Weekend Domestic Box Office March 7, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Private Parts | $14,616,333 | 2,138 | $6,836 | $14,616,333 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $12,812,047 | 2,316 | $5,532 | $12,812,047 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $8,048,852 | -39% | 2,116 | $3,804 | $274,414,455 | 6,137 | |
| 4 | (2) | Donnie Brasco | $7,831,804 | -33% | 1,593 | $4,916 | $23,354,735 | 10 | |
| 5 | (4) | Booty Call | $4,060,870 | -37% | 1,272 | $3,193 | $13,816,313 | 12 | |
| 6 | (3) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $3,894,728 | -43% | 2,039 | $1,910 | $453,311,456 | 7,229 | |
| 7 | (5) | Absolute Power | $3,712,550 | -35% | 2,116 | $1,755 | $42,073,637 | 24 | |
| 8 | (6) | Dante’s Peak | $3,224,785 | -39% | 2,279 | $1,415 | $56,802,730 | 31 | |
| 9 | (7) | Vegas Vacation | $2,386,903 | -48% | 1,873 | $1,274 | $30,607,818 | 24 | |
| 10 | (9) | Marvin's Room | $2,365,877 | -27% | 1,158 | $2,043 | $8,678,752 | 82 | |
| 11 | (8) | Fools Rush In | $2,302,017 | -36% | 1,701 | $1,353 | $24,587,877 | 24 | |
| 12 | (11) | Jerry Maguire | $2,153,022 | -17% | 1,174 | $1,834 | $138,005,881 | 87 | |
| 13 | (13) | The English Patient | $2,007,254 | -10% | 1,004 | $1,999 | $57,548,109 | 115 | |
| 14 | (14) | Shine | $1,944,532 | -11% | 991 | $1,962 | $28,769,863 | 108 | |
| 15 | (10) | Rosewood | $1,763,913 | -39% | 841 | $2,097 | $9,818,279 | 17 | |
| 16 | (17) | Sling Blade | $1,270,753 | +44% | 268 | $4,742 | $4,833,610 | 110 | |
| 17 | (15) | Scream | $1,012,668 | -22% | 806 | $1,256 | $84,681,531 | 80 | |
| 18 | (12) | That Darn Cat | $913,719 | -63% | 1,643 | $556 | $15,638,921 | 24 | |
| 19 | (new) | Rhyme & Reason | $853,589 | 280 | $3,049 | $1,104,236 | 5 | ||
| 20 | (16) | Michael | $844,005 | -13% | 1,007 | $838 | $88,519,185 | 75 | |
| 21 | (18) | Lost Highway | $801,911 | -6% | 337 | $2,380 | $2,279,519 | 17 | |
| 22 | (20) | Secrets & Lies | $487,507 | -10% | 229 | $2,129 | $10,359,338 | 163 | |
| 23 | (59) | The Preacher’s Wife | $486,736 | +1,739% | 578 | $842 | $46,618,289 | 87 | |
| 24 | (19) | Evita | $381,913 | -50% | 400 | $955 | $48,168,734 | 75 | |
| 25 | (21) | Ransom | $378,071 | -21% | 515 | $734 | $135,490,454 | 122 | |
| 26 | (43) | Kama Sutra | $287,128 | +244% | 40 | $7,178 | $415,030 | 10 | |
| 27 | (22) | Space Jam | $266,671 | -22% | 563 | $474 | $90,166,932 | 115 | |
| 28 | (24) | Everyone Says I Love You | $240,427 | -18% | 103 | $2,334 | $9,047,742 | 94 | |
| 29 | (28) | Hamlet | $201,577 | -20% | 87 | $2,317 | $3,813,678 | 75 | |
| 30 | (27) | One Fine Day | $194,693 | -28% | 300 | $649 | $45,769,096 | 80 | |
| 31 | (47) | Waiting for Guffman | $175,814 | +167% | 32 | $5,494 | $552,037 | 38 | |
| 32 | (32) | Kolya | $168,175 | +9% | 40 | $4,204 | $1,189,899 | 45 | |
| 33 | (25) | Mother | $151,397 | -45% | 402 | $377 | $18,432,699 | 75 | |
| 34 | (29) | Mars Attacks! | $121,212 | -37% | 232 | $522 | $37,650,012 | 87 | |
