Weekend Domestic Box Office January 31, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (-) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $35,906,661 | 2,104 | $17,066 | $358,646,803 | 7,194 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Jerry Maguire | $5,183,347 | -6% | 2,140 | $2,422 | $116,588,785 | 52 | |
| 3 | (6) | Scream | $4,505,137 | +12% | 1,835 | $2,455 | $70,363,067 | 45 | |
| 4 | (5) | Evita | $4,374,631 | -19% | 1,038 | $4,214 | $36,750,253 | 40 | |
| 5 | (4) | Metro | $4,362,946 | -20% | 1,947 | $2,241 | $24,839,802 | 17 | |
| 6 | (3) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $4,160,840 | -24% | 2,112 | $1,970 | $24,363,217 | 17 | |
| 7 | (2) | In Love and War | $3,478,559 | -37% | 1,612 | $2,158 | $10,290,451 | 47 | |
| 8 | (7) | The Relic | $2,833,256 | -29% | 1,719 | $1,648 | $29,335,180 | 24 | |
| 9 | (9) | Michael | $2,702,201 | -14% | 1,881 | $1,437 | $80,319,432 | 40 | |
| 10 | (new) | Gridlock'd | $2,678,372 | 743 | $3,605 | $3,603,049 | 5 | ||
| 11 | (11) | Mother | $2,654,377 | +3% | 730 | $3,636 | $12,455,263 | 40 | |
| 12 | (8) | Fierce Creatures | $2,300,445 | -39% | 1,620 | $1,420 | $7,122,630 | 10 | |
| 13 | (new) | Meet Wally Sparks | $2,131,001 | 1,552 | $1,373 | $2,131,001 | 3 | ||
| 14 | (13) | The English Patient | $1,853,099 | -3% | 655 | $2,829 | $39,205,217 | 80 | |
| 15 | (10) | Zeus and Roxanne | $1,792,626 | -35% | 1,745 | $1,027 | $5,051,339 | 10 | |
| 16 | (new) | Shadow Conspiracy | $1,370,831 | 837 | $1,638 | $1,370,831 | 3 | ||
| 17 | (14) | Shine | $1,367,537 | -5% | 314 | $4,355 | $14,536,416 | 73 | |
| 18 | (18) | Everyone Says I Love You | $1,309,391 | +18% | 275 | $4,761 | $5,362,364 | 59 | |
| 19 | (12) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $1,165,521 | -45% | 966 | $1,207 | $17,816,628 | 40 | |
| 20 | (17) | One Fine Day | $694,306 | -37% | 768 | $904 | $43,620,819 | 45 | |
| 21 | (16) | 101 Dalmatians | $691,318 | -40% | 802 | $862 | $132,193,980 | 68 | |
| 22 | (15) | Jackie Chan's First Strike | $599,540 | -58% | 781 | $768 | $13,910,366 | 24 | |
| 23 | (19) | Turbulence | $476,904 | -41% | 772 | $618 | $10,651,372 | 24 | |
| 24 | (23) | Hamlet | $417,453 | -8% | 56 | $7,455 | $1,651,891 | 40 | |
| 25 | (20) | Jingle All the Way | $416,365 | -30% | 555 | $750 | $60,089,832 | 73 | |
| 26 | (24) | Daylight | $384,275 | -15% | 509 | $755 | $32,315,180 | 59 | |
| 27 | (21) | The Preacher’s Wife | $355,524 | -38% | 421 | $844 | $45,596,378 | 52 | |
| 28 | (22) | The Portrait of a Lady | $253,522 | -56% | 194 | $1,307 | $3,397,099 | 41 | |
| 29 | (27) | Ransom | $240,227 | -24% | 241 | $997 | $132,440,990 | 87 | |
| 30 | (26) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $201,078 | -50% | 518 | $388 | $62,054,598 | 45 | |
| 31 | (-) | Thinner | $186,765 | 514 | $363 | $15,048,890 | 101 | ||
| 32 | (35) | Breaking the Waves | $171,593 | +8% | 59 | $2,908 | $2,365,249 | 82 | |
