Weekend Domestic Box Office March 14, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (-) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $16,293,531 | 2,111 | $7,718 | $280,129,271 | 5,045 | ||
| 2 | (2) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $10,936,587 | -15% | 2,323 | $4,708 | $27,206,661 | 10 | |
| 3 | (1) | Private Parts | $8,710,102 | -40% | 2,138 | $4,074 | $27,616,701 | 10 | |
| 4 | (4) | Donnie Brasco | $5,418,077 | -31% | 1,593 | $3,401 | $31,274,218 | 17 | |
| 5 | (3) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $5,127,288 | -36% | 2,322 | $2,208 | $282,216,979 | 6,144 | |
| 6 | (new) | Love Jones | $3,908,725 | 820 | $4,767 | $3,908,725 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (16) | Sling Blade | $3,027,349 | +138% | 951 | $3,183 | $8,373,597 | 117 | |
| 8 | (7) | Absolute Power | $2,409,169 | -35% | 1,605 | $1,501 | $45,550,069 | 31 | |
| 9 | (10) | Marvin's Room | $2,365,877 | 0% | 1,158 | $2,043 | $8,678,752 | 89 | |
| 10 | (6) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $2,275,828 | -42% | 1,430 | $1,591 | $456,754,545 | 7,236 | |
| 11 | (5) | Booty Call | $2,143,955 | -47% | 1,154 | $1,858 | $17,084,711 | 19 | |
| 12 | (8) | Dante’s Peak | $2,022,500 | -37% | 1,618 | $1,250 | $59,829,335 | 38 | |
| 13 | (13) | The English Patient | $1,901,016 | -5% | 948 | $2,005 | $60,317,565 | 122 | |
| 14 | (12) | Jerry Maguire | $1,878,030 | -13% | 977 | $1,922 | $140,629,285 | 94 | |
| 15 | (9) | Vegas Vacation | $1,573,032 | -34% | 1,534 | $1,025 | $32,901,588 | 31 | |
| 16 | (11) | Fools Rush In | $1,476,404 | -36% | 1,263 | $1,169 | $26,827,223 | 31 | |
| 17 | (14) | Shine | $1,391,473 | -28% | 912 | $1,526 | $30,823,125 | 115 | |
| 18 | (15) | Rosewood | $988,793 | -44% | 616 | $1,605 | $11,420,295 | 24 | |
| 19 | (20) | Michael | $776,561 | -8% | 911 | $852 | $89,528,911 | 82 | |
| 20 | (17) | Scream | $629,419 | -38% | 658 | $957 | $85,605,609 | 87 | |
| 21 | (18) | That Darn Cat | $474,642 | -48% | 993 | $478 | $16,435,666 | 31 | |
| 22 | (22) | Secrets & Lies | $418,600 | -14% | 212 | $1,975 | $9,999,121 | 170 | |
| 23 | (21) | Lost Highway | $418,298 | -48% | 302 | $1,385 | $2,829,362 | 24 | |
| 24 | (23) | The Preacher’s Wife | $389,131 | -20% | 551 | $706 | $47,207,431 | 94 | |
| 25 | (38) | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $300,686 | +214% | 52 | $5,782 | $581,833 | 17 | |
| 26 | (32) | Kolya | $275,475 | +64% | 52 | $5,298 | $1,423,693 | 52 | |
| 27 | (26) | Kama Sutra | $268,777 | -6% | 46 | $5,843 | $791,408 | 17 | |
| 28 | (24) | Evita | $260,149 | -32% | 326 | $798 | $48,583,001 | 82 | |
| 29 | (25) | Ransom | $248,554 | -34% | 401 | $620 | $135,867,430 | 129 | |
| 30 | (19) | Rhyme & Reason | $204,357 | -76% | 238 | $859 | $1,487,984 | 12 | |
| 31 | (44) | 101 Dalmatians | $180,951 | +170% | 211 | $858 | $133,600,442 | 110 | |
| 32 | (31) | Waiting for Guffman | $166,336 | -5% | 35 | $4,752 | $766,771 | 45 | |
