Domestic 1997 Weekend 16
April 18-20, 1997
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Anaconda | $12,013,566 | -27.7% | 2,456 | - | $4,891 | $32,740,911 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | 2 | Liar Liar | $10,137,865 | -30% | 2,909 | +29 | $3,485 | $133,540,325 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | - | Murder at 1600 | $7,962,268 | - | 2,152 | - | $3,699 | $7,962,268 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 3 | The Saint | $7,186,355 | -33.5% | 2,500 | +51 | $2,874 | $41,232,236 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | 4 | Grosse Pointe Blank | $4,749,396 | -30.9% | 1,236 | +9 | $3,842 | $13,624,046 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | 5 | The Devil's Own | $2,406,237 | -42.4% | 2,004 | -351 | $1,200 | $39,116,907 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | - | McHale's Navy | $2,128,565 | - | 1,858 | - | $1,145 | $2,128,565 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | 6 | That Old Feeling | $2,089,560 | -39.6% | 1,583 | -16 | $1,320 | $13,201,235 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | - | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | $2,024,516 | - | 1,553 | - | $1,303 | $2,024,516 | 1 | Orion Pictures |
| 10 | 18 | Chasing Amy | $1,642,402 | +443.1% | 519 | +494 | $3,164 | $2,160,942 | 3 | Miramax |
| 11 | 9 | Scream | $1,557,981 | -22.7% | 1,153 | -117 | $1,351 | $91,007,109 | 18 | Dimension Films |
| 12 | 7 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $1,310,340 | -41.1% | 1,621 | -130 | $808 | $52,688,971 | 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | 10 | Selena | $1,066,766 | -41% | 699 | -293 | $1,526 | $32,002,285 | 5 | Warner Bros. |
| 14 | 12 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1997 Special Edition | $840,864 | -49.4% | 626 | -374 | $1,343 | - | 6 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 15 | 17 | Jerry Maguire | $614,347 | -12.5% | 643 | -67 | $955 | $149,089,725 | 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | 16 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | $340,452 | -57.2% | 634 | -618 | $536 | $137,777,833 | 12 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 17 | 20 | Evita | $105,494 | -42.1% | 177 | -83 | $596 | $49,888,364 | 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | 19 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1997 Special Edition | $101,926 | -48.8% | 136 | -54 | $749 | - | 9 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | - | Traveller | $30,855 | - | 6 | - | $5,142 | $30,855 | 1 | October Films |
| 20 | - | Hollow Reed | $13,284 | - | 1 | - | $13,284 | $13,284 | 1 | Lionsgate |
