Weekly (Fri-Thu) Domestic Chart Starting on March 21, 1997
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| Movie Title | Distributor | Gross | %LW | Theaters | Theaters Change | Per Theater | Total Gross | Weeks In Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N | Liar Liar | Universal | $45,576,925 | 2,845 | $16,020 | $45,576,925 | 1 | ||
| 2 | N | Selena | Warner Bros. | $15,599,598 | 1,850 | $8,432 | $15,599,598 | 1 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | 20th Century… | $10,357,483 | -48% | 2,111 | n/c | $4,906 | $294,075,654 | 723 |
| 4 | (2) | Jungle 2 Jungle | Walt Disney | $8,387,322 | -37% | 2,340 | +17 | $3,584 | $37,962,637 | 3 |
| 5 | (3) | Private Parts | Paramount Pi… | $5,702,464 | -49% | 2,217 | +79 | $2,572 | $35,747,687 | 3 |
| 6 | (4) | Donnie Brasco | Sony Pictures | $4,399,073 | -38% | 1,593 | n/c | $2,762 | $37,342,561 | 4 |
| 7 | (8) | Sling Blade | Miramax | $4,199,445 | +1% | 1,020 | +69 | $4,117 | $13,706,951 | 19 |
| 8 | (11) | The English Patient | Miramax | $3,440,352 | +26% | 1,002 | +54 | $3,433 | $64,580,052 | 19 |
| 9 | (5) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | 20th Century… | $3,374,475 | -48% | 1,723 | -599 | $1,958 | $286,977,145 | 880 |
| 10 | (7) | Love Jones | New Line | $3,284,385 | -34% | 821 | +1 | $4,000 | $8,243,697 | 2 |
| 11 | (14) | Jerry Maguire | Sony Pictures | $2,577,057 | +4% | 909 | -68 | $2,835 | $143,795,390 | 15 |
| 12 | (20) | Michael | New Line | $1,696,976 | +73% | 1,012 | +101 | $1,677 | $91,432,301 | 14 |
| 13 | (9) | Absolute Power | Sony Pictures | $1,606,080 | -48% | 1,016 | -589 | $1,581 | $47,861,759 | 6 |
| 14 | (16) | Shine | Fine Line | $1,544,159 | -20% | 911 | -1 | $1,695 | $32,894,443 | 18 |
| 15 | (13) | Dante’s Peak | Universal | $1,249,905 | -51% | 1,028 | -590 | $1,216 | $61,629,315 | 7 |
| 16 | (12) | Booty Call | Sony Pictures | $1,241,227 | -54% | 809 | -345 | $1,534 | $18,904,032 | 5 |
| 17 | (10) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | 20th Century… | $1,230,779 | -58% | 741 | -689 | $1,661 | $458,609,886 | 1,036 |
| 18 | (-) | Crash | Fine Line | $1,052,092 | 339 | $3,104 | $2,352,013 | 25 | ||
| 19 | (15) | Vegas Vacation | Warner Bros. | $1,045,316 | -48% | 1,102 | -432 | $949 | $34,379,269 | 6 |
| 20 | (17) | Fools Rush In | Sony Pictures | $1,008,567 | -47% | 748 | -515 | $1,348 | $28,266,574 | 6 |
| 21 | (6) | Marvin's Room | Miramax | $984,391 | -81% | 638 | -520 | $1,543 | $12,376,734 | 15 |
| 22 | (32) | 101 Dalmatians | Walt Disney | $854,809 | +232% | 653 | +442 | $1,309 | $134,531,705 | 18 |
| 23 | (18) | Secrets & Lies | October Films | $753,950 | -53% | 240 | +28 | $3,141 | $11,953,841 | 26 |
| 24 | (19) | Rosewood | Warner Bros. | $650,876 | -51% | 354 | -262 | $1,839 | $12,403,850 | 5 |
