Weekly (Fri-Thu) Domestic Chart Starting on April 11, 1997
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| Movie Title | Distributor | Gross | %LW | Theaters | Theaters Change | Per Theater | Total Gross | Weeks In Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N | Anaconda | Sony Pictures | $20,727,345 | 2,456 | $8,439 | $20,727,345 | 1 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Liar Liar | Universal | $17,873,605 | -23% | 2,880 | +2 | $6,206 | $123,402,460 | 4 |
| 3 | (2) | The Saint | Paramount Pi… | $13,451,652 | -35% | 2,449 | +142 | $5,493 | $34,045,881 | 2 |
| 4 | N | Grosse Pointe Blank | Walt Disney | $8,874,650 | 1,227 | $7,233 | $8,874,650 | 1 | ||
| 5 | (3) | The Devil's Own | Sony Pictures | $5,338,954 | -39% | 2,355 | -149 | $2,267 | $36,710,670 | 4 |
| 6 | (4) | That Old Feeling | Universal | $4,483,435 | -32% | 1,599 | +24 | $2,804 | $11,111,675 | 2 |
| 7 | (5) | Double Team | Sony Pictures | $2,716,512 | -57% | 2,203 | n/c | $1,233 | $9,018,537 | 2 |
| 8 | (33) | Scream | Miramax | $2,638,307 | +1,032% | 1,270 | +988 | $2,077 | $89,449,128 | 17 |
| 9 | (7) | Jungle 2 Jungle | Walt Disney | $2,615,526 | -33% | 1,751 | -299 | $1,494 | $51,378,631 | 6 |
| 10 | (6) | Selena | Warner Bros. | $2,284,440 | -48% | 992 | -591 | $2,303 | $30,935,519 | 4 |
| 11 | (8) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | 20th Century… | $2,095,914 | -41% | 1,000 | -339 | $2,096 | $306,283,416 | 726 |
| 12 | (9) | The Sixth Man | Walt Disney | $2,022,156 | -41% | 1,185 | -46 | $1,706 | $11,497,612 | 3 |
| 13 | (11) | The English Patient | Miramax | $1,747,075 | -36% | 1,005 | -295 | $1,738 | $73,517,038 | 22 |
| 14 | (10) | Inventing the Abbotts | 20th Century… | $1,710,403 | -42% | 898 | n/c | $1,905 | $4,663,871 | 2 |
| 15 | (12) | Sling Blade | Miramax | $1,438,958 | -29% | 763 | -142 | $1,886 | $20,194,569 | 22 |
| 16 | (41) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | 20th Century… | $1,049,392 | +502% | 1,252 | +1,148 | $838 | $460,177,523 | 1,039 |
| 17 | (15) | Jerry Maguire | Sony Pictures | $932,939 | -39% | 710 | -100 | $1,314 | $148,475,378 | 18 |
| 18 | (16) | Dante’s Peak | Universal | $910,335 | -21% | 704 | -112 | $1,293 | $64,304,080 | 10 |
| 19 | (14) | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | 20th Century… | $759,286 | -61% | 941 | -1,160 | $807 | $7,308,342 | 3 |
| 20 | (13) | B*A*P*S | New Line | $688,828 | -65% | 643 | -561 | $1,071 | $6,490,151 | 3 |
| 21 | (23) | Michael | New Line | $639,725 | -11% | 494 | -129 | $1,295 | $93,922,481 | 17 |
| 22 | (19) | Love Jones | New Line | $475,500 | -45% | 271 | -149 | $1,755 | $11,123,430 | 5 |
| 23 | (18) | Donnie Brasco | Sony Pictures | $464,896 | -56% | 398 | -377 | $1,168 | $41,308,053 | 7 |
| 24 | (25) | Kolya | Miramax | $464,598 | -10% | 173 | +13 | $2,686 | $3,377,462 | 12 |
| 25 | (17) | Private Parts | Paramount Pi… | $443,621 | -61% | 555 | -661 | $799 | $40,429,033 | 6 |
