Weekend Domestic Box Office January 24, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (5) | Jerry Maguire | $5,518,727 | -27% | 2,207 | $2,501 | $109,785,743 | 45 | |
| 2 | (-) | In Love and War | $5,489,245 | 1,610 | $3,409 | $5,489,245 | 40 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $5,481,640 | -55% | 2,112 | $2,595 | $18,967,251 | 10 | |
| 4 | (2) | Metro | $5,479,213 | -52% | 2,005 | $2,733 | $18,734,917 | 10 | |
| 5 | (3) | Evita | $5,415,891 | -39% | 1,016 | $5,331 | $30,465,756 | 33 | |
| 6 | (6) | Scream | $4,040,199 | -45% | 1,994 | $2,026 | $64,593,256 | 38 | |
| 7 | (4) | The Relic | $4,008,970 | -49% | 2,128 | $1,884 | $25,268,537 | 17 | |
| 8 | (new) | Fierce Creatures | $3,759,480 | 1,593 | $2,360 | $3,759,480 | 3 | ||
| 9 | (7) | Michael | $3,130,599 | -55% | 2,206 | $1,419 | $76,652,206 | 33 | |
| 10 | (new) | Zeus and Roxanne | $2,755,382 | 1,745 | $1,579 | $2,755,382 | 3 | ||
| 11 | (11) | Mother | $2,586,424 | -17% | 621 | $4,165 | $8,873,710 | 33 | |
| 12 | (8) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $2,101,914 | -45% | 1,233 | $1,705 | $15,912,974 | 33 | |
| 13 | (14) | The English Patient | $1,915,342 | -18% | 615 | $3,114 | $36,674,728 | 73 | |
| 14 | (15) | Shine | $1,441,744 | -22% | 314 | $4,592 | $12,634,654 | 66 | |
| 15 | (9) | Jackie Chan's First Strike | $1,428,839 | -60% | 1,154 | $1,238 | $12,878,482 | 17 | |
| 16 | (10) | 101 Dalmatians | $1,152,421 | -64% | 1,249 | $923 | $131,279,096 | 61 | |
| 17 | (12) | One Fine Day | $1,108,752 | -59% | 1,084 | $1,023 | $42,619,929 | 38 | |
| 18 | (16) | Everyone Says I Love You | $1,107,180 | -37% | 270 | $4,101 | $3,660,871 | 52 | |
| 19 | (13) | Turbulence | $813,237 | -68% | 1,499 | $543 | $9,814,961 | 17 | |
| 20 | (22) | Jingle All the Way | $597,545 | -18% | 655 | $912 | $59,540,398 | 66 | |
| 21 | (17) | The Preacher’s Wife | $572,268 | -64% | 708 | $808 | $45,053,026 | 45 | |
| 22 | (20) | The Portrait of a Lady | $569,997 | -62% | 537 | $1,061 | $2,911,061 | 34 | |
| 23 | (43) | Hamlet | $455,728 | +446% | 56 | $8,138 | $1,062,899 | 33 | |
| 24 | (21) | Daylight | $453,420 | -41% | 687 | $660 | $31,775,460 | 52 | |
| 25 | (18) | Ghosts of Mississippi | $413,694 | -74% | 512 | $808 | $12,470,147 | 38 | |
| 26 | (19) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $404,142 | -75% | 938 | $431 | $61,746,940 | 38 | |
| 27 | (23) | Ransom | $317,106 | -52% | 327 | $970 | $132,107,319 | 80 | |
| 28 | (new) | Prefontaine | $311,253 | 201 | $1,549 | $311,253 | 3 | ||
| 29 | (26) | Space Jam | $219,107 | -52% | 333 | $658 | $86,830,893 | 73 | |
| 30 | (31) | Set It Off | $211,724 | -27% | 261 | $811 | $35,384,835 | 82 | |
| 31 | (24) | The Crucible | $183,858 | -64% | 154 | $1,194 | $6,927,858 | 59 | |
| 32 | (32) | Marvin's Room | $174,962 | -38% | 37 | $4,729 | $1,234,295 | 40 | |
| 33 | (34) | Secrets & Lies | $170,954 | -11% | 88 | $1,943 | $7,025,943 | 121 | |
