Week Domestic Box Office February 21, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (-) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $27,075,078 | 2,111 | $12,826 | $249,749,344 | 6,127 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $13,304,163 | -52% | 2,200 | $6,047 | $440,965,309 | 7,219 | |
| 3 | (2) | Absolute Power | $11,449,543 | -42% | 2,568 | $4,459 | $31,135,340 | 14 | |
| 4 | (3) | Dante’s Peak | $8,750,970 | -44% | 2,761 | $3,169 | $47,067,320 | 21 | |
| 5 | (4) | Vegas Vacation | $7,963,756 | -46% | 2,070 | $3,847 | $22,694,505 | 14 | |
| 6 | (5) | Fools Rush In | $6,771,026 | -39% | 1,701 | $3,981 | $17,817,208 | 14 | |
| 7 | (new) | Rosewood | $4,267,471 | 991 | $4,306 | $4,267,471 | 7 | ||
| 8 | (6) | That Darn Cat | $4,224,415 | -44% | 1,891 | $2,234 | $11,777,926 | 14 | |
| 9 | (7) | Jerry Maguire | $3,951,808 | -35% | 1,506 | $2,624 | $132,525,309 | 77 | |
| 10 | (8) | The English Patient | $3,808,417 | -31% | 1,186 | $3,211 | $52,517,513 | 105 | |
| 11 | (9) | Shine | $3,103,726 | -27% | 893 | $3,476 | $23,884,306 | 98 | |
| 12 | (10) | Scream | $2,303,334 | -40% | 1,212 | $1,900 | $82,009,862 | 70 | |
| 13 | (12) | Evita | $1,674,427 | -46% | 870 | $1,925 | $46,712,603 | 65 | |
| 14 | (14) | Michael | $1,418,892 | -5% | 974 | $1,457 | $86,415,817 | 65 | |
| 15 | (11) | The Beautician and the Beast | $1,341,961 | -65% | 1,724 | $778 | $10,194,385 | 21 | |
| 16 | (54) | Dangerous Ground | $1,267,584 | 807 | $1,571 | $4,661,804 | 16 | ||
| 17 | (13) | Mother | $824,459 | -49% | 551 | $1,496 | $17,910,785 | 65 | |
| 18 | (22) | Secrets & Lies | $807,680 | +12% | 272 | $2,969 | $9,127,173 | 153 | |
| 19 | (17) | Ransom | $804,049 | -23% | 558 | $1,441 | $134,494,212 | 112 | |
| 20 | (15) | Metro | $556,740 | -57% | 441 | $1,262 | $30,908,073 | 42 | |
| 21 | (new) | Blood and Wine | $541,812 | 166 | $3,264 | $541,812 | 7 | ||
| 22 | (20) | Space Jam | $541,362 | -37% | 680 | $796 | $89,494,626 | 105 | |
| 23 | (19) | Everyone Says I Love You | $508,795 | -43% | 182 | $2,796 | $8,421,574 | 84 | |
| 24 | (24) | Hamlet | $399,686 | -37% | 88 | $4,542 | $3,266,545 | 65 | |
| 25 | (16) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $370,862 | -66% | 480 | $773 | $28,922,224 | 42 | |
| 26 | (27) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $370,589 | -25% | 484 | $766 | $19,853,230 | 65 | |
| 27 | (-) | My Fellow Americans | $352,312 | 458 | $769 | $21,897,777 | 70 | ||
| 28 | (26) | One Fine Day | $344,249 | -36% | 422 | $816 | $45,220,757 | 70 | |
| 29 | (28) | Mars Attacks! | $315,543 | -29% | 379 | $833 | $37,278,330 | 77 | |
| 30 | (new) | Lost Highway | $297,416 | 12 | $24,785 | $297,416 | 7 | ||
| 31 | (21) | In Love and War | $225,649 | -70% | 482 | $468 | $14,361,720 | 72 | |
| 32 | (33) | Kolya | $219,690 | -15% | 28 | $7,846 | $811,870 | 35 | |
| 33 | (38) | Marvin's Room | $204,515 | -10% | 26 | $7,866 | $2,129,900 | 72 | |
| 34 | (25) | The Relic | $202,930 | -67% | 310 | $655 | $32,480,319 | 49 | |
| 35 | (36) | Breaking the Waves | $194,142 | -20% | 78 | $2,489 | $3,103,644 | 107 | |
| 36 | (29) | Star Trek: First Contact | $179,394 | -56% | 308 | $582 | $91,697,762 | 98 | |
| 37 | (31) | 101 Dalmatians | $155,023 | -52% | 242 | $641 | $133,228,936 | 93 | |
| 38 | (39) | Across The Sea of Time | $150,673 | -7% | 5 | $30,135 | $8,616,276 | 497 | |
| 39 | (30) | Zeus and Roxanne | $150,372 | -58% | 363 | $414 | $6,837,791 | 35 | |
| 40 | (18) | The Pest | $119,841 | -88% | 124 | $966 | $3,274,539 | 21 | |
| 41 | (44) | When We Were Kings | $112,204 | +10% | 13 | $8,631 | $240,139 | 126 | |
| 42 | (42) | Prisoner of the Mountains | $109,880 | -6% | 27 | $4,070 | $342,652 | 28 | |
