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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 , Mission: Impossible, Mars Attacks! , Jerry Maguire and a film version of the musical Evita .

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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

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

Award ceremonies

Awards

Category/Organization 54th Golden Globe Awards
January 19, 1997		 2nd Critics' Choice Awards
January 20, 1997		 Producers, Directors, Screen Actors, and Writers Guild Awards 69th Academy Awards
March 24, 1997		 50th BAFTA Awards
April 29, 1997
DramaMusical or Comedy
Best Film The English Patient Evita Fargo The English Patient
Best Director Miloš Forman
The People vs. Larry Flynt 		Anthony Minghella
The English Patient 		Joel Coen
Fargo
Best Actor Geoffrey Rush
Shine 		Tom Cruise
Jerry Maguire 		Geoffrey Rush
Shine
Best Actress Brenda Blethyn
Secrets & Lies 		Madonna
Evita 		Frances McDormand
Fargo 		Brenda Blethyn
Secrets & Lies
Best Supporting Actor Edward Norton
Primal Fear 		Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Jerry Maguire 		Paul Scofield
The Crucible
Best Supporting Actress Lauren Bacall
The Mirror Has Two Faces 		Joan Allen
The Crucible 		Lauren Bacall
The Mirror Has Two Faces 		Juliette Binoche
The English Patient
Best Screenplay, Adapted Scott 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, Original Joel and Ethan Coen
Fargo 		Mike Leigh
Secrets & Lies
Best Original Score The English Patient
Gabriel Yared 		N/AN/A The 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 Film Kolya Ridicule N/A Kolya Ridicule

