Week Domestic Box Office April 4, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Liar Liar | $23,117,970 | -37% | 2,878 | $8,033 | $105,528,855 | 21 | |
| 2 | (new) | The Saint | $20,594,229 | 2,307 | $8,927 | $20,594,229 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (2) | The Devil’s Own | $8,796,902 | -61% | 2,504 | $3,513 | $31,371,716 | 16 | |
| 4 | (new) | That Old Feeling | $6,628,240 | 1,575 | $4,208 | $6,628,240 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (new) | Double Team | $6,302,025 | 2,203 | $2,861 | $6,302,025 | 7 | ||
| 6 | (3) | Selena | $4,365,937 | -50% | 1,583 | $2,758 | $28,651,079 | 21 | |
| 7 | (4) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $3,915,851 | -43% | 2,050 | $1,910 | $48,763,105 | 35 | |
| 8 | (5) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $3,564,224 | -46% | 1,339 | $2,662 | $304,187,502 | 5,070 | |
| 9 | (6) | The Sixth Man | $3,453,580 | -43% | 1,231 | $2,806 | $9,475,456 | 14 | |
| 10 | (new) | Inventing the Abbotts | $2,953,468 | 898 | $3,289 | $2,953,468 | 7 | ||
| 11 | (8) | The English Patient | $2,741,499 | -38% | 1,300 | $2,109 | $71,769,963 | 147 | |
| 12 | (11) | Sling Blade | $2,017,313 | -33% | 905 | $2,229 | $18,755,611 | 142 | |
| 13 | (9) | B*A*P*S | $1,947,266 | -49% | 1,204 | $1,617 | $5,801,323 | 14 | |
| 14 | (7) | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $1,944,896 | -58% | 2,101 | $926 | $6,549,056 | 14 | |
| 15 | (13) | Jerry Maguire | $1,535,661 | -31% | 810 | $1,896 | $147,542,439 | 119 | |
| 16 | (20) | Dante’s Peak | $1,154,750 | +89% | 816 | $1,415 | $63,393,745 | 63 | |
| 17 | (10) | Private Parts | $1,126,932 | -64% | 1,216 | $927 | $39,985,412 | 35 | |
| 18 | (12) | Donnie Brasco | $1,052,675 | -57% | 775 | $1,358 | $40,843,157 | 42 | |
| 19 | (15) | Love Jones | $861,501 | -44% | 420 | $2,051 | $10,647,930 | 28 | |
| 20 | (53) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $812,222 | +2,997% | 500 | $1,624 | $30,127,285 | 84 | |
| 21 | (14) | Cats Don't Dance | $804,752 | -60% | 1,230 | $654 | $2,801,295 | 16 | |
| 22 | (17) | Shine | $782,613 | -33% | 719 | $1,088 | $34,839,579 | 140 | |
| 23 | (18) | Michael | $717,319 | -37% | 623 | $1,151 | $93,282,756 | 107 | |
| 24 | (16) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $575,022 | -58% | 294 | $1,956 | $288,923,850 | 6,169 | |
| 25 | (21) | Kolya | $516,568 | -15% | 160 | $3,229 | $2,912,864 | 77 | |
| 26 | (19) | 101 Dalmatians | $379,080 | -46% | 532 | $713 | $135,616,320 | 135 | |
| 27 | (30) | Kama Sutra | $316,211 | -14% | 72 | $4,392 | $2,098,993 | 42 | |
| 28 | (23) | Secrets & Lies | $299,981 | -40% | 155 | $1,935 | $12,756,037 | 195 | |
| 29 | (25) | The Relic | $287,993 | -40% | 295 | $976 | $33,454,677 | 91 | |
| 30 | (31) | When We Were Kings | $284,962 | -22% | 83 | $3,433 | $1,576,717 | 168 | |
