Domestic Box Office For March 1997
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liar Liar | $181,410,615 | 2,909 | $31,423,025 | 17.3% | 2,845 | Mar 21 | Oct 16 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $59,927,618 | 2,340 | $12,812,047 | 21.4% | 2,316 | Mar 7 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 3 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1997 Special Edition | $45,470,437 | 2,111 | $16,293,531 | 35.8% | 2,111 | Mar 14 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 4 | The Devil's Own | $42,868,348 | 2,504 | $14,274,503 | 33.3% | 2,504 | Mar 28 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | Private Parts | $41,230,799 | 2,217 | $14,616,333 | 35.5% | 2,138 | Mar 7 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 6 | Selena | $35,281,794 | 1,873 | $11,615,722 | 32.9% | 1,850 | Mar 21 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | The Sixth Man | $14,772,788 | 1,231 | $4,128,178 | 27.9% | 1,227 | Mar 28 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Love Jones | $12,479,335 | 821 | $3,908,725 | 31.3% | 820 | Mar 14 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 9 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | $8,363,899 | 2,113 | $3,301,135 | 39.5% | 2,113 | Mar 28 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | B*A*P*S | $7,246,735 | 1,204 | $2,742,679 | 37.8% | 1,204 | Mar 28 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 11 | Cats Don't Dance | $3,566,637 | 1,252 | $939,781 | 26.3% | 1,252 | Mar 28 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | The Daytrippers | $2,099,677 | 52 | $35,988 | 1.7% | 2 | Mar 5 | Sep 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | Rhyme & Reason | $1,608,277 | 280 | $853,589 | 53.1% | 280 | Mar 7 | - | Miramax |
| 14 | City of Industry | $1,568,258 | 441 | $803,811 | 51.3% | 441 | Mar 14 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 15 | Ponette | $1,300,377 | - | - | - | - | Mar 14 | - | Arrow Releasing |
| 16 | The Godfather 1997 Re-release | $1,267,490 | 40 | $229,932 | 18.1% | 40 | Mar 21 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 17 | Boys Life 2 | $532,654 | 6 | $56,224 | 10.6% | 4 | Mar 7 | - | Strand Releasing |
| 18 | The Eighth Day | $416,401 | 5 | $14,397 | 3.5% | 3 | Mar 7 | May 8 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 19 | Love and Other Catastrophes | $294,212 | 32 | $22,807 | 7.8% | 3 | Mar 28 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 20 | Mandela | $42,056 | 8 | $8,413 | 20% | 8 | Mar 21 | - | Palm Pictures |
| 21 | Good Luck | $39,962 | 106 | $39,962 | 100% | 106 | Mar 7 | - | Moki Mac River Expedition |
| 22 | Drunks | $38,268 | 2 | $17,581 | 45.9% | 2 | Mar 14 | Apr 24 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 23 | Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets | $35,855 | - | - | - | - | Mar 7 | - | Artisan Entertainment |
| 24 | The Substance of Fire | $31,638 | 11 | $56,211 | 177.7% | 11 | Mar 14 | - | Miramax |
| 25 | Gray's Anatomy | $29,090 | 1 | $4,690 | 16.1% | 1 | Mar 19 | - | Northern Arts Entertainment |
