Weekend Domestic Chart for May 2, 1997
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| Movie Title | Distributor | Gross | %LW | Theaters | Theaters Change | Per Theater | Total Gross | Weekends In Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N | Breakdown | Paramount Pi… | $12,307,128 | 2,108 | $5,838 | $12,307,128 | 1 | ||
| 2 | N | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | New Line | $9,548,111 | 2,187 | $4,366 | $9,548,111 | 1 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Volcano | 20th Century… | $9,099,743 | -38% | 2,777 | +3 | $3,277 | $27,443,779 | 2 |
| 4 | (4) | Liar Liar | Universal | $5,858,255 | -18% | 2,675 | -188 | $2,190 | $151,487,405 | 7 |
| 5 | (2) | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | Walt Disney | $5,326,806 | -28% | 1,606 | +4 | $3,317 | $14,858,363 | 2 |
| 6 | (3) | Anaconda | Sony Pictures | $4,720,202 | -36% | 2,456 | n/c | $1,922 | $49,456,213 | 4 |
| 7 | N | Warriors of Virtue | MGM | $3,277,084 | 2,101 | $1,560 | $3,277,084 | 1 | ||
| 8 | (5) | The Saint | Paramount Pi… | $3,061,024 | -39% | 2,118 | -382 | $1,445 | $52,496,506 | 5 |
| 9 | (6) | Murder at 1600 | Warner Bros. | $2,845,827 | -41% | 1,970 | -188 | $1,445 | $19,630,609 | 3 |
| 10 | (7) | Grosse Pointe Blank | Walt Disney | $2,051,361 | -34% | 1,177 | -65 | $1,743 | $21,121,291 | 4 |
| 11 | (8) | Scream | Miramax | $1,115,480 | -21% | 986 | -230 | $1,131 | $94,572,358 | 20 |
| 12 | (10) | Chasing Amy | Miramax | $879,265 | -21% | 530 | -23 | $1,659 | $5,195,843 | 5 |
| 13 | (20) | Jerry Maguire | Sony Pictures | $562,809 | +35% | 650 | +71 | $866 | $150,429,185 | 21 |
| 14 | (9) | The Devil's Own | Sony Pictures | $512,090 | -56% | 700 | -570 | $732 | $41,873,319 | 6 |
| 15 | (13) | Jungle 2 Jungle | Walt Disney | $435,781 | -45% | 641 | -417 | $680 | $54,463,901 | 9 |
| 16 | (11) | That Old Feeling | Universal | $427,950 | -61% | 634 | -710 | $675 | $15,792,425 | 5 |
| 17 | (-) | Vegas Vacation | Warner Bros. | $413,833 | 621 | $666 | $35,490,292 | 12 | ||
| 18 | (18) | Sling Blade | Miramax | $378,924 | -31% | 329 | -123 | $1,152 | $22,262,899 | 24 |
| 19 | (15) | Selena | Warner Bros. | $376,005 | -40% | 342 | -185 | $1,099 | $33,502,080 | 7 |
| 20 | (14) | The English Patient | Miramax | $366,304 | -44% | 386 | -130 | $949 | $75,883,085 | 25 |
| 21 | (19) | Dante’s Peak | Universal | $350,145 | -31% | 427 | -108 | $820 | $66,070,080 | 13 |
| 22 | N | Commandments | Gramercy | $312,438 | 269 | $1,161 | $312,438 | 1 | ||
| 23 | (24) | Michael | New Line | $288,194 | -22% | 290 | -100 | $994 | $95,229,601 | 19 |
| 24 | (17) | Paradise Road | Fox Searchlight | $280,174 | -51% | 295 | -55 | $950 | $1,431,332 | 4 |
| 25 | (12) | McHale's Navy | Universal | $229,770 | -75% | 621 | -1,240 | $370 | $4,159,825 | 3 |
| 26 | (21) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | 20th Century… | $215,671 | -46% | 211 | -152 | $1,022 | $308,146,508 | 728 |
| 27 | (25) | Kolya | Miramax | $194,668 | -21% | 138 | -15 | $1,411 | $4,353,358 | 15 |
| 28 | (22) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | 20th Century… | $194,107 | -49% | 383 | -368 | $507 | $290,020,125 | 885 |
| 29 | (30) | Kama Sutra | Trimark | $167,667 | -4% | 81 | +28 | $2,070 | $3,086,801 | 10 |
| 30 | (23) | The Sixth Man | Walt Disney | $161,966 | -56% | 281 | -241 | $576 | $13,165,726 | 6 |
