Week Domestic Box Office March 7, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Private Parts | $18,906,599 | 2,138 | $8,843 | $18,906,599 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $16,270,074 | 2,316 | $7,025 | $16,270,074 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $10,724,088 | -35% | 2,116 | $5,068 | $277,089,691 | 6,141 | |
| 4 | (2) | Donnie Brasco | $10,333,210 | -33% | 1,593 | $6,487 | $25,856,141 | 14 | |
| 5 | (4) | Booty Call | $5,185,313 | -37% | 1,272 | $4,077 | $14,940,756 | 16 | |
| 6 | (3) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $5,061,989 | -40% | 2,039 | $2,483 | $454,478,717 | 7,233 | |
| 7 | (5) | Absolute Power | $4,779,813 | -34% | 2,116 | $2,259 | $43,140,900 | 28 | |
| 8 | (6) | Dante’s Peak | $4,228,890 | -35% | 2,279 | $1,856 | $57,806,835 | 35 | |
| 9 | (7) | Vegas Vacation | $3,107,641 | -44% | 1,873 | $1,659 | $31,328,556 | 28 | |
| 10 | (8) | Fools Rush In | $3,064,959 | -31% | 1,701 | $1,802 | $25,350,819 | 28 | |
| 11 | (11) | Jerry Maguire | $2,898,396 | -13% | 1,174 | $2,469 | $138,751,255 | 91 | |
| 12 | (12) | The English Patient | $2,875,694 | -5% | 1,004 | $2,864 | $58,416,549 | 119 | |
| 13 | (14) | Shine | $2,606,321 | -11% | 991 | $2,630 | $29,431,652 | 112 | |
| 14 | (10) | Rosewood | $2,377,136 | -37% | 841 | $2,827 | $10,431,502 | 21 | |
| 15 | (15) | Sling Blade | $1,783,391 | -26% | 268 | $6,654 | $5,346,248 | 114 | |
| 16 | (16) | Scream | $1,307,327 | -21% | 806 | $1,622 | $84,976,190 | 84 | |
| 17 | (13) | That Darn Cat | $1,235,822 | -58% | 1,643 | $752 | $15,961,024 | 28 | |
| 18 | (17) | Michael | $1,077,170 | -14% | 1,007 | $1,070 | $88,752,350 | 79 | |
| 19 | (-) | Rhyme & Reason | $1,032,980 | 280 | $3,689 | $1,283,627 | 9 | ||
| 20 | (18) | Lost Highway | $933,456 | -21% | 337 | $2,770 | $2,411,064 | 21 | |
| 21 | (53) | The Preacher’s Wife | $686,747 | +1,836% | 578 | $1,188 | $46,818,300 | 91 | |
| 22 | (19) | Evita | $536,031 | -50% | 400 | $1,340 | $48,322,852 | 79 | |
| 23 | (21) | Ransom | $506,493 | -18% | 515 | $983 | $135,618,876 | 126 | |
| 24 | (42) | Kama Sutra | $394,729 | +209% | 40 | $9,868 | $522,631 | 14 | |
| 25 | (22) | Space Jam | $328,512 | -19% | 563 | $584 | $90,228,773 | 119 | |
| 26 | (24) | Everyone Says I Love You | $319,941 | -17% | 103 | $3,106 | $9,127,256 | 98 | |
| 27 | (28) | Hamlet | $288,772 | -16% | 87 | $3,319 | $3,900,873 | 79 | |
| 28 | (27) | One Fine Day | $267,728 | -24% | 300 | $892 | $45,842,131 | 84 | |
| 29 | (25) | Mother | $229,220 | -38% | 402 | $570 | $18,510,522 | 79 | |
| 30 | (46) | Waiting for Guffman | $224,212 | +133% | 32 | $7,007 | $600,435 | 42 | |
| 31 | (23) | The Beautician and the Beast | $157,952 | -60% | 529 | $299 | $10,748,798 | 35 | |
| 32 | (29) | Mars Attacks! | $153,215 | -39% | 232 | $660 | $37,682,015 | 91 | |
| 33 | (34) | When We Were Kings | $136,045 | -25% | 19 | $7,160 | $557,749 | 140 | |
| 34 | (32) | My Fellow Americans | $132,634 | -37% | 197 | $673 | $22,240,513 | 84 | |
| 35 | (39) | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $130,695 | -13% | 8 | $16,337 | $281,147 | 14 | |
| 36 | (33) | Kolya | $126,494 | -40% | 40 | $3,162 | $1,148,218 | 49 | |
| 37 | (38) | Zeus and Roxanne | $104,404 | -33% | 294 | $355 | $7,097,770 | 49 | |
| 38 | (54) | The Pest | $103,296 | +229% | 274 | $377 | $3,409,198 | 35 | |
| 39 | (41) | Star Trek: First Contact | $91,546 | -33% | 153 | $598 | $91,925,576 | 112 | |
| 40 | (43) | 101 Dalmatians | $89,448 | -12% | 112 | $799 | $133,419,491 | 107 | |
| 41 | (new) | Boys Life 2 | $86,603 | 4 | $21,651 | $86,603 | 7 | ||
| 42 | (30) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $79,631 | -64% | 216 | $369 | $29,222,988 | 56 | |
| 43 | (35) | Metro | $79,139 | -56% | 119 | $665 | $31,166,637 | 56 | |
| 44 | (47) | Prisoner of the Mountains | $73,584 | -11% | 31 | $2,374 | $498,774 | 42 | |
| 45 | (48) | The Relic | $61,407 | -25% | 93 | $660 | $32,623,682 | 63 | |
