Week Domestic Box Office March 14, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (-) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $19,882,431 | 2,111 | $9,418 | $283,718,171 | 5,049 | ||
| 2 | (2) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $13,305,241 | -18% | 2,323 | $5,728 | $29,575,315 | 14 | |
| 3 | (1) | Private Parts | $11,138,624 | -41% | 2,138 | $5,210 | $30,045,223 | 14 | |
| 4 | (4) | Donnie Brasco | $7,087,347 | -31% | 1,593 | $4,449 | $32,943,488 | 21 | |
| 5 | (3) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $6,512,979 | -39% | 2,322 | $2,805 | $283,602,670 | 6,148 | |
| 6 | (53) | Marvin's Room | $5,079,468 | 1,158 | $4,386 | $11,392,343 | 93 | ||
| 7 | (new) | Love Jones | $4,959,312 | 820 | $6,048 | $4,959,312 | 7 | ||
| 8 | (15) | Sling Blade | $4,161,258 | +133% | 951 | $4,376 | $9,507,506 | 121 | |
| 9 | (7) | Absolute Power | $3,114,779 | -35% | 1,605 | $1,941 | $46,255,679 | 35 | |
| 10 | (6) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $2,900,390 | -43% | 1,430 | $2,028 | $457,379,107 | 7,240 | |
| 11 | (12) | The English Patient | $2,723,151 | -5% | 948 | $2,873 | $61,139,700 | 126 | |
| 12 | (5) | Booty Call | $2,722,049 | -48% | 1,154 | $2,359 | $17,662,805 | 23 | |
| 13 | (8) | Dante’s Peak | $2,572,575 | -39% | 1,618 | $1,590 | $60,379,410 | 42 | |
| 14 | (11) | Jerry Maguire | $2,467,078 | -15% | 977 | $2,525 | $141,218,333 | 98 | |
| 15 | (9) | Vegas Vacation | $2,005,397 | -35% | 1,534 | $1,307 | $33,333,953 | 35 | |
| 16 | (13) | Shine | $1,918,632 | -26% | 912 | $2,104 | $31,350,284 | 119 | |
| 17 | (10) | Fools Rush In | $1,907,188 | -38% | 1,263 | $1,510 | $27,258,007 | 35 | |
| 18 | (-) | Secrets & Lies | $1,619,370 | 212 | $7,639 | $11,199,891 | 174 | ||
| 19 | (14) | Rosewood | $1,321,472 | -44% | 616 | $2,145 | $11,752,974 | 28 | |
| 20 | (18) | Michael | $982,975 | -9% | 911 | $1,079 | $89,735,325 | 86 | |
| 21 | (16) | Scream | $830,729 | -36% | 658 | $1,263 | $85,806,919 | 91 | |
| 22 | (20) | Lost Highway | $736,837 | -21% | 302 | $2,440 | $3,147,901 | 28 | |
| 23 | (17) | That Darn Cat | $583,335 | -53% | 993 | $587 | $16,544,359 | 35 | |
| 24 | (21) | The Preacher’s Wife | $508,147 | -26% | 551 | $922 | $47,326,447 | 98 | |
| 25 | (35) | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $402,253 | +208% | 52 | $7,736 | $683,400 | 21 | |
| 26 | (24) | Kama Sutra | $386,172 | -2% | 46 | $8,395 | $908,803 | 21 | |
| 27 | (22) | Evita | $360,869 | -33% | 326 | $1,107 | $48,683,721 | 86 | |
| 28 | (36) | Kolya | $345,044 | +173% | 52 | $6,635 | $1,493,262 | 56 | |
| 29 | (23) | Ransom | $327,150 | -35% | 401 | $816 | $135,946,026 | 133 | |
| 30 | (30) | Waiting for Guffman | $298,418 | +33% | 35 | $8,526 | $898,853 | 49 | |
| 31 | (19) | Rhyme & Reason | $272,164 | -74% | 238 | $1,144 | $1,555,791 | 16 | |
| 32 | (40) | 101 Dalmatians | $257,405 | +188% | 211 | $1,220 | $133,676,896 | 114 | |
| 33 | (52) | Breaking the Waves | $240,175 | +1,057% | 77 | $3,119 | $3,533,752 | 128 | |
| 34 | (26) | Everyone Says I Love You | $225,316 | -30% | 99 | $2,276 | $9,352,572 | 105 | |
| 35 | (new) | J'en Suis | $213,454 | 36 | $5,929 | $213,454 | 7 | ||
| 36 | (27) | Hamlet | $206,466 | -29% | 71 | $2,908 | $4,107,339 | 86 | |
| 37 | (28) | One Fine Day | $202,115 | -25% | 223 | $906 | $46,044,246 | 91 | |
| 38 | (25) | Space Jam | $189,569 | -42% | 473 | $401 | $90,418,342 | 126 | |
| 39 | (33) | When We Were Kings | $179,519 | +32% | 22 | $8,160 | $737,268 | 147 | |
| 40 | (29) | Mother | $177,160 | -23% | 324 | $547 | $18,687,682 | 86 | |
| 41 | (50) | Blood and Wine | $174,575 | +369% | 61 | $2,862 | $965,519 | 28 | |
| 42 | (31) | The Beautician and the Beast | $79,577 | -50% | 241 | $330 | $10,828,375 | 42 | |
