Weekend Domestic Box Office February 28, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $13,145,852 | -40% | 2,111 | $6,227 | $262,895,196 | 6,130 | |
| 2 | (new) | Donnie Brasco | $11,660,216 | 1,503 | $7,758 | $11,660,216 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $6,856,626 | -38% | 2,375 | $2,887 | $447,821,935 | 7,222 | |
| 4 | (new) | Booty Call | $6,429,364 | 1,272 | $5,055 | $8,005,192 | 5 | ||
| 5 | (3) | Absolute Power | $5,728,082 | -36% | 2,168 | $2,642 | $36,863,422 | 17 | |
| 6 | (4) | Dante’s Peak | $5,268,165 | -26% | 2,751 | $1,915 | $52,335,485 | 24 | |
| 7 | (5) | Vegas Vacation | $4,558,084 | -30% | 2,070 | $2,202 | $27,252,589 | 17 | |
| 8 | (6) | Fools Rush In | $3,603,175 | -35% | 1,701 | $2,118 | $21,420,383 | 17 | |
| 9 | (35) | Marvin's Room | $3,250,409 | +2,037% | 1,153 | $2,819 | $5,380,309 | 75 | |
| 10 | (8) | Rosewood | $2,909,767 | -8% | 991 | $2,936 | $7,177,238 | 10 | |
| 11 | (9) | Jerry Maguire | $2,581,293 | -16% | 1,353 | $1,908 | $135,106,602 | 80 | |
| 12 | (7) | That Darn Cat | $2,495,131 | -31% | 1,803 | $1,384 | $14,273,057 | 17 | |
| 13 | (10) | The English Patient | $2,228,209 | -21% | 1,144 | $1,948 | $54,745,722 | 108 | |
| 14 | (11) | Shine | $2,182,618 | -4% | 1,050 | $2,079 | $26,066,924 | 101 | |
| 15 | (12) | Scream | $1,301,110 | -29% | 1,018 | $1,278 | $83,310,972 | 73 | |
| 16 | (15) | Michael | $968,438 | -9% | 1,060 | $914 | $87,384,255 | 68 | |
| 17 | (17) | Sling Blade | $880,872 | +17% | 154 | $5,720 | $2,020,421 | 103 | |
| 18 | (31) | Lost Highway | $857,365 | +303% | 212 | $4,044 | $1,154,781 | 10 | |
| 19 | (13) | Evita | $757,665 | -38% | 733 | $1,034 | $47,470,268 | 68 | |
| 20 | (20) | Secrets & Lies | $539,483 | -12% | 296 | $1,823 | $9,666,656 | 156 | |
| 21 | (18) | Ransom | $479,929 | -24% | 542 | $885 | $134,974,141 | 115 | |
| 22 | (21) | Space Jam | $343,161 | -25% | 608 | $564 | $89,837,787 | 108 | |
| 23 | (14) | The Beautician and the Beast | $320,101 | -71% | 840 | $381 | $10,514,486 | 24 | |
| 24 | (24) | Everyone Says I Love You | $294,655 | -23% | 126 | $2,339 | $8,716,229 | 87 | |
| 25 | (19) | Mother | $276,143 | -56% | 410 | $674 | $18,186,928 | 68 | |
| 26 | (16) | Dangerous Ground | $271,704 | -74% | 642 | $423 | $4,933,508 | 19 | |
| 27 | (28) | One Fine Day | $270,122 | +8% | 361 | $748 | $45,490,879 | 73 | |
| 28 | (26) | Hamlet | $252,067 | -13% | 93 | $2,710 | $3,518,612 | 68 | |
| 29 | (30) | Mars Attacks! | $193,226 | -19% | 327 | $591 | $37,471,556 | 80 | |
| 30 | (25) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $187,079 | -38% | 314 | $596 | $29,109,303 | 45 | |
| 31 | (23) | Blood and Wine | $161,353 | -62% | 163 | $990 | $703,165 | 10 | |
| 32 | (33) | Kolya | $154,263 | -5% | 39 | $3,955 | $966,133 | 38 | |
| 33 | (29) | My Fellow Americans | $150,027 | -38% | 277 | $542 | $22,047,804 | 73 | |
