Weekend Domestic Box Office January 3, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Michael | $12,144,926 | -30% | 2,181 | $5,569 | $52,733,564 | 12 | |
| 2 | (2) | Jerry Maguire | $12,030,145 | -14% | 2,531 | $4,753 | $83,006,355 | 24 | |
| 3 | (5) | Scream | $10,015,810 | +10% | 1,737 | $5,766 | $39,084,452 | 17 | |
| 4 | (3) | 101 Dalmatians | $7,342,467 | -36% | 2,702 | $2,717 | $121,788,625 | 40 | |
| 5 | (6) | One Fine Day | $6,218,887 | -23% | 1,968 | $3,160 | $32,246,925 | 17 | |
| 6 | (4) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $5,755,741 | -44% | 2,417 | $2,381 | $54,149,743 | 17 | |
| 7 | (29) | Ghosts of Mississippi | $5,016,767 | +2,262% | 1,268 | $3,956 | $5,782,753 | 17 | |
| 8 | (7) | The Preacher’s Wife | $4,925,287 | -33% | 2,001 | $2,461 | $38,655,329 | 24 | |
| 9 | (8) | Mars Attacks! | $3,433,575 | -32% | 1,901 | $1,806 | $33,779,762 | 24 | |
| 10 | (9) | My Fellow Americans | $3,330,333 | -20% | 1,865 | $1,786 | $18,004,594 | 17 | |
| 11 | (14) | The English Patient | $2,732,463 | +3% | 582 | $4,695 | $28,007,132 | 52 | |
| 12 | (10) | The Evening Star | $2,277,110 | -31% | 1,268 | $1,796 | $10,129,807 | 12 | |
| 13 | (13) | Ransom | $2,218,662 | -17% | 1,076 | $2,062 | $129,137,746 | 59 | |
| 14 | (12) | Daylight | $1,825,515 | -33% | 1,217 | $1,500 | $29,133,930 | 31 | |
| 15 | (15) | Star Trek: First Contact | $1,760,201 | -32% | 1,001 | $1,758 | $89,128,389 | 45 | |
| 16 | (17) | Shine | $1,614,152 | +1% | 207 | $7,798 | $6,694,360 | 45 | |
| 17 | (11) | Jingle All the Way | $1,557,418 | -47% | 1,405 | $1,108 | $57,194,776 | 45 | |
| 18 | (16) | Space Jam | $1,378,884 | -35% | 1,201 | $1,148 | $85,422,365 | 52 | |
| 19 | (18) | The Crucible | $1,319,366 | +64% | 344 | $3,835 | $4,652,487 | 38 | |
| 20 | (30) | Evita | $1,064,660 | +446% | 22 | $48,394 | $2,225,737 | 12 | |
| 21 | (21) | Romeo+Juliet | $604,009 | +55% | 662 | $912 | $44,798,596 | 66 | |
| 22 | (20) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $597,692 | +14% | 16 | $37,356 | $1,744,214 | 12 | |
| 23 | (19) | The First Wives Club | $594,070 | -20% | 640 | $928 | $104,625,228 | 108 | |
| 24 | (22) | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $275,168 | -21% | 462 | $596 | $22,491,695 | 94 | |
| 25 | (28) | Ridicule | $236,507 | +8% | 82 | $2,884 | $1,582,546 | 38 | |
| 26 | (32) | Secrets & Lies | $221,934 | +53% | 72 | $3,082 | $6,237,238 | 100 | |
| 27 | (27) | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $221,356 | -2% | 309 | $716 | $33,132,988 | 87 | |
| 28 | (25) | Sleepers | $215,067 | -24% | 447 | $481 | $52,894,048 | 80 | |
| 29 | (24) | Set It Off | $202,220 | -30% | 145 | $1,395 | $34,639,061 | 61 | |
| 30 | (34) | Breaking the Waves | $179,520 | +32% | 47 | $3,820 | $1,328,006 | 54 | |
| 31 | (23) | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $176,969 | -47% | 301 | $588 | $40,752,572 | 52 | |
| 32 | (33) | Mother | $155,027 | +13% | 7 | $22,147 | $522,339 | 12 | |