| 33 | (30) | Set It Off | $163,475 | -23% | 208 | $786 | $35,618,921 | 89 | |
| 34 | (32) | Marvin's Room | $161,719 | -8% | 33 | $4,901 | $1,456,195 | 47 | |
| 35 | (29) | Space Jam | $161,682 | -26% | 234 | $691 | $87,026,306 | 80 | |
| 36 | (33) | Secrets & Lies | $161,313 | -6% | 82 | $1,967 | $7,268,929 | 128 | |
| 37 | (25) | Ghosts of Mississippi | $151,303 | -63% | 240 | $630 | $12,758,769 | 45 | |
| 38 | (42) | Thieves | $125,508 | +102% | 31 | $4,049 | $667,196 | 40 | |
| 39 | (34) | Romeo+Juliet | $125,057 | -22% | 218 | $574 | $46,145,198 | 94 | |
| 40 | (31) | The Crucible | $122,615 | -33% | 135 | $908 | $7,119,215 | 66 | |
| 41 | (28) | Prefontaine | $120,824 | -61% | 191 | $633 | $532,190 | 10 | |
| 42 | (37) | Star Trek: First Contact | $98,089 | -30% | 243 | $404 | $91,033,490 | 73 | |
| 43 | (38) | The Ghost and the Darkness | $94,904 | -29% | 275 | $345 | $38,487,058 | 115 | |
| 44 | (36) | My Fellow Americans | $93,046 | -38% | 120 | $775 | $21,419,475 | 45 | |
| 45 | (39) | Mars Attacks! | $68,891 | -31% | 104 | $662 | $36,446,205 | 52 | |
| 46 | (58) | Some Mother's Son | $66,134 | +241% | 35 | $1,890 | $549,686 | 40 | |
| 47 | (51) | Kolya | $61,220 | +62% | 6 | $10,203 | $119,475 | 10 | |
| 48 | (40) | The First Wives Club | $59,327 | -18% | 212 | $280 | $105,393,322 | 136 | |
| 49 | (45) | Big Night | $56,926 | +2% | 63 | $904 | $11,758,713 | 136 | |
| 50 | (57) | La cérémonie | $55,289 | +127% | 15 | $3,686 | $533,530 | 47 | |
| 51 | (new) | Johns | $50,789 | 8 | $6,349 | $50,789 | 3 | ||
| 52 | (41) | Albino Alligator | $50,239 | -20% | 14 | $3,589 | $267,532 | 17 | |
| 53 | (49) | Across The Sea of Time | $50,211 | +11% | 4 | $12,553 | $8,203,712 | 472 | |
| 54 | (48) | Ridicule | $44,376 | -5% | 24 | $1,849 | $2,081,756 | 66 | |
| 55 | (52) | Swingers | $42,775 | +18% | 28 | $1,528 | $4,505,922 | 108 | |
| 56 | (new) | Waiting for Guffman | $37,990 | 3 | $12,663 | $37,990 | 3 | ||
| 57 | (50) | Sling Blade | $36,521 | -7% | 4 | $9,130 | $321,231 | 75 | |
| 58 | (44) | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $34,792 | -40% | 101 | $344 | $22,936,273 | 122 | |
| 59 | (43) | I'm Not Rappaport | $34,232 | -44% | 33 | $1,037 | $222,525 | 40 | |
| 60 | (54) | Microcosmos | $32,189 | -1% | 36 | $894 | $1,573,842 | 115 | |
| 61 | (new) | Prisoner of the Mountains | $17,196 | 3 | $5,732 | $17,196 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 61 | $93,598,280 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $35,906,661 | 2,104 | $358,646,803 |
| 2 | Jerry Maguire | $5,183,347 | 2,140 | $116,588,785 |
| 3 | Scream | $4,505,137 | 1,835 | $70,363,067 |
| 4 | Evita | $4,374,631 | 1,038 | $36,750,253 |
| 5 | Metro | $4,362,946 | 1,947 | $24,839,802 |
| 6 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $4,160,840 | 2,112 | $24,363,217 |
| 7 | In Love and War | $3,478,559 | 1,612 | $10,290,451 |
| 8 | The Relic | $2,833,256 | 1,719 | $29,335,180 |
| 9 | Michael | $2,702,201 | 1,881 | $80,319,432 |
