Week Domestic Box Office January 24, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (3) | Evita | $7,325,757 | -33% | 1,016 | $7,210 | $32,375,622 | 37 | |
| 2 | (2) | Metro | $7,221,152 | -46% | 2,005 | $3,602 | $20,476,856 | 14 | |
| 3 | (5) | Jerry Maguire | $7,138,422 | -20% | 2,207 | $3,234 | $111,405,438 | 49 | |
| 4 | (-) | In Love and War | $6,811,892 | 1,610 | $4,231 | $6,811,892 | 44 | ||
| 5 | (1) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $6,716,766 | -50% | 2,112 | $3,180 | $20,202,377 | 14 | |
| 6 | (6) | Scream | $5,304,873 | -37% | 1,994 | $2,660 | $65,857,930 | 42 | |
| 7 | (4) | The Relic | $5,242,357 | -43% | 2,128 | $2,464 | $26,501,924 | 21 | |
| 8 | (new) | Fierce Creatures | $4,822,185 | 1,593 | $3,027 | $4,822,185 | 7 | ||
| 9 | (7) | Michael | $4,095,624 | -48% | 2,206 | $1,857 | $77,617,231 | 37 | |
| 10 | (10) | Mother | $3,513,600 | -8% | 621 | $5,658 | $9,800,886 | 37 | |
| 11 | (new) | Zeus and Roxanne | $3,258,713 | 1,745 | $1,867 | $3,258,713 | 7 | ||
| 12 | (8) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $2,840,047 | -38% | 1,233 | $2,303 | $16,651,107 | 37 | |
| 13 | (14) | The English Patient | $2,592,732 | -13% | 615 | $4,216 | $37,352,118 | 77 | |
| 14 | (15) | Shine | $1,975,969 | -16% | 314 | $6,293 | $13,168,879 | 70 | |
| 15 | (9) | Jackie Chan's First Strike | $1,861,183 | -55% | 1,154 | $1,613 | $13,310,826 | 21 | |
| 16 | (16) | Everyone Says I Love You | $1,499,282 | -29% | 270 | $5,553 | $4,052,973 | 56 | |
| 17 | (12) | One Fine Day | $1,415,336 | -56% | 1,084 | $1,306 | $42,926,513 | 42 | |
| 18 | (11) | 101 Dalmatians | $1,375,987 | -61% | 1,249 | $1,102 | $131,502,662 | 65 | |
| 19 | (13) | Turbulence | $1,172,744 | -62% | 1,499 | $782 | $10,174,468 | 21 | |
| 20 | (19) | The Portrait of a Lady | $802,513 | -56% | 537 | $1,494 | $3,143,577 | 38 | |
| 21 | (18) | The Preacher’s Wife | $760,096 | -59% | 708 | $1,074 | $45,240,854 | 49 | |
| 22 | (22) | Jingle All the Way | $730,614 | -12% | 655 | $1,115 | $59,673,467 | 70 | |
| 23 | (44) | Hamlet | $627,267 | +482% | 56 | $11,201 | $1,234,438 | 37 | |
| 24 | (21) | Daylight | $608,865 | -34% | 687 | $886 | $31,930,905 | 56 | |
| 25 | (17) | Ghosts of Mississippi | $551,013 | -71% | 512 | $1,076 | $12,607,466 | 42 | |
| 26 | (20) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $510,722 | -72% | 938 | $544 | $61,853,520 | 42 | |
| 27 | (new) | Prefontaine | $411,366 | 201 | $2,047 | $411,366 | 7 | ||
| 28 | (23) | Ransom | $410,550 | -46% | 327 | $1,256 | $132,200,763 | 84 | |
| 29 | (31) | Set It Off | $282,335 | -21% | 261 | $1,082 | $35,455,446 | 86 | |
| 30 | (26) | Space Jam | $252,838 | -49% | 333 | $759 | $86,864,624 | 77 | |
| 31 | (34) | Secrets & Lies | $252,627 | -6% | 88 | $2,871 | $7,107,616 | 125 | |
| 32 | (24) | The Crucible | $252,600 | -61% | 154 | $1,640 | $6,996,600 | 63 | |
| 33 | (32) | Marvin's Room | $235,143 | -31% | 37 | $6,355 | $1,294,476 | 44 | |
| 34 | (35) | Breaking the Waves | $228,874 | -6% | 54 | $4,238 | $2,193,656 | 79 | |
| 35 | (25) | My Fellow Americans | $224,104 | -64% | 235 | $954 | $21,326,429 | 42 | |
| 36 | (33) | Romeo+Juliet | $219,250 | -33% | 306 | $717 | $46,020,141 | 91 | |
| 37 | (27) | Star Trek: First Contact | $184,141 | -59% | 328 | $561 | $90,935,401 | 70 | |
| 38 | (28) | The Ghost and the Darkness | $172,096 | -60% | 461 | $373 | $38,392,154 | 112 | |
| 39 | (29) | Mars Attacks! | $133,862 | -68% | 158 | $847 | $36,377,314 | 49 | |
| 40 | (36) | The First Wives Club | $100,345 | -44% | 268 | $374 | $105,333,995 | 133 | |
| 41 | (39) | Albino Alligator | $92,268 | -26% | 16 | $5,767 | $217,293 | 14 | |
| 42 | (41) | Thieves | $91,354 | -23% | 17 | $5,374 | $541,688 | 37 | |
| 43 | (-) | I'm Not Rappaport | $88,929 | 38 | $2,340 | $188,293 | 37 | ||
| 44 | (47) | Across The Sea of Time | $77,231 | -5% | 4 | $19,308 | $8,153,501 | 469 | |
