Week Domestic Box Office February 14, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $27,660,213 | -10% | 2,104 | $13,146 | $427,661,146 | 7,212 | |
| 2 | (new) | Absolute Power | $19,685,797 | 2,568 | $7,666 | $19,685,797 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Dante’s Peak | $15,707,520 | -31% | 2,727 | $5,760 | $38,316,350 | 14 | |
| 4 | (new) | Vegas Vacation | $14,730,749 | 2,054 | $7,172 | $14,730,749 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (new) | Fools Rush In | $11,046,182 | 1,674 | $6,599 | $11,046,182 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (new) | That Darn Cat | $7,553,511 | 1,891 | $3,994 | $7,553,511 | 7 | ||
| 7 | (4) | Jerry Maguire | $6,071,195 | +26% | 1,730 | $3,509 | $128,573,501 | 70 | |
| 8 | (7) | The English Patient | $5,556,224 | +65% | 1,115 | $4,983 | $48,709,096 | 98 | |
| 9 | (15) | Shine | $4,272,006 | +176% | 851 | $5,020 | $20,780,580 | 91 | |
| 10 | (5) | Scream | $3,860,499 | -12% | 1,431 | $2,698 | $79,706,528 | 63 | |
| 11 | (3) | The Beautician and the Beast | $3,815,220 | -24% | 1,801 | $2,118 | $8,852,424 | 14 | |
| 12 | (6) | Evita | $3,126,771 | -20% | 956 | $3,271 | $45,038,176 | 58 | |
| 13 | (12) | Mother | $1,617,400 | -28% | 735 | $2,201 | $17,086,326 | 58 | |
| 14 | (10) | Michael | $1,491,468 | -38% | 946 | $1,577 | $84,996,925 | 58 | |
| 15 | (8) | Metro | $1,288,106 | -59% | 881 | $1,462 | $30,351,333 | 35 | |
| 16 | (9) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $1,080,877 | -56% | 1,065 | $1,015 | $28,551,362 | 35 | |
| 17 | (40) | Ransom | $1,048,706 | +641% | 601 | $1,745 | $133,690,163 | 105 | |
| 18 | (13) | The Pest | $979,567 | -55% | 1,168 | $839 | $3,154,698 | 14 | |
| 19 | (16) | Everyone Says I Love You | $899,959 | -29% | 223 | $4,036 | $7,912,779 | 77 | |
| 20 | (19) | Space Jam | $861,774 | -18% | 786 | $1,096 | $88,953,264 | 98 | |
| 21 | (11) | In Love and War | $745,937 | -68% | 944 | $790 | $14,136,071 | 65 | |
| 22 | (30) | Secrets & Lies | $723,215 | +184% | 162 | $4,464 | $8,319,493 | 146 | |
| 23 | (33) | Sling Blade | $712,093 | +229% | 63 | $11,303 | $1,268,273 | 93 | |
| 24 | (25) | Hamlet | $635,050 | +40% | 92 | $6,903 | $2,866,859 | 58 | |
| 25 | (14) | The Relic | $613,141 | -63% | 640 | $958 | $32,277,389 | 42 | |
| 26 | (23) | One Fine Day | $536,975 | +3% | 492 | $1,091 | $44,876,508 | 63 | |
| 27 | (21) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $496,368 | -39% | 226 | $2,196 | $19,482,641 | 58 | |
| 28 | (51) | Mars Attacks! | $444,841 | +764% | 406 | $1,096 | $36,962,787 | 70 | |
| 29 | (50) | Star Trek: First Contact | $403,162 | +610% | 508 | $794 | $91,518,368 | 91 | |
| 30 | (20) | Zeus and Roxanne | $357,781 | -64% | 790 | $453 | $6,687,419 | 28 | |
| 31 | (24) | 101 Dalmatians | $322,332 | -30% | 369 | $874 | $133,073,913 | 86 | |
| 32 | (17) | Fierce Creatures | $263,710 | -76% | 207 | $1,274 | $9,051,770 | 28 | |
| 33 | (35) | Kolya | $259,859 | +38% | 28 | $9,281 | $592,180 | 28 | |
| 34 | (18) | Gridlock'd | $252,651 | -77% | 203 | $1,245 | $5,425,863 | 23 | |
| 35 | (22) | Meet Wally Sparks | $249,974 | -69% | 316 | $791 | $3,801,448 | 21 | |
| 36 | (31) | Breaking the Waves | $241,398 | +2% | 77 | $3,135 | $2,909,502 | 100 | |
| 37 | (new) | Touch | $239,583 | 51 | $4,698 | $239,583 | 7 | ||
| 38 | (34) | Marvin's Room | $227,823 | +17% | 28 | $8,137 | $1,925,385 | 65 | |
| 39 | (45) | Across The Sea of Time | $162,121 | +112% | 5 | $32,424 | $8,465,603 | 490 | |
| 40 | (29) | Jackie Chan's First Strike | $125,775 | -55% | 99 | $1,270 | $14,470,072 | 42 | |
| 41 | (32) | The Preacher’s Wife | $123,500 | -47% | 141 | $876 | $46,039,416 | 70 | |
| 42 | (44) | Prisoner of the Mountains | $117,239 | +31% | 20 | $5,862 | $232,772 | 21 | |
| 43 | (36) | Set It Off | $114,267 | -26% | 100 | $1,143 | $35,935,547 | 107 | |
| 44 | (-) | When We Were Kings | $102,253 | 7 | $14,608 | $127,935 | 119 | ||
