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The year 1996 involved many significant films. The major releases this year included Scream, Independence Day, Fargo, Trainspotting, The Rock, The English Patient, Twister, Space Jam, Mars Attacks!, Jerry Maguire and a film version of the musical Evita.

Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 1996 by worldwide gross are as follows:[1]

Highest-grossing films of 1996
RankTitleDistributorWorldwide gross
1 Independence Day 20th Century Fox $817,400,891
2 Twister Warner Bros. / Universal $495,700,000
3 Mission: Impossible Paramount $457,696,359
4 The Rock Buena Vista $335,062,621
5 The Hunchback of Notre Dame $325,338,851
6 101 Dalmatians $320,689,294
7 Ransom $309,492,681
8 The Nutty Professor Universal $273,961,019
9 Jerry Maguire Sony Pictures / TriStar $273,552,592
10 Space Jam Warner Bros. $250,180,384

Box office records

  • Independence Day became the highest-grossing film of Will Smith's career, up until it was surpassed by Aladdin (2019).[2]
  • Rumble in the Bronx was released in North America, becoming Jackie Chan's first major box office hit in the region, with its US box office alone earning over 20 times its budget.[3] It was Chan's biggest ever hit up until then.[4]

Context

The theatrical year of 1996 achieved a $5.8 billion domestic gross milestone and saw a record twelve films earning over $100 million by the end of December, with Independence Day earning over $300 million. However, the film industry experienced a surplus of releases between 1995 and 1996 that resulted in several box office flops, studio bankruptcies and sales, and otherwise successful films struggling to turn in a profit. The average cost of producing and marketing film rose to $60 million, a 20% increase from the previous year, with a contributing factor being the record high-salaries for stars such as Sylvester Stallone, Tom Cruise, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, Jim Carrey, Harrison Ford, Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, Julia Roberts, and Demi Moore that became the subject of industry scrutiny following several high profile flops that were released in between 1995 and 1996. This resulted in studios having to cut their film slate by fifty percent to offset growing production and marketing costs and ensure more profits.[5][6][7][8][9]

Events

  • July 10 – Nickelodeon releases its first feature film, Harriet the Spy, a spy-comedy-drama film based on the 1964 novel of the same name. It also launches the career of then-child actress Michelle Trachtenberg.
  • Mid-July – Production begins on Titanic.
  • September 20 – 75-year-old English actor Sir Dirk Bogarde has a severe stroke. He continued to need a wheelchair until his death in 1999.
  • December 20 - Scream is released to a surprised commercial success. Hailed as a influential landmark in the horror genre, it revitalized the declining slasher genre by satirizing the subgenre with characters that are well-versed in its clichés. Scream’s success lead to studios capitalizing especially on marketing horror films towards the teenage and young adult demographic.

Award ceremonies

Awards

Category/Organization54th Golden Globe Awards
January 19, 1997		2nd Critics' Choice Awards
January 20, 1997		Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards69th Academy Awards
March 24, 1997		50th BAFTA Awards
April 29, 1997
DramaMusical or Comedy
Best FilmThe English PatientEvitaFargoThe English Patient
Best DirectorMiloš Forman
The People vs. Larry Flynt		Anthony Minghella
The English Patient		Joel Coen
Fargo
Best ActorGeoffrey Rush
Shine		Tom Cruise
Jerry Maguire		Geoffrey Rush
Shine
Best ActressBrenda Blethyn
Secrets & Lies		Madonna
Evita		Frances McDormand
Fargo		Brenda Blethyn
Secrets & Lies
Best Supporting ActorEdward Norton
Primal Fear		Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Jerry Maguire		Paul Scofield
The Crucible
Best Supporting ActressLauren Bacall
The Mirror Has Two Faces		Joan Allen
The Crucible		Lauren Bacall
The Mirror Has Two Faces		Juliette Binoche
The English Patient
Best Screenplay, AdaptedScott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski
The People vs. Larry Flynt		Anthony Minghella
The English Patient		Billy Bob Thornton
Sling Blade		Anthony Minghella
The English Patient
Best Screenplay, OriginalJoel and Ethan Coen
Fargo		Mike Leigh
Secrets & Lies
Best Original ScoreThe English Patient
Gabriel Yared		N/AN/AThe English Patient
Gabriel Yared
Best Original Song"You Must Love Me"
Evita		N/AN/A"You Must Love Me"
Evita		N/A
Best Foreign Language FilmKolyaRidiculeN/AKolyaRidicule

