Weekend Domestic Box Office March 21, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Liar Liar | $31,423,025 | 2,845 | $11,045 | $31,423,025 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Selena | $11,615,722 | 1,850 | $6,279 | $11,615,722 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $7,517,738 | -54% | 2,111 | $3,561 | $291,235,909 | 5,052 | |
| 4 | (2) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $6,016,059 | -45% | 2,340 | $2,571 | $35,591,374 | 17 | |
| 5 | (3) | Private Parts | $4,403,410 | -49% | 2,217 | $1,986 | $34,448,633 | 17 | |
| 6 | (4) | Donnie Brasco | $3,316,087 | -39% | 1,593 | $2,082 | $36,259,575 | 24 | |
| 7 | (7) | Sling Blade | $3,017,085 | 0% | 1,020 | $2,958 | $12,524,591 | 124 | |
| 8 | (6) | Love Jones | $2,551,763 | -35% | 821 | $3,108 | $7,511,075 | 10 | |
| 9 | (5) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $2,427,835 | -53% | 1,723 | $1,409 | $286,030,505 | 6,151 | |
| 10 | (13) | The English Patient | $2,015,118 | +6% | 1,002 | $2,011 | $63,154,818 | 129 | |
| 11 | (14) | Jerry Maguire | $1,820,775 | -3% | 909 | $2,003 | $143,039,108 | 101 | |
| 12 | (19) | Michael | $1,270,775 | +64% | 1,012 | $1,256 | $91,006,100 | 89 | |
| 13 | (8) | Absolute Power | $1,219,220 | -49% | 1,016 | $1,200 | $47,474,899 | 38 | |
| 14 | (17) | Shine | $1,060,338 | -24% | 911 | $1,164 | $32,410,622 | 122 | |
| 15 | (12) | Dante’s Peak | $956,040 | -53% | 1,028 | $930 | $61,335,450 | 45 | |
| 16 | (11) | Booty Call | $926,960 | -57% | 809 | $1,146 | $18,589,765 | 26 | |
| 17 | (10) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $896,449 | -61% | 741 | $1,210 | $458,275,556 | 7,243 | |
| 18 | (15) | Vegas Vacation | $773,936 | -51% | 1,102 | $702 | $34,107,889 | 38 | |
| 19 | (16) | Fools Rush In | $752,266 | -49% | 748 | $1,006 | $28,010,273 | 38 | |
| 20 | (-) | Crash | $738,339 | 339 | $2,178 | $2,038,260 | 171 | ||
| 21 | (9) | Marvin's Room | $722,800 | -69% | 638 | $1,133 | $12,115,143 | 96 | |
| 22 | (31) | 101 Dalmatians | $569,177 | +215% | 653 | $872 | $134,246,073 | 117 | |
| 23 | (22) | Secrets & Lies | $568,984 | +36% | 240 | $2,371 | $11,768,875 | 177 | |
| 24 | (18) | Rosewood | $486,878 | -51% | 354 | $1,375 | $12,239,852 | 31 | |
| 25 | (25) | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $467,170 | +55% | 127 | $3,679 | $1,150,570 | 24 | |
| 26 | (27) | Kama Sutra | $358,816 | +33% | 74 | $4,849 | $1,267,619 | 24 | |
| 27 | (20) | Scream | $300,194 | -52% | 514 | $584 | $86,107,113 | 94 | |
| 28 | (-) | City of Industry | $274,812 | 401 | $685 | $1,374,839 | 10 | ||
| 29 | (24) | The Preacher’s Wife | $231,261 | -41% | 376 | $615 | $47,557,708 | 101 | |
| 30 | (-) | The Godfather | $229,932 | 40 | $5,748 | $133,928,853 | 9,140 | ||
| 31 | (47) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $218,342 | +358% | 468 | $467 | $62,538,197 | 94 | |
| 32 | (23) | Lost Highway | $194,675 | -53% | 164 | $1,187 | $3,342,576 | 31 | |
