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Box Office Performance for Based on Play Movies in 1996

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RankMovieRelease
Date
GenreMPAA
Rating
1996 GrossTickets Sold
1 The Birdcage Mar 8, 1996 Comedy R $124,060,553 28,067,998
2 Romeo+Juliet Nov 1, 1996 Drama PG-13 $44,798,596 10,135,428
3 The Crucible Nov 29, 1996 Drama PG-13 $4,664,716 1,055,365
4 To Gillian on Her 37th Birt… Oct 18, 1996 Drama PG-13 $4,137,645 936,118
5 Richard III Dec 29, 1995 Drama R $2,259,372 511,170
6 Faithful Apr 5, 1996 Black Comedy R $2,104,439 476,117
7 Othello Dec 14, 1995 Drama R $1,967,708 445,182
8 Beautiful Thing Oct 9, 1996 Comedy R $1,460,297 330,383
9 Looking for Richard Oct 11, 1996 Documentary PG-13 $1,266,417 286,519
10 Twelfth Night: Or What You … Oct 25, 1996 Comedy PG $588,621 133,172
11 American Buffalo Sep 13, 1996 Drama R $540,364 122,254
12 Hamlet Dec 25, 1996 Drama PG-13 $431,422 97,606
13 Marvin's Room Dec 20, 1996 Drama PG-13 $292,537 66,184
14 August Apr 19, 1996 Drama PG $5,000 1,131
Total Gross of All Movies$188,577,687
Total Tickets Sold42,664,627

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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