Weekend Domestic Box Office April 18, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Anaconda | $12,013,566 | -28% | 2,456 | $4,892 | $32,740,911 | 10 | |
| 2 | (2) | Liar Liar | $10,137,865 | -30% | 2,909 | $3,485 | $133,540,325 | 31 | |
| 3 | (new) | Murder at 1600 | $7,962,268 | 2,152 | $3,700 | $7,962,268 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (3) | The Saint | $7,186,355 | -34% | 2,500 | $2,875 | $41,232,236 | 17 | |
| 5 | (4) | Grosse Pointe Blank | $4,749,396 | -31% | 1,236 | $3,843 | $13,624,046 | 10 | |
| 6 | (5) | The Devil’s Own | $2,406,237 | -42% | 2,004 | $1,201 | $39,116,907 | 26 | |
| 7 | (new) | McHale's Navy | $2,128,565 | 1,858 | $1,146 | $2,128,565 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (6) | That Old Feeling | $2,089,560 | -40% | 1,583 | $1,320 | $13,201,235 | 17 | |
| 9 | (new) | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | $2,024,516 | 1,553 | $1,304 | $2,024,516 | 3 | ||
| 10 | (26) | Chasing Amy | $1,642,402 | +443% | 519 | $3,165 | $2,160,942 | 17 | |
| 11 | (9) | Scream | $1,557,981 | -23% | 1,153 | $1,351 | $91,007,109 | 122 | |
| 12 | (7) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $1,310,340 | -41% | 1,621 | $808 | $52,688,971 | 45 | |
| 13 | (10) | Selena | $1,066,766 | -41% | 699 | $1,526 | $32,002,285 | 31 | |
| 14 | (12) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $840,864 | -49% | 626 | $1,343 | $307,124,280 | 5,080 | |
| 15 | (11) | The Sixth Man | $819,703 | -52% | 949 | $864 | $12,317,315 | 24 | |
| 16 | (14) | The English Patient | $813,647 | -36% | 677 | $1,202 | $74,330,685 | 157 | |
| 17 | (8) | Double Team | $782,040 | -63% | 1,331 | $588 | $9,800,577 | 17 | |
| 18 | (15) | Sling Blade | $729,266 | -33% | 534 | $1,366 | $20,923,835 | 152 | |
| 19 | (17) | Jerry Maguire | $614,347 | -12% | 643 | $955 | $149,089,725 | 129 | |
| 20 | (18) | Dante’s Peak | $613,275 | -12% | 629 | $975 | $64,917,355 | 73 | |
| 21 | (13) | Inventing the Abbotts | $557,782 | -58% | 679 | $821 | $5,221,653 | 17 | |
| 22 | (21) | Michael | $403,625 | -17% | 397 | $1,017 | $94,326,106 | 117 | |
| 23 | (16) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $340,452 | -57% | 634 | $537 | $460,517,975 | 7,271 | |
| 24 | (24) | Kolya | $314,443 | -8% | 159 | $1,978 | $3,691,905 | 87 | |
| 25 | (19) | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $264,331 | -59% | 473 | $559 | $7,572,673 | 24 | |
| 26 | (20) | B*A*P*S | $254,063 | -54% | 369 | $689 | $6,744,214 | 24 | |
| 27 | (22) | Love Jones | $217,154 | -41% | 267 | $813 | $11,340,584 | 38 | |
| 28 | (47) | Paradise Road | $206,426 | +230% | 73 | $2,828 | $293,329 | 10 | |
| 29 | (-) | The Beautician and the Beast | $196,978 | 442 | $446 | $11,072,307 | 73 | ||
| 30 | (30) | Kama Sutra | $186,744 | -7% | 71 | $2,630 | $2,568,971 | 52 | |
| 31 | (25) | Donnie Brasco | $174,505 | -49% | 220 | $793 | $41,482,558 | 52 | |
| 32 | (23) | Private Parts | $144,616 | -59% | 258 | $561 | $40,573,649 | 45 | |
| 33 | (27) | 101 Dalmatians | $144,019 | -38% | 322 | $447 | $136,012,978 | 145 | |
