Weekly (Fri-Thu) Domestic Chart Starting on May 9, 1997
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| Movie Title | Distributor | Gross | %LW | Theaters | Theaters Change | Per Theater | Total Gross | Weeks In Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N | The Fifth Element | Sony Pictures | $22,802,467 | 2,500 | $9,121 | $22,802,467 | 1 | ||
| 2 | N | Father's Day | Warner Bros. | $11,099,034 | 2,482 | $4,472 | $11,099,034 | 1 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Breakdown | Paramount Pi… | $9,728,853 | -37% | 2,295 | +187 | $4,239 | $25,292,323 | 2 |
| 4 | (2) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | New Line | $9,231,434 | -26% | 2,187 | n/c | $4,221 | $21,663,346 | 2 |
| 5 | (3) | Volcano | 20th Century… | $5,730,527 | -49% | 2,650 | -127 | $2,162 | $35,335,771 | 3 |
| 6 | (4) | Liar Liar | Universal | $4,578,805 | -36% | 2,312 | -363 | $1,980 | $157,412,880 | 8 |
| 7 | (5) | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | Walt Disney | $3,840,051 | -43% | 1,606 | n/c | $2,391 | $20,055,232 | 3 |
| 8 | (6) | Anaconda | Sony Pictures | $3,370,303 | -41% | 2,302 | -154 | $1,464 | $53,785,046 | 5 |
| 9 | (8) | The Saint | Paramount Pi… | $2,020,448 | -47% | 1,730 | -388 | $1,168 | $55,274,621 | 6 |
| 10 | (9) | Murder at 1600 | Warner Bros. | $1,761,576 | -51% | 1,504 | -466 | $1,171 | $22,136,592 | 4 |
| 11 | (10) | Grosse Pointe Blank | Walt Disney | $1,542,040 | -42% | 994 | -183 | $1,551 | $23,285,864 | 5 |
| 12 | (7) | Warriors of Virtue | MGM | $1,411,843 | -63% | 2,101 | n/c | $672 | $5,258,628 | 2 |
| 13 | (11) | Scream | Miramax | $916,731 | -38% | 784 | -202 | $1,169 | $95,842,869 | 21 |
| 14 | (12) | Chasing Amy | Miramax | $892,837 | -28% | 431 | -99 | $2,072 | $6,450,176 | 6 |
| 15 | (16) | Vegas Vacation | Warner Bros. | $402,707 | -26% | 487 | -134 | $827 | $36,023,547 | 13 |
| 16 | (13) | Jerry Maguire | Sony Pictures | $400,785 | -42% | 412 | -238 | $973 | $150,960,885 | 22 |
| 17 | (26) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | 20th Century… | $360,156 | +28% | 510 | +299 | $706 | $308,571,467 | 730 |
| 18 | (17) | The English Patient | Miramax | $343,669 | -33% | 315 | -71 | $1,091 | $76,370,214 | 26 |
| 19 | (20) | Sling Blade | Miramax | $334,472 | -32% | 277 | -52 | $1,207 | $22,707,685 | 26 |
| 20 | (18) | Jungle 2 Jungle | Walt Disney | $328,496 | -35% | 502 | -139 | $654 | $54,859,073 | 10 |
| 21 | (21) | Dante’s Peak | Universal | $318,530 | -25% | 372 | -55 | $856 | $66,465,895 | 14 |
| 22 | (19) | Selena | Warner Bros. | $291,254 | -41% | 201 | -141 | $1,449 | $33,912,994 | 8 |
| 23 | (14) | The Devil's Own | Sony Pictures | $245,786 | -63% | 440 | -260 | $559 | $42,264,351 | 8 |
| 24 | (15) | That Old Feeling | Universal | $240,252 | -58% | 372 | -262 | $646 | $16,174,565 | 6 |
| 25 | (29) | Kama Sutra | Trimark | $219,216 | -12% | 81 | n/c | $2,706 | $3,388,376 | 11 |
