Weekend box office
Feb 21–23, 1997
All 27 films
$87,616,040#1
The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition)| # | Film | Studio | Weekend | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition) | Fox | $21,975,993 | 2,111 | $21,975,993 |
| 2 | Star Wars (Special Edition) | Fox | $11,031,743 | 2,200 | $115,952,747 |
| 3 | Absolute Power | Sony | $9,014,333 | 2,568 | $28,700,130 |
| 4 | Dante's Peak | Uni. | $7,137,185 | 2,761 | $45,453,535 |
| 5 | Vegas Vacation | WB | $6,549,243 | 2,070 | $21,279,992 |
| 6 | Fools Rush In | Sony | $5,511,620 | 1,701 | $16,557,802 |
| 7 | That Darn Cat | BV | $3,625,278 | 1,891 | $11,178,789 |
| 8 | Rosewood | WB | $3,154,075 | 991 | $3,154,075 |
| 9 | Jerry Maguire | Sony | $3,080,444 | 1,506 | $131,653,945 |
| 10 | The English Patient | Mira. | $2,823,228 | 1,186 | $51,532,324 |
| 11 | Shine | FL | $2,282,998 | 893 | $23,063,578 |
| 12 | Scream | Dim. | $1,827,708 | 1,212 | $81,534,236 |
| 13 | Evita | BV | $1,228,586 | 870 | $46,266,762 |
| 14 | The Beautician and the Beast | Par. | $1,104,097 | 1,724 | $9,956,521 |
| 15 | Michael | NL | $1,065,095 | 974 | $86,062,020 |
| 16 | Dangerous Ground | NL | $1,057,313 | 807 | $4,451,533 |
| 17 | Sling Blade | Mira. | $752,148 | 122 | $2,020,421 |
| 18 | Ransom | BV | $634,446 | 558 | $134,324,609 |
| 19 | Mother (1996) | Par. | $628,248 | 551 | $17,714,574 |
| 20 | Secrets & Lies | Oct. | $610,507 | 272 | $8,930,000 |
| 21 | Space Jam | WB | $455,553 | 680 | $89,408,817 |
| 22 | Metro | BV | $454,096 | 441 | $30,805,429 |
| 23 | Blood and Wine | FoxS | $420,993 | 166 | $420,993 |
| 24 | Everyone Says I Love You | Mira. | $383,886 | 182 | $8,296,665 |
| 25 | Beverly Hills Ninja | Sony | $304,026 | 480 | $28,855,388 |
| 26 | Hamlet (1996) | Sony | $290,488 | 88 | $3,157,347 |
Figures as published by Box Office Mojo, read from the Internet Archive's copies of the site. About the sources.