Domestic 1997 Weekend 11
March 14-16, 1997
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1997 Special Edition | $16,293,531 | - | 2,111 | - | $7,718 | $16,293,531 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | 2 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $10,936,587 | -14.6% | 2,323 | +7 | $4,707 | $27,206,661 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | 1 | Private Parts | $8,710,102 | -40.4% | 2,138 | - | $4,073 | $27,616,701 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | Donnie Brasco | $5,418,077 | -30.8% | 1,593 | - | $3,401 | $31,274,218 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 3 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1997 Special Edition | $5,127,288 | -36.3% | 2,322 | +206 | $2,208 | $59,542,713 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | - | Love Jones | $3,908,725 | - | 820 | - | $4,766 | $3,908,725 | 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 7 | 16 | Sling Blade | $3,027,349 | +138.2% | 951 | +683 | $3,183 | $8,373,597 | 16 | Miramax |
| 8 | 7 | Absolute Power | $2,409,169 | -35.1% | 1,605 | -511 | $1,501 | $45,550,069 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | 6 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | $2,275,828 | -41.6% | 1,430 | -609 | $1,591 | $134,014,403 | 7 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | 5 | Booty Call | $2,143,955 | -47.2% | 1,154 | -118 | $1,857 | $17,084,711 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 8 | Dante's Peak | $2,022,500 | -37.3% | 1,618 | -661 | $1,250 | $59,829,335 | 6 | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | 13 | The English Patient | $1,901,016 | -5.3% | 948 | -56 | $2,005 | $60,317,565 | 18 | Miramax |
| 13 | 12 | Jerry Maguire | $1,878,030 | -12.8% | 977 | -197 | $1,922 | $140,629,285 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 14 | 9 | Vegas Vacation | $1,573,032 | -34.1% | 1,534 | -339 | $1,025 | $32,901,588 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | 10 | Marvin's Room | $1,505,142 | -36.4% | 963 | -195 | $1,562 | $10,899,695 | 13 | Miramax |
| 16 | 11 | Fools Rush In | $1,476,404 | -35.9% | 1,263 | -438 | $1,168 | $26,827,223 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | 14 | Shine | $1,391,473 | -28.4% | 912 | -79 | $1,525 | $30,823,125 | 17 | Fine Line Features |
| 18 | 15 | Rosewood | $988,793 | -43.9% | 616 | -225 | $1,605 | $11,420,295 | 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | - | City of Industry | $803,811 | - | 441 | - | $1,822 | $803,811 | 1 | Orion Pictures |
| 20 | 20 | Michael | $776,561 | -8% | 911 | -96 | $852 | $89,528,911 | 12 | New Line Cinema |
| 21 | 17 | Scream | $629,419 | -37.8% | 658 | -148 | $956 | $85,605,609 | 13 | Dimension Films |
| 22 | 18 | That Darn Cat | $474,642 | -48.1% | 993 | -650 | $477 | $16,435,666 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | 22 | Secrets & Lies | $418,600 | -14.1% | 212 | -17 | $1,974 | $10,999,121 | 25 | October Films |
| 24 | 21 | Lost Highway | $418,298 | -47.8% | 302 | -35 | $1,385 | $2,829,362 | 4 | October Films |
| 25 | 23 | Evita | $260,149 | -31.9% | 326 | -74 | $798 | $48,583,001 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 26 | - | The Substance of Fire | $56,211 | - | 11 | - | $5,110 | $31,638 | 1 | Miramax |
| 27 | - | Drunks | $17,581 | - | 2 | - | $8,790 | $17,581 | 1 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
