Weekend Domestic Chart for May 9, 1997
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| Movie Title | Distributor | Gross | %LW | Theaters | Theaters Change | Per Theater | Total Gross | Weekends In Release | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N | The Fifth Element | Sony Pictures | $17,031,345 | 2,500 | $6,813 | $17,031,345 | 1 | ||
| 2 | N | Father's Day | Warner Bros. | $8,776,159 | 2,482 | $3,536 | $8,776,159 | 1 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Breakdown | Paramount Pi… | $7,618,238 | -38% | 2,295 | +187 | $3,319 | $23,181,708 | 2 |
| 4 | (2) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | New Line | $7,064,984 | -26% | 2,187 | n/c | $3,230 | $19,496,896 | 2 |
| 5 | (3) | Volcano | 20th Century… | $4,494,695 | -51% | 2,650 | -127 | $1,696 | $34,099,939 | 3 |
| 6 | (4) | Liar Liar | Universal | $3,618,295 | -38% | 2,312 | -363 | $1,565 | $156,452,370 | 8 |
| 7 | (5) | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | Walt Disney | $2,897,452 | -46% | 1,606 | n/c | $1,804 | $19,112,633 | 3 |
| 8 | (6) | Anaconda | Sony Pictures | $2,665,442 | -44% | 2,302 | -154 | $1,158 | $53,080,185 | 5 |
| 9 | (8) | The Saint | Paramount Pi… | $1,562,444 | -49% | 1,730 | -388 | $903 | $54,816,617 | 6 |
| 10 | (9) | Murder at 1600 | Warner Bros. | $1,296,494 | -54% | 1,504 | -466 | $862 | $21,671,510 | 4 |
| 11 | (10) | Grosse Pointe Blank | Walt Disney | $1,116,407 | -46% | 994 | -183 | $1,123 | $22,860,231 | 5 |
| 12 | (7) | Warriors of Virtue | MGM | $1,109,270 | -66% | 2,101 | n/c | $528 | $4,956,055 | 2 |
| 13 | (11) | Scream | Miramax | $662,126 | -41% | 784 | -202 | $845 | $95,588,264 | 21 |
| 14 | (12) | Chasing Amy | Miramax | $585,811 | -33% | 431 | -99 | $1,359 | $6,143,150 | 6 |
| 15 | (17) | Vegas Vacation | Warner Bros. | $298,450 | -28% | 487 | -134 | $613 | $35,919,290 | 13 |
| 16 | (13) | Jerry Maguire | Sony Pictures | $289,900 | -48% | 412 | -238 | $704 | $150,850,000 | 22 |
| 17 | (15) | Jungle 2 Jungle | Walt Disney | $267,566 | -39% | 502 | -139 | $533 | $54,798,143 | 10 |
| 18 | (21) | Dante’s Peak | Universal | $253,080 | -28% | 372 | -55 | $680 | $66,400,445 | 14 |
| 19 | (26) | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi | 20th Century… | $242,376 | +12% | 510 | +299 | $475 | $308,453,687 | 729 |
| 20 | (20) | The English Patient | Miramax | $232,986 | -36% | 315 | -71 | $740 | $76,259,531 | 26 |
| 21 | (18) | Sling Blade | Miramax | $222,737 | -41% | 277 | -52 | $804 | $22,595,950 | 25 |
| 22 | (19) | Selena | Warner Bros. | $216,431 | -42% | 201 | -141 | $1,077 | $33,838,171 | 8 |
| 23 | (14) | The Devil's Own | Sony Pictures | $182,127 | -64% | 440 | -260 | $414 | $42,200,692 | 7 |
| 24 | (16) | That Old Feeling | Universal | $178,565 | -58% | 372 | -262 | $480 | $16,112,878 | 6 |
| 25 | (27) | Kolya | Miramax | $159,562 | -18% | 112 | -26 | $1,425 | $4,592,972 | 16 |
| 26 | (-) | Mother | Paramount Pi… | $148,407 | 408 | $364 | $18,993,251 | 20 | ||
| 27 | (29) | Kama Sutra | Trimark | $135,518 | -19% | 81 | n/c | $1,673 | $3,304,678 | 11 |
| 28 | (34) | Beverly Hills Ninja | Sony Pictures | $104,006 | -1% | 158 | -47 | $658 | $30,786,560 | 17 |
| 29 | (25) | McHale's Navy | Universal | $93,520 | -59% | 275 | -346 | $340 | $4,307,995 | 4 |