| 31 | (28) | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $279,596 | -29% | 135 | $2,071 | $1,957,927 | 42 | |
| 32 | (45) | Metro | $260,661 | +115% | 351 | $743 | $31,737,652 | 84 | |
| 33 | (33) | Scream | $233,089 | -24% | 282 | $827 | $86,810,821 | 112 | |
| 34 | (27) | Evita | $230,777 | -45% | 237 | $974 | $49,533,783 | 107 | |
| 35 | (44) | The Daytrippers | $213,996 | +56% | 34 | $6,294 | $562,110 | 37 | |
| 36 | (40) | Waiting for Guffman | $186,806 | -5% | 48 | $3,892 | $1,478,775 | 70 | |
| 37 | (34) | The Godfather | $183,937 | -33% | 40 | $4,598 | $134,600,154 | 9,158 | |
| 38 | (22) | Absolute Power | $182,414 | -66% | 268 | $681 | $48,585,625 | 56 | |
| 39 | (29) | Vegas Vacation | $180,644 | -54% | 267 | $677 | $34,949,527 | 56 | |
| 40 | (24) | Crash | $177,870 | -63% | 156 | $1,140 | $3,006,574 | 189 | |
| 41 | (32) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $174,312 | -49% | 104 | $1,676 | $459,128,131 | 7,261 | |
| 42 | (41) | Across The Sea of Time | $133,116 | -27% | 4 | $33,279 | $9,463,807 | 539 | |
| 43 | (38) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $119,740 | -50% | 143 | $837 | $63,036,689 | 112 | |
| 44 | (36) | Rosewood | $107,773 | -57% | 86 | $1,253 | $12,761,356 | 49 | |
| 45 | (-) | Das Boot (1982) (Re-Release) | $106,735 | 13 | $8,210 | $11,117,617 | 5,539 | ||
| 46 | (new) | Anna Karenina | $106,236 | 5 | $21,247 | $106,236 | 7 | ||
| 47 | (26) | Booty Call | $104,966 | -75% | 173 | $607 | $19,432,549 | 44 | |
| 48 | (37) | The Preacher’s Wife | $102,846 | -58% | 147 | $700 | $47,988,754 | 119 | |
| 49 | (43) | Ransom | $88,087 | -45% | 146 | $603 | $136,405,400 | 154 | |
| 50 | (42) | Lost Highway | $87,484 | -47% | 66 | $1,326 | $3,662,397 | 49 | |
| 51 | (new) | Chasing Amy | $86,364 | 3 | $28,788 | $86,364 | 7 | ||
| 52 | (48) | Breaking the Waves | $86,174 | -8% | 54 | $1,596 | $3,835,046 | 149 | |
| 53 | (46) | That Darn Cat | $64,911 | -42% | 142 | $457 | $16,972,932 | 56 | |
| 54 | (49) | Hamlet | $53,642 | -39% | 33 | $1,626 | $4,369,660 | 107 | |
| 55 | (52) | Love and Other Catastrophes | $52,661 | +63% | 10 | $5,266 | $84,920 | 14 | |
| 56 | (54) | Zeus and Roxanne | $7,974 | -63% | 40 | $199 | $7,218,820 | 77 | |
| 57 | (35) | Marvin's Room | $0 | -100% | 111 | $0 | $12,643,768 | 114 | |
| Reporting movies: 57 | $107,464,453 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liar Liar | $23,117,970 | 2,878 | $105,528,855 |
| 2 | The Saint | $20,594,229 | 2,307 | $20,594,229 |
| 3 | The Devil’s Own | $8,796,902 | 2,504 | $31,371,716 |
| 4 | That Old Feeling | $6,628,240 | 1,575 | $6,628,240 |
| 5 | Double Team | $6,302,025 | 2,203 | $6,302,025 |
| 6 | Selena | $4,365,937 | 1,583 | $28,651,079 |
| 7 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $3,915,851 | 2,050 | $48,763,105 |
| 8 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $3,564,224 | 1,339 | $304,187,502 |
