Weekend Domestic Box Office May 16, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Fifth Element | $11,410,863 | -33% | 2,500 | $4,564 | $34,213,330 | 10 | |
| 2 | (2) | Father's Day | $6,108,652 | -30% | 2,507 | $2,437 | $17,207,686 | 10 | |
| 3 | (3) | Breakdown | $5,947,444 | -22% | 2,344 | $2,537 | $31,239,767 | 17 | |
| 4 | (4) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $5,844,089 | -17% | 2,187 | $2,672 | $27,507,435 | 17 | |
| 5 | (5) | Volcano | $3,596,177 | -20% | 2,636 | $1,364 | $38,931,948 | 24 | |
| 6 | (6) | Liar Liar | $3,202,550 | -11% | 2,100 | $1,525 | $160,615,430 | 59 | |
| 7 | (new) | Night Falls On Manhattan | $2,933,255 | 758 | $3,870 | $2,933,255 | 3 | ||
| 8 | (new) | Sprung | $2,487,702 | 780 | $3,189 | $3,002,040 | 5 | ||
| 9 | (7) | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $2,240,691 | -23% | 1,607 | $1,394 | $22,295,923 | 24 | |
| 10 | (8) | Anaconda | $2,220,707 | -17% | 2,032 | $1,093 | $56,005,753 | 38 | |
| 11 | (13) | Scream | $1,459,743 | +120% | 1,114 | $1,310 | $97,302,612 | 150 | |
| 12 | (9) | The Saint | $1,417,422 | -9% | 1,625 | $872 | $56,692,043 | 45 | |
| 13 | (11) | Grosse Pointe Blank | $1,042,053 | -7% | 1,021 | $1,021 | $24,327,917 | 38 | |
| 14 | (10) | Murder at 1600 | $937,864 | -28% | 1,155 | $812 | $23,074,456 | 31 | |
| 15 | (12) | Warriors of Virtue | $608,007 | -45% | 1,666 | $365 | $5,866,635 | 17 | |
| 16 | (14) | Chasing Amy | $592,225 | +1% | 494 | $1,199 | $7,042,401 | 45 | |
| 17 | (16) | Jerry Maguire | $278,594 | -4% | 409 | $681 | $151,239,479 | 157 | |
| 18 | (18) | Dante’s Peak | $249,415 | -1% | 290 | $860 | $66,715,310 | 101 | |
| 19 | (21) | Sling Blade | $237,616 | +7% | 298 | $797 | $22,945,301 | 180 | |
| 20 | (20) | The English Patient | $220,781 | -5% | 302 | $731 | $76,590,995 | 185 | |
| 21 | (17) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $205,071 | -23% | 416 | $493 | $55,064,144 | 73 | |
| 22 | (22) | Selena | $180,107 | -17% | 199 | $905 | $34,093,101 | 59 | |
| 23 | (new) | Love! Valour! Compassion! | $167,345 | 14 | $11,953 | $167,345 | 3 | ||
| 24 | (23) | The Devil’s Own | $157,765 | -13% | 377 | $418 | $42,422,116 | 54 | |
| 25 | (new) | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | $157,049 | 101 | $1,555 | $157,049 | 3 | ||
| 26 | (25) | Kolya | $145,030 | -9% | 148 | $980 | $4,793,983 | 115 | |
| 27 | (15) | Vegas Vacation | $141,392 | -53% | 348 | $406 | $36,164,939 | 94 | |
| 28 | (27) | Kama Sutra | $129,276 | -5% | 79 | $1,636 | $3,517,652 | 80 | |
| 29 | (19) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $118,670 | -51% | 311 | $382 | $308,690,137 | 5,108 | |
| 30 | (-) | Cats Don't Dance | $116,862 | 488 | $239 | $3,443,288 | 54 | ||
| 31 | (28) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $88,548 | -15% | 141 | $628 | $30,912,705 | 122 | |
| 32 | (24) | That Old Feeling | $88,307 | -51% | 144 | $613 | $16,262,872 | 45 | |
