Weekly (Fri-Thu) Domestic Chart Starting on January 3, 1997
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| Movie Title | Distributor | Gross | %LW | Theaters | Theaters Change | Per Theater | Total Gross | Weeks In Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (2) | Jerry Maguire | Sony Pictures | $15,330,696 | -38% | 2,531 | n/c | $6,057 | $86,306,906 | 4 |
| 2 | (1) | Michael | New Line | $14,815,034 | -51% | 2,181 | +40 | $6,793 | $55,403,672 | 3 |
| 3 | (5) | Scream | Miramax | $13,512,881 | -20% | 1,737 | +287 | $7,779 | $42,581,523 | 3 |
| 4 | (3) | 101 Dalmatians | Walt Disney | $8,410,187 | -61% | 2,702 | -199 | $3,113 | $122,856,345 | 7 |
| 5 | (6) | One Fine Day | 20th Century… | $7,831,294 | -46% | 1,968 | -7 | $3,979 | $33,859,332 | 3 |
| 6 | (4) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Paramount Pi… | $7,420,190 | -58% | 2,417 | +38 | $3,070 | $55,814,192 | 3 |
| 7 | (31) | Ghosts of Mississippi | Sony Pictures | $6,314,539 | +1,343% | 1,268 | +1,247 | $4,980 | $7,080,525 | 3 |
| 8 | (7) | The Preacher’s Wife | Walt Disney | $6,076,614 | -54% | 2,001 | -7 | $3,037 | $39,806,656 | 4 |
| 9 | (9) | My Fellow Americans | Warner Bros. | $4,204,714 | -52% | 1,865 | -50 | $2,255 | $18,878,975 | 3 |
| 10 | (8) | Mars Attacks! | Warner Bros. | $4,186,813 | -56% | 1,901 | -54 | $2,202 | $34,533,000 | 4 |
| 11 | (12) | The English Patient | Miramax | $3,704,118 | -28% | 582 | n/c | $6,364 | $28,978,787 | 8 |
| 12 | (10) | The Evening Star | Paramount Pi… | $3,059,867 | -48% | 1,268 | +3 | $2,413 | $10,912,564 | 3 |
| 13 | (14) | Ransom | Walt Disney | $2,803,422 | -43% | 1,076 | -95 | $2,605 | $129,722,506 | 9 |
| 14 | (13) | Daylight | Universal | $2,346,245 | -53% | 1,217 | -490 | $1,928 | $29,654,660 | 5 |
| 15 | (15) | Star Trek: First Contact | Paramount Pi… | $2,191,704 | -54% | 1,001 | -18 | $2,190 | $89,559,892 | 7 |
| 16 | (17) | Shine | Fine Line | $2,183,667 | -30% | 207 | n/c | $10,549 | $7,263,875 | 7 |
| 17 | (18) | The Crucible | 20th Century… | $1,764,698 | -2% | 344 | +201 | $5,130 | $5,097,819 | 6 |
| 18 | (11) | Jingle All the Way | 20th Century… | $1,755,821 | -67% | 1,405 | -318 | $1,250 | $57,393,179 | 7 |
| 19 | (21) | Evita | Walt Disney | $1,692,580 | +66% | 22 | +20 | $76,935 | $2,853,657 | 3 |
| 20 | (16) | Space Jam | Warner Bros. | $1,543,478 | -64% | 1,201 | -178 | $1,285 | $85,586,959 | 8 |
| 21 | (20) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | Sony Pictures | $924,328 | -19% | 16 | n/c | $57,771 | $2,070,850 | 3 |
| 22 | (23) | Romeo+Juliet | 20th Century… | $804,844 | +5% | 662 | +191 | $1,216 | $44,999,431 | 10 |
| 23 | (19) | The First Wives Club | Paramount Pi… | $728,009 | -48% | 640 | -72 | $1,138 | $104,759,167 | 16 |
| 24 | (26) | D3: The Mighty Ducks | Walt Disney | $322,189 | -52% | 462 | -89 | $697 | $22,538,716 | 14 |
| 25 | (33) | Breaking the Waves | October Films | $319,705 | -10% | 47 | +2 | $6,802 | $1,468,191 | 9 |
