Domestic 1997 Week 9
February 28-March 6, 1997
| Rank | Release | Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1997 Special Edition | $16,616,259 | $13,145,852 | 79.1% | $3,470,407 | 20.9% | 2,112 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | Donnie Brasco | $15,522,931 | $11,660,216 | 75.1% | $3,862,715 | 24.9% | 1,503 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | $8,451,419 | $6,856,626 | 81.1% | $1,594,793 | 18.9% | 2,375 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | Booty Call | $8,179,615 | $6,429,364 | 78.6% | $1,750,251 | 21.4% | 1,272 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | Absolute Power | $7,225,747 | $5,728,082 | 79.3% | $1,497,665 | 20.7% | 2,168 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | Dante's Peak | $6,510,625 | $5,268,165 | 80.9% | $1,242,460 | 19.1% | 2,751 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | Vegas Vacation | $5,526,410 | $4,558,084 | 82.5% | $968,326 | 17.5% | 2,070 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Fools Rush In | $4,468,653 | $3,603,175 | 80.6% | $865,478 | 19.4% | 1,701 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | Marvin's Room | $4,182,975 | $3,250,409 | 77.7% | $932,566 | 22.3% | 1,153 | 11 | Miramax |
| 10 | Rosewood | $3,786,895 | $2,909,767 | 76.8% | $877,128 | 23.2% | 991 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Jerry Maguire | $3,327,550 | $2,581,293 | 77.6% | $746,257 | 22.4% | 1,353 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | The English Patient | $3,023,342 | $2,228,209 | 73.7% | $795,133 | 26.3% | 1,144 | 16 | Miramax |
| 13 | That Darn Cat | $2,947,276 | $2,495,131 | 84.7% | $452,145 | 15.3% | 1,803 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Shine | $2,941,025 | $2,182,618 | 74.2% | $758,407 | 25.8% | 1,050 | 15 | Fine Line Features |
| 15 | Scream | $1,659,001 | $1,301,110 | 78.4% | $357,891 | 21.6% | 1,018 | 11 | Dimension Films |
| 16 | Michael | $1,259,363 | $968,438 | 76.9% | $290,925 | 23.1% | 1,060 | 11 | New Line Cinema |
| 17 | Sling Blade | $1,234,250 | $880,872 | 71.4% | $353,378 | 28.6% | 154 | 14 | Miramax |
| 18 | Lost Highway | $1,180,192 | $857,365 | 72.6% | $322,827 | 27.4% | 212 | 2 | October Films |
| 19 | Evita | $1,074,218 | $757,665 | 70.5% | $316,553 | 29.5% | 733 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | Secrets & Lies | $744,658 | $539,483 | 72.4% | $205,175 | 27.6% | 296 | 23 | October Films |
| 21 | Hamlet | $345,556 | - | - | - | - | 93 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 22 | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | $97,902 | $53,499 | 54.6% | $44,403 | 45.4% | 10 | 1 | Trimark Pictures |
| 23 | Follow Me Home | $26,074 | $17,319 | 66.4% | $8,755 | 33.6% | 3 | 1 | New Millennia Films LLC |
| 24 | The Daytrippers | $8,940 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | Waco: The Rules of Engagement | $8,047 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | SomFord Entertainment |
| - | Unhook the Stars | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 18 | Miramax |
| - | Once Were Warriors | - | - | - | - | - | - | 105 | Fine Line Features |
| - | The Wild Bunch 1995 Re-release | - | - | - | - | - | - | 105 | Warner Bros. |
| - | Hard Eight | - | $69,486 | - | - | - | - | 1 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| - | Hotel de Love | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | Live Entertainment |
| - | Everyone Says I Love You | - | $294,655 | - | - | - | - | 13 | Miramax |
| - | Mother | - | $276,143 | - | - | - | - | 10 | Paramount Pictures |
| - | The Beautician and the Beast | - | $320,101 | - | - | - | - | 4 | Paramount Pictures |
| - | Ransom | - | $479,929 | - | - | - | - | 17 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| - | Space Jam | - | $343,161 | - | - | - | - | 16 | Warner Bros. |
