Week Domestic Box Office May 9, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The Fifth Element | $22,802,467 | 2,500 | $9,121 | $22,802,467 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Father's Day | $11,099,034 | 2,482 | $4,472 | $11,099,034 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Breakdown | $9,728,853 | -37% | 2,295 | $4,239 | $25,292,323 | 14 | |
| 4 | (2) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $9,231,434 | -26% | 2,187 | $4,221 | $21,663,346 | 14 | |
| 5 | (3) | Volcano | $5,730,527 | -49% | 2,650 | $2,162 | $35,335,771 | 21 | |
| 6 | (4) | Liar Liar | $4,578,805 | -36% | 2,312 | $1,980 | $157,412,880 | 56 | |
| 7 | (5) | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $3,840,051 | -43% | 1,606 | $2,391 | $20,055,232 | 21 | |
| 8 | (6) | Anaconda | $3,370,303 | -41% | 2,302 | $1,464 | $53,785,046 | 35 | |
| 9 | (8) | The Saint | $2,020,448 | -47% | 1,730 | $1,168 | $55,274,621 | 42 | |
| 10 | (9) | Murder at 1600 | $1,761,576 | -51% | 1,504 | $1,171 | $22,136,592 | 28 | |
| 11 | (10) | Grosse Pointe Blank | $1,542,040 | -42% | 994 | $1,551 | $23,285,864 | 35 | |
| 12 | (7) | Warriors of Virtue | $1,411,843 | -63% | 2,101 | $672 | $5,258,628 | 14 | |
| 13 | (11) | Scream | $916,731 | -38% | 784 | $1,169 | $95,842,869 | 147 | |
| 14 | (12) | Chasing Amy | $892,837 | -28% | 431 | $2,072 | $6,450,176 | 42 | |
| 15 | (16) | Vegas Vacation | $402,707 | -26% | 487 | $827 | $36,023,547 | 91 | |
| 16 | (13) | Jerry Maguire | $400,785 | -42% | 412 | $973 | $150,960,885 | 154 | |
| 17 | (26) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $360,156 | +28% | 510 | $706 | $308,571,467 | 5,105 | |
| 18 | (17) | The English Patient | $343,669 | -33% | 315 | $1,091 | $76,370,214 | 182 | |
| 19 | (20) | Sling Blade | $334,472 | -32% | 277 | $1,207 | $22,707,685 | 177 | |
| 20 | (18) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $328,496 | -35% | 502 | $654 | $54,859,073 | 70 | |
| 21 | (21) | Dante’s Peak | $318,530 | -25% | 372 | $856 | $66,465,895 | 98 | |
| 22 | (19) | Selena | $291,254 | -41% | 201 | $1,449 | $33,912,994 | 56 | |
| 23 | (14) | The Devil’s Own | $245,786 | -63% | 440 | $559 | $42,264,351 | 51 | |
| 24 | (15) | That Old Feeling | $240,252 | -58% | 372 | $646 | $16,174,565 | 42 | |
| 25 | (29) | Kama Sutra | $219,216 | -12% | 81 | $2,706 | $3,388,376 | 77 | |
| 26 | (-) | Mother | $218,231 | 408 | $535 | $19,063,075 | 142 | ||
| 27 | (27) | Kolya | $215,543 | -22% | 112 | $1,924 | $4,648,953 | 112 | |
| 28 | (23) | Paradise Road | $168,991 | -57% | 138 | $1,225 | $1,711,561 | 35 | |
| 29 | (33) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $141,603 | +2% | 158 | $896 | $30,824,157 | 119 | |
| 30 | (25) | McHale's Navy | $120,680 | -58% | 275 | $439 | $4,335,155 | 28 | |
| 31 | (30) | The Sixth Man | $116,994 | -40% | 178 | $657 | $13,315,542 | 49 | |
| 32 | (52) | Children of the Revolution | $115,596 | +158% | 22 | $5,254 | $164,109 | 16 | |
| 33 | (37) | Traveller | $113,110 | -11% | 63 | $1,795 | $384,476 | 28 | |
| 34 | (38) | Across The Sea of Time | $110,407 | -5% | 4 | $27,602 | $10,014,425 | 574 | |
| 35 | (32) | Double Team | $107,159 | -30% | 109 | $983 | $10,633,739 | 42 | |
| 36 | (39) | Waiting for Guffman | $104,803 | -9% | 53 | $1,977 | $2,176,462 | 105 | |
| 37 | (40) | Shine | $102,153 | -6% | 128 | $798 | $35,707,509 | 175 | |
| 38 | (35) | Love Jones | $101,762 | -23% | 70 | $1,454 | $11,848,581 | 63 | |
| 39 | (31) | When We Were Kings | $98,284 | -39% | 51 | $1,927 | $2,412,701 | 203 | |
| 40 | (42) | The Daytrippers | $97,203 | -8% | 45 | $2,160 | $1,262,690 | 72 | |
| 41 | (-) | Female Perversions | $83,576 | 14 | $5,970 | $150,871 | 21 | ||
| 42 | (36) | Anna Karenina | $76,031 | -41% | 30 | $2,534 | $662,844 | 42 | |
| 43 | (44) | Shiloh | $68,729 | -33% | 42 | $1,636 | $323,000 | 21 | |
| 44 | (34) | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $67,851 | -50% | 234 | $290 | $8,082,404 | 49 | |
