Weekend Domestic Box Office May 23, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $72,132,785 | 3,281 | $21,985 | $74,699,967 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Addicted To Love | $11,446,098 | 2,007 | $5,703 | $11,446,098 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (1) | The Fifth Element | $8,021,290 | -30% | 2,500 | $3,209 | $46,031,440 | 17 | |
| 4 | (4) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $5,638,288 | -4% | 2,187 | $2,578 | $35,070,898 | 24 | |
| 5 | (3) | Breakdown | $5,414,908 | -9% | 2,348 | $2,306 | $38,364,346 | 24 | |
| 6 | (2) | Father's Day | $4,715,232 | -23% | 2,504 | $1,883 | $23,660,211 | 17 | |
| 7 | (6) | Liar Liar | $3,033,180 | -5% | 1,644 | $1,845 | $164,595,195 | 66 | |
| 8 | (5) | Volcano | $2,308,917 | -36% | 1,736 | $1,330 | $42,420,888 | 31 | |
| 9 | (7) | Night Falls On Manhattan | $2,108,268 | -28% | 758 | $2,781 | $5,909,927 | 10 | |
| 10 | (10) | Anaconda | $1,731,218 | -22% | 1,308 | $1,324 | $58,319,501 | 45 | |
| 11 | (9) | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $1,692,968 | -24% | 1,227 | $1,380 | $24,766,108 | 31 | |
| 12 | (11) | Scream | $1,364,809 | -7% | 854 | $1,598 | $99,131,100 | 157 | |
| 13 | (8) | Sprung | $1,322,537 | -47% | 715 | $1,850 | $5,191,182 | 12 | |
| 14 | (12) | The Saint | $1,121,456 | -21% | 1,061 | $1,057 | $58,252,721 | 52 | |
| 15 | (14) | Murder at 1600 | $766,546 | -18% | 807 | $950 | $24,225,992 | 38 | |
| 16 | (13) | Grosse Pointe Blank | $719,947 | -31% | 528 | $1,364 | $25,475,452 | 45 | |
| 17 | (16) | Chasing Amy | $520,256 | -12% | 290 | $1,794 | $7,857,868 | 52 | |
| 18 | (17) | Jerry Maguire | $505,238 | +81% | 406 | $1,244 | $151,829,539 | 164 | |
| 19 | (-) | That Darn Cat | $414,657 | 462 | $898 | $17,474,042 | 101 | ||
| 20 | (22) | Selena | $412,081 | +129% | 463 | $890 | $34,568,547 | 66 | |
| 21 | (-) | Absolute Power | $411,462 | 455 | $904 | $49,214,079 | 101 | ||
| 22 | (23) | Love! Valour! Compassion! | $388,482 | +132% | 30 | $12,949 | $625,340 | 10 | |
| 23 | (21) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $337,078 | +64% | 343 | $983 | $55,452,066 | 80 | |
| 24 | (19) | Sling Blade | $256,970 | +8% | 202 | $1,272 | $23,289,812 | 187 | |
| 25 | (-) | Private Parts | $242,355 | 456 | $531 | $41,022,574 | 80 | ||
| 26 | (20) | The English Patient | $219,891 | 0% | 190 | $1,157 | $76,926,422 | 192 | |
| 27 | (15) | Warriors of Virtue | $204,453 | -66% | 669 | $306 | $6,283,838 | 24 | |
| 28 | (26) | Kolya | $195,475 | +35% | 95 | $2,058 | $5,057,863 | 122 | |
| 29 | (18) | Dante’s Peak | $169,360 | -32% | 146 | $1,160 | $66,938,980 | 108 | |
| 30 | (33) | Children of the Revolution | $159,880 | +83% | 59 | $2,710 | $442,350 | 26 | |
| 31 | (27) | Vegas Vacation | $138,646 | -2% | 175 | $792 | $36,373,431 | 101 | |
| 32 | (37) | Female Perversions | $133,050 | +86% | 30 | $4,435 | $384,714 | 31 | |
| 33 | (48) | Shiloh | $121,448 | +199% | 68 | $1,786 | $496,559 | 31 | |
