Weekend Domestic Box Office February 14, 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 | $21,370,589 | -12% | 2,104 | $10,157 | $421,371,522 | 7,208 | |
| 2 | (new) | Absolute Power | $16,770,220 | 2,568 | $6,530 | $16,770,220 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Dante’s Peak | $13,662,270 | -26% | 2,727 | $5,010 | $36,271,100 | 10 | |
| 4 | (new) | Vegas Vacation | $12,837,927 | 2,054 | $6,250 | $12,837,927 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (new) | Fools Rush In | $9,714,940 | 1,674 | $5,803 | $9,714,940 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (new) | That Darn Cat | $6,424,617 | 1,891 | $3,397 | $6,424,617 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (4) | Jerry Maguire | $5,205,845 | +45% | 1,730 | $3,009 | $127,708,151 | 66 | |
| 8 | (8) | The English Patient | $4,585,551 | +105% | 1,115 | $4,113 | $47,738,423 | 94 | |
| 9 | (15) | Shine | $3,515,584 | +241% | 851 | $4,131 | $20,024,158 | 87 | |
| 10 | (5) | Scream | $3,261,988 | -8% | 1,431 | $2,280 | $79,108,017 | 59 | |
| 11 | (3) | The Beautician and the Beast | $3,184,165 | -22% | 1,801 | $1,768 | $8,221,369 | 10 | |
| 12 | (new) | Dangerous Ground | $2,647,745 | 808 | $3,277 | $0 | 5 | ||
| 13 | (6) | Evita | $2,524,722 | -16% | 956 | $2,641 | $44,436,127 | 54 | |
| 14 | (13) | Mother | $1,323,578 | -23% | 735 | $1,801 | $16,792,504 | 54 | |
| 15 | (10) | Michael | $1,235,622 | -36% | 946 | $1,306 | $84,741,079 | 54 | |
| 16 | (7) | Metro | $1,082,570 | -57% | 881 | $1,229 | $30,145,797 | 31 | |
| 17 | (9) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $942,115 | -53% | 1,065 | $885 | $28,412,600 | 31 | |
| 18 | (38) | Ransom | $863,418 | +676% | 601 | $1,437 | $133,504,875 | 101 | |
| 19 | (12) | The Pest | $827,341 | -54% | 1,168 | $708 | $3,002,472 | 10 | |
| 20 | (19) | Space Jam | $771,666 | -10% | 786 | $982 | $88,863,156 | 94 | |
| 21 | (16) | Everyone Says I Love You | $740,497 | -26% | 223 | $3,321 | $7,753,317 | 73 | |
| 22 | (11) | In Love and War | $632,460 | -66% | 944 | $670 | $14,022,594 | 61 | |
| 23 | (34) | Sling Blade | $559,532 | +277% | 63 | $8,881 | $1,115,712 | 89 | |
| 24 | (33) | Secrets & Lies | $550,999 | +247% | 162 | $3,401 | $8,147,277 | 142 | |
| 25 | (14) | The Relic | $527,374 | -61% | 640 | $824 | $32,191,622 | 38 | |
| 26 | (26) | Hamlet | $526,300 | +53% | 92 | $5,721 | $2,758,109 | 54 | |
| 27 | (23) | One Fine Day | $441,819 | +7% | 492 | $898 | $44,781,352 | 59 | |
| 28 | (21) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $417,014 | -31% | 226 | $1,845 | $19,403,287 | 54 | |
| 29 | (58) | Mars Attacks! | $364,572 | +860% | 406 | $898 | $36,882,518 | 66 | |
| 30 | (54) | Star Trek: First Contact | $323,677 | +626% | 508 | $637 | $91,438,883 | 87 | |
| 31 | (20) | Zeus and Roxanne | $294,138 | -64% | 790 | $372 | $6,623,776 | 24 | |
| 32 | (24) | 101 Dalmatians | $261,590 | -34% | 369 | $709 | $133,013,171 | 82 | |
