Week Domestic Box Office March 28, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Liar Liar | $36,833,960 | -19% | 2,853 | $12,911 | $82,410,885 | 14 | |
| 2 | (-) | The Devil’s Own | $22,574,814 | 2,504 | $9,016 | $22,574,814 | 9 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Selena | $8,685,544 | -44% | 1,873 | $4,637 | $24,285,142 | 14 | |
| 4 | (4) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $6,884,617 | -18% | 2,283 | $3,016 | $44,847,254 | 28 | |
| 5 | (3) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $6,547,624 | -37% | 1,832 | $3,574 | $300,623,278 | 5,063 | |
| 6 | (new) | The Sixth Man | $6,021,876 | 1,227 | $4,908 | $6,021,876 | 7 | ||
| 7 | (new) | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $4,604,160 | 2,113 | $2,179 | $4,604,160 | 7 | ||
| 8 | (8) | The English Patient | $4,448,412 | +29% | 1,409 | $3,157 | $69,028,464 | 140 | |
| 9 | (new) | B*A*P*S | $3,854,057 | 1,204 | $3,201 | $3,854,057 | 7 | ||
| 10 | (5) | Private Parts | $3,110,793 | -45% | 1,848 | $1,683 | $38,858,480 | 28 | |
| 11 | (7) | Sling Blade | $3,031,347 | -28% | 992 | $3,056 | $16,738,298 | 135 | |
| 12 | (6) | Donnie Brasco | $2,447,921 | -44% | 1,413 | $1,732 | $39,790,482 | 35 | |
| 13 | (11) | Jerry Maguire | $2,211,388 | -14% | 830 | $2,664 | $146,006,778 | 112 | |
| 14 | (-) | Cats Don't Dance | $1,996,543 | 1,252 | $1,595 | $1,996,543 | 9 | ||
| 15 | (10) | Love Jones | $1,542,732 | -53% | 645 | $2,392 | $9,786,429 | 21 | |
| 16 | (9) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $1,371,683 | -59% | 591 | $2,321 | $288,348,828 | 6,162 | |
| 17 | (14) | Shine | $1,162,523 | -25% | 911 | $1,276 | $34,056,966 | 133 | |
| 18 | (12) | Michael | $1,133,136 | -33% | 896 | $1,265 | $92,565,437 | 100 | |
| 19 | (22) | 101 Dalmatians | $705,535 | -17% | 617 | $1,143 | $135,237,240 | 128 | |
| 20 | (15) | Dante’s Peak | $609,680 | -51% | 492 | $1,239 | $62,238,995 | 56 | |
| 21 | (32) | Kolya | $608,912 | +107% | 128 | $4,757 | $2,396,296 | 70 | |
| 22 | (13) | Absolute Power | $541,452 | -66% | 468 | $1,157 | $48,403,211 | 49 | |
| 23 | (23) | Secrets & Lies | $502,215 | -33% | 177 | $2,837 | $12,456,056 | 188 | |
| 24 | (18) | Crash | $476,691 | -55% | 339 | $1,406 | $2,828,704 | 182 | |
| 25 | (-) | The Relic | $476,293 | 438 | $1,087 | $33,166,684 | 84 | ||
| 26 | (16) | Booty Call | $423,551 | -66% | 333 | $1,272 | $19,327,583 | 37 | |
| 27 | (36) | Evita | $418,765 | +109% | 388 | $1,079 | $49,303,006 | 100 | |
| 28 | (25) | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $393,204 | -35% | 112 | $3,511 | $1,678,331 | 35 | |
| 29 | (19) | Vegas Vacation | $389,614 | -63% | 540 | $722 | $34,768,883 | 49 | |
| 30 | (26) | Kama Sutra | $369,347 | -27% | 65 | $5,682 | $1,782,782 | 35 | |
| 31 | (38) | When We Were Kings | $365,919 | +94% | 90 | $4,066 | $1,291,755 | 161 | |
| 32 | (17) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $343,933 | -72% | 177 | $1,943 | $458,953,819 | 7,254 | |
| 33 | (27) | Scream | $307,543 | -34% | 334 | $921 | $86,577,732 | 105 | |
| 34 | (28) | The Godfather | $273,731 | -38% | 40 | $6,843 | $134,416,217 | 9,151 | |
| 35 | (21) | Marvin's Room | $267,034 | -73% | 221 | $1,208 | $12,643,768 | 107 | |
| 36 | (24) | Rosewood | $249,733 | -62% | 144 | $1,734 | $12,653,583 | 42 | |
| 37 | (31) | The Preacher’s Wife | $246,371 | -21% | 292 | $844 | $47,885,908 | 112 | |
| 38 | (30) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $240,778 | -32% | 306 | $787 | $62,916,949 | 105 | |
| 39 | (20) | Fools Rush In | $213,801 | -79% | 283 | $755 | $28,480,375 | 49 | |
| 40 | (37) | Waiting for Guffman | $196,811 | +0% | 42 | $4,686 | $1,291,969 | 63 | |
| 41 | (39) | Across The Sea of Time | $181,435 | +14% | 6 | $30,239 | $9,330,691 | 532 | |
| 42 | (33) | Lost Highway | $163,730 | -38% | 79 | $2,073 | $3,574,913 | 42 | |
| 43 | (35) | Ransom | $160,238 | -24% | 202 | $793 | $136,317,313 | 147 | |
| 44 | (46) | The Daytrippers | $136,883 | +51% | 18 | $7,605 | $348,114 | 30 | |
| 45 | (41) | Metro | $121,268 | -3% | 131 | $926 | $31,476,991 | 77 | |
| 46 | (34) | That Darn Cat | $112,879 | -55% | 247 | $457 | $16,908,021 | 49 | |
