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20-Year-Old Blockbusters: 'Independence Day' And The Other Biggest Box Office Earners Of 1996

It was a good year for Tom Cruise at the box office.
Caroline Frost
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Entertainment Editor, HuffPost UK

We don’t want to make you feel old, but... all of these films are celebrating their 20th anniversary.

Can you remember what enticed you out to the cinema - that windowless place you used to go for popcorn in 1996 B.N. (Before Netflix)?

We know it was the era of ‘Independence Day’, courtesy of this year’s big-budget sequel, but what else was going on? Tom Cruise was at the peak of his powers, which makes it all the more impressive that he’s still churning out the hits, unlike some of the equally familiar names on this list...

What was your favourite?

1. Independence Day
Box office booty: $817million
2. Twister
Box office: $494 million
3. Mission Impossible
Box office: $457 million
4. The Rock
Box office: $335 million
5. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Box office: $325 million
6. 101 Dalmatians
Box office: $320 million
7. Ransom
Box office: $309 million
8. The Nutty Professor
Box office: $273.9 million
9. Jerry Maguire
Box office: $273.5 million
10. Eraser
Box office: $242 million

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