1996 films

By country/region

By genre/medium

Births

Deaths

MonthDateNameAgeCountryProfessionNotable films
January 1 John Rodney 81USActor
1 Virgil W. Vogel 76USDirector, Film Editor
7 William H. Clothier 92USCinematographer
7 Aaron Stell 84USFilm Editor
10 Al Silvani 85USActor
13 Mark Herron 67USActor
15 Les Baxter 73USComposer
17 Harry Robertson 63UKComposer
19 Don Simpson 52USProducer
29 Jamie Uys 74South AfricaDirector
30 Guy Doleman 72New ZealandActor
February 2 Shamus Culhane 87USAnimator
2 Gene Kelly 83USActor, Dancer, Director
2 Aline Towne 76USActress
3 Audrey Meadows 73USActress
6 Guy Madison 74USActor
6 Patsy Smart 77UKActress
11 William F. Claxton 81USDirector
13 Martin Balsam 76USActor
13 Scott Beach 65USActor
15 Tommy Rettig 54USActor
15 McLean Stevenson 68USActor
16 Roger Bowen 63USActor
17 Evelyn Laye 95UKActress
19 Brenda Bruce 76UKActress
20 Tōru Takemitsu 65JapanComposer
23 Elisa Cegani 84ItalyActress
25 Haing S. Ngor 55CambodiaActor
March 2 Lyle Talbot 94USActor
3 Marguerite Duras 81FranceDirector, Screenwriter
4 Whit Bissell 86USActor
6 Simon Cadell 45UKActor
6Tom McDermott83USActor
9 George Burns 100USActor, Comedian
10 Marc de Jonge 47FranceActor
10 Ross Hunter 75USProducer
11 Vince Edwards 67USActor
13 Lucio Fulci 68ItalyDirector, Screenwriter, Actor
13 Krzysztof Kieślowski 55PolandDirector, Screenwriter
16 Charlie Barnett 41USActor, Comedian
17 René Clément 82FranceDirector, Screenwriter
24 Liam O'Brien 83USScreenwriter
28 Barbara McLean 92USFilm Editor
April 3 Herk Harvey 71USDirector
5 Charlene Holt 67USActress
5 Norman Rockett 84USSet Decorator
6 Greer Garson 91UKActress
8 Ben Johnson 77USActor
11 Wanda McKay 80USActress
16 Lucille Bremer 79USActress
21 Luigi Pistilli 66ItalyActor
24 Donald Cammell 62UKDirector, Screenwriter
24 Preston Lockwood 83UKActor
25 Saul Bass 75USTitle Designer
25 Dick Wesson 73USActor
26 Stirling Silliphant 78USScreenwriter
27 Adam Roarke 58USActor
27 Joan Sterndale-Bennett 82UKActress
30 David Opatoshu 78USActor
May 1 Luana Patten 57USActress
3 Jack Weston 71USActor
16 Barton Heyman 59USActor
19 Margaret Rawlings 89JapanActress
20 Jon Pertwee 76UKActor
21 Lash LaRue 78USActor
23 Patrick Cargill 77UKActor
29 Jennings Lang 81USProducer
29 Jeremy Sinden 45UKActor
29 Tamara Toumanova 77RussiaDancer, Actress
30 Natividad Vacío 83USActor
June 1 Michael Fox 75USActor
2 John Alton 94HungaryCinematographer
3 Veniero Colasanti 85ItalyCostume Designer, Production Designer
3 Peter Glenville 82UKDirector
5 Vito Scotti 78USActor
6 Mary Lee 71USActress
7 Saul David 74USProducer
7 Max Factor, Jr. 91USMakeup Artist
10 Jo Van Fleet 81USActress
11 Lonne Elder III 68USScreenwriter
11 Brigitte Helm 90GermanyActress
12 Mary Field 87USActress
12 Lillian Yarbo 91USActress [10] [11] [12]
15 Ella Fitzgerald 79USSinger, Actress
23 Pasqualino De Santis 69ItalyCinematographer
27 Albert R. Broccoli 87USProducer
July 1 Margaux Hemingway 42USActress
1 Steve Tesich 53SerbiaScreenwriter
8 Irene Prador 84AustriaActress
9 Christopher Casson 84UKActor
10 Paul King 69USScreenwriter
13 Pandro S. Berman 91USProducer
15 Dana Hill 32USActress
20 Randy Stuart 71USActress
21 Luana Anders 58USActress
21 Herb Edelman 62USActor
21 Wolfe Morris 71UKActor
23 Jean Muir 85USActress
24 Virginia Christine 76USActress
28 Bryant Haliday 68USActor
29 Hilary Pritchard 53Isle of ManActress
30 Claudette Colbert 92FranceActress
30 Anthony Peck 49USActor
30 Magda Schneider 87GermanyActress
August 3 Guido Alberti 86ItalyActor
11 Charles McGregor 73USActor
14Bob Hannah57USActor
14 Camilla Horn 93GermanyActress
15 Joe Seneca 77USActor
16 Miles Goodman 46USComposer
30 Christine Pascal 42FranceActress, Director, Screenwriter
September 4 Victor Aaron 39USActor
5 Anthony Mendleson 81UKCostume Designer
6 Salman Shah 24BangladeshActor
7 Bibi Besch 56AustriaActress
7 Joseph F. Biroc 93USCinematographer
9 Ruggero Mastroianni 66ItalyFilm Editor
10 Joanne Dru 74USActress
11 Brenda Forbes 87UKActress
13 Jane Baxter 87UKActress
13 Tupac Shakur 25USRapper, Actor
14 Juliet Prowse 59USActress, Dancer
16 Gene Nelson 76USActor, Director
16 Joan Perry 85USActress
18 Annabella 89FranceActress
22 Dorothy Lamour 81USActress
30 George Zuckerman 80USScreenwriter
October 4 Stephen J. Friedman 59USProducer
4 Masaki Kobayashi 80JapanDirector
5 Judith Allen 85USActress
6 Ted Bessell 61USActor
8 Francis D. Lyon 91USDirector, Film Editor
8 William Prince 83USActor
9 Harvey Vernon 69USActor
13 Beryl Reid 77UKActress
14 Laura La Plante 91USActress
16 Jason Bernard 58USActor
27 Morey Amsterdam 87USActor, Comedian
27 Harry Woolman 87USStuntman, Special Effects Artist
30 John Young 80UKActor
31 Marcel Carné 90FranceDirector
31 Arthur Peterson 83USActor
November 12 Peter Leeds 79USActor
13 June Gale 85USActress
14 Virginia Cherrill 88USActress
15 Lila Finn 86USStuntwoman
22 Stephanie Bachelor 84USActress
22 Mark Lenard 72USActor
23 George Nicholas 85USAnimator
26 Michael Bentine 74UKActor, Screenwriter
29 Jordan Cronenweth 61USCinematographer
December 4 Willard Parker 84USActor
7 Phillip Reed 88USActor
8 Paulene Myers 83USActress
8 Howard E. Rollins, Jr. 46USActor
8 Douglas Webb 74UKStill Photographer
9 Diana Morgan 86UKScreenwriter
11 William Rushton 59UKActor
12 Larry Gates 81USActor
19 Ronald Howard 78UKActor
19 Marcello Mastroianni 72ItalyActor
28 Edward Carfagno 67USArt Director
30 Lew Ayres 88USActor, Director
30 Jack Nance 53USActor
30 Keith Walker 61USScreenwriter, Actor
31 Wesley Addy 83USActor

Film debuts

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References

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  7. ↑ Weinraub, Bernard (1996-06-17). "Film Glut Prompts Disney to Halve Production". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-03-03.
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