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Box Office Performance for Comedy Movies in 1996

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RankMovieRelease
Date		 Theatrical
Distributor		MPAA
Rating		1996 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Nutty Professor Jun 28, 1996 Universal PG-13 $128,814,019 29,143,443
2 The Birdcage Mar 8, 1996 MGM R $124,060,553 28,067,998
3 The First Wives Club Sep 20, 1996 Paramount Pictures PG $104,670,012 23,680,998
4 Jingle All the Way Nov 22, 1996 20th Century Fox PG $57,213,524 12,944,236
5 Beavis and Butt-Head Do Ame… Dec 20, 1996 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $54,196,996 12,261,763
6 Michael Dec 25, 1996 New Line PG $52,733,564 11,930,670
7 Happy Gilmore Feb 16, 1996 Universal PG-13 $38,623,460 8,738,339
8 Matilda Aug 2, 1996 Sony Pictures PG $33,098,222 7,488,285
9 Black Sheep Feb 2, 1996 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $32,330,354 7,314,559
10 Eddie May 31, 1996 Walt Disney PG-13 $31,369,401 7,097,149
11 Sgt. Bilko Mar 29, 1996 Universal PG $30,356,589 6,868,006
12 Spy Hard May 24, 1996 Walt Disney PG-13 $26,936,265 6,094,177
13 Down Periscope Mar 1, 1996 20th Century Fox PG-13 $25,723,977 5,819,904
14 That Thing You Do! Oct 4, 1996 20th Century Fox PG $25,680,349 5,810,033
15 Kingpin Jul 26, 1996 MGM R $25,023,424 5,661,408
16 Father of the Bride Part II Dec 8, 1995 Walt Disney PG $24,313,176 5,500,718
17 D3: The Mighty Ducks Oct 4, 1996 Walt Disney PG $22,491,695 5,088,618
18 Emma Aug 2, 1996 Miramax PG $22,231,658 5,029,786
19 A Very Brady Sequel Aug 23, 1996 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $21,443,204 4,851,403
20 High School High Oct 25, 1996 Sony Pictures PG-13 $20,883,060 4,724,674
21 Multiplicity Jul 17, 1996 Sony Pictures PG-13 $20,133,326 4,555,051
22 Don't Be a Menace to South … Jan 12, 1996 Miramax R $19,674,813 4,451,315
23 Kazaam Jul 17, 1996 Walt Disney PG $18,880,508 4,271,608
24 My Fellow Americans Dec 20, 1996 Warner Bros. PG-13 $18,042,099 4,081,922
25 Flirting with Disaster Mar 22, 1996 Miramax R $14,853,474 3,360,514
26 Bio-Dome Jan 12, 1996 MGM PG-13 $13,294,762 3,007,864
27 The Associate Oct 25, 1996 Walt Disney PG-13 $12,384,525 2,801,928
28 Beautiful Girls Feb 9, 1996 Miramax R $10,523,880 2,380,968
29 Dunston Checks In Jan 12, 1996 20th Century Fox PG $9,419,316 2,131,066
30 Celtic Pride Apr 19, 1996 Walt Disney PG-13 $9,240,378 2,090,583
31 Larger Than Life Nov 1, 1996 MGM PG $8,295,903 1,876,901
32 The Great White Hype May 3, 1996 20th Century Fox R $7,852,282 1,776,534
33 House Arrest Aug 14, 1996 MGM PG $6,906,987 1,562,666
34 Dear God Nov 1, 1996 Paramount Pictures PG $6,899,612 1,560,998
35 Babe Aug 4, 1995 Universal G $6,853,625 1,550,593
36 Cold Comfort Farm May 10, 1996 Gramercy PG $5,682,429 1,285,617
37 Bogus Sep 6, 1996 Warner Bros. PG $4,357,406 985,838
38 Swingers Oct 18, 1996 Miramax R $4,088,252 924,943
39 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Nov 10, 1995 Warner Bros. PG-13 $3,988,567 902,390
40 Ed Mar 15, 1996 Universal PG $3,956,785 895,200
41 Carpool Aug 23, 1996 Warner Bros. PG $3,325,651 752,409
42 Get Shorty Oct 20, 1995 MGM R $2,954,057 668,338
43 Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy Apr 12, 1996 Paramount Pictures R $2,640,536 597,406
44 Dracula: Dead and Loving It Dec 22, 1995 Sony Pictures PG-13 $2,357,406 533,349
45 Big Bully Jan 26, 1996 Warner Bros. PG $2,042,530 462,110
46 It Takes Two Nov 17, 1995 Warner Bros. PG $2,006,420 453,941
47 Beautiful Thing Oct 9, 1996 Sony Pictures Cla… R $1,460,297 330,383
48 Mighty Aphrodite Oct 27, 1995 Miramax R $1,349,253 305,260
49 Phat Beach Aug 2, 1996 Orion Pictures R $1,263,945 285,960
50 Mystery Science Theatre 3000 Apr 19, 1996 Gramercy PG-13 $949,745 214,874
51 Gazon maudit Jan 12, 1996 Miramax R $888,044 200,914
52 Les Visiteurs Jul 12, 1996 Miramax R $659,000 149,095
53 Twelfth Night: Or What You … Oct 25, 1996 Fine Line PG $588,621 133,172
54 Mother Dec 25, 1996 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $577,391 130,631
55 Il Mostro Apr 19, 1996 Cinepix Film Prop… R $569,901 128,936
56 Last Summer in the Hamptons Nov 21, 1995 Rainbow Releasing R $510,271 115,445
57 The Last Supper Apr 5, 1996 Sony Pictures R $459,749 104,015
58 Der Bewegte Mann Jun 28, 1996 Orion Classics Not Rated $330,760 74,832
59 Freeway Aug 23, 1996 Roxie Releasing R $295,493 66,853
60 A Midwinter's Tale Feb 9, 1996 Sony Pictures Cla… R $288,122 65,185
61 Mécaniques célestes Jul 19, 1996 October Films Not Rated $257,241 58,199
62 Dellamorte Dellamore Apr 26, 1996 October Films R $253,969 57,459
63 Man of the Year Mar 1, 1996 Seventh Art Relea… Not Rated $209,935 47,496
64 Santa with Muscles Nov 8, 1996 Legacy Releasing PG $198,717 44,958
65 Getting Away with Murder Apr 12, 1996 Savoy R $197,322 44,642
66 Citizen Ruth Dec 13, 1996 Miramax Not Rated $194,121 43,918
67 Home for the Holidays Nov 3, 1995 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $179,374 40,582
68 Someone Else's America May 10, 1996 October Films R $154,873 35,039
69 Clueless Jul 1, 1995 Paramount Pictures PG-13 $137,266 31,055
70 Mad Dog Time Nov 8, 1996 MGM R $80,026 18,105
71 Open Season May 3, 1996 PG $9,000 2,036
72 The Search for One-eye Jimmy Jun 21, 1996 Northern Arts Ent… R $5,000 1,131
73 Blue Juice Nov 14, 1996 Trimark R $5,000 1,131
74 Glory Daze Sep 27, 1996 Sony Pictures Not Rated $5,000 1,131
Total Gross of All Movies$1,134,926,467
Total Tickets Sold256,770,656

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.

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