Weekend Domestic Box Office March 28, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Liar Liar | $25,377,435 | -19% | 2,853 | $8,895 | $70,954,360 | 10 | |
| 2 | (new) | The Devil’s Own | $14,274,503 | 2,504 | $5,701 | $14,274,503 | 5 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Selena | $6,138,838 | -47% | 1,873 | $3,278 | $21,738,436 | 10 | |
| 4 | (3) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $4,451,955 | -41% | 1,832 | $2,430 | $298,527,609 | 5,059 | |
| 5 | (4) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $4,132,422 | -31% | 2,283 | $1,810 | $42,095,059 | 24 | |
| 6 | (new) | The Sixth Man | $4,128,178 | 1,227 | $3,364 | $4,128,178 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (new) | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $3,301,135 | 2,113 | $1,562 | $3,301,135 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (10) | The English Patient | $3,019,179 | +50% | 1,409 | $2,143 | $67,599,231 | 136 | |
| 9 | (new) | B*A*P*S | $2,742,679 | 1,204 | $2,278 | $2,742,679 | 3 | ||
| 10 | (5) | Private Parts | $2,411,222 | -45% | 1,848 | $1,305 | $38,158,909 | 24 | |
| 11 | (7) | Sling Blade | $2,172,206 | -28% | 992 | $2,190 | $15,879,157 | 131 | |
| 12 | (6) | Donnie Brasco | $1,760,300 | -47% | 1,413 | $1,246 | $39,102,861 | 31 | |
| 13 | (11) | Jerry Maguire | $1,647,901 | -9% | 830 | $1,985 | $145,443,291 | 108 | |
| 14 | (8) | Love Jones | $1,099,527 | -57% | 645 | $1,705 | $9,343,224 | 17 | |
| 15 | (new) | Cats Don't Dance | $939,781 | 1,252 | $751 | $939,781 | 5 | ||
| 16 | (9) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $927,623 | -62% | 591 | $1,570 | $287,904,768 | 6,158 | |
| 17 | (14) | Shine | $797,310 | -25% | 911 | $875 | $33,691,753 | 129 | |
| 18 | (12) | Michael | $783,312 | -38% | 896 | $874 | $92,215,613 | 96 | |
| 19 | (34) | Kolya | $445,598 | +143% | 128 | $3,481 | $2,232,982 | 66 | |
| 20 | (22) | 101 Dalmatians | $411,542 | -28% | 617 | $667 | $134,943,247 | 124 | |
| 21 | (13) | Absolute Power | $402,134 | -67% | 468 | $859 | $48,263,893 | 45 | |
| 22 | (15) | Dante’s Peak | $400,975 | -58% | 492 | $815 | $62,030,290 | 52 | |
| 23 | (23) | Secrets & Lies | $369,474 | -35% | 177 | $2,087 | $12,323,315 | 184 | |
| 24 | (20) | Crash | $312,799 | -58% | 339 | $923 | $2,664,812 | 178 | |
| 25 | (16) | Booty Call | $302,901 | -67% | 333 | $910 | $19,206,933 | 33 | |
| 26 | (-) | The Relic | $293,309 | 438 | $670 | $32,983,700 | 80 | ||
| 27 | (25) | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $277,635 | -41% | 112 | $2,479 | $1,562,762 | 31 | |
| 28 | (18) | Vegas Vacation | $272,667 | -65% | 540 | $505 | $34,651,936 | 45 | |
| 29 | (36) | Evita | $261,511 | +78% | 388 | $674 | $49,145,752 | 96 | |
| 30 | (26) | Kama Sutra | $259,426 | -28% | 65 | $3,991 | $1,672,861 | 31 | |
| 31 | (38) | When We Were Kings | $251,110 | +120% | 90 | $2,790 | $1,176,946 | 157 | |
| 32 | (17) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $229,023 | -74% | 177 | $1,294 | $458,838,909 | 7,250 | |
| 33 | (27) | Scream | $191,671 | -36% | 334 | $574 | $86,461,860 | 101 | |
| 34 | (21) | Marvin's Room | $179,086 | -75% | 221 | $810 | $12,555,820 | 103 | |
| 35 | (19) | Fools Rush In | $178,097 | -76% | 283 | $629 | $28,444,671 | 45 | |
| 36 | (30) | The Godfather | $176,316 | -23% | 40 | $4,408 | $134,318,802 | 9,147 | |
| 37 | (24) | Rosewood | $168,407 | -65% | 144 | $1,169 | $12,572,257 | 38 | |
| 38 | (29) | The Preacher’s Wife | $152,508 | -34% | 292 | $522 | $47,792,045 | 108 | |
| 39 | (37) | Waiting for Guffman | $143,699 | +2% | 42 | $3,421 | $1,238,857 | 59 | |
| 40 | (31) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $137,532 | -37% | 306 | $449 | $62,813,703 | 101 | |
| 41 | (35) | Ransom | $106,536 | -31% | 202 | $527 | $136,263,611 | 143 | |
| 42 | (32) | Lost Highway | $106,507 | -45% | 79 | $1,348 | $3,517,690 | 38 | |
| 43 | (46) | The Daytrippers | $99,565 | +55% | 18 | $5,531 | $310,796 | 26 | |
| 44 | (47) | Across The Sea of Time | $95,588 | +51% | 6 | $15,931 | $9,244,844 | 528 | |
| 45 | (40) | Metro | $80,086 | -11% | 131 | $611 | $31,435,809 | 73 | |
| 46 | (33) | That Darn Cat | $74,107 | -61% | 247 | $300 | $16,869,249 | 45 | |
| 47 | (42) | Hamlet | $72,189 | -12% | 36 | $2,005 | $4,300,536 | 96 | |
| 48 | (39) | Breaking the Waves | $65,392 | -31% | 53 | $1,234 | $3,720,841 | 138 | |
| 49 | (41) | J'en Suis | $63,276 | -29% | 36 | $1,758 | $425,547 | 17 | |
| 50 | (43) | Everyone Says I Love You | $55,946 | -32% | 44 | $1,272 | $9,527,148 | 115 | |
| 51 | (53) | Fargo | $51,490 | +107% | 53 | $972 | $24,475,469 | 388 | |
| 52 | (28) | City of Industry | $27,692 | -90% | 40 | $692 | $1,495,332 | 17 | |
| 53 | (49) | Prisoner of the Mountains | $24,446 | -50% | 23 | $1,063 | $661,361 | 59 | |
| 54 | (new) | Le Plus Beau Metier du Monde | $23,862 | 10 | $2,386 | $23,862 | 3 | ||
| 55 | (48) | Mother | $23,002 | -53% | 151 | $152 | $18,777,900 | 96 | |
| 56 | (new) | Love and Other Catastrophes | $22,807 | 3 | $7,602 | $22,807 | 3 | ||
| 57 | (-) | Wings of Courage | $19,611 | 2 | $9,806 | $11,727,143 | 710 | ||
| 58 | (57) | Boys Life 2 | $19,520 | -12% | 3 | $6,507 | $186,675 | 24 | |
| 59 | (44) | Blood and Wine | $18,805 | -73% | 22 | $855 | $1,075,288 | 38 | |
| 60 | (56) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $18,093 | -21% | 72 | $251 | $29,306,934 | 73 | |
| 61 | (58) | Zeus and Roxanne | $11,035 | -42% | 73 | $151 | $7,200,147 | 66 | |
| 62 | (-) | The Watermelon Woman | $7,133 | 26 | $274 | $33,772 | 26 | ||
| Reporting movies: 62 | $87,009,614 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liar Liar | $25,377,435 | 2,853 | $70,954,360 |
| 2 | The Devil’s Own | $14,274,503 | 2,504 | $14,274,503 |
| 3 | Selena | $6,138,838 | 1,873 | $21,738,436 |
| 4 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $4,451,955 | 1,832 | $298,527,609 |
| 5 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $4,132,422 | 2,283 | $42,095,059 |
| 6 | The Sixth Man | $4,128,178 | 1,227 | $4,128,178 |
| 7 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $3,301,135 | 2,113 | $3,301,135 |
| 8 | The English Patient | $3,019,179 | 1,409 | $67,599,231 |