| 43 | (44) | Prisoner of the Mountains | $69,740 | -5% | 36 | $1,937 | $568,514 | 49 | |
| 44 | (-) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $66,982 | 92 | $728 | $62,319,855 | 91 | ||
| 45 | (38) | The Pest | $66,327 | -36% | 140 | $474 | $3,475,525 | 42 | |
| 46 | (37) | Zeus and Roxanne | $66,187 | -37% | 203 | $326 | $7,163,957 | 56 | |
| 47 | (43) | Metro | $63,818 | -19% | 59 | $1,082 | $31,230,455 | 63 | |
| 48 | (46) | The Daytrippers | $61,062 | +3% | 4 | $15,266 | $120,492 | 16 | |
| 49 | (41) | Boys Life 2 | $49,758 | -43% | 4 | $12,440 | $136,361 | 14 | |
| 50 | (49) | Ridicule | $48,124 | +2% | 22 | $2,187 | $2,480,186 | 112 | |
| 51 | (42) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $38,160 | -52% | 134 | $285 | $29,261,148 | 63 | |
| Reporting movies: 51 | $106,108,323 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $19,882,431 | 2,111 | $283,718,171 |
| 2 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $13,305,241 | 2,323 | $29,575,315 |
| 3 | Private Parts | $11,138,624 | 2,138 | $30,045,223 |
| 4 | Donnie Brasco | $7,087,347 | 1,593 | $32,943,488 |
| 5 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $6,512,979 | 2,322 | $283,602,670 |
| 6 | Marvin's Room | $5,079,468 | 1,158 | $11,392,343 |
| 7 | Love Jones | $4,959,312 | 820 | $4,959,312 |
| 8 | Sling Blade | $4,161,258 | 951 | $9,507,506 |
| 9 | Absolute Power | $3,114,779 | 1,605 | $46,255,679 |
| 10 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $2,900,390 | 1,430 | $457,379,107 |
| 11 | The English Patient | $2,723,151 | 948 | $61,139,700 |
| 12 | Booty Call | $2,722,049 | 1,154 | $17,662,805 |
| 13 | Dante’s Peak | $2,572,575 | 1,618 | $60,379,410 |
| 14 | Jerry Maguire | $2,467,078 | 977 | $141,218,333 |
| 15 | Vegas Vacation | $2,005,397 | 1,534 | $33,333,953 |
| 16 | Shine | $1,918,632 | 912 | $31,350,284 |
| 17 | Fools Rush In | $1,907,188 | 1,263 | $27,258,007 |
| 18 | Secrets & Lies | $1,619,370 | 212 | $11,199,891 |
| 19 | Rosewood | $1,321,472 | 616 | $11,752,974 |
| 20 | Michael | $982,975 | 911 | $89,735,325 |
| 21 | Scream | $830,729 | 658 | $85,806,919 |
| 22 | Lost Highway | $736,837 | 302 | $3,147,901 |
| 23 | That Darn Cat | $583,335 | 993 | $16,544,359 |
| 24 | The Preacher’s Wife | $508,147 | 551 | $47,326,447 |
| 25 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $402,253 | 52 | $683,400 |
| 26 | Kama Sutra | $386,172 | 46 | $908,803 |
| 27 | Evita | $360,869 | 326 | $48,683,721 |
| 28 | Kolya | $345,044 | 52 | $1,493,262 |
| 29 | Ransom | $327,150 | 401 | $135,946,026 |
| 30 | Waiting for Guffman | $298,418 | 35 | $898,853 |
| 31 | Rhyme & Reason | $272,164 | 238 | $1,555,791 |
| 32 | 101 Dalmatians | $257,405 | 211 | $133,676,896 |
| 33 | Breaking the Waves | $240,175 | 77 | $3,533,752 |
| 34 | Everyone Says I Love You | $225,316 | 99 | $9,352,572 |
| 35 | J'en Suis | $213,454 | 36 | $213,454 |
| 36 | Hamlet | $206,466 | 71 | $4,107,339 |
| 37 | One Fine Day | $202,115 | 223 | $46,044,246 |
| 38 | Space Jam | $189,569 | 473 | $90,418,342 |
| 39 | When We Were Kings | $179,519 | 22 | $737,268 |
| 40 | Mother | $177,160 | 324 | $18,687,682 |
| 41 | Blood and Wine | $174,575 | 61 | $965,519 |
| 42 | The Beautician and the Beast | $79,577 | 241 | $10,828,375 |
| 43 | Prisoner of the Mountains | $69,740 | 36 | $568,514 |
| 44 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $66,982 | 92 | $62,319,855 |
| 45 | The Pest | $66,327 | 140 | $3,475,525 |
| 46 | Zeus and Roxanne | $66,187 | 203 | $7,163,957 |
| 47 | Metro | $63,818 | 59 | $31,230,455 |
| 48 | The Daytrippers | $61,062 | 4 | $120,492 |
| 49 | Boys Life 2 | $49,758 | 4 | $136,361 |
| 50 | Ridicule | $48,124 | 22 | $2,480,186 |
| 51 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $38,160 | 134 | $29,261,148 |
| Reporting: 51 | $106,108,323 | total | ||