Week Domestic Box Office March 21, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Liar Liar | $45,576,925 | 2,845 | $16,020 | $45,576,925 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Selena | $15,599,598 | 1,850 | $8,432 | $15,599,598 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $10,357,483 | -48% | 2,111 | $4,906 | $294,075,654 | 5,056 | |
| 4 | (2) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $8,387,322 | -37% | 2,340 | $3,584 | $37,962,637 | 21 | |
| 5 | (3) | Private Parts | $5,702,464 | -49% | 2,217 | $2,572 | $35,747,687 | 21 | |
| 6 | (4) | Donnie Brasco | $4,399,073 | -38% | 1,593 | $2,762 | $37,342,561 | 28 | |
| 7 | (8) | Sling Blade | $4,199,445 | +1% | 1,020 | $4,117 | $13,706,951 | 128 | |
| 8 | (11) | The English Patient | $3,440,352 | +26% | 1,002 | $3,433 | $64,580,052 | 133 | |
| 9 | (5) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $3,374,475 | -48% | 1,723 | $1,958 | $286,977,145 | 6,155 | |
| 10 | (7) | Love Jones | $3,284,385 | -34% | 821 | $4,000 | $8,243,697 | 14 | |
| 11 | (14) | Jerry Maguire | $2,577,057 | +4% | 909 | $2,835 | $143,795,390 | 105 | |
| 12 | (20) | Michael | $1,696,976 | +73% | 1,012 | $1,677 | $91,432,301 | 93 | |
| 13 | (9) | Absolute Power | $1,606,080 | -48% | 1,016 | $1,581 | $47,861,759 | 42 | |
| 14 | (16) | Shine | $1,544,159 | -20% | 911 | $1,695 | $32,894,443 | 126 | |
| 15 | (13) | Dante’s Peak | $1,249,905 | -51% | 1,028 | $1,216 | $61,629,315 | 49 | |
| 16 | (12) | Booty Call | $1,241,227 | -54% | 809 | $1,534 | $18,904,032 | 30 | |
| 17 | (10) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $1,230,779 | -58% | 741 | $1,661 | $458,609,886 | 7,247 | |
| 18 | (-) | Crash | $1,052,092 | 339 | $3,104 | $2,352,013 | 175 | ||
| 19 | (15) | Vegas Vacation | $1,045,316 | -48% | 1,102 | $949 | $34,379,269 | 42 | |
| 20 | (17) | Fools Rush In | $1,008,567 | -47% | 748 | $1,348 | $28,266,574 | 42 | |
| 21 | (6) | Marvin's Room | $984,391 | -81% | 638 | $1,543 | $12,376,734 | 100 | |
| 22 | (32) | 101 Dalmatians | $854,809 | +232% | 653 | $1,309 | $134,531,705 | 121 | |
| 23 | (18) | Secrets & Lies | $753,950 | -53% | 240 | $3,141 | $11,953,841 | 181 | |
| 24 | (19) | Rosewood | $650,876 | -51% | 354 | $1,839 | $12,403,850 | 35 | |
| 25 | (25) | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $601,727 | +50% | 127 | $4,738 | $1,285,127 | 28 | |
| 26 | (26) | Kama Sutra | $504,632 | +31% | 74 | $6,819 | $1,413,435 | 28 | |
| 27 | (21) | Scream | $463,270 | -44% | 514 | $901 | $86,270,189 | 98 | |
| 28 | (-) | The Godfather | $443,565 | 40 | $11,089 | $134,142,486 | 9,144 | ||
| 29 | (-) | City of Industry | $367,613 | 401 | $917 | $1,467,640 | 14 | ||
| 30 | (44) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $356,316 | +432% | 468 | $761 | $62,676,171 | 98 | |
| 31 | (24) | The Preacher’s Wife | $313,090 | -38% | 376 | $833 | $47,639,537 | 105 | |
| 32 | (28) | Kolya | $294,122 | -15% | 68 | $4,325 | $1,787,384 | 63 | |
| 33 | (22) | Lost Highway | $263,282 | -64% | 164 | $1,605 | $3,411,183 | 35 | |
| 34 | (23) | That Darn Cat | $250,783 | -57% | 549 | $457 | $16,795,142 | 42 | |
| 35 | (29) | Ransom | $211,049 | -35% | 271 | $779 | $136,157,075 | 140 | |
| 36 | (27) | Evita | $200,520 | -44% | 201 | $998 | $48,884,241 | 93 | |
| 37 | (30) | Waiting for Guffman | $196,305 | -34% | 39 | $5,033 | $1,095,158 | 56 | |
| 38 | (39) | When We Were Kings | $188,568 | +5% | 31 | $6,083 | $925,836 | 154 | |
| 39 | (-) | Across The Sea of Time | $159,296 | 5 | $31,859 | $9,149,256 | 525 | ||
| 40 | (35) | J'en Suis | $148,817 | -30% | 36 | $4,134 | $362,271 | 14 | |
| 41 | (47) | Metro | $125,268 | +96% | 151 | $830 | $31,355,723 | 70 | |
| 42 | (33) | Breaking the Waves | $121,697 | -49% | 70 | $1,739 | $3,655,449 | 135 | |
| 43 | (36) | Hamlet | $121,008 | -41% | 43 | $2,814 | $4,228,347 | 93 | |