| 35 | (23) | The Beautician and the Beast | $99,181 | -69% | 529 | $187 | $10,690,027 | 31 | |
| 36 | (33) | My Fellow Americans | $97,913 | -35% | 197 | $497 | $22,205,792 | 80 | |
| 37 | (37) | Breaking the Waves | $96,476 | -12% | 75 | $1,286 | $3,369,303 | 117 | |
| 38 | (38) | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $95,774 | -11% | 8 | $11,972 | $246,226 | 10 | |
| 39 | (35) | When We Were Kings | $95,147 | -30% | 19 | $5,008 | $516,851 | 136 | |
| 40 | (60) | The Pest | $81,025 | +215% | 274 | $296 | $3,386,927 | 31 | |
| 41 | (36) | Zeus and Roxanne | $76,584 | -34% | 294 | $260 | $7,069,950 | 45 | |
| 42 | (34) | Metro | $72,194 | -47% | 119 | $607 | $31,159,692 | 52 | |
| 43 | (30) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $68,256 | -64% | 216 | $316 | $29,211,613 | 52 | |
| 44 | (45) | 101 Dalmatians | $67,028 | -5% | 112 | $598 | $133,397,071 | 103 | |
| 45 | (39) | Star Trek: First Contact | $64,872 | -36% | 153 | $424 | $91,898,902 | 108 | |
| 46 | (26) | Dangerous Ground | $63,017 | -77% | 414 | $152 | $5,079,851 | 26 | |
| 47 | (41) | SubUrbia | $57,682 | -40% | 27 | $2,136 | $481,963 | 31 | |
| 48 | (new) | Boys Life 2 | $56,224 | 4 | $14,056 | $56,224 | 3 | ||
| 49 | (40) | Across The Sea of Time | $55,639 | -43% | 5 | $11,128 | $8,827,643 | 507 | |
| 50 | (50) | Prisoner of the Mountains | $50,272 | -17% | 31 | $1,622 | $475,462 | 38 | |
| 51 | (46) | Hard Eight | $44,726 | -36% | 29 | $1,542 | $142,356 | 10 | |
| 52 | (51) | The Relic | $44,540 | -27% | 93 | $479 | $32,606,815 | 59 | |
| 53 | (48) | Ghosts of Mississippi | $41,103 | -37% | 202 | $203 | $13,000,715 | 80 | |
| 54 | (new) | Good Luck | $39,962 | 106 | $377 | $39,962 | 3 | ||
| 55 | (new) | The Daytrippers | $35,988 | 2 | $17,994 | $35,988 | 5 | ||
| 56 | (54) | Turbulence | $32,428 | -26% | 61 | $532 | $11,416,516 | 59 | |
| 57 | (56) | Ridicule | $32,391 | -9% | 18 | $1,800 | $2,417,398 | 101 | |
| 58 | (52) | In Love and War | $27,328 | -52% | 366 | $75 | $14,466,354 | 82 | |
| 59 | (44) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $26,596 | -67% | 66 | $403 | $19,978,109 | 75 | |
| 60 | (31) | Blood and Wine | $25,864 | -84% | 18 | $1,437 | $779,620 | 17 | |
| 61 | (new) | The Watermelon Woman | $8,936 | 1 | $8,936 | $11,131 | 5 | ||
| Reporting movies: 61 | $83,920,599 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Private Parts | $14,616,333 | 2,138 | $14,616,333 |
| 2 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $12,812,047 | 2,316 | $12,812,047 |
| 3 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $8,048,852 | 2,116 | $274,414,455 |
| 4 | Donnie Brasco | $7,831,804 | 1,593 | $23,354,735 |
| 5 | Booty Call | $4,060,870 | 1,272 | $13,816,313 |
| 6 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $3,894,728 | 2,039 | $453,311,456 |
| 7 | Absolute Power | $3,712,550 | 2,116 | $42,073,637 |
| 8 | Dante’s Peak | $3,224,785 | 2,279 | $56,802,730 |