| 45 | (43) | SubUrbia | $100,074 | -1% | 24 | $4,170 | $201,374 | 14 | |
| 46 | (38) | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $99,302 | -34% | 121 | $821 | $41,155,599 | 98 | |
| 47 | (28) | Turbulence | $96,609 | -67% | 145 | $666 | $11,225,626 | 42 | |
| 48 | (-) | Ridicule | $90,671 | 30 | $3,022 | $2,245,991 | 84 | ||
| 49 | (48) | Waiting for Guffman | $75,227 | +19% | 6 | $12,538 | $194,077 | 21 | |
| 50 | (new) | Unhook the Stars | $67,999 | 13 | $5,231 | $209,838 | 7 | ||
| 51 | (39) | Thieves | $58,720 | -59% | 27 | $2,175 | $910,141 | 58 | |
| 52 | (-) | The Graduate | $49,418 | 2 | $24,709 | $49,418 | 10,655 | ||
| 53 | (49) | Hotel de Love | $24,805 | -60% | 20 | $1,240 | $86,854 | 14 | |
| 54 | (-) | Dangerous Ground | $0 | 808 | $0 | $3,394,220 | 9 | ||
| Reporting movies: 54 | $141,487,617 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $27,660,213 | 2,104 | $427,661,146 |
| 2 | Absolute Power | $19,685,797 | 2,568 | $19,685,797 |
| 3 | Dante’s Peak | $15,707,520 | 2,727 | $38,316,350 |
| 4 | Vegas Vacation | $14,730,749 | 2,054 | $14,730,749 |
| 5 | Fools Rush In | $11,046,182 | 1,674 | $11,046,182 |
| 6 | That Darn Cat | $7,553,511 | 1,891 | $7,553,511 |
| 7 | Jerry Maguire | $6,071,195 | 1,730 | $128,573,501 |
| 8 | The English Patient | $5,556,224 | 1,115 | $48,709,096 |
| 9 | Shine | $4,272,006 | 851 | $20,780,580 |
| 10 | Scream | $3,860,499 | 1,431 | $79,706,528 |
| 11 | The Beautician and the Beast | $3,815,220 | 1,801 | $8,852,424 |
| 12 | Evita | $3,126,771 | 956 | $45,038,176 |
| 13 | Mother | $1,617,400 | 735 | $17,086,326 |
| 14 | Michael | $1,491,468 | 946 | $84,996,925 |
| 15 | Metro | $1,288,106 | 881 | $30,351,333 |
| 16 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $1,080,877 | 1,065 | $28,551,362 |
| 17 | Ransom | $1,048,706 | 601 | $133,690,163 |
| 18 | The Pest | $979,567 | 1,168 | $3,154,698 |
| 19 | Everyone Says I Love You | $899,959 | 223 | $7,912,779 |
| 20 | Space Jam | $861,774 | 786 | $88,953,264 |
| 21 | In Love and War | $745,937 | 944 | $14,136,071 |
| 22 | Secrets & Lies | $723,215 | 162 | $8,319,493 |
| 23 | Sling Blade | $712,093 | 63 | $1,268,273 |
| 24 | Hamlet | $635,050 | 92 | $2,866,859 |
| 25 | The Relic | $613,141 | 640 | $32,277,389 |
| 26 | One Fine Day | $536,975 | 492 | $44,876,508 |
| 27 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $496,368 | 226 | $19,482,641 |
| 28 | Mars Attacks! | $444,841 | 406 | $36,962,787 |
| 29 | Star Trek: First Contact | $403,162 | 508 | $91,518,368 |
| 30 | Zeus and Roxanne | $357,781 | 790 | $6,687,419 |
| 31 | 101 Dalmatians | $322,332 | 369 | $133,073,913 |
| 32 | Fierce Creatures | $263,710 | 207 | $9,051,770 |
| 33 | Kolya | $259,859 | 28 | $592,180 |
| 34 | Gridlock'd | $252,651 | 203 | $5,425,863 |
| 35 | Meet Wally Sparks | $249,974 | 316 | $3,801,448 |
| 36 | Breaking the Waves | $241,398 | 77 | $2,909,502 |
| 37 | Touch | $239,583 | 51 | $239,583 |
| 38 | Marvin's Room | $227,823 | 28 | $1,925,385 |
| 39 | Across The Sea of Time | $162,121 | 5 | $8,465,603 |
| 40 | Jackie Chan's First Strike | $125,775 | 99 | $14,470,072 |
| 41 | The Preacher’s Wife | $123,500 | 141 | $46,039,416 |
| 42 | Prisoner of the Mountains | $117,239 | 20 | $232,772 |
| 43 | Set It Off | $114,267 | 100 | $35,935,547 |
| 44 | When We Were Kings | $102,253 | 7 | $127,935 |
| 45 | SubUrbia | $100,074 | 24 | $201,374 |
| 46 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $99,302 | 121 | $41,155,599 |
| 47 | Turbulence | $96,609 | 145 | $11,225,626 |
| 48 | Ridicule | $90,671 | 30 | $2,245,991 |
| 49 | Waiting for Guffman | $75,227 | 6 | $194,077 |
| 50 | Unhook the Stars | $67,999 | 13 | $209,838 |
| 51 | Thieves | $58,720 | 27 | $910,141 |
| 52 | The Graduate | $49,418 | 2 | $49,418 |
| 53 | Hotel de Love | $24,805 | 20 | $86,854 |
| 54 | Dangerous Ground | $0 | 808 | $3,394,220 |
| Reporting: 54 | $141,487,617 | total | ||