| 33 | (31) | Children of the Revolution | $87,351 | -3% | 32 | $2,730 | $251,460 | 19 | |
| 34 | (30) | The Sixth Man | $80,292 | -12% | 496 | $162 | $13,395,834 | 52 | |
| 35 | (-) | Fools Rush In | $76,405 | 455 | $168 | $28,747,419 | 94 | ||
| 36 | (54) | Paradise Road | $75,073 | +136% | 135 | $556 | $1,786,634 | 38 | |
| 37 | (43) | Female Perversions | $71,485 | +41% | 27 | $2,648 | $222,356 | 24 | |
| 38 | (40) | The Daytrippers | $71,034 | +5% | 52 | $1,366 | $1,333,724 | 75 | |
| 39 | (38) | Waiting for Guffman | $68,848 | -3% | 64 | $1,076 | $2,245,310 | 108 | |
| 40 | (36) | Love Jones | $67,018 | -10% | 76 | $882 | $11,915,599 | 66 | |
| 41 | (41) | When We Were Kings | $60,092 | -7% | 58 | $1,036 | $2,472,793 | 206 | |
| 42 | (37) | Across The Sea of Time | $59,404 | -18% | 4 | $14,851 | $10,073,829 | 577 | |
| 43 | (35) | Double Team | $58,072 | -23% | 87 | $667 | $10,691,811 | 45 | |
| 44 | (32) | Traveller | $57,777 | -30% | 59 | $979 | $442,253 | 31 | |
| 45 | (26) | Mother | $56,090 | -62% | 241 | $233 | $19,119,165 | 145 | |
| 46 | (51) | Kissed | $50,741 | +48% | 38 | $1,335 | $465,417 | 38 | |
| 47 | (39) | Shine | $44,980 | -35% | 105 | $428 | $35,752,489 | 178 | |
| 48 | (47) | Shiloh | $40,636 | -7% | 32 | $1,270 | $363,636 | 24 | |
| 49 | (44) | Broken English | $37,630 | -25% | 23 | $1,636 | $151,975 | 17 | |
| 50 | (42) | Anna Karenina | $36,994 | -29% | 30 | $1,233 | $699,838 | 45 | |
| 51 | (29) | McHale's Navy | $33,298 | -64% | 102 | $326 | $4,368,453 | 31 | |
| 52 | (46) | B*A*P*S | $32,725 | -31% | 53 | $617 | $7,202,159 | 52 | |
| 53 | (58) | Wings of Courage | $28,363 | +14% | 4 | $7,091 | $12,003,669 | 759 | |
| 54 | (45) | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $26,945 | -43% | 120 | $225 | $8,109,349 | 52 | |
| 55 | (49) | Inventing the Abbotts | $26,885 | -33% | 68 | $395 | $5,852,547 | 45 | |
| 56 | (55) | All Over Me | $26,645 | -15% | 11 | $2,422 | $150,646 | 24 | |
| 57 | (48) | A Chef in Love | $23,558 | -42% | 13 | $1,812 | $165,854 | 26 | |
| 58 | (new) | The Van | $23,366 | 3 | $7,789 | $23,366 | 3 | ||
| 59 | (-) | La Promesse | $21,220 | 3 | $7,073 | $21,220 | 199 | ||
| 60 | (50) | Secrets & Lies | $20,501 | -46% | 30 | $683 | $13,417,292 | 233 | |
| 61 | (61) | The Godfather | $20,202 | +13% | 40 | $505 | $134,983,600 | 9,196 | |
| Reporting movies: 61 | $56,114,902 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fifth Element | $11,410,863 | 2,500 | $34,213,330 |
| 2 | Father's Day | $6,108,652 | 2,507 | $17,207,686 |
| 3 | Breakdown | $5,947,444 | 2,344 | $31,239,767 |
| 4 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $5,844,089 | 2,187 | $27,507,435 |
| 5 | Volcano | $3,596,177 | 2,636 | $38,931,948 |
| 6 | Liar Liar | $3,202,550 | 2,100 | $160,615,430 |
| 7 | Night Falls On Manhattan | $2,933,255 | 758 | $2,933,255 |
| 8 | Sprung | $2,487,702 | 780 | $3,002,040 |
| 9 | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $2,240,691 | 1,607 | $22,295,923 |
