Weekly (Fri-Thu) Domestic Chart Starting on May 23, 1997
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| Movie Title | Distributor | Gross | %LW | Theaters | Theaters Change | Per Theater | Total Gross | Weeks In Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Universal | $81,172,327 | 3,281 | $24,740 | $107,427,944 | 1 | ||
| 2 | N | Addicted To Love | Warner Bros. | $13,897,053 | 2,007 | $6,924 | $13,897,053 | 1 | ||
| 3 | (1) | The Fifth Element | Sony Pictures | $9,461,220 | -38% | 2,500 | n/c | $3,784 | $47,471,370 | 3 |
| 4 | (3) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | New Line | $6,673,279 | -14% | 2,187 | n/c | $3,051 | $36,105,889 | 4 |
| 5 | (4) | Breakdown | Paramount Pi… | $6,232,527 | -19% | 2,348 | +4 | $2,654 | $39,181,965 | 4 |
| 6 | (2) | Father's Day | Warner Bros. | $5,428,704 | -31% | 2,504 | -3 | $2,168 | $24,373,683 | 3 |
| 7 | (6) | Liar Liar | Universal | $3,532,245 | -15% | 1,644 | -456 | $2,149 | $165,094,260 | 10 |
| 8 | (5) | Volcano | 20th Century… | $2,715,198 | -43% | 1,736 | -900 | $1,564 | $42,827,169 | 5 |
| 9 | (7) | Night Falls On Manhattan | Paramount Pi… | $2,445,926 | -36% | 758 | n/c | $3,227 | $6,247,585 | 2 |
| 10 | (9) | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | Walt Disney | $2,033,519 | -33% | 1,227 | -380 | $1,657 | $25,106,659 | 5 |
| 11 | (10) | Anaconda | Sony Pictures | $1,977,369 | -29% | 1,308 | -724 | $1,512 | $58,565,652 | 7 |
| 12 | (11) | Scream | Miramax | $1,701,601 | -12% | 854 | -260 | $1,993 | $99,467,892 | 23 |
| 13 | (8) | Sprung | Trimark | $1,605,182 | -52% | 715 | -65 | $2,245 | $5,473,827 | 3 |
| 14 | (12) | The Saint | Paramount Pi… | $1,299,945 | -30% | 1,061 | -564 | $1,225 | $58,431,210 | 8 |
| 15 | (14) | Murder at 1600 | Warner Bros. | $896,685 | -32% | 807 | -348 | $1,111 | $24,356,131 | 6 |
| 16 | (13) | Grosse Pointe Blank | Walt Disney | $870,021 | -41% | 528 | -493 | $1,648 | $25,625,526 | 7 |
| 17 | (15) | Chasing Amy | Miramax | $657,943 | -26% | 290 | -204 | $2,269 | $7,995,555 | 8 |
| 18 | (17) | Jerry Maguire | Sony Pictures | $616,263 | +70% | 406 | -3 | $1,518 | $151,940,564 | 24 |
| 19 | (23) | Selena | Warner Bros. | $519,219 | +113% | 463 | +264 | $1,121 | $34,675,685 | 10 |
| 20 | (-) | Absolute Power | Sony Pictures | $497,477 | 455 | $1,093 | $49,300,094 | 15 | ||
| 21 | (-) | That Darn Cat | Walt Disney | $484,545 | 462 | $1,049 | $17,543,930 | 15 | ||
| 22 | (24) | Love! Valour! Compassion! | New Line | $470,466 | +99% | 30 | +16 | $15,682 | $707,324 | 2 |
| 23 | (22) | Jungle 2 Jungle | Walt Disney | $364,679 | +43% | 343 | -73 | $1,063 | $55,479,667 | 12 |
| 24 | (19) | Sling Blade | Miramax | $318,623 | -2% | 202 | -96 | $1,577 | $23,351,465 | 28 |
| 25 | (-) | Private Parts | Paramount Pi… | $292,187 | 456 | $641 | $41,072,406 | 12 | ||
| 26 | (18) | The English Patient | Miramax | $274,131 | -18% | 190 | -112 | $1,443 | $76,980,662 | 28 |
