Weekend Domestic Box Office May 2, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Breakdown | $12,307,128 | 2,108 | $5,838 | $12,307,128 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $9,548,111 | 2,187 | $4,366 | $9,548,111 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Volcano | $9,099,743 | -38% | 2,777 | $3,277 | $27,443,779 | 10 | |
| 4 | (4) | Liar Liar | $5,858,255 | -18% | 2,675 | $2,190 | $151,487,405 | 45 | |
| 5 | (2) | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $5,326,806 | -28% | 1,606 | $3,317 | $14,858,363 | 10 | |
| 6 | (3) | Anaconda | $4,720,202 | -36% | 2,456 | $1,922 | $49,456,213 | 24 | |
| 7 | (new) | Warriors of Virtue | $3,277,084 | 2,101 | $1,560 | $3,277,084 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (5) | The Saint | $3,061,024 | -39% | 2,118 | $1,445 | $52,496,506 | 31 | |
| 9 | (6) | Murder at 1600 | $2,845,827 | -41% | 1,970 | $1,445 | $19,630,609 | 17 | |
| 10 | (7) | Grosse Pointe Blank | $2,051,361 | -34% | 1,177 | $1,743 | $21,121,291 | 24 | |
| 11 | (8) | Scream | $1,115,480 | -21% | 986 | $1,131 | $94,572,358 | 136 | |
| 12 | (10) | Chasing Amy | $879,265 | -21% | 530 | $1,659 | $5,195,843 | 31 | |
| 13 | (20) | Jerry Maguire | $562,809 | +35% | 650 | $866 | $150,429,185 | 143 | |
| 14 | (9) | The Devil’s Own | $512,090 | -56% | 700 | $732 | $41,873,319 | 40 | |
| 15 | (13) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $435,781 | -45% | 641 | $680 | $54,463,901 | 59 | |
| 16 | (11) | That Old Feeling | $427,950 | -61% | 634 | $675 | $15,792,425 | 31 | |
| 17 | (-) | Vegas Vacation | $413,833 | 621 | $666 | $35,490,292 | 80 | ||
| 18 | (18) | Sling Blade | $378,924 | -31% | 329 | $1,152 | $22,262,899 | 166 | |
| 19 | (15) | Selena | $376,005 | -40% | 342 | $1,099 | $33,502,080 | 45 | |
| 20 | (14) | The English Patient | $366,304 | -44% | 386 | $949 | $75,883,085 | 171 | |
| 21 | (19) | Dante’s Peak | $350,145 | -31% | 427 | $820 | $66,070,080 | 87 | |
| 22 | (new) | Commandments | $312,438 | 269 | $1,161 | $312,438 | 3 | ||
| 23 | (24) | Michael | $288,194 | -22% | 290 | $994 | $95,229,601 | 131 | |
| 24 | (17) | Paradise Road | $280,174 | -51% | 295 | $950 | $1,431,332 | 24 | |
| 25 | (12) | McHale's Navy | $229,770 | -75% | 621 | $370 | $4,159,825 | 17 | |
| 26 | (21) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $215,671 | -46% | 211 | $1,022 | $308,146,508 | 5,094 | |
| 27 | (25) | Kolya | $194,668 | -21% | 138 | $1,411 | $4,353,358 | 101 | |
| 28 | (22) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $194,107 | -49% | 383 | $507 | $290,020,125 | 6,193 | |
| 29 | (30) | Kama Sutra | $167,667 | -4% | 81 | $2,070 | $3,086,801 | 66 | |
| 30 | (23) | The Sixth Man | $161,966 | -56% | 281 | $576 | $13,165,726 | 38 | |
| 31 | (29) | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $114,166 | -35% | 290 | $394 | $7,992,870 | 38 | |
| 32 | (38) | When We Were Kings | $109,258 | +5% | 75 | $1,457 | $2,262,902 | 192 | |
| 33 | (26) | Double Team | $108,178 | -50% | 153 | $707 | $10,481,423 | 31 | |
| 34 | (36) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $105,031 | -9% | 205 | $512 | $30,648,287 | 108 | |
