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Data as of May 2, 2:03 PDT
Rank
Release
Genre
Budget
Running Time
Gross
Max Theaters
Total Gross
% of Total
Release Date
Distributor
1
Volcano
-
-
-
$2,620,576
2,777
$49,323,468
5.3%
Apr 25, 1997
Twentieth Century Fox
2
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
-
-
-
$1,361,651
1,607
$29,235,353
4.7%
Apr 25, 1997
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
3
Anaconda
-
-
-
$1,260,501
2,456
$65,885,767
1.9%
Apr 11, 1997
Sony Pictures Releasing
4
Murder at 1600
-
-
-
$903,985
2,158
$25,804,707
3.5%
Apr 18, 1997
Warner Bros.
5
The Saint
-
-
-
$890,277
2,500
$61,363,304
1.5%
Apr 4, 1997
Paramount Pictures
6
Grosse Pointe Blank
-
-
-
$573,724
1,242
$28,084,357
2%
Apr 11, 1997
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
7
Liar Liar
-
-
-
$436,015
2,909
$181,410,615
0.2%
Mar 21, 1997
Universal Pictures
8
Scream
-
-
-
$263,046
1,994
$103,046,663
0.3%
Dec 20, 1996
Dimension Films
9
Chasing Amy
-
-
-
$220,294
553
$12,021,272
1.8%
Apr 4, 1997
Miramax
10
The Eighth Day
-
-
-
$54,097
5
$416,401
13%
Mar 7, 1997
Gramercy Pictures (I)
11
Jerry Maguire
-
-
-
$36,319
2,531
$153,952,592
<0.1%
Dec 13, 1996
Sony Pictures Releasing
12
Shiloh
-
-
-
$21,680
70
$1,007,822
2.2%
Apr 25, 1997
Legacy Releasing Corporation
13
Evita
-
-
-
$11,546
1,045
$50,047,179
<0.1%
Dec 25, 1996
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
14
A Chef in Love
-
-
-
$6,381
34
$686,704
0.9%
Apr 23, 1997
Sony Pictures Classics
15
A Brother's Kiss
-
-
-
$4,734
9
$52,632
9%
Apr 25, 1997
First Look International
16
Flamenco
-
-
-
$4,612
6
$480,941
1%
Apr 25, 1997
New Yorker Films
17
Children of the Revolution
-
-
-
$3,665
59
$838,368
0.4%
May 1, 1997
Miramax
18
Nothing Personal
-
-
-
$1,374
1
$40,374
3.4%
Apr 25, 1997
Trimark Pictures
19
Irma Vep
-
-
-
$538
6
$282,310
0.2%
Apr 30, 1997
Zeitgeist Films