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Date

Number 1

Highest debut

Longest run

Top total gross

Weekend total

27th Dec
1996

101 Dalmatians
(3rd week)

Daylight
(@4)

Dragonheart
(11 weeks)

101 Dalmatians
(£11,241,741)

£13,830,200

20th Dec
1996

101 Dalmatians
(2nd week)

Matilda
(@2)

Dragonheart
(10 weeks)

Michael Collins
(£7,886,738)

£6,877,041

13th Dec
1996

101 Dalmatians
(1st week)

101 Dalmatians
(@1)

The Nutty Professor
(11 weeks)

The Nutty Professor
(£12,418,806)

£7,360,835

6th Dec
1996

Jingle All the Way
(1st week)

Jingle All the Way
(@1)

The Nutty Professor
(10 weeks)

The Nutty Professor
(£12,335,436)

£4,215,904

29th Nov
1996

The Long Kiss Goodnight
(1st week)

The Long Kiss Goodnight
(@1)

The Nutty Professor
(9 weeks)

The Nutty Professor
(£12,180,027)

£4,939,998

22nd Nov
1996

The First Wives Club
(2nd week)

The Crow: City of Angels
(@5)

The Nutty Professor
(8 weeks)

The Nutty Professor
(£11,920,778)

£3,949,929

15th Nov
1996

The First Wives Club
(1st week)

The First Wives Club
(@1)

The Nutty Professor
(7 weeks)

The Nutty Professor
(£11,616,938)

£5,401,153

8th Nov
1996

Michael Collins
(1st week)

Michael Collins
(@1)

Chain Reaction
(10 weeks)

The Nutty Professor
(£8,271,163)

£5,604,238

1st Nov
1996

Dragonheart
(2nd week)

Brassed Off
(@2)

Chain Reaction
(9 weeks)

The Nutty Professor
(£7,894,644)

£3,559,760

25th Oct
1996

Dragonheart
(1st week)

Twelfth Night
(@4)

Toy Story
(32 weeks)

Toy Story
(£35,008,394)

£4,048,231

18th Oct
1996

The Nutty Professor
(3rd week)

Dragonheart
(@2)

Toy Story
(31 weeks)

Toy Story
(£34,818,044)

£5,865,986

11th Oct
1996

The Nutty Professor
(2nd week)

Jack
(@2)

Toy Story
(30 weeks)

Toy Story
(£34,613,753)

£4,818,409

4th Oct
1996

The Nutty Professor
(1st week)

The Nutty Professor
(@1)

Toy Story
(29 weeks)

Toy Story
(£34,409,448)

£5,920,481

27th Sep
1996

Last Man Standing
(1st week)

Last Man Standing
(@1)

Toy Story
(28 weeks)

Toy Story
(£34,219,219)

£5,279,481

20th Sep
1996

Independence Day
(7th week)

Escape From L.A.
(@6)

Toy Story
(27 weeks)

Toy Story
(£33,904,944)

£5,265,828

13th Sep
1996

Independence Day
(6th week)

Emma
(@2)

Toy Story
(26 weeks)

Toy Story
(£33,585,274)

£5,605,428

6th Sep
1996

Independence Day
(5th week)

Chain Reaction
(@4)

Toy Story
(25 weeks)

Toy Story
(£33,181,104)

£5,524,996

30th Aug
1996

Independence Day
(4th week)

Phenomenon
(@2)

Toy Story
(24 weeks)

Toy Story
(£32,750,934)

£7,490,360

23rd Aug
1996

Independence Day
(3rd week)

Eraser
(@2)

Toy Story
(23 weeks)

Toy Story
(£32,047,764)

£7,542,156

16th Aug
1996

Independence Day
(2nd week)

Nick of Time
(@7)

Toy Story
(22 weeks)

Toy Story
(£31,150,504)

£7,283,677

9th Aug
1996

Independence Day
(1st week)

Independence Day
(@1)

Toy Story
(21 weeks)

Toy Story
(£30,185,635)

£13,417,955

2nd Aug
1996

Twister
(2nd week)

James and the Giant Peach
(@2)

Toy Story
(20 weeks)

Toy Story
(£28,807,700)

£8,250,690

26th Jul
1996

Twister
(1st week)

Twister
(@1)

Toy Story
(19 weeks)

Toy Story
(£27,629,601)

£11,197,244

19th Jul
1996

Mission:Impossible
(3rd week)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(@2)

Toy Story
(18 weeks)

Toy Story
(£26,406,431)

£7,105,723

12th Jul
1996

Mission:Impossible
(2nd week)

The Cable Guy
(@2)

Toy Story
(17 weeks)

Toy Story
(£25,183,261)

£7,649,787

5th Jul
1996

Mission:Impossible
(1st week)

