Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for February 21st, 1997
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
(-) |
Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$21,975,993 |
|
2,111 |
$10,410 |
$244,650,259 |
6,123 |
| 2 |
(1) |
Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope |
20th Century Fox |
Adventure |
$11,031,743 |
-48% |
2,200 |
$5,014 |
$438,692,889 |
7,215 |
| 3 |
(2) |
Absolute Power |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$9,014,333 |
-46% |
2,568 |
$3,510 |
$28,700,130 |
10 |
| 4 |
(3) |
Dante's Peak |
Universal |
Drama |
$7,137,185 |
-48% |
2,761 |
$2,585 |
$45,453,535 |
17 |
| 5 |
(4) |
Vegas Vacation |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$6,549,243 |
-49% |
2,070 |
$3,164 |
$21,279,992 |
10 |
| 6 |
(5) |
Fools Rush In |
Sony Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$5,511,620 |
-43% |
1,701 |
$3,240 |
$16,557,802 |
10 |
| 7 |
(6) |
That Darn Cat |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$3,625,278 |
-44% |
1,891 |
$1,917 |
$11,178,789 |
10 |
| 8 |
new |
Rosewood |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$3,154,075 |
|
991 |
$3,183 |
$3,154,075 |
3 |
| 9 |
(7) |
Jerry Maguire |
Sony Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$3,080,444 |
-41% |
1,506 |
$2,045 |
$131,653,945 |
73 |
| 10 |
(8) |
The English Patient |
Miramax |
Drama |
$2,823,228 |
-38% |
1,186 |
$2,380 |
$51,532,324 |
101 |
| 11 |
(9) |
Shine |
Fine Line |
Drama |
$2,282,998 |
-35% |
893 |
$2,557 |
$23,063,578 |
94 |
| 12 |
(10) |
Scream |
Miramax |
Horror |
$1,827,708 |
-44% |
1,212 |
$1,508 |
$81,534,236 |
66 |
| 13 |
(13) |
Evita |
Walt Disney |
Musical |
$1,228,586 |
-51% |
870 |
$1,412 |
$46,266,762 |
61 |
| 14 |
(11) |
The Beautician and the Beast |
Paramount Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$1,104,097 |
-65% |
1,724 |
$640 |
$9,956,521 |
17 |
| 15 |
(15) |
Michael |
New Line |
Comedy |
$1,065,095 |
-14% |
974 |
$1,094 |
$86,062,020 |
61 |
| 16 |
(12) |
Dangerous Ground |
New Line |
Thriller/Suspense |
$1,057,313 |
-60% |
807 |
$1,310 |
$4,451,533 |
12 |
| 17 |
(23) |
Sling Blade |
Miramax |
Drama |
$752,148 |
+34% |
122 |
$6,165 |
$2,020,421 |
96 |
| 18 |
(18) |
Ransom |
Walt Disney |
Action |
$634,446 |
-27% |
558 |
$1,137 |
$134,324,609 |
108 |
| 19 |
(14) |
Mother |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$628,248 |
-53% |
551 |
$1,140 |
$17,714,574 |
61 |
| 20 |
(24) |
Secrets & Lies |
October Films |
Drama |
$610,507 |
+11% |
272 |
$2,245 |
$8,930,000 |
149 |
| 21 |
(20) |
Space Jam |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$455,553 |
-41% |
680 |
$670 |
$89,408,817 |
101 |
| 22 |
(16) |
Metro |
Walt Disney |
Action |
$454,096 |
-58% |
441 |
$1,030 |
$30,805,429 |
38 |
| 23 |
new |
Blood and Wine |
Fox Searchlight |
Thriller/Suspense |
$420,993 |
|
166 |
$2,536 |
$420,993 |
3 |
| 24 |
(21) |
Everyone Says I Love You |
Miramax |
Musical |
$383,886 |
-48% |
182 |
$2,109 |
$8,296,665 |
80 |
| 25 |
(17) |
Beverly Hills Ninja |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$304,026 |
-68% |
480 |
$633 |
$28,855,388 |
38 |
| 26 |
(26) |
Hamlet |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$290,488 |
-45% |
88 |
$3,301 |
$3,157,347 |
61 |
| 27 |
(28) |
The People vs. Larry Flynt |
Sony Pictures |
Drama |
$281,097 |
-33% |
484 |
$581 |
$19,763,738 |
61 |
| 28 |
(27) |
One Fine Day |
20th Century Fox |
Romantic Comedy |
$249,827 |
-43% |
422 |
$592 |
$45,126,335 |
66 |
| 29 |
(-) |
