Weekend Domestic Box Office April 11, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Anaconda | $16,620,887 | 2,456 | $6,767 | $16,620,887 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Liar Liar | $14,486,385 | -21% | 2,880 | $5,030 | $120,015,240 | 24 | |
| 3 | (2) | The Saint | $10,807,568 | -34% | 2,449 | $4,413 | $31,401,797 | 10 | |
| 4 | (new) | Grosse Pointe Blank | $6,870,397 | 1,227 | $5,599 | $6,870,397 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (3) | The Devil’s Own | $4,180,149 | -40% | 2,355 | $1,775 | $35,551,865 | 19 | |
| 6 | (4) | That Old Feeling | $3,461,835 | -32% | 1,599 | $2,165 | $10,090,075 | 10 | |
| 7 | (7) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $2,223,249 | -30% | 1,751 | $1,270 | $50,986,354 | 38 | |
| 8 | (5) | Double Team | $2,108,589 | -58% | 2,203 | $957 | $8,410,614 | 10 | |
| 9 | (34) | Scream | $2,016,006 | +1,123% | 1,270 | $1,587 | $88,826,827 | 115 | |
| 10 | (6) | Selena | $1,809,611 | -48% | 992 | $1,824 | $30,460,690 | 24 | |
| 11 | (8) | The Sixth Man | $1,704,717 | -40% | 1,185 | $1,439 | $11,180,173 | 17 | |
| 12 | (9) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $1,662,404 | -40% | 1,000 | $1,662 | $305,849,906 | 5,073 | |
| 13 | (10) | Inventing the Abbotts | $1,331,198 | -42% | 898 | $1,482 | $4,284,666 | 10 | |
| 14 | (11) | The English Patient | $1,270,359 | -37% | 1,005 | $1,264 | $73,040,322 | 150 | |
| 15 | (14) | Sling Blade | $1,090,765 | -28% | 763 | $1,430 | $19,846,376 | 145 | |
| 16 | (38) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $795,245 | +461% | 1,252 | $635 | $459,923,376 | 7,264 | |
| 17 | (15) | Jerry Maguire | $702,018 | -44% | 710 | $989 | $148,244,457 | 122 | |
| 18 | (17) | Dante’s Peak | $700,480 | -18% | 704 | $995 | $64,094,225 | 66 | |
| 19 | (12) | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $648,814 | -60% | 941 | $689 | $7,197,870 | 17 | |
| 20 | (13) | B*A*P*S | $553,490 | -65% | 643 | $861 | $6,354,813 | 17 | |
| 21 | (23) | Michael | $484,553 | -7% | 494 | $981 | $93,767,309 | 110 | |
| 22 | (20) | Love Jones | $366,337 | -45% | 271 | $1,352 | $11,014,267 | 31 | |
| 23 | (16) | Private Parts | $354,362 | -60% | 555 | $638 | $40,339,774 | 38 | |
| 24 | (25) | Kolya | $342,577 | -11% | 173 | $1,980 | $3,255,441 | 80 | |
| 25 | (18) | Donnie Brasco | $342,077 | -56% | 398 | $859 | $41,185,234 | 45 | |
| 26 | (54) | Chasing Amy | $302,406 | +477% | 25 | $12,096 | $388,770 | 10 | |
| 27 | (26) | 101 Dalmatians | $232,516 | -23% | 429 | $542 | $135,848,836 | 138 | |
| 28 | (21) | Cats Don't Dance | $222,696 | -66% | 423 | $526 | $3,023,991 | 19 | |
| 29 | (22) | Shine | $206,230 | -67% | 369 | $559 | $35,045,809 | 143 | |
| 30 | (27) | Kama Sutra | $201,011 | -10% | 74 | $2,716 | $2,300,004 | 45 | |
| 31 | (24) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $198,951 | -56% | 190 | $1,047 | $289,122,801 | 6,172 | |
| 32 | (35) | Evita | $182,259 | +17% | 260 | $701 | $49,716,042 | 110 | |
| 33 | (28) | Secrets & Lies | $163,464 | -27% | 136 | $1,202 | $12,919,501 | 198 | |