| 34 | (22) | Metro | $137,055 | -70% | 251 | $546 | $31,045,128 | 45 | |
| 35 | (45) | When We Were Kings | $135,551 | +85% | 19 | $7,134 | $375,690 | 129 | |
| 36 | (39) | Zeus and Roxanne | $116,359 | -5% | 358 | $325 | $6,954,150 | 38 | |
| 37 | (36) | Breaking the Waves | $110,134 | -23% | 65 | $1,694 | $3,213,778 | 110 | |
| 38 | (new) | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $107,108 | 8 | $13,389 | $107,108 | 3 | ||
| 39 | (37) | Star Trek: First Contact | $100,629 | -28% | 232 | $434 | $91,798,391 | 101 | |
| 40 | (41) | Across The Sea of Time | $98,215 | -1% | 5 | $19,643 | $8,714,491 | 500 | |
| 41 | (51) | SubUrbia | $96,691 | +71% | 30 | $3,223 | $376,783 | 24 | |
| 42 | (47) | Meet Wally Sparks | $93,086 | +33% | 218 | $427 | $3,999,612 | 31 | |
| 43 | (new) | Kama Sutra | $83,499 | 10 | $8,350 | $83,499 | 3 | ||
| 44 | (27) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $80,809 | -71% | 142 | $569 | $19,934,039 | 68 | |
| 45 | (38) | 101 Dalmatians | $70,549 | -43% | 120 | $588 | $133,299,485 | 96 | |
| 46 | (new) | Hard Eight | $69,486 | 29 | $2,396 | $69,486 | 3 | ||
| 47 | (49) | Waiting for Guffman | $65,899 | +10% | 12 | $5,492 | $345,771 | 31 | |
| 48 | (-) | Ghosts of Mississippi | $65,264 | 236 | $277 | $12,944,038 | 73 | ||
| 49 | (-) | Michael Collins | $61,302 | 180 | $341 | $11,317,898 | 143 | ||
| 50 | (43) | Prisoner of the Mountains | $60,783 | -27% | 26 | $2,338 | $403,435 | 31 | |
| 51 | (34) | The Relic | $60,735 | -62% | 208 | $292 | $32,541,054 | 52 | |
| 52 | (32) | In Love and War | $56,536 | -68% | 42 | $1,346 | $14,418,256 | 75 | |
| 53 | (44) | Fierce Creatures | $45,176 | -39% | 88 | $513 | $9,202,671 | 38 | |
| 54 | (48) | Turbulence | $43,543 | -37% | 87 | $500 | $11,364,423 | 52 | |
| 55 | (new) | Le Samouraï (1972) (Re-Release) | $39,481 | 4 | $9,870 | $39,481 | 3 | ||
| 56 | (46) | Ridicule | $35,772 | -49% | 20 | $1,789 | $2,371,359 | 94 | |
| 57 | (50) | Set It Off | $32,738 | -45% | 55 | $595 | $36,049,108 | 117 | |
| 58 | (53) | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $27,347 | -39% | 53 | $516 | $41,252,428 | 108 | |
| 59 | (54) | The Preacher’s Wife | $26,462 | -41% | 35 | $756 | $46,122,545 | 80 | |
| 60 | (40) | The Pest | $25,753 | -74% | 41 | $628 | $3,300,292 | 24 | |
| Reporting movies: 60 | $83,501,716 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $13,145,852 | 2,111 | $262,895,196 |
| 2 | Donnie Brasco | $11,660,216 | 1,503 | $11,660,216 |
| 3 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $6,856,626 | 2,375 | $447,821,935 |
| 4 | Booty Call | $6,429,364 | 1,272 | $8,005,192 |
| 5 | Absolute Power | $5,728,082 | 2,168 | $36,863,422 |
| 6 | Dante’s Peak | $5,268,165 | 2,751 | $52,335,485 |
| 7 | Vegas Vacation | $4,558,084 | 2,070 | $27,252,589 |
| 8 | Fools Rush In | $3,603,175 | 1,701 | $21,420,383 |
| 9 | Marvin's Room | $3,250,409 | 1,153 | $5,380,309 |
