Domestic 1997 Week 7
February 14-20, 1997
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | $27,660,213 | -10.1% | 2,104 | - | $13,146 | $104,921,004 | 3 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 2 | - | Absolute Power | $19,685,797 | - | 2,568 | - | $7,665 | $19,685,797 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | 2 | Dante's Peak | $15,707,520 | -30.5% | 2,727 | +70 | $5,760 | $38,316,350 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 4 | - | Vegas Vacation | $14,730,749 | - | 2,054 | - | $7,171 | $14,730,749 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | - | Fools Rush In | $11,046,182 | - | 1,674 | - | $6,598 | $11,046,182 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | - | That Darn Cat | $7,553,511 | - | 1,891 | - | $3,994 | $7,553,511 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | 4 | Jerry Maguire | $6,071,195 | +26.5% | 1,730 | -234 | $3,509 | $128,573,501 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | 7 | The English Patient | $5,556,224 | +64.5% | 1,115 | +73 | $4,983 | $48,709,096 | 14 | Miramax |
| 9 | 15 | Shine | $4,272,006 | +176.2% | 851 | +537 | $5,019 | $20,780,580 | 13 | Fine Line Features |
| 10 | 5 | Scream | $3,860,499 | -12.3% | 1,431 | -319 | $2,697 | $79,706,528 | 9 | Dimension Films |
| 11 | 3 | The Beautician and the Beast | $3,815,220 | -24.3% | 1,801 | - | $2,118 | $8,852,424 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | - | Dangerous Ground | $3,394,220 | - | 808 | - | $4,200 | $3,394,220 | 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 13 | 6 | Evita | $3,126,771 | -20.2% | 956 | -89 | $3,270 | $45,038,176 | 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | 12 | Mother | $1,617,400 | -27.8% | 735 | - | $2,200 | $17,086,326 | 8 | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | 10 | Michael | $1,491,468 | -37.7% | 946 | -714 | $1,576 | $84,996,925 | 9 | New Line Cinema |
| 16 | 8 | Metro | $1,288,106 | -59% | 881 | -847 | $1,462 | $30,351,333 | 5 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | 9 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $1,080,877 | -55.6% | 1,065 | -891 | $1,014 | $28,551,362 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | - | Ransom | $1,048,706 | - | 601 | - | $1,744 | $133,690,163 | 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | 16 | Everyone Says I Love You | $899,959 | -29.2% | 223 | -53 | $4,035 | $7,912,779 | 11 | Miramax |
| 20 | 17 | Space Jam | $861,774 | -17.6% | 786 | -41 | $1,096 | $88,953,264 | 14 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | - | Secrets & Lies | $723,215 | - | 162 | - | $4,464 | $8,319,493 | 21 | October Films |
| 22 | - | Sling Blade | $712,093 | - | 63 | +60 | $11,303 | $1,268,273 | 12 | Miramax |
| 23 | 18 | Hamlet | $635,050 | +39.6% | 92 | +36 | $6,902 | $2,866,859 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 24 | - | Touch | $239,583 | - | 51 | - | $4,697 | $239,583 | 1 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 25 | 19 | SubUrbia | $101,074 | +0.8% | 24 | +8 | $4,211 | $201,374 | 2 | Sony Pictures Classics |