| 31 | (29) | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | 20th Century… | $114,166 | -35% | 290 | -128 | $394 | $7,992,870 | 6 |
| 32 | (38) | When We Were Kings | Gramercy | $109,258 | +5% | 75 | +5 | $1,457 | $2,262,902 | 28 |
| 33 | (26) | Double Team | Sony Pictures | $108,178 | -50% | 153 | -272 | $707 | $10,481,423 | 5 |
| 34 | (36) | Beverly Hills Ninja | Sony Pictures | $105,031 | -9% | 205 | -72 | $512 | $30,648,287 | 16 |
| 35 | (32) | Love Jones | New Line | $97,481 | -33% | 86 | -45 | $1,134 | $11,712,855 | 8 |
| 36 | (46) | Traveller | October Films | $93,254 | +23% | 57 | +31 | $1,636 | $237,357 | 3 |
| 37 | (43) | Anna Karenina | Warner Bros. | $89,547 | +14% | 34 | +12 | $2,634 | $547,171 | 5 |
| 38 | (33) | B*A*P*S | New Line | $86,248 | -39% | 102 | -72 | $846 | $7,086,421 | 6 |
| 39 | (39) | Waiting for Guffman | Sony Picture… | $83,497 | -18% | 54 | -4 | $1,546 | $2,040,248 | 14 |
| 40 | (40) | The Daytrippers | Lionsgate | $79,651 | -16% | 47 | +2 | $1,695 | $1,139,704 | 9 |
| 41 | (35) | Shiloh | Legacy Relea… | $79,374 | -31% | 70 | n/c | $1,134 | $231,134 | 2 |
| 42 | (28) | Inventing the Abbotts | 20th Century… | $76,358 | -60% | 149 | -130 | $512 | $5,737,888 | 5 |
| 43 | (37) | Shine | Fine Line | $74,733 | -32% | 135 | -147 | $554 | $35,571,543 | 24 |
| 44 | (47) | Across The Sea of Time | Sony Picture… | $69,909 | -4% | 4 | n/c | $17,477 | $9,857,800 | 81 |
| 45 | (34) | Rosewood | Warner Bros. | $68,707 | -50% | 121 | -153 | $568 | $13,104,494 | 11 |
| 46 | (31) | The Beautician and the Beast | Paramount Pi… | $64,548 | -58% | 220 | -126 | $293 | $11,401,993 | 13 |
| 47 | (48) | Kissed | Goldwyn Ente… | $58,110 | -13% | 28 | +5 | $2,075 | $322,555 | 4 |
| 48 | (16) | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | Orion Pictures | $51,124 | -91% | 128 | -1,386 | $399 | $3,559,990 | 3 |
| 49 | (42) | Secrets & Lies | October Films | $50,238 | -41% | 54 | -33 | $930 | $13,330,136 | 32 |
| 50 | (27) | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | 20th Century… | $50,163 | -75% | 114 | -176 | $440 | $460,935,665 | 1,041 |
| 51 | (44) | 101 Dalmatians | Walt Disney | $40,501 | -47% | 123 | -76 | $329 | $136,182,161 | 23 |
| 52 | (41) | Donnie Brasco | Sony Pictures | $40,189 | -53% | 100 | -79 | $402 | $41,658,656 | 10 |
| 53 | (-) | Wings of Courage | Sony Picture… | $34,269 | 3 | $11,423 | $11,898,523 | 107 | ||
| 54 | (45) | The Relic | Paramount Pi… | $34,166 | -55% | 63 | -50 | $542 | $33,890,885 | 17 |
| 55 | N | Broken English | Sony Picture… | $34,029 | 10 | $3,403 | $34,029 | 1 | ||
| 56 | N | Children of the Revolution | Miramax | $31,562 | 6 | $5,260 | $35,227 | 1 | ||
| 57 | (54) | The Godfather | Paramount Pi… | $29,177 | -34% | 40 | n/c | $729 | $134,920,873 | 1,312 |
| 58 | (-) | Hollow Reed | $28,070 | 7 | $4,010 | $62,818 | 3 | |||
| 59 | (-) | Breaking the Waves | October Films | $27,872 | 26 | $1,072 | $4,040,691 | 25 | ||
| 60 | (57) | A Chef in Love | Sony Picture… | $27,281 | -16% | 7 | +1 | $3,897 | $76,072 | 2 |
| 61 | (51) | Das Boot (1982) (Re-Release) | Sony Pictures | $23,440 | -55% | 13 | -7 | $1,803 | $11,383,524 | 795 |
| 62 | (62) | Zeus and Roxanne | MGM | $1,155 | -43% | 18 | -4 | $64 | $7,231,722 | 15 |
| 63 | (64) | Inside the Goldmine | Dove Enterta… | $178 | -73% | 1 | n/c | $178 | $1,182 | 2 |
| 63 | $67,920,246 |