Weekly (Fri-Thu) Domestic Chart Starting on May 16, 1997
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| Movie Title | Distributor | Gross | %LW | Theaters | Theaters Change | Per Theater | Total Gross | Weeks In Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | The Fifth Element | Sony Pictures | $15,207,683 | -33% | 2,500 | n/c | $6,083 | $38,010,150 | 2 |
| 2 | (2) | Father's Day | Warner Bros. | $7,845,945 | -29% | 2,507 | +25 | $3,130 | $18,944,979 | 2 |
| 3 | (4) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | New Line | $7,769,264 | -16% | 2,187 | n/c | $3,552 | $29,432,610 | 3 |
| 4 | (3) | Breakdown | Paramount Pi… | $7,657,115 | -21% | 2,344 | +49 | $3,267 | $32,949,438 | 3 |
| 5 | (5) | Volcano | 20th Century… | $4,776,200 | -17% | 2,636 | -14 | $1,812 | $40,111,971 | 4 |
| 6 | (6) | Liar Liar | Universal | $4,149,135 | -9% | 2,100 | -212 | $1,976 | $161,562,015 | 9 |
| 7 | N | Night Falls On Manhattan | Paramount Pi… | $3,801,659 | 758 | $5,015 | $3,801,659 | 1 | ||
| 8 | (-) | Sprung | Trimark | $3,354,307 | 780 | $4,300 | $3,868,645 | 2 | ||
| 9 | (7) | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | Walt Disney | $3,017,908 | -21% | 1,607 | +1 | $1,878 | $23,073,140 | 4 |
| 10 | (8) | Anaconda | Sony Pictures | $2,803,237 | -17% | 2,032 | -270 | $1,380 | $56,588,283 | 6 |
| 11 | (13) | Scream | Miramax | $1,923,422 | +110% | 1,114 | +330 | $1,727 | $97,766,291 | 22 |
| 12 | (9) | The Saint | Paramount Pi… | $1,856,644 | -8% | 1,625 | -105 | $1,143 | $57,131,265 | 7 |
| 13 | (11) | Grosse Pointe Blank | Walt Disney | $1,469,641 | -5% | 1,021 | +27 | $1,439 | $24,755,505 | 6 |
| 14 | (10) | Murder at 1600 | Warner Bros. | $1,322,854 | -25% | 1,155 | -349 | $1,145 | $23,459,446 | 5 |
| 15 | (14) | Chasing Amy | Miramax | $887,436 | -1% | 494 | +63 | $1,796 | $7,337,612 | 7 |
| 16 | (12) | Warriors of Virtue | MGM | $820,757 | -42% | 1,666 | -435 | $493 | $6,079,385 | 3 |
| 17 | (16) | Jerry Maguire | Sony Pictures | $363,416 | -9% | 409 | -3 | $889 | $151,324,301 | 23 |
| 18 | (18) | The English Patient | Miramax | $336,317 | -2% | 302 | -13 | $1,114 | $76,706,531 | 27 |
| 19 | (19) | Sling Blade | Miramax | $325,157 | -3% | 298 | +21 | $1,091 | $23,032,842 | 27 |
| 20 | (21) | Dante’s Peak | Universal | $303,725 | -5% | 290 | -82 | $1,047 | $66,769,620 | 15 |
| 21 | (17) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | 20th Century… | $260,752 | -28% | 311 | -199 | $838 | $308,832,219 | 731 |
| 22 | (20) | Jungle 2 Jungle | Walt Disney | $255,915 | -22% | 416 | -86 | $615 | $55,114,988 | 11 |
| 23 | (22) | Selena | Warner Bros. | $243,472 | -16% | 199 | -2 | $1,223 | $34,156,466 | 9 |
| 24 | N | Love! Valour! Compassion! | New Line | $236,858 | 14 | $16,918 | $236,858 | 1 | ||
| 25 | (27) | Kolya | Miramax | $213,435 | -1% | 148 | +36 | $1,442 | $4,862,388 | 17 |