| 9 | Vegas Vacation | $2,386,903 | 1,873 | $30,607,818 |
| 10 | Marvin's Room | $2,365,877 | 1,158 | $8,678,752 |
| 11 | Fools Rush In | $2,302,017 | 1,701 | $24,587,877 |
| 12 | Jerry Maguire | $2,153,022 | 1,174 | $138,005,881 |
| 13 | The English Patient | $2,007,254 | 1,004 | $57,548,109 |
| 14 | Shine | $1,944,532 | 991 | $28,769,863 |
| 15 | Rosewood | $1,763,913 | 841 | $9,818,279 |
| 16 | Sling Blade | $1,270,753 | 268 | $4,833,610 |
| 17 | Scream | $1,012,668 | 806 | $84,681,531 |
| 18 | That Darn Cat | $913,719 | 1,643 | $15,638,921 |
| 19 | Rhyme & Reason | $853,589 | 280 | $1,104,236 |
| 20 | Michael | $844,005 | 1,007 | $88,519,185 |
| 21 | Lost Highway | $801,911 | 337 | $2,279,519 |
| 22 | Secrets & Lies | $487,507 | 229 | $10,359,338 |
| 23 | The Preacher’s Wife | $486,736 | 578 | $46,618,289 |
| 24 | Evita | $381,913 | 400 | $48,168,734 |
| 25 | Ransom | $378,071 | 515 | $135,490,454 |
| 26 | Kama Sutra | $287,128 | 40 | $415,030 |
| 27 | Space Jam | $266,671 | 563 | $90,166,932 |
| 28 | Everyone Says I Love You | $240,427 | 103 | $9,047,742 |
| 29 | Hamlet | $201,577 | 87 | $3,813,678 |
| 30 | One Fine Day | $194,693 | 300 | $45,769,096 |
| 31 | Waiting for Guffman | $175,814 | 32 | $552,037 |
| 32 | Kolya | $168,175 | 40 | $1,189,899 |
| 33 | Mother | $151,397 | 402 | $18,432,699 |
| 34 | Mars Attacks! | $121,212 | 232 | $37,650,012 |
| 35 | The Beautician and the Beast | $99,181 | 529 | $10,690,027 |
| 36 | My Fellow Americans | $97,913 | 197 | $22,205,792 |
| 37 | Breaking the Waves | $96,476 | 75 | $3,369,303 |
| 38 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $95,774 | 8 | $246,226 |
| 39 | When We Were Kings | $95,147 | 19 | $516,851 |
| 40 | The Pest | $81,025 | 274 | $3,386,927 |
| 41 | Zeus and Roxanne | $76,584 | 294 | $7,069,950 |
| 42 | Metro | $72,194 | 119 | $31,159,692 |
| 43 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $68,256 | 216 | $29,211,613 |
| 44 | 101 Dalmatians | $67,028 | 112 | $133,397,071 |
| 45 | Star Trek: First Contact | $64,872 | 153 | $91,898,902 |
| 46 | Dangerous Ground | $63,017 | 414 | $5,079,851 |
| 47 | SubUrbia | $57,682 | 27 | $481,963 |
| 48 | Boys Life 2 | $56,224 | 4 | $56,224 |
| 49 | Across The Sea of Time | $55,639 | 5 | $8,827,643 |
| 50 | Prisoner of the Mountains | $50,272 | 31 | $475,462 |
| 51 | Hard Eight | $44,726 | 29 | $142,356 |
| 52 | The Relic | $44,540 | 93 | $32,606,815 |
| 53 | Ghosts of Mississippi | $41,103 | 202 | $13,000,715 |
| 54 | Good Luck | $39,962 | 106 | $39,962 |
| 55 | The Daytrippers | $35,988 | 2 | $35,988 |
| 56 | Turbulence | $32,428 | 61 | $11,416,516 |
| 57 | Ridicule | $32,391 | 18 | $2,417,398 |
| 58 | In Love and War | $27,328 | 366 | $14,466,354 |
| 59 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $26,596 | 66 | $19,978,109 |
| 60 | Blood and Wine | $25,864 | 18 | $779,620 |
| 61 | The Watermelon Woman | $8,936 | 1 | $11,131 |
| Reporting: 61 | $83,920,599 | total | ||