Weekend Domestic Box Office February 21, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (-) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $21,975,993 | 2,111 | $10,410 | $244,650,259 | 6,123 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $11,031,743 | -48% | 2,200 | $5,014 | $438,692,889 | 7,215 | |
| 3 | (2) | Absolute Power | $9,014,333 | -46% | 2,568 | $3,510 | $28,700,130 | 10 | |
| 4 | (3) | Dante’s Peak | $7,137,185 | -48% | 2,761 | $2,585 | $45,453,535 | 17 | |
| 5 | (4) | Vegas Vacation | $6,549,243 | -49% | 2,070 | $3,164 | $21,279,992 | 10 | |
| 6 | (5) | Fools Rush In | $5,511,620 | -43% | 1,701 | $3,240 | $16,557,802 | 10 | |
| 7 | (6) | That Darn Cat | $3,625,278 | -44% | 1,891 | $1,917 | $11,178,789 | 10 | |
| 8 | (new) | Rosewood | $3,154,075 | 991 | $3,183 | $3,154,075 | 3 | ||
| 9 | (7) | Jerry Maguire | $3,080,444 | -41% | 1,506 | $2,045 | $131,653,945 | 73 | |
| 10 | (8) | The English Patient | $2,823,228 | -38% | 1,186 | $2,380 | $51,532,324 | 101 | |
| 11 | (9) | Shine | $2,282,998 | -35% | 893 | $2,557 | $23,063,578 | 94 | |
| 12 | (10) | Scream | $1,827,708 | -44% | 1,212 | $1,508 | $81,534,236 | 66 | |
| 13 | (13) | Evita | $1,228,586 | -51% | 870 | $1,412 | $46,266,762 | 61 | |
| 14 | (11) | The Beautician and the Beast | $1,104,097 | -65% | 1,724 | $640 | $9,956,521 | 17 | |
| 15 | (15) | Michael | $1,065,095 | -14% | 974 | $1,094 | $86,062,020 | 61 | |
| 16 | (12) | Dangerous Ground | $1,057,313 | -60% | 807 | $1,310 | $4,451,533 | 12 | |
| 17 | (23) | Sling Blade | $752,148 | +34% | 122 | $6,165 | $2,020,421 | 96 | |
| 18 | (18) | Ransom | $634,446 | -27% | 558 | $1,137 | $134,324,609 | 108 | |
| 19 | (14) | Mother | $628,248 | -53% | 551 | $1,140 | $17,714,574 | 61 | |
| 20 | (24) | Secrets & Lies | $610,507 | +11% | 272 | $2,245 | $8,930,000 | 149 | |
| 21 | (20) | Space Jam | $455,553 | -41% | 680 | $670 | $89,408,817 | 101 | |
| 22 | (16) | Metro | $454,096 | -58% | 441 | $1,030 | $30,805,429 | 38 | |
| 23 | (new) | Blood and Wine | $420,993 | 166 | $2,536 | $420,993 | 3 | ||
| 24 | (21) | Everyone Says I Love You | $383,886 | -48% | 182 | $2,109 | $8,296,665 | 80 | |
| 25 | (17) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $304,026 | -68% | 480 | $633 | $28,855,388 | 38 | |
| 26 | (26) | Hamlet | $290,488 | -45% | 88 | $3,301 | $3,157,347 | 61 | |
| 27 | (28) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $281,097 | -33% | 484 | $581 | $19,763,738 | 61 | |
| 28 | (27) | One Fine Day | $249,827 | -43% | 422 | $592 | $45,126,335 | 66 | |
| 29 | (-) | My Fellow Americans | $242,784 | 458 | $530 | $21,788,249 | 66 | ||
| 30 | (29) | Mars Attacks! | $239,656 | -34% | 379 | $632 | $37,202,443 | 73 | |
| 31 | (new) | Lost Highway | $212,710 | 12 | $17,726 | $212,710 | 3 | ||
| 32 | (22) | In Love and War | $175,379 | -72% | 482 | $364 | $14,311,450 | 68 | |
