Domestic 1997 Week 12
March 21-27, 1997
| Rank | Release | Weekly | Weekend | % of Week | Weekdays | % of Week | Theaters | Week | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liar Liar | $45,576,925 | $31,423,025 | 69% | $14,153,900 | 31% | 2,845 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Selena | $15,599,598 | $11,615,722 | 74.5% | $3,983,876 | 25.5% | 1,850 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1997 Special Edition | $10,357,483 | $7,517,738 | 72.6% | $2,839,745 | 27.4% | 2,111 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $8,387,322 | $6,016,059 | 71.7% | $2,371,263 | 28.3% | 2,340 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 5 | Private Parts | $5,702,464 | $4,403,410 | 77.2% | $1,299,054 | 22.8% | 2,217 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | Donnie Brasco | $4,399,073 | $3,316,087 | 75.4% | $1,082,986 | 24.6% | 1,593 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | Sling Blade | $4,199,445 | $3,017,085 | 71.8% | $1,182,360 | 28.2% | 1,020 | 17 | Miramax |
| 8 | The Devil's Own | $3,788,762 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | The English Patient | $3,440,352 | $2,015,118 | 58.6% | $1,425,234 | 41.4% | 1,002 | 19 | Miramax |
| 10 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1997 Special Edition | $3,374,475 | $2,427,835 | 72% | $946,640 | 28% | 1,723 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | Love Jones | $3,284,385 | $2,551,763 | 77.7% | $732,622 | 22.3% | 821 | 2 | New Line Cinema |
| 12 | Jerry Maguire | $2,577,057 | $1,820,775 | 70.6% | $756,282 | 29.4% | 909 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | Michael | $1,696,976 | $1,270,775 | 74.9% | $426,201 | 25.1% | 1,012 | 14 | New Line Cinema |
| 14 | Absolute Power | $1,606,080 | $1,219,220 | 75.9% | $386,860 | 24.1% | 1,016 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 15 | Shine | $1,544,159 | $1,060,338 | 68.7% | $483,821 | 31.3% | 911 | 18 | Fine Line Features |
| 16 | Dante's Peak | $1,249,905 | $956,040 | 76.5% | $293,865 | 23.5% | 1,028 | 7 | Universal Pictures |
| 17 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | $1,230,779 | $896,449 | 72.8% | $334,330 | 27.2% | 741 | 8 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 18 | Crash | $1,052,092 | $738,339 | 70.2% | $313,753 | 29.8% | 339 | 25 | Fine Line Features |
| 19 | Fools Rush In | $1,008,567 | $752,266 | 74.6% | $256,301 | 25.4% | 748 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 20 | 101 Dalmatians | $854,809 | $569,177 | 66.6% | $285,632 | 33.4% | 653 | 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | Secrets & Lies | $753,950 | $568,984 | 75.5% | $184,966 | 24.5% | 240 | 26 | October Films |
| 22 | Cats Don't Dance | $272,408 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Warner Bros. |
| 23 | Evita | $200,520 | $146,652 | 73.1% | $53,868 | 26.9% | 201 | 14 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | Fargo | $46,230 | $24,927 | 53.9% | $21,303 | 46.1% | 27 | 55 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 25 | Mandela | $10,918 | $8,413 | 77.1% | $2,505 | 22.9% | 8 | 1 | Palm Pictures |
| - | The Godfather 1997 Re-release | - | $229,932 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| - | Drunks | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| - | Marvin's Room | - | $722,800 | - | - | - | - | 14 | Miramax |
| - | Booty Call | - | $926,960 | - | - | - | - | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| - | City of Industry | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Orion Pictures |
| - | Prisoner of the Mountains | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | Orion Classics |
| - | Kolya | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | Miramax |
| - | Gray's Anatomy | - | $4,690 | - | - | - | - | 2 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| - | Vegas Vacation | - | $773,936 | - | - | - | - | 6 | Warner Bros. |