| 27 | (25) | Kolya | Miramax | $234,465 | +10% | 95 | -53 | $2,468 | $5,096,853 | 18 |
| 28 | (16) | Warriors of Virtue | MGM | $231,432 | -72% | 669 | -997 | $346 | $6,310,817 | 4 |
| 29 | (20) | Dante’s Peak | Universal | $195,090 | -36% | 146 | -144 | $1,336 | $66,964,710 | 16 |
| 30 | (33) | Children of the Revolution | Miramax | $187,612 | +59% | 59 | +27 | $3,180 | $470,082 | 5 |
| 31 | (21) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | 20th Century… | $185,337 | -29% | 175 | -136 | $1,059 | $309,017,556 | 732 |
| 32 | (26) | Vegas Vacation | Warner Bros. | $165,575 | -22% | 175 | -173 | $946 | $36,400,360 | 15 |
| 33 | (38) | Female Perversions | October Films | $155,906 | +55% | 30 | +3 | $5,197 | $407,570 | 5 |
| 34 | (48) | Shiloh | Legacy Relea… | $151,460 | +191% | 68 | +36 | $2,227 | $526,571 | 5 |
| 35 | (27) | Kama Sutra | Trimark | $141,558 | -32% | 61 | -18 | $2,321 | $3,739,520 | 13 |
| 36 | (37) | Waiting for Guffman | Sony Picture… | $138,967 | +30% | 50 | -14 | $2,779 | $2,422,604 | 17 |
| 37 | (31) | Across The Sea of Time | Sony Picture… | $135,073 | +5% | 4 | n/c | $33,768 | $10,278,754 | 84 |
| 38 | (36) | The Daytrippers | Lionsgate | $121,615 | +11% | 49 | -3 | $2,482 | $1,493,391 | 13 |
| 39 | (34) | Beverly Hills Ninja | Sony Pictures | $111,168 | -6% | 125 | -16 | $889 | $31,053,373 | 19 |
| 40 | (46) | Wings of Courage | Sony Picture… | $104,194 | +84% | 6 | +2 | $17,366 | $12,136,122 | 110 |
| 41 | (29) | The Devil's Own | Sony Pictures | $99,991 | -47% | 191 | -186 | $524 | $42,553,895 | 10 |
| 42 | (40) | When We Were Kings | Gramercy | $86,307 | -9% | 45 | -13 | $1,918 | $2,594,204 | 31 |
| 43 | (41) | Love Jones | New Line | $80,495 | -13% | 50 | -26 | $1,610 | $12,022,131 | 11 |
| 44 | (49) | A Chef in Love | Sony Picture… | $79,105 | +55% | 21 | +8 | $3,767 | $272,349 | 6 |
| 45 | (28) | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | Sony/TriStar | $78,431 | -59% | 101 | n/c | $777 | $268,449 | 2 |
| 46 | (39) | The Sixth Man | Walt Disney | $78,123 | -22% | 84 | -412 | $930 | $13,494,199 | 9 |
| 47 | (42) | Fools Rush In | Sony Pictures | $69,308 | -25% | 232 | -223 | $299 | $28,833,136 | 15 |
| 48 | (54) | La Promesse | New Yorker | $68,762 | +114% | 3 | n/c | $22,921 | $100,903 | 30 |
| 49 | N | Brassed Off | Miramax | $68,396 | 12 | $5,700 | $68,396 | 1 | ||
| 50 | (50) | Broken English | Sony Picture… | $66,731 | +43% | 23 | n/c | $2,901 | $227,656 | 4 |
| 51 | (32) | Paradise Road | Fox Searchlight | $65,158 | -45% | 53 | -82 | $1,229 | $1,895,675 | 7 |
| 52 | (-) | Ponette | Arrow Releasing | $64,023 | 5 | $12,805 | $199,277 | 11 | ||
| 53 | (47) | Anna Karenina | Warner Bros. | $48,845 | -11% | 25 | -5 | $1,954 | $766,354 | 8 |
| 54 | (53) | The Van | Fox Searchlight | $35,517 | +1% | 3 | n/c | $11,839 | $70,676 | 2 |
| 55 | (52) | The Godfather | Paramount Pi… | $19,532 | -45% | 40 | n/c | $488 | $135,018,705 | 1,316 |
| 55 | $149,706,510 |