Independence Day (1996 Box Office Champ)

Published: April 22, 2020, 12:01 p.m.

The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1996 features the top-grossing film both worldwide and in North America, Roland Emmerich\u2019s Independence Day. Directed by Emmerich from a script he co-wrote with Dean Devlin and starring Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin and Vivica A. Fox, Independence Day grossed more than $800 million worldwide and won an Oscar for its visual effects.