Domestic 1997 Weekend 10
March 7-9, 1997
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Private Parts | $14,616,333 | - | 2,138 | - | $6,836 | $14,616,333 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | - | Jungle 2 Jungle | $12,812,047 | - | 2,316 | - | $5,531 | $12,812,047 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | 1 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1997 Special Edition | $8,048,852 | -38.8% | 2,116 | +4 | $3,803 | $51,740,189 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | 2 | Donnie Brasco | $7,831,804 | -32.8% | 1,593 | +90 | $4,916 | $23,354,735 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 4 | Booty Call | $4,060,870 | -36.8% | 1,272 | - | $3,192 | $13,816,313 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | 3 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | $3,894,728 | -43.2% | 2,039 | -336 | $1,910 | $130,571,314 | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | 5 | Absolute Power | $3,712,550 | -35.2% | 2,116 | -52 | $1,754 | $42,073,637 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | 6 | Dante's Peak | $3,224,785 | -38.8% | 2,279 | -472 | $1,415 | $56,802,730 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | 7 | Vegas Vacation | $2,386,903 | -47.6% | 1,873 | -197 | $1,274 | $30,607,818 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | 9 | Marvin's Room | $2,365,877 | -27.2% | 1,158 | +5 | $2,043 | $8,678,752 | 12 | Miramax |
| 11 | 8 | Fools Rush In | $2,302,017 | -36.1% | 1,701 | - | $1,353 | $24,587,877 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | 11 | Jerry Maguire | $2,153,022 | -16.6% | 1,174 | -179 | $1,833 | $138,005,881 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | 13 | The English Patient | $2,007,254 | -9.9% | 1,004 | -140 | $1,999 | $57,548,109 | 17 | Miramax |
| 14 | 14 | Shine | $1,944,532 | -10.9% | 991 | -59 | $1,962 | $28,769,863 | 16 | Fine Line Features |
| 15 | 10 | Rosewood | $1,763,913 | -39.4% | 841 | -150 | $2,097 | $9,818,279 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | 17 | Sling Blade | $1,270,753 | +44.3% | 268 | +114 | $4,741 | $4,833,610 | 15 | Miramax |
| 17 | 15 | Scream | $1,012,668 | -22.2% | 806 | -212 | $1,256 | $84,681,531 | 12 | Dimension Films |
| 18 | 12 | That Darn Cat | $913,719 | -63.4% | 1,643 | -160 | $556 | $15,638,921 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | - | Rhyme & Reason | $853,589 | - | 280 | - | $3,048 | $853,589 | 1 | Miramax |
| 20 | 16 | Michael | $844,005 | -12.8% | 1,007 | -53 | $838 | $88,519,185 | 11 | New Line Cinema |
| 21 | 18 | Lost Highway | $801,911 | -6.5% | 337 | +125 | $2,379 | $2,279,519 | 3 | October Films |
| 22 | 20 | Secrets & Lies | $487,507 | -9.6% | 229 | -67 | $2,128 | $10,359,338 | 24 | October Films |
| 23 | 19 | Evita | $381,913 | -49.6% | 400 | -333 | $954 | $48,168,734 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | - | Boys Life 2 | $56,224 | - | 4 | - | $14,056 | $56,224 | 1 | Strand Releasing |
| 25 | - | Good Luck | $39,962 | - | 106 | - | $377 | $39,962 | 1 | - |
| 26 | - | The Daytrippers | $35,988 | - | 2 | - | $17,994 | $44,928 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 27 | - | The Eighth Day | $14,397 | - | 3 | - | $4,799 | $14,397 | 1 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
