Weekend Domestic Box Office February 7, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $24,277,091 | -32% | 2,104 | $11,539 | $393,498,671 | 7,201 | |
| 2 | (new) | Dante’s Peak | $18,479,435 | 2,657 | $6,955 | $18,479,435 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (new) | The Beautician and the Beast | $4,080,222 | 1,801 | $2,266 | $4,080,222 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (2) | Jerry Maguire | $3,580,033 | -31% | 1,964 | $1,823 | $121,282,251 | 59 | |
| 5 | (3) | Scream | $3,563,218 | -21% | 1,750 | $2,036 | $75,008,414 | 52 | |
| 6 | (4) | Evita | $3,001,066 | -31% | 1,045 | $2,872 | $40,993,867 | 47 | |
| 7 | (5) | Metro | $2,492,775 | -43% | 1,728 | $1,443 | $28,412,067 | 24 | |
| 8 | (14) | The English Patient | $2,237,749 | +21% | 1,042 | $2,148 | $42,013,561 | 87 | |
| 9 | (6) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $2,014,802 | -52% | 1,956 | $1,030 | $27,050,978 | 24 | |
| 10 | (9) | Michael | $1,942,705 | -28% | 1,660 | $1,170 | $83,056,061 | 47 | |
| 11 | (7) | In Love and War | $1,841,949 | -47% | 1,612 | $1,143 | $12,919,230 | 54 | |
| 12 | (new) | The Pest | $1,817,278 | 1,205 | $1,508 | $1,817,278 | 3 | ||
| 13 | (11) | Mother | $1,724,604 | -35% | 735 | $2,346 | $14,952,728 | 47 | |
| 14 | (8) | The Relic | $1,356,390 | -52% | 1,145 | $1,185 | $31,357,912 | 31 | |
| 15 | (17) | Shine | $1,030,587 | -25% | 314 | $3,282 | $15,992,423 | 80 | |
| 16 | (18) | Everyone Says I Love You | $1,001,154 | -24% | 276 | $3,627 | $6,742,818 | 66 | |
| 17 | (12) | Fierce Creatures | $861,545 | -63% | 1,038 | $830 | $8,534,615 | 17 | |
| 18 | (10) | Gridlock'd | $860,261 | -68% | 739 | $1,164 | $4,948,253 | 12 | |
| 19 | (35) | Space Jam | $855,878 | +429% | 827 | $1,035 | $87,901,829 | 87 | |
| 20 | (15) | Zeus and Roxanne | $809,192 | -55% | 1,371 | $590 | $6,143,056 | 17 | |
| 21 | (19) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $600,288 | -48% | 500 | $1,201 | $18,778,141 | 47 | |
| 22 | (13) | Meet Wally Sparks | $586,576 | -72% | 1,393 | $421 | $3,339,779 | 10 | |
| 23 | (20) | One Fine Day | $411,984 | -41% | 527 | $782 | $44,230,542 | 52 | |
| 24 | (21) | 101 Dalmatians | $395,137 | -43% | 624 | $633 | $132,686,684 | 75 | |
| 25 | (16) | Shadow Conspiracy | $384,106 | -72% | 837 | $459 | $2,154,540 | 10 | |
| 26 | (24) | Hamlet | $344,057 | -18% | 56 | $6,144 | $2,121,048 | 47 | |
| 27 | (26) | Daylight | $267,525 | -30% | 352 | $760 | $32,692,495 | 66 | |
| 28 | (25) | Jingle All the Way | $244,499 | -41% | 404 | $605 | $60,422,952 | 80 | |
| 29 | (23) | Turbulence | $222,994 | -53% | 338 | $660 | $11,058,080 | 31 | |
| 30 | (22) | Jackie Chan's First Strike | $212,829 | -65% | 236 | $902 | $14,280,512 | 31 | |
| 31 | (27) | The Preacher’s Wife | $179,043 | -50% | 271 | $661 | $45,862,601 | 59 | |
| 32 | (32) | Breaking the Waves | $166,470 | -3% | 68 | $2,448 | $2,596,897 | 89 | |
