Week Domestic Box Office January 17, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $13,485,611 | 2,112 | $6,385 | $13,485,611 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Metro | $13,255,704 | 2,001 | $6,625 | $13,255,704 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Evita | $10,895,060 | -4% | 923 | $11,804 | $25,049,865 | 30 | |
| 4 | (1) | The Relic | $9,214,226 | -24% | 2,128 | $4,330 | $21,259,567 | 14 | |
| 5 | (5) | Jerry Maguire | $8,944,804 | -1% | 2,286 | $3,913 | $104,267,016 | 42 | |
| 6 | (4) | Scream | $8,422,007 | -12% | 1,904 | $4,423 | $60,553,057 | 35 | |
| 7 | (3) | Michael | $7,944,672 | -22% | 2,325 | $3,417 | $73,521,607 | 30 | |
| 8 | (7) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $4,604,676 | -35% | 1,233 | $3,735 | $13,811,060 | 30 | |
| 9 | (6) | Jackie Chan's First Strike | $4,175,401 | -43% | 1,344 | $3,107 | $11,449,643 | 14 | |
| 10 | (15) | Mother | $3,813,046 | +101% | 380 | $10,034 | $6,287,286 | 30 | |
| 11 | (10) | 101 Dalmatians | $3,506,184 | -7% | 1,528 | $2,295 | $130,126,675 | 58 | |
| 12 | (9) | One Fine Day | $3,189,694 | -29% | 1,443 | $2,210 | $41,511,177 | 35 | |
| 13 | (8) | Turbulence | $3,114,440 | -47% | 2,094 | $1,487 | $9,001,724 | 14 | |
| 14 | (14) | The English Patient | $2,977,714 | +6% | 553 | $5,385 | $34,759,386 | 70 | |
| 15 | (17) | Shine | $2,353,825 | +49% | 306 | $7,692 | $11,192,910 | 63 | |
| 16 | (36) | Everyone Says I Love You | $2,104,491 | +1,329% | 268 | $7,853 | $2,553,691 | 49 | |
| 17 | (12) | Ghosts of Mississippi | $1,885,679 | -39% | 1,135 | $1,661 | $12,056,453 | 35 | |
| 18 | (13) | The Preacher’s Wife | $1,843,981 | -35% | 1,149 | $1,605 | $44,480,758 | 42 | |
| 19 | (41) | The Portrait of a Lady | $1,823,678 | +1,501% | 570 | $3,199 | $2,341,064 | 31 | |
| 20 | (11) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $1,813,415 | -51% | 1,271 | $1,427 | $61,342,798 | 35 | |
| 21 | (22) | Daylight | $915,895 | +22% | 731 | $1,253 | $31,322,040 | 49 | |
| 22 | (24) | Jingle All the Way | $827,336 | +15% | 710 | $1,165 | $58,942,853 | 63 | |
| 23 | (18) | Ransom | $762,734 | -42% | 501 | $1,522 | $131,790,213 | 77 | |
| 24 | (21) | The Crucible | $644,876 | -36% | 259 | $2,490 | $6,744,000 | 56 | |
| 25 | (16) | My Fellow Americans | $624,388 | -61% | 516 | $1,210 | $21,102,325 | 35 | |
| 26 | (25) | Space Jam | $491,986 | -8% | 375 | $1,312 | $86,611,786 | 70 | |
| 27 | (23) | Star Trek: First Contact | $446,774 | -40% | 383 | $1,167 | $90,751,260 | 63 | |
| 28 | (-) | The Ghost and the Darkness | $432,028 | 512 | $844 | $38,220,058 | 105 | ||
| 29 | (19) | Mars Attacks! | $418,354 | -68% | 390 | $1,073 | $36,243,452 | 42 | |
| 30 | (20) | The Evening Star | $387,130 | -66% | 621 | $623 | $12,430,175 | 30 | |
| 31 | (40) | Set It Off | $356,432 | +200% | 81 | $4,400 | $35,173,111 | 79 | |
| 32 | (27) | Marvin's Room | $338,389 | -20% | 41 | $8,253 | $1,059,333 | 37 | |
| 33 | (26) | Romeo+Juliet | $326,114 | -31% | 360 | $906 | $45,800,891 | 84 | |
| 34 | (29) | Secrets & Lies | $269,668 | +5% | 75 | $3,596 | $6,854,989 | 118 | |
| 35 | (30) | Breaking the Waves | $242,498 | -5% | 51 | $4,755 | $1,964,782 | 72 | |
| 36 | (28) | The First Wives Club | $180,644 | -39% | 309 | $585 | $105,233,650 | 126 | |
| 37 | (33) | Ridicule | $129,619 | -26% | 35 | $3,703 | $1,969,410 | 56 | |
| 38 | (34) | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $127,920 | -24% | 178 | $719 | $22,835,284 | 112 | |
| 39 | (new) | Albino Alligator | $125,025 | 12 | $10,419 | $125,025 | 7 | ||
| 40 | (32) | The Associate | $121,757 | -32% | 183 | $665 | $12,724,775 | 91 | |
| 41 | (45) | Thieves | $118,024 | +90% | 17 | $6,943 | $450,334 | 30 | |
| 42 | (37) | Big Night | $110,077 | -24% | 49 | $2,246 | $11,627,369 | 126 | |
| 43 | (39) | Swingers | $109,487 | -21% | 31 | $3,532 | $4,393,982 | 98 | |
| 44 | (42) | Hamlet | $107,745 | -1% | 3 | $35,915 | $607,171 | 30 | |