| 34 | (33) | Romeo+Juliet | $161,324 | -39% | 306 | $527 | $45,962,215 | 87 | |
| 35 | (35) | Breaking the Waves | $158,465 | -14% | 54 | $2,935 | $2,123,247 | 75 | |
| 36 | (25) | My Fellow Americans | $150,593 | -70% | 235 | $641 | $21,252,918 | 38 | |
| 37 | (28) | Star Trek: First Contact | $140,590 | -63% | 328 | $429 | $90,891,850 | 66 | |
| 38 | (27) | The Ghost and the Darkness | $133,510 | -66% | 461 | $290 | $38,353,568 | 108 | |
| 39 | (29) | Mars Attacks! | $100,366 | -72% | 158 | $635 | $36,343,818 | 45 | |
| 40 | (36) | The First Wives Club | $72,308 | -52% | 268 | $270 | $105,305,958 | 129 | |
| 41 | (39) | Albino Alligator | $63,025 | -38% | 16 | $3,939 | $188,050 | 10 | |
| 42 | (38) | Thieves | $62,110 | -42% | 17 | $3,654 | $512,444 | 33 | |
| 43 | (-) | I'm Not Rappaport | $60,789 | 38 | $1,600 | $160,153 | 33 | ||
| 44 | (37) | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $58,125 | -51% | 155 | $375 | $22,893,409 | 115 | |
| 45 | (41) | Big Night | $55,563 | -40% | 38 | $1,462 | $11,682,932 | 129 | |
| 46 | (30) | The Evening Star | $55,500 | -84% | 318 | $175 | $12,485,675 | 33 | |
| 47 | (40) | The Associate | $47,882 | -51% | 127 | $377 | $12,772,657 | 94 | |
| 48 | (42) | Ridicule | $46,509 | -49% | 24 | $1,938 | $2,015,919 | 59 | |
| 49 | (47) | Across The Sea of Time | $45,039 | -26% | 4 | $11,260 | $8,121,309 | 465 | |
| 50 | (58) | Sling Blade | $39,421 | +42% | 5 | $7,884 | $261,856 | 68 | |
| 51 | (new) | Kolya | $37,795 | 3 | $12,598 | $37,795 | 3 | ||
| 52 | (44) | Swingers | $36,204 | -56% | 32 | $1,131 | $4,430,186 | 101 | |
| 53 | (45) | Sleepers | $35,518 | -51% | 122 | $291 | $53,300,852 | 101 | |
| 54 | (46) | Microcosmos | $32,629 | -52% | 36 | $906 | $1,527,064 | 108 | |
| 55 | (49) | First Kid | $30,588 | -41% | 65 | $471 | $26,459,681 | 150 | |
| 56 | (-) | That Thing You Do! | $25,706 | 46 | $559 | $25,809,813 | 115 | ||
| 57 | (52) | La cérémonie | $24,303 | -38% | 5 | $4,861 | $468,326 | 40 | |
| 58 | (50) | Some Mother's Son | $19,380 | -61% | 10 | $1,938 | $475,078 | 33 | |
| 59 | (53) | Phenomenon | $16,121 | -56% | 42 | $384 | $104,632,573 | 206 | |
| 60 | (55) | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $15,829 | -52% | 13 | $1,218 | $670,564 | 80 | |
| Reporting movies: 60 | $65,516,149 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Maguire | $5,518,727 | 2,207 | $109,785,743 |
| 2 | In Love and War | $5,489,245 | 1,610 | $5,489,245 |
| 3 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $5,481,640 | 2,112 | $18,967,251 |
| 4 | Metro | $5,479,213 | 2,005 | $18,734,917 |
| 5 | Evita | $5,415,891 | 1,016 | $30,465,756 |
| 6 | Scream | $4,040,199 | 1,994 | $64,593,256 |
| 7 | The Relic | $4,008,970 | 2,128 | $25,268,537 |
| 8 | Fierce Creatures | $3,759,480 | 1,593 | $3,759,480 |
| 9 | Michael | $3,130,599 | 2,206 | $76,652,206 |
| 10 | Zeus and Roxanne | $2,755,382 | 1,745 | $2,755,382 |
