Weekend Domestic Box Office May 9, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The Fifth Element | $17,031,345 | 2,500 | $6,813 | $17,031,345 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Father's Day | $8,776,159 | 2,482 | $3,536 | $8,776,159 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Breakdown | $7,618,238 | -38% | 2,295 | $3,319 | $23,181,708 | 10 | |
| 4 | (2) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $7,064,984 | -26% | 2,187 | $3,230 | $19,496,896 | 10 | |
| 5 | (3) | Volcano | $4,494,695 | -51% | 2,650 | $1,696 | $34,099,939 | 17 | |
| 6 | (4) | Liar Liar | $3,618,295 | -38% | 2,312 | $1,565 | $156,452,370 | 52 | |
| 7 | (5) | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $2,897,452 | -46% | 1,606 | $1,804 | $19,112,633 | 17 | |
| 8 | (6) | Anaconda | $2,665,442 | -44% | 2,302 | $1,158 | $53,080,185 | 31 | |
| 9 | (8) | The Saint | $1,562,444 | -49% | 1,730 | $903 | $54,816,617 | 38 | |
| 10 | (9) | Murder at 1600 | $1,296,494 | -54% | 1,504 | $862 | $21,671,510 | 24 | |
| 11 | (10) | Grosse Pointe Blank | $1,116,407 | -46% | 994 | $1,123 | $22,860,231 | 31 | |
| 12 | (7) | Warriors of Virtue | $1,109,270 | -66% | 2,101 | $528 | $4,956,055 | 10 | |
| 13 | (11) | Scream | $662,126 | -41% | 784 | $845 | $95,588,264 | 143 | |
| 14 | (12) | Chasing Amy | $585,811 | -33% | 431 | $1,359 | $6,143,150 | 38 | |
| 15 | (17) | Vegas Vacation | $298,450 | -28% | 487 | $613 | $35,919,290 | 87 | |
| 16 | (13) | Jerry Maguire | $289,900 | -48% | 412 | $704 | $150,850,000 | 150 | |
| 17 | (15) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $267,566 | -39% | 502 | $533 | $54,798,143 | 66 | |
| 18 | (21) | Dante’s Peak | $253,080 | -28% | 372 | $680 | $66,400,445 | 94 | |
| 19 | (26) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $242,376 | +12% | 510 | $475 | $308,453,687 | 5,101 | |
| 20 | (20) | The English Patient | $232,986 | -36% | 315 | $740 | $76,259,531 | 178 | |
| 21 | (18) | Sling Blade | $222,737 | -41% | 277 | $804 | $22,595,950 | 173 | |
| 22 | (19) | Selena | $216,431 | -42% | 201 | $1,077 | $33,838,171 | 52 | |
| 23 | (14) | The Devil’s Own | $182,127 | -64% | 440 | $414 | $42,200,692 | 47 | |
| 24 | (16) | That Old Feeling | $178,565 | -58% | 372 | $480 | $16,112,878 | 38 | |
| 25 | (27) | Kolya | $159,562 | -18% | 112 | $1,425 | $4,592,972 | 108 | |
| 26 | (-) | Mother | $148,407 | 408 | $364 | $18,993,251 | 138 | ||
| 27 | (29) | Kama Sutra | $135,518 | -19% | 81 | $1,673 | $3,304,678 | 73 | |
| 28 | (34) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $104,006 | -1% | 158 | $658 | $30,786,560 | 115 | |
| 29 | (25) | McHale's Navy | $93,520 | -59% | 275 | $340 | $4,307,995 | 24 | |
| 30 | (30) | The Sixth Man | $90,958 | -44% | 178 | $511 | $13,289,506 | 45 | |
| 31 | (56) | Children of the Revolution | $89,936 | +185% | 22 | $4,088 | $138,449 | 12 | |
| 32 | (36) | Traveller | $82,813 | -11% | 63 | $1,314 | $354,179 | 24 | |
| 33 | (22) | Commandments | $78,923 | -75% | 200 | $395 | $488,419 | 10 | |