| 10 | Anaconda | $2,220,707 | 2,032 | $56,005,753 |
| 11 | Scream | $1,459,743 | 1,114 | $97,302,612 |
| 12 | The Saint | $1,417,422 | 1,625 | $56,692,043 |
| 13 | Grosse Pointe Blank | $1,042,053 | 1,021 | $24,327,917 |
| 14 | Murder at 1600 | $937,864 | 1,155 | $23,074,456 |
| 15 | Warriors of Virtue | $608,007 | 1,666 | $5,866,635 |
| 16 | Chasing Amy | $592,225 | 494 | $7,042,401 |
| 17 | Jerry Maguire | $278,594 | 409 | $151,239,479 |
| 18 | Dante’s Peak | $249,415 | 290 | $66,715,310 |
| 19 | Sling Blade | $237,616 | 298 | $22,945,301 |
| 20 | The English Patient | $220,781 | 302 | $76,590,995 |
| 21 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $205,071 | 416 | $55,064,144 |
| 22 | Selena | $180,107 | 199 | $34,093,101 |
| 23 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | $167,345 | 14 | $167,345 |
| 24 | The Devil’s Own | $157,765 | 377 | $42,422,116 |
| 25 | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | $157,049 | 101 | $157,049 |
| 26 | Kolya | $145,030 | 148 | $4,793,983 |
| 27 | Vegas Vacation | $141,392 | 348 | $36,164,939 |
| 28 | Kama Sutra | $129,276 | 79 | $3,517,652 |
| 29 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $118,670 | 311 | $308,690,137 |
| 30 | Cats Don't Dance | $116,862 | 488 | $3,443,288 |
| 31 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $88,548 | 141 | $30,912,705 |
| 32 | That Old Feeling | $88,307 | 144 | $16,262,872 |
| 33 | Children of the Revolution | $87,351 | 32 | $251,460 |
| 34 | The Sixth Man | $80,292 | 496 | $13,395,834 |
| 35 | Fools Rush In | $76,405 | 455 | $28,747,419 |
| 36 | Paradise Road | $75,073 | 135 | $1,786,634 |
| 37 | Female Perversions | $71,485 | 27 | $222,356 |
| 38 | The Daytrippers | $71,034 | 52 | $1,333,724 |
| 39 | Waiting for Guffman | $68,848 | 64 | $2,245,310 |
| 40 | Love Jones | $67,018 | 76 | $11,915,599 |
| 41 | When We Were Kings | $60,092 | 58 | $2,472,793 |
| 42 | Across The Sea of Time | $59,404 | 4 | $10,073,829 |
| 43 | Double Team | $58,072 | 87 | $10,691,811 |
| 44 | Traveller | $57,777 | 59 | $442,253 |
| 45 | Mother | $56,090 | 241 | $19,119,165 |
| 46 | Kissed | $50,741 | 38 | $465,417 |
| 47 | Shine | $44,980 | 105 | $35,752,489 |
| 48 | Shiloh | $40,636 | 32 | $363,636 |
| 49 | Broken English | $37,630 | 23 | $151,975 |
| 50 | Anna Karenina | $36,994 | 30 | $699,838 |
| 51 | McHale's Navy | $33,298 | 102 | $4,368,453 |
| 52 | B*A*P*S | $32,725 | 53 | $7,202,159 |
| 53 | Wings of Courage | $28,363 | 4 | $12,003,669 |
| 54 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $26,945 | 120 | $8,109,349 |
| 55 | Inventing the Abbotts | $26,885 | 68 | $5,852,547 |
| 56 | All Over Me | $26,645 | 11 | $150,646 |
| 57 | A Chef in Love | $23,558 | 13 | $165,854 |
| 58 | The Van | $23,366 | 3 | $23,366 |
| 59 | La Promesse | $21,220 | 3 | $21,220 |
| 60 | Secrets & Lies | $20,501 | 30 | $13,417,292 |
| 61 | The Godfather | $20,202 | 40 | $134,983,600 |
| Reporting: 61 | $56,114,902 | total | ||