Weekend box office
Jan 3–5, 1997
All 24 films
$89,180,504#1
Michael| # | Film | Studio | Weekend | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | NL | $12,144,926 | 2,181 | $52,733,564 |
| 2 | Jerry Maguire | Sony | $12,030,145 | 2,531 | $83,006,355 |
| 3 | Scream | Dim. | $10,015,810 | 1,737 | $39,084,452 |
| 4 | 101 Dalmatians (1996) | BV | $7,342,467 | 2,702 | $121,788,625 |
| 5 | One Fine Day | Fox | $6,218,887 | 1,968 | $32,246,925 |
| 6 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Par. | $5,755,741 | 2,417 | $54,149,743 |
| 7 | Ghosts of Mississippi | Sony | $5,016,767 | 1,268 | $5,782,753 |
| 8 | The Preacher's Wife | BV | $4,925,287 | 2,001 | $38,655,329 |
| 9 | Mars Attacks! | WB | $3,433,575 | 1,901 | $33,779,762 |
| 10 | My Fellow Americans | WB | $3,330,333 | 1,865 | $18,004,594 |
| 11 | The English Patient | Mira. | $2,732,463 | 582 | $28,007,132 |
| 12 | The Evening Star | Par. | $2,277,110 | 1,268 | $10,129,807 |
| 13 | Ransom | BV | $2,218,662 | 1,076 | $129,137,746 |
| 14 | Daylight | Uni. | $1,825,515 | 1,217 | $29,133,930 |
| 15 | Star Trek: First Contact | Par. | $1,760,201 | 1,001 | $89,128,389 |
| 16 | Shine | FL | $1,614,152 | 207 | $6,694,360 |
| 17 | Jingle All the Way | Fox | $1,557,418 | 1,405 | $57,194,776 |
| 18 | Space Jam | WB | $1,378,884 | 1,201 | $85,422,365 |
| 19 | The Crucible | Fox | $1,319,366 | 344 | $4,652,487 |
| 20 | Evita | BV | $1,064,660 | 22 | $2,225,737 |
| 21 | Romeo + Juliet | Fox | $604,009 | 662 | $44,798,596 |
| 22 | The People Vs. Larry Flynt | Sony | $597,692 | 16 | $1,744,214 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.