Weekly (Fri-Thu) Domestic Chart Starting on May 2, 1997

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  Movie TitleDistributorGross%LWTheatersTheaters
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
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