Week Domestic Box Office May 23, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $81,172,327 | 3,281 | $24,740 | $107,427,944 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Addicted To Love | $13,897,053 | 2,007 | $6,924 | $13,897,053 | 7 | ||
| 3 | (1) | The Fifth Element | $9,461,220 | -38% | 2,500 | $3,784 | $47,471,370 | 21 | |
| 4 | (3) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $6,673,279 | -14% | 2,187 | $3,051 | $36,105,889 | 28 | |
| 5 | (4) | Breakdown | $6,232,527 | -19% | 2,348 | $2,654 | $39,181,965 | 28 | |
| 6 | (2) | Father's Day | $5,428,704 | -31% | 2,504 | $2,168 | $24,373,683 | 21 | |
| 7 | (6) | Liar Liar | $3,532,245 | -15% | 1,644 | $2,149 | $165,094,260 | 70 | |
| 8 | (5) | Volcano | $2,715,198 | -43% | 1,736 | $1,564 | $42,827,169 | 35 | |
| 9 | (7) | Night Falls On Manhattan | $2,445,926 | -36% | 758 | $3,227 | $6,247,585 | 14 | |
| 10 | (9) | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $2,033,519 | -33% | 1,227 | $1,657 | $25,106,659 | 35 | |
| 11 | (10) | Anaconda | $1,977,369 | -29% | 1,308 | $1,512 | $58,565,652 | 49 | |
| 12 | (11) | Scream | $1,701,601 | -12% | 854 | $1,993 | $99,467,892 | 161 | |
| 13 | (8) | Sprung | $1,605,182 | -52% | 715 | $2,245 | $5,473,827 | 16 | |
| 14 | (12) | The Saint | $1,299,945 | -30% | 1,061 | $1,225 | $58,431,210 | 56 | |
| 15 | (14) | Murder at 1600 | $896,685 | -32% | 807 | $1,111 | $24,356,131 | 42 | |
| 16 | (13) | Grosse Pointe Blank | $870,021 | -41% | 528 | $1,648 | $25,625,526 | 49 | |
| 17 | (15) | Chasing Amy | $657,943 | -26% | 290 | $2,269 | $7,995,555 | 56 | |
| 18 | (17) | Jerry Maguire | $616,263 | +70% | 406 | $1,518 | $151,940,564 | 168 | |
| 19 | (23) | Selena | $519,219 | +113% | 463 | $1,121 | $34,675,685 | 70 | |
| 20 | (-) | Absolute Power | $497,477 | 455 | $1,093 | $49,300,094 | 105 | ||
| 21 | (-) | That Darn Cat | $484,545 | 462 | $1,049 | $17,543,930 | 105 | ||
| 22 | (24) | Love! Valour! Compassion! | $470,466 | +99% | 30 | $15,682 | $707,324 | 14 | |
| 23 | (22) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $364,679 | +43% | 343 | $1,063 | $55,479,667 | 84 | |
| 24 | (19) | Sling Blade | $318,623 | -2% | 202 | $1,577 | $23,351,465 | 191 | |
| 25 | (-) | Private Parts | $292,187 | 456 | $641 | $41,072,406 | 84 | ||
| 26 | (18) | The English Patient | $274,131 | -18% | 190 | $1,443 | $76,980,662 | 196 | |
| 27 | (25) | Kolya | $234,465 | +10% | 95 | $2,468 | $5,096,853 | 126 | |
| 28 | (16) | Warriors of Virtue | $231,432 | -72% | 669 | $346 | $6,310,817 | 28 | |
| 29 | (20) | Dante’s Peak | $195,090 | -36% | 146 | $1,336 | $66,964,710 | 112 | |
| 30 | (33) | Children of the Revolution | $187,612 | +59% | 59 | $3,180 | $470,082 | 30 | |
| 31 | (21) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $185,337 | -29% | 175 | $1,059 | $309,017,556 | 5,119 | |
| 32 | (26) | Vegas Vacation | $165,575 | -22% | 175 | $946 | $36,400,360 | 105 | |
| 33 | (38) | Female Perversions | $155,906 | +55% | 30 | $5,197 | $407,570 | 35 | |
| 34 | (48) | Shiloh | $151,460 | +191% | 68 | $2,227 | $526,571 | 35 | |
| 35 | (27) | Kama Sutra | $141,558 | -32% | 61 | $2,321 | $3,739,520 | 91 | |
| 36 | (37) | Waiting for Guffman | $138,967 | +30% | 50 | $2,779 | $2,422,604 | 119 | |
| 37 | (31) | Across The Sea of Time | $135,073 | +5% | 4 | $33,768 | $10,278,754 | 588 | |
| 38 | (36) | The Daytrippers | $121,615 | +11% | 49 | $2,482 | $1,493,391 | 86 | |
| 39 | (34) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $111,168 | -6% | 125 | $889 | $31,053,373 | 133 | |
| 40 | (46) | Wings of Courage | $104,194 | +84% | 6 | $17,366 | $12,136,122 | 770 | |
| 41 | (29) | The Devil’s Own | $99,991 | -47% | 191 | $524 | $42,553,895 | 65 | |
| 42 | (40) | When We Were Kings | $86,307 | -9% | 45 | $1,918 | $2,594,204 | 217 | |
| 43 | (41) | Love Jones | $80,495 | -13% | 50 | $1,610 | $12,022,131 | 77 | |
| 44 | (49) | A Chef in Love | $79,105 | +55% | 21 | $3,767 | $272,349 | 37 | |
| 45 | (28) | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | $78,431 | -59% | 101 | $777 | $268,449 | 14 | |
