Domestic Box Office For Q1 1997
Q1 1997 is January 1-March 31.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liar Liar | $181,410,615 | 2,909 | $31,423,025 | 17.3% | 2,845 | Mar 21 | Oct 16 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | $138,257,865 | 2,375 | $35,906,661 | 26% | 2,104 | Jan 31 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 3 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1997 Special Edition | $67,597,694 | 2,322 | $21,975,993 | 32.5% | 2,111 | Feb 21 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | Dante's Peak | $67,127,760 | 2,761 | $18,479,435 | 27.5% | 2,657 | Feb 7 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 5 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $59,927,618 | 2,340 | $12,812,047 | 21.4% | 2,316 | Mar 7 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | Absolute Power | $50,068,310 | 2,568 | $14,678,016 | 29.3% | 2,568 | Feb 14 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1997 Special Edition | $45,470,437 | 2,111 | $16,293,531 | 35.8% | 2,111 | Mar 14 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | The Devil's Own | $42,868,348 | 2,504 | $14,274,503 | 33.3% | 2,504 | Mar 28 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | Donnie Brasco | $41,909,762 | 1,593 | $11,660,216 | 27.8% | 1,503 | Feb 28 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | Private Parts | $41,230,799 | 2,217 | $14,616,333 | 35.5% | 2,138 | Mar 7 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 11 | Vegas Vacation | $36,400,360 | 2,070 | $12,837,927 | 35.3% | 2,054 | Feb 14 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Selena | $35,281,794 | 1,873 | $11,615,722 | 32.9% | 1,850 | Mar 21 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 13 | The Relic | $33,956,608 | 2,128 | $9,064,143 | 26.7% | 2,095 | Jan 10 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | Metro | $32,000,301 | 2,005 | $11,411,107 | 35.7% | 2,001 | Jan 17 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $31,480,418 | 2,112 | $12,220,920 | 38.8% | 2,112 | Jan 17 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | Fools Rush In | $29,481,428 | 1,701 | $8,588,068 | 29.1% | 1,674 | Feb 14 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | Booty Call | $20,050,376 | 1,272 | $6,429,364 | 32.1% | 1,272 | Feb 28 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | That Darn Cat | $18,301,610 | 1,891 | $6,424,617 | 35.1% | 1,891 | Feb 14 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | First Strike | $15,318,863 | 1,344 | $5,778,933 | 37.7% | 1,344 | Jan 10 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 20 | The Sixth Man | $14,772,788 | 1,231 | $4,128,178 | 27.9% | 1,227 | Mar 28 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | Rosewood | $13,130,349 | 991 | $3,154,075 | 24% | 991 | Feb 21 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | Love Jones | $12,479,335 | 821 | $3,908,725 | 31.3% | 820 | Mar 14 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 23 | Turbulence | $11,538,235 | 2,094 | $4,464,008 | 38.7% | 2,094 | Jan 10 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 24 | The Beautician and the Beast | $11,486,880 | 1,801 | $4,080,222 | 35.5% | 1,801 | Feb 7 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 25 | Fierce Creatures | $9,381,260 | 1,620 | $3,759,480 | 40.1% | 1,593 | Jan 24 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 26 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $8,363,899 | 2,113 | $3,301,135 | 39.5% | 2,113 | Mar 28 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 27 | B*A*P*S | $7,246,735 | 1,204 | $2,742,679 | 37.8% | 1,204 | Mar 28 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 28 | Zeus and Roxanne | $7,233,324 | 1,745 | $2,755,382 | 38.1% | 1,745 | Jan 24 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 29 | Kolya | $5,770,254 | 128 | - | - | - | Jan 17 | - | Miramax |
| 30 | Gridlock'd | $5,571,205 | 743 | $2,678,372 | 48.1% | 743 | Jan 31 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 31 | Dangerous Ground | $5,303,931 | 808 | $2,647,745 | 49.9% | 808 | Feb 14 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 32 | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | $4,109,095 | 81 | $53,499 | 1.3% | 10 | Feb 28 | - | Trimark Pictures |
