| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks |
| 1 (1) |  | Evita () | £1,749,118 | £2,536,221 | £7,441,024 | -15% | 3 |
| 2 (new) |  | The Ghost and the Darkness () | £1,700,583 | £1,700,583 | £1,700,583 | new | 1 |
| 3 (2) |  | Matilda () | £854,705 | £1,111,117 | £11,871,952 | -40% | 5 |
| 4 (3) |  | 101 Dalmatians (1996) | £731,138 | £950,479 | £17,202,754 | -45% | 6 |
| 5 (4) |  | Shine (1997) | £702,400 | £913,120 | £2,725,595 | -6% | 3 |
| 6 (5) |  | Michael Collins (1996) | £575,946 | £806,324 | £11,237,572 | 0% | 11 |
| 7 (7) |  | The Mirror Has Two Faces () | £254,070 | £368,402 | £823,672 | -44% | 2 |
| 8 (6) |  | Daylight () | £207,178 | £269,331 | £4,073,544 | -60% | 4 |
| 9 (new) |  | The Preachers Wife (1997) | £171,182 | £171,182 | £171,182 | new | 1 |
| 10 (10) |  | The Long Kiss Goodnight () | £167,804 | £218,145 | £5,705,352 | -37% | 8 |
| 11 (11) |  | Jingle All the Way (1996) | £160,004 | £224,006 | £4,485,620 | -20% | 7 |
| 12 (9) |  | Star Trek: First Contact (1996) | £105,890 | £142,952 | £7,814,296 | -65% | 6 |
| 13 (8) |  | Sleepers () | £101,011 | £146,466 | £1,321,476 | -73% | 3 |
| 14 (12) |  | Surviving Picasso () | £32,049 | £44,869 | £96,147 | -37% | 2 |
| 15 (13) |  | Dragonheart () | £10,928 | £15,846 | £7,363,617 | -18% | 14 |
| 16 (14) |  | The First Wives Club (1996) | £2,572 | £3,601 | £3,791,912 | -50% | 10 |