23 Cantonese films of 1996 ranked by box office. #1: The God of Cookery (HK$40.9 million).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The God of Cookery | Stephen Chow | HK$40.9 million | |||
| 2 | Forbidden City Cop | Stephen Chow | HK$36.1 million | |||
| 3 | Tristar | Tsui Hark | HK$25.2 million | |||
| 4 | Who's the Woman, Who's the Man? | Peter Chan | HK$20.9 million | |||
| 5 | Shanghai Grand | Poon Man-Kit | HK$20.8 million | |||
| 6 | A Moment of Romance 3 | Johnnie To | HK$14.5 million | |||
| 7 | Dr. Wai in "The Scripture with No Words" | Ching Siu-tung | HK$13.8 million | |||
| 8 | Viva Erotica | Derek Yee | HK$11.6 million | |||
| 9 | Somebody Up There Likes Me | Patrick Leung | HK$11.6 million | |||
| 10 | Big Bullet | Benny Chan | HK$9.8 million | |||
| 11 | Sex and Zen II | Cash Chin Man-Kei | HK$8.5 million | HK$8.6 million | 1.01x | |
| 12 | Street Angels | Billy Tang | HK$8.3 million | |||
| 13 | All of a Sudden | Herman Yau | HK$7.5 million | |||
| 14 | Satan Returns | Lam Wai-Lun | HK$6.7 million | |||
| 15 | Street of Fury | Billy Tang | HK$6.4 million | |||
| 16 | Lost and Found | Li Chi-ngai | HK$5.4 million | |||
| 17 | Thanks for Your Love | Norman Law | HK$3.6 million | |||
| 18 | Beyond Hypothermia | Patrick Leung | HK$2.6 million | |||
| First Strike | Stanley Tong | $53 million | ||||
| Iron Monkey 2 | Yuen Woo-ping | $14.6 million | ||||
| Once Upon a Time in Triad Society | Cha Chuen-yee | $4.4 million | ||||
| God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage | Wong Jing | $2.2 million | ||||
| How to Meet the Lucky Stars | Frankie Chan | $2.1 million |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.