| 34 | (29) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $116,987 | -1% | 175 | $668 | $308,949,206 | 5,115 | |
| 35 | (39) | Waiting for Guffman | $116,836 | +70% | 50 | $2,337 | $2,400,473 | 115 | |
| 36 | (28) | Kama Sutra | $116,416 | -10% | 61 | $1,908 | $3,714,378 | 87 | |
| 37 | (42) | Across The Sea of Time | $101,942 | +72% | 4 | $25,486 | $10,245,623 | 584 | |
| 38 | (38) | The Daytrippers | $101,089 | +42% | 49 | $2,063 | $1,472,865 | 82 | |
| 39 | (31) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $96,125 | +9% | 125 | $769 | $31,038,330 | 129 | |
| 40 | (24) | The Devil’s Own | $86,388 | -45% | 191 | $452 | $42,540,292 | 61 | |
| 41 | (53) | Wings of Courage | $74,955 | +164% | 6 | $12,493 | $12,106,883 | 766 | |
| 42 | (30) | Cats Don't Dance | $72,503 | -38% | 194 | $374 | $3,562,749 | 61 | |
| 43 | (41) | When We Were Kings | $69,603 | +16% | 45 | $1,547 | $2,577,500 | 213 | |
| 44 | (34) | The Sixth Man | $68,772 | -14% | 84 | $819 | $13,484,848 | 59 | |
| 45 | (57) | A Chef in Love | $67,797 | +188% | 21 | $3,228 | $261,041 | 33 | |
| 46 | (25) | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | $66,035 | -58% | 101 | $654 | $256,053 | 10 | |
| 47 | (40) | Love Jones | $65,180 | -3% | 50 | $1,304 | $12,006,816 | 73 | |
| 48 | (35) | Fools Rush In | $56,811 | -26% | 232 | $245 | $28,820,639 | 101 | |
| 49 | (49) | Broken English | $55,557 | +48% | 23 | $2,416 | $216,482 | 24 | |
| 50 | (36) | Paradise Road | $52,961 | -29% | 53 | $999 | $1,883,478 | 45 | |
| 51 | (new) | Brassed Off | $52,534 | 12 | $4,378 | $52,534 | 3 | ||
| 52 | (43) | Double Team | $45,316 | -22% | 47 | $964 | $10,755,465 | 52 | |
| 53 | (-) | Ponette | $43,226 | 5 | $8,645 | $178,480 | 73 | ||
| 54 | (50) | Anna Karenina | $37,264 | +1% | 25 | $1,491 | $754,773 | 52 | |
| 55 | (44) | Traveller | $35,891 | -38% | 41 | $875 | $500,649 | 38 | |
| 56 | (32) | That Old Feeling | $33,264 | -62% | 63 | $528 | $16,325,542 | 52 | |
| 57 | (47) | Shine | $31,389 | -30% | 50 | $628 | $35,811,509 | 185 | |
| 58 | (58) | The Van | $28,841 | +23% | 3 | $9,614 | $64,000 | 10 | |
| 59 | (52) | B*A*P*S | $27,362 | -16% | 43 | $636 | $7,240,837 | 59 | |
| 60 | (59) | La Promesse | $26,332 | +24% | 3 | $8,777 | $58,473 | 206 | |
| 61 | (61) | The Godfather | $14,875 | -26% | 40 | $372 | $135,014,048 | 9,203 | |
| Reporting movies: 61 | $130,131,480 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $72,132,785 | 3,281 | $74,699,967 |
| 2 | Addicted To Love | $11,446,098 | 2,007 | $11,446,098 |
| 3 | The Fifth Element | $8,021,290 | 2,500 | $46,031,440 |
| 4 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $5,638,288 | 2,187 | $35,070,898 |
| 5 | Breakdown | $5,414,908 | 2,348 | $38,364,346 |
| 6 | Father's Day | $4,715,232 | 2,504 | $23,660,211 |
| 7 | Liar Liar | $3,033,180 | 1,644 | $164,595,195 |
| 8 | Volcano | $2,308,917 | 1,736 | $42,420,888 |
| 9 | Night Falls On Manhattan | $2,108,268 | 758 | $5,909,927 |
