Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for August 15th, 1997
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
new |
Cