Weekend Domestic Box Office April 4, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Liar Liar | $18,275,295 | -28% | 2,878 | $6,350 | $100,686,180 | 17 | |
| 2 | (new) | The Saint | $16,278,873 | 2,307 | $7,056 | $16,278,873 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (2) | The Devil’s Own | $7,013,200 | -51% | 2,504 | $2,801 | $29,588,014 | 12 | |
| 4 | (new) | That Old Feeling | $5,103,075 | 1,575 | $3,240 | $5,103,075 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (new) | Double Team | $5,034,914 | 2,203 | $2,285 | $5,034,914 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (3) | Selena | $3,456,217 | -44% | 1,583 | $2,183 | $27,741,359 | 17 | |
| 7 | (5) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $3,198,307 | -23% | 2,050 | $1,560 | $48,045,561 | 31 | |
| 8 | (6) | The Sixth Man | $2,855,434 | -31% | 1,231 | $2,320 | $8,877,310 | 10 | |
| 9 | (4) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $2,787,253 | -37% | 1,339 | $2,082 | $303,410,531 | 5,066 | |
| 10 | (new) | Inventing the Abbotts | $2,301,138 | 898 | $2,563 | $2,301,138 | 3 | ||
| 11 | (8) | The English Patient | $2,029,724 | -33% | 1,300 | $1,561 | $71,058,188 | 143 | |
| 12 | (7) | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $1,630,221 | -51% | 2,101 | $776 | $6,234,381 | 10 | |
| 13 | (9) | B*A*P*S | $1,603,738 | -42% | 1,204 | $1,332 | $5,457,795 | 10 | |
| 14 | (11) | Sling Blade | $1,522,436 | -30% | 905 | $1,682 | $18,260,734 | 138 | |
| 15 | (13) | Jerry Maguire | $1,244,495 | -24% | 810 | $1,536 | $147,251,273 | 115 | |
| 16 | (10) | Private Parts | $889,222 | -63% | 1,216 | $731 | $39,747,702 | 31 | |
| 17 | (22) | Dante’s Peak | $856,685 | +114% | 816 | $1,050 | $63,095,680 | 59 | |
| 18 | (12) | Donnie Brasco | $784,669 | -55% | 775 | $1,012 | $40,575,151 | 38 | |
| 19 | (60) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $701,760 | +3,779% | 500 | $1,404 | $30,016,823 | 80 | |
| 20 | (14) | Love Jones | $665,107 | -40% | 420 | $1,584 | $10,451,536 | 24 | |
| 21 | (15) | Cats Don't Dance | $645,515 | -31% | 1,230 | $525 | $2,642,058 | 12 | |
| 22 | (17) | Shine | $617,460 | -23% | 719 | $859 | $34,674,426 | 136 | |
| 23 | (18) | Michael | $522,242 | -33% | 623 | $838 | $93,087,679 | 103 | |
| 24 | (16) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $452,200 | -51% | 294 | $1,538 | $288,801,028 | 6,165 | |
| 25 | (19) | Kolya | $384,429 | -14% | 160 | $2,403 | $2,780,725 | 73 | |
| 26 | (20) | 101 Dalmatians | $301,899 | -27% | 532 | $567 | $135,539,139 | 131 | |
| 27 | (30) | Kama Sutra | $223,221 | -14% | 72 | $3,100 | $2,006,003 | 38 | |
| 28 | (23) | Secrets & Lies | $222,676 | -40% | 155 | $1,437 | $12,678,732 | 191 | |
| 29 | (27) | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $211,272 | -24% | 135 | $1,565 | $1,889,603 | 38 | |
| 30 | (31) | When We Were Kings | $197,597 | -21% | 83 | $2,381 | $1,489,352 | 164 | |
| 31 | (26) | The Relic | $193,763 | -34% | 295 | $657 | $33,360,447 | 87 | |
| 32 | (45) | Metro | $187,183 | +134% | 351 | $533 | $31,664,174 | 80 | |
| 33 | (43) | The Daytrippers | $167,508 | +68% | 34 | $4,927 | $515,622 | 33 | |
| 34 | (33) | Scream | $164,783 | -14% | 282 | $584 | $86,742,515 | 108 | |
| 35 | (29) | Evita | $155,761 | -40% | 237 | $657 | $49,458,767 | 103 | |
| 36 | (21) | Absolute Power | $150,200 | -63% | 268 | $560 | $48,553,411 | 52 | |
| 37 | (28) | Vegas Vacation | $147,422 | -46% | 267 | $552 | $34,916,305 | 52 | |
| 38 | (32) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $141,632 | -38% | 104 | $1,362 | $459,095,451 | 7,257 | |
| 39 | (39) | Waiting for Guffman | $134,133 | -7% | 48 | $2,794 | $1,426,102 | 66 | |
| 40 | (36) | The Godfather | $126,343 | -28% | 40 | $3,159 | $134,542,560 | 9,154 | |
| 41 | (24) | Crash | $118,121 | -62% | 156 | $757 | $2,946,825 | 185 | |
| 42 | (25) | Booty Call | $88,633 | -71% | 173 | $512 | $19,416,216 | 40 | |
| 43 | (40) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $84,269 | -39% | 143 | $589 | $63,001,218 | 108 | |
| 44 | (37) | Rosewood | $81,513 | -52% | 86 | $948 | $12,735,096 | 45 | |
| 45 | (44) | Across The Sea of Time | $81,157 | -15% | 4 | $20,289 | $9,411,848 | 535 | |
| 46 | (38) | The Preacher’s Wife | $80,584 | -47% | 147 | $548 | $47,966,492 | 115 | |
| 47 | (new) | Anna Karenina | $75,268 | 5 | $15,054 | $75,268 | 3 | ||
| 48 | (35) | Fools Rush In | $73,570 | -59% | 178 | $413 | $28,553,945 | 52 | |
| 49 | (48) | Breaking the Waves | $69,266 | +6% | 54 | $1,283 | $3,818,138 | 145 | |
| 50 | (-) | Das Boot (1982) (Re-Release) | $68,369 | 13 | $5,259 | $11,079,251 | 5,535 | ||
| 51 | (41) | Ransom | $68,066 | -36% | 146 | $466 | $136,385,379 | 150 | |
| 52 | (42) | Lost Highway | $64,930 | -39% | 66 | $984 | $3,639,843 | 45 | |
| 53 | (46) | That Darn Cat | $53,259 | -28% | 142 | $375 | $16,961,280 | 52 | |
| 54 | (new) | Chasing Amy | $52,446 | 3 | $17,482 | $52,446 | 3 | ||
| 55 | (34) | Marvin's Room | $52,220 | -71% | 111 | $470 | $12,695,988 | 110 | |
| 56 | (51) | Fargo | $44,378 | -14% | 68 | $653 | $24,547,547 | 395 | |
| 57 | (47) | Hamlet | $43,150 | -40% | 33 | $1,308 | $4,359,168 | 103 | |
| 58 | (49) | J'en Suis | $37,594 | -41% | 36 | $1,044 | $510,977 | 24 | |
| 59 | (56) | Love and Other Catastrophes | $36,825 | +61% | 10 | $3,683 | $69,084 | 10 | |
| 60 | (50) | Everyone Says I Love You | $36,188 | -35% | 44 | $822 | $9,589,821 | 122 | |
| 61 | (61) | Zeus and Roxanne | $6,982 | -37% | 40 | $175 | $7,217,828 | 73 | |
| 62 | (62) | The Watermelon Woman | $450 | -94% | 33 | $14 | $38,685 | 33 | |
| Reporting movies: 62 | $84,896,240 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liar Liar | $18,275,295 | 2,878 | $100,686,180 |
| 2 | The Saint | $16,278,873 | 2,307 | $16,278,873 |
| 3 | The Devil’s Own | $7,013,200 | 2,504 | $29,588,014 |
| 4 | That Old Feeling | $5,103,075 | 1,575 | $5,103,075 |
| 5 | Double Team | $5,034,914 | 2,203 | $5,034,914 |
| 6 | Selena | $3,456,217 | 1,583 | $27,741,359 |
| 7 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $3,198,307 | 2,050 | $48,045,561 |
| 8 | The Sixth Man | $2,855,434 | 1,231 | $8,877,310 |
| 9 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $2,787,253 | 1,339 | $303,410,531 |
| 10 | Inventing the Abbotts | $2,301,138 | 898 | $2,301,138 |
| 11 | The English Patient | $2,029,724 | 1,300 | $71,058,188 |
| 12 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $1,630,221 | 2,101 | $6,234,381 |
| 13 | B*A*P*S | $1,603,738 | 1,204 | $5,457,795 |
| 14 | Sling Blade | $1,522,436 | 905 | $18,260,734 |
| 15 | Jerry Maguire | $1,244,495 | 810 | $147,251,273 |
| 16 | Private Parts | $889,222 | 1,216 | $39,747,702 |
| 17 | Dante’s Peak | $856,685 | 816 | $63,095,680 |
| 18 | Donnie Brasco | $784,669 | 775 | $40,575,151 |
| 19 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $701,760 | 500 | $30,016,823 |
| 20 | Love Jones | $665,107 | 420 | $10,451,536 |
| 21 | Cats Don't Dance | $645,515 | 1,230 | $2,642,058 |
| 22 | Shine | $617,460 | 719 | $34,674,426 |
| 23 | Michael | $522,242 | 623 | $93,087,679 |
| 24 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $452,200 | 294 | $288,801,028 |
| 25 | Kolya | $384,429 | 160 | $2,780,725 |
| 26 | 101 Dalmatians | $301,899 | 532 | $135,539,139 |
| 27 | Kama Sutra | $223,221 | 72 | $2,006,003 |
| 28 | Secrets & Lies | $222,676 | 155 | $12,678,732 |
| 29 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $211,272 | 135 | $1,889,603 |
| 30 | When We Were Kings | $197,597 | 83 | $1,489,352 |
| 31 | The Relic | $193,763 | 295 | $33,360,447 |
| 32 | Metro | $187,183 | 351 | $31,664,174 |
| 33 | The Daytrippers | $167,508 | 34 | $515,622 |
| 34 | Scream | $164,783 | 282 | $86,742,515 |
| 35 | Evita | $155,761 | 237 | $49,458,767 |
| 36 | Absolute Power | $150,200 | 268 | $48,553,411 |
| 37 | Vegas Vacation | $147,422 | 267 | $34,916,305 |
| 38 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $141,632 | 104 | $459,095,451 |
| 39 | Waiting for Guffman | $134,133 | 48 | $1,426,102 |
| 40 | The Godfather | $126,343 | 40 | $134,542,560 |
| 41 | Crash | $118,121 | 156 | $2,946,825 |
| 42 | Booty Call | $88,633 | 173 | $19,416,216 |
| 43 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $84,269 | 143 | $63,001,218 |
| 44 | Rosewood | $81,513 | 86 | $12,735,096 |
| 45 | Across The Sea of Time | $81,157 | 4 | $9,411,848 |
| 46 | The Preacher’s Wife | $80,584 | 147 | $47,966,492 |
| 47 | Anna Karenina | $75,268 | 5 | $75,268 |
| 48 | Fools Rush In | $73,570 | 178 | $28,553,945 |
| 49 | Breaking the Waves | $69,266 | 54 | $3,818,138 |
| 50 | Das Boot (1982) (Re-Release) | $68,369 | 13 | $11,079,251 |
| 51 | Ransom | $68,066 | 146 | $136,385,379 |
| 52 | Lost Highway | $64,930 | 66 | $3,639,843 |
| 53 | That Darn Cat | $53,259 | 142 | $16,961,280 |
| 54 | Chasing Amy | $52,446 | 3 | $52,446 |
| 55 | Marvin's Room | $52,220 | 111 | $12,695,988 |
| 56 | Fargo | $44,378 | 68 | $24,547,547 |
| 57 | Hamlet | $43,150 | 33 | $4,359,168 |
| 58 | J'en Suis | $37,594 | 36 | $510,977 |
| 59 | Love and Other Catastrophes | $36,825 | 10 | $69,084 |
| 60 | Everyone Says I Love You | $36,188 | 44 | $9,589,821 |
| 61 | Zeus and Roxanne | $6,982 | 40 | $7,217,828 |
| 62 | The Watermelon Woman | $450 | 33 | $38,685 |
| Reporting: 62 | $84,896,240 | total | ||