| 33 | (28) | Everyone Says I Love You | $164,041 | -32% | 99 | $1,657 | $9,291,297 | 101 | |
| 34 | (27) | Space Jam | $155,459 | -42% | 473 | $329 | $90,384,232 | 122 | |
| 35 | (30) | One Fine Day | $149,080 | -23% | 223 | $669 | $45,991,211 | 87 | |
| 36 | (29) | Hamlet | $142,096 | -30% | 71 | $2,001 | $4,042,969 | 82 | |
| 37 | (60) | Blood and Wine | $130,041 | +403% | 61 | $2,132 | $920,985 | 24 | |
| 38 | (33) | Mother | $124,541 | -18% | 324 | $384 | $18,635,063 | 82 | |
| 39 | (new) | J'en Suis | $122,010 | 36 | $3,389 | $122,010 | 3 | ||
| 40 | (39) | When We Were Kings | $120,955 | +27% | 22 | $5,498 | $678,704 | 143 | |
| 41 | (37) | Breaking the Waves | $93,850 | -3% | 77 | $1,219 | $3,387,427 | 124 | |
| 42 | (34) | Mars Attacks! | $72,193 | -40% | 167 | $432 | $37,754,208 | 94 | |
| 43 | (35) | The Beautician and the Beast | $60,118 | -39% | 241 | $249 | $10,808,916 | 38 | |
| 44 | (36) | My Fellow Americans | $53,828 | -45% | 131 | $411 | $22,294,341 | 87 | |
| 45 | (41) | Zeus and Roxanne | $51,461 | -33% | 203 | $254 | $7,149,231 | 52 | |
| 46 | (50) | Prisoner of the Mountains | $48,925 | -3% | 36 | $1,359 | $547,699 | 45 | |
| 47 | (-) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $47,651 | 92 | $518 | $62,300,524 | 87 | ||
| 48 | (40) | The Pest | $45,600 | -44% | 140 | $326 | $3,454,798 | 38 | |
| 49 | (55) | The Daytrippers | $43,982 | +22% | 4 | $10,996 | $103,412 | 12 | |
| 50 | (45) | Star Trek: First Contact | $42,987 | -34% | 95 | $452 | $91,968,563 | 115 | |
| 51 | (53) | Ghosts of Mississippi | $36,176 | -12% | 145 | $249 | $13,052,741 | 87 | |
| 52 | (52) | The Relic | $34,871 | -22% | 80 | $436 | $32,658,553 | 66 | |
| 53 | (48) | Boys Life 2 | $34,385 | -39% | 4 | $8,596 | $120,988 | 10 | |
| 54 | (42) | Metro | $33,363 | -54% | 59 | $565 | $31,200,000 | 59 | |
| 55 | (43) | Beverly Hills Ninja | $32,627 | -52% | 134 | $243 | $29,255,615 | 59 | |
| 56 | (new) | The Substance of Fire | $31,638 | 11 | $2,876 | $31,638 | 3 | ||
| 57 | (-) | Touch | $31,416 | 15 | $2,094 | $408,097 | 31 | ||
| 58 | (56) | Turbulence | $29,942 | -8% | 55 | $544 | $11,466,088 | 66 | |
| 59 | (47) | SubUrbia | $25,885 | -55% | 23 | $1,125 | $482,665 | 38 | |
| 60 | (57) | Ridicule | $25,679 | -21% | 22 | $1,167 | $2,457,741 | 108 | |
| 61 | (61) | The Watermelon Woman | $8,804 | -1% | 12 | $734 | $23,498 | 12 | |
| Reporting movies: 61 | $80,853,276 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | $16,293,531 | 2,111 | $280,129,271 |
| 2 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $10,936,587 | 2,323 | $27,206,661 |
| 3 | Private Parts | $8,710,102 | 2,138 | $27,616,701 |
| 4 | Donnie Brasco | $5,418,077 | 1,593 | $31,274,218 |
| 5 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | $5,127,288 | 2,322 | $282,216,979 |
| 6 | Love Jones | $3,908,725 | 820 | $3,908,725 |
| 7 | Sling Blade | $3,027,349 | 951 | $8,373,597 |
| 8 | Absolute Power | $2,409,169 | 1,605 | $45,550,069 |