| 34 | (28) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $76,610 | -61% | 189 | $405 | $290,158,751 | 6,200 | |
| 35 | (33) | Double Team | $75,504 | -30% | 109 | $693 | $10,602,084 | 38 | |
| 36 | (35) | Love Jones | $74,721 | -23% | 70 | $1,067 | $11,821,540 | 59 | |
| 37 | (44) | Across The Sea of Time | $72,265 | +3% | 4 | $18,066 | $9,976,283 | 570 | |
| 38 | (39) | Waiting for Guffman | $71,007 | -15% | 53 | $1,340 | $2,142,666 | 101 | |
| 39 | (43) | Shine | $68,825 | -8% | 128 | $538 | $35,674,181 | 171 | |
| 40 | (40) | The Daytrippers | $67,925 | -15% | 45 | $1,509 | $1,233,412 | 68 | |
| 41 | (32) | When We Were Kings | $64,827 | -41% | 51 | $1,271 | $2,379,244 | 199 | |
| 42 | (37) | Anna Karenina | $51,963 | -42% | 30 | $1,732 | $638,776 | 38 | |
| 43 | (-) | Female Perversions | $50,819 | 14 | $3,630 | $118,114 | 17 | ||
| 44 | (55) | Broken English | $50,460 | +48% | 14 | $3,604 | $99,918 | 10 | |
| 45 | (31) | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $47,642 | -58% | 234 | $204 | $8,062,195 | 45 | |
| 46 | (38) | B*A*P*S | $47,409 | -45% | 100 | $474 | $7,156,125 | 45 | |
| 47 | (41) | Shiloh | $43,792 | -45% | 42 | $1,043 | $298,063 | 17 | |
| 48 | (60) | A Chef in Love | $40,620 | +49% | 15 | $2,708 | $126,754 | 19 | |
| 49 | (42) | Inventing the Abbotts | $40,383 | -47% | 107 | $377 | $5,805,152 | 38 | |
| 50 | (49) | Secrets & Lies | $37,809 | -25% | 44 | $859 | $13,384,535 | 226 | |
| 51 | (47) | Kissed | $34,343 | -41% | 31 | $1,108 | $387,449 | 31 | |
| 52 | (52) | Donnie Brasco | $33,221 | -17% | 47 | $707 | $41,701,120 | 73 | |
| 53 | (46) | The Beautician and the Beast | $32,490 | -50% | 85 | $382 | $11,454,593 | 94 | |
| 54 | (24) | Paradise Road | $31,820 | -89% | 138 | $231 | $1,574,390 | 31 | |
| 55 | (-) | All Over Me | $31,469 | 11 | $2,861 | $107,472 | 17 | ||
| 56 | (new) | Nowhere | $27,354 | 2 | $13,677 | $27,354 | 3 | ||
| 57 | (23) | Michael | $26,867 | -91% | 68 | $395 | $95,345,070 | 138 | |
| 58 | (53) | Wings of Courage | $24,865 | -27% | 3 | $8,288 | $11,936,822 | 752 | |
| 59 | (-) | Truth or Consequences, N.M. | $24,801 | 55 | $451 | $54,154 | 10 | ||
| 60 | (54) | The Relic | $24,341 | -29% | 52 | $468 | $33,927,476 | 122 | |
| 61 | (57) | The Godfather | $17,891 | -39% | 40 | $447 | $134,951,867 | 9,189 | |
| 62 | (63) | Inside the Goldmine | $224 | +26% | 1 | $224 | $1,406 | 17 | |
| Reporting movies: 62 | $65,159,290 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fifth Element | $17,031,345 | 2,500 | $17,031,345 |
| 2 | Father's Day | $8,776,159 | 2,482 | $8,776,159 |
| 3 | Breakdown | $7,618,238 | 2,295 | $23,181,708 |
| 4 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $7,064,984 | 2,187 | $19,496,896 |
| 5 | Volcano | $4,494,695 | 2,650 | $34,099,939 |
| 6 | Liar Liar | $3,618,295 | 2,312 | $156,452,370 |
| 7 | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $2,897,452 | 1,606 | $19,112,633 |
| 8 | Anaconda | $2,665,442 | 2,302 | $53,080,185 |
| 9 | The Saint | $1,562,444 | 1,730 | $54,816,617 |
