Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for July 4th, 1997
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
new |
Men in Black |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$51,068,455 |
|
3,020 |
$16,910 |
$84,133,900 |
5 |
| 2 |
(1) |
Face/Off |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
$16,067,233 |
-31% |
2,637 |
$6,093 |
$51,521,285 |
10 |
| 3 |
(2) |
Hercules |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$12,193,152 |
-43% |
2,884 |
$4,228 |
$50,030,540 |
22 |
| 4 |
(4) |
My Best Friend's Wedding |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$10,818,090 |
-28% |
2,233 |
$4,845 |
$69,281,429 |
17 |
| 5 |
(3) |
Batman & Robin |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$8,027,257 |
-49% |
2,942 |
$2,729 |
$90,716,119 |
17 |
| 6 |
new |
Out to Sea |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$5,887,675 |
|
1,736 |
$3,392 |
$7,655,948 |
5 |
| 7 |
(5) |
Con Air |
Walt Disney |
Action |
$3,791,861 |
-36% |
1,902 |
$1,994 |
$85,073,453 |
31 |
| 8 |
(6) |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park |
Universal |
Action |
$2,604,420 |
-43% |
1,365 |
$1,908 |
$218,334,199 |
45 |
| 9 |
new |
Wild America |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$1,810,586 |
|
1,812 |
$999 |
$2,875,117 |
5 |
| 10 |
(7) |
Speed II: Cruise Control |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$1,517,680 |
-59% |
1,617 |
$939 |
$41,113,064 |
24 |
| 11 |
(8) |
Liar Liar |
Universal |
Comedy |
$1,002,605 |
-23% |
839 |
$1,195 |
$174,806,235 |
108 |
| 12 |
(20) |
Anaconda |
Sony Pictures |
Horror |
$713,200 |
+250% |
575 |
$1,240 |
$62,522,899 |
87 |
| 13 |
(11) |
Ulee's Gold |
Orion Pictures |
Drama |
$650,730 |
+8% |
125 |
$5,206 |
$2,120,506 |
24 |
| 14 |
(9) |
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery |
New Line |
Comedy |
$619,278 |
-8% |
903 |
$686 |
$50,978,277 |
66 |
| 15 |
(16) |
Brassed Off |
Miramax |
Comedy |
$257,946 |
-19% |
223 |
$1,157 |
$1,749,805 |
45 |
| 16 |
(13) |
Jungle 2 Jungle |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$244,566 |
-30% |
357 |
$685 |
$58,334,580 |
122 |
| 17 |
(10) |
Gone Fishin' |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$226,271 |
-64% |
317 |
$714 |
$17,811,492 |
38 |
| 18 |
(14) |
Chasing Amy |
Miramax |
Romantic Comedy |
$218,768 |
-37% |
225 |
$972 |
$10,706,795 |
94 |
| 19 |
(21) |
The Pillow Book |
Lionsgate |
Drama |
$191,668 |
-4% |
64 |
$2,995 |
$1,278,411 |
31 |
| 20 |
(18) |
Volcano |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$171,494 |
-41% |
319 |
$538 |
$47,067,010 |
73 |
| 21 |
(12) |
The Fifth Element |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$147,367 |
-60% |
202 |
$730 |
$60,966,673 |
59 |
| 22 |
(19) |
Grosse Pointe Blank |
Walt Disney |
Black Comedy |
$127,316 |
-43% |
222 |
$573 |
$27,481,485 |
87 |
| 23 |
(17) |
Father's Day |
Warner Bros. |
Comedy |
$123,299 |
-57% |
276 |
$447 |
$28,530,595 |
59 |
| 24 |
(36) |
Sling Blade |
Miramax |
Drama |
$122,385 |
+143% |
266 |
$460 |
$24,179,050 |
229 |
| 25 |
(28) |
Love! Valour! Compassion! |
New Line |
Drama |
$116,151 |
-10% |
83 |
$1,399 |
$2,494,993 |
52 |
| 26 |
(27) |
Temptress Moon |
Miramax |
Drama |
$107,303 |
-23% |
42 |
$2,555 |
$661,935 |
24 |
| 27 |
(22) |
Breakdown |
Paramount Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$99,975 |
-50% |
210 |
$476 |
$48,273,691 |
66 |
| 28 |
(15) |
Addicted To Love |
Warner Bros. |
Romantic Comedy |
$92,537 |
-73% |
179 |
$517 |
$33,650,528 |
45 |
| 29 |
(23) |
Scream |
Miramax |
Horror |
$86,150 |
-52% |
270 |
$319 |
$102,803,370 |
199 |
| 30 |
(26) |