| 33 | (17) | Fierce Creatures | $219,105 | -75% | 207 | $1,058 | $9,007,165 | 24 | |
| 34 | (18) | Gridlock'd | $214,042 | -75% | 203 | $1,054 | $5,387,254 | 19 | |
| 35 | (36) | Kolya | $207,459 | +48% | 28 | $7,409 | $539,780 | 24 | |
| 36 | (22) | Meet Wally Sparks | $198,062 | -66% | 316 | $627 | $3,749,536 | 17 | |
| 37 | (new) | Touch | $195,236 | 51 | $3,828 | $195,236 | 3 | ||
| 38 | (32) | Breaking the Waves | $186,003 | +12% | 77 | $2,416 | $2,854,107 | 96 | |
| 39 | (35) | Marvin's Room | $181,164 | +25% | 28 | $6,470 | $1,878,726 | 61 | |
| 40 | (27) | Daylight | $120,105 | -55% | 157 | $765 | $32,885,565 | 73 | |
| 41 | (48) | Across The Sea of Time | $118,744 | +108% | 5 | $23,749 | $8,422,226 | 486 | |
| 42 | (30) | Jackie Chan's First Strike | $105,430 | -50% | 99 | $1,065 | $14,449,727 | 38 | |
| 43 | (31) | The Preacher’s Wife | $101,065 | -44% | 141 | $717 | $46,016,981 | 66 | |
| 44 | (28) | Jingle All the Way | $98,807 | -60% | 188 | $526 | $60,573,641 | 87 | |
| 45 | (46) | Prisoner of the Mountains | $96,332 | +50% | 20 | $4,817 | $211,865 | 17 | |
| 46 | (37) | Set It Off | $95,007 | -17% | 100 | $950 | $35,916,287 | 103 | |
| 47 | (39) | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $84,713 | -22% | 121 | $700 | $41,141,010 | 94 | |
| 48 | (45) | SubUrbia | $80,713 | +16% | 24 | $3,363 | $182,013 | 10 | |
| 49 | (29) | Turbulence | $77,766 | -65% | 145 | $536 | $11,206,783 | 38 | |
| 50 | (-) | When We Were Kings | $74,539 | 7 | $10,648 | $100,221 | 115 | ||
| 51 | (52) | Waiting for Guffman | $59,439 | +29% | 6 | $9,907 | $178,289 | 17 | |
| 52 | (-) | Ridicule | $57,137 | 30 | $1,905 | $2,212,457 | 80 | ||
| 53 | (new) | Unhook the Stars | $49,568 | 13 | $3,813 | $191,407 | 3 | ||
| 54 | (41) | Thieves | $46,164 | -53% | 27 | $1,710 | $897,585 | 54 | |
| 55 | (49) | La cérémonie | $44,825 | -20% | 13 | $3,448 | $670,659 | 61 | |
| 56 | (40) | The Portrait of a Lady | $43,114 | -60% | 27 | $1,597 | $3,684,143 | 55 | |
| 57 | (42) | The Crucible | $39,772 | -57% | 45 | $884 | $7,340,103 | 80 | |
| 58 | (51) | Big Night | $39,534 | -15% | 35 | $1,130 | $11,881,039 | 150 | |
| 59 | (43) | Romeo+Juliet | $39,503 | -50% | 75 | $527 | $46,338,728 | 108 | |
| 60 | (-) | The Graduate | $37,948 | 2 | $18,974 | $37,948 | 10,651 | ||
| 61 | (50) | Hotel de Love | $13,702 | -73% | 20 | $685 | $75,751 | 10 | |
| Reporting movies: 61 | $121,317,443 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $21,370,589 | 2,104 | $421,371,522 |
| 2 | Absolute Power | $16,770,220 | 2,568 | $16,770,220 |
| 3 | Dante’s Peak | $13,662,270 | 2,727 | $36,271,100 |
| 4 | Vegas Vacation | $12,837,927 | 2,054 | $12,837,927 |
| 5 | Fools Rush In | $9,714,940 | 1,674 | $9,714,940 |
| 6 | That Darn Cat | $6,424,617 | 1,891 | $6,424,617 |
| 7 | Jerry Maguire | $5,205,845 | 1,730 | $127,708,151 |
| 8 | The English Patient | $4,585,551 | 1,115 | $47,738,423 |
