Domestic 1997 Weekend 7
February 14-17, 1997 - Presidents' Day weekend (US)
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | $21,370,589 | - | 2,104 | - | $10,157 | $98,631,380 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | - | Absolute Power | $16,770,220 | - | 2,568 | - | $6,530 | $16,770,220 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | - | Dante's Peak | $13,662,270 | - | 2,727 | - | $5,010 | $36,271,100 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | - | Vegas Vacation | $12,837,927 | - | 2,054 | - | $6,250 | $12,837,927 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | - | Fools Rush In | $9,714,940 | - | 1,674 | - | $5,803 | $9,714,940 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | - | That Darn Cat | $6,424,617 | - | 1,891 | - | $3,397 | $6,424,617 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | - | Jerry Maguire | $5,205,845 | - | 1,730 | - | $3,009 | $127,708,151 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | - | The English Patient | $4,585,551 | - | 1,115 | - | $4,112 | $47,738,423 | - | Miramax |
| 9 | - | Shine | $3,515,584 | - | 851 | - | $4,131 | $20,024,158 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 10 | - | Scream | $3,261,988 | - | 1,431 | - | $2,279 | $79,108,017 | - | Dimension Films |
| 11 | - | The Beautician and the Beast | $3,184,165 | - | 1,801 | - | $1,767 | $8,221,369 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | - | Dangerous Ground | $2,647,745 | - | 808 | - | $3,276 | $2,647,745 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 13 | - | Evita | $2,524,722 | - | 956 | - | $2,640 | $44,436,127 | 8 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | - | Mother | $1,323,578 | - | 735 | - | $1,800 | $16,792,504 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | - | Michael | $1,235,622 | - | 946 | - | $1,306 | $84,741,079 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 16 | - | Metro | $1,082,570 | - | 881 | - | $1,228 | $30,145,797 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | - | Beverly Hills Ninja | $942,115 | - | 1,065 | - | $884 | $28,412,600 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | - | Ransom | $863,418 | - | 601 | - | $1,436 | $133,504,875 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | - | The Pest | $827,341 | - | 1,168 | - | $708 | $3,002,472 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 20 | - | Space Jam | $771,666 | - | 786 | - | $981 | $88,863,156 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | - | Everyone Says I Love You | $740,497 | - | 223 | - | $3,320 | $7,753,317 | - | Miramax |
| 22 | - | In Love and War | $632,460 | - | 944 | - | $669 | $14,022,594 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 23 | - | Sling Blade | $559,532 | - | 63 | - | $8,881 | $1,115,712 | - | Miramax |
| 24 | - | Secrets & Lies | $550,999 | - | 162 | - | $3,401 | $8,147,277 | - | October Films |
| 25 | - | The Relic | $527,374 | - | 640 | - | $824 | $32,191,622 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 26 | - | Hamlet | $526,300 | - | 92 | - | $5,720 | $2,758,109 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 27 | - | Touch | $195,236 | - | 51 | - | $3,828 | $195,236 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 28 | - | The Graduate 1997 Re-release | $37,948 | - | 2 | - | $18,974 | $37,948 | - | Strand Releasing |
| 29 | - | Fargo | $28,504 | - | 52 | - | $548 | $24,111,822 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