| 9 | Marvin's Room | $2,365,877 | 1,158 | $8,678,752 |
| 10 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | $2,275,828 | 1,430 | $456,754,545 |
| 11 | Booty Call | $2,143,955 | 1,154 | $17,084,711 |
| 12 | Dante’s Peak | $2,022,500 | 1,618 | $59,829,335 |
| 13 | The English Patient | $1,901,016 | 948 | $60,317,565 |
| 14 | Jerry Maguire | $1,878,030 | 977 | $140,629,285 |
| 15 | Vegas Vacation | $1,573,032 | 1,534 | $32,901,588 |
| 16 | Fools Rush In | $1,476,404 | 1,263 | $26,827,223 |
| 17 | Shine | $1,391,473 | 912 | $30,823,125 |
| 18 | Rosewood | $988,793 | 616 | $11,420,295 |
| 19 | Michael | $776,561 | 911 | $89,528,911 |
| 20 | Scream | $629,419 | 658 | $85,605,609 |
| 21 | That Darn Cat | $474,642 | 993 | $16,435,666 |
| 22 | Secrets & Lies | $418,600 | 212 | $9,999,121 |
| 23 | Lost Highway | $418,298 | 302 | $2,829,362 |
| 24 | The Preacher’s Wife | $389,131 | 551 | $47,207,431 |
| 25 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $300,686 | 52 | $581,833 |
| 26 | Kolya | $275,475 | 52 | $1,423,693 |
| 27 | Kama Sutra | $268,777 | 46 | $791,408 |
| 28 | Evita | $260,149 | 326 | $48,583,001 |
| 29 | Ransom | $248,554 | 401 | $135,867,430 |
| 30 | Rhyme & Reason | $204,357 | 238 | $1,487,984 |
| 31 | 101 Dalmatians | $180,951 | 211 | $133,600,442 |
| 32 | Waiting for Guffman | $166,336 | 35 | $766,771 |
| 33 | Everyone Says I Love You | $164,041 | 99 | $9,291,297 |
| 34 | Space Jam | $155,459 | 473 | $90,384,232 |
| 35 | One Fine Day | $149,080 | 223 | $45,991,211 |
| 36 | Hamlet | $142,096 | 71 | $4,042,969 |
| 37 | Blood and Wine | $130,041 | 61 | $920,985 |
| 38 | Mother | $124,541 | 324 | $18,635,063 |
| 39 | J'en Suis | $122,010 | 36 | $122,010 |
| 40 | When We Were Kings | $120,955 | 22 | $678,704 |
| 41 | Breaking the Waves | $93,850 | 77 | $3,387,427 |
| 42 | Mars Attacks! | $72,193 | 167 | $37,754,208 |
| 43 | The Beautician and the Beast | $60,118 | 241 | $10,808,916 |
| 44 | My Fellow Americans | $53,828 | 131 | $22,294,341 |
| 45 | Zeus and Roxanne | $51,461 | 203 | $7,149,231 |
| 46 | Prisoner of the Mountains | $48,925 | 36 | $547,699 |
| 47 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | $47,651 | 92 | $62,300,524 |
| 48 | The Pest | $45,600 | 140 | $3,454,798 |
| 49 | The Daytrippers | $43,982 | 4 | $103,412 |
| 50 | Star Trek: First Contact | $42,987 | 95 | $91,968,563 |
| 51 | Ghosts of Mississippi | $36,176 | 145 | $13,052,741 |
| 52 | The Relic | $34,871 | 80 | $32,658,553 |
| 53 | Boys Life 2 | $34,385 | 4 | $120,988 |
| 54 | Metro | $33,363 | 59 | $31,200,000 |
| 55 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $32,627 | 134 | $29,255,615 |
| 56 | The Substance of Fire | $31,638 | 11 | $31,638 |
| 57 | Touch | $31,416 | 15 | $408,097 |
| 58 | Turbulence | $29,942 | 55 | $11,466,088 |
| 59 | SubUrbia | $25,885 | 23 | $482,665 |
| 60 | Ridicule | $25,679 | 22 | $2,457,741 |
| 61 | The Watermelon Woman | $8,804 | 12 | $23,498 |
| Reporting: 61 | $80,853,276 | total | ||