Domestic 1997 Week 12
March 21-27, 1997
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | - | Mandela | $10,918 | - | 8 | - | $1,364 | $10,918 | 1 | Palm Pictures |
| 24 | - | Fargo | $46,230 | - | 27 | +5 | $1,712 | $24,281,860 | 55 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 23 | 21 | Evita | $200,520 | -44.4% | 201 | -125 | $997 | $48,884,241 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 22 | - | Cats Don't Dance | $272,408 | - | - | - | - | $272,408 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | 20 | Secrets & Lies | $753,950 | +21.7% | 240 | +28 | $3,141 | $11,953,841 | 26 | October Films |
| 20 | - | 101 Dalmatians | $854,809 | - | 653 | - | $1,309 | $134,531,705 | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | 17 | Fools Rush In | $1,008,567 | -47.1% | 748 | -515 | $1,348 | $28,266,574 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | - | Crash | $1,052,092 | - | 339 | - | $3,103 | $2,352,013 | 25 | Fine Line Features |
| 17 | 9 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | $1,230,779 | -57.6% | 741 | -689 | $1,660 | $135,869,744 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | 12 | Dante's Peak | $1,249,905 | -51.4% | 1,028 | -590 | $1,215 | $61,629,315 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | 16 | Shine | $1,544,159 | -19.5% | 911 | -1 | $1,695 | $32,894,443 | 18 | Fine Line Features |
| 14 | 8 | Absolute Power | $1,606,080 | -48.4% | 1,016 | -589 | $1,580 | $47,861,759 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | 19 | Michael | $1,696,976 | +72.6% | 1,012 | +101 | $1,676 | $91,432,301 | 14 | New Line Cinema |
| 12 | 13 | Jerry Maguire | $2,577,057 | +4.5% | 909 | -68 | $2,835 | $143,795,390 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 6 | Love Jones | $3,284,385 | -33.8% | 821 | +1 | $4,000 | $8,243,697 | 2 | New Line Cinema |
| 10 | 5 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1997 Special Edition | $3,374,475 | -48.2% | 1,723 | -599 | $1,958 | $64,302,879 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | 10 | The English Patient | $3,440,352 | +26.3% | 1,002 | +54 | $3,433 | $64,580,052 | 19 | Miramax |
| 8 | - | The Devil's Own | $3,788,762 | - | - | - | - | $3,788,762 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | 7 | Sling Blade | $4,199,445 | +0.9% | 1,020 | +69 | $4,117 | $13,706,951 | 17 | Miramax |
| 6 | 4 | Donnie Brasco | $4,399,073 | -37.9% | 1,593 | - | $2,761 | $37,342,561 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 3 | Private Parts | $5,702,464 | -48.8% | 2,217 | +79 | $2,572 | $35,747,687 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 2 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $8,387,322 | -37% | 2,340 | +17 | $3,584 | $37,962,637 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | 1 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1997 Special Edition | $10,357,483 | -48.2% | 2,111 | - | $4,906 | $30,341,012 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | - | Selena | $15,599,598 | - | 1,850 | - | $8,432 | $15,599,598 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 1 | - | Liar Liar | $45,576,925 | - | 2,845 | - | $16,020 | $45,576,925 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
