Domestic 1997 Weekend 8
February 21-23, 1997
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1997 Special Edition | $21,975,993 | - | 2,111 | - | $10,410 | $21,975,993 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | $11,031,743 | -37.1% | 2,200 | +96 | $5,014 | $115,952,747 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | 2 | Absolute Power | $9,014,333 | -38.6% | 2,568 | - | $3,510 | $28,700,130 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | - | Dante's Peak | $7,137,185 | - | 2,761 | - | $2,585 | $45,453,535 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | - | Vegas Vacation | $6,549,243 | - | 2,070 | - | $3,163 | $21,279,992 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 3 | Fools Rush In | $5,511,620 | -35.8% | 1,701 | +27 | $3,240 | $16,557,802 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | - | That Darn Cat | $3,625,278 | - | 1,891 | - | $1,917 | $11,178,789 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | - | Rosewood | $3,154,075 | - | 991 | - | $3,182 | $3,154,075 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | 4 | Jerry Maguire | $3,080,444 | -32.9% | 1,506 | -224 | $2,045 | $131,653,945 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | - | The English Patient | $2,823,228 | - | 1,186 | - | $2,380 | $51,532,324 | 15 | Miramax |
| 11 | - | Shine | $2,282,998 | - | 893 | - | $2,556 | $23,063,578 | 14 | Fine Line Features |
| 12 | - | Scream | $1,827,708 | - | 1,212 | - | $1,508 | $81,534,236 | 10 | Dimension Films |
| 13 | 5 | Evita | $1,228,586 | -42.8% | 870 | -86 | $1,412 | $46,266,762 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | - | The Beautician and the Beast | $1,104,097 | - | 1,724 | - | $640 | $9,956,521 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | - | Michael | $1,065,095 | - | 974 | - | $1,093 | $86,062,020 | 9 | New Line Cinema |
| 16 | - | Dangerous Ground | $1,057,313 | - | 807 | - | $1,310 | $4,451,533 | 2 | New Line Cinema |
| 17 | - | Sling Blade | $752,148 | - | 122 | - | $6,165 | $2,020,421 | 13 | Miramax |
| 18 | - | Ransom | $634,446 | - | 558 | - | $1,137 | $134,324,609 | 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | - | Mother | $628,248 | - | 551 | - | $1,140 | $17,714,574 | 9 | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | - | Secrets & Lies | $610,507 | - | 272 | - | $2,244 | $8,930,000 | 22 | October Films |
| 21 | - | Space Jam | $455,553 | - | 680 | - | $669 | $89,408,817 | 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | - | Metro | $454,096 | - | 441 | - | $1,029 | $30,805,429 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | - | Blood and Wine | $420,993 | - | 166 | - | $2,536 | $420,993 | 1 | - |
| 24 | - | Everyone Says I Love You | $383,886 | - | 182 | - | $2,109 | $8,296,665 | 12 | Miramax |
| 25 | - | Beverly Hills Ninja | $304,026 | - | 480 | - | $633 | $28,855,388 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 26 | - | Hamlet | $290,488 | - | 88 | - | $3,301 | $3,157,347 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 27 | - | Lost Highway | $212,710 | - | 12 | - | $17,725 | $212,710 | 1 | October Films |
