Weekend Domestic Box Office April 25, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Volcano | $14,581,740 | 2,774 | $5,257 | $14,581,740 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $7,429,406 | 1,602 | $4,638 | $7,429,406 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Anaconda | $7,318,954 | -39% | 2,456 | $2,980 | $43,231,457 | 17 | |
| 4 | (2) | Liar Liar | $7,186,130 | -29% | 2,863 | $2,510 | $143,839,650 | 38 | |
| 5 | (4) | The Saint | $5,007,093 | -30% | 2,500 | $2,003 | $48,210,631 | 24 | |
| 6 | (3) | Murder at 1600 | $4,825,209 | -39% | 2,158 | $2,236 | $15,282,092 | 10 | |
| 7 | (5) | Grosse Pointe Blank | $3,098,353 | -35% | 1,242 | $2,495 | $18,152,209 | 17 | |
| 8 | (11) | Scream | $1,405,839 | -10% | 1,216 | $1,156 | $93,021,393 | 129 | |
| 9 | (6) | The Devil’s Own | $1,154,808 | -52% | 1,270 | $909 | $41,019,604 | 33 | |
| 10 | (10) | Chasing Amy | $1,111,989 | -32% | 553 | $2,011 | $3,886,506 | 24 | |
| 11 | (8) | That Old Feeling | $1,088,665 | -48% | 1,344 | $810 | $15,012,945 | 24 | |
| 12 | (7) | McHale's Navy | $911,890 | -57% | 1,861 | $490 | $3,689,705 | 10 | |
| 13 | (12) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $789,163 | -40% | 1,058 | $746 | $53,894,923 | 52 | |
| 14 | (16) | The English Patient | $657,697 | -19% | 516 | $1,275 | $75,309,422 | 164 | |
| 15 | (13) | Selena | $626,974 | -41% | 527 | $1,190 | $32,954,145 | 38 | |
| 16 | (9) | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | $593,307 | -71% | 1,514 | $392 | $3,260,346 | 10 | |
| 17 | (28) | Paradise Road | $577,651 | +180% | 350 | $1,650 | $948,796 | 17 | |
| 18 | (18) | Sling Blade | $548,131 | -25% | 452 | $1,213 | $21,714,873 | 159 | |
| 19 | (20) | Dante’s Peak | $508,250 | -17% | 535 | $950 | $65,601,915 | 80 | |
| 20 | (19) | Jerry Maguire | $416,929 | -32% | 579 | $720 | $149,721,931 | 136 | |
| 21 | (14) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $398,129 | -53% | 363 | $1,097 | $307,814,518 | 5,087 | |
| 22 | (41) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $379,587 | +272% | 751 | $505 | $289,697,968 | 6,186 | |
| 23 | (15) | The Sixth Man | $371,459 | -55% | 522 | $712 | $12,942,542 | 31 | |
| 24 | (22) | Michael | $369,695 | -8% | 390 | $948 | $94,824,393 | 124 | |
| 25 | (24) | Kolya | $246,077 | -22% | 153 | $1,608 | $4,063,547 | 94 | |
| 26 | (17) | Double Team | $217,171 | -72% | 425 | $511 | $10,310,186 | 24 | |
| 27 | (23) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $202,166 | -41% | 290 | $697 | $460,841,468 | 7,278 | |
| 28 | (21) | Inventing the Abbotts | $188,984 | -66% | 279 | $677 | $5,604,686 | 24 | |
| 29 | (25) | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $177,000 | -33% | 418 | $423 | $7,844,227 | 31 | |
| 30 | (30) | Kama Sutra | $174,674 | -6% | 53 | $3,296 | $2,831,251 | 59 | |
| 31 | (29) | The Beautician and the Beast | $152,894 | -22% | 346 | $442 | $11,294,720 | 80 | |
| 32 | (27) | Love Jones | $145,991 | -33% | 131 | $1,114 | $11,560,836 | 45 | |
| 33 | (26) | B*A*P*S | $140,935 | -45% | 174 | $810 | $6,960,740 | 31 | |
| 34 | (-) | Rosewood | $138,624 | 274 | $506 | $12,977,959 | 66 | ||
| 35 | (new) | Shiloh | $115,710 | 70 | $1,653 | $115,710 | 3 | ||