| 43 | (32) | Fierce Creatures | $105,725 | -60% | 157 | $673 | $9,157,495 | 35 | |
| 44 | (35) | Meet Wally Sparks | $105,078 | -58% | 156 | $674 | $3,906,526 | 28 | |
| 45 | (47) | Turbulence | $95,254 | -1% | 120 | $794 | $11,320,880 | 49 | |
| 46 | (48) | Ridicule | $89,596 | -1% | 32 | $2,800 | $2,335,587 | 91 | |
| 47 | (49) | Waiting for Guffman | $85,795 | +14% | 9 | $9,533 | $279,872 | 28 | |
| 48 | (43) | Set It Off | $80,823 | -29% | 87 | $929 | $36,016,370 | 114 | |
| 49 | (45) | SubUrbia | $78,718 | -21% | 19 | $4,143 | $280,092 | 21 | |
| 50 | (46) | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $69,482 | -30% | 83 | $837 | $41,225,081 | 105 | |
| 51 | (41) | The Preacher’s Wife | $56,667 | -54% | 86 | $659 | $46,096,083 | 77 | |
| Reporting movies: 51 | $112,503,576 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $27,075,078 | 2,111 | $249,749,344 |
| 2 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $13,304,163 | 2,200 | $440,965,309 |
| 3 | Absolute Power | $11,449,543 | 2,568 | $31,135,340 |
| 4 | Dante’s Peak | $8,750,970 | 2,761 | $47,067,320 |
| 5 | Vegas Vacation | $7,963,756 | 2,070 | $22,694,505 |
| 6 | Fools Rush In | $6,771,026 | 1,701 | $17,817,208 |
| 7 | Rosewood | $4,267,471 | 991 | $4,267,471 |
| 8 | That Darn Cat | $4,224,415 | 1,891 | $11,777,926 |
| 9 | Jerry Maguire | $3,951,808 | 1,506 | $132,525,309 |
| 10 | The English Patient | $3,808,417 | 1,186 | $52,517,513 |
| 11 | Shine | $3,103,726 | 893 | $23,884,306 |
| 12 | Scream | $2,303,334 | 1,212 | $82,009,862 |
| 13 | Evita | $1,674,427 | 870 | $46,712,603 |
| 14 | Michael | $1,418,892 | 974 | $86,415,817 |
| 15 | The Beautician and the Beast | $1,341,961 | 1,724 | $10,194,385 |
| 16 | Dangerous Ground | $1,267,584 | 807 | $4,661,804 |
| 17 | Mother | $824,459 | 551 | $17,910,785 |
| 18 | Secrets & Lies | $807,680 | 272 | $9,127,173 |
| 19 | Ransom | $804,049 | 558 | $134,494,212 |
| 20 | Metro | $556,740 | 441 | $30,908,073 |
| 21 | Blood and Wine | $541,812 | 166 | $541,812 |
| 22 | Space Jam | $541,362 | 680 | $89,494,626 |
| 23 | Everyone Says I Love You | $508,795 | 182 | $8,421,574 |
| 24 | Hamlet | $399,686 | 88 | $3,266,545 |
| 25 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $370,862 | 480 | $28,922,224 |
| 26 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $370,589 | 484 | $19,853,230 |
| 27 | My Fellow Americans | $352,312 | 458 | $21,897,777 |
| 28 | One Fine Day | $344,249 | 422 | $45,220,757 |
| 29 | Mars Attacks! | $315,543 | 379 | $37,278,330 |
| 30 | Lost Highway | $297,416 | 12 | $297,416 |
| 31 | In Love and War | $225,649 | 482 | $14,361,720 |
| 32 | Kolya | $219,690 | 28 | $811,870 |
| 33 | Marvin's Room | $204,515 | 26 | $2,129,900 |
| 34 | The Relic | $202,930 | 310 | $32,480,319 |
| 35 | Breaking the Waves | $194,142 | 78 | $3,103,644 |
| 36 | Star Trek: First Contact | $179,394 | 308 | $91,697,762 |
| 37 | 101 Dalmatians | $155,023 | 242 | $133,228,936 |
| 38 | Across The Sea of Time | $150,673 | 5 | $8,616,276 |
| 39 | Zeus and Roxanne | $150,372 | 363 | $6,837,791 |
| 40 | The Pest | $119,841 | 124 | $3,274,539 |
| 41 | When We Were Kings | $112,204 | 13 | $240,139 |
| 42 | Prisoner of the Mountains | $109,880 | 27 | $342,652 |
| 43 | Fierce Creatures | $105,725 | 157 | $9,157,495 |
| 44 | Meet Wally Sparks | $105,078 | 156 | $3,906,526 |
| 45 | Turbulence | $95,254 | 120 | $11,320,880 |
| 46 | Ridicule | $89,596 | 32 | $2,335,587 |
| 47 | Waiting for Guffman | $85,795 | 9 | $279,872 |
| 48 | Set It Off | $80,823 | 87 | $36,016,370 |
| 49 | SubUrbia | $78,718 | 19 | $280,092 |
| 50 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $69,482 | 83 | $41,225,081 |
| 51 | The Preacher’s Wife | $56,667 | 86 | $46,096,083 |
| Reporting: 51 | $112,503,576 | total | ||