| 45 | (42) | Big Night | $74,418 | -32% | 38 | $1,958 | $11,701,787 | 133 | |
| 46 | (43) | Swingers | $69,165 | -37% | 32 | $2,161 | $4,463,147 | 105 | |
| 47 | (37) | Ridicule | $67,970 | -48% | 24 | $2,832 | $2,037,380 | 63 | |
| 48 | (38) | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $66,197 | -48% | 155 | $427 | $22,901,481 | 119 | |
| 49 | (53) | Sling Blade | $62,275 | +56% | 5 | $12,455 | $284,710 | 72 | |
| 50 | (new) | Kolya | $58,255 | 3 | $19,418 | $58,255 | 7 | ||
| 51 | (46) | Microcosmos | $47,218 | -47% | 36 | $1,312 | $1,541,653 | 112 | |
| 52 | (50) | La cérémonie | $34,218 | -29% | 5 | $6,844 | $478,241 | 44 | |
| 53 | (48) | Some Mother's Son | $27,854 | -57% | 10 | $2,785 | $483,552 | 37 | |
| Reporting movies: 53 | $84,993,194 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evita | $7,325,757 | 1,016 | $32,375,622 |
| 2 | Metro | $7,221,152 | 2,005 | $20,476,856 |
| 3 | Jerry Maguire | $7,138,422 | 2,207 | $111,405,438 |
| 4 | In Love and War | $6,811,892 | 1,610 | $6,811,892 |
| 5 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $6,716,766 | 2,112 | $20,202,377 |
| 6 | Scream | $5,304,873 | 1,994 | $65,857,930 |
| 7 | The Relic | $5,242,357 | 2,128 | $26,501,924 |
| 8 | Fierce Creatures | $4,822,185 | 1,593 | $4,822,185 |
| 9 | Michael | $4,095,624 | 2,206 | $77,617,231 |
| 10 | Mother | $3,513,600 | 621 | $9,800,886 |
| 11 | Zeus and Roxanne | $3,258,713 | 1,745 | $3,258,713 |
| 12 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $2,840,047 | 1,233 | $16,651,107 |
| 13 | The English Patient | $2,592,732 | 615 | $37,352,118 |
| 14 | Shine | $1,975,969 | 314 | $13,168,879 |
| 15 | Jackie Chan's First Strike | $1,861,183 | 1,154 | $13,310,826 |
| 16 | Everyone Says I Love You | $1,499,282 | 270 | $4,052,973 |
| 17 | One Fine Day | $1,415,336 | 1,084 | $42,926,513 |
| 18 | 101 Dalmatians | $1,375,987 | 1,249 | $131,502,662 |
| 19 | Turbulence | $1,172,744 | 1,499 | $10,174,468 |
| 20 | The Portrait of a Lady | $802,513 | 537 | $3,143,577 |
| 21 | The Preacher’s Wife | $760,096 | 708 | $45,240,854 |
| 22 | Jingle All the Way | $730,614 | 655 | $59,673,467 |
| 23 | Hamlet | $627,267 | 56 | $1,234,438 |
| 24 | Daylight | $608,865 | 687 | $31,930,905 |
| 25 | Ghosts of Mississippi | $551,013 | 512 | $12,607,466 |
| 26 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $510,722 | 938 | $61,853,520 |
| 27 | Prefontaine | $411,366 | 201 | $411,366 |
| 28 | Ransom | $410,550 | 327 | $132,200,763 |
| 29 | Set It Off | $282,335 | 261 | $35,455,446 |
| 30 | Space Jam | $252,838 | 333 | $86,864,624 |
| 31 | Secrets & Lies | $252,627 | 88 | $7,107,616 |
| 32 | The Crucible | $252,600 | 154 | $6,996,600 |
| 33 | Marvin's Room | $235,143 | 37 | $1,294,476 |
| 34 | Breaking the Waves | $228,874 | 54 | $2,193,656 |
| 35 | My Fellow Americans | $224,104 | 235 | $21,326,429 |
| 36 | Romeo+Juliet | $219,250 | 306 | $46,020,141 |
| 37 | Star Trek: First Contact | $184,141 | 328 | $90,935,401 |
| 38 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $172,096 | 461 | $38,392,154 |
| 39 | Mars Attacks! | $133,862 | 158 | $36,377,314 |
| 40 | The First Wives Club | $100,345 | 268 | $105,333,995 |
| 41 | Albino Alligator | $92,268 | 16 | $217,293 |
| 42 | Thieves | $91,354 | 17 | $541,688 |
| 43 | I'm Not Rappaport | $88,929 | 38 | $188,293 |
| 44 | Across The Sea of Time | $77,231 | 4 | $8,153,501 |
| 45 | Big Night | $74,418 | 38 | $11,701,787 |
| 46 | Swingers | $69,165 | 32 | $4,463,147 |
| 47 | Ridicule | $67,970 | 24 | $2,037,380 |
| 48 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | $66,197 | 155 | $22,901,481 |
| 49 | Sling Blade | $62,275 | 5 | $284,710 |
| 50 | Kolya | $58,255 | 3 | $58,255 |
| 51 | Microcosmos | $47,218 | 36 | $1,541,653 |
| 52 | La cérémonie | $34,218 | 5 | $478,241 |
| 53 | Some Mother's Son | $27,854 | 10 | $483,552 |
| Reporting: 53 | $84,993,194 | total | ||