UK Weekend Box Office
UK Box Office 3rd January, 1997
| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks | ||
| 1 (1) |  | 101 Dalmatians (1996) | £2,200,000 | £3,080,000 | £14,321,741 | -50% | 4 |
| 2 (new) |  | Evita () | £2,008,920 | £2,008,920 | £2,008,920 | new | 1 |
| 3 (2) |  | Matilda () | £1,372,283 | £1,989,810 | £8,909,714 | -65% | 3 |
| 4 (4) |  | Daylight () | £1,025,418 | £1,486,856 | £3,137,691 | -38% | 2 |
| 5 (3) |  | Star Trek: First Contact (1996) | £855,090 | £1,239,881 | £7,226,643 | -54% | 4 |
| 6 (new) |  | Shine (1997) | £799,018 | £799,018 | £799,018 | new | 1 |
| 7 (new) |  | Sleepers () | £662,006 | £662,006 | £662,006 | new | 1 |
| 8 (6) |  | Michael Collins (1996) | £575,946 | £835,122 | £9,624,924 | -11% | 9 |
| 9 (5) |  | Jingle All the Way (1996) | £370,041 | £499,555 | £3,971,556 | -43% | 5 |
| 10 (7) |  | The Long Kiss Goodnight () | £357,887 | £518,936 | £5,113,285 | -23% | 6 |
| 11 (8) |  | Dragonheart () | £48,740 | £63,362 | £7,329,865 | -31% | 12 |
| 12 (10) |  | The First Wives Club (1996) | £12,346 | £17,284 | £3,781,109 | -58% | 8 |
| 13 (11) |  | The Craft (1996) | £9,053 | £12,222 | £3,261,744 | -45% | 9 |
| 14 (12) |  | The Van (1996) | £7,755 | £10,082 | £570,706 | -50% | 6 |
| 15 (13) |  | The Crow: City of Angels (1996) | £5,378 | £7,260 | £680,427 | -50% | 7 |
| 16 (14) |  | Brassed Off (1996) | £3,905 | £5,077 | £3,339,022 | -38% | 10 |
| 17 (16) |  | The Umbrellas of Cherbourg () Rerelease | £1,205 | £1,747 | £7,627 | -38% | 3 |