| Title | Weekend | Week | Total | % Change | Total Weeks |
| 1 (1) |  | Evita (1996) | £1,749,118 | £2,536,221 | £7,441,024 | -15% | 3 |
| 2 (new) |  | The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) | £1,700,583 | £1,700,583 | £1,700,583 | new | 1 |
| 3 (2) |  | Matilda (1996) | £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 (1997) | £254,070 | £368,402 | £823,672 | -44% | 2 |
| 8 (6) |  | Daylight (1996) | £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 (1996) | £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 (1996) | £101,011 | £146,466 | £1,321,476 | -73% | 3 |
| 14 (12) |  | Surviving Picasso (1996) | £32,049 | £44,869 | £96,147 | -37% | 2 |
| 15 (13) |  | Dragonheart (1996) | £10,928 | £15,846 | £7,363,617 | -18% | 14 |