Week Domestic Box Office February 28, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $16,616,259 | -39% | 2,111 | $7,871 | $266,365,603 | 6,134 | |
| 2 | (new) | Donnie Brasco | $15,522,931 | 1,503 | $10,328 | $15,522,931 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $8,451,419 | -36% | 2,375 | $3,558 | $449,416,728 | 7,226 | |
| 4 | (-) | Booty Call | $8,179,615 | 1,272 | $6,431 | $9,755,443 | 9 | ||
| 5 | (3) | Absolute Power | $7,225,747 | -37% | 2,168 | $3,333 | $38,361,087 | 21 | |
| 6 | (4) | Dante’s Peak | $6,510,625 | -26% | 2,751 | $2,367 | $53,577,945 | 28 | |
| 7 | (5) | Vegas Vacation | $5,526,410 | -31% | 2,070 | $2,670 | $28,220,915 | 21 | |
| 8 | (6) | Fools Rush In | $4,468,652 | -34% | 1,701 | $2,627 | $22,285,860 | 21 | |
| 9 | (33) | Marvin's Room | $4,182,975 | +1,945% | 1,153 | $3,628 | $6,312,875 | 79 | |
| 10 | (7) | Rosewood | $3,786,895 | -11% | 991 | $3,821 | $8,054,366 | 14 | |
| 11 | (9) | Jerry Maguire | $3,327,550 | -16% | 1,353 | $2,459 | $135,852,859 | 84 | |
| 12 | (10) | The English Patient | $3,023,342 | -21% | 1,144 | $2,643 | $55,540,855 | 112 | |
| 13 | (8) | That Darn Cat | $2,947,276 | -30% | 1,803 | $1,635 | $14,725,202 | 21 | |
| 14 | (11) | Shine | $2,941,025 | -5% | 1,050 | $2,801 | $26,825,331 | 105 | |
| 15 | (-) | Sling Blade | $2,423,308 | 154 | $15,736 | $3,562,857 | 107 | ||
| 16 | (12) | Scream | $1,659,001 | -28% | 1,018 | $1,630 | $83,668,863 | 77 | |
| 17 | (14) | Michael | $1,259,363 | -11% | 1,060 | $1,188 | $87,675,180 | 72 | |
| 18 | (30) | Lost Highway | $1,180,192 | +297% | 212 | $5,567 | $1,477,608 | 14 | |
| 19 | (13) | Evita | $1,074,218 | -36% | 733 | $1,466 | $47,786,821 | 72 | |
| 20 | (18) | Secrets & Lies | $744,658 | -8% | 296 | $2,516 | $9,871,831 | 160 | |
| 21 | (19) | Ransom | $618,171 | -23% | 542 | $1,141 | $135,112,383 | 119 | |
| 22 | (22) | Space Jam | $405,635 | -25% | 608 | $667 | $89,900,261 | 112 | |
| 23 | (15) | The Beautician and the Beast | $396,461 | -70% | 840 | $472 | $10,590,846 | 28 | |
| 24 | (23) | Everyone Says I Love You | $385,741 | -24% | 126 | $3,061 | $8,807,315 | 91 | |
| 25 | (17) | Mother | $370,517 | -55% | 410 | $904 | $18,281,302 | 72 | |
| 26 | (16) | Dangerous Ground | $355,030 | -72% | 642 | $553 | $5,016,834 | 23 | |
| 27 | (28) | One Fine Day | $353,646 | +3% | 361 | $980 | $45,574,403 | 77 | |
| 28 | (24) | Hamlet | $345,556 | -14% | 93 | $3,716 | $3,612,101 | 72 | |
| 29 | (29) | Mars Attacks! | $250,470 | -21% | 327 | $766 | $37,528,800 | 84 | |
| 30 | (25) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $221,133 | -40% | 314 | $704 | $29,143,357 | 49 | |
| 31 | (21) | Blood and Wine | $211,944 | -61% | 163 | $1,300 | $753,756 | 14 | |
| 32 | (27) | My Fellow Americans | $210,102 | -40% | 277 | $758 | $22,107,879 | 77 | |
| 33 | (32) | Kolya | $209,854 | -4% | 39 | $5,381 | $1,021,724 | 42 | |
| 34 | (41) | When We Were Kings | $181,565 | +62% | 19 | $9,556 | $421,704 | 133 | |
| 35 | (20) | Metro | $179,425 | -68% | 251 | $715 | $31,087,498 | 49 | |
| 36 | (35) | Breaking the Waves | $169,183 | -13% | 65 | $2,603 | $3,272,827 | 114 | |
| 37 | (38) | Across The Sea of Time | $155,728 | +3% | 5 | $31,146 | $8,772,004 | 504 | |
| 38 | (39) | Zeus and Roxanne | $155,575 | +3% | 358 | $435 | $6,993,366 | 42 | |
| 39 | (new) | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $150,452 | 8 | $18,807 | $150,452 | 7 | ||
| 40 | (49) | SubUrbia | $144,189 | +83% | 30 | $4,806 | $424,281 | 28 | |
| 41 | (36) | Star Trek: First Contact | $136,268 | -24% | 232 | $587 | $91,834,030 | 105 | |
| 42 | (new) | Kama Sutra | $127,902 | 10 | $12,790 | $127,902 | 7 | ||
| 43 | (37) | 101 Dalmatians | $101,107 | -35% | 120 | $843 | $133,330,043 | 100 | |
| 44 | (26) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $98,283 | -73% | 142 | $692 | $19,951,513 | 72 | |
| 45 | (new) | Hard Eight | $97,630 | 29 | $3,367 | $97,630 | 7 | ||
