Weekly (Fri-Thu) Domestic Chart Starting on April 18, 1997
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| Movie Title | Distributor | Gross | %LW | Theaters | Theaters Change | Per Theater | Total Gross | Weeks In Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Anaconda | Sony Pictures | $15,185,158 | -27% | 2,456 | n/c | $6,183 | $35,912,503 | 2 |
| 2 | (2) | Liar Liar | Universal | $13,251,060 | -26% | 2,909 | +29 | $4,555 | $136,653,520 | 5 |
| 3 | N | Murder at 1600 | Warner Bros. | $10,456,883 | 2,152 | $4,859 | $10,456,883 | 1 | ||
| 4 | (3) | The Saint | Paramount Pi… | $9,157,657 | -32% | 2,500 | +51 | $3,663 | $43,203,538 | 3 |
| 5 | (4) | Grosse Pointe Blank | Walt Disney | $6,179,206 | -30% | 1,236 | +9 | $4,999 | $15,053,856 | 2 |
| 6 | (5) | The Devil's Own | Sony Pictures | $3,154,126 | -41% | 2,004 | -351 | $1,574 | $39,864,796 | 5 |
| 7 | (6) | That Old Feeling | Universal | $2,812,605 | -37% | 1,583 | -16 | $1,777 | $13,924,280 | 3 |
| 8 | N | McHale's Navy | Universal | $2,777,815 | 1,858 | $1,495 | $2,777,815 | 1 | ||
| 9 | N | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | Orion Pictures | $2,667,039 | 1,553 | $1,717 | $2,667,039 | 1 | ||
| 10 | (26) | Chasing Amy | Miramax | $2,255,977 | +422% | 519 | +494 | $4,347 | $2,774,517 | 3 |
| 11 | (8) | Scream | Miramax | $2,166,426 | -18% | 1,153 | -117 | $1,879 | $91,615,554 | 18 |
| 12 | (9) | Jungle 2 Jungle | Walt Disney | $1,727,129 | -34% | 1,621 | -130 | $1,065 | $53,105,760 | 7 |
| 13 | (10) | Selena | Warner Bros. | $1,391,652 | -39% | 699 | -293 | $1,991 | $32,327,171 | 5 |
| 14 | (13) | The English Patient | Miramax | $1,134,687 | -35% | 677 | -328 | $1,676 | $74,651,725 | 23 |
| 15 | (11) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | 20th Century… | $1,132,973 | -46% | 626 | -374 | $1,810 | $307,416,389 | 727 |
| 16 | (7) | Double Team | Sony Pictures | $1,074,478 | -60% | 1,331 | -872 | $807 | $10,093,015 | 3 |
| 17 | (12) | The Sixth Man | Walt Disney | $1,073,471 | -47% | 949 | -236 | $1,131 | $12,571,083 | 4 |
| 18 | (15) | Sling Blade | Miramax | $972,173 | -32% | 534 | -229 | $1,821 | $21,166,742 | 23 |
| 19 | (17) | Jerry Maguire | Sony Pictures | $829,624 | -11% | 643 | -67 | $1,290 | $149,305,002 | 19 |
| 20 | (18) | Dante’s Peak | Universal | $789,585 | -13% | 629 | -75 | $1,255 | $65,093,665 | 11 |
| 21 | (14) | Inventing the Abbotts | 20th Century… | $751,831 | -56% | 679 | -219 | $1,107 | $5,415,702 | 3 |
| 22 | (21) | Michael | New Line | $532,217 | -17% | 397 | -97 | $1,341 | $94,454,698 | 18 |
| 23 | (16) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | 20th Century… | $461,779 | -56% | 634 | -618 | $728 | $460,639,302 | 1,040 |
| 24 | (24) | Kolya | Miramax | $440,008 | -5% | 159 | -14 | $2,767 | $3,817,470 | 13 |
| 25 | (19) | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | 20th Century… | $358,885 | -53% | 473 | -468 | $759 | $7,667,227 | 4 |