| 33 | (35) | Kolya | $162,165 | -22% | 28 | $5,792 | $754,345 | 31 | |
| 34 | (25) | The Relic | $157,788 | -70% | 310 | $509 | $32,435,177 | 45 | |
| 35 | (39) | Marvin's Room | $152,126 | -16% | 26 | $5,851 | $2,077,511 | 68 | |
| 36 | (38) | Breaking the Waves | $143,845 | -23% | 78 | $1,844 | $3,053,347 | 103 | |
| 37 | (30) | Star Trek: First Contact | $139,874 | -57% | 308 | $454 | $91,658,242 | 94 | |
| 38 | (32) | 101 Dalmatians | $124,202 | -53% | 242 | $513 | $133,198,115 | 89 | |
| 39 | (31) | Zeus and Roxanne | $122,770 | -58% | 363 | $338 | $6,810,189 | 31 | |
| 40 | (19) | The Pest | $100,391 | -88% | 124 | $810 | $3,255,089 | 17 | |
| 41 | (41) | Across The Sea of Time | $98,820 | -17% | 5 | $19,764 | $8,564,423 | 493 | |
| 42 | (37) | Touch | $85,422 | -56% | 51 | $1,675 | $325,005 | 10 | |
| 43 | (45) | Prisoner of the Mountains | $82,765 | -14% | 27 | $3,065 | $315,537 | 24 | |
| 44 | (33) | Fierce Creatures | $74,575 | -66% | 157 | $475 | $9,126,345 | 31 | |
| 45 | (50) | When We Were Kings | $73,116 | -2% | 13 | $5,624 | $201,051 | 122 | |
| 46 | (52) | Ridicule | $70,204 | +23% | 32 | $2,194 | $2,316,195 | 87 | |
| 47 | (36) | Meet Wally Sparks | $69,865 | -65% | 156 | $448 | $3,871,313 | 24 | |
| 48 | (49) | Turbulence | $69,033 | -11% | 120 | $575 | $11,294,659 | 45 | |
| 49 | (51) | Waiting for Guffman | $59,956 | +1% | 9 | $6,662 | $254,033 | 24 | |
| 50 | (46) | Set It Off | $59,194 | -38% | 87 | $680 | $35,994,741 | 110 | |
| 51 | (48) | SubUrbia | $56,479 | -30% | 19 | $2,973 | $257,853 | 17 | |
| 52 | (34) | Gridlock'd | $53,174 | -75% | 82 | $648 | $5,479,037 | 26 | |
| 53 | (47) | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $44,788 | -47% | 83 | $540 | $41,200,387 | 101 | |
| 54 | (43) | The Preacher’s Wife | $44,516 | -56% | 86 | $518 | $46,083,932 | 73 | |
| 55 | (42) | Jackie Chan's First Strike | $41,266 | -61% | 61 | $676 | $14,511,338 | 45 | |
| 56 | (-) | Fargo | $40,535 | 72 | $563 | $24,303,383 | 353 | ||
| 57 | (54) | Thieves | $29,163 | -37% | 17 | $1,715 | $939,304 | 61 | |
| 58 | (60) | The Graduate | $26,284 | -31% | 3 | $8,761 | $75,702 | 10 | |
| 59 | (53) | Unhook the Stars | $25,005 | -50% | 12 | $2,084 | $234,843 | 10 | |
| 60 | (61) | Hotel de Love | $24,252 | +77% | 42 | $577 | $111,106 | 17 | |
| Reporting movies: 60 | $91,036,356 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $21,975,993 | 2,111 | $244,650,259 |
| 2 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $11,031,743 | 2,200 | $438,692,889 |
| 3 | Absolute Power | $9,014,333 | 2,568 | $28,700,130 |
| 4 | Dante’s Peak | $7,137,185 | 2,761 | $45,453,535 |
| 5 | Vegas Vacation | $6,549,243 | 2,070 | $21,279,992 |
| 6 | Fools Rush In | $5,511,620 | 1,701 | $16,557,802 |
| 7 | That Darn Cat | $3,625,278 | 1,891 | $11,178,789 |
| 8 | Rosewood | $3,154,075 | 991 | $3,154,075 |