| 33 | Meet Wally Sparks | $4,073,582 | 1,552 | $2,131,001 | 52.3% | 1,552 | Jan 31 | - | Trimark Pictures |
| 34 | Lost Highway | $3,675,201 | 337 | $212,710 | 5.8% | 12 | Feb 21 | - | October Films |
| 35 | The Pest | $3,600,616 | 1,205 | $1,817,278 | 50.5% | 1,205 | Feb 7 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 36 | Cats Don't Dance | $3,566,637 | 1,252 | $939,781 | 26.3% | 1,252 | Mar 28 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 37 | Waiting for Guffman | $2,923,982 | 59 | $37,990 | 1.3% | 3 | Jan 31 | Dec 11 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 38 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | $2,372,903 | 135 | $107,108 | 4.5% | 8 | Feb 28 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 39 | Shadow Conspiracy | $2,312,463 | 837 | $1,370,831 | 59.3% | 837 | Jan 31 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 40 | The Daytrippers | $2,099,677 | 52 | $35,988 | 1.7% | 2 | Mar 5 | Sep 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 41 | Rhyme & Reason | $1,608,277 | 280 | $853,589 | 53.1% | 280 | Mar 7 | - | Miramax |
| 42 | City of Industry | $1,568,258 | 441 | $803,811 | 51.3% | 441 | Mar 14 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 43 | Ponette | $1,300,377 | - | - | - | - | Mar 14 | - | Arrow Releasing |
| 44 | The Godfather 1997 Re-release | $1,267,490 | 40 | $229,932 | 18.1% | 40 | Mar 21 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 45 | Blood and Wine | $1,094,668 | 166 | $420,993 | 38.5% | 166 | Feb 21 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 46 | Prisoner of the Mountains | $790,078 | 36 | $17,205 | 2.2% | 3 | Jan 31 | - | Orion Classics |
| 47 | SubUrbia | $656,747 | 24 | $69,365 | 10.6% | 16 | Feb 7 | Oct 23 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 48 | Prefontaine | $589,304 | 201 | $311,253 | 52.8% | 201 | Jan 24 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 49 | Boys Life 2 | $532,654 | 6 | $56,224 | 10.6% | 4 | Mar 7 | - | Strand Releasing |
| 50 | The Eighth Day | $416,401 | 5 | $14,397 | 3.5% | 3 | Mar 7 | May 8 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 51 | Touch | $387,069 | 51 | $195,236 | 50.4% | 51 | Feb 14 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 52 | Albino Alligator | $339,379 | 12 | $101,176 | 29.8% | 12 | Jan 17 | Feb 13 | Miramax |
| 53 | Love and Other Catastrophes | $294,212 | 32 | $22,807 | 7.8% | 3 | Mar 28 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 54 | The Graduate 1997 Re-release | $259,279 | 2 | $37,948 | 14.6% | 2 | Feb 14 | - | Strand Releasing |
| 55 | Hard Eight | $222,559 | 29 | $69,486 | 31.2% | 29 | Feb 28 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 56 | Hotel de Love | $165,845 | 42 | $50,947 | 30.7% | 18 | Feb 7 | - | Live Entertainment |
| 57 | Waco: The Rules of Engagement | $142,193 | 5 | - | - | - | Feb 28 | - | SomFord Entertainment |
| 58 | Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern | $140,000 | 8 | $8,318 | 5.9% | 1 | Jan 3 | - | Artistic License |
| 59 | Reggie's Prayer | $52,665 | 1 | $5,120 | 9.7% | 1 | Jan 24 | - | Arrow Releasing |
| 60 | Follow Me Home | $52,155 | 3 | $17,319 | 33.2% | 3 | Feb 28 | - | New Millennia Films LLC |
| 61 | Johns | $50,789 | 8 | $50,789 | 100% | 8 | Jan 31 | - | First Look International |
| 62 | Mandela | $42,056 | 8 | $8,413 | 20% | 8 | Mar 21 | - | Palm Pictures |
| 63 | Good Luck | $39,962 | 106 | $39,962 | 100% | 106 | Mar 7 | - | Moki Mac River Expedition |
| 64 | Drunks | $38,268 | 2 | $17,581 | 45.9% | 2 | Mar 14 | Apr 24 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 65 | Koyla | $37,795 | 3 | $37,795 | 100% | 3 | Jan 24 | - | Miramax |
| 66 | Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets | $35,855 | - | - | - | - | Mar 7 | - | Artisan Entertainment |
| 67 | The Substance of Fire | $31,638 | 11 | $56,211 | 177.7% | 11 | Mar 14 | - | Miramax |
| 68 | Gray's Anatomy | $29,090 | 1 | $4,690 | 16.1% | 1 | Mar 19 | - | Northern Arts Entertainment |