| 9 | Shine | $3,515,584 | 851 | $20,024,158 |
| 10 | Scream | $3,261,988 | 1,431 | $79,108,017 |
| 11 | The Beautician and the Beast | $3,184,165 | 1,801 | $8,221,369 |
| 12 | Dangerous Ground | $2,647,745 | 808 | $0 |
| 13 | Evita | $2,524,722 | 956 | $44,436,127 |
| 14 | Mother | $1,323,578 | 735 | $16,792,504 |
| 15 | Michael | $1,235,622 | 946 | $84,741,079 |
| 16 | Metro | $1,082,570 | 881 | $30,145,797 |
| 17 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $942,115 | 1,065 | $28,412,600 |
| 18 | Ransom | $863,418 | 601 | $133,504,875 |
| 19 | The Pest | $827,341 | 1,168 | $3,002,472 |
| 20 | Space Jam | $771,666 | 786 | $88,863,156 |
| 21 | Everyone Says I Love You | $740,497 | 223 | $7,753,317 |
| 22 | In Love and War | $632,460 | 944 | $14,022,594 |
| 23 | Sling Blade | $559,532 | 63 | $1,115,712 |
| 24 | Secrets & Lies | $550,999 | 162 | $8,147,277 |
| 25 | The Relic | $527,374 | 640 | $32,191,622 |
| 26 | Hamlet | $526,300 | 92 | $2,758,109 |
| 27 | One Fine Day | $441,819 | 492 | $44,781,352 |
| 28 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $417,014 | 226 | $19,403,287 |
| 29 | Mars Attacks! | $364,572 | 406 | $36,882,518 |
| 30 | Star Trek: First Contact | $323,677 | 508 | $91,438,883 |
| 31 | Zeus and Roxanne | $294,138 | 790 | $6,623,776 |
| 32 | 101 Dalmatians | $261,590 | 369 | $133,013,171 |
| 33 | Fierce Creatures | $219,105 | 207 | $9,007,165 |
| 34 | Gridlock'd | $214,042 | 203 | $5,387,254 |
| 35 | Kolya | $207,459 | 28 | $539,780 |
| 36 | Meet Wally Sparks | $198,062 | 316 | $3,749,536 |
| 37 | Touch | $195,236 | 51 | $195,236 |
| 38 | Breaking the Waves | $186,003 | 77 | $2,854,107 |
| 39 | Marvin's Room | $181,164 | 28 | $1,878,726 |
| 40 | Daylight | $120,105 | 157 | $32,885,565 |
| 41 | Across The Sea of Time | $118,744 | 5 | $8,422,226 |
| 42 | Jackie Chan's First Strike | $105,430 | 99 | $14,449,727 |
| 43 | The Preacher’s Wife | $101,065 | 141 | $46,016,981 |
| 44 | Jingle All the Way | $98,807 | 188 | $60,573,641 |
| 45 | Prisoner of the Mountains | $96,332 | 20 | $211,865 |
| 46 | Set It Off | $95,007 | 100 | $35,916,287 |
| 47 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $84,713 | 121 | $41,141,010 |
| 48 | SubUrbia | $80,713 | 24 | $182,013 |
| 49 | Turbulence | $77,766 | 145 | $11,206,783 |
| 50 | When We Were Kings | $74,539 | 7 | $100,221 |
| 51 | Waiting for Guffman | $59,439 | 6 | $178,289 |
| 52 | Ridicule | $57,137 | 30 | $2,212,457 |
| 53 | Unhook the Stars | $49,568 | 13 | $191,407 |
| 54 | Thieves | $46,164 | 27 | $897,585 |
| 55 | La cérémonie | $44,825 | 13 | $670,659 |
| 56 | The Portrait of a Lady | $43,114 | 27 | $3,684,143 |
| 57 | The Crucible | $39,772 | 45 | $7,340,103 |
| 58 | Big Night | $39,534 | 35 | $11,881,039 |
| 59 | Romeo+Juliet | $39,503 | 75 | $46,338,728 |
| 60 | The Graduate | $37,948 | 2 | $37,948 |
| 61 | Hotel de Love | $13,702 | 20 | $75,751 |
| Reporting: 61 | $121,317,443 | total | ||