| 34 | (29) | Shine | $136,213 | -34% | 282 | $483 | $35,271,920 | 150 | |
| 35 | (34) | When We Were Kings | $132,524 | -12% | 70 | $1,893 | $1,932,346 | 178 | |
| 36 | (33) | Secrets & Lies | $132,351 | -19% | 125 | $1,059 | $13,108,119 | 205 | |
| 37 | (38) | The Daytrippers | $127,600 | +1% | 44 | $2,900 | $875,912 | 47 | |
| 38 | (37) | Waiting for Guffman | $117,095 | -12% | 54 | $2,168 | $1,774,423 | 80 | |
| 39 | (28) | Cats Don't Dance | $111,852 | -50% | 248 | $451 | $3,171,119 | 26 | |
| 40 | (32) | Evita | $105,494 | -42% | 177 | $596 | $49,888,364 | 117 | |
| 41 | (31) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $101,926 | -49% | 136 | $749 | $289,280,907 | 6,179 | |
| 42 | (44) | Das Boot (1982) (Re-Release) | $94,894 | +26% | 29 | $3,272 | $11,323,643 | 5,549 | |
| 43 | (35) | The Relic | $89,713 | -33% | 130 | $690 | $33,727,596 | 101 | |
| 44 | (42) | Anna Karenina | $88,198 | +13% | 18 | $4,900 | $307,087 | 17 | |
| 45 | (36) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $80,988 | -39% | 330 | $245 | $30,361,718 | 94 | |
| 46 | (45) | Pink Flamingos | $72,805 | +4% | 13 | $5,600 | $180,483 | 10 | |
| 47 | (41) | The Godfather | $71,220 | -24% | 40 | $1,781 | $134,802,361 | 9,168 | |
| 48 | (53) | Across The Sea of Time | $67,111 | +33% | 4 | $16,778 | $9,630,444 | 549 | |
| 49 | (60) | Kissed | $66,982 | +94% | 17 | $3,940 | $122,283 | 10 | |
| 50 | (-) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $58,928 | 127 | $464 | $20,136,756 | 117 | ||
| 51 | (40) | Metro | $50,305 | -54% | 102 | $493 | $31,937,428 | 94 | |
| 52 | (39) | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $49,434 | -56% | 49 | $1,009 | $2,160,184 | 52 | |
| 53 | (43) | Crash | $46,840 | -39% | 34 | $1,378 | $3,168,660 | 199 | |
| 54 | (50) | Absolute Power | $44,692 | -23% | 108 | $414 | $48,700,442 | 66 | |
| 55 | (46) | Lost Highway | $42,931 | -34% | 67 | $641 | $3,796,699 | 59 | |
| 56 | (49) | Breaking the Waves | $38,299 | -37% | 44 | $870 | $3,955,041 | 159 | |
| 57 | (52) | Vegas Vacation | $35,797 | -31% | 80 | $447 | $35,047,243 | 66 | |
| 58 | (new) | Traveller | $30,855 | 6 | $5,143 | $30,855 | 3 | ||
| 59 | (51) | Marvin's Room | $30,801 | -41% | 52 | $592 | $12,782,508 | 124 | |
| 60 | (48) | The Preacher’s Wife | $30,144 | -50% | 68 | $443 | $48,093,211 | 129 | |
| 61 | (62) | Zeus and Roxanne | $2,918 | -39% | 30 | $97 | $7,227,451 | 87 | |
| Reporting movies: 61 | $66,953,007 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anaconda | $12,013,566 | 2,456 | $32,740,911 |
| 2 | Liar Liar | $10,137,865 | 2,909 | $133,540,325 |
| 3 | Murder at 1600 | $7,962,268 | 2,152 | $7,962,268 |
| 4 | The Saint | $7,186,355 | 2,500 | $41,232,236 |
| 5 | Grosse Pointe Blank | $4,749,396 | 1,236 | $13,624,046 |
| 6 | The Devil’s Own | $2,406,237 | 2,004 | $39,116,907 |
| 7 | McHale's Navy | $2,128,565 | 1,858 | $2,128,565 |
| 8 | That Old Feeling | $2,089,560 | 1,583 | $13,201,235 |
| 9 | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | $2,024,516 | 1,553 | $2,024,516 |