| 46 | (-) | The Daytrippers | $59,430 | 2 | $29,715 | $59,430 | 9 | ||
| 47 | (49) | Ghosts of Mississippi | $56,953 | -30% | 202 | $282 | $13,016,565 | 84 | |
| 48 | (51) | Turbulence | $52,058 | -18% | 61 | $853 | $11,436,146 | 63 | |
| 49 | (52) | Ridicule | $47,055 | -5% | 18 | $2,614 | $2,432,062 | 105 | |
| 50 | (31) | Blood and Wine | $37,188 | -82% | 18 | $2,066 | $790,944 | 21 | |
| 51 | (40) | SubUrbia | $32,499 | -77% | 27 | $1,204 | $456,780 | 35 | |
| 52 | (36) | Breaking the Waves | $20,750 | -88% | 75 | $277 | $3,293,577 | 121 | |
| 0 | (-) | The Watermelon Woman | $12,499 | 1 | $12,499 | $14,694 | 9 | ||
| 53 | (9) | Marvin's Room | $0 | -100% | 1,158 | $0 | $6,312,875 | 86 | |
| Reporting movies: 54 | $105,497,179 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Private Parts | $18,906,599 | 2,138 | $18,906,599 |
| 2 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $16,270,074 | 2,316 | $16,270,074 |
| 3 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $10,724,088 | 2,116 | $277,089,691 |
| 4 | Donnie Brasco | $10,333,210 | 1,593 | $25,856,141 |
| 5 | Booty Call | $5,185,313 | 1,272 | $14,940,756 |
| 6 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $5,061,989 | 2,039 | $454,478,717 |
| 7 | Absolute Power | $4,779,813 | 2,116 | $43,140,900 |
| 8 | Dante’s Peak | $4,228,890 | 2,279 | $57,806,835 |
| 9 | Vegas Vacation | $3,107,641 | 1,873 | $31,328,556 |
| 10 | Fools Rush In | $3,064,959 | 1,701 | $25,350,819 |
| 11 | Jerry Maguire | $2,898,396 | 1,174 | $138,751,255 |
| 12 | The English Patient | $2,875,694 | 1,004 | $58,416,549 |
| 13 | Shine | $2,606,321 | 991 | $29,431,652 |
| 14 | Rosewood | $2,377,136 | 841 | $10,431,502 |
| 15 | Sling Blade | $1,783,391 | 268 | $5,346,248 |
| 16 | Scream | $1,307,327 | 806 | $84,976,190 |
| 17 | That Darn Cat | $1,235,822 | 1,643 | $15,961,024 |
| 18 | Michael | $1,077,170 | 1,007 | $88,752,350 |
| 19 | Rhyme & Reason | $1,032,980 | 280 | $1,283,627 |
| 20 | Lost Highway | $933,456 | 337 | $2,411,064 |
| 21 | The Preacher’s Wife | $686,747 | 578 | $46,818,300 |
| 22 | Evita | $536,031 | 400 | $48,322,852 |
| 23 | Ransom | $506,493 | 515 | $135,618,876 |
| 24 | Kama Sutra | $394,729 | 40 | $522,631 |
| 25 | Space Jam | $328,512 | 563 | $90,228,773 |
| 26 | Everyone Says I Love You | $319,941 | 103 | $9,127,256 |
| 27 | Hamlet | $288,772 | 87 | $3,900,873 |
| 28 | One Fine Day | $267,728 | 300 | $45,842,131 |
| 29 | Mother | $229,220 | 402 | $18,510,522 |
| 30 | Waiting for Guffman | $224,212 | 32 | $600,435 |
| 31 | The Beautician and the Beast | $157,952 | 529 | $10,748,798 |
| 32 | Mars Attacks! | $153,215 | 232 | $37,682,015 |
| 33 | When We Were Kings | $136,045 | 19 | $557,749 |
| 34 | My Fellow Americans | $132,634 | 197 | $22,240,513 |
| 35 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $130,695 | 8 | $281,147 |
| 36 | Kolya | $126,494 | 40 | $1,148,218 |
| 37 | Zeus and Roxanne | $104,404 | 294 | $7,097,770 |
| 38 | The Pest | $103,296 | 274 | $3,409,198 |
| 39 | Star Trek: First Contact | $91,546 | 153 | $91,925,576 |
| 40 | 101 Dalmatians | $89,448 | 112 | $133,419,491 |
| 41 | Boys Life 2 | $86,603 | 4 | $86,603 |
| 42 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $79,631 | 216 | $29,222,988 |
| 43 | Metro | $79,139 | 119 | $31,166,637 |
| 44 | Prisoner of the Mountains | $73,584 | 31 | $498,774 |
| 45 | The Relic | $61,407 | 93 | $32,623,682 |
| 46 | The Daytrippers | $59,430 | 2 | $59,430 |
| 47 | Ghosts of Mississippi | $56,953 | 202 | $13,016,565 |
| 48 | Turbulence | $52,058 | 61 | $11,436,146 |
| 49 | Ridicule | $47,055 | 18 | $2,432,062 |
| 50 | Blood and Wine | $37,188 | 18 | $790,944 |
| 51 | SubUrbia | $32,499 | 27 | $456,780 |
| 52 | Breaking the Waves | $20,750 | 75 | $3,293,577 |
| 0 | The Watermelon Woman | $12,499 | 1 | $14,694 |
| 53 | Marvin's Room | $0 | 1,158 | $6,312,875 |
| Reporting: 54 | $105,497,179 | total | ||