| 36 | (45) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $115,096 | +42% | 277 | $416 | $30,507,998 | 101 | |
| 37 | (34) | Shine | $109,858 | -19% | 282 | $390 | $35,446,509 | 157 | |
| 38 | (35) | When We Were Kings | $103,823 | -22% | 70 | $1,483 | $2,105,248 | 185 | |
| 39 | (38) | Waiting for Guffman | $101,644 | -13% | 58 | $1,752 | $1,923,316 | 87 | |
| 40 | (37) | The Daytrippers | $94,545 | -26% | 45 | $2,101 | $1,019,553 | 54 | |
| 41 | (31) | Donnie Brasco | $85,329 | -51% | 179 | $477 | $41,600,141 | 59 | |
| 42 | (36) | Secrets & Lies | $85,167 | -36% | 87 | $979 | $13,245,764 | 212 | |
| 43 | (44) | Anna Karenina | $78,710 | -11% | 22 | $3,578 | $424,450 | 24 | |
| 44 | (33) | 101 Dalmatians | $76,815 | -47% | 199 | $386 | $136,122,030 | 152 | |
| 45 | (43) | The Relic | $76,685 | -15% | 113 | $679 | $33,834,978 | 108 | |
| 46 | (58) | Traveller | $75,939 | +146% | 26 | $2,921 | $119,796 | 10 | |
| 47 | (48) | Across The Sea of Time | $73,083 | +9% | 4 | $18,271 | $9,765,624 | 556 | |
| 48 | (49) | Kissed | $66,744 | 0% | 23 | $2,902 | $226,983 | 17 | |
| 49 | (40) | Evita | $58,772 | -44% | 98 | $600 | $49,994,804 | 124 | |
| 50 | (32) | Private Parts | $53,199 | -63% | 206 | $258 | $40,672,326 | 52 | |
| 51 | (42) | Das Boot (1982) (Re-Release) | $52,035 | -45% | 20 | $2,602 | $11,433,134 | 5,556 | |
| 52 | (-) | Everyone Says I Love You | $50,732 | 62 | $818 | $9,714,482 | 143 | ||
| 53 | (39) | Cats Don't Dance | $50,548 | -55% | 174 | $291 | $3,268,450 | 33 | |
| 54 | (47) | The Godfather | $43,901 | -38% | 40 | $1,098 | $134,874,308 | 9,175 | |
| 55 | (52) | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $40,389 | -18% | 44 | $918 | $2,221,994 | 59 | |
| 56 | (50) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $33,112 | -44% | 66 | $502 | $20,191,312 | 124 | |
| 57 | (new) | A Chef in Love | $32,510 | 6 | $5,418 | $36,628 | 5 | ||
| 58 | (51) | Metro | $32,322 | -36% | 80 | $404 | $31,987,563 | 101 | |
| 59 | (54) | Absolute Power | $30,940 | -31% | 96 | $322 | $48,741,729 | 73 | |
| 60 | (-) | Love and Other Catastrophes | $30,341 | 32 | $948 | $212,285 | 31 | ||
| 61 | (new) | I Was a Jewish Sex Worker | $5,344 | 1 | $5,344 | $5,344 | 3 | ||
| 62 | (61) | Zeus and Roxanne | $2,041 | -30% | 22 | $93 | $7,230,292 | 94 | |
| 63 | (-) | The Watermelon Woman | $1,819 | 54 | $34 | $40,746 | 54 | ||
| 64 | (new) | Inside the Goldmine | $650 | 1 | $650 | $650 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 64 | $64,919,367 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcano | $14,581,740 | 2,774 | $14,581,740 |
| 2 | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $7,429,406 | 1,602 | $7,429,406 |
| 3 | Anaconda | $7,318,954 | 2,456 | $43,231,457 |
| 4 | Liar Liar | $7,186,130 | 2,863 | $143,839,650 |
| 5 | The Saint | $5,007,093 | 2,500 | $48,210,631 |
| 6 | Murder at 1600 | $4,825,209 | 2,158 | $15,282,092 |
| 7 | Grosse Pointe Blank | $3,098,353 | 1,242 | $18,152,209 |
| 8 | Scream | $1,405,839 | 1,216 | $93,021,393 |
| 9 | The Devil’s Own | $1,154,808 | 1,270 | $41,019,604 |
| 10 | Chasing Amy | $1,111,989 | 553 | $3,886,506 |
| 11 | That Old Feeling | $1,088,665 | 1,344 | $15,012,945 |