| 9 | B*A*P*S | $2,742,679 | 1,204 | $2,742,679 |
| 10 | Private Parts | $2,411,222 | 1,848 | $38,158,909 |
| 11 | Sling Blade | $2,172,206 | 992 | $15,879,157 |
| 12 | Donnie Brasco | $1,760,300 | 1,413 | $39,102,861 |
| 13 | Jerry Maguire | $1,647,901 | 830 | $145,443,291 |
| 14 | Love Jones | $1,099,527 | 645 | $9,343,224 |
| 15 | Cats Don't Dance | $939,781 | 1,252 | $939,781 |
| 16 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $927,623 | 591 | $287,904,768 |
| 17 | Shine | $797,310 | 911 | $33,691,753 |
| 18 | Michael | $783,312 | 896 | $92,215,613 |
| 19 | Kolya | $445,598 | 128 | $2,232,982 |
| 20 | 101 Dalmatians | $411,542 | 617 | $134,943,247 |
| 21 | Absolute Power | $402,134 | 468 | $48,263,893 |
| 22 | Dante’s Peak | $400,975 | 492 | $62,030,290 |
| 23 | Secrets & Lies | $369,474 | 177 | $12,323,315 |
| 24 | Crash | $312,799 | 339 | $2,664,812 |
| 25 | Booty Call | $302,901 | 333 | $19,206,933 |
| 26 | The Relic | $293,309 | 438 | $32,983,700 |
| 27 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $277,635 | 112 | $1,562,762 |
| 28 | Vegas Vacation | $272,667 | 540 | $34,651,936 |
| 29 | Evita | $261,511 | 388 | $49,145,752 |
| 30 | Kama Sutra | $259,426 | 65 | $1,672,861 |
| 31 | When We Were Kings | $251,110 | 90 | $1,176,946 |
| 32 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $229,023 | 177 | $458,838,909 |
| 33 | Scream | $191,671 | 334 | $86,461,860 |
| 34 | Marvin's Room | $179,086 | 221 | $12,555,820 |
| 35 | Fools Rush In | $178,097 | 283 | $28,444,671 |
| 36 | The Godfather | $176,316 | 40 | $134,318,802 |
| 37 | Rosewood | $168,407 | 144 | $12,572,257 |
| 38 | The Preacher’s Wife | $152,508 | 292 | $47,792,045 |
| 39 | Waiting for Guffman | $143,699 | 42 | $1,238,857 |
| 40 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $137,532 | 306 | $62,813,703 |
| 41 | Ransom | $106,536 | 202 | $136,263,611 |
| 42 | Lost Highway | $106,507 | 79 | $3,517,690 |
| 43 | The Daytrippers | $99,565 | 18 | $310,796 |
| 44 | Across The Sea of Time | $95,588 | 6 | $9,244,844 |
| 45 | Metro | $80,086 | 131 | $31,435,809 |
| 46 | That Darn Cat | $74,107 | 247 | $16,869,249 |
| 47 | Hamlet | $72,189 | 36 | $4,300,536 |
| 48 | Breaking the Waves | $65,392 | 53 | $3,720,841 |
| 49 | J'en Suis | $63,276 | 36 | $425,547 |
| 50 | Everyone Says I Love You | $55,946 | 44 | $9,527,148 |
| 51 | Fargo | $51,490 | 53 | $24,475,469 |
| 52 | City of Industry | $27,692 | 40 | $1,495,332 |
| 53 | Prisoner of the Mountains | $24,446 | 23 | $661,361 |
| 54 | Le Plus Beau Metier du Monde | $23,862 | 10 | $23,862 |
| 55 | Mother | $23,002 | 151 | $18,777,900 |
| 56 | Love and Other Catastrophes | $22,807 | 3 | $22,807 |
| 57 | Wings of Courage | $19,611 | 2 | $11,727,143 |
| 58 | Boys Life 2 | $19,520 | 3 | $186,675 |
| 59 | Blood and Wine | $18,805 | 22 | $1,075,288 |
| 60 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $18,093 | 72 | $29,306,934 |
| 61 | Zeus and Roxanne | $11,035 | 73 | $7,200,147 |
| 62 | The Watermelon Woman | $7,133 | 26 | $33,772 |
| Reporting: 62 | $87,009,614 | total | ||