| 45 | (48) | Broken English | $64,887 | +31% | 14 | $4,635 | $114,345 | 14 | |
| 46 | (50) | Wings of Courage | $63,349 | +33% | 3 | $21,116 | $11,975,306 | 756 | |
| 47 | (45) | Kissed | $61,570 | -31% | 31 | $1,986 | $414,676 | 35 | |
| 48 | (43) | Inventing the Abbotts | $60,893 | -41% | 107 | $569 | $5,825,662 | 42 | |
| 49 | (41) | B*A*P*S | $60,718 | -44% | 100 | $607 | $7,169,434 | 49 | |
| 50 | (54) | A Chef in Love | $56,162 | +50% | 15 | $3,744 | $142,296 | 23 | |
| 51 | (47) | Secrets & Lies | $50,065 | -25% | 44 | $1,138 | $13,396,791 | 230 | |
| 52 | (-) | All Over Me | $47,998 | 11 | $4,363 | $124,001 | 21 | ||
| 53 | (53) | The Godfather | $29,422 | -30% | 40 | $736 | $134,963,398 | 9,193 | |
| 54 | (56) | Inside the Goldmine | $224 | +26% | 1 | $224 | $1,406 | 21 | |
| Reporting movies: 54 | $85,136,266 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fifth Element | $22,802,467 | 2,500 | $22,802,467 |
| 2 | Father's Day | $11,099,034 | 2,482 | $11,099,034 |
| 3 | Breakdown | $9,728,853 | 2,295 | $25,292,323 |
| 4 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $9,231,434 | 2,187 | $21,663,346 |
| 5 | Volcano | $5,730,527 | 2,650 | $35,335,771 |
| 6 | Liar Liar | $4,578,805 | 2,312 | $157,412,880 |
| 7 | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $3,840,051 | 1,606 | $20,055,232 |
| 8 | Anaconda | $3,370,303 | 2,302 | $53,785,046 |
| 9 | The Saint | $2,020,448 | 1,730 | $55,274,621 |
| 10 | Murder at 1600 | $1,761,576 | 1,504 | $22,136,592 |
| 11 | Grosse Pointe Blank | $1,542,040 | 994 | $23,285,864 |
| 12 | Warriors of Virtue | $1,411,843 | 2,101 | $5,258,628 |
| 13 | Scream | $916,731 | 784 | $95,842,869 |
| 14 | Chasing Amy | $892,837 | 431 | $6,450,176 |
| 15 | Vegas Vacation | $402,707 | 487 | $36,023,547 |
| 16 | Jerry Maguire | $400,785 | 412 | $150,960,885 |
| 17 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $360,156 | 510 | $308,571,467 |
| 18 | The English Patient | $343,669 | 315 | $76,370,214 |
| 19 | Sling Blade | $334,472 | 277 | $22,707,685 |
| 20 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $328,496 | 502 | $54,859,073 |
| 21 | Dante’s Peak | $318,530 | 372 | $66,465,895 |
| 22 | Selena | $291,254 | 201 | $33,912,994 |
| 23 | The Devil’s Own | $245,786 | 440 | $42,264,351 |
| 24 | That Old Feeling | $240,252 | 372 | $16,174,565 |
| 25 | Kama Sutra | $219,216 | 81 | $3,388,376 |
| 26 | Mother | $218,231 | 408 | $19,063,075 |
| 27 | Kolya | $215,543 | 112 | $4,648,953 |
| 28 | Paradise Road | $168,991 | 138 | $1,711,561 |
| 29 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $141,603 | 158 | $30,824,157 |
| 30 | McHale's Navy | $120,680 | 275 | $4,335,155 |
| 31 | The Sixth Man | $116,994 | 178 | $13,315,542 |
| 32 | Children of the Revolution | $115,596 | 22 | $164,109 |
| 33 | Traveller | $113,110 | 63 | $384,476 |
| 34 | Across The Sea of Time | $110,407 | 4 | $10,014,425 |
| 35 | Double Team | $107,159 | 109 | $10,633,739 |
| 36 | Waiting for Guffman | $104,803 | 53 | $2,176,462 |
| 37 | Shine | $102,153 | 128 | $35,707,509 |
| 38 | Love Jones | $101,762 | 70 | $11,848,581 |
| 39 | When We Were Kings | $98,284 | 51 | $2,412,701 |
| 40 | The Daytrippers | $97,203 | 45 | $1,262,690 |
| 41 | Female Perversions | $83,576 | 14 | $150,871 |
| 42 | Anna Karenina | $76,031 | 30 | $662,844 |
| 43 | Shiloh | $68,729 | 42 | $323,000 |
| 44 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $67,851 | 234 | $8,082,404 |
| 45 | Broken English | $64,887 | 14 | $114,345 |
| 46 | Wings of Courage | $63,349 | 3 | $11,975,306 |
| 47 | Kissed | $61,570 | 31 | $414,676 |
| 48 | Inventing the Abbotts | $60,893 | 107 | $5,825,662 |
| 49 | B*A*P*S | $60,718 | 100 | $7,169,434 |
| 50 | A Chef in Love | $56,162 | 15 | $142,296 |
| 51 | Secrets & Lies | $50,065 | 44 | $13,396,791 |
| 52 | All Over Me | $47,998 | 11 | $124,001 |
| 53 | The Godfather | $29,422 | 40 | $134,963,398 |
| 54 | Inside the Goldmine | $224 | 1 | $1,406 |
| Reporting: 54 | $85,136,266 | total | ||