| 26 | (15) | Vegas Vacation | Warner Bros. | $211,238 | -48% | 348 | -139 | $607 | $36,234,785 | 14 |
| 27 | (25) | Kama Sutra | Trimark | $209,586 | -4% | 79 | -2 | $2,653 | $3,597,962 | 12 |
| 28 | N | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | Sony/TriStar | $190,018 | 101 | $1,881 | $190,018 | 1 | ||
| 29 | (23) | The Devil's Own | Sony Pictures | $189,553 | -23% | 377 | -63 | $503 | $42,453,904 | 9 |
| 30 | (-) | Cats Don't Dance | Warner Bros. | $163,820 | 488 | $336 | $3,490,246 | 9 | ||
| 31 | (34) | Across The Sea of Time | Sony Picture… | $129,256 | +17% | 4 | n/c | $32,314 | $10,143,681 | 83 |
| 32 | (28) | Paradise Road | Fox Searchlight | $118,956 | -30% | 135 | -3 | $881 | $1,830,517 | 6 |
| 33 | (32) | Children of the Revolution | Miramax | $118,361 | +2% | 32 | +10 | $3,699 | $282,470 | 4 |
| 34 | (29) | Beverly Hills Ninja | Sony Pictures | $118,048 | -17% | 141 | -17 | $837 | $30,942,205 | 18 |
| 35 | (24) | That Old Feeling | Universal | $117,713 | -51% | 144 | -228 | $817 | $16,292,278 | 7 |
| 36 | (40) | The Daytrippers | Lionsgate | $109,086 | +12% | 52 | +7 | $2,098 | $1,371,776 | 12 |
| 37 | (36) | Waiting for Guffman | Sony Picture… | $107,175 | +2% | 64 | +11 | $1,675 | $2,283,637 | 16 |
| 38 | (41) | Female Perversions | October Films | $100,793 | +21% | 27 | +13 | $3,733 | $251,664 | 4 |
| 39 | (31) | The Sixth Man | Walt Disney | $100,534 | -14% | 496 | +318 | $203 | $13,416,076 | 8 |
| 40 | (39) | When We Were Kings | Gramercy | $95,196 | -3% | 58 | +7 | $1,641 | $2,507,897 | 30 |
| 41 | (38) | Love Jones | New Line | $93,055 | -9% | 76 | +6 | $1,224 | $11,941,636 | 10 |
| 42 | (-) | Fools Rush In | Sony Pictures | $92,814 | 455 | $204 | $28,763,828 | 14 | ||
| 43 | (33) | Traveller | October Films | $80,282 | -29% | 59 | -4 | $1,361 | $464,758 | 5 |
| 44 | (35) | Double Team | Sony Pictures | $76,410 | -29% | 87 | -22 | $878 | $10,710,149 | 7 |
| 45 | (37) | Shine | Fine Line | $72,611 | -29% | 105 | -23 | $692 | $35,780,120 | 26 |
| 46 | (46) | Wings of Courage | Sony Picture… | $56,622 | -11% | 4 | +1 | $14,156 | $12,031,928 | 109 |
| 47 | (42) | Anna Karenina | Warner Bros. | $54,665 | -28% | 30 | n/c | $1,822 | $717,509 | 7 |
| 48 | (43) | Shiloh | Legacy Relea… | $52,111 | -24% | 32 | -10 | $1,628 | $375,111 | 4 |
| 49 | (50) | A Chef in Love | Sony Picture… | $50,948 | -9% | 13 | -2 | $3,919 | $193,244 | 5 |
| 50 | (45) | Broken English | Sony Picture… | $46,580 | -28% | 23 | +9 | $2,025 | $160,925 | 3 |
| 51 | (49) | B*A*P*S | New Line | $44,041 | -27% | 53 | -47 | $831 | $7,213,475 | 8 |
| 52 | (53) | The Godfather | Paramount Pi… | $35,775 | +22% | 40 | n/c | $894 | $134,999,173 | 1,315 |
| 53 | N | The Van | Fox Searchlight | $35,159 | 3 | $11,720 | $35,159 | 1 | ||
| 54 | (-) | La Promesse | New Yorker | $32,141 | 3 | $10,714 | $32,141 | 29 | ||
| 54 | $74,104,801 |