Domestic 1997 Weekend 9
February 28-March 2, 1997
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1997 Special Edition | $13,145,852 | -40.2% | 2,112 | +1 | $6,224 | $40,220,930 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | - | Donnie Brasco | $11,660,216 | - | 1,503 | - | $7,757 | $11,660,216 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 2 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | $6,856,626 | -37.8% | 2,375 | +175 | $2,887 | $125,081,793 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | - | Booty Call | $6,429,364 | - | 1,272 | - | $5,054 | $8,005,192 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 3 | Absolute Power | $5,728,082 | -36.5% | 2,168 | -400 | $2,642 | $36,863,422 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | 4 | Dante's Peak | $5,268,165 | -26.2% | 2,751 | -10 | $1,915 | $52,335,485 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | 5 | Vegas Vacation | $4,558,084 | -30.4% | 2,070 | - | $2,201 | $27,252,589 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 6 | Fools Rush In | $3,603,175 | -34.6% | 1,701 | - | $2,118 | $21,420,382 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | - | Marvin's Room | $3,250,409 | - | 1,153 | - | $2,819 | $5,380,309 | 11 | Miramax |
| 10 | 8 | Rosewood | $2,909,767 | -7.7% | 991 | - | $2,936 | $7,177,238 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | 9 | Jerry Maguire | $2,581,293 | -16.2% | 1,353 | -153 | $1,907 | $135,106,602 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | 7 | That Darn Cat | $2,495,131 | -31.2% | 1,803 | -88 | $1,383 | $14,273,057 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | 10 | The English Patient | $2,228,209 | -21.1% | 1,144 | -42 | $1,947 | $54,745,722 | 16 | Miramax |
| 14 | 11 | Shine | $2,182,618 | -4.4% | 1,050 | +157 | $2,078 | $26,066,924 | 15 | Fine Line Features |
| 15 | 12 | Scream | $1,301,110 | -28.8% | 1,018 | -194 | $1,278 | $83,310,972 | 11 | Dimension Films |
| 16 | 15 | Michael | $968,438 | -9.1% | 1,060 | +86 | $913 | $87,384,255 | 10 | New Line Cinema |
| 17 | 17 | Sling Blade | $880,872 | +17.1% | 154 | +32 | $5,719 | $3,209,479 | 14 | Miramax |
| 18 | 27 | Lost Highway | $857,365 | +303.1% | 212 | +200 | $4,044 | $1,154,781 | 2 | October Films |
| 19 | 13 | Evita | $757,665 | -38.3% | 733 | -137 | $1,033 | $47,470,268 | 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | 20 | Secrets & Lies | $539,483 | -11.6% | 296 | +24 | $1,822 | $9,666,656 | 23 | October Films |
| 21 | 18 | Ransom | $479,929 | -24.4% | 542 | -16 | $885 | $134,974,141 | 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 22 | 21 | Space Jam | $343,161 | -24.7% | 608 | -72 | $564 | $89,837,787 | 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | 14 | The Beautician and the Beast | $320,101 | -71% | 840 | -884 | $381 | $10,514,486 | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| 24 | 24 | Everyone Says I Love You | $294,655 | -23.2% | 126 | -56 | $2,338 | $8,716,229 | 13 | Miramax |
| 25 | 19 | Mother | $276,143 | -56% | 410 | -141 | $673 | $18,186,928 | 10 | Paramount Pictures |
| 26 | - | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $107,108 | - | 8 | - | $13,388 | $107,108 | 1 | - |
| 27 | - | Hard Eight | $69,486 | - | 29 | - | $2,396 | $69,486 | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 28 | - | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | $53,499 | - | 10 | - | $5,349 | $83,499 | 1 | Trimark Pictures |
| 29 | - | Follow Me Home | $17,319 | - | 3 | - | $5,773 | $17,319 | 1 | - |
