Week Domestic Box Office February 7, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $30,779,353 | -34% | 2,104 | $14,629 | $400,000,933 | 7,205 | |
| 2 | (new) | Dante’s Peak | $22,608,830 | 2,657 | $8,509 | $22,608,830 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (new) | The Beautician and the Beast | $5,037,204 | 1,801 | $2,797 | $5,037,204 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (2) | Jerry Maguire | $4,800,088 | -24% | 1,964 | $2,444 | $122,502,306 | 63 | |
| 5 | (4) | Scream | $4,400,833 | -21% | 1,750 | $2,515 | $75,846,029 | 56 | |
| 6 | (3) | Evita | $3,918,604 | -30% | 1,045 | $3,750 | $41,911,405 | 51 | |
| 7 | (14) | The English Patient | $3,377,060 | +39% | 1,042 | $3,241 | $43,152,872 | 91 | |
| 8 | (5) | Metro | $3,143,935 | -42% | 1,728 | $1,819 | $29,063,227 | 28 | |
| 9 | (6) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $2,434,309 | -50% | 1,956 | $1,245 | $27,470,485 | 28 | |
| 10 | (9) | Michael | $2,392,101 | -32% | 1,660 | $1,441 | $83,505,457 | 51 | |
| 11 | (7) | In Love and War | $2,312,853 | -46% | 1,612 | $1,435 | $13,390,134 | 58 | |
| 12 | (10) | Mother | $2,240,802 | -35% | 735 | $3,049 | $15,468,926 | 51 | |
| 13 | (new) | The Pest | $2,175,131 | 1,205 | $1,805 | $2,175,131 | 7 | ||
| 14 | (8) | The Relic | $1,662,726 | -52% | 1,145 | $1,452 | $31,664,248 | 35 | |
| 15 | (16) | Shine | $1,546,738 | -14% | 314 | $4,926 | $16,508,574 | 84 | |
| 16 | (18) | Everyone Says I Love You | $1,271,156 | -25% | 276 | $4,606 | $7,012,820 | 70 | |
| 17 | (12) | Fierce Creatures | $1,114,990 | -61% | 1,038 | $1,074 | $8,788,060 | 21 | |
| 18 | (11) | Gridlock'd | $1,085,220 | -66% | 739 | $1,468 | $5,173,212 | 16 | |
| 19 | (37) | Space Jam | $1,045,539 | +477% | 827 | $1,264 | $88,091,490 | 91 | |
| 20 | (15) | Zeus and Roxanne | $995,774 | -52% | 1,371 | $726 | $6,329,638 | 21 | |
| 21 | (19) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $808,420 | -47% | 500 | $1,617 | $18,986,273 | 51 | |
| 22 | (13) | Meet Wally Sparks | $798,271 | -71% | 1,393 | $573 | $3,551,474 | 14 | |
| 23 | (20) | One Fine Day | $520,975 | -42% | 527 | $989 | $44,339,533 | 56 | |
| 24 | (21) | 101 Dalmatians | $460,034 | -42% | 624 | $737 | $132,751,581 | 79 | |
| 25 | (24) | Hamlet | $454,818 | -16% | 56 | $8,122 | $2,231,809 | 51 | |
| 26 | (26) | Daylight | $340,490 | -31% | 352 | $967 | $32,765,460 | 70 | |
| 27 | (25) | Jingle All the Way | $296,381 | -41% | 404 | $734 | $60,474,834 | 84 | |
| 28 | (23) | Turbulence | $293,931 | -56% | 338 | $870 | $11,129,017 | 35 | |
| 29 | (22) | Jackie Chan's First Strike | $276,614 | -63% | 236 | $1,172 | $14,344,297 | 35 | |
| 30 | (33) | Secrets & Lies | $254,567 | +9% | 93 | $2,737 | $7,596,278 | 139 | |
| 31 | (32) | Breaking the Waves | $237,677 | +0% | 68 | $3,495 | $2,668,104 | 93 | |
| 32 | (27) | The Preacher’s Wife | $232,358 | -48% | 271 | $857 | $45,915,916 | 63 | |
| 33 | (53) | Sling Blade | $216,165 | +291% | 16 | $13,510 | $556,180 | 86 | |
| 34 | (35) | Marvin's Room | $195,098 | -6% | 38 | $5,134 | $1,697,562 | 58 | |
| 35 | (46) | Kolya | $188,250 | +119% | 19 | $9,908 | $332,321 | 21 | |
| 36 | (34) | Set It Off | $153,710 | -28% | 153 | $1,005 | $35,821,280 | 100 | |
| 37 | (28) | The Portrait of a Lady | $152,583 | -56% | 74 | $2,062 | $3,641,029 | 52 | |
| 38 | (-) | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $150,784 | 508 | $297 | $41,056,297 | 91 | ||
| 39 | (40) | Thieves | $142,530 | -15% | 36 | $3,959 | $851,421 | 51 | |
| 40 | (29) | Ransom | $141,447 | -53% | 153 | $924 | $132,641,457 | 98 | |
| 41 | (39) | The Crucible | $132,217 | -23% | 116 | $1,140 | $7,300,331 | 77 | |
| 42 | (38) | Romeo+Juliet | $102,673 | -42% | 128 | $802 | $46,299,225 | 105 | |