| 26 | (25) | Ridicule | Miramax | $317,636 | -55% | 82 | +10 | $3,874 | $1,663,675 | 6 |
| 27 | (22) | Secrets & Lies | October Films | $312,899 | -62% | 72 | +3 | $4,346 | $6,328,203 | 15 |
| 28 | (28) | Sleepers | Warner Bros. | $305,799 | -43% | 447 | -52 | $684 | $52,984,780 | 12 |
| 29 | (32) | The Long Kiss Goodnight | New Line | $302,809 | -28% | 309 | -92 | $980 | $33,214,441 | 13 |
| 30 | (29) | Set It Off | New Line | $261,093 | -46% | 145 | -20 | $1,801 | $34,697,934 | 10 |
| 31 | (34) | Mother | Paramount Pi… | $209,692 | -24% | 7 | +1 | $29,956 | $577,004 | 3 |
| 32 | (27) | The Mirror Has Two Faces | Sony Pictures | $209,392 | -62% | 301 | -239 | $696 | $40,784,995 | 8 |
| 33 | (41) | Swingers | Miramax | $186,604 | -6% | 43 | +9 | $4,340 | $4,145,787 | 12 |
| 34 | (36) | Big Night | Goldwyn Ente… | $176,359 | -32% | 53 | $3,328 | $11,372,465 | 16 | |
| 35 | (40) | The Portrait of a Lady | Gramercy | $157,608 | -28% | 7 | n/c | $22,515 | $403,444 | 3 |
| 36 | (42) | Hamlet | Sony Pictures | $133,760 | -33% | 3 | n/c | $44,587 | $390,261 | 3 |
| 37 | (39) | Across The Sea of Time | Sony Picture… | $132,995 | -40% | 4 | -2 | $33,249 | $7,938,019 | 64 |
| 38 | (37) | High School High | Sony Pictures | $122,415 | -48% | 273 | -129 | $448 | $20,902,768 | 11 |
| 39 | (45) | Some Mother's Son | Sony Pictures | $118,451 | -30% | 14 | n/c | $8,461 | $313,995 | 3 |
| 40 | (43) | That Thing You Do! | 20th Century… | $109,103 | -40% | 119 | -5 | $917 | $25,660,381 | 14 |
| 41 | (47) | Thieves | Sony Picture… | $102,806 | -28% | 9 | n/c | $11,423 | $270,174 | 3 |
| 42 | (38) | Fly Away Home | Sony Pictures | $98,043 | -58% | 262 | -64 | $374 | $24,468,757 | 17 |
| 43 | (44) | First Kid | Walt Disney | $94,843 | -46% | 134 | -12 | $708 | $26,310,949 | 19 |
| 44 | (35) | Microcosmos | Miramax | $88,282 | -67% | 29 | -4 | $3,044 | $1,352,005 | 13 |
| 45 | (-) | Everyone Says I Love You | Miramax | $85,957 | 3 | $28,652 | $301,893 | 5 | ||
| 46 | (51) | Marvin's Room | Miramax | $80,048 | -18% | 6 | n/c | $13,341 | $300,545 | 4 |
| 47 | (46) | La cérémonie | New Yorker | $74,457 | -54% | 10 | +4 | $7,446 | $333,554 | 4 |
| 48 | (49) | Garden of the Finzi-Continis | Sony Picture… | $68,747 | -37% | 21 | -2 | $3,274 | $555,342 | 9 |
| 49 | (52) | Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation | Northern Art… | $61,355 | -25% | 17 | n/c | $3,609 | $978,499 | 40 |
| 50 | (48) | Jack | Walt Disney | $60,977 | -44% | 83 | -8 | $735 | $58,565,362 | 22 |
| 51 | (53) | Phenomenon | Walt Disney | $43,340 | -43% | 57 | -6 | $760 | $104,543,829 | 27 |
| 52 | (24) | Lone Star | Sony Picture… | $36,114 | -95% | 14 | +2 | $2,580 | $12,925,189 | 29 |
| 53 | (50) | The Whole Wide World | Sony Picture… | $33,718 | -66% | 9 | n/c | $3,746 | $145,133 | 4 |
| 54 | (-) | Sling Blade | Miramax | $25,435 | 2 | $12,718 | $151,181 | 8 | ||
| 54 | $118,258,374 |