| 33 | (36) | Secrets & Lies | $158,583 | -2% | 93 | $1,705 | $7,500,294 | 135 | |
| 34 | (57) | Sling Blade | $148,493 | +307% | 16 | $9,281 | $488,508 | 82 | |
| 35 | (34) | Marvin's Room | $144,684 | -11% | 38 | $3,807 | $1,647,148 | 54 | |
| 36 | (47) | Kolya | $140,577 | +130% | 19 | $7,399 | $284,648 | 17 | |
| 37 | (33) | Set It Off | $115,136 | -30% | 153 | $753 | $35,782,706 | 96 | |
| 38 | (29) | Ransom | $111,335 | -54% | 153 | $728 | $132,611,345 | 94 | |
| 39 | (-) | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $109,124 | 508 | $215 | $41,014,637 | 87 | ||
| 40 | (28) | The Portrait of a Lady | $106,651 | -58% | 74 | $1,441 | $3,595,097 | 48 | |
| 41 | (38) | Thieves | $98,948 | -21% | 36 | $2,749 | $807,839 | 47 | |
| 42 | (40) | The Crucible | $93,126 | -24% | 116 | $803 | $7,261,240 | 73 | |
| 43 | (39) | Romeo+Juliet | $79,204 | -37% | 128 | $619 | $46,275,756 | 101 | |
| 44 | (31) | Thinner | $69,949 | -63% | 321 | $218 | $15,171,475 | 108 | |
| 45 | (new) | SubUrbia | $69,365 | 16 | $4,335 | $69,365 | 3 | ||
| 46 | (61) | Prisoner of the Mountains | $64,141 | +273% | 13 | $4,934 | $89,992 | 10 | |
| 47 | (30) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $62,302 | -69% | 266 | $234 | $62,166,378 | 52 | |
| 48 | (53) | Across The Sea of Time | $57,168 | +14% | 4 | $14,292 | $8,284,084 | 479 | |
| 49 | (50) | La cérémonie | $56,362 | +2% | 17 | $3,315 | $607,147 | 54 | |
| 50 | (new) | Hotel de Love | $50,947 | 18 | $2,830 | $50,947 | 3 | ||
| 51 | (49) | Big Night | $46,385 | -19% | 41 | $1,131 | $11,824,229 | 143 | |
| 52 | (56) | Waiting for Guffman | $45,907 | +21% | 3 | $15,302 | $101,607 | 10 | |
| 53 | (44) | My Fellow Americans | $45,591 | -51% | 91 | $501 | $21,503,307 | 52 | |
| 54 | (42) | Star Trek: First Contact | $44,595 | -55% | 142 | $314 | $91,103,043 | 80 | |
| 55 | (43) | The Ghost and the Darkness | $44,586 | -53% | 142 | $314 | $38,553,833 | 122 | |
| 56 | (37) | Ghosts of Mississippi | $44,301 | -71% | 102 | $434 | $12,846,329 | 52 | |
| 57 | (52) | Albino Alligator | $41,535 | -17% | 17 | $2,443 | $326,308 | 24 | |
| 58 | (45) | Mars Attacks! | $37,967 | -45% | 82 | $463 | $36,504,429 | 59 | |
| 59 | (46) | Some Mother's Son | $33,628 | -49% | 32 | $1,051 | $608,032 | 47 | |
| 60 | (48) | The First Wives Club | $33,545 | -43% | 146 | $230 | $105,444,419 | 143 | |
| Reporting movies: 60 | $83,997,577 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $24,277,091 | 2,104 | $393,498,671 |
| 2 | Dante’s Peak | $18,479,435 | 2,657 | $18,479,435 |
| 3 | The Beautician and the Beast | $4,080,222 | 1,801 | $4,080,222 |
| 4 | Jerry Maguire | $3,580,033 | 1,964 | $121,282,251 |
| 5 | Scream | $3,563,218 | 1,750 | $75,008,414 |
| 6 | Evita | $3,001,066 | 1,045 | $40,993,867 |
| 7 | Metro | $2,492,775 | 1,728 | $28,412,067 |
| 8 | The English Patient | $2,237,749 | 1,042 | $42,013,561 |
| 9 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $2,014,802 | 1,956 | $27,050,978 |
