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Domestic Box Office Performance for Action Movies in 1996

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		1996 GrossTickets Sold
1 Twister May 10, 1996 Warner Bros. PG-13 $243,783,813 55,154,708
2 Mission: Impossible May 21, 1996 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $180,981,886 40,946,128
3 The Rock Jun 7, 1996 Walt Disney R $134,069,511 30,332,468
4 Ransom Nov 8, 1996 Walt Disney R $129,181,606 29,226,607
5 Eraser Jun 21, 1996 Warner Bros. R $101,295,562 22,917,547
6 Broken Arrow Feb 9, 1996 20th Century Fox R $70,645,997 15,983,257
7 The Ghost and the Darkness Oct 11, 1996 Paramount Pictures R $37,780,381 8,547,597
8 The Long Kiss Goodnight Oct 11, 1996 New Line R $33,149,649 7,499,920
9 Rumble in the Bronx Feb 23, 1996 New Line R $32,281,907 7,303,598
10 Heat Dec 15, 1995 Warner Bros. R $30,928,683 6,997,439
11 Daylight Dec 6, 1996 Universal PG-13 $29,156,655 6,596,528
12 Escape from L.A. Aug 9, 1996 Paramount Pictures R $25,426,861 5,752,683
13 The Quest Apr 26, 1996 Universal PG-13 $21,607,190 4,888,504
14 Bulletproof Sep 6, 1996 Universal R $21,195,840 4,795,438
15 The Glimmer Man Oct 4, 1996 Warner Bros. R $20,404,841 4,616,479
16 Last Man Standing Sep 20, 1996 New Line R $18,115,927 4,098,626
17 The Crow: City of Angels Aug 30, 1996 Miramax R $17,897,671 4,049,246
18 The Phantom Jun 7, 1996 Paramount Pictures PG $17,220,599 3,896,063
19 Fled Jul 19, 1996 MGM R $17,192,205 3,889,639
20 Supercop Jul 26, 1996 Miramax R $16,270,600 3,681,131
21 Maximum Risk Sep 13, 1996 Sony Pictures R $14,102,929 3,190,707
22 Goldeneye Nov 17, 1995 MGM PG-13 $12,767,795 2,888,641
23 Sudden Death Dec 22, 1995 Universal R $6,747,130 1,526,500
24 Screamers Jan 26, 1996 Sony Pictures R $5,701,359 1,289,900
25 Solo Aug 23, 1996 Sony Pictures PG-13 $4,932,915 1,116,044
26 Barb Wire May 3, 1996 Gramercy R $3,775,952 854,287
27 Original Gangstas May 10, 1996 Orion Pictures R $3,279,266 741,915
28 Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyb… Jan 12, 1996 New Line PG-13 $2,396,302 542,149
29 Assassins Oct 6, 1995 Warner Bros. R $818,094 185,089
30 Bloodsport 2 Mar 1, 1996 FM Entertainment … R $684,351 154,830
31 Money Train Nov 22, 1995 Sony Pictures R $645,715 146,089
32 Ghost in the Shell (攻殻機動隊)… Mar 29, 1996 Palm Pictures Not Rated $443,579 100,357
33 Bottle Rocket Feb 21, 1996 Sony Pictures R $407,488 92,191
34 Fair Game Nov 3, 1995 Warner Bros. R $313,458 70,918
35 Mortal Kombat Aug 18, 1995 New Line PG-13 $50,081 11,330
36 Switchblade Sisters May 31, 1975 Miramax R $41,058 9,289
37 Adrenalin: Fear the Rush Dec 6, 1996 Miramax R $37,536 8,492
38 Speed 2: Cruise Control Jan 1, 1997 PG-13 $28,685 6,489
39 American Strays Sep 13, 1996 R $5,000 1,131
Total Gross of All Movies$1,255,766,077
Total Tickets Sold284,109,954

Note: This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 1996. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 1996. For example, a movie released over Thanksgiving in 2010 will most likely earn money in 2010 and 2011. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played.

Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.

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