Domestic 1997 Weekend 9

February 28-March 2, 1997

Key:New This Week

RankLWRelease Gross%± LWTheatersChangeAverageTotal GrossWeeksDistributor
11Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1997 Special Edition
$13,145,852-40.2%2,112+1$6,224$40,220,9302Twentieth Century Fox
2-Donnie Brasco$11,660,216-1,503-$7,757$11,660,2161Sony Pictures Releasing
32Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1997 Special Edition
$6,856,626-37.8%2,375+175$2,887$125,081,7935Twentieth Century Fox
4-Booty Call$6,429,364-1,272-$5,054$8,005,1921Sony Pictures Releasing
53Absolute Power$5,728,082-36.5%2,168-400$2,642$36,863,4223Sony Pictures Releasing
64Dante's Peak$5,268,165-26.2%2,751-10$1,915$52,335,4854Universal Pictures
75Vegas Vacation$4,558,084-30.4%2,070-$2,201$27,252,5893Warner Bros.
86Fools Rush In$3,603,175-34.6%1,701-$2,118$21,420,3823Sony Pictures Releasing
9-Marvin's Room$3,250,409-1,153-$2,819$5,380,30911Miramax
108Rosewood$2,909,767-7.7%991-$2,936$7,177,2382Warner Bros.
119Jerry Maguire$2,581,293-16.2%1,353-153$1,907$135,106,60212Sony Pictures Releasing
127That Darn Cat$2,495,131-31.2%1,803-88$1,383$14,273,0573Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
1310The English Patient$2,228,209-21.1%1,144-42$1,947$54,745,72216Miramax
1411Shine$2,182,618-4.4%1,050+157$2,078$26,066,92415Fine Line Features
1512Scream$1,301,110-28.8%1,018-194$1,278$83,310,97211Dimension Films
1615Michael$968,438-9.1%1,060+86$913$87,384,25510New Line Cinema
1717Sling Blade$880,872+17.1%154+32$5,719$3,209,47914Miramax
1827Lost Highway$857,365+303.1%212+200$4,044$1,154,7812October Films
1913Evita$757,665-38.3%733-137$1,033$47,470,26810Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2020Secrets & Lies$539,483-11.6%296+24$1,822$9,666,65623October Films
2118Ransom$479,929-24.4%542-16$885$134,974,14117Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2221Space Jam$343,161-24.7%608-72$564$89,837,78716Warner Bros.
2314The Beautician and the Beast$320,101-71%840-884$381$10,514,4864Paramount Pictures
2424Everyone Says I Love You$294,655-23.2%126-56$2,338$8,716,22913Miramax
2519Mother$276,143-56%410-141$673$18,186,92810Paramount Pictures
26-Smilla's Sense of Snow$107,108-8-$13,388$107,1081-
27-Hard Eight$69,486-29-$2,396$69,4861The Samuel Goldwyn Company
28-Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love$53,499-10-$5,349$83,4991Trimark Pictures
29-Follow Me Home$17,319-3-$5,773$17,3191-