Weekly (Fri-Thu) Domestic Chart Starting on March 28, 1997
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| Movie Title | Distributor | Gross | %LW | Theaters | Theaters Change | Per Theater | Total Gross | Weeks In Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Liar Liar | Universal | $36,833,960 | -19% | 2,853 | +8 | $12,911 | $82,410,885 | 2 |
| 2 | (-) | The Devil's Own | Sony Pictures | $22,574,814 | 2,504 | $9,016 | $22,574,814 | 2 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Selena | Warner Bros. | $8,685,544 | -44% | 1,873 | +23 | $4,637 | $24,285,142 | 2 |
| 4 | (4) | Jungle 2 Jungle | Walt Disney | $6,884,617 | -18% | 2,283 | -57 | $3,016 | $44,847,254 | 4 |
| 5 | (3) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | 20th Century… | $6,547,624 | -37% | 1,832 | -279 | $3,574 | $300,623,278 | 724 |
| 6 | N | The Sixth Man | Walt Disney | $6,021,876 | 1,227 | $4,908 | $6,021,876 | 1 | ||
| 7 | N | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | 20th Century… | $4,604,160 | 2,113 | $2,179 | $4,604,160 | 1 | ||
| 8 | (8) | The English Patient | Miramax | $4,448,412 | +29% | 1,409 | +407 | $3,157 | $69,028,464 | 20 |
| 9 | N | B*A*P*S | New Line | $3,854,057 | 1,204 | $3,201 | $3,854,057 | 1 | ||
| 10 | (5) | Private Parts | Paramount Pi… | $3,110,793 | -45% | 1,848 | -369 | $1,683 | $38,858,480 | 4 |
| 11 | (7) | Sling Blade | Miramax | $3,031,347 | -28% | 992 | -28 | $3,056 | $16,738,298 | 20 |
| 12 | (6) | Donnie Brasco | Sony Pictures | $2,447,921 | -44% | 1,413 | -180 | $1,732 | $39,790,482 | 5 |
| 13 | (11) | Jerry Maguire | Sony Pictures | $2,211,388 | -14% | 830 | -79 | $2,664 | $146,006,778 | 16 |
| 14 | (-) | Cats Don't Dance | Warner Bros. | $1,996,543 | 1,252 | $1,595 | $1,996,543 | 2 | ||
| 15 | (10) | Love Jones | New Line | $1,542,732 | -53% | 645 | -176 | $2,392 | $9,786,429 | 3 |
| 16 | (9) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | 20th Century… | $1,371,683 | -59% | 591 | -1,132 | $2,321 | $288,348,828 | 881 |
| 17 | (14) | Shine | Fine Line | $1,162,523 | -25% | 911 | n/c | $1,276 | $34,056,966 | 19 |
| 18 | (12) | Michael | New Line | $1,133,136 | -33% | 896 | -116 | $1,265 | $92,565,437 | 15 |
| 19 | (22) | 101 Dalmatians | Walt Disney | $705,535 | -17% | 617 | -36 | $1,143 | $135,237,240 | 19 |
| 20 | (15) | Dante’s Peak | Universal | $609,680 | -51% | 492 | -536 | $1,239 | $62,238,995 | 8 |
| 21 | (32) | Kolya | Miramax | $608,912 | +107% | 128 | +60 | $4,757 | $2,396,296 | 10 |
| 22 | (13) | Absolute Power | Sony Pictures | $541,452 | -66% | 468 | -548 | $1,157 | $48,403,211 | 7 |
| 23 | (23) | Secrets & Lies | October Films | $502,215 | -33% | 177 | -63 | $2,837 | $12,456,056 | 27 |
| 24 | (18) | Crash | Fine Line | $476,691 | -55% | 339 | n/c | $1,406 | $2,828,704 | 26 |
| 25 | (-) | The Relic | Paramount Pi… | $476,293 | 438 | $1,087 | $33,166,684 | 12 | ||
| 26 | (16) | Booty Call | Sony Pictures | $423,551 | -66% | 333 | -476 | $1,272 | $19,327,583 | 6 |