My Fellow Americans |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$242,784 |
|
458 |
$530 |
$21,788,249 |
66 |
| 30 |
(29) |
Mars Attacks! |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$239,656 |
-34% |
379 |
$632 |
$37,202,443 |
73 |
| 31 |
new |
Lost Highway |
October Films |
Thriller/Suspense |
$212,710 |
|
12 |
$17,726 |
$212,710 |
3 |
| 32 |
(22) |
In Love and War |
New Line |
Drama |
$175,379 |
-72% |
482 |
$364 |
$14,311,450 |
68 |
| 33 |
(35) |
Kolya |
Miramax |
Comedy |
$162,165 |
-22% |
28 |
$5,792 |
$754,345 |
31 |
| 34 |
(25) |
The Relic |
Paramount Pictures |
Horror |
$157,788 |
-70% |
310 |
$509 |
$32,435,177 |
45 |
| 35 |
(39) |
Marvin's Room |
Miramax |
Drama |
$152,126 |
-16% |
26 |
$5,851 |
$2,077,511 |
68 |
| 36 |
(38) |
Breaking the Waves |
October Films |
Drama |
$143,845 |
-23% |
78 |
$1,844 |
$3,053,347 |
103 |
| 37 |
(30) |
Star Trek: First Contact |
Paramount Pictures |
Adventure |
$139,874 |
-57% |
308 |
$454 |
$91,658,242 |
94 |
| 38 |
(32) |
101 Dalmatians |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$124,202 |
-53% |
242 |
$513 |
$133,198,115 |
89 |
| 39 |
(31) |
Zeus and Roxanne |
MGM |
Comedy |
$122,770 |
-58% |
363 |
$338 |
$6,810,189 |
31 |
| 40 |
(19) |
The Pest |
Sony/TriStar |
Comedy |
$100,391 |
-88% |
124 |
$810 |
$3,255,089 |
17 |
| 41 |
(41) |
Across The Sea of Time |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$98,820 |
-17% |
5 |
$19,764 |
$8,564,423 |
493 |
| 42 |
(37) |
Touch |
MGM |
|
$85,422 |
-56% |
51 |
$1,675 |
$325,005 |
10 |
| 43 |
(45) |
Prisoner of the Mountains |
Orion Classics |
Drama |
$82,765 |
-14% |
27 |
$3,065 |
$315,537 |
24 |
| 44 |
(33) |
Fierce Creatures |
Universal |
Comedy |
$74,575 |
-66% |
157 |
$475 |
$9,126,345 |
31 |
| 45 |
(50) |
When We Were Kings |
Gramercy |
Documentary |
$73,116 |
-2% |
13 |
$5,624 |
$201,051 |
122 |
| 46 |
(52) |
Ridicule |
Miramax |
Drama |
$70,204 |
+23% |
32 |
$2,194 |
$2,316,195 |
87 |
| 47 |
(36) |
Meet Wally Sparks |
Trimark |
Comedy |
$69,865 |
-65% |
156 |
$448 |
$3,871,313 |
24 |
| 48 |
(49) |
Turbulence |
MGM |
Thriller/Suspense |
$69,033 |
-11% |
120 |
$575 |
$11,294,659 |
45 |
| 49 |
(51) |
Waiting for Guffman |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Comedy |
$59,956 |
+1% |
9 |
$6,662 |
$254,033 |
24 |
| 50 |
(46) |
Set It Off |
New Line |
Drama |
$59,194 |
-38% |
87 |
$680 |
$35,994,741 |
110 |
| 51 |
(48) |
SubUrbia |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Comedy |
$56,479 |
-30% |
19 |
$2,973 |
$257,853 |
17 |
| 52 |
(34) |
Gridlock'd |
Gramercy |
Black Comedy |
$53,174 |
-75% |
82 |
$648 |
$5,479,037 |
26 |
| 53 |
(47) |
The Mirror Has Two Faces |
Sony Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$44,788 |
-47% |
83 |
$540 |
$41,200,387 |
101 |
| 54 |
(43) |
The Preacher's Wife |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$44,516 |
-56% |
86 |
$518 |
$46,083,932 |
73 |
| 55 |
(42) |
Jackie Chan's First Strike |
New Line |
Action |
$41,266 |
-61% |
61 |
$676 |
$14,511,338 |
45 |
| 56 |
(-) |
Fargo |
Gramercy |
Thriller/Suspense |
$40,535 |
|
72 |
$563 |
$24,303,383 |
353 |
| 57 |
(54) |
Thieves (Les Voleurs) |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$29,163 |
-37% |
17 |
$1,715 |
$939,304 |
61 |
| 58 |
(60) |
The Graduate |
Embassy |
Comedy |
$26,284 |
-31% |
3 |
$8,761 |
$75,702 |
10 |
| 59 |
(53) |
Unhook the Stars |
Miramax |
|
$25,005 |
-50% |
12 |
$2,084 |
$234,843 |
10 |
| 60 |
(61) |
Hotel de Love |
|
|
$24,252 |
+77% |
42 |
$577 |
$111,106 |
17 |
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