| 46 | (47) | Waiting for Guffman | $96,351 | +12% | 12 | $8,029 | $376,223 | 35 | |
| 47 | (42) | Prisoner of the Mountains | $82,538 | -25% | 26 | $3,175 | $425,190 | 35 | |
| 48 | (34) | The Relic | $81,956 | -60% | 208 | $394 | $32,562,275 | 56 | |
| 49 | (-) | Ghosts of Mississippi | $80,838 | 236 | $343 | $12,959,612 | 77 | ||
| 50 | (31) | In Love and War | $77,306 | -66% | 42 | $1,841 | $14,439,026 | 79 | |
| 51 | (45) | Turbulence | $63,208 | -34% | 87 | $727 | $11,384,088 | 56 | |
| 52 | (46) | Ridicule | $49,420 | -45% | 20 | $2,471 | $2,385,007 | 98 | |
| 53 | (51) | The Preacher’s Wife | $35,470 | -37% | 35 | $1,013 | $46,131,553 | 84 | |
| 54 | (40) | The Pest | $31,363 | -74% | 41 | $765 | $3,305,902 | 28 | |
| Reporting movies: 54 | $107,681,478 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $16,616,259 | 2,111 | $266,365,603 |
| 2 | Donnie Brasco | $15,522,931 | 1,503 | $15,522,931 |
| 3 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $8,451,419 | 2,375 | $449,416,728 |
| 4 | Booty Call | $8,179,615 | 1,272 | $9,755,443 |
| 5 | Absolute Power | $7,225,747 | 2,168 | $38,361,087 |
| 6 | Dante’s Peak | $6,510,625 | 2,751 | $53,577,945 |
| 7 | Vegas Vacation | $5,526,410 | 2,070 | $28,220,915 |
| 8 | Fools Rush In | $4,468,652 | 1,701 | $22,285,860 |
| 9 | Marvin's Room | $4,182,975 | 1,153 | $6,312,875 |
| 10 | Rosewood | $3,786,895 | 991 | $8,054,366 |
| 11 | Jerry Maguire | $3,327,550 | 1,353 | $135,852,859 |
| 12 | The English Patient | $3,023,342 | 1,144 | $55,540,855 |
| 13 | That Darn Cat | $2,947,276 | 1,803 | $14,725,202 |
| 14 | Shine | $2,941,025 | 1,050 | $26,825,331 |
| 15 | Sling Blade | $2,423,308 | 154 | $3,562,857 |
| 16 | Scream | $1,659,001 | 1,018 | $83,668,863 |
| 17 | Michael | $1,259,363 | 1,060 | $87,675,180 |
| 18 | Lost Highway | $1,180,192 | 212 | $1,477,608 |
| 19 | Evita | $1,074,218 | 733 | $47,786,821 |
| 20 | Secrets & Lies | $744,658 | 296 | $9,871,831 |
| 21 | Ransom | $618,171 | 542 | $135,112,383 |
| 22 | Space Jam | $405,635 | 608 | $89,900,261 |
| 23 | The Beautician and the Beast | $396,461 | 840 | $10,590,846 |
| 24 | Everyone Says I Love You | $385,741 | 126 | $8,807,315 |
| 25 | Mother | $370,517 | 410 | $18,281,302 |
| 26 | Dangerous Ground | $355,030 | 642 | $5,016,834 |
| 27 | One Fine Day | $353,646 | 361 | $45,574,403 |
| 28 | Hamlet | $345,556 | 93 | $3,612,101 |
| 29 | Mars Attacks! | $250,470 | 327 | $37,528,800 |
| 30 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $221,133 | 314 | $29,143,357 |
| 31 | Blood and Wine | $211,944 | 163 | $753,756 |
| 32 | My Fellow Americans | $210,102 | 277 | $22,107,879 |
| 33 | Kolya | $209,854 | 39 | $1,021,724 |
| 34 | When We Were Kings | $181,565 | 19 | $421,704 |
| 35 | Metro | $179,425 | 251 | $31,087,498 |
| 36 | Breaking the Waves | $169,183 | 65 | $3,272,827 |
| 37 | Across The Sea of Time | $155,728 | 5 | $8,772,004 |
| 38 | Zeus and Roxanne | $155,575 | 358 | $6,993,366 |
| 39 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $150,452 | 8 | $150,452 |
| 40 | SubUrbia | $144,189 | 30 | $424,281 |
| 41 | Star Trek: First Contact | $136,268 | 232 | $91,834,030 |
| 42 | Kama Sutra | $127,902 | 10 | $127,902 |
| 43 | 101 Dalmatians | $101,107 | 120 | $133,330,043 |
| 44 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $98,283 | 142 | $19,951,513 |
| 45 | Hard Eight | $97,630 | 29 | $97,630 |
| 46 | Waiting for Guffman | $96,351 | 12 | $376,223 |
| 47 | Prisoner of the Mountains | $82,538 | 26 | $425,190 |
| 48 | The Relic | $81,956 | 208 | $32,562,275 |
| 49 | Ghosts of Mississippi | $80,838 | 236 | $12,959,612 |
| 50 | In Love and War | $77,306 | 42 | $14,439,026 |
| 51 | Turbulence | $63,208 | 87 | $11,384,088 |
| 52 | Ridicule | $49,420 | 20 | $2,385,007 |
| 53 | The Preacher’s Wife | $35,470 | 35 | $46,131,553 |
| 54 | The Pest | $31,363 | 41 | $3,305,902 |
| Reporting: 54 | $107,681,478 | total | ||