| 27 | (36) | Evita | Walt Disney | $418,765 | +109% | 388 | +187 | $1,079 | $49,303,006 | 15 |
| 28 | (25) | Smilla's Sense of Snow | Fox Searchlight | $393,204 | -35% | 112 | -15 | $3,511 | $1,678,331 | 5 |
| 29 | (19) | Vegas Vacation | Warner Bros. | $389,614 | -63% | 540 | -562 | $722 | $34,768,883 | 7 |
| 30 | (26) | Kama Sutra | Trimark | $369,347 | -27% | 65 | -9 | $5,682 | $1,782,782 | 5 |
| 31 | (38) | When We Were Kings | Gramercy | $365,919 | +94% | 90 | +59 | $4,066 | $1,291,755 | 23 |
| 32 | (17) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | 20th Century… | $343,933 | -72% | 177 | -564 | $1,943 | $458,953,819 | 1,037 |
| 33 | (27) | Scream | Miramax | $307,543 | -34% | 334 | -180 | $921 | $86,577,732 | 15 |
| 34 | (28) | The Godfather | Paramount Pi… | $273,731 | -38% | 40 | n/c | $6,843 | $134,416,217 | 1,308 |
| 35 | (21) | Marvin's Room | Miramax | $267,034 | -73% | 221 | -417 | $1,208 | $12,643,768 | 16 |
| 36 | (24) | Rosewood | Warner Bros. | $249,733 | -62% | 144 | -210 | $1,734 | $12,653,583 | 6 |
| 37 | (31) | The Preacher’s Wife | Walt Disney | $246,371 | -21% | 292 | -84 | $844 | $47,885,908 | 16 |
| 38 | (30) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Paramount Pi… | $240,778 | -32% | 306 | -162 | $787 | $62,916,949 | 15 |
| 39 | (20) | Fools Rush In | Sony Pictures | $213,801 | -79% | 283 | -465 | $755 | $28,480,375 | 7 |
| 40 | (37) | Waiting for Guffman | Sony Picture… | $196,811 | n/c | 42 | +3 | $4,686 | $1,291,969 | 9 |
| 41 | (39) | Across The Sea of Time | Sony Picture… | $181,435 | +14% | 6 | +1 | $30,239 | $9,330,691 | 76 |
| 42 | (33) | Lost Highway | October Films | $163,730 | -38% | 79 | -85 | $2,073 | $3,574,913 | 6 |
| 43 | (35) | Ransom | Walt Disney | $160,238 | -24% | 202 | -69 | $793 | $136,317,313 | 21 |
| 44 | (46) | The Daytrippers | Lionsgate | $136,883 | +51% | 18 | +8 | $7,605 | $348,114 | 5 |
| 45 | (41) | Metro | Walt Disney | $121,268 | -3% | 131 | -20 | $926 | $31,476,991 | 11 |
| 46 | (34) | That Darn Cat | Walt Disney | $112,879 | -55% | 247 | -302 | $457 | $16,908,021 | 7 |
| 47 | (40) | J'en Suis | $111,112 | -25% | 36 | n/c | $3,086 | $473,383 | 3 | |
| 48 | (42) | Breaking the Waves | October Films | $93,423 | -23% | 53 | -17 | $1,763 | $3,748,872 | 21 |
| 49 | (43) | Hamlet | Sony Pictures | $87,671 | -28% | 36 | -7 | $2,435 | $4,316,018 | 15 |
| 50 | (44) | Everyone Says I Love You | Miramax | $82,431 | -31% | 44 | -20 | $1,873 | $9,553,633 | 17 |
| 51 | (49) | Fargo | Gramercy | $79,190 | +71% | 53 | +26 | $1,494 | $24,503,169 | 56 |
| 52 | N | Love and Other Catastrophes | Fox Searchlight | $32,259 | 3 | $10,753 | $32,259 | 1 | ||
| 53 | (51) | Beverly Hills Ninja | Sony Pictures | $26,222 | -5% | 72 | -19 | $364 | $29,315,063 | 11 |
| 54 | (52) | Zeus and Roxanne | MGM | $21,734 | -14% | 73 | -13 | $298 | $7,210,846 | 10 |
| 55 | (-) | The Watermelon Woman | First Run Fe… | $11,596 | 26 | $446 | $38,235 | 5 | ||
| 55 | $128,506,114 |