Weekly (Fri-Thu) Domestic Chart Starting on May 2, 1997
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| Movie Title | Distributor | Gross | %LW | Theaters | Theaters Change | Per Theater | Total Gross | Weeks In Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N | Breakdown | Paramount Pi… | $15,563,470 | 2,108 | $7,383 | $15,563,470 | 1 | ||
| 2 | N | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | New Line | $12,431,912 | 2,187 | $5,684 | $12,431,912 | 1 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Volcano | 20th Century… | $11,261,208 | -39% | 2,777 | +3 | $4,055 | $29,605,244 | 2 |
| 4 | (3) | Liar Liar | Universal | $7,204,925 | -20% | 2,675 | -188 | $2,693 | $152,834,075 | 7 |
| 5 | (2) | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | Walt Disney | $6,683,624 | -30% | 1,606 | +4 | $4,162 | $16,215,181 | 2 |
| 6 | (4) | Anaconda | Sony Pictures | $5,678,732 | -36% | 2,456 | n/c | $2,312 | $50,414,743 | 4 |
| 7 | N | Warriors of Virtue | MGM | $3,846,785 | 2,101 | $1,831 | $3,846,785 | 1 | ||
| 8 | (6) | The Saint | Paramount Pi… | $3,818,691 | -39% | 2,118 | -382 | $1,803 | $53,254,173 | 5 |
| 9 | (5) | Murder at 1600 | Warner Bros. | $3,590,234 | -43% | 1,970 | -188 | $1,822 | $20,375,016 | 3 |
| 10 | (7) | Grosse Pointe Blank | Walt Disney | $2,673,894 | -33% | 1,177 | -65 | $2,272 | $21,743,824 | 4 |
| 11 | (8) | Scream | Miramax | $1,469,260 | -20% | 986 | -230 | $1,490 | $94,926,138 | 20 |
| 12 | (9) | Chasing Amy | Miramax | $1,240,761 | -20% | 530 | -23 | $2,341 | $5,557,339 | 5 |
| 13 | (20) | Jerry Maguire | Sony Pictures | $693,724 | +24% | 650 | +71 | $1,067 | $150,560,100 | 21 |
| 14 | (10) | The Devil's Own | Sony Pictures | $657,336 | -56% | 700 | -570 | $939 | $42,018,565 | 7 |
| 15 | (11) | That Old Feeling | Universal | $569,838 | -60% | 634 | -710 | $899 | $15,934,313 | 5 |
| 16 | (-) | Vegas Vacation | Warner Bros. | $544,381 | 621 | $877 | $35,620,840 | 12 | ||
| 17 | (14) | The English Patient | Miramax | $509,764 | -41% | 386 | -130 | $1,321 | $76,026,545 | 25 |
| 18 | (13) | Jungle 2 Jungle | Walt Disney | $502,457 | -46% | 641 | -417 | $784 | $54,530,577 | 9 |
| 19 | (16) | Selena | Warner Bros. | $495,665 | -38% | 342 | -185 | $1,449 | $33,621,740 | 7 |
| 20 | (18) | Sling Blade | Miramax | $489,238 | -32% | 329 | -123 | $1,487 | $22,373,213 | 25 |
| 21 | (19) | Dante’s Peak | Universal | $427,430 | -32% | 427 | -108 | $1,001 | $66,147,365 | 13 |
| 22 | N | Commandments | Gramercy | $409,496 | 269 | $1,522 | $409,496 | 1 | ||
| 23 | (17) | Paradise Road | Fox Searchlight | $391,412 | -50% | 295 | -55 | $1,327 | $1,542,570 | 4 |
| 24 | (23) | Michael | New Line | $376,796 | -23% | 290 | -100 | $1,299 | $95,318,203 | 20 |
| 25 | (12) | McHale's Navy | Universal | $284,420 | -75% | 621 | -1,240 | $458 | $4,214,475 | 3 |
| 26 | (21) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | 20th Century… | $280,474 | -45% | 211 | -152 | $1,329 | $308,211,311 | 729 |