| 10 | Michael | $1,942,705 | 1,660 | $83,056,061 |
| 11 | In Love and War | $1,841,949 | 1,612 | $12,919,230 |
| 12 | The Pest | $1,817,278 | 1,205 | $1,817,278 |
| 13 | Mother | $1,724,604 | 735 | $14,952,728 |
| 14 | The Relic | $1,356,390 | 1,145 | $31,357,912 |
| 15 | Shine | $1,030,587 | 314 | $15,992,423 |
| 16 | Everyone Says I Love You | $1,001,154 | 276 | $6,742,818 |
| 17 | Fierce Creatures | $861,545 | 1,038 | $8,534,615 |
| 18 | Gridlock'd | $860,261 | 739 | $4,948,253 |
| 19 | Space Jam | $855,878 | 827 | $87,901,829 |
| 20 | Zeus and Roxanne | $809,192 | 1,371 | $6,143,056 |
| 21 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $600,288 | 500 | $18,778,141 |
| 22 | Meet Wally Sparks | $586,576 | 1,393 | $3,339,779 |
| 23 | One Fine Day | $411,984 | 527 | $44,230,542 |
| 24 | 101 Dalmatians | $395,137 | 624 | $132,686,684 |
| 25 | Shadow Conspiracy | $384,106 | 837 | $2,154,540 |
| 26 | Hamlet | $344,057 | 56 | $2,121,048 |
| 27 | Daylight | $267,525 | 352 | $32,692,495 |
| 28 | Jingle All the Way | $244,499 | 404 | $60,422,952 |
| 29 | Turbulence | $222,994 | 338 | $11,058,080 |
| 30 | Jackie Chan's First Strike | $212,829 | 236 | $14,280,512 |
| 31 | The Preacher’s Wife | $179,043 | 271 | $45,862,601 |
| 32 | Breaking the Waves | $166,470 | 68 | $2,596,897 |
| 33 | Secrets & Lies | $158,583 | 93 | $7,500,294 |
| 34 | Sling Blade | $148,493 | 16 | $488,508 |
| 35 | Marvin's Room | $144,684 | 38 | $1,647,148 |
| 36 | Kolya | $140,577 | 19 | $284,648 |
| 37 | Set It Off | $115,136 | 153 | $35,782,706 |
| 38 | Ransom | $111,335 | 153 | $132,611,345 |
| 39 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $109,124 | 508 | $41,014,637 |
| 40 | The Portrait of a Lady | $106,651 | 74 | $3,595,097 |
| 41 | Thieves | $98,948 | 36 | $807,839 |
| 42 | The Crucible | $93,126 | 116 | $7,261,240 |
| 43 | Romeo+Juliet | $79,204 | 128 | $46,275,756 |
| 44 | Thinner | $69,949 | 321 | $15,171,475 |
| 45 | SubUrbia | $69,365 | 16 | $69,365 |
| 46 | Prisoner of the Mountains | $64,141 | 13 | $89,992 |
| 47 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $62,302 | 266 | $62,166,378 |
| 48 | Across The Sea of Time | $57,168 | 4 | $8,284,084 |
| 49 | La cérémonie | $56,362 | 17 | $607,147 |
| 50 | Hotel de Love | $50,947 | 18 | $50,947 |
| 51 | Big Night | $46,385 | 41 | $11,824,229 |
| 52 | Waiting for Guffman | $45,907 | 3 | $101,607 |
| 53 | My Fellow Americans | $45,591 | 91 | $21,503,307 |
| 54 | Star Trek: First Contact | $44,595 | 142 | $91,103,043 |
| 55 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $44,586 | 142 | $38,553,833 |
| 56 | Ghosts of Mississippi | $44,301 | 102 | $12,846,329 |
| 57 | Albino Alligator | $41,535 | 17 | $326,308 |
| 58 | Mars Attacks! | $37,967 | 82 | $36,504,429 |
| 59 | Some Mother's Son | $33,628 | 32 | $608,032 |
| 60 | The First Wives Club | $33,545 | 146 | $105,444,419 |
| Reporting: 60 | $83,997,577 | total | ||