Domestic 1997 Weekend 20
May 16-18, 1997
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Fifth Element | $11,410,863 | -33% | 2,500 | - | $4,564 | $34,213,330 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | 2 | Fathers' Day | $6,108,652 | -30.4% | 2,507 | +25 | $2,436 | $17,207,686 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 3 | Breakdown | $5,947,444 | -21.9% | 2,344 | +49 | $2,537 | $31,239,767 | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | 4 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $5,844,089 | -17.3% | 2,187 | - | $2,672 | $27,507,435 | 3 | New Line Cinema |
| 5 | 5 | Volcano | $3,596,177 | -20% | 2,636 | -14 | $1,364 | $38,931,948 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | 6 | Liar Liar | $3,202,550 | -11.5% | 2,100 | -212 | $1,525 | $160,615,430 | 9 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | - | Night Falls on Manhattan | $2,933,255 | - | 758 | - | $3,869 | $2,933,255 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | - | Sprung | $2,487,702 | - | 780 | - | $3,189 | $3,002,040 | 1 | Trimark Pictures |
| 9 | 7 | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | $2,240,691 | -22.7% | 1,607 | +1 | $1,394 | $22,295,923 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 8 | Anaconda | $2,220,707 | -16.7% | 2,032 | -270 | $1,092 | $56,005,753 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | - | Scream | $1,459,743 | - | 1,114 | - | $1,310 | $97,302,612 | 22 | Dimension Films |
| 12 | 9 | The Saint | $1,417,422 | -9.3% | 1,625 | -105 | $872 | $56,692,043 | 7 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | 11 | Grosse Pointe Blank | $1,042,053 | -6.7% | 1,021 | +27 | $1,020 | $24,327,917 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | - | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | $157,049 | - | 101 | - | $1,554 | $157,049 | 1 | TriStar Pictures |
| 15 | 13 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1997 Special Edition | $118,670 | -51% | 311 | -199 | $381 | - | 10 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | - | The Van | $23,366 | - | 3 | - | $7,788 | $23,366 | 1 | - |
| 17 | - | Brothers in Trouble | $1,596 | - | 1 | - | $1,596 | $2,295 | 1 | First Run |
