Week Domestic Box Office May 16, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Fifth Element | $15,207,683 | -33% | 2,500 | $6,083 | $38,010,150 | 14 | |
| 2 | (2) | Father's Day | $7,845,945 | -29% | 2,507 | $3,130 | $18,944,979 | 14 | |
| 3 | (4) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $7,769,264 | -16% | 2,187 | $3,552 | $29,432,610 | 21 | |
| 4 | (3) | Breakdown | $7,657,115 | -21% | 2,344 | $3,267 | $32,949,438 | 21 | |
| 5 | (5) | Volcano | $4,776,200 | -17% | 2,636 | $1,812 | $40,111,971 | 28 | |
| 6 | (6) | Liar Liar | $4,149,135 | -9% | 2,100 | $1,976 | $161,562,015 | 63 | |
| 7 | (new) | Night Falls On Manhattan | $3,801,659 | 758 | $5,015 | $3,801,659 | 7 | ||
| 8 | (-) | Sprung | $3,354,307 | 780 | $4,300 | $3,868,645 | 9 | ||
| 9 | (7) | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $3,017,908 | -21% | 1,607 | $1,878 | $23,073,140 | 28 | |
| 10 | (8) | Anaconda | $2,803,237 | -17% | 2,032 | $1,380 | $56,588,283 | 42 | |
| 11 | (13) | Scream | $1,923,422 | +110% | 1,114 | $1,727 | $97,766,291 | 154 | |
| 12 | (9) | The Saint | $1,856,644 | -8% | 1,625 | $1,143 | $57,131,265 | 49 | |
| 13 | (11) | Grosse Pointe Blank | $1,469,641 | -5% | 1,021 | $1,439 | $24,755,505 | 42 | |
| 14 | (10) | Murder at 1600 | $1,322,854 | -25% | 1,155 | $1,145 | $23,459,446 | 35 | |
| 15 | (14) | Chasing Amy | $887,436 | -1% | 494 | $1,796 | $7,337,612 | 49 | |
| 16 | (12) | Warriors of Virtue | $820,757 | -42% | 1,666 | $493 | $6,079,385 | 21 | |
| 17 | (16) | Jerry Maguire | $363,416 | -9% | 409 | $889 | $151,324,301 | 161 | |
| 18 | (18) | The English Patient | $336,317 | -2% | 302 | $1,114 | $76,706,531 | 189 | |
| 19 | (19) | Sling Blade | $325,157 | -3% | 298 | $1,091 | $23,032,842 | 184 | |
| 20 | (21) | Dante’s Peak | $303,725 | -5% | 290 | $1,047 | $66,769,620 | 105 | |
| 21 | (17) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $260,752 | -28% | 311 | $838 | $308,832,219 | 5,112 | |
| 22 | (20) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $255,915 | -22% | 416 | $615 | $55,114,988 | 77 | |
| 23 | (22) | Selena | $243,472 | -16% | 199 | $1,223 | $34,156,466 | 63 | |
| 24 | (new) | Love! Valour! Compassion! | $236,858 | 14 | $16,918 | $236,858 | 7 | ||
| 25 | (27) | Kolya | $213,435 | -1% | 148 | $1,442 | $4,862,388 | 119 | |
| 26 | (15) | Vegas Vacation | $211,238 | -48% | 348 | $607 | $36,234,785 | 98 | |
| 27 | (25) | Kama Sutra | $209,586 | -4% | 79 | $2,653 | $3,597,962 | 84 | |
| 28 | (new) | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | $190,018 | 101 | $1,881 | $190,018 | 7 | ||
| 29 | (23) | The Devil’s Own | $189,553 | -23% | 377 | $503 | $42,453,904 | 58 | |
| 30 | (-) | Cats Don't Dance | $163,820 | 488 | $336 | $3,490,246 | 58 | ||
| 31 | (34) | Across The Sea of Time | $129,256 | +17% | 4 | $32,314 | $10,143,681 | 581 | |
| 32 | (28) | Paradise Road | $118,956 | -30% | 135 | $881 | $1,830,517 | 42 | |
| 33 | (32) | Children of the Revolution | $118,361 | +2% | 32 | $3,699 | $282,470 | 23 | |
| 34 | (29) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $118,048 | -17% | 141 | $837 | $30,942,205 | 126 | |
| 35 | (24) | That Old Feeling | $117,713 | -51% | 144 | $817 | $16,292,278 | 49 | |
| 36 | (40) | The Daytrippers | $109,086 | +12% | 52 | $2,098 | $1,371,776 | 79 | |
| 37 | (36) | Waiting for Guffman | $107,175 | +2% | 64 | $1,675 | $2,283,637 | 112 | |
| 38 | (41) | Female Perversions | $100,793 | +21% | 27 | $3,733 | $251,664 | 28 | |
| 39 | (31) | The Sixth Man | $100,534 | -14% | 496 | $203 | $13,416,076 | 56 | |
| 40 | (39) | When We Were Kings | $95,196 | -3% | 58 | $1,641 | $2,507,897 | 210 | |
| 41 | (38) | Love Jones | $93,055 | -9% | 76 | $1,224 | $11,941,636 | 70 | |
| 42 | (-) | Fools Rush In | $92,814 | 455 | $204 | $28,763,828 | 98 | ||
| 43 | (33) | Traveller | $80,282 | -29% | 59 | $1,361 | $464,758 | 35 | |
| 44 | (35) | Double Team | $76,410 | -29% | 87 | $878 | $10,710,149 | 49 | |