| 26 | (20) | B*A*P*S | New Line | $329,654 | -52% | 369 | -274 | $893 | $6,819,805 | 4 |
| 27 | (22) | Love Jones | New Line | $291,415 | -39% | 267 | -4 | $1,091 | $11,414,845 | 6 |
| 28 | (48) | Paradise Road | Fox Searchlight | $284,242 | +227% | 73 | +64 | $3,894 | $371,145 | 2 |
| 29 | (28) | Kama Sutra | Trimark | $274,350 | -3% | 71 | -3 | $3,864 | $2,656,577 | 8 |
| 30 | (-) | The Beautician and the Beast | Paramount Pi… | $266,497 | 442 | $603 | $11,141,826 | 11 | ||
| 31 | (23) | Donnie Brasco | Sony Pictures | $206,759 | -56% | 220 | -178 | $940 | $41,514,812 | 8 |
| 32 | (33) | When We Were Kings | Gramercy | $201,603 | -10% | 70 | -3 | $2,880 | $2,001,425 | 26 |
| 33 | (27) | Shine | Fine Line | $200,944 | -32% | 282 | -87 | $713 | $35,336,651 | 22 |
| 34 | (25) | Private Parts | Paramount Pi… | $190,094 | -57% | 258 | -297 | $737 | $40,619,127 | 7 |
| 35 | (34) | Secrets & Lies | October Films | $184,829 | -16% | 125 | -11 | $1,479 | $13,160,597 | 30 |
| 36 | (35) | The Daytrippers | Lionsgate | $176,696 | -5% | 44 | n/c | $4,016 | $925,008 | 8 |
| 37 | (31) | 101 Dalmatians | Walt Disney | $176,256 | -30% | 322 | -107 | $547 | $136,045,215 | 22 |
| 38 | (37) | Waiting for Guffman | Sony Picture… | $164,344 | -8% | 54 | -6 | $3,043 | $1,821,672 | 12 |
| 39 | (29) | Cats Don't Dance | Warner Bros. | $158,635 | -39% | 248 | -175 | $640 | $3,217,902 | 5 |
| 40 | (32) | Evita | Walt Disney | $153,162 | -39% | 177 | -83 | $865 | $49,936,032 | 18 |
| 41 | (44) | Das Boot (1982) (Re-Release) | Sony Pictures | $152,350 | +37% | 29 | +10 | $5,253 | $11,381,099 | 794 |
| 42 | (30) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | 20th Century… | $139,400 | -45% | 136 | -54 | $1,025 | $289,318,381 | 884 |
| 43 | (46) | Across The Sea of Time | Sony Picture… | $129,208 | +30% | 4 | n/c | $32,302 | $9,692,541 | 79 |
| 44 | (43) | Anna Karenina | Warner Bros. | $126,851 | +13% | 18 | +5 | $7,047 | $345,740 | 3 |
| 45 | (36) | The Relic | Paramount Pi… | $120,410 | -34% | 130 | -69 | $926 | $33,758,293 | 15 |
| 46 | (38) | Beverly Hills Ninja | Sony Pictures | $112,172 | -27% | 330 | -65 | $340 | $30,392,902 | 14 |
| 47 | (53) | Kissed | Goldwyn Ente… | $104,938 | +90% | 17 | +9 | $6,173 | $160,239 | 2 |
| 48 | (41) | The Godfather | Paramount Pi… | $99,266 | -24% | 40 | n/c | $2,482 | $134,830,407 | 1,311 |
| 49 | (-) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | Sony Pictures | $80,372 | 127 | $633 | $20,158,200 | 18 | ||
| 50 | (39) | Smilla's Sense of Snow | Fox Searchlight | $70,855 | -54% | 49 | -46 | $1,446 | $2,181,605 | 8 |
| 51 | (40) | Metro | Walt Disney | $68,118 | -54% | 102 | -104 | $668 | $31,955,241 | 14 |
| 52 | (51) | Absolute Power | Sony Pictures | $55,039 | -22% | 108 | -27 | $510 | $48,710,789 | 10 |
| 53 | N | Traveller | October Films | $43,857 | 6 | $7,310 | $43,857 | 1 | ||
| 54 | (55) | Zeus and Roxanne | MGM | $3,718 | -35% | 30 | n/c | $124 | $7,228,251 | 13 |
| 54 | $87,300,478 |