| 43 | (new) | SubUrbia | $101,300 | 16 | $6,331 | $101,300 | 7 | ||
| 44 | (54) | Prisoner of the Mountains | $89,682 | +247% | 13 | $6,899 | $115,533 | 14 | |
| 45 | (49) | Across The Sea of Time | $76,566 | +4% | 4 | $19,142 | $8,303,482 | 483 | |
| 46 | (50) | La cérémonie | $75,049 | +3% | 17 | $4,415 | $625,834 | 58 | |
| 47 | (48) | Big Night | $63,661 | -16% | 41 | $1,553 | $11,841,505 | 147 | |
| 48 | (52) | Waiting for Guffman | $63,150 | +13% | 3 | $21,050 | $118,850 | 14 | |
| 49 | (new) | Hotel de Love | $62,049 | 18 | $3,447 | $62,049 | 7 | ||
| 50 | (42) | Star Trek: First Contact | $56,758 | -54% | 142 | $400 | $91,115,206 | 84 | |
| 51 | (45) | Mars Attacks! | $51,484 | -42% | 82 | $628 | $36,517,946 | 63 | |
| Reporting movies: 51 | $105,532,938 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $30,779,353 | 2,104 | $400,000,933 |
| 2 | Dante’s Peak | $22,608,830 | 2,657 | $22,608,830 |
| 3 | The Beautician and the Beast | $5,037,204 | 1,801 | $5,037,204 |
| 4 | Jerry Maguire | $4,800,088 | 1,964 | $122,502,306 |
| 5 | Scream | $4,400,833 | 1,750 | $75,846,029 |
| 6 | Evita | $3,918,604 | 1,045 | $41,911,405 |
| 7 | The English Patient | $3,377,060 | 1,042 | $43,152,872 |
| 8 | Metro | $3,143,935 | 1,728 | $29,063,227 |
| 9 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $2,434,309 | 1,956 | $27,470,485 |
| 10 | Michael | $2,392,101 | 1,660 | $83,505,457 |
| 11 | In Love and War | $2,312,853 | 1,612 | $13,390,134 |
| 12 | Mother | $2,240,802 | 735 | $15,468,926 |
| 13 | The Pest | $2,175,131 | 1,205 | $2,175,131 |
| 14 | The Relic | $1,662,726 | 1,145 | $31,664,248 |
| 15 | Shine | $1,546,738 | 314 | $16,508,574 |
| 16 | Everyone Says I Love You | $1,271,156 | 276 | $7,012,820 |
| 17 | Fierce Creatures | $1,114,990 | 1,038 | $8,788,060 |
| 18 | Gridlock'd | $1,085,220 | 739 | $5,173,212 |
| 19 | Space Jam | $1,045,539 | 827 | $88,091,490 |
| 20 | Zeus and Roxanne | $995,774 | 1,371 | $6,329,638 |
| 21 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $808,420 | 500 | $18,986,273 |
| 22 | Meet Wally Sparks | $798,271 | 1,393 | $3,551,474 |
| 23 | One Fine Day | $520,975 | 527 | $44,339,533 |
| 24 | 101 Dalmatians | $460,034 | 624 | $132,751,581 |
| 25 | Hamlet | $454,818 | 56 | $2,231,809 |
| 26 | Daylight | $340,490 | 352 | $32,765,460 |
| 27 | Jingle All the Way | $296,381 | 404 | $60,474,834 |
| 28 | Turbulence | $293,931 | 338 | $11,129,017 |
| 29 | Jackie Chan's First Strike | $276,614 | 236 | $14,344,297 |
| 30 | Secrets & Lies | $254,567 | 93 | $7,596,278 |
| 31 | Breaking the Waves | $237,677 | 68 | $2,668,104 |
| 32 | The Preacher’s Wife | $232,358 | 271 | $45,915,916 |
| 33 | Sling Blade | $216,165 | 16 | $556,180 |
| 34 | Marvin's Room | $195,098 | 38 | $1,697,562 |
| 35 | Kolya | $188,250 | 19 | $332,321 |
| 36 | Set It Off | $153,710 | 153 | $35,821,280 |
| 37 | The Portrait of a Lady | $152,583 | 74 | $3,641,029 |
| 38 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $150,784 | 508 | $41,056,297 |
| 39 | Thieves | $142,530 | 36 | $851,421 |
| 40 | Ransom | $141,447 | 153 | $132,641,457 |
| 41 | The Crucible | $132,217 | 116 | $7,300,331 |
| 42 | Romeo+Juliet | $102,673 | 128 | $46,299,225 |
| 43 | SubUrbia | $101,300 | 16 | $101,300 |
| 44 | Prisoner of the Mountains | $89,682 | 13 | $115,533 |
| 45 | Across The Sea of Time | $76,566 | 4 | $8,303,482 |
| 46 | La cérémonie | $75,049 | 17 | $625,834 |
| 47 | Big Night | $63,661 | 41 | $11,841,505 |
| 48 | Waiting for Guffman | $63,150 | 3 | $118,850 |
| 49 | Hotel de Love | $62,049 | 18 | $62,049 |
| 50 | Star Trek: First Contact | $56,758 | 142 | $91,115,206 |
| 51 | Mars Attacks! | $51,484 | 82 | $36,517,946 |
| Reporting: 51 | $105,532,938 | total | ||