Domestic 1997 Weekend 12
March 21-23, 1997
| TW | LW | Total | %± LW | Share | Releases | #1 Release | Gross | % of Total | Week | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | $32,379,065 | +1,500.9% | 37.2% | 2 | Liar Liar | $31,423,025 | 97% | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | 7 | $12,389,658 | +383.6% | 14.2% | 2 | Selena | $11,615,722 | 93.8% | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 3 | 1 | $10,842,022 | -54.2% | 12.5% | 3 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1997 Special Edition | $7,517,738 | 69.3% | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | 2 | $8,035,308 | -39.7% | 9.2% | 5 | Donnie Brasco | $3,316,087 | 41.3% | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 3 | $6,731,888 | -42.3% | 7.7% | 3 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $6,016,059 | 89.4% | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | 5 | $5,755,003 | -11.3% | 6.6% | 3 | Sling Blade | $3,017,085 | 52.4% | 17 | Miramax |
| 7 | 4 | $4,633,342 | -46.8% | 5.3% | 2 | Private Parts | $4,403,410 | 95% | 3 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | 6 | $3,822,538 | -18.4% | 4.4% | 2 | Love Jones | $2,551,763 | 66.8% | 2 | New Line Cinema |
| 9 | 9 | $1,798,677 | +29.3% | 2.1% | 2 | Shine | $1,060,338 | 59% | 18 | Fine Line Features |
| 10 | 10 | $568,984 | -32% | 0.7% | 1 | Secrets & Lies | $568,984 | 100% | 26 | October Films |
| 13 | 13 | $4,690 | -73.3% | <0.1% | 2 | Gray's Anatomy | $4,690 | 100% | 1 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