| 10 | Chasing Amy | $1,642,402 | 519 | $2,160,942 |
| 11 | Scream | $1,557,981 | 1,153 | $91,007,109 |
| 12 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $1,310,340 | 1,621 | $52,688,971 |
| 13 | Selena | $1,066,766 | 699 | $32,002,285 |
| 14 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $840,864 | 626 | $307,124,280 |
| 15 | The Sixth Man | $819,703 | 949 | $12,317,315 |
| 16 | The English Patient | $813,647 | 677 | $74,330,685 |
| 17 | Double Team | $782,040 | 1,331 | $9,800,577 |
| 18 | Sling Blade | $729,266 | 534 | $20,923,835 |
| 19 | Jerry Maguire | $614,347 | 643 | $149,089,725 |
| 20 | Dante’s Peak | $613,275 | 629 | $64,917,355 |
| 21 | Inventing the Abbotts | $557,782 | 679 | $5,221,653 |
| 22 | Michael | $403,625 | 397 | $94,326,106 |
| 23 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $340,452 | 634 | $460,517,975 |
| 24 | Kolya | $314,443 | 159 | $3,691,905 |
| 25 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $264,331 | 473 | $7,572,673 |
| 26 | B*A*P*S | $254,063 | 369 | $6,744,214 |
| 27 | Love Jones | $217,154 | 267 | $11,340,584 |
| 28 | Paradise Road | $206,426 | 73 | $293,329 |
| 29 | The Beautician and the Beast | $196,978 | 442 | $11,072,307 |
| 30 | Kama Sutra | $186,744 | 71 | $2,568,971 |
| 31 | Donnie Brasco | $174,505 | 220 | $41,482,558 |
| 32 | Private Parts | $144,616 | 258 | $40,573,649 |
| 33 | 101 Dalmatians | $144,019 | 322 | $136,012,978 |
| 34 | Shine | $136,213 | 282 | $35,271,920 |
| 35 | When We Were Kings | $132,524 | 70 | $1,932,346 |
| 36 | Secrets & Lies | $132,351 | 125 | $13,108,119 |
| 37 | The Daytrippers | $127,600 | 44 | $875,912 |
| 38 | Waiting for Guffman | $117,095 | 54 | $1,774,423 |
| 39 | Cats Don't Dance | $111,852 | 248 | $3,171,119 |
| 40 | Evita | $105,494 | 177 | $49,888,364 |
| 41 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $101,926 | 136 | $289,280,907 |
| 42 | Das Boot (1982) (Re-Release) | $94,894 | 29 | $11,323,643 |
| 43 | The Relic | $89,713 | 130 | $33,727,596 |
| 44 | Anna Karenina | $88,198 | 18 | $307,087 |
| 45 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $80,988 | 330 | $30,361,718 |
| 46 | Pink Flamingos | $72,805 | 13 | $180,483 |
| 47 | The Godfather | $71,220 | 40 | $134,802,361 |
| 48 | Across The Sea of Time | $67,111 | 4 | $9,630,444 |
| 49 | Kissed | $66,982 | 17 | $122,283 |
| 50 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $58,928 | 127 | $20,136,756 |
| 51 | Metro | $50,305 | 102 | $31,937,428 |
| 52 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $49,434 | 49 | $2,160,184 |
| 53 | Crash | $46,840 | 34 | $3,168,660 |
| 54 | Absolute Power | $44,692 | 108 | $48,700,442 |
| 55 | Lost Highway | $42,931 | 67 | $3,796,699 |
| 56 | Breaking the Waves | $38,299 | 44 | $3,955,041 |
| 57 | Vegas Vacation | $35,797 | 80 | $35,047,243 |
| 58 | Traveller | $30,855 | 6 | $30,855 |
| 59 | Marvin's Room | $30,801 | 52 | $12,782,508 |
| 60 | The Preacher’s Wife | $30,144 | 68 | $48,093,211 |
| 61 | Zeus and Roxanne | $2,918 | 30 | $7,227,451 |
| Reporting: 61 | $66,953,007 | total | ||