| 47 | (40) | J'en Suis | $111,112 | -25% | 36 | $3,086 | $473,383 | 21 | |
| 48 | (42) | Breaking the Waves | $93,423 | -23% | 53 | $1,763 | $3,748,872 | 142 | |
| 49 | (43) | Hamlet | $87,671 | -28% | 36 | $2,435 | $4,316,018 | 100 | |
| 50 | (44) | Everyone Says I Love You | $82,431 | -31% | 44 | $1,873 | $9,553,633 | 119 | |
| 51 | (49) | Fargo | $79,190 | +71% | 53 | $1,494 | $24,503,169 | 392 | |
| 52 | (new) | Love and Other Catastrophes | $32,259 | 3 | $10,753 | $32,259 | 7 | ||
| 53 | (51) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $26,222 | -5% | 72 | $364 | $29,315,063 | 77 | |
| 54 | (52) | Zeus and Roxanne | $21,734 | -14% | 73 | $298 | $7,210,846 | 70 | |
| 55 | (-) | The Watermelon Woman | $11,596 | 26 | $446 | $38,235 | 30 | ||
| Reporting movies: 55 | $128,506,114 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liar Liar | $36,833,960 | 2,853 | $82,410,885 |
| 2 | The Devil’s Own | $22,574,814 | 2,504 | $22,574,814 |
| 3 | Selena | $8,685,544 | 1,873 | $24,285,142 |
| 4 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $6,884,617 | 2,283 | $44,847,254 |
| 5 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $6,547,624 | 1,832 | $300,623,278 |
| 6 | The Sixth Man | $6,021,876 | 1,227 | $6,021,876 |
| 7 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $4,604,160 | 2,113 | $4,604,160 |
| 8 | The English Patient | $4,448,412 | 1,409 | $69,028,464 |
| 9 | B*A*P*S | $3,854,057 | 1,204 | $3,854,057 |
| 10 | Private Parts | $3,110,793 | 1,848 | $38,858,480 |
| 11 | Sling Blade | $3,031,347 | 992 | $16,738,298 |
| 12 | Donnie Brasco | $2,447,921 | 1,413 | $39,790,482 |
| 13 | Jerry Maguire | $2,211,388 | 830 | $146,006,778 |
| 14 | Cats Don't Dance | $1,996,543 | 1,252 | $1,996,543 |
| 15 | Love Jones | $1,542,732 | 645 | $9,786,429 |
| 16 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $1,371,683 | 591 | $288,348,828 |
| 17 | Shine | $1,162,523 | 911 | $34,056,966 |
| 18 | Michael | $1,133,136 | 896 | $92,565,437 |
| 19 | 101 Dalmatians | $705,535 | 617 | $135,237,240 |
| 20 | Dante’s Peak | $609,680 | 492 | $62,238,995 |
| 21 | Kolya | $608,912 | 128 | $2,396,296 |
| 22 | Absolute Power | $541,452 | 468 | $48,403,211 |
| 23 | Secrets & Lies | $502,215 | 177 | $12,456,056 |
| 24 | Crash | $476,691 | 339 | $2,828,704 |
| 25 | The Relic | $476,293 | 438 | $33,166,684 |
| 26 | Booty Call | $423,551 | 333 | $19,327,583 |
| 27 | Evita | $418,765 | 388 | $49,303,006 |
| 28 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $393,204 | 112 | $1,678,331 |
| 29 | Vegas Vacation | $389,614 | 540 | $34,768,883 |
| 30 | Kama Sutra | $369,347 | 65 | $1,782,782 |
| 31 | When We Were Kings | $365,919 | 90 | $1,291,755 |
| 32 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $343,933 | 177 | $458,953,819 |
| 33 | Scream | $307,543 | 334 | $86,577,732 |
| 34 | The Godfather | $273,731 | 40 | $134,416,217 |
| 35 | Marvin's Room | $267,034 | 221 | $12,643,768 |
| 36 | Rosewood | $249,733 | 144 | $12,653,583 |
| 37 | The Preacher’s Wife | $246,371 | 292 | $47,885,908 |
| 38 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $240,778 | 306 | $62,916,949 |
| 39 | Fools Rush In | $213,801 | 283 | $28,480,375 |
| 40 | Waiting for Guffman | $196,811 | 42 | $1,291,969 |
| 41 | Across The Sea of Time | $181,435 | 6 | $9,330,691 |
| 42 | Lost Highway | $163,730 | 79 | $3,574,913 |
| 43 | Ransom | $160,238 | 202 | $136,317,313 |
| 44 | The Daytrippers | $136,883 | 18 | $348,114 |
| 45 | Metro | $121,268 | 131 | $31,476,991 |
| 46 | That Darn Cat | $112,879 | 247 | $16,908,021 |
| 47 | J'en Suis | $111,112 | 36 | $473,383 |
| 48 | Breaking the Waves | $93,423 | 53 | $3,748,872 |
| 49 | Hamlet | $87,671 | 36 | $4,316,018 |
| 50 | Everyone Says I Love You | $82,431 | 44 | $9,553,633 |
| 51 | Fargo | $79,190 | 53 | $24,503,169 |
| 52 | Love and Other Catastrophes | $32,259 | 3 | $32,259 |
| 53 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $26,222 | 72 | $29,315,063 |
| 54 | Zeus and Roxanne | $21,734 | 73 | $7,210,846 |
| 55 | The Watermelon Woman | $11,596 | 26 | $38,235 |
| Reporting: 55 | $128,506,114 | total | ||