| 27 | (25) | Kolya | Miramax | $274,720 | -19% | 138 | -15 | $1,991 | $4,433,410 | 15 |
| 28 | (22) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | 20th Century… | $256,123 | -50% | 383 | -368 | $669 | $290,082,141 | 886 |
| 29 | (27) | Kama Sutra | Trimark | $250,026 | -5% | 81 | +28 | $3,087 | $3,169,160 | 10 |
| 30 | (24) | The Sixth Man | Walt Disney | $194,788 | -55% | 281 | -241 | $693 | $13,198,548 | 6 |
| 31 | (36) | When We Were Kings | Gramercy | $160,773 | +6% | 75 | +5 | $2,144 | $2,314,417 | 28 |
| 32 | (26) | Double Team | Sony Pictures | $153,335 | -45% | 153 | -272 | $1,002 | $10,526,580 | 5 |
| 33 | (38) | Beverly Hills Ninja | Sony Pictures | $139,298 | -7% | 205 | -72 | $680 | $30,682,554 | 16 |
| 34 | (30) | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | 20th Century… | $135,849 | -36% | 290 | -128 | $468 | $8,014,553 | 6 |
| 35 | (31) | Love Jones | New Line | $131,445 | -34% | 86 | -45 | $1,528 | $11,746,819 | 8 |
| 36 | (42) | Anna Karenina | Warner Bros. | $129,189 | +15% | 34 | +12 | $3,800 | $586,813 | 5 |
| 37 | (45) | Traveller | October Films | $127,263 | +27% | 57 | +31 | $2,233 | $271,366 | 3 |
| 38 | (48) | Across The Sea of Time | Sony Picture… | $116,127 | +22% | 4 | n/c | $29,032 | $9,904,018 | 81 |
| 39 | (39) | Waiting for Guffman | Sony Picture… | $114,908 | -15% | 54 | -4 | $2,128 | $2,071,659 | 14 |
| 40 | (35) | Shine | Fine Line | $108,546 | -32% | 135 | -147 | $804 | $35,605,356 | 24 |
| 41 | (34) | B*A*P*S | New Line | $108,543 | -40% | 102 | -72 | $1,064 | $7,108,716 | 6 |
| 42 | (40) | The Daytrippers | Lionsgate | $105,434 | -22% | 47 | +2 | $2,243 | $1,165,487 | 10 |
| 43 | (29) | Inventing the Abbotts | 20th Century… | $103,239 | -58% | 149 | -130 | $693 | $5,764,769 | 5 |
| 44 | (37) | Shiloh | Legacy Relea… | $102,511 | -32% | 70 | n/c | $1,464 | $254,271 | 2 |
| 45 | (43) | Kissed | Goldwyn Ente… | $88,661 | -15% | 28 | +5 | $3,166 | $353,106 | 4 |
| 46 | (33) | The Beautician and the Beast | Paramount Pi… | $84,658 | -57% | 220 | -126 | $385 | $11,422,103 | 13 |
| 47 | (41) | Secrets & Lies | October Films | $66,828 | -44% | 54 | -33 | $1,238 | $13,346,726 | 32 |
| 48 | N | Broken English | Sony Picture… | $49,458 | 10 | $4,946 | $49,458 | 1 | ||
| 49 | (44) | Donnie Brasco | Sony Pictures | $49,432 | -52% | 100 | -79 | $494 | $41,667,899 | 10 |
| 50 | (-) | Wings of Courage | Sony Picture… | $47,703 | 3 | $15,901 | $11,911,957 | 107 | ||
| 51 | (46) | The Relic | Paramount Pi… | $46,416 | -53% | 63 | -50 | $737 | $33,903,135 | 17 |
| 52 | (-) | Children of the Revolution | Miramax | $44,848 | 6 | $7,475 | $48,513 | 2 | ||
| 53 | (49) | The Godfather | Paramount Pi… | $42,280 | -31% | 40 | n/c | $1,057 | $134,933,976 | 1,313 |
| 54 | (50) | A Chef in Love | Sony Picture… | $37,343 | -16% | 7 | +1 | $5,335 | $86,134 | 3 |
| 55 | (52) | Zeus and Roxanne | MGM | $2,757 | +19% | 18 | -4 | $153 | $7,233,324 | 15 |
| 56 | (53) | Inside the Goldmine | Dove Enterta… | $178 | -82% | 1 | n/c | $178 | $1,182 | 2 |
| 56 | $85,368,606 |