| 26 | (51) | Chasing Amy | Miramax | $432,176 | +400% | 25 | +22 | $17,287 | $518,540 | 2 |
| 27 | (22) | Shine | Fine Line | $296,128 | -62% | 369 | -350 | $803 | $35,135,707 | 21 |
| 28 | (27) | Kama Sutra | Trimark | $283,234 | -10% | 74 | +2 | $3,827 | $2,382,227 | 7 |
| 29 | (21) | Cats Don't Dance | Warner Bros. | $257,972 | -68% | 423 | -807 | $610 | $3,059,267 | 4 |
| 30 | (24) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | 20th Century… | $255,131 | -56% | 190 | -104 | $1,343 | $289,178,981 | 883 |
| 31 | (26) | 101 Dalmatians | Walt Disney | $252,639 | -33% | 429 | -103 | $589 | $135,868,959 | 21 |
| 32 | (34) | Evita | Walt Disney | $249,087 | +8% | 260 | +23 | $958 | $49,782,870 | 17 |
| 33 | (30) | When We Were Kings | Gramercy | $223,105 | -22% | 73 | -10 | $3,056 | $1,799,822 | 25 |
| 34 | (28) | Secrets & Lies | October Films | $219,731 | -27% | 136 | -19 | $1,616 | $12,975,768 | 29 |
| 35 | (35) | The Daytrippers | Lionsgate | $186,202 | -13% | 44 | +10 | $4,232 | $748,312 | 7 |
| 36 | (29) | The Relic | Paramount Pi… | $183,206 | -36% | 199 | -96 | $921 | $33,637,883 | 14 |
| 37 | (36) | Waiting for Guffman | Sony Picture… | $178,553 | -4% | 60 | +12 | $2,976 | $1,657,328 | 11 |
| 38 | (20) | Beverly Hills Ninja | Sony Pictures | $153,445 | -81% | 395 | -105 | $388 | $30,280,730 | 13 |
| 39 | (31) | Smilla's Sense of Snow | Fox Searchlight | $152,823 | -45% | 95 | -40 | $1,609 | $2,110,750 | 7 |
| 40 | (32) | Metro | Walt Disney | $149,471 | -43% | 206 | -145 | $726 | $31,887,123 | 13 |
| 41 | (37) | The Godfather | Paramount Pi… | $130,987 | -29% | 40 | n/c | $3,275 | $134,731,141 | 1,310 |
| 42 | (40) | Crash | Fine Line | $115,246 | -35% | 44 | -112 | $2,619 | $3,121,820 | 28 |
| 43 | (46) | Anna Karenina | Warner Bros. | $112,653 | +6% | 13 | +8 | $8,666 | $218,889 | 2 |
| 44 | (45) | Das Boot (1982) (Re-Release) | Sony Pictures | $111,132 | +4% | 19 | +6 | $5,849 | $11,228,749 | 793 |
| 45 | (57) | Marvin's Room | Miramax | $107,939 | 111 | n/c | $972 | $12,751,707 | 18 | |
| 46 | (42) | Across The Sea of Time | Sony Picture… | $99,526 | -25% | 4 | n/c | $24,882 | $9,563,333 | 78 |
| 47 | (50) | Lost Highway | October Films | $91,371 | +4% | 70 | +4 | $1,305 | $3,753,768 | 8 |
| 48 | N | Paradise Road | Fox Searchlight | $86,903 | 9 | $9,656 | $86,903 | 1 | ||
| 49 | (52) | Breaking the Waves | October Films | $81,696 | -5% | 53 | -1 | $1,541 | $3,916,742 | 23 |
| 50 | (48) | The Preacher’s Wife | Walt Disney | $74,313 | -28% | 103 | -44 | $721 | $48,063,067 | 18 |
| 51 | (38) | Absolute Power | Sony Pictures | $70,125 | -62% | 135 | -133 | $519 | $48,655,750 | 9 |
| 52 | (39) | Vegas Vacation | Warner Bros. | $61,919 | -66% | 92 | -175 | $673 | $35,011,446 | 9 |
| 53 | N | Kissed | Goldwyn Ente… | $55,301 | 8 | $6,913 | $55,301 | 1 | ||
| 55 | (56) | Zeus and Roxanne | MGM | $5,713 | -28% | 30 | -10 | $190 | $7,224,533 | 12 |
| 54 | N | Pink Flamingos | Fine Line | $0 | 11 | $0 | $107,678 | 1 | ||
| 55 | $101,525,779 |