| 34 | (30) | When We Were Kings | $149,835 | -24% | 73 | $2,053 | $1,726,552 | 171 | |
| 35 | (31) | The Relic | $134,063 | -31% | 199 | $674 | $33,588,740 | 94 | |
| 36 | (19) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $133,431 | -81% | 395 | $338 | $30,260,716 | 87 | |
| 37 | (39) | Waiting for Guffman | $132,433 | -1% | 60 | $2,207 | $1,611,208 | 73 | |
| 38 | (33) | The Daytrippers | $126,919 | -24% | 44 | $2,885 | $689,029 | 40 | |
| 39 | (29) | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $113,496 | -46% | 95 | $1,195 | $2,071,423 | 45 | |
| 40 | (32) | Metro | $109,386 | -42% | 206 | $531 | $31,847,038 | 87 | |
| 41 | (40) | The Godfather | $93,402 | -26% | 40 | $2,335 | $134,693,556 | 9,161 | |
| 42 | (47) | Anna Karenina | $78,089 | +4% | 13 | $6,007 | $184,325 | 10 | |
| 43 | (41) | Crash | $76,774 | -35% | 44 | $1,745 | $3,083,348 | 192 | |
| 44 | (50) | Das Boot (1982) (Re-Release) | $75,263 | +10% | 19 | $3,961 | $11,192,880 | 5,542 | |
| 45 | (new) | Pink Flamingos | $70,188 | 11 | $6,381 | $0 | 3 | ||
| 46 | (52) | Lost Highway | $64,671 | 0% | 70 | $924 | $3,727,068 | 52 | |
| 47 | (new) | Paradise Road | $62,518 | 9 | $6,946 | $62,518 | 3 | ||
| 48 | (46) | The Preacher’s Wife | $60,622 | -25% | 103 | $589 | $48,049,376 | 122 | |
| 49 | (49) | Breaking the Waves | $60,441 | -13% | 53 | $1,140 | $3,895,487 | 152 | |
| 50 | (36) | Absolute Power | $57,980 | -61% | 135 | $429 | $48,643,605 | 59 | |
| 51 | (55) | Marvin's Room | $52,220 | 0% | 111 | $470 | $12,695,988 | 117 | |
| 52 | (37) | Vegas Vacation | $52,057 | -65% | 92 | $566 | $35,001,584 | 59 | |
| 53 | (45) | Across The Sea of Time | $50,274 | -38% | 4 | $12,569 | $9,514,081 | 542 | |
| 54 | (53) | That Darn Cat | $46,851 | -12% | 106 | $442 | $17,019,783 | 59 | |
| 55 | (57) | Hamlet | $44,875 | +4% | 43 | $1,044 | $4,414,535 | 110 | |
| 56 | (51) | Ransom | $43,421 | -36% | 94 | $462 | $136,448,821 | 157 | |
| 57 | (59) | Love and Other Catastrophes | $42,448 | +15% | 24 | $1,769 | $127,368 | 17 | |
| 58 | (42) | Booty Call | $40,466 | -54% | 114 | $355 | $19,473,015 | 47 | |
| 59 | (44) | Rosewood | $35,995 | -56% | 50 | $720 | $12,797,351 | 52 | |
| 60 | (new) | Kissed | $34,552 | 8 | $4,319 | $34,552 | 3 | ||
| 61 | (43) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $34,444 | -59% | 78 | $442 | $63,071,133 | 115 | |
| 62 | (61) | Zeus and Roxanne | $4,803 | -31% | 30 | $160 | $7,223,623 | 80 | |
| Reporting movies: 62 | $80,725,522 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anaconda | $16,620,887 | 2,456 | $16,620,887 |
| 2 | Liar Liar | $14,486,385 | 2,880 | $120,015,240 |
| 3 | The Saint | $10,807,568 | 2,449 | $31,401,797 |
| 4 | Grosse Pointe Blank | $6,870,397 | 1,227 | $6,870,397 |
| 5 | The Devil’s Own | $4,180,149 | 2,355 | $35,551,865 |
| 6 | That Old Feeling | $3,461,835 | 1,599 | $10,090,075 |
| 7 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $2,223,249 | 1,751 | $50,986,354 |
| 8 | Double Team | $2,108,589 | 2,203 | $8,410,614 |
| 9 | Scream | $2,016,006 | 1,270 | $88,826,827 |
