Weekly (Fri-Thu) Domestic Chart Starting on January 31, 1997
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| Movie Title | Distributor | Gross | %LW | Theaters | Theaters Change | Per Theater | Total Gross | Weeks In Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (-) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | 20th Century… | $46,481,438 | 2,104 | $22,092 | $369,221,580 | 1,029 | ||
| 2 | (3) | Jerry Maguire | Sony Pictures | $6,296,780 | -12% | 2,140 | -67 | $2,942 | $117,702,218 | 8 |
| 3 | (1) | Evita | Walt Disney | $5,617,179 | -23% | 1,038 | +22 | $5,412 | $37,992,801 | 7 |
| 4 | (6) | Scream | Miramax | $5,587,266 | +5% | 1,835 | -159 | $3,045 | $71,445,196 | 7 |
| 5 | (2) | Metro | Walt Disney | $5,442,436 | -25% | 1,947 | -58 | $2,795 | $25,919,292 | 3 |
| 6 | (5) | Beverly Hills Ninja | Sony Pictures | $4,833,799 | -28% | 2,112 | n/c | $2,289 | $25,036,176 | 3 |
| 7 | (4) | In Love and War | New Line | $4,265,389 | -37% | 1,612 | +2 | $2,646 | $11,077,281 | 8 |
| 8 | (7) | The Relic | Paramount Pi… | $3,499,598 | -33% | 1,719 | -409 | $2,036 | $30,001,522 | 4 |
| 9 | (9) | Michael | New Line | $3,496,125 | -15% | 1,881 | -325 | $1,859 | $81,113,356 | 7 |
| 10 | (10) | Mother | Paramount Pi… | $3,427,238 | -2% | 730 | +109 | $4,695 | $13,228,124 | 7 |
| 11 | (-) | Gridlock'd | Gramercy | $3,163,315 | 743 | $4,257 | $4,087,992 | 2 | ||
| 12 | (8) | Fierce Creatures | Universal | $2,850,885 | -41% | 1,620 | +27 | $1,760 | $7,673,070 | 2 |
| 13 | N | Meet Wally Sparks | Trimark | $2,753,203 | 1,552 | $1,774 | $2,753,203 | 1 | ||
| 14 | (13) | The English Patient | Miramax | $2,423,694 | -7% | 655 | +40 | $3,700 | $39,775,812 | 12 |
| 15 | (11) | Zeus and Roxanne | MGM | $2,075,151 | -36% | 1,745 | n/c | $1,189 | $5,333,864 | 2 |
| 16 | (14) | Shine | Fine Line | $1,792,957 | -9% | 314 | n/c | $5,710 | $14,961,836 | 11 |
| 17 | N | Shadow Conspiracy | Walt Disney | $1,770,434 | 837 | $2,115 | $1,770,434 | 1 | ||
| 18 | (16) | Everyone Says I Love You | Miramax | $1,688,691 | +13% | 275 | +5 | $6,141 | $5,741,664 | 9 |
| 19 | (12) | The People vs. Larry Flynt | Sony Pictures | $1,526,746 | -46% | 966 | -267 | $1,580 | $18,177,853 | 7 |
| 20 | (17) | One Fine Day | 20th Century… | $892,045 | -37% | 768 | -316 | $1,162 | $43,818,558 | 7 |
| 21 | (18) | 101 Dalmatians | Walt Disney | $788,885 | -43% | 802 | -447 | $984 | $132,291,547 | 11 |
| 22 | (15) | Jackie Chan's First Strike | New Line | $756,857 | -59% | 781 | -373 | $969 | $14,067,683 | 4 |
| 23 | (19) | Turbulence | MGM | $660,618 | -44% | 772 | -727 | $856 | $10,835,086 | 4 |
| 24 | (23) | Hamlet | Sony Pictures | $542,553 | -14% | 56 | n/c | $9,688 | $1,776,991 | 7 |
| 25 | (22) | Jingle All the Way | 20th Century… | $504,986 | -31% | 555 | -100 | $910 | $60,178,453 | 11 |
| 26 | (24) | Daylight | Universal | $494,065 | -19% | 509 | -178 | $971 | $32,424,970 | 9 |
