| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks |
| 1 (2) |  | Evita (1996) | £2,068,488 | £2,895,883 | £4,904,803 | 3% | 2 |
| 2 (3) |  | Matilda (1996) | £1,423,939 | £1,851,121 | £10,760,835 | 4% | 4 |
| 3 (1) |  | 101 Dalmatians (1996) | £1,331,403 | £1,930,534 | £16,252,275 | -39% | 5 |
| 4 (6) |  | Shine (1997) | £750,709 | £1,013,457 | £1,812,475 | -6% | 2 |
| 5 (8) |  | Michael Collins (1996) | £575,946 | £806,324 | £10,431,248 | 0% | 10 |
| 6 (4) |  | Daylight (1996) | £512,709 | £666,522 | £3,804,213 | -50% | 3 |
| 7 (new) |  | The Mirror Has Two Faces (1997) | £455,270 | £455,270 | £455,270 | new | 1 |
| 8 (7) |  | Sleepers (1996) | £380,003 | £513,004 | £1,175,010 | -43% | 2 |
| 9 (5) |  | Star Trek: First Contact (1996) | £306,690 | £444,701 | £7,671,344 | -64% | 5 |
| 10 (10) |  | The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) | £267,087 | £373,922 | £5,487,207 | -25% | 7 |
| 11 (9) |  | Jingle All the Way (1996) | £200,040 | £290,058 | £4,261,614 | -46% | 6 |
| 12 (new) |  | Surviving Picasso (1996) | £51,278 | £51,278 | £51,278 | new | 1 |
| 13 (11) |  | Dragonheart (1996) | £13,264 | £17,906 | £7,347,771 | -73% | 13 |
| 14 (12) |  | The First Wives Club (1996) | £5,144 | £7,202 | £3,788,311 | -58% | 9 |
| 15 (14) |  | The Van (1996) | £3,878 | £5,235 | £575,941 | -50% | 7 |