| 30 | (30) | The Sixth Man | Walt Disney | $90,958 | -44% | 178 | -103 | $511 | $13,289,506 | 7 |
| 31 | (56) | Children of the Revolution | Miramax | $89,936 | +185% | 22 | +16 | $4,088 | $138,449 | 2 |
| 32 | (36) | Traveller | October Films | $82,813 | -11% | 63 | +6 | $1,314 | $354,179 | 4 |
| 33 | (22) | Commandments | Gramercy | $78,923 | -75% | 200 | -69 | $395 | $488,419 | 2 |
| 34 | (28) | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | 20th Century… | $76,610 | -61% | 189 | -194 | $405 | $290,158,751 | 886 |
| 35 | (33) | Double Team | Sony Pictures | $75,504 | -30% | 109 | -44 | $693 | $10,602,084 | 6 |
| 36 | (35) | Love Jones | New Line | $74,721 | -23% | 70 | -16 | $1,067 | $11,821,540 | 9 |
| 37 | (44) | Across The Sea of Time | Sony Picture… | $72,265 | +3% | 4 | n/c | $18,066 | $9,976,283 | 82 |
| 38 | (39) | Waiting for Guffman | Sony Picture… | $71,007 | -15% | 53 | -1 | $1,340 | $2,142,666 | 15 |
| 39 | (43) | Shine | Fine Line | $68,825 | -8% | 128 | -7 | $538 | $35,674,181 | 25 |
| 40 | (40) | The Daytrippers | Lionsgate | $67,925 | -15% | 45 | -2 | $1,509 | $1,233,412 | 10 |
| 41 | (32) | When We Were Kings | Gramercy | $64,827 | -41% | 51 | -24 | $1,271 | $2,379,244 | 29 |
| 42 | (37) | Anna Karenina | Warner Bros. | $51,963 | -42% | 30 | -4 | $1,732 | $638,776 | 6 |
| 43 | (-) | Female Perversions | October Films | $50,819 | 14 | $3,630 | $118,114 | 3 | ||
| 44 | (55) | Broken English | Sony Picture… | $50,460 | +48% | 14 | +4 | $3,604 | $99,918 | 2 |
| 45 | (31) | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | 20th Century… | $47,642 | -58% | 234 | -56 | $204 | $8,062,195 | 7 |
| 46 | (38) | B*A*P*S | New Line | $47,409 | -45% | 100 | -2 | $474 | $7,156,125 | 7 |
| 47 | (41) | Shiloh | Legacy Relea… | $43,792 | -45% | 42 | -28 | $1,043 | $298,063 | 3 |
| 48 | (60) | A Chef in Love | Sony Picture… | $40,620 | +49% | 15 | +8 | $2,708 | $126,754 | 3 |
| 49 | (42) | Inventing the Abbotts | 20th Century… | $40,383 | -47% | 107 | -42 | $377 | $5,805,152 | 6 |
| 50 | (49) | Secrets & Lies | October Films | $37,809 | -25% | 44 | -10 | $859 | $13,384,535 | 33 |
| 51 | (47) | Kissed | Goldwyn Ente… | $34,343 | -41% | 31 | +3 | $1,108 | $387,449 | 5 |
| 52 | (52) | Donnie Brasco | Sony Pictures | $33,221 | -17% | 47 | -53 | $707 | $41,701,120 | 11 |
| 53 | (46) | The Beautician and the Beast | Paramount Pi… | $32,490 | -50% | 85 | -135 | $382 | $11,454,593 | 14 |
| 54 | (24) | Paradise Road | Fox Searchlight | $31,820 | -89% | 138 | -157 | $231 | $1,574,390 | 5 |
| 55 | (-) | All Over Me | Fine Line | $31,469 | 11 | $2,861 | $107,472 | 3 | ||
| 56 | N | Nowhere | Fine Line | $27,354 | 2 | $13,677 | $27,354 | 1 | ||
| 57 | (23) | Michael | New Line | $26,867 | -91% | 68 | -222 | $395 | $95,345,070 | 20 |
| 58 | (53) | Wings of Courage | Sony Picture… | $24,865 | -27% | 3 | n/c | $8,288 | $11,936,822 | 108 |
| 59 | (-) | Truth or Consequences, N.M. | Sony Pictures | $24,801 | 55 | $451 | $54,154 | 2 | ||
| 60 | (54) | The Relic | Paramount Pi… | $24,341 | -29% | 52 | -11 | $468 | $33,927,476 | 18 |
| 61 | (57) | The Godfather | Paramount Pi… | $17,891 | -39% | 40 | n/c | $447 | $134,951,867 | 1,313 |
| 62 | (63) | Inside the Goldmine | Dove Enterta… | $224 | +26% | 1 | n/c | $224 | $1,406 | 3 |
| 62 | $65,159,290 |