Mission:Impossible
(@1)

Toy Story
(16 weeks)

Toy Story
(£23,751,624)

£7,806,223

28th Jun
1996

The Rock
(2nd week)

Spy Hard
(@3)

Toy Story
(15 weeks)

Toy Story
(£22,252,364)

£5,335,849

21st Jun
1996

The Rock
(1st week)

The Rock
(@1)

Toy Story
(14 weeks)

Toy Story
(£20,951,194)

£4,765,909

14th Jun
1996

Toy Story
(5th week)

The Juror
(@3)

Toy Story
(13 weeks)

Toy Story
(£20,095,934)

£3,873,657

7th Jun
1996

From Dusk Till Dawn
(2nd week)

Now and Then
(@3)

Toy Story
(12 weeks)

Toy Story
(£19,261,591)

£4,778,121

31st May
1996

From Dusk Till Dawn
(1st week)

From Dusk Till Dawn
(@1)

Toy Story
(11 weeks)

Toy Story
(£18,182,331)

£3,672,191

24th May
1996

Muppet Treasure Island
(1st week)

Muppet Treasure Island
(@1)

Toy Story
(10 weeks)

Toy Story
(£17,635,161)

£5,516,120

17th May
1996

Executive Decision
(2nd week)

Money Train
(@2)

Sense and Sensibility
(13 weeks)

Toy Story
(£17,111,856)

£2,770,968

10th May
1996

Executive Decision
(1st week)

Executive Decision
(@1)

Sense and Sensibility
(12 weeks)

Toy Story
(£16,633,220)

£4,291,262

3rd May
1996

The Birdcage
(1st week)

Things to Do In Denver When You're Dead
(@5)

Sense and Sensibility
(11 weeks)

Toy Story
(£16,070,677)

£4,591,798

26th Apr
1996

Twelve Monkeys
(2nd week)

The Birdcage
(@2)

Sense and Sensibility
(10 weeks)

Toy Story
(£15,162,498)

£5,029,355

19th Apr
1996

Twelve Monkeys
(1st week)

Twelve Monkeys
(@1)

Sense and Sensibility
(9 weeks)

Toy Story
(£14,098,870)

£6,433,326

12th Apr
1996

Toy Story
(4th week)

Broken Arrow
(@2)

Sense and Sensibility
(8 weeks)

Toy Story
(£12,216,516)

£7,476,069

5th Apr
1996

Toy Story
(3rd week)

Billy Madison
(@2)

Jumanji
(8 weeks)

Toy Story
(£9,673,652)

£6,332,320

29th Mar
1996

Toy Story
(2nd week)

Dead Man Walking
(@2)

Jumanji
(7 weeks)

Jumanji
(£9,099,665)

£7,114,124

22nd Mar
1996

Toy Story
(1st week)

Toy Story
(@1)

Goldeneye
(11 weeks)

Goldeneye
(£17,375,667)

£7,097,017

15th Mar
1996

Get Shorty
(1st week)

Get Shorty
(@1)

Babe
(14 weeks)

Babe
(£19,834,887)

£5,392,824

8th Mar
1996

Trainspotting
(1st week)

Restoration
(@10)

Babe
(13 weeks)

Babe
(£19,651,438)

£5,091,445

1st Mar
1996

Jumanji
(3rd week)

Strange Days
(@7)

Babe
(12 weeks)

Babe
(£19,398,004)

£8,006,256

23rd Feb
1996

Jumanji
(2nd week)

Sense and Sensibility
(@2)

Babe
(11 weeks)

Babe
(£18,961,542)

£13,242,139

16th Feb
1996

Jumanji
(1st week)

Jumanji
(@1)

Babe
(10 weeks)

Babe
(£18,375,232)

£7,173,192

9th Feb
1996

Heat
(2nd week)

Loch Ness
(@4)

Babe
(9 weeks)

Babe
(£17,931,922)

£7,165,436

2nd Feb
1996

Heat
(1st week)

Heat
(@1)

The Santa Clause
(9 weeks)

Babe
(£17,528,882)

£7,350,919

26th Jan
1996

Seven
(4th week)

Waiting to Exhale
(@5)

Goldeneye
(10 weeks)

Babe
(£16,773,373)

£7,045,790

19th Jan
1996

Seven
(3rd week)

Dangerous Minds
(@2)

Goldeneye
(9 weeks)

Babe
(£15,331,339)

£8,966,530

12th Jan
1996

Seven
(2nd week)

Showgirls
(@5)

Goldeneye
(8 weeks)

Goldeneye
(£15,211,593)

£7,357,921

5th Jan
1996

Seven
(1st week)

Seven
(@1)

Goldeneye
(7 weeks)

Goldeneye
(£15,096,150)

£8,742,787

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