| 12 | McHale's Navy | $911,890 | 1,861 | $3,689,705 |
| 13 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $789,163 | 1,058 | $53,894,923 |
| 14 | The English Patient | $657,697 | 516 | $75,309,422 |
| 15 | Selena | $626,974 | 527 | $32,954,145 |
| 16 | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | $593,307 | 1,514 | $3,260,346 |
| 17 | Paradise Road | $577,651 | 350 | $948,796 |
| 18 | Sling Blade | $548,131 | 452 | $21,714,873 |
| 19 | Dante’s Peak | $508,250 | 535 | $65,601,915 |
| 20 | Jerry Maguire | $416,929 | 579 | $149,721,931 |
| 21 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $398,129 | 363 | $307,814,518 |
| 22 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $379,587 | 751 | $289,697,968 |
| 23 | The Sixth Man | $371,459 | 522 | $12,942,542 |
| 24 | Michael | $369,695 | 390 | $94,824,393 |
| 25 | Kolya | $246,077 | 153 | $4,063,547 |
| 26 | Double Team | $217,171 | 425 | $10,310,186 |
| 27 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $202,166 | 290 | $460,841,468 |
| 28 | Inventing the Abbotts | $188,984 | 279 | $5,604,686 |
| 29 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $177,000 | 418 | $7,844,227 |
| 30 | Kama Sutra | $174,674 | 53 | $2,831,251 |
| 31 | The Beautician and the Beast | $152,894 | 346 | $11,294,720 |
| 32 | Love Jones | $145,991 | 131 | $11,560,836 |
| 33 | B*A*P*S | $140,935 | 174 | $6,960,740 |
| 34 | Rosewood | $138,624 | 274 | $12,977,959 |
| 35 | Shiloh | $115,710 | 70 | $115,710 |
| 36 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $115,096 | 277 | $30,507,998 |
| 37 | Shine | $109,858 | 282 | $35,446,509 |
| 38 | When We Were Kings | $103,823 | 70 | $2,105,248 |
| 39 | Waiting for Guffman | $101,644 | 58 | $1,923,316 |
| 40 | The Daytrippers | $94,545 | 45 | $1,019,553 |
| 41 | Donnie Brasco | $85,329 | 179 | $41,600,141 |
| 42 | Secrets & Lies | $85,167 | 87 | $13,245,764 |
| 43 | Anna Karenina | $78,710 | 22 | $424,450 |
| 44 | 101 Dalmatians | $76,815 | 199 | $136,122,030 |
| 45 | The Relic | $76,685 | 113 | $33,834,978 |
| 46 | Traveller | $75,939 | 26 | $119,796 |
| 47 | Across The Sea of Time | $73,083 | 4 | $9,765,624 |
| 48 | Kissed | $66,744 | 23 | $226,983 |
| 49 | Evita | $58,772 | 98 | $49,994,804 |
| 50 | Private Parts | $53,199 | 206 | $40,672,326 |
| 51 | Das Boot (1982) (Re-Release) | $52,035 | 20 | $11,433,134 |
| 52 | Everyone Says I Love You | $50,732 | 62 | $9,714,482 |
| 53 | Cats Don't Dance | $50,548 | 174 | $3,268,450 |
| 54 | The Godfather | $43,901 | 40 | $134,874,308 |
| 55 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $40,389 | 44 | $2,221,994 |
| 56 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $33,112 | 66 | $20,191,312 |
| 57 | A Chef in Love | $32,510 | 6 | $36,628 |
| 58 | Metro | $32,322 | 80 | $31,987,563 |
| 59 | Absolute Power | $30,940 | 96 | $48,741,729 |
| 60 | Love and Other Catastrophes | $30,341 | 32 | $212,285 |
| 61 | I Was a Jewish Sex Worker | $5,344 | 1 | $5,344 |
| 62 | Zeus and Roxanne | $2,041 | 22 | $7,230,292 |
| 63 | The Watermelon Woman | $1,819 | 54 | $40,746 |
| 64 | Inside the Goldmine | $650 | 1 | $650 |
| Reporting: 64 | $64,919,367 | total | ||