| 10 | Rosewood | $2,909,767 | 991 | $7,177,238 |
| 11 | Jerry Maguire | $2,581,293 | 1,353 | $135,106,602 |
| 12 | That Darn Cat | $2,495,131 | 1,803 | $14,273,057 |
| 13 | The English Patient | $2,228,209 | 1,144 | $54,745,722 |
| 14 | Shine | $2,182,618 | 1,050 | $26,066,924 |
| 15 | Scream | $1,301,110 | 1,018 | $83,310,972 |
| 16 | Michael | $968,438 | 1,060 | $87,384,255 |
| 17 | Sling Blade | $880,872 | 154 | $2,020,421 |
| 18 | Lost Highway | $857,365 | 212 | $1,154,781 |
| 19 | Evita | $757,665 | 733 | $47,470,268 |
| 20 | Secrets & Lies | $539,483 | 296 | $9,666,656 |
| 21 | Ransom | $479,929 | 542 | $134,974,141 |
| 22 | Space Jam | $343,161 | 608 | $89,837,787 |
| 23 | The Beautician and the Beast | $320,101 | 840 | $10,514,486 |
| 24 | Everyone Says I Love You | $294,655 | 126 | $8,716,229 |
| 25 | Mother | $276,143 | 410 | $18,186,928 |
| 26 | Dangerous Ground | $271,704 | 642 | $4,933,508 |
| 27 | One Fine Day | $270,122 | 361 | $45,490,879 |
| 28 | Hamlet | $252,067 | 93 | $3,518,612 |
| 29 | Mars Attacks! | $193,226 | 327 | $37,471,556 |
| 30 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $187,079 | 314 | $29,109,303 |
| 31 | Blood and Wine | $161,353 | 163 | $703,165 |
| 32 | Kolya | $154,263 | 39 | $966,133 |
| 33 | My Fellow Americans | $150,027 | 277 | $22,047,804 |
| 34 | Metro | $137,055 | 251 | $31,045,128 |
| 35 | When We Were Kings | $135,551 | 19 | $375,690 |
| 36 | Zeus and Roxanne | $116,359 | 358 | $6,954,150 |
| 37 | Breaking the Waves | $110,134 | 65 | $3,213,778 |
| 38 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $107,108 | 8 | $107,108 |
| 39 | Star Trek: First Contact | $100,629 | 232 | $91,798,391 |
| 40 | Across The Sea of Time | $98,215 | 5 | $8,714,491 |
| 41 | SubUrbia | $96,691 | 30 | $376,783 |
| 42 | Meet Wally Sparks | $93,086 | 218 | $3,999,612 |
| 43 | Kama Sutra | $83,499 | 10 | $83,499 |
| 44 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $80,809 | 142 | $19,934,039 |
| 45 | 101 Dalmatians | $70,549 | 120 | $133,299,485 |
| 46 | Hard Eight | $69,486 | 29 | $69,486 |
| 47 | Waiting for Guffman | $65,899 | 12 | $345,771 |
| 48 | Ghosts of Mississippi | $65,264 | 236 | $12,944,038 |
| 49 | Michael Collins | $61,302 | 180 | $11,317,898 |
| 50 | Prisoner of the Mountains | $60,783 | 26 | $403,435 |
| 51 | The Relic | $60,735 | 208 | $32,541,054 |
| 52 | In Love and War | $56,536 | 42 | $14,418,256 |
| 53 | Fierce Creatures | $45,176 | 88 | $9,202,671 |
| 54 | Turbulence | $43,543 | 87 | $11,364,423 |
| 55 | Le Samouraï (1972) (Re-Release) | $39,481 | 4 | $39,481 |
| 56 | Ridicule | $35,772 | 20 | $2,371,359 |
| 57 | Set It Off | $32,738 | 55 | $36,049,108 |
| 58 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $27,347 | 53 | $41,252,428 |
| 59 | The Preacher’s Wife | $26,462 | 35 | $46,122,545 |
| 60 | The Pest | $25,753 | 41 | $3,300,292 |
| Reporting: 60 | $83,501,716 | total | ||