| 45 | (31) | Sleepers | $89,523 | -53% | 150 | $597 | $53,265,334 | 98 | |
| 46 | (50) | Microcosmos | $88,675 | +65% | 38 | $2,334 | $1,494,435 | 105 | |
| 47 | (49) | Across The Sea of Time | $81,114 | +42% | 4 | $20,279 | $8,076,270 | 462 | |
| 48 | (43) | Some Mother's Son | $64,108 | -17% | 13 | $4,931 | $455,698 | 30 | |
| 49 | (46) | First Kid | $56,401 | -9% | 71 | $794 | $26,429,093 | 147 | |
| 50 | (44) | La cérémonie | $47,988 | -23% | 8 | $5,999 | $444,023 | 37 | |
| 51 | (52) | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $47,852 | -7% | 18 | $2,658 | $654,735 | 77 | |
| 52 | (54) | Phenomenon | $40,468 | +26% | 52 | $778 | $104,616,452 | 203 | |
| 53 | (55) | Sling Blade | $39,817 | +27% | 2 | $19,909 | $222,435 | 65 | |
| Reporting movies: 53 | $118,539,154 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $13,485,611 | 2,112 | $13,485,611 |
| 2 | Metro | $13,255,704 | 2,001 | $13,255,704 |
| 3 | Evita | $10,895,060 | 923 | $25,049,865 |
| 4 | The Relic | $9,214,226 | 2,128 | $21,259,567 |
| 5 | Jerry Maguire | $8,944,804 | 2,286 | $104,267,016 |
| 6 | Scream | $8,422,007 | 1,904 | $60,553,057 |
| 7 | Michael | $7,944,672 | 2,325 | $73,521,607 |
| 8 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $4,604,676 | 1,233 | $13,811,060 |
| 9 | Jackie Chan's First Strike | $4,175,401 | 1,344 | $11,449,643 |
| 10 | Mother | $3,813,046 | 380 | $6,287,286 |
| 11 | 101 Dalmatians | $3,506,184 | 1,528 | $130,126,675 |
| 12 | One Fine Day | $3,189,694 | 1,443 | $41,511,177 |
| 13 | Turbulence | $3,114,440 | 2,094 | $9,001,724 |
| 14 | The English Patient | $2,977,714 | 553 | $34,759,386 |
| 15 | Shine | $2,353,825 | 306 | $11,192,910 |
| 16 | Everyone Says I Love You | $2,104,491 | 268 | $2,553,691 |
| 17 | Ghosts of Mississippi | $1,885,679 | 1,135 | $12,056,453 |
| 18 | The Preacher’s Wife | $1,843,981 | 1,149 | $44,480,758 |
| 19 | The Portrait of a Lady | $1,823,678 | 570 | $2,341,064 |
| 20 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $1,813,415 | 1,271 | $61,342,798 |
| 21 | Daylight | $915,895 | 731 | $31,322,040 |
| 22 | Jingle All the Way | $827,336 | 710 | $58,942,853 |
| 23 | Ransom | $762,734 | 501 | $131,790,213 |
| 24 | The Crucible | $644,876 | 259 | $6,744,000 |
| 25 | My Fellow Americans | $624,388 | 516 | $21,102,325 |
| 26 | Space Jam | $491,986 | 375 | $86,611,786 |
| 27 | Star Trek: First Contact | $446,774 | 383 | $90,751,260 |
| 28 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $432,028 | 512 | $38,220,058 |
| 29 | Mars Attacks! | $418,354 | 390 | $36,243,452 |
| 30 | The Evening Star | $387,130 | 621 | $12,430,175 |
| 31 | Set It Off | $356,432 | 81 | $35,173,111 |
| 32 | Marvin's Room | $338,389 | 41 | $1,059,333 |
| 33 | Romeo+Juliet | $326,114 | 360 | $45,800,891 |
| 34 | Secrets & Lies | $269,668 | 75 | $6,854,989 |
| 35 | Breaking the Waves | $242,498 | 51 | $1,964,782 |
| 36 | The First Wives Club | $180,644 | 309 | $105,233,650 |
| 37 | Ridicule | $129,619 | 35 | $1,969,410 |
| 38 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $127,920 | 178 | $22,835,284 |
| 39 | Albino Alligator | $125,025 | 12 | $125,025 |
| 40 | The Associate | $121,757 | 183 | $12,724,775 |
| 41 | Thieves | $118,024 | 17 | $450,334 |
| 42 | Big Night | $110,077 | 49 | $11,627,369 |
| 43 | Swingers | $109,487 | 31 | $4,393,982 |
| 44 | Hamlet | $107,745 | 3 | $607,171 |
| 45 | Sleepers | $89,523 | 150 | $53,265,334 |
| 46 | Microcosmos | $88,675 | 38 | $1,494,435 |
| 47 | Across The Sea of Time | $81,114 | 4 | $8,076,270 |
| 48 | Some Mother's Son | $64,108 | 13 | $455,698 |
| 49 | First Kid | $56,401 | 71 | $26,429,093 |
| 50 | La cérémonie | $47,988 | 8 | $444,023 |
| 51 | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | $47,852 | 18 | $654,735 |
| 52 | Phenomenon | $40,468 | 52 | $104,616,452 |
| 53 | Sling Blade | $39,817 | 2 | $222,435 |
| Reporting: 53 | $118,539,154 | total | ||