| 10 | Murder at 1600 | $1,296,494 | 1,504 | $21,671,510 |
| 11 | Grosse Pointe Blank | $1,116,407 | 994 | $22,860,231 |
| 12 | Warriors of Virtue | $1,109,270 | 2,101 | $4,956,055 |
| 13 | Scream | $662,126 | 784 | $95,588,264 |
| 14 | Chasing Amy | $585,811 | 431 | $6,143,150 |
| 15 | Vegas Vacation | $298,450 | 487 | $35,919,290 |
| 16 | Jerry Maguire | $289,900 | 412 | $150,850,000 |
| 17 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $267,566 | 502 | $54,798,143 |
| 18 | Dante’s Peak | $253,080 | 372 | $66,400,445 |
| 19 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $242,376 | 510 | $308,453,687 |
| 20 | The English Patient | $232,986 | 315 | $76,259,531 |
| 21 | Sling Blade | $222,737 | 277 | $22,595,950 |
| 22 | Selena | $216,431 | 201 | $33,838,171 |
| 23 | The Devil’s Own | $182,127 | 440 | $42,200,692 |
| 24 | That Old Feeling | $178,565 | 372 | $16,112,878 |
| 25 | Kolya | $159,562 | 112 | $4,592,972 |
| 26 | Mother | $148,407 | 408 | $18,993,251 |
| 27 | Kama Sutra | $135,518 | 81 | $3,304,678 |
| 28 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $104,006 | 158 | $30,786,560 |
| 29 | McHale's Navy | $93,520 | 275 | $4,307,995 |
| 30 | The Sixth Man | $90,958 | 178 | $13,289,506 |
| 31 | Children of the Revolution | $89,936 | 22 | $138,449 |
| 32 | Traveller | $82,813 | 63 | $354,179 |
| 33 | Commandments | $78,923 | 200 | $488,419 |
| 34 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $76,610 | 189 | $290,158,751 |
| 35 | Double Team | $75,504 | 109 | $10,602,084 |
| 36 | Love Jones | $74,721 | 70 | $11,821,540 |
| 37 | Across The Sea of Time | $72,265 | 4 | $9,976,283 |
| 38 | Waiting for Guffman | $71,007 | 53 | $2,142,666 |
| 39 | Shine | $68,825 | 128 | $35,674,181 |
| 40 | The Daytrippers | $67,925 | 45 | $1,233,412 |
| 41 | When We Were Kings | $64,827 | 51 | $2,379,244 |
| 42 | Anna Karenina | $51,963 | 30 | $638,776 |
| 43 | Female Perversions | $50,819 | 14 | $118,114 |
| 44 | Broken English | $50,460 | 14 | $99,918 |
| 45 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $47,642 | 234 | $8,062,195 |
| 46 | B*A*P*S | $47,409 | 100 | $7,156,125 |
| 47 | Shiloh | $43,792 | 42 | $298,063 |
| 48 | A Chef in Love | $40,620 | 15 | $126,754 |
| 49 | Inventing the Abbotts | $40,383 | 107 | $5,805,152 |
| 50 | Secrets & Lies | $37,809 | 44 | $13,384,535 |
| 51 | Kissed | $34,343 | 31 | $387,449 |
| 52 | Donnie Brasco | $33,221 | 47 | $41,701,120 |
| 53 | The Beautician and the Beast | $32,490 | 85 | $11,454,593 |
| 54 | Paradise Road | $31,820 | 138 | $1,574,390 |
| 55 | All Over Me | $31,469 | 11 | $107,472 |
| 56 | Nowhere | $27,354 | 2 | $27,354 |
| 57 | Michael | $26,867 | 68 | $95,345,070 |
| 58 | Wings of Courage | $24,865 | 3 | $11,936,822 |
| 59 | Truth or Consequences, N.M. | $24,801 | 55 | $54,154 |
| 60 | The Relic | $24,341 | 52 | $33,927,476 |
| 61 | The Godfather | $17,891 | 40 | $134,951,867 |
| 62 | Inside the Goldmine | $224 | 1 | $1,406 |
| Reporting: 62 | $65,159,290 | total | ||