| 10 | Gridlock'd | $2,678,372 | 743 | $3,603,049 |
| 11 | Mother | $2,654,377 | 730 | $12,455,263 |
| 12 | Fierce Creatures | $2,300,445 | 1,620 | $7,122,630 |
| 13 | Meet Wally Sparks | $2,131,001 | 1,552 | $2,131,001 |
| 14 | The English Patient | $1,853,099 | 655 | $39,205,217 |
| 15 | Zeus and Roxanne | $1,792,626 | 1,745 | $5,051,339 |
| 16 | Shadow Conspiracy | $1,370,831 | 837 | $1,370,831 |
| 17 | Shine | $1,367,537 | 314 | $14,536,416 |
| 18 | Everyone Says I Love You | $1,309,391 | 275 | $5,362,364 |
| 19 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $1,165,521 | 966 | $17,816,628 |
| 20 | One Fine Day | $694,306 | 768 | $43,620,819 |
| 21 | 101 Dalmatians | $691,318 | 802 | $132,193,980 |
| 22 | Jackie Chan's First Strike | $599,540 | 781 | $13,910,366 |
| 23 | Turbulence | $476,904 | 772 | $10,651,372 |
| 24 | Hamlet | $417,453 | 56 | $1,651,891 |
| 25 | Jingle All the Way | $416,365 | 555 | $60,089,832 |
| 26 | Daylight | $384,275 | 509 | $32,315,180 |
| 27 | The Preacher’s Wife | $355,524 | 421 | $45,596,378 |
| 28 | The Portrait of a Lady | $253,522 | 194 | $3,397,099 |
| 29 | Ransom | $240,227 | 241 | $132,440,990 |
| 30 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $201,078 | 518 | $62,054,598 |
| 31 | Thinner | $186,765 | 514 | $15,048,890 |
| 32 | Breaking the Waves | $171,593 | 59 | $2,365,249 |
| 33 | Set It Off | $163,475 | 208 | $35,618,921 |
| 34 | Marvin's Room | $161,719 | 33 | $1,456,195 |
| 35 | Space Jam | $161,682 | 234 | $87,026,306 |
| 36 | Secrets & Lies | $161,313 | 82 | $7,268,929 |
| 37 | Ghosts of Mississippi | $151,303 | 240 | $12,758,769 |
| 38 | Thieves | $125,508 | 31 | $667,196 |
| 39 | Romeo+Juliet | $125,057 | 218 | $46,145,198 |
| 40 | The Crucible | $122,615 | 135 | $7,119,215 |
| 41 | Prefontaine | $120,824 | 191 | $532,190 |
| 42 | Star Trek: First Contact | $98,089 | 243 | $91,033,490 |
| 43 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $94,904 | 275 | $38,487,058 |
| 44 | My Fellow Americans | $93,046 | 120 | $21,419,475 |
| 45 | Mars Attacks! | $68,891 | 104 | $36,446,205 |
| 46 | Some Mother's Son | $66,134 | 35 | $549,686 |
| 47 | Kolya | $61,220 | 6 | $119,475 |
| 48 | The First Wives Club | $59,327 | 212 | $105,393,322 |
| 49 | Big Night | $56,926 | 63 | $11,758,713 |
| 50 | La cérémonie | $55,289 | 15 | $533,530 |
| 51 | Johns | $50,789 | 8 | $50,789 |
| 52 | Albino Alligator | $50,239 | 14 | $267,532 |
| 53 | Across The Sea of Time | $50,211 | 4 | $8,203,712 |
| 54 | Ridicule | $44,376 | 24 | $2,081,756 |
| 55 | Swingers | $42,775 | 28 | $4,505,922 |
| 56 | Waiting for Guffman | $37,990 | 3 | $37,990 |
| 57 | Sling Blade | $36,521 | 4 | $321,231 |
| 58 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $34,792 | 101 | $22,936,273 |
| 59 | I'm Not Rappaport | $34,232 | 33 | $222,525 |
| 60 | Microcosmos | $32,189 | 36 | $1,573,842 |
| 61 | Prisoner of the Mountains | $17,196 | 3 | $17,196 |
| Reporting: 61 | $93,598,280 | total | ||