1996 films

By country/region

By genre/medium

Births

Deaths

MonthDateNameAgeCountryProfessionNotable films
January 1John Rodney81USActor
1Virgil W. Vogel76USDirector, Film Editor
7William H. Clothier92USCinematographer
7Aaron Stell84USFilm Editor
10Al Silvani85USActor
13Mark Herron67USActor
15Les Baxter73USComposer
17Harry Robertson63UKComposer
19Don Simpson52USProducer
29Jamie Uys74South AfricaDirector
30Guy Doleman72New ZealandActor
February 2Shamus Culhane87USAnimator
2Gene Kelly83USActor, Dancer, Director
2Aline Towne76USActress
3Audrey Meadows73USActress
6Guy Madison74USActor
6Patsy Smart77UKActress
11William F. Claxton81USDirector
13Martin Balsam76USActor
13Scott Beach65USActor
15Tommy Rettig54USActor
15McLean Stevenson68USActor
16Roger Bowen63USActor
17Evelyn Laye95UKActress
19Brenda Bruce76UKActress
20Tōru Takemitsu65JapanComposer
23Elisa Cegani84ItalyActress
25Haing S. Ngor55CambodiaActor
March 2Lyle Talbot94USActor
3Marguerite Duras81FranceDirector, Screenwriter
4Whit Bissell86USActor
6Simon Cadell45UKActor
6Tom McDermott83USActor
9George Burns100USActor, Comedian
10Marc de Jonge47FranceActor
10Ross Hunter75USProducer
11Vince Edwards67USActor
13Lucio Fulci68ItalyDirector, Screenwriter, Actor
13Krzysztof Kieślowski55PolandDirector, Screenwriter
16Charlie Barnett41USActor, Comedian
17René Clément82FranceDirector, Screenwriter
24Liam O'Brien83USScreenwriter
28Barbara McLean92USFilm Editor
April 3Herk Harvey71USDirector
5Charlene Holt67USActress
5Norman Rockett84USSet Decorator
6Greer Garson91UKActress
8Ben Johnson77USActor
11Wanda McKay80USActress
16Lucille Bremer79USActress
21Luigi Pistilli66ItalyActor
24Donald Cammell62UKDirector, Screenwriter
24Preston Lockwood83UKActor
25Saul Bass75USTitle Designer
25Dick Wesson73USActor
26Stirling Silliphant78USScreenwriter
27Adam Roarke58USActor
27Joan Sterndale-Bennett82UKActress
30David Opatoshu78USActor
May 1Luana Patten57USActress
3Jack Weston71USActor
16Barton Heyman59USActor
19Margaret Rawlings89JapanActress
20Jon Pertwee76UKActor
21Lash LaRue78USActor
23Patrick Cargill77UKActor
29Jennings Lang81USProducer
29Jeremy Sinden45UKActor
29Tamara Toumanova77RussiaDancer, Actress
30Natividad Vacío83USActor
June 1Michael Fox75USActor
2John Alton94HungaryCinematographer
3Veniero Colasanti85ItalyCostume Designer, Production Designer
3Peter Glenville82UKDirector
5Vito Scotti78USActor
6Mary Lee71USActress
7Saul David74USProducer
7Max Factor, Jr.91USMakeup Artist
10Jo Van Fleet81USActress
11Lonne Elder III68USScreenwriter
11Brigitte Helm90GermanyActress
12Mary Field87USActress
12Lillian Yarbo91USActress[10][11][12]
15Ella Fitzgerald79USSinger, Actress
23Pasqualino De Santis69ItalyCinematographer
27Albert R. Broccoli87USProducer
July 1Margaux Hemingway42USActress
1Steve Tesich53SerbiaScreenwriter
8Irene Prador84AustriaActress
9Christopher Casson84UKActor
10Paul King69USScreenwriter
13Pandro S. Berman91USProducer
15Dana Hill32USActress
20Randy Stuart71USActress
21Luana Anders58USActress
21Herb Edelman62USActor
21Wolfe Morris71UKActor
23Jean Muir85USActress
24Virginia Christine76USActress
28Bryant Haliday68USActor
29Hilary Pritchard53Isle of ManActress
30Claudette Colbert92FranceActress
30Anthony Peck49USActor
30Magda Schneider87GermanyActress
August 3Guido Alberti86ItalyActor
11Charles McGregor73USActor
14Bob Hannah57USActor
14Camilla Horn93GermanyActress
15Joe Seneca77USActor
16Miles Goodman46USComposer
30Christine Pascal42FranceActress, Director, Screenwriter
September 4Victor Aaron39USActor
5Anthony Mendleson81UKCostume Designer
6Salman Shah24BangladeshActor
7Bibi Besch56AustriaActress
7Joseph F. Biroc93USCinematographer
9Ruggero Mastroianni66ItalyFilm Editor
10Joanne Dru74USActress
11Brenda Forbes87UKActress
13Jane Baxter87UKActress
13Tupac Shakur25USRapper, Actor
14Juliet Prowse59USActress, Dancer
16Gene Nelson76USActor, Director
16Joan Perry85USActress
18Annabella89FranceActress
22Dorothy Lamour81USActress
30George Zuckerman80USScreenwriter
October 4Stephen J. Friedman59USProducer
4Masaki Kobayashi80JapanDirector
5Judith Allen85USActress
6Ted Bessell61USActor
8Francis D. Lyon91USDirector, Film Editor
8William Prince83USActor
9Harvey Vernon69USActor
13Beryl Reid77UKActress
14Laura La Plante91USActress
16Jason Bernard58USActor
27Morey Amsterdam87USActor, Comedian
27Harry Woolman87USStuntman, Special Effects Artist
30John Young80UKActor
31Marcel Carné90FranceDirector
31Arthur Peterson83USActor
November 12Peter Leeds79USActor
13June Gale85USActress
14Virginia Cherrill88USActress
15Lila Finn86USStuntwoman
22Stephanie Bachelor84USActress
22Mark Lenard72USActor
23George Nicholas85USAnimator
26Michael Bentine74UKActor, Screenwriter
29Jordan Cronenweth61USCinematographer
December 4Willard Parker84USActor
7Phillip Reed88USActor
8Paulene Myers83USActress
8Howard E. Rollins, Jr.46USActor
8Douglas Webb74UKStill Photographer
9Diana Morgan86UKScreenwriter
11William Rushton59UKActor
12Larry Gates81USActor
19Ronald Howard78UKActor
19Marcello Mastroianni72ItalyActor
28Edward Carfagno67USArt Director
30Lew Ayres88USActor, Director
30Jack Nance53USActor
30Keith Walker61USScreenwriter, Actor
31Wesley Addy83USActor