| 10 | Anaconda | $1,731,218 | 1,308 | $58,319,501 |
| 11 | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $1,692,968 | 1,227 | $24,766,108 |
| 12 | Scream | $1,364,809 | 854 | $99,131,100 |
| 13 | Sprung | $1,322,537 | 715 | $5,191,182 |
| 14 | The Saint | $1,121,456 | 1,061 | $58,252,721 |
| 15 | Murder at 1600 | $766,546 | 807 | $24,225,992 |
| 16 | Grosse Pointe Blank | $719,947 | 528 | $25,475,452 |
| 17 | Chasing Amy | $520,256 | 290 | $7,857,868 |
| 18 | Jerry Maguire | $505,238 | 406 | $151,829,539 |
| 19 | That Darn Cat | $414,657 | 462 | $17,474,042 |
| 20 | Selena | $412,081 | 463 | $34,568,547 |
| 21 | Absolute Power | $411,462 | 455 | $49,214,079 |
| 22 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | $388,482 | 30 | $625,340 |
| 23 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $337,078 | 343 | $55,452,066 |
| 24 | Sling Blade | $256,970 | 202 | $23,289,812 |
| 25 | Private Parts | $242,355 | 456 | $41,022,574 |
| 26 | The English Patient | $219,891 | 190 | $76,926,422 |
| 27 | Warriors of Virtue | $204,453 | 669 | $6,283,838 |
| 28 | Kolya | $195,475 | 95 | $5,057,863 |
| 29 | Dante’s Peak | $169,360 | 146 | $66,938,980 |
| 30 | Children of the Revolution | $159,880 | 59 | $442,350 |
| 31 | Vegas Vacation | $138,646 | 175 | $36,373,431 |
| 32 | Female Perversions | $133,050 | 30 | $384,714 |
| 33 | Shiloh | $121,448 | 68 | $496,559 |
| 34 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $116,987 | 175 | $308,949,206 |
| 35 | Waiting for Guffman | $116,836 | 50 | $2,400,473 |
| 36 | Kama Sutra | $116,416 | 61 | $3,714,378 |
| 37 | Across The Sea of Time | $101,942 | 4 | $10,245,623 |
| 38 | The Daytrippers | $101,089 | 49 | $1,472,865 |
| 39 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $96,125 | 125 | $31,038,330 |
| 40 | The Devil’s Own | $86,388 | 191 | $42,540,292 |
| 41 | Wings of Courage | $74,955 | 6 | $12,106,883 |
| 42 | Cats Don't Dance | $72,503 | 194 | $3,562,749 |
| 43 | When We Were Kings | $69,603 | 45 | $2,577,500 |
| 44 | The Sixth Man | $68,772 | 84 | $13,484,848 |
| 45 | A Chef in Love | $67,797 | 21 | $261,041 |
| 46 | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | $66,035 | 101 | $256,053 |
| 47 | Love Jones | $65,180 | 50 | $12,006,816 |
| 48 | Fools Rush In | $56,811 | 232 | $28,820,639 |
| 49 | Broken English | $55,557 | 23 | $216,482 |
| 50 | Paradise Road | $52,961 | 53 | $1,883,478 |
| 51 | Brassed Off | $52,534 | 12 | $52,534 |
| 52 | Double Team | $45,316 | 47 | $10,755,465 |
| 53 | Ponette | $43,226 | 5 | $178,480 |
| 54 | Anna Karenina | $37,264 | 25 | $754,773 |
| 55 | Traveller | $35,891 | 41 | $500,649 |
| 56 | That Old Feeling | $33,264 | 63 | $16,325,542 |
| 57 | Shine | $31,389 | 50 | $35,811,509 |
| 58 | The Van | $28,841 | 3 | $64,000 |
| 59 | B*A*P*S | $27,362 | 43 | $7,240,837 |
| 60 | La Promesse | $26,332 | 3 | $58,473 |
| 61 | The Godfather | $14,875 | 40 | $135,014,048 |
| Reporting: 61 | $130,131,480 | total | ||