| 33 | (21) | That Darn Cat | $192,031 | -60% | 549 | $350 | $16,736,390 | 38 | |
| 34 | (26) | Kolya | $183,376 | -33% | 68 | $2,697 | $1,676,638 | 59 | |
| 35 | (29) | Ransom | $154,952 | -38% | 271 | $572 | $136,100,978 | 136 | |
| 36 | (28) | Evita | $146,652 | -44% | 201 | $730 | $48,830,373 | 89 | |
| 37 | (32) | Waiting for Guffman | $140,750 | -15% | 39 | $3,609 | $1,039,603 | 52 | |
| 38 | (40) | When We Were Kings | $114,207 | -6% | 31 | $3,684 | $851,475 | 150 | |
| 39 | (41) | Breaking the Waves | $94,550 | +1% | 70 | $1,351 | $3,628,302 | 131 | |
| 40 | (54) | Metro | $90,024 | +170% | 151 | $596 | $31,320,479 | 66 | |
| 41 | (39) | J'en Suis | $89,067 | -27% | 36 | $2,474 | $302,521 | 10 | |
| 42 | (36) | Hamlet | $81,791 | -42% | 43 | $1,902 | $4,189,130 | 89 | |
| 43 | (33) | Everyone Says I Love You | $81,684 | -50% | 64 | $1,276 | $9,434,256 | 108 | |
| 44 | (37) | Blood and Wine | $70,412 | -46% | 62 | $1,136 | $1,035,931 | 31 | |
| 45 | (35) | One Fine Day | $68,294 | -54% | 130 | $525 | $46,112,540 | 94 | |
| 46 | (49) | The Daytrippers | $64,386 | +46% | 10 | $6,439 | $184,878 | 19 | |
| 47 | (-) | Across The Sea of Time | $63,191 | 5 | $12,638 | $9,053,151 | 521 | ||
| 48 | (38) | Mother | $49,135 | -61% | 228 | $216 | $18,736,817 | 89 | |
| 49 | (46) | Prisoner of the Mountains | $48,559 | -1% | 35 | $1,387 | $617,073 | 52 | |
| 50 | (30) | Rhyme & Reason | $35,896 | -82% | 70 | $513 | $1,591,687 | 19 | |
| 51 | (48) | The Pest | $30,681 | -33% | 77 | $398 | $3,506,206 | 45 | |
| 52 | (34) | Space Jam | $25,261 | -84% | 103 | $245 | $90,443,603 | 129 | |
| 53 | (-) | Fargo | $24,927 | 27 | $923 | $24,402,676 | 381 | ||
| 54 | (-) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $24,802 | 61 | $407 | $20,036,079 | 89 | ||
| 55 | (60) | Ridicule | $23,643 | -8% | 20 | $1,182 | $2,503,829 | 115 | |
| 56 | (55) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $22,764 | -30% | 91 | $250 | $29,283,912 | 66 | |
| 57 | (53) | Boys Life 2 | $22,073 | -36% | 3 | $7,358 | $158,434 | 17 | |
| 58 | (45) | Zeus and Roxanne | $19,089 | -63% | 86 | $222 | $7,183,046 | 59 | |
| 59 | (43) | The Beautician and the Beast | $19,010 | -68% | 111 | $171 | $10,847,385 | 45 | |
| 60 | (-) | The Evening Star | $17,819 | 150 | $119 | $12,747,242 | 89 | ||
| Reporting movies: 60 | $91,341,007 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liar Liar | $31,423,025 | 2,845 | $31,423,025 |
| 2 | Selena | $11,615,722 | 1,850 | $11,615,722 |
| 3 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $7,517,738 | 2,111 | $291,235,909 |
| 4 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $6,016,059 | 2,340 | $35,591,374 |
| 5 | Private Parts | $4,403,410 | 2,217 | $34,448,633 |
| 6 | Donnie Brasco | $3,316,087 | 1,593 | $36,259,575 |
| 7 | Sling Blade | $3,017,085 | 1,020 | $12,524,591 |
| 8 | Love Jones | $2,551,763 | 821 | $7,511,075 |
