Week Domestic Box Office April 18, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Anaconda | $15,185,158 | -27% | 2,456 | $6,183 | $35,912,503 | 14 | |
| 2 | (2) | Liar Liar | $13,251,060 | -26% | 2,909 | $4,555 | $136,653,520 | 35 | |
| 3 | (new) | Murder at 1600 | $10,456,883 | 2,152 | $4,859 | $10,456,883 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (3) | The Saint | $9,157,657 | -32% | 2,500 | $3,663 | $43,203,538 | 21 | |
| 5 | (4) | Grosse Pointe Blank | $6,179,206 | -30% | 1,236 | $4,999 | $15,053,856 | 14 | |
| 6 | (5) | The Devil’s Own | $3,154,126 | -41% | 2,004 | $1,574 | $39,864,796 | 30 | |
| 7 | (6) | That Old Feeling | $2,812,605 | -37% | 1,583 | $1,777 | $13,924,280 | 21 | |
| 8 | (new) | McHale's Navy | $2,777,815 | 1,858 | $1,495 | $2,777,815 | 7 | ||
| 9 | (new) | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | $2,667,039 | 1,553 | $1,717 | $2,667,039 | 7 | ||
| 10 | (26) | Chasing Amy | $2,255,977 | +422% | 519 | $4,347 | $2,774,517 | 21 | |
| 11 | (8) | Scream | $2,166,426 | -18% | 1,153 | $1,879 | $91,615,554 | 126 | |
| 12 | (9) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $1,727,129 | -34% | 1,621 | $1,065 | $53,105,760 | 49 | |
| 13 | (10) | Selena | $1,391,652 | -39% | 699 | $1,991 | $32,327,171 | 35 | |
| 14 | (13) | The English Patient | $1,134,687 | -35% | 677 | $1,676 | $74,651,725 | 161 | |
| 15 | (11) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $1,132,973 | -46% | 626 | $1,810 | $307,416,389 | 5,084 | |
| 16 | (7) | Double Team | $1,074,478 | -60% | 1,331 | $807 | $10,093,015 | 21 | |
| 17 | (12) | The Sixth Man | $1,073,471 | -47% | 949 | $1,131 | $12,571,083 | 28 | |
| 18 | (15) | Sling Blade | $972,173 | -32% | 534 | $1,821 | $21,166,742 | 156 | |
| 19 | (17) | Jerry Maguire | $829,624 | -11% | 643 | $1,290 | $149,305,002 | 133 | |
| 20 | (18) | Dante’s Peak | $789,585 | -13% | 629 | $1,255 | $65,093,665 | 77 | |
| 21 | (14) | Inventing the Abbotts | $751,831 | -56% | 679 | $1,107 | $5,415,702 | 21 | |
| 22 | (21) | Michael | $532,217 | -17% | 397 | $1,341 | $94,454,698 | 121 | |
| 23 | (16) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $461,779 | -56% | 634 | $728 | $460,639,302 | 7,275 | |
| 24 | (24) | Kolya | $440,008 | -5% | 159 | $2,767 | $3,817,470 | 91 | |
| 25 | (19) | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $358,885 | -53% | 473 | $759 | $7,667,227 | 28 | |
| 26 | (20) | B*A*P*S | $329,654 | -52% | 369 | $893 | $6,819,805 | 28 | |
| 27 | (22) | Love Jones | $291,415 | -39% | 267 | $1,091 | $11,414,845 | 42 | |
| 28 | (48) | Paradise Road | $284,242 | +227% | 73 | $3,894 | $371,145 | 14 | |
| 29 | (28) | Kama Sutra | $274,350 | -3% | 71 | $3,864 | $2,656,577 | 56 | |
| 30 | (-) | The Beautician and the Beast | $266,497 | 442 | $603 | $11,141,826 | 77 | ||
| 31 | (23) | Donnie Brasco | $206,759 | -56% | 220 | $940 | $41,514,812 | 56 | |
| 32 | (33) | When We Were Kings | $201,603 | -10% | 70 | $2,880 | $2,001,425 | 182 | |
| 33 | (27) | Shine | $200,944 | -32% | 282 | $713 | $35,336,651 | 154 | |
| 34 | (25) | Private Parts | $190,094 | -57% | 258 | $737 | $40,619,127 | 49 | |
| 35 | (34) | Secrets & Lies | $184,829 | -16% | 125 | $1,479 | $13,160,597 | 209 | |
| 36 | (35) | The Daytrippers | $176,696 | -5% | 44 | $4,016 | $925,008 | 51 | |
| 37 | (31) | 101 Dalmatians | $176,256 | -30% | 322 | $547 | $136,045,215 | 149 | |
| 38 | (37) | Waiting for Guffman | $164,344 | -8% | 54 | $3,043 | $1,821,672 | 84 | |
| 39 | (29) | Cats Don't Dance | $158,635 | -39% | 248 | $640 | $3,217,902 | 30 | |
| 40 | (32) | Evita | $153,162 | -39% | 177 | $865 | $49,936,032 | 121 | |
| 41 | (44) | Das Boot (1982) (Re-Release) | $152,350 | +37% | 29 | $5,253 | $11,381,099 | 5,553 | |
| 42 | (30) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $139,400 | -45% | 136 | $1,025 | $289,318,381 | 6,183 | |
| 43 | (46) | Across The Sea of Time | $129,208 | +30% | 4 | $32,302 | $9,692,541 | 553 | |
| 44 | (43) | Anna Karenina | $126,851 | +13% | 18 | $7,047 | $345,740 | 21 | |
| 45 | (36) | The Relic | $120,410 | -34% | 130 | $926 | $33,758,293 | 105 | |
