Market Charts > 1996 > Genres > Thriller/Suspense
Box Office Performance for Thriller/Suspense Movies in 1996
| Rank | Movie | Release
Date |
Theatrical
Distributor | MPAA
Rating | 1996 Gross | Tickets Sold |
|---|
| 1 |
Executive Decision |
Mar 15, 1996 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$56,679,192 |
12,823,346 |
| 2 |
Primal Fear |
Apr 5, 1996 |
Paramount Pictures |
R |
$56,073,633 |
12,686,342 |
| 3 |
Fargo |
Mar 8, 1996 |
Gramercy |
R |
$24,035,883 |
5,437,982 |
| 4 |
The Juror |
Feb 2, 1996 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$22,730,924 |
5,142,742 |
| 5 |
Chain Reaction |
Aug 2, 1996 |
20th Century Fox |
PG-13 |
$21,226,204 |
4,802,308 |
| 6 |
Fear |
Apr 12, 1996 |
Universal |
R |
$20,694,623 |
4,682,041 |
| 7 |
The Fan |
Aug 16, 1996 |
Sony Pictures |
R |
$18,582,965 |
4,204,290 |
| 8 |
Diabolique |
Mar 22, 1996 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$17,100,266 |
3,868,838 |
| 9 |
The Substitute |
Apr 19, 1996 |
Orion Pictures |
R |
$14,675,167 |
3,320,173 |
| 10 |
The Chamber |
Oct 11, 1996 |
Universal |
R |
$14,407,578 |
3,259,633 |
| 11 |
The Arrival |
May 31, 1996 |
Orion Pictures |
PG-13 |
$14,031,906 |
3,174,639 |
| 12 |
Se7en |
Sep 22, 1995 |
New Line |
R |
$13,011,868 |
2,943,861 |
| 13 |
The Rich Man’s Wife |
Sep 13, 1996 |
Walt Disney |
R |
$8,538,318 |
1,931,746 |
| 14 |
Heaven's Prisoners |
May 17, 1996 |
New Line |
R |
$4,912,939 |
1,111,524 |
| 15 |
Bound |
Oct 4, 1996 |
Gramercy |
R |
$3,802,260 |
860,239 |
| 16 |
The Trigger Effect |
Aug 30, 1996 |
Gramercy |
R |
$3,608,238 |
816,343 |
| 17 |
Unforgettable |
Feb 23, 1996 |
MGM |
R |
$2,483,790 |
561,943 |
| 18 |
La cité des enfants perdus |
Dec 15, 1995 |
Sony Pictures Cla… |
R |
$1,000,856 |
226,438 |
| 19 |
Vertigo |
May 9, 1958 |
Paramount Pictures |
PG |
$966,388 |
218,639 |
| 20 |
Crash |
Oct 4, 1996 |
Fine Line |
R |
$927,003 |
209,729 |
| 21 |
Copycat |
Oct 27, 1995 |
Warner Bros. |
R |
$615,023 |
139,145 |
| 22 |
Nick of Time |
Nov 22, 1995 |
Paramount Pictures |
R |
$173,223 |
39,190 |
| 23 |
The Secret Agent |
Nov 8, 1996 |
Fox Searchlight |
R |
$106,606 |
24,119 |
| 24 |
Silent Trigger |
Dec 31, 1996 |
|
Not Rated |
$76,382 |
17,280 |
| 25 |
Bird of Prey |
Oct 4, 1996 |
Northern Arts Ent… |
R |
$5,000 |
1,131 |
| 26 |
Butterfly Kiss |
Apr 26, 1996 |
Cinepix Film Prop… |
Not Rated |
$5,000 |
1,131 |
| 27 |
Bang |
Apr 1, 1996 |
JeTi Films |
Not Rated |
$527 |
119 |
| Total Gross of All Movies | $320,471,762 | |
| Total Tickets Sold | 72,504,911 |
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.
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Inflation-adjusted figures are based ticket sale estimates, and may not be precise due to rounding errors.
Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market performance only. The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).
The yearly amounts on our Theatrical Market pages are based on box office years. Each box office year starts on the first Monday of the year, so the previous year ends on the Sunday before the first Monday. For example, the "2017 box office year" started on January 2, 2017 so the "2016 box office year" ended on Sunday, January 1, 2017.