| 33 | (35) | Big Night | $134,352 | +2% | 53 | $2,535 | $11,330,458 | 108 | |
| 34 | (40) | Swingers | $129,069 | +27% | 43 | $3,002 | $4,088,252 | 80 | |
| 35 | (38) | The Portrait of a Lady | $109,498 | +3% | 7 | $15,643 | $355,334 | 13 | |
| 36 | (31) | High School High | $102,707 | -31% | 273 | $376 | $20,883,060 | 73 | |
| 37 | (41) | Hamlet | $88,362 | -3% | 3 | $29,454 | $344,863 | 12 | |
| 38 | (37) | Across The Sea of Time | $86,557 | -22% | 4 | $21,639 | $7,891,581 | 444 | |
| 39 | (36) | Fly Away Home | $85,003 | -34% | 262 | $324 | $24,455,717 | 115 | |
| 40 | (43) | Some Mother's Son | $84,020 | -5% | 14 | $6,001 | $279,564 | 12 | |
| 41 | (42) | That Thing You Do! | $81,468 | -9% | 119 | $685 | $25,632,746 | 94 | |
| 42 | (39) | Thieves | $79,931 | -24% | 9 | $8,881 | $247,299 | 12 | |
| 43 | (44) | First Kid | $77,311 | -12% | 134 | $577 | $26,293,417 | 129 | |
| 44 | (26) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $71,159 | -71% | 134 | $531 | $100,117,603 | 199 | |
| 45 | (47) | Microcosmos | $62,144 | +7% | 29 | $2,143 | $1,325,867 | 87 | |
| 46 | (-) | Everyone Says I Love You | $57,186 | 3 | $19,062 | $273,122 | 31 | ||
| 47 | (49) | La cérémonie | $55,278 | +18% | 10 | $5,528 | $314,375 | 19 | |
| 48 | (50) | Marvin's Room | $51,243 | +10% | 6 | $8,541 | $271,740 | 19 | |
| 49 | (48) | Jack | $49,873 | -10% | 83 | $601 | $58,554,258 | 150 | |
| 50 | (46) | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $49,457 | -21% | 21 | $2,355 | $536,052 | 59 | |
| 51 | (45) | Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation | $42,555 | -35% | 17 | $2,503 | $959,699 | 275 | |
| 52 | (51) | Phenomenon | $34,829 | -13% | 57 | $611 | $104,535,318 | 185 | |
| 53 | (54) | Lone Star | $30,413 | +43% | 14 | $2,172 | $12,919,488 | 199 | |
| 54 | (52) | The Whole Wide World | $25,518 | -11% | 9 | $2,835 | $136,933 | 19 | |
| 55 | (55) | I'm Not Rappaport | $19,837 | +10% | 3 | $6,612 | $62,448 | 12 | |
| 56 | (-) | The Ghost and the Darkness | $17,461 | 31 | $563 | $37,769,792 | 87 | ||
| 57 | (-) | Michael Collins | $16,709 | 14 | $1,194 | $11,213,181 | 87 | ||
| 58 | (-) | Beautiful Thing | $16,448 | 12 | $1,371 | $1,460,297 | 89 | ||
| 59 | (53) | The Rich Man’s Wife | $16,182 | -33% | 28 | $578 | $8,538,318 | 115 | |
| 60 | (-) | Sling Blade | $14,513 | 2 | $7,257 | $140,259 | 47 | ||
| Reporting movies: 60 | $93,330,991 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | $12,144,926 | 2,181 | $52,733,564 |
| 2 | Jerry Maguire | $12,030,145 | 2,531 | $83,006,355 |
| 3 | Scream | $10,015,810 | 1,737 | $39,084,452 |
| 4 | 101 Dalmatians | $7,342,467 | 2,702 | $121,788,625 |
| 5 | One Fine Day | $6,218,887 | 1,968 | $32,246,925 |
| 6 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $5,755,741 | 2,417 | $54,149,743 |
| 7 | Ghosts of Mississippi | $5,016,767 | 1,268 | $5,782,753 |
| 8 | The Preacher’s Wife | $4,925,287 | 2,001 | $38,655,329 |
| 9 | Mars Attacks! | $3,433,575 | 1,901 | $33,779,762 |