The Saint |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
$80,811 |
-43% |
281 |
$288 |
$61,191,959 |
94 |
| 31 |
(39) |
Ponette |
Arrow Releasing |
Drama |
$70,628 |
+77% |
21 |
$3,363 |
$537,576 |
115 |
| 32 |
(35) |
Across The Sea of Time |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$59,119 |
+16% |
3 |
$19,706 |
$10,815,062 |
626 |
| 33 |
(49) |
When The Cat's Away |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Comedy |
$56,549 |
+128% |
8 |
$7,069 |
$367,592 |
290 |
| 34 |
(33) |
Jerry Maguire |
Sony Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$51,530 |
-13% |
66 |
$781 |
$153,620,822 |
206 |
| 35 |
(30) |
The Sixth Man |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$45,569 |
-43% |
68 |
$670 |
$14,459,041 |
101 |
| 36 |
(37) |
Fools Rush In |
Sony Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$41,538 |
+2% |
46 |
$903 |
$29,243,598 |
143 |
| 37 |
(41) |
Gabbeh |
New Yorker |
|
$40,469 |
+7% |
5 |
$8,094 |
$94,736 |
297 |
| 38 |
(48) |
Shiloh |
Legacy Releasing |
Adventure |
$38,689 |
+49% |
41 |
$944 |
$961,538 |
73 |
| 39 |
(25) |
Trial And Error |
New Line |
Comedy |
$38,663 |
-73% |
193 |
$200 |
$13,129,726 |
38 |
| 40 |
(32) |
Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$37,229 |
-47% |
78 |
$477 |
$27,860,502 |
73 |
| 41 |
(38) |
The Van |
Fox Searchlight |
Comedy |
$35,332 |
-12% |
21 |
$1,682 |
$410,963 |
52 |
| 42 |
(43) |
Contempt |
Rialto Pictures |
Drama |
$34,775 |
+4% |
2 |
$17,388 |
$100,506 |
11,889 |
| 43 |
(42) |
Waiting for Guffman |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Comedy |
$29,676 |
-15% |
26 |
$1,141 |
$2,822,376 |
157 |
| 44 |
(50) |
La Promesse |
New Yorker |
|
$29,460 |
+21% |
10 |
$2,946 |
$342,496 |
248 |
| 45 |
(47) |
Double Team |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$29,349 |
+8% |
35 |
$839 |
$11,313,010 |
94 |
| 46 |
(40) |
Kolya |
Miramax |
Comedy |
$28,263 |
-27% |
22 |
$1,285 |
$5,693,230 |
164 |
| 47 |
(45) |
Wings of Courage |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$24,938 |
-15% |
3 |
$8,313 |
$12,499,661 |
808 |
| 48 |
(24) |
Buddy |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$24,773 |
-86% |
159 |
$156 |
$9,881,853 |
31 |
| 49 |
(29) |
Murder at 1600 |
Warner Bros. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$22,081 |
-76% |
54 |
$409 |
$25,826,788 |
80 |
| 50 |
(62) |
For Roseanna |
Fine Line |
|
$21,400 |
+268% |
5 |
$4,280 |
$45,163 |
19 |
| 51 |
(44) |
Female Perversions |
October Films |
Drama |
$20,616 |
-35% |
25 |
$825 |
$780,497 |
73 |
| 52 |
(46) |
The Devil's Own |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$19,601 |
-31% |
54 |
$363 |
$42,877,165 |
103 |
| 53 |
(31) |
Night Falls On Manhattan |
Paramount Pictures |
Drama |
$18,290 |
-76% |
102 |
$179 |
$9,691,244 |
52 |
| 54 |
(55) |
Dream With The Fishes |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$18,151 |
-3% |
7 |
$2,593 |
$99,361 |
17 |
| 55 |
(60) |
The Daytrippers |
Lionsgate |
Romantic Comedy |
$18,021 |
+4% |
10 |
$1,802 |
$1,872,782 |
124 |
| 56 |
(53) |
The English Patient |
Miramax |
Drama |
$17,527 |
-21% |
31 |
$565 |
$77,442,232 |
234 |
| 57 |
(56) |
A Chef in Love |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Romantic Comedy |
$15,413 |
-16% |
21 |
$734 |
$554,404 |
75 |
| 58 |
(57) |
Children of the Revolution |
Miramax |
Comedy |
$13,925 |
-22% |
18 |
$774 |
$830,608 |
68 |
| 59 |
(61) |
Late Bloomers |
Strand |
|
$12,512 |
-9% |
3 |
$4,171 |
$34,891 |
10 |
| 60 |
(54) |
Broken English |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$11,680 |
-39% |
16 |
$730 |
$476,070 |
66 |
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