| 27 | (21) | The Preacher’s Wife | Walt Disney | $442,704 | -42% | 421 | -287 | $1,052 | $45,683,558 | 8 |
| 28 | (20) | The Portrait of a Lady | Gramercy | $344,869 | -57% | 194 | -343 | $1,778 | $3,488,446 | 7 |
| 29 | (28) | Ransom | Walt Disney | $299,247 | -27% | 241 | -86 | $1,242 | $132,500,010 | 13 |
| 30 | (26) | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Paramount Pi… | $250,556 | -51% | 518 | -420 | $484 | $62,104,076 | 7 |
| 31 | (-) | Thinner | Paramount Pi… | $239,401 | 514 | $466 | $15,101,526 | 15 | ||
| 32 | (34) | Breaking the Waves | October Films | $236,771 | +3% | 59 | +5 | $4,013 | $2,430,427 | 13 |
| 33 | (31) | Secrets & Lies | October Films | $234,095 | -7% | 82 | -6 | $2,855 | $7,341,711 | 19 |
| 34 | (29) | Set It Off | New Line | $212,124 | -25% | 208 | -53 | $1,020 | $35,667,570 | 14 |
| 35 | (33) | Marvin's Room | Miramax | $207,988 | -12% | 33 | -4 | $6,303 | $1,502,464 | 8 |
| 36 | (25) | Ghosts of Mississippi | Sony Pictures | $194,562 | -65% | 240 | -272 | $811 | $12,802,028 | 7 |
| 37 | (30) | Space Jam | Warner Bros. | $181,327 | -28% | 234 | -99 | $775 | $87,045,951 | 12 |
| 38 | (36) | Romeo+Juliet | 20th Century… | $176,411 | -20% | 218 | -88 | $809 | $46,196,552 | 14 |
| 39 | (32) | The Crucible | 20th Century… | $171,514 | -32% | 135 | -19 | $1,270 | $7,168,114 | 10 |
| 40 | (42) | Thieves | Sony Picture… | $167,203 | +83% | 31 | +14 | $5,394 | $708,891 | 7 |
| 41 | (35) | My Fellow Americans | Warner Bros. | $131,287 | -41% | 120 | -115 | $1,094 | $21,457,716 | 7 |
| 42 | (37) | Star Trek: First Contact | Paramount Pi… | $123,047 | -33% | 243 | -85 | $506 | $91,058,448 | 11 |
| 43 | (38) | The Ghost and the Darkness | Paramount Pi… | $117,093 | -32% | 275 | -186 | $426 | $38,509,247 | 17 |
| 44 | (53) | Some Mother's Son | Sony Pictures | $90,852 | +226% | 35 | +25 | $2,596 | $574,404 | 7 |
| 45 | (39) | Mars Attacks! | Warner Bros. | $89,148 | -33% | 104 | -54 | $857 | $36,466,462 | 8 |
| 46 | (50) | Kolya | Miramax | $85,816 | +47% | 6 | +3 | $14,303 | $144,071 | 2 |
| 47 | (40) | The First Wives Club | Paramount Pi… | $76,879 | -23% | 212 | -56 | $363 | $105,410,874 | 20 |
| 48 | (45) | Big Night | Goldwyn Ente… | $76,057 | +2% | 63 | +25 | $1,207 | $11,777,844 | 20 |
| 49 | (44) | Across The Sea of Time | Sony Picture… | $73,415 | -5% | 4 | n/c | $18,354 | $8,226,916 | 68 |
| 50 | (52) | La cérémonie | New Yorker | $72,544 | +112% | 15 | +10 | $4,836 | $550,785 | 8 |
| 51 | (41) | Albino Alligator | Miramax | $67,480 | -27% | 14 | -2 | $4,820 | $284,773 | 3 |
| 52 | N | Waiting for Guffman | Sony Picture… | $55,700 | 3 | $18,567 | $55,700 | 1 | ||
| 53 | (49) | Sling Blade | Miramax | $55,305 | -11% | 4 | -1 | $13,826 | $340,015 | 12 |
| 54 | N | Prisoner of the Mountains | Orion Classics | $25,851 | 3 | $8,617 | $25,851 | 1 | ||
| 54 | $118,131,579 |