| 46 | (38) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $112,172 | -27% | 330 | $340 | $30,392,902 | 98 | |
| 47 | (53) | Kissed | $104,938 | +90% | 17 | $6,173 | $160,239 | 14 | |
| 48 | (41) | The Godfather | $99,266 | -24% | 40 | $2,482 | $134,830,407 | 9,172 | |
| 49 | (-) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $80,372 | 127 | $633 | $20,158,200 | 121 | ||
| 50 | (39) | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $70,855 | -54% | 49 | $1,446 | $2,181,605 | 56 | |
| 51 | (40) | Metro | $68,118 | -54% | 102 | $668 | $31,955,241 | 98 | |
| 52 | (51) | Absolute Power | $55,039 | -22% | 108 | $510 | $48,710,789 | 70 | |
| 53 | (new) | Traveller | $43,857 | 6 | $7,310 | $43,857 | 7 | ||
| 54 | (55) | Zeus and Roxanne | $3,718 | -35% | 30 | $124 | $7,228,251 | 91 | |
| Reporting movies: 54 | $87,300,478 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anaconda | $15,185,158 | 2,456 | $35,912,503 |
| 2 | Liar Liar | $13,251,060 | 2,909 | $136,653,520 |
| 3 | Murder at 1600 | $10,456,883 | 2,152 | $10,456,883 |
| 4 | The Saint | $9,157,657 | 2,500 | $43,203,538 |
| 5 | Grosse Pointe Blank | $6,179,206 | 1,236 | $15,053,856 |
| 6 | The Devil’s Own | $3,154,126 | 2,004 | $39,864,796 |
| 7 | That Old Feeling | $2,812,605 | 1,583 | $13,924,280 |
| 8 | McHale's Navy | $2,777,815 | 1,858 | $2,777,815 |
| 9 | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | $2,667,039 | 1,553 | $2,667,039 |
| 10 | Chasing Amy | $2,255,977 | 519 | $2,774,517 |
| 11 | Scream | $2,166,426 | 1,153 | $91,615,554 |
| 12 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $1,727,129 | 1,621 | $53,105,760 |
| 13 | Selena | $1,391,652 | 699 | $32,327,171 |
| 14 | The English Patient | $1,134,687 | 677 | $74,651,725 |
| 15 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $1,132,973 | 626 | $307,416,389 |
| 16 | Double Team | $1,074,478 | 1,331 | $10,093,015 |
| 17 | The Sixth Man | $1,073,471 | 949 | $12,571,083 |
| 18 | Sling Blade | $972,173 | 534 | $21,166,742 |
| 19 | Jerry Maguire | $829,624 | 643 | $149,305,002 |
| 20 | Dante’s Peak | $789,585 | 629 | $65,093,665 |
| 21 | Inventing the Abbotts | $751,831 | 679 | $5,415,702 |
| 22 | Michael | $532,217 | 397 | $94,454,698 |
| 23 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $461,779 | 634 | $460,639,302 |
| 24 | Kolya | $440,008 | 159 | $3,817,470 |
| 25 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $358,885 | 473 | $7,667,227 |
| 26 | B*A*P*S | $329,654 | 369 | $6,819,805 |
| 27 | Love Jones | $291,415 | 267 | $11,414,845 |
| 28 | Paradise Road | $284,242 | 73 | $371,145 |
| 29 | Kama Sutra | $274,350 | 71 | $2,656,577 |
| 30 | The Beautician and the Beast | $266,497 | 442 | $11,141,826 |
| 31 | Donnie Brasco | $206,759 | 220 | $41,514,812 |
| 32 | When We Were Kings | $201,603 | 70 | $2,001,425 |
| 33 | Shine | $200,944 | 282 | $35,336,651 |
| 34 | Private Parts | $190,094 | 258 | $40,619,127 |
| 35 | Secrets & Lies | $184,829 | 125 | $13,160,597 |
| 36 | The Daytrippers | $176,696 | 44 | $925,008 |
| 37 | 101 Dalmatians | $176,256 | 322 | $136,045,215 |
| 38 | Waiting for Guffman | $164,344 | 54 | $1,821,672 |
| 39 | Cats Don't Dance | $158,635 | 248 | $3,217,902 |
| 40 | Evita | $153,162 | 177 | $49,936,032 |
| 41 | Das Boot (1982) (Re-Release) | $152,350 | 29 | $11,381,099 |
| 42 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $139,400 | 136 | $289,318,381 |
| 43 | Across The Sea of Time | $129,208 | 4 | $9,692,541 |
| 44 | Anna Karenina | $126,851 | 18 | $345,740 |
| 45 | The Relic | $120,410 | 130 | $33,758,293 |
| 46 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $112,172 | 330 | $30,392,902 |
| 47 | Kissed | $104,938 | 17 | $160,239 |
| 48 | The Godfather | $99,266 | 40 | $134,830,407 |
| 49 | The People vs. Larry Flynt | $80,372 | 127 | $20,158,200 |
| 50 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $70,855 | 49 | $2,181,605 |
| 51 | Metro | $68,118 | 102 | $31,955,241 |
| 52 | Absolute Power | $55,039 | 108 | $48,710,789 |
| 53 | Traveller | $43,857 | 6 | $43,857 |
| 54 | Zeus and Roxanne | $3,718 | 30 | $7,228,251 |
| Reporting: 54 | $87,300,478 | total | ||