| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks |
| 1 (1) |  | Independence Day (1996) | £3,905,792 | £5,468,109 | £12,474,014 | -44% | 2 |
| 2 (4) |  | Toy Story (1996) | £689,192 | £964,869 | £31,150,504 | -27% | 22 |
| 3 (3) |  | James and the Giant Peach (1996) | £667,688 | £934,763 | £4,143,096 | -37% | 3 |
| 4 (5) |  | Mission:Impossible (1996) | £460,780 | £668,131 | £13,442,288 | 0% | 7 |
| 5 (2) |  | Twister (1996) | £277,423 | £402,263 | £8,590,320 | -86% | 4 |
| 6 (6) |  | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) | £225,653 | £304,632 | £6,813,737 | -47% | 5 |
| 7 (new) |  | Nick of Time (1996) | £211,597 | £211,597 | £211,597 | new | 1 |
| 8 (7) |  | Flipper (1996) | £168,441 | £218,973 | £1,603,689 | -49% | 3 |
| 9 (10) |  | August (1996) | £142,271 | £184,952 | £369,493 | -23% | 2 |
| 10 (8) |  | Kingpin (1996) | £134,502 | £174,853 | £2,377,674 | -35% | 6 |
| 11 (9) |  | The Cable Guy (1996) | £92,745 | £120,569 | £6,521,178 | -54% | 6 |
| 12 (13) |  | The Rock (1996) | £90,511 | £131,241 | £6,650,182 | -18% | 9 |
| 13 (11) |  | The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) | £90,502 | £117,653 | £2,234,386 | -47% | 5 |
| 14 (12) | | Last Dance (1996) | £78,611 | £110,055 | £267,276 | -50% | 2 |
| 15 (15) |  | Fargo (1996) | £15,267 | £21,374 | £1,555,282 | -38% | 12 |