Weekly box office · Friday to Thursday
Feb 21–27, 1997
All 25 films
$108,258,595#1
The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition)| # | Film | Studio | Week | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition) | Fox | $27,075,078 | 2,111 | $27,075,078 |
| 2 | Star Wars (Special Edition) | Fox | $13,304,163 | 2,200 | $118,225,167 |
| 3 | Absolute Power | Sony | $11,449,543 | 2,568 | $31,135,340 |
| 4 | Dante's Peak | Uni. | $8,750,970 | 2,761 | $47,067,320 |
| 5 | Vegas Vacation | WB | $7,963,756 | 2,070 | $22,694,505 |
| 6 | Fools Rush In | Sony | $6,771,025 | 1,701 | $17,817,207 |
| 7 | Rosewood | WB | $4,267,471 | 991 | $4,267,471 |
| 8 | That Darn Cat | BV | $4,224,415 | 1,891 | $11,777,926 |
| 9 | Jerry Maguire | Sony | $3,951,808 | 1,506 | $132,525,309 |
| 10 | The English Patient | Mira. | $3,808,417 | 1,186 | $52,517,513 |
| 11 | Shine | FL | $3,103,726 | 893 | $23,884,306 |
| 12 | Scream | Dim. | $2,303,334 | 1,212 | $82,009,862 |
| 13 | Evita | BV | $1,674,427 | 870 | $46,712,603 |
| 14 | Booty Call | Sony | $1,575,828 | 0 | $1,575,828 |
| 15 | Michael | NL | $1,418,892 | 974 | $86,415,817 |
| 16 | The Beautician and the Beast | Par. | $1,341,961 | 1,724 | $10,194,385 |
| 17 | Sling Blade | Mira. | $1,060,334 | 122 | $2,328,607 |
| 18 | Mother (1996) | Par. | $824,459 | 551 | $17,910,785 |
| 19 | Secrets & Lies | Oct. | $807,680 | 272 | $9,127,173 |
| 20 | Ransom | BV | $804,049 | 558 | $134,494,212 |
| 21 | Space Jam | WB | $541,362 | 680 | $89,494,626 |
| 22 | Everyone Says I Love You | Mira. | $508,795 | 182 | $8,421,574 |
| 23 | Hamlet (1996) | Sony | $399,686 | 88 | $3,266,545 |
| 24 | Lost Highway | Oct. | $297,416 | 12 | $297,416 |
| 25 | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | Trim. | $30,000 | 0 | $30,000 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.