Domestic 1997 Week 9
February 28-March 6, 1997
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1997 Special Edition | $16,616,259 | -38.6% | 2,112 | +1 | $7,867 | $43,691,337 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | - | Donnie Brasco | $15,522,931 | - | 1,503 | - | $10,327 | $15,522,931 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 2 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | $8,451,419 | -36.5% | 2,375 | +175 | $3,558 | $126,676,586 | 5 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | - | Booty Call | $8,179,615 | - | 1,272 | - | $6,430 | $9,755,443 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 3 | Absolute Power | $7,225,747 | -36.9% | 2,168 | -400 | $3,332 | $38,361,087 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | 4 | Dante's Peak | $6,510,625 | -25.6% | 2,751 | -10 | $2,366 | $53,577,945 | 4 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | 5 | Vegas Vacation | $5,526,410 | -30.6% | 2,070 | - | $2,669 | $28,220,915 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | 6 | Fools Rush In | $4,468,653 | -34% | 1,701 | - | $2,627 | $22,285,860 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | - | Marvin's Room | $4,182,975 | - | 1,153 | - | $3,627 | $6,312,875 | 11 | Miramax |
| 10 | 7 | Rosewood | $3,786,895 | -11.3% | 991 | - | $3,821 | $8,054,366 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | 9 | Jerry Maguire | $3,327,550 | -15.8% | 1,353 | -153 | $2,459 | $135,852,859 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 12 | 10 | The English Patient | $3,023,342 | -20.6% | 1,144 | -42 | $2,642 | $55,540,855 | 16 | Miramax |
| 13 | 8 | That Darn Cat | $2,947,276 | -30.2% | 1,803 | -88 | $1,634 | $14,725,202 | 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | 11 | Shine | $2,941,025 | -5.2% | 1,050 | +157 | $2,800 | $26,825,331 | 15 | Fine Line Features |
| 15 | 12 | Scream | $1,659,001 | -28% | 1,018 | -194 | $1,629 | $83,668,863 | 11 | Dimension Films |
| 16 | 15 | Michael | $1,259,363 | -11.2% | 1,060 | +86 | $1,188 | $87,675,180 | 11 | New Line Cinema |
| 17 | 17 | Sling Blade | $1,234,250 | +16.4% | 154 | +32 | $8,014 | $3,562,857 | 14 | Miramax |
| 18 | 24 | Lost Highway | $1,180,192 | +296.8% | 212 | +200 | $5,566 | $1,477,608 | 2 | October Films |
| 19 | 13 | Evita | $1,074,218 | -35.8% | 733 | -137 | $1,465 | $47,786,821 | 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | 19 | Secrets & Lies | $744,658 | -7.8% | 296 | +24 | $2,515 | $9,871,831 | 23 | October Films |
| 21 | 23 | Hamlet | $345,556 | -13.5% | 93 | +5 | $3,715 | $3,612,101 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 22 | - | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | $97,902 | - | 10 | - | $9,790 | $127,902 | 1 | Trimark Pictures |
| 23 | - | Follow Me Home | $26,074 | - | 3 | - | $8,691 | $26,074 | 1 | - |
| 24 | - | The Daytrippers | $8,940 | - | - | - | - | $8,940 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | - | Waco: The Rules of Engagement | $8,047 | - | 1 | - | $8,047 | $8,047 | 1 | - |