| 46 | (39) | The Sixth Man | $78,123 | -22% | 84 | $930 | $13,494,199 | 63 | |
| 47 | (42) | Fools Rush In | $69,308 | -25% | 232 | $299 | $28,833,136 | 105 | |
| 48 | (54) | La Promesse | $68,762 | +114% | 3 | $22,921 | $100,903 | 210 | |
| 49 | (new) | Brassed Off | $68,396 | 12 | $5,700 | $68,396 | 7 | ||
| 50 | (50) | Broken English | $66,731 | +43% | 23 | $2,901 | $227,656 | 28 | |
| 51 | (32) | Paradise Road | $65,158 | -45% | 53 | $1,229 | $1,895,675 | 49 | |
| 52 | (-) | Ponette | $64,023 | 5 | $12,805 | $199,277 | 77 | ||
| 53 | (47) | Anna Karenina | $48,845 | -11% | 25 | $1,954 | $766,354 | 56 | |
| 54 | (53) | The Van | $35,517 | +1% | 3 | $11,839 | $70,676 | 14 | |
| 55 | (52) | The Godfather | $19,532 | -45% | 40 | $488 | $135,018,705 | 9,207 | |
| Reporting movies: 55 | $149,706,510 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $81,172,327 | 3,281 | $107,427,944 |
| 2 | Addicted To Love | $13,897,053 | 2,007 | $13,897,053 |
| 3 | The Fifth Element | $9,461,220 | 2,500 | $47,471,370 |
| 4 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $6,673,279 | 2,187 | $36,105,889 |
| 5 | Breakdown | $6,232,527 | 2,348 | $39,181,965 |
| 6 | Father's Day | $5,428,704 | 2,504 | $24,373,683 |
| 7 | Liar Liar | $3,532,245 | 1,644 | $165,094,260 |
| 8 | Volcano | $2,715,198 | 1,736 | $42,827,169 |
| 9 | Night Falls On Manhattan | $2,445,926 | 758 | $6,247,585 |
| 10 | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $2,033,519 | 1,227 | $25,106,659 |
| 11 | Anaconda | $1,977,369 | 1,308 | $58,565,652 |
| 12 | Scream | $1,701,601 | 854 | $99,467,892 |
| 13 | Sprung | $1,605,182 | 715 | $5,473,827 |
| 14 | The Saint | $1,299,945 | 1,061 | $58,431,210 |
| 15 | Murder at 1600 | $896,685 | 807 | $24,356,131 |
| 16 | Grosse Pointe Blank | $870,021 | 528 | $25,625,526 |
| 17 | Chasing Amy | $657,943 | 290 | $7,995,555 |
| 18 | Jerry Maguire | $616,263 | 406 | $151,940,564 |
| 19 | Selena | $519,219 | 463 | $34,675,685 |
| 20 | Absolute Power | $497,477 | 455 | $49,300,094 |
| 21 | That Darn Cat | $484,545 | 462 | $17,543,930 |
| 22 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | $470,466 | 30 | $707,324 |
| 23 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $364,679 | 343 | $55,479,667 |
| 24 | Sling Blade | $318,623 | 202 | $23,351,465 |
| 25 | Private Parts | $292,187 | 456 | $41,072,406 |
| 26 | The English Patient | $274,131 | 190 | $76,980,662 |
| 27 | Kolya | $234,465 | 95 | $5,096,853 |
| 28 | Warriors of Virtue | $231,432 | 669 | $6,310,817 |
| 29 | Dante’s Peak | $195,090 | 146 | $66,964,710 |
| 30 | Children of the Revolution | $187,612 | 59 | $470,082 |
| 31 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $185,337 | 175 | $309,017,556 |
| 32 | Vegas Vacation | $165,575 | 175 | $36,400,360 |
| 33 | Female Perversions | $155,906 | 30 | $407,570 |
| 34 | Shiloh | $151,460 | 68 | $526,571 |
| 35 | Kama Sutra | $141,558 | 61 | $3,739,520 |
| 36 | Waiting for Guffman | $138,967 | 50 | $2,422,604 |
| 37 | Across The Sea of Time | $135,073 | 4 | $10,278,754 |
| 38 | The Daytrippers | $121,615 | 49 | $1,493,391 |
| 39 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $111,168 | 125 | $31,053,373 |
| 40 | Wings of Courage | $104,194 | 6 | $12,136,122 |
| 41 | The Devil’s Own | $99,991 | 191 | $42,553,895 |
| 42 | When We Were Kings | $86,307 | 45 | $2,594,204 |
| 43 | Love Jones | $80,495 | 50 | $12,022,131 |
| 44 | A Chef in Love | $79,105 | 21 | $272,349 |
| 45 | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | $78,431 | 101 | $268,449 |
| 46 | The Sixth Man | $78,123 | 84 | $13,494,199 |
| 47 | Fools Rush In | $69,308 | 232 | $28,833,136 |
| 48 | La Promesse | $68,762 | 3 | $100,903 |
| 49 | Brassed Off | $68,396 | 12 | $68,396 |
| 50 | Broken English | $66,731 | 23 | $227,656 |
| 51 | Paradise Road | $65,158 | 53 | $1,895,675 |
| 52 | Ponette | $64,023 | 5 | $199,277 |
| 53 | Anna Karenina | $48,845 | 25 | $766,354 |
| 54 | The Van | $35,517 | 3 | $70,676 |
| 55 | The Godfather | $19,532 | 40 | $135,018,705 |
| Reporting: 55 | $149,706,510 | total | ||