| 10 | Selena | $1,809,611 | 992 | $30,460,690 |
| 11 | The Sixth Man | $1,704,717 | 1,185 | $11,180,173 |
| 12 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $1,662,404 | 1,000 | $305,849,906 |
| 13 | Inventing the Abbotts | $1,331,198 | 898 | $4,284,666 |
| 14 | The English Patient | $1,270,359 | 1,005 | $73,040,322 |
| 15 | Sling Blade | $1,090,765 | 763 | $19,846,376 |
| 16 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $795,245 | 1,252 | $459,923,376 |
| 17 | Jerry Maguire | $702,018 | 710 | $148,244,457 |
| 18 | Dante’s Peak | $700,480 | 704 | $64,094,225 |
| 19 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $648,814 | 941 | $7,197,870 |
| 20 | B*A*P*S | $553,490 | 643 | $6,354,813 |
| 21 | Michael | $484,553 | 494 | $93,767,309 |
| 22 | Love Jones | $366,337 | 271 | $11,014,267 |
| 23 | Private Parts | $354,362 | 555 | $40,339,774 |
| 24 | Kolya | $342,577 | 173 | $3,255,441 |
| 25 | Donnie Brasco | $342,077 | 398 | $41,185,234 |
| 26 | Chasing Amy | $302,406 | 25 | $388,770 |
| 27 | 101 Dalmatians | $232,516 | 429 | $135,848,836 |
| 28 | Cats Don't Dance | $222,696 | 423 | $3,023,991 |
| 29 | Shine | $206,230 | 369 | $35,045,809 |
| 30 | Kama Sutra | $201,011 | 74 | $2,300,004 |
| 31 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $198,951 | 190 | $289,122,801 |
| 32 | Evita | $182,259 | 260 | $49,716,042 |
| 33 | Secrets & Lies | $163,464 | 136 | $12,919,501 |
| 34 | When We Were Kings | $149,835 | 73 | $1,726,552 |
| 35 | The Relic | $134,063 | 199 | $33,588,740 |
| 36 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $133,431 | 395 | $30,260,716 |
| 37 | Waiting for Guffman | $132,433 | 60 | $1,611,208 |
| 38 | The Daytrippers | $126,919 | 44 | $689,029 |
| 39 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $113,496 | 95 | $2,071,423 |
| 40 | Metro | $109,386 | 206 | $31,847,038 |
| 41 | The Godfather | $93,402 | 40 | $134,693,556 |
| 42 | Anna Karenina | $78,089 | 13 | $184,325 |
| 43 | Crash | $76,774 | 44 | $3,083,348 |
| 44 | Das Boot (1982) (Re-Release) | $75,263 | 19 | $11,192,880 |
| 45 | Pink Flamingos | $70,188 | 11 | $0 |
| 46 | Lost Highway | $64,671 | 70 | $3,727,068 |
| 47 | Paradise Road | $62,518 | 9 | $62,518 |
| 48 | The Preacher’s Wife | $60,622 | 103 | $48,049,376 |
| 49 | Breaking the Waves | $60,441 | 53 | $3,895,487 |
| 50 | Absolute Power | $57,980 | 135 | $48,643,605 |
| 51 | Marvin's Room | $52,220 | 111 | $12,695,988 |
| 52 | Vegas Vacation | $52,057 | 92 | $35,001,584 |
| 53 | Across The Sea of Time | $50,274 | 4 | $9,514,081 |
| 54 | That Darn Cat | $46,851 | 106 | $17,019,783 |
| 55 | Hamlet | $44,875 | 43 | $4,414,535 |
| 56 | Ransom | $43,421 | 94 | $136,448,821 |
| 57 | Love and Other Catastrophes | $42,448 | 24 | $127,368 |
| 58 | Booty Call | $40,466 | 114 | $19,473,015 |
| 59 | Rosewood | $35,995 | 50 | $12,797,351 |
| 60 | Kissed | $34,552 | 8 | $34,552 |
| 61 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $34,444 | 78 | $63,071,133 |
| 62 | Zeus and Roxanne | $4,803 | 30 | $7,223,623 |
| Reporting: 62 | $80,725,522 | total | ||