| 11 | Mother | $2,586,424 | 621 | $8,873,710 |
| 12 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $2,101,914 | 1,233 | $15,912,974 |
| 13 | The English Patient | $1,915,342 | 615 | $36,674,728 |
| 14 | Shine | $1,441,744 | 314 | $12,634,654 |
| 15 | Jackie Chan's First Strike | $1,428,839 | 1,154 | $12,878,482 |
| 16 | 101 Dalmatians | $1,152,421 | 1,249 | $131,279,096 |
| 17 | One Fine Day | $1,108,752 | 1,084 | $42,619,929 |
| 18 | Everyone Says I Love You | $1,107,180 | 270 | $3,660,871 |
| 19 | Turbulence | $813,237 | 1,499 | $9,814,961 |
| 20 | Jingle All the Way | $597,545 | 655 | $59,540,398 |
| 21 | The Preacher’s Wife | $572,268 | 708 | $45,053,026 |
| 22 | The Portrait of a Lady | $569,997 | 537 | $2,911,061 |
| 23 | Hamlet | $455,728 | 56 | $1,062,899 |
| 24 | Daylight | $453,420 | 687 | $31,775,460 |
| 25 | Ghosts of Mississippi | $413,694 | 512 | $12,470,147 |
| 26 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $404,142 | 938 | $61,746,940 |
| 27 | Ransom | $317,106 | 327 | $132,107,319 |
| 28 | Prefontaine | $311,253 | 201 | $311,253 |
| 29 | Space Jam | $219,107 | 333 | $86,830,893 |
| 30 | Set It Off | $211,724 | 261 | $35,384,835 |
| 31 | The Crucible | $183,858 | 154 | $6,927,858 |
| 32 | Marvin's Room | $174,962 | 37 | $1,234,295 |
| 33 | Secrets & Lies | $170,954 | 88 | $7,025,943 |
| 34 | Romeo+Juliet | $161,324 | 306 | $45,962,215 |
| 35 | Breaking the Waves | $158,465 | 54 | $2,123,247 |
| 36 | My Fellow Americans | $150,593 | 235 | $21,252,918 |
| 37 | Star Trek: First Contact | $140,590 | 328 | $90,891,850 |
| 38 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $133,510 | 461 | $38,353,568 |
| 39 | Mars Attacks! | $100,366 | 158 | $36,343,818 |
| 40 | The First Wives Club | $72,308 | 268 | $105,305,958 |
| 41 | Albino Alligator | $63,025 | 16 | $188,050 |
| 42 | Thieves | $62,110 | 17 | $512,444 |
| 43 | I'm Not Rappaport | $60,789 | 38 | $160,153 |
| 44 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $58,125 | 155 | $22,893,409 |
| 45 | Big Night | $55,563 | 38 | $11,682,932 |
| 46 | The Evening Star | $55,500 | 318 | $12,485,675 |
| 47 | The Associate | $47,882 | 127 | $12,772,657 |
| 48 | Ridicule | $46,509 | 24 | $2,015,919 |
| 49 | Across The Sea of Time | $45,039 | 4 | $8,121,309 |
| 50 | Sling Blade | $39,421 | 5 | $261,856 |
| 51 | Kolya | $37,795 | 3 | $37,795 |
| 52 | Swingers | $36,204 | 32 | $4,430,186 |
| 53 | Sleepers | $35,518 | 122 | $53,300,852 |
| 54 | Microcosmos | $32,629 | 36 | $1,527,064 |
| 55 | First Kid | $30,588 | 65 | $26,459,681 |
| 56 | That Thing You Do! | $25,706 | 46 | $25,809,813 |
| 57 | La cérémonie | $24,303 | 5 | $468,326 |
| 58 | Some Mother's Son | $19,380 | 10 | $475,078 |
| 59 | Phenomenon | $16,121 | 42 | $104,632,573 |
| 60 | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $15,829 | 13 | $670,564 |
| Reporting: 60 | $65,516,149 | total | ||