Cristina Marcos, Pere Ponce, Anabel Alonso, Javier Cámara |
| SEPTEMBER | 13 | Tengo una casa | Director: Mónica Laguna [es]Cast: Nancho Novo, Silke, Pedro Alonso, Ernesto Alterio |
| SEPTEMBER | 20 | Carla's Song(La canción de Carla) | Director: Ken Loach |
| SEPTEMBER | 27 | Your Name Poisons My Dreams(Tu nombre envenena mis sueños) | Director: Pilar MiróCast: Carmelo Gómez, Emma Suárez, Ángel de Andrés, Anabel Alonso, Toni Cantó |
| SEPTEMBER | 27 | Bwana | Director: Imanol UribeCast: Andrés Pajares, María Barranco, Emilio Buale |
| OCTOBER | 11 | Taxi | Director: Carlos SauraCast: Ingrid Rubio, Carlos Fuentes [es], Ángel de Andrés López |
| OCTOBER | 15 | Not Love, Just Frenzy(Más que amor, frenesí) | Director: Alfonso Albacete [es], David Menkes [es], Miguel BardemCast: Ingrid Rubio, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Gustavo Salmerón, Javier Manrique, Nancho Novo, Beatriz Santiago, Bibi Andersen, Javier Albalá [es], Carlos Bardem, Liberto Rabal [es], María Esteve, Juan Diego Botto, José Manuel Cervino, Pepón Nieto, Penélope Cruz, Ernesto Alterio, Javier Bardem |
| OCTOBER | 25 | Bambola | Director: Bigas LunaCast: Manuel Bandera, Valeria Marini, Stefano Dionisi |
| NOVEMBER | 8 | La Celestina | Director: Gerardo VeraCast: Penélope Cruz, Juan Diego Botto, Maribel Verdú, Terele Pávez, Jordi Mollá, Nancho Novo, Nathalie Seseña, Carlos Fuentes [es], Candela Peña, Anna Lizaran, Sergio Villanueva, Ángel de Andrés López, Lluís Homar |
| NOVEMBER | 22 | Passages(Pasajes) | Director: Daniel CalparsoroCast: Najwa Nimri, Alfredo Villa, Ion Gabella, Charo López |
| NOVEMBER | 22 | Fotos | Director: Elio QuirogaCast: Gustavo Salmerón, Mercedes Ortega, Miky Molina [es], Diana Peñalver, Myriam de Maeztu, Miguel Alonso, Carmelo Alcántara, Amparo Muñoz, Simón Andreu, María Asquerino |
| NOVEMBER | 27 | The Dog in the Manger(El perro del hortelano) | Director: Pilar MiróCast: Emma Suárez, Carmelo Gómez |
| DECEMBER | 13 | The Good Life(The Good Life) | Director: David TruebaCast: Fernando Ramallo, Lucía Jiménez |
| DECEMBER | 20 | Beyond the Garden(Más allá del jardín) | Director: Pedro OleaCast: Concha Velasco, Ingrid Rubio, Manuel Bandera, Miguel Hermoso [es], Fernando Guillén, Andrea Occhipinti, Goya Toledo, María Galiana, Mary Carrillo, Eduardo Noriega, Carmen de la Maza, Giancarlo Giannini |

## Box office

The ten highest-grossing Spanish films in 1996, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:
Highest-grossing films of 1996 :
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Admissions | Domestic gross (€) |
| 1 | Two Much | Sogepaq | 754,303 | 2,217,968 |
| 2 | The Day of the Beast (El día de la bestia) ‡ | Sogepaq | 732,481 | 2,108,556 |
| 3 | Libertarias | Sogepaq | 576,874 | 1,851,512 |
| 4 | Aquí llega Condemor, el pecador de la pradera [es] | Buena Vista International | 556,177 | 1,628,095 |
| 5 | Malena Is a Name from a Tango (Malena es un nombre de tango) | Alta Films | 338,580 | 1,127,570 |
| 6 | La Celestina | Sogepaq | 320,972 | 1,079,597 |
| 7 | Hi, Are You Alone? (Hola, ¿estás sola?) | Alta Films | 294,850 | 982,612 |
| 8 | Extasis (Éxtasis) | Alta Films | 288,004 | 927,016 |
| 9 | The Dog in the Manger (El perro del hortelano) | Columbia TriStar | 287,094 | 993,291 |
| 10 | The Butterfly Effect (El efecto mariposa) ‡ | United International Pictures | 263,755 | 753,179 |
| ‡: 1995 theatrical opening |||||