| 35 | (32) | Love Jones | $97,481 | -33% | 86 | $1,134 | $11,712,855 | 52 | |
| 36 | (46) | Traveller | $93,254 | +23% | 57 | $1,636 | $237,357 | 17 | |
| 37 | (43) | Anna Karenina | $89,547 | +14% | 34 | $2,634 | $547,171 | 31 | |
| 38 | (33) | B*A*P*S | $86,248 | -39% | 102 | $846 | $7,086,421 | 38 | |
| 39 | (39) | Waiting for Guffman | $83,497 | -18% | 54 | $1,546 | $2,040,248 | 94 | |
| 40 | (40) | The Daytrippers | $79,651 | -16% | 47 | $1,695 | $1,139,704 | 61 | |
| 41 | (35) | Shiloh | $79,374 | -31% | 70 | $1,134 | $231,134 | 10 | |
| 42 | (28) | Inventing the Abbotts | $76,358 | -60% | 149 | $512 | $5,737,888 | 31 | |
| 43 | (37) | Shine | $74,733 | -32% | 135 | $554 | $35,571,543 | 164 | |
| 44 | (47) | Across The Sea of Time | $69,909 | -4% | 4 | $17,477 | $9,857,800 | 563 | |
| 45 | (34) | Rosewood | $68,707 | -50% | 121 | $568 | $13,104,494 | 73 | |
| 46 | (31) | The Beautician and the Beast | $64,548 | -58% | 220 | $293 | $11,401,993 | 87 | |
| 47 | (48) | Kissed | $58,110 | -13% | 28 | $2,075 | $322,555 | 24 | |
| 48 | (16) | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | $51,124 | -91% | 128 | $399 | $3,559,990 | 17 | |
| 49 | (42) | Secrets & Lies | $50,238 | -41% | 54 | $930 | $13,330,136 | 219 | |
| 50 | (27) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $50,163 | -75% | 114 | $440 | $460,935,665 | 7,285 | |
| 51 | (44) | 101 Dalmatians | $40,501 | -47% | 123 | $329 | $136,182,161 | 159 | |
| 52 | (41) | Donnie Brasco | $40,189 | -53% | 100 | $402 | $41,658,656 | 66 | |
| 53 | (-) | Wings of Courage | $34,269 | 3 | $11,423 | $11,898,523 | 745 | ||
| 54 | (45) | The Relic | $34,166 | -55% | 63 | $542 | $33,890,885 | 115 | |
| 55 | (new) | Broken English | $34,029 | 10 | $3,403 | $34,029 | 3 | ||
| 56 | (new) | Children of the Revolution | $31,562 | 6 | $5,260 | $35,227 | 5 | ||
| 57 | (54) | The Godfather | $29,177 | -34% | 40 | $729 | $134,920,873 | 9,182 | |
| 58 | (-) | Hollow Reed | $28,070 | 7 | $4,010 | $62,818 | 17 | ||
| 59 | (-) | Breaking the Waves | $27,872 | 26 | $1,072 | $4,040,691 | 173 | ||
| 60 | (57) | A Chef in Love | $27,281 | -16% | 7 | $3,897 | $76,072 | 12 | |
| 61 | (51) | Das Boot (1982) (Re-Release) | $23,440 | -55% | 13 | $1,803 | $11,383,524 | 5,563 | |
| 62 | (62) | Zeus and Roxanne | $1,155 | -43% | 18 | $64 | $7,231,722 | 101 | |
| 63 | (64) | Inside the Goldmine | $178 | -73% | 1 | $178 | $1,182 | 10 | |
| Reporting movies: 63 | $67,920,246 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breakdown | $12,307,128 | 2,108 | $12,307,128 |
| 2 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $9,548,111 | 2,187 | $9,548,111 |
| 3 | Volcano | $9,099,743 | 2,777 | $27,443,779 |
| 4 | Liar Liar | $5,858,255 | 2,675 | $151,487,405 |
| 5 | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $5,326,806 | 1,606 | $14,858,363 |
| 6 | Anaconda | $4,720,202 | 2,456 | $49,456,213 |
| 7 | Warriors of Virtue | $3,277,084 | 2,101 | $3,277,084 |
| 8 | The Saint | $3,061,024 | 2,118 | $52,496,506 |
| 9 | Murder at 1600 | $2,845,827 | 1,970 | $19,630,609 |