| 26 | (-) | Mother | Paramount Pi… | $218,231 | 408 | $535 | $19,063,075 | 21 | ||
| 27 | (27) | Kolya | Miramax | $215,543 | -22% | 112 | -26 | $1,924 | $4,648,953 | 16 |
| 28 | (23) | Paradise Road | Fox Searchlight | $168,991 | -57% | 138 | -157 | $1,225 | $1,711,561 | 5 |
| 29 | (33) | Beverly Hills Ninja | Sony Pictures | $141,603 | +2% | 158 | -47 | $896 | $30,824,157 | 17 |
| 30 | (25) | McHale's Navy | Universal | $120,680 | -58% | 275 | -346 | $439 | $4,335,155 | 4 |
| 31 | (30) | The Sixth Man | Walt Disney | $116,994 | -40% | 178 | -103 | $657 | $13,315,542 | 7 |
| 32 | (52) | Children of the Revolution | Miramax | $115,596 | +158% | 22 | +16 | $5,254 | $164,109 | 3 |
| 33 | (37) | Traveller | October Films | $113,110 | -11% | 63 | +6 | $1,795 | $384,476 | 4 |
| 34 | (38) | Across The Sea of Time | Sony Picture… | $110,407 | -5% | 4 | n/c | $27,602 | $10,014,425 | 82 |
| 35 | (32) | Double Team | Sony Pictures | $107,159 | -30% | 109 | -44 | $983 | $10,633,739 | 6 |
| 36 | (39) | Waiting for Guffman | Sony Picture… | $104,803 | -9% | 53 | -1 | $1,977 | $2,176,462 | 15 |
| 37 | (40) | Shine | Fine Line | $102,153 | -6% | 128 | -7 | $798 | $35,707,509 | 25 |
| 38 | (35) | Love Jones | New Line | $101,762 | -23% | 70 | -16 | $1,454 | $11,848,581 | 9 |
| 39 | (31) | When We Were Kings | Gramercy | $98,284 | -39% | 51 | -24 | $1,927 | $2,412,701 | 29 |
| 40 | (42) | The Daytrippers | Lionsgate | $97,203 | -8% | 45 | -2 | $2,160 | $1,262,690 | 11 |
| 41 | (-) | Female Perversions | October Films | $83,576 | 14 | $5,970 | $150,871 | 3 | ||
| 42 | (36) | Anna Karenina | Warner Bros. | $76,031 | -41% | 30 | -4 | $2,534 | $662,844 | 6 |
| 43 | (44) | Shiloh | Legacy Relea… | $68,729 | -33% | 42 | -28 | $1,636 | $323,000 | 3 |
| 44 | (34) | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | 20th Century… | $67,851 | -50% | 234 | -56 | $290 | $8,082,404 | 7 |
| 45 | (48) | Broken English | Sony Picture… | $64,887 | +31% | 14 | +4 | $4,635 | $114,345 | 2 |
| 46 | (50) | Wings of Courage | Sony Picture… | $63,349 | +33% | 3 | n/c | $21,116 | $11,975,306 | 108 |
| 47 | (45) | Kissed | Goldwyn Ente… | $61,570 | -31% | 31 | +3 | $1,986 | $414,676 | 5 |
| 48 | (43) | Inventing the Abbotts | 20th Century… | $60,893 | -41% | 107 | -42 | $569 | $5,825,662 | 6 |
| 49 | (41) | B*A*P*S | New Line | $60,718 | -44% | 100 | -2 | $607 | $7,169,434 | 7 |
| 50 | (54) | A Chef in Love | Sony Picture… | $56,162 | +50% | 15 | +8 | $3,744 | $142,296 | 4 |
| 51 | (47) | Secrets & Lies | October Films | $50,065 | -25% | 44 | -10 | $1,138 | $13,396,791 | 33 |
| 52 | (-) | All Over Me | Fine Line | $47,998 | 11 | $4,363 | $124,001 | 3 | ||
| 53 | (53) | The Godfather | Paramount Pi… | $29,422 | -30% | 40 | n/c | $736 | $134,963,398 | 1,314 |
| 54 | (56) | Inside the Goldmine | Dove Enterta… | $224 | +26% | 1 | n/c | $224 | $1,406 | 3 |
| 54 | $85,136,266 |