| 45 | (37) | Shine | $72,611 | -29% | 105 | $692 | $35,780,120 | 182 | |
| 46 | (46) | Wings of Courage | $56,622 | -11% | 4 | $14,156 | $12,031,928 | 763 | |
| 47 | (42) | Anna Karenina | $54,665 | -28% | 30 | $1,822 | $717,509 | 49 | |
| 48 | (43) | Shiloh | $52,111 | -24% | 32 | $1,628 | $375,111 | 28 | |
| 49 | (50) | A Chef in Love | $50,948 | -9% | 13 | $3,919 | $193,244 | 30 | |
| 50 | (45) | Broken English | $46,580 | -28% | 23 | $2,025 | $160,925 | 21 | |
| 51 | (49) | B*A*P*S | $44,041 | -27% | 53 | $831 | $7,213,475 | 56 | |
| 52 | (53) | The Godfather | $35,775 | +22% | 40 | $894 | $134,999,173 | 9,200 | |
| 53 | (new) | The Van | $35,159 | 3 | $11,720 | $35,159 | 7 | ||
| 54 | (-) | La Promesse | $32,141 | 3 | $10,714 | $32,141 | 203 | ||
| Reporting movies: 54 | $74,104,801 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fifth Element | $15,207,683 | 2,500 | $38,010,150 |
| 2 | Father's Day | $7,845,945 | 2,507 | $18,944,979 |
| 3 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $7,769,264 | 2,187 | $29,432,610 |
| 4 | Breakdown | $7,657,115 | 2,344 | $32,949,438 |
| 5 | Volcano | $4,776,200 | 2,636 | $40,111,971 |
| 6 | Liar Liar | $4,149,135 | 2,100 | $161,562,015 |
| 7 | Night Falls On Manhattan | $3,801,659 | 758 | $3,801,659 |
| 8 | Sprung | $3,354,307 | 780 | $3,868,645 |
| 9 | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $3,017,908 | 1,607 | $23,073,140 |
| 10 | Anaconda | $2,803,237 | 2,032 | $56,588,283 |
| 11 | Scream | $1,923,422 | 1,114 | $97,766,291 |
| 12 | The Saint | $1,856,644 | 1,625 | $57,131,265 |
| 13 | Grosse Pointe Blank | $1,469,641 | 1,021 | $24,755,505 |
| 14 | Murder at 1600 | $1,322,854 | 1,155 | $23,459,446 |
| 15 | Chasing Amy | $887,436 | 494 | $7,337,612 |
| 16 | Warriors of Virtue | $820,757 | 1,666 | $6,079,385 |
| 17 | Jerry Maguire | $363,416 | 409 | $151,324,301 |
| 18 | The English Patient | $336,317 | 302 | $76,706,531 |
| 19 | Sling Blade | $325,157 | 298 | $23,032,842 |
| 20 | Dante’s Peak | $303,725 | 290 | $66,769,620 |
| 21 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $260,752 | 311 | $308,832,219 |
| 22 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $255,915 | 416 | $55,114,988 |
| 23 | Selena | $243,472 | 199 | $34,156,466 |
| 24 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | $236,858 | 14 | $236,858 |
| 25 | Kolya | $213,435 | 148 | $4,862,388 |
| 26 | Vegas Vacation | $211,238 | 348 | $36,234,785 |
| 27 | Kama Sutra | $209,586 | 79 | $3,597,962 |
| 28 | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | $190,018 | 101 | $190,018 |
| 29 | The Devil’s Own | $189,553 | 377 | $42,453,904 |
| 30 | Cats Don't Dance | $163,820 | 488 | $3,490,246 |
| 31 | Across The Sea of Time | $129,256 | 4 | $10,143,681 |
| 32 | Paradise Road | $118,956 | 135 | $1,830,517 |
| 33 | Children of the Revolution | $118,361 | 32 | $282,470 |
| 34 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $118,048 | 141 | $30,942,205 |
| 35 | That Old Feeling | $117,713 | 144 | $16,292,278 |
| 36 | The Daytrippers | $109,086 | 52 | $1,371,776 |
| 37 | Waiting for Guffman | $107,175 | 64 | $2,283,637 |
| 38 | Female Perversions | $100,793 | 27 | $251,664 |
| 39 | The Sixth Man | $100,534 | 496 | $13,416,076 |
| 40 | When We Were Kings | $95,196 | 58 | $2,507,897 |
| 41 | Love Jones | $93,055 | 76 | $11,941,636 |
| 42 | Fools Rush In | $92,814 | 455 | $28,763,828 |
| 43 | Traveller | $80,282 | 59 | $464,758 |
| 44 | Double Team | $76,410 | 87 | $10,710,149 |
| 45 | Shine | $72,611 | 105 | $35,780,120 |
| 46 | Wings of Courage | $56,622 | 4 | $12,031,928 |
| 47 | Anna Karenina | $54,665 | 30 | $717,509 |
| 48 | Shiloh | $52,111 | 32 | $375,111 |
| 49 | A Chef in Love | $50,948 | 13 | $193,244 |
| 50 | Broken English | $46,580 | 23 | $160,925 |
| 51 | B*A*P*S | $44,041 | 53 | $7,213,475 |
| 52 | The Godfather | $35,775 | 40 | $134,999,173 |
| 53 | The Van | $35,159 | 3 | $35,159 |
| 54 | La Promesse | $32,141 | 3 | $32,141 |
| Reporting: 54 | $74,104,801 | total | ||