| 9 | Jerry Maguire | $3,080,444 | 1,506 | $131,653,945 |
| 10 | The English Patient | $2,823,228 | 1,186 | $51,532,324 |
| 11 | Shine | $2,282,998 | 893 | $23,063,578 |
| 12 | Scream | $1,827,708 | 1,212 | $81,534,236 |
| 13 | Evita | $1,228,586 | 870 | $46,266,762 |
| 14 | The Beautician and the Beast | $1,104,097 | 1,724 | $9,956,521 |
| 15 | Michael | $1,065,095 | 974 | $86,062,020 |
| 16 | Dangerous Ground | $1,057,313 | 807 | $4,451,533 |
| 17 | Sling Blade | $752,148 | 122 | $2,020,421 |
| 18 | Ransom | $634,446 | 558 | $134,324,609 |
| 19 | Mother | $628,248 | 551 | $17,714,574 |
| 20 | Secrets & Lies | $610,507 | 272 | $8,930,000 |
| 21 | Space Jam | $455,553 | 680 | $89,408,817 |
| 22 | Metro | $454,096 | 441 | $30,805,429 |
| 23 | Blood and Wine | $420,993 | 166 | $420,993 |
| 24 | Everyone Says I Love You | $383,886 | 182 | $8,296,665 |
| 25 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $304,026 | 480 | $28,855,388 |
| 26 | Hamlet | $290,488 | 88 | $3,157,347 |
| 27 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $281,097 | 484 | $19,763,738 |
| 28 | One Fine Day | $249,827 | 422 | $45,126,335 |
| 29 | My Fellow Americans | $242,784 | 458 | $21,788,249 |
| 30 | Mars Attacks! | $239,656 | 379 | $37,202,443 |
| 31 | Lost Highway | $212,710 | 12 | $212,710 |
| 32 | In Love and War | $175,379 | 482 | $14,311,450 |
| 33 | Kolya | $162,165 | 28 | $754,345 |
| 34 | The Relic | $157,788 | 310 | $32,435,177 |
| 35 | Marvin's Room | $152,126 | 26 | $2,077,511 |
| 36 | Breaking the Waves | $143,845 | 78 | $3,053,347 |
| 37 | Star Trek: First Contact | $139,874 | 308 | $91,658,242 |
| 38 | 101 Dalmatians | $124,202 | 242 | $133,198,115 |
| 39 | Zeus and Roxanne | $122,770 | 363 | $6,810,189 |
| 40 | The Pest | $100,391 | 124 | $3,255,089 |
| 41 | Across The Sea of Time | $98,820 | 5 | $8,564,423 |
| 42 | Touch | $85,422 | 51 | $325,005 |
| 43 | Prisoner of the Mountains | $82,765 | 27 | $315,537 |
| 44 | Fierce Creatures | $74,575 | 157 | $9,126,345 |
| 45 | When We Were Kings | $73,116 | 13 | $201,051 |
| 46 | Ridicule | $70,204 | 32 | $2,316,195 |
| 47 | Meet Wally Sparks | $69,865 | 156 | $3,871,313 |
| 48 | Turbulence | $69,033 | 120 | $11,294,659 |
| 49 | Waiting for Guffman | $59,956 | 9 | $254,033 |
| 50 | Set It Off | $59,194 | 87 | $35,994,741 |
| 51 | SubUrbia | $56,479 | 19 | $257,853 |
| 52 | Gridlock'd | $53,174 | 82 | $5,479,037 |
| 53 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $44,788 | 83 | $41,200,387 |
| 54 | The Preacher’s Wife | $44,516 | 86 | $46,083,932 |
| 55 | Jackie Chan's First Strike | $41,266 | 61 | $14,511,338 |
| 56 | Fargo | $40,535 | 72 | $24,303,383 |
| 57 | Thieves | $29,163 | 17 | $939,304 |
| 58 | The Graduate | $26,284 | 3 | $75,702 |
| 59 | Unhook the Stars | $25,005 | 12 | $234,843 |
| 60 | Hotel de Love | $24,252 | 42 | $111,106 |
| Reporting: 60 | $91,036,356 | total | ||