| 9 | The Sixth Man | $3,453,580 | 1,231 | $9,475,456 |
| 10 | Inventing the Abbotts | $2,953,468 | 898 | $2,953,468 |
| 11 | The English Patient | $2,741,499 | 1,300 | $71,769,963 |
| 12 | Sling Blade | $2,017,313 | 905 | $18,755,611 |
| 13 | B*A*P*S | $1,947,266 | 1,204 | $5,801,323 |
| 14 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $1,944,896 | 2,101 | $6,549,056 |
| 15 | Jerry Maguire | $1,535,661 | 810 | $147,542,439 |
| 16 | Dante’s Peak | $1,154,750 | 816 | $63,393,745 |
| 17 | Private Parts | $1,126,932 | 1,216 | $39,985,412 |
| 18 | Donnie Brasco | $1,052,675 | 775 | $40,843,157 |
| 19 | Love Jones | $861,501 | 420 | $10,647,930 |
| 20 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $812,222 | 500 | $30,127,285 |
| 21 | Cats Don't Dance | $804,752 | 1,230 | $2,801,295 |
| 22 | Shine | $782,613 | 719 | $34,839,579 |
| 23 | Michael | $717,319 | 623 | $93,282,756 |
| 24 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $575,022 | 294 | $288,923,850 |
| 25 | Kolya | $516,568 | 160 | $2,912,864 |
| 26 | 101 Dalmatians | $379,080 | 532 | $135,616,320 |
| 27 | Kama Sutra | $316,211 | 72 | $2,098,993 |
| 28 | Secrets & Lies | $299,981 | 155 | $12,756,037 |
| 29 | The Relic | $287,993 | 295 | $33,454,677 |
| 30 | When We Were Kings | $284,962 | 83 | $1,576,717 |
| 31 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $279,596 | 135 | $1,957,927 |
| 32 | Metro | $260,661 | 351 | $31,737,652 |
| 33 | Scream | $233,089 | 282 | $86,810,821 |
| 34 | Evita | $230,777 | 237 | $49,533,783 |
| 35 | The Daytrippers | $213,996 | 34 | $562,110 |
| 36 | Waiting for Guffman | $186,806 | 48 | $1,478,775 |
| 37 | The Godfather | $183,937 | 40 | $134,600,154 |
| 38 | Absolute Power | $182,414 | 268 | $48,585,625 |
| 39 | Vegas Vacation | $180,644 | 267 | $34,949,527 |
| 40 | Crash | $177,870 | 156 | $3,006,574 |
| 41 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $174,312 | 104 | $459,128,131 |
| 42 | Across The Sea of Time | $133,116 | 4 | $9,463,807 |
| 43 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $119,740 | 143 | $63,036,689 |
| 44 | Rosewood | $107,773 | 86 | $12,761,356 |
| 45 | Das Boot (1982) (Re-Release) | $106,735 | 13 | $11,117,617 |
| 46 | Anna Karenina | $106,236 | 5 | $106,236 |
| 47 | Booty Call | $104,966 | 173 | $19,432,549 |
| 48 | The Preacher’s Wife | $102,846 | 147 | $47,988,754 |
| 49 | Ransom | $88,087 | 146 | $136,405,400 |
| 50 | Lost Highway | $87,484 | 66 | $3,662,397 |
| 51 | Chasing Amy | $86,364 | 3 | $86,364 |
| 52 | Breaking the Waves | $86,174 | 54 | $3,835,046 |
| 53 | That Darn Cat | $64,911 | 142 | $16,972,932 |
| 54 | Hamlet | $53,642 | 33 | $4,369,660 |
| 55 | Love and Other Catastrophes | $52,661 | 10 | $84,920 |
| 56 | Zeus and Roxanne | $7,974 | 40 | $7,218,820 |
| 57 | Marvin's Room | $0 | 111 | $12,643,768 |
| Reporting: 57 | $107,464,453 | total | ||