Weekend box office
Feb 14–17, 1997
All 29 films
$116,551,323#1
Star Wars (Special Edition)| # | Film | Studio | Weekend | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars (Special Edition) | Fox | $21,370,589 | 2,104 | $98,631,380 |
| 2 | Absolute Power | Sony | $16,770,220 | 2,568 | $16,770,220 |
| 3 | Dante's Peak | Uni. | $13,662,270 | 2,727 | $36,271,100 |
| 4 | Vegas Vacation | WB | $12,837,927 | 2,054 | $12,837,927 |
| 5 | Fools Rush In | Sony | $9,714,940 | 1,674 | $9,714,940 |
| 6 | That Darn Cat | BV | $6,424,617 | 1,891 | $6,424,617 |
| 7 | Jerry Maguire | Sony | $5,205,845 | 1,730 | $127,708,151 |
| 8 | The English Patient | Mira. | $4,585,551 | 1,115 | $47,738,423 |
| 9 | Shine | FL | $3,515,584 | 851 | $20,024,158 |
| 10 | Scream | Dim. | $3,261,988 | 1,431 | $79,108,017 |
| 11 | The Beautician and the Beast | Par. | $3,184,165 | 1,801 | $8,221,369 |
| 12 | Dangerous Ground | NL | $2,647,745 | 808 | $2,647,745 |
| 13 | Evita | BV | $2,524,722 | 956 | $44,436,127 |
| 14 | Mother (1996) | Par. | $1,323,578 | 735 | $16,792,504 |
| 15 | Michael | NL | $1,235,622 | 946 | $84,741,079 |
| 16 | Metro | BV | $1,082,570 | 881 | $30,145,797 |
| 17 | Beverly Hills Ninja | Sony | $942,115 | 1,065 | $28,412,600 |
| 18 | Ransom | BV | $863,418 | 601 | $133,504,875 |
| 19 | The Pest | Sony | $827,341 | 1,168 | $3,002,472 |
| 20 | Space Jam | WB | $771,666 | 786 | $88,863,156 |
| 21 | Everyone Says I Love You | Mira. | $740,497 | 223 | $7,753,317 |
| 22 | In Love and War | NL | $632,460 | 944 | $14,022,594 |
| 23 | Sling Blade | Mira. | $559,532 | 63 | $1,115,712 |
| 24 | Secrets & Lies | Oct. | $550,999 | 162 | $8,147,277 |
| 25 | The Relic | Par. | $527,374 | 640 | $32,191,622 |
| 26 | Hamlet (1996) | Sony | $526,300 | 92 | $2,758,109 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.