| 25 | (25) | Smilla's Sense of Snow | Fox Searchlight | $601,727 | +50% | 127 | +75 | $4,738 | $1,285,127 | 4 |
| 26 | (26) | Kama Sutra | Trimark | $504,632 | +31% | 74 | +28 | $6,819 | $1,413,435 | 4 |
| 27 | (21) | Scream | Miramax | $463,270 | -44% | 514 | -144 | $901 | $86,270,189 | 14 |
| 28 | (-) | The Godfather | Paramount Pi… | $443,565 | 40 | $11,089 | $134,142,486 | 1,307 | ||
| 29 | (-) | City of Industry | Orion Pictures | $367,613 | 401 | $917 | $1,467,640 | 2 | ||
| 30 | (44) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Paramount Pi… | $356,316 | +432% | 468 | +376 | $761 | $62,676,171 | 14 |
| 31 | (24) | The Preacher’s Wife | Walt Disney | $313,090 | -38% | 376 | -175 | $833 | $47,639,537 | 15 |
| 32 | (28) | Kolya | Miramax | $294,122 | -15% | 68 | +16 | $4,325 | $1,787,384 | 9 |
| 33 | (22) | Lost Highway | October Films | $263,282 | -64% | 164 | -138 | $1,605 | $3,411,183 | 5 |
| 34 | (23) | That Darn Cat | Walt Disney | $250,783 | -57% | 549 | -444 | $457 | $16,795,142 | 6 |
| 35 | (29) | Ransom | Walt Disney | $211,049 | -35% | 271 | -130 | $779 | $136,157,075 | 20 |
| 36 | (27) | Evita | Walt Disney | $200,520 | -44% | 201 | -125 | $998 | $48,884,241 | 14 |
| 37 | (30) | Waiting for Guffman | Sony Picture… | $196,305 | -34% | 39 | +4 | $5,033 | $1,095,158 | 8 |
| 38 | (39) | When We Were Kings | Gramercy | $188,568 | +5% | 31 | +9 | $6,083 | $925,836 | 22 |
| 39 | (-) | Across The Sea of Time | Sony Picture… | $159,296 | 5 | $31,859 | $9,149,256 | 75 | ||
| 40 | (35) | J'en Suis | $148,817 | -30% | 36 | n/c | $4,134 | $362,271 | 2 | |
| 41 | (47) | Metro | Walt Disney | $125,268 | +96% | 151 | +92 | $830 | $31,355,723 | 10 |
| 42 | (33) | Breaking the Waves | October Films | $121,697 | -49% | 70 | -7 | $1,739 | $3,655,449 | 20 |
| 43 | (36) | Hamlet | Sony Pictures | $121,008 | -41% | 43 | -28 | $2,814 | $4,228,347 | 14 |
| 44 | (34) | Everyone Says I Love You | Miramax | $118,630 | -47% | 64 | -35 | $1,854 | $9,471,202 | 16 |
| 45 | (41) | Blood and Wine | Fox Searchlight | $90,964 | -48% | 62 | +1 | $1,467 | $1,056,483 | 5 |
| 46 | (48) | The Daytrippers | Lionsgate | $90,739 | +49% | 10 | +6 | $9,074 | $211,231 | 4 |
| 47 | (43) | Prisoner of the Mountains | Orion Classics | $68,401 | -2% | 35 | -1 | $1,954 | $636,915 | 8 |
| 48 | (40) | Mother | Paramount Pi… | $67,216 | -62% | 228 | -96 | $295 | $18,754,898 | 14 |
| 49 | (-) | Fargo | Gramercy | $46,230 | 27 | $1,712 | $24,423,979 | 55 | ||
| 50 | (49) | Boys Life 2 | Strand Relea… | $30,794 | -38% | 3 | -1 | $10,265 | $167,155 | 3 |
| 51 | (51) | Beverly Hills Ninja | Sony Pictures | $27,693 | -27% | 91 | -43 | $304 | $29,288,841 | 10 |
| 52 | (46) | Zeus and Roxanne | MGM | $25,155 | -62% | 86 | -117 | $293 | $7,189,112 | 9 |
| 52 | $127,714,456 |