| 44 | (34) | Everyone Says I Love You | $118,630 | -47% | 64 | $1,854 | $9,471,202 | 112 | |
| 45 | (41) | Blood and Wine | $90,964 | -48% | 62 | $1,467 | $1,056,483 | 35 | |
| 46 | (48) | The Daytrippers | $90,739 | +49% | 10 | $9,074 | $211,231 | 23 | |
| 47 | (43) | Prisoner of the Mountains | $68,401 | -2% | 35 | $1,954 | $636,915 | 56 | |
| 48 | (40) | Mother | $67,216 | -62% | 228 | $295 | $18,754,898 | 93 | |
| 49 | (-) | Fargo | $46,230 | 27 | $1,712 | $24,423,979 | 385 | ||
| 50 | (49) | Boys Life 2 | $30,794 | -38% | 3 | $10,265 | $167,155 | 21 | |
| 51 | (51) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $27,693 | -27% | 91 | $304 | $29,288,841 | 70 | |
| 52 | (46) | Zeus and Roxanne | $25,155 | -62% | 86 | $293 | $7,189,112 | 63 | |
| Reporting movies: 52 | $127,714,456 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liar Liar | $45,576,925 | 2,845 | $45,576,925 |
| 2 | Selena | $15,599,598 | 1,850 | $15,599,598 |
| 3 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $10,357,483 | 2,111 | $294,075,654 |
| 4 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $8,387,322 | 2,340 | $37,962,637 |
| 5 | Private Parts | $5,702,464 | 2,217 | $35,747,687 |
| 6 | Donnie Brasco | $4,399,073 | 1,593 | $37,342,561 |
| 7 | Sling Blade | $4,199,445 | 1,020 | $13,706,951 |
| 8 | The English Patient | $3,440,352 | 1,002 | $64,580,052 |
| 9 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $3,374,475 | 1,723 | $286,977,145 |
| 10 | Love Jones | $3,284,385 | 821 | $8,243,697 |
| 11 | Jerry Maguire | $2,577,057 | 909 | $143,795,390 |
| 12 | Michael | $1,696,976 | 1,012 | $91,432,301 |
| 13 | Absolute Power | $1,606,080 | 1,016 | $47,861,759 |
| 14 | Shine | $1,544,159 | 911 | $32,894,443 |
| 15 | Dante’s Peak | $1,249,905 | 1,028 | $61,629,315 |
| 16 | Booty Call | $1,241,227 | 809 | $18,904,032 |
| 17 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $1,230,779 | 741 | $458,609,886 |
| 18 | Crash | $1,052,092 | 339 | $2,352,013 |
| 19 | Vegas Vacation | $1,045,316 | 1,102 | $34,379,269 |
| 20 | Fools Rush In | $1,008,567 | 748 | $28,266,574 |
| 21 | Marvin's Room | $984,391 | 638 | $12,376,734 |
| 22 | 101 Dalmatians | $854,809 | 653 | $134,531,705 |
| 23 | Secrets & Lies | $753,950 | 240 | $11,953,841 |
| 24 | Rosewood | $650,876 | 354 | $12,403,850 |
| 25 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $601,727 | 127 | $1,285,127 |
| 26 | Kama Sutra | $504,632 | 74 | $1,413,435 |
| 27 | Scream | $463,270 | 514 | $86,270,189 |
| 28 | The Godfather | $443,565 | 40 | $134,142,486 |
| 29 | City of Industry | $367,613 | 401 | $1,467,640 |
| 30 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $356,316 | 468 | $62,676,171 |
| 31 | The Preacher’s Wife | $313,090 | 376 | $47,639,537 |
| 32 | Kolya | $294,122 | 68 | $1,787,384 |
| 33 | Lost Highway | $263,282 | 164 | $3,411,183 |
| 34 | That Darn Cat | $250,783 | 549 | $16,795,142 |
| 35 | Ransom | $211,049 | 271 | $136,157,075 |
| 36 | Evita | $200,520 | 201 | $48,884,241 |
| 37 | Waiting for Guffman | $196,305 | 39 | $1,095,158 |
| 38 | When We Were Kings | $188,568 | 31 | $925,836 |
| 39 | Across The Sea of Time | $159,296 | 5 | $9,149,256 |
| 40 | J'en Suis | $148,817 | 36 | $362,271 |
| 41 | Metro | $125,268 | 151 | $31,355,723 |
| 42 | Breaking the Waves | $121,697 | 70 | $3,655,449 |
| 43 | Hamlet | $121,008 | 43 | $4,228,347 |
| 44 | Everyone Says I Love You | $118,630 | 64 | $9,471,202 |
| 45 | Blood and Wine | $90,964 | 62 | $1,056,483 |
| 46 | The Daytrippers | $90,739 | 10 | $211,231 |
| 47 | Prisoner of the Mountains | $68,401 | 35 | $636,915 |
| 48 | Mother | $67,216 | 228 | $18,754,898 |
| 49 | Fargo | $46,230 | 27 | $24,423,979 |
| 50 | Boys Life 2 | $30,794 | 3 | $167,155 |
| 51 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $27,693 | 91 | $29,288,841 |
| 52 | Zeus and Roxanne | $25,155 | 86 | $7,189,112 |
| Reporting: 52 | $127,714,456 | total | ||