| 10 | My Fellow Americans | $3,330,333 | 1,865 | $18,004,594 |
| 11 | The English Patient | $2,732,463 | 582 | $28,007,132 |
| 12 | The Evening Star | $2,277,110 | 1,268 | $10,129,807 |
| 13 | Ransom | $2,218,662 | 1,076 | $129,137,746 |
| 14 | Daylight | $1,825,515 | 1,217 | $29,133,930 |
| 15 | Star Trek: First Contact | $1,760,201 | 1,001 | $89,128,389 |
| 16 | Shine | $1,614,152 | 207 | $6,694,360 |
| 17 | Jingle All the Way | $1,557,418 | 1,405 | $57,194,776 |
| 18 | Space Jam | $1,378,884 | 1,201 | $85,422,365 |
| 19 | The Crucible | $1,319,366 | 344 | $4,652,487 |
| 20 | Evita | $1,064,660 | 22 | $2,225,737 |
| 21 | Romeo+Juliet | $604,009 | 662 | $44,798,596 |
| 22 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $597,692 | 16 | $1,744,214 |
| 23 | The First Wives Club | $594,070 | 640 | $104,625,228 |
| 24 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $275,168 | 462 | $22,491,695 |
| 25 | Ridicule | $236,507 | 82 | $1,582,546 |
| 26 | Secrets & Lies | $221,934 | 72 | $6,237,238 |
| 27 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $221,356 | 309 | $33,132,988 |
| 28 | Sleepers | $215,067 | 447 | $52,894,048 |
| 29 | Set It Off | $202,220 | 145 | $34,639,061 |
| 30 | Breaking the Waves | $179,520 | 47 | $1,328,006 |
| 31 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $176,969 | 301 | $40,752,572 |
| 32 | Mother | $155,027 | 7 | $522,339 |
| 33 | Big Night | $134,352 | 53 | $11,330,458 |
| 34 | Swingers | $129,069 | 43 | $4,088,252 |
| 35 | The Portrait of a Lady | $109,498 | 7 | $355,334 |
| 36 | High School High | $102,707 | 273 | $20,883,060 |
| 37 | Hamlet | $88,362 | 3 | $344,863 |
| 38 | Across The Sea of Time | $86,557 | 4 | $7,891,581 |
| 39 | Fly Away Home | $85,003 | 262 | $24,455,717 |
| 40 | Some Mother's Son | $84,020 | 14 | $279,564 |
| 41 | That Thing You Do! | $81,468 | 119 | $25,632,746 |
| 42 | Thieves | $79,931 | 9 | $247,299 |
| 43 | First Kid | $77,311 | 134 | $26,293,417 |
| 44 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | $71,159 | 134 | $100,117,603 |
| 45 | Microcosmos | $62,144 | 29 | $1,325,867 |
| 46 | Everyone Says I Love You | $57,186 | 3 | $273,122 |
| 47 | La cérémonie | $55,278 | 10 | $314,375 |
| 48 | Marvin's Room | $51,243 | 6 | $271,740 |
| 49 | Jack | $49,873 | 83 | $58,554,258 |
| 50 | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $49,457 | 21 | $536,052 |
| 51 | Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation | $42,555 | 17 | $959,699 |
| 52 | Phenomenon | $34,829 | 57 | $104,535,318 |
| 53 | Lone Star | $30,413 | 14 | $12,919,488 |
| 54 | The Whole Wide World | $25,518 | 9 | $136,933 |
| 55 | I'm Not Rappaport | $19,837 | 3 | $62,448 |
| 56 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $17,461 | 31 | $37,769,792 |
| 57 | Michael Collins | $16,709 | 14 | $11,213,181 |
| 58 | Beautiful Thing | $16,448 | 12 | $1,460,297 |
| 59 | The Rich Man’s Wife | $16,182 | 28 | $8,538,318 |
| 60 | Sling Blade | $14,513 | 2 | $140,259 |
| Reporting: 60 | $93,330,991 | total | ||