Film debuts

References

  1. ↑ "1996 Worldwide Box Office". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Will Smith Movie Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Brownstein, Bill (27 January 1997). "Jackie Chan rules – on ledgers, too: Rumble in the Bronx earned more than 20 times its cost". The Gazette. p. 15. Retrieved 18 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Klady, Leonard (February 19, 1996). "B.O. with a vengeance: $9.1 billion worldwide". Variety. p. 1.
  5. ↑ Philip Sledge (2020-06-07). "Looking Back On Independence Day And The Highest Grossing Movies Of 1996". CINEMABLEND. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  6. ↑ Weinraub, Bernard (1996-07-30). "Hollywood Reeling As Many Blockbusters Become Quick Busts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  7. ↑ Weinraub, Bernard (1996-06-17). "Film Glut Prompts Disney to Halve Production". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  8. ↑ "Study: Film stars are overpaid - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  9. ↑ Dutka, Elaine (1996-12-31). "The Money's Where the Action Is". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  10. ↑ Smallwood, Bill (March 16, 1947). "Delightful Side". Los Angeles Sentinel. p. 17. ProQuest 562108876. Billye [sic] Yarbo and Nat Cole both birthday on the 17th.
  11. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00416; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 60-362
  12. ↑ "Washington Death Index, 1965-2014," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLWM-FFV7 : 13 July 2017), Lillian M Yarbo, 12 Jun 1996, King, Washington, United States; from the Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2014, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives (https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/472 : n.d.); Citing Washington State Department of Health.
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