| 9 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $2,427,835 | 1,723 | $286,030,505 |
| 10 | The English Patient | $2,015,118 | 1,002 | $63,154,818 |
| 11 | Jerry Maguire | $1,820,775 | 909 | $143,039,108 |
| 12 | Michael | $1,270,775 | 1,012 | $91,006,100 |
| 13 | Absolute Power | $1,219,220 | 1,016 | $47,474,899 |
| 14 | Shine | $1,060,338 | 911 | $32,410,622 |
| 15 | Dante’s Peak | $956,040 | 1,028 | $61,335,450 |
| 16 | Booty Call | $926,960 | 809 | $18,589,765 |
| 17 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $896,449 | 741 | $458,275,556 |
| 18 | Vegas Vacation | $773,936 | 1,102 | $34,107,889 |
| 19 | Fools Rush In | $752,266 | 748 | $28,010,273 |
| 20 | Crash | $738,339 | 339 | $2,038,260 |
| 21 | Marvin's Room | $722,800 | 638 | $12,115,143 |
| 22 | 101 Dalmatians | $569,177 | 653 | $134,246,073 |
| 23 | Secrets & Lies | $568,984 | 240 | $11,768,875 |
| 24 | Rosewood | $486,878 | 354 | $12,239,852 |
| 25 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $467,170 | 127 | $1,150,570 |
| 26 | Kama Sutra | $358,816 | 74 | $1,267,619 |
| 27 | Scream | $300,194 | 514 | $86,107,113 |
| 28 | City of Industry | $274,812 | 401 | $1,374,839 |
| 29 | The Preacher’s Wife | $231,261 | 376 | $47,557,708 |
| 30 | The Godfather | $229,932 | 40 | $133,928,853 |
| 31 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $218,342 | 468 | $62,538,197 |
| 32 | Lost Highway | $194,675 | 164 | $3,342,576 |
| 33 | That Darn Cat | $192,031 | 549 | $16,736,390 |
| 34 | Kolya | $183,376 | 68 | $1,676,638 |
| 35 | Ransom | $154,952 | 271 | $136,100,978 |
| 36 | Evita | $146,652 | 201 | $48,830,373 |
| 37 | Waiting for Guffman | $140,750 | 39 | $1,039,603 |
| 38 | When We Were Kings | $114,207 | 31 | $851,475 |
| 39 | Breaking the Waves | $94,550 | 70 | $3,628,302 |
| 40 | Metro | $90,024 | 151 | $31,320,479 |
| 41 | J'en Suis | $89,067 | 36 | $302,521 |
| 42 | Hamlet | $81,791 | 43 | $4,189,130 |
| 43 | Everyone Says I Love You | $81,684 | 64 | $9,434,256 |
| 44 | Blood and Wine | $70,412 | 62 | $1,035,931 |
| 45 | One Fine Day | $68,294 | 130 | $46,112,540 |
| 46 | The Daytrippers | $64,386 | 10 | $184,878 |
| 47 | Across The Sea of Time | $63,191 | 5 | $9,053,151 |
| 48 | Mother | $49,135 | 228 | $18,736,817 |
| 49 | Prisoner of the Mountains | $48,559 | 35 | $617,073 |
| 50 | Rhyme & Reason | $35,896 | 70 | $1,591,687 |
| 51 | The Pest | $30,681 | 77 | $3,506,206 |
| 52 | Space Jam | $25,261 | 103 | $90,443,603 |
| 53 | Fargo | $24,927 | 27 | $24,402,676 |
| 54 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $24,802 | 61 | $20,036,079 |
| 55 | Ridicule | $23,643 | 20 | $2,503,829 |
| 56 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $22,764 | 91 | $29,283,912 |
| 57 | Boys Life 2 | $22,073 | 3 | $158,434 |
| 58 | Zeus and Roxanne | $19,089 | 86 | $7,183,046 |
| 59 | The Beautician and the Beast | $19,010 | 111 | $10,847,385 |
| 60 | The Evening Star | $17,819 | 150 | $12,747,242 |
| Reporting: 60 | $91,341,007 | total | ||