| 10 | Grosse Pointe Blank | $2,051,361 | 1,177 | $21,121,291 |
| 11 | Scream | $1,115,480 | 986 | $94,572,358 |
| 12 | Chasing Amy | $879,265 | 530 | $5,195,843 |
| 13 | Jerry Maguire | $562,809 | 650 | $150,429,185 |
| 14 | The Devil’s Own | $512,090 | 700 | $41,873,319 |
| 15 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $435,781 | 641 | $54,463,901 |
| 16 | That Old Feeling | $427,950 | 634 | $15,792,425 |
| 17 | Vegas Vacation | $413,833 | 621 | $35,490,292 |
| 18 | Sling Blade | $378,924 | 329 | $22,262,899 |
| 19 | Selena | $376,005 | 342 | $33,502,080 |
| 20 | The English Patient | $366,304 | 386 | $75,883,085 |
| 21 | Dante’s Peak | $350,145 | 427 | $66,070,080 |
| 22 | Commandments | $312,438 | 269 | $312,438 |
| 23 | Michael | $288,194 | 290 | $95,229,601 |
| 24 | Paradise Road | $280,174 | 295 | $1,431,332 |
| 25 | McHale's Navy | $229,770 | 621 | $4,159,825 |
| 26 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $215,671 | 211 | $308,146,508 |
| 27 | Kolya | $194,668 | 138 | $4,353,358 |
| 28 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $194,107 | 383 | $290,020,125 |
| 29 | Kama Sutra | $167,667 | 81 | $3,086,801 |
| 30 | The Sixth Man | $161,966 | 281 | $13,165,726 |
| 31 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $114,166 | 290 | $7,992,870 |
| 32 | When We Were Kings | $109,258 | 75 | $2,262,902 |
| 33 | Double Team | $108,178 | 153 | $10,481,423 |
| 34 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $105,031 | 205 | $30,648,287 |
| 35 | Love Jones | $97,481 | 86 | $11,712,855 |
| 36 | Traveller | $93,254 | 57 | $237,357 |
| 37 | Anna Karenina | $89,547 | 34 | $547,171 |
| 38 | B*A*P*S | $86,248 | 102 | $7,086,421 |
| 39 | Waiting for Guffman | $83,497 | 54 | $2,040,248 |
| 40 | The Daytrippers | $79,651 | 47 | $1,139,704 |
| 41 | Shiloh | $79,374 | 70 | $231,134 |
| 42 | Inventing the Abbotts | $76,358 | 149 | $5,737,888 |
| 43 | Shine | $74,733 | 135 | $35,571,543 |
| 44 | Across The Sea of Time | $69,909 | 4 | $9,857,800 |
| 45 | Rosewood | $68,707 | 121 | $13,104,494 |
| 46 | The Beautician and the Beast | $64,548 | 220 | $11,401,993 |
| 47 | Kissed | $58,110 | 28 | $322,555 |
| 48 | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | $51,124 | 128 | $3,559,990 |
| 49 | Secrets & Lies | $50,238 | 54 | $13,330,136 |
| 50 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $50,163 | 114 | $460,935,665 |
| 51 | 101 Dalmatians | $40,501 | 123 | $136,182,161 |
| 52 | Donnie Brasco | $40,189 | 100 | $41,658,656 |
| 53 | Wings of Courage | $34,269 | 3 | $11,898,523 |
| 54 | The Relic | $34,166 | 63 | $33,890,885 |
| 55 | Broken English | $34,029 | 10 | $34,029 |
| 56 | Children of the Revolution | $31,562 | 6 | $35,227 |
| 57 | The Godfather | $29,177 | 40 | $134,920,873 |
| 58 | Hollow Reed | $28,070 | 7 | $62,818 |
| 59 | Breaking the Waves | $27,872 | 26 | $4,040,691 |
| 60 | A Chef in Love | $27,281 | 7 | $76,072 |
| 61 | Das Boot (1982) (Re-Release) | $23,440 | 13 | $11,383,524 |
| 62 | Zeus and Roxanne | $1,155 | 18 | $7,231,722 |
| 63 | Inside the Goldmine | $178 | 1 | $1,182 |
| Reporting: 63 | $67,920,246 | total | ||