May 1996 Box Office Report

Information provided by Daily Variety.

The top ten films for the long weekend of May 27, 1996.

• 1. "Mission: Impossible", $56.9 million, Paramount
• 2. "Twister", $37.1 million, Warner Bros.
• 3. "Spy Hard", $10.6 million, Buena Vista
• 4. "Flipper", $5.0 million, Universal
• 5. "The Truth About Cats and Dogs", $2.7 million, 20th Century Fox
• 6. "The Craft", $2.7 million, Sony
• 7. "Primal Fear", $1.4 million, Paramount
• 8. "The Birdcage", $1.2 million, MGM/UA
• 9. "Heaven's Prisoners", $1.0 million, New Line Cinema
• 10. "Toy Story", $1.0 million, Buena Vista

The top ten films for the weekend of May 19, 1996.

• 1. "Twister", $38.0 million, Warner Bros.
• 2. "Flipper", $4.5 million, Universal
• 3. "The Truth About Cats and Dogs", $3.0 million, 20th Century Fox
• 4. "The Craft", $2.9 million, Sony
• 5. "Heaven's Prisoners", $2.3 million, New Line Cinema
• 6. "Primal Fear", $2.0 million, Paramount
• 7. "The Quest", $1.5 million, Universal
• 8. "The Birdcage", $1.3 million, MGM/UA
• 9. "Executive Decision", $1.0 million, Warner Bros.
• 10. "The Great White Hype", $0.78 million, 20th Century Fox

The top ten films for the weekend of May 12, 1996.

• 1. "Twister", $41.1 million, Warner Bros.
• 2. "The Truth About Cats and Dogs", $3.9 million, 20th Century Fox
• 3. "The Craft", $3.6 million, Sony
• 4. "Primal Fear", $2.4 million, Paramount
• 5. "The Quest", $2.1 million, Universal
• 6. "The Birdcage", $1.6 million, MGM/UA
• 7. "The Great White Hype", $1.3 million, 20th Century Fox
• 8. "James and the Giant Peach", $1.3 million, Buena Vista
• 9. "Original Gangstas", $1.2 million, Orion
• 10. "The Pallbearer", $1.1 million, Miramax

The top ten films for the weekend of May 5, 1996.

• 1. "The Craft", $7.0 million, Sony
• 2. "The Truth About Cats and Dogs", $6.0 million, 20th Century Fox
• 3. "The Quest", $4.1 million, Universal
• 4. "Primal Fear", $3.7 million, Paramount
• 5. "The Great White Hype", $3.3 million, 20th Century Fox
• 6. "Last Dance", $2.7 million, Buena Vista
• 7. "The Birdcage", $2.5 million, MGM/UA
• 8. "James and the Giant Peach", $2.4 million, Buena Vista
• 9. "The Pallbearer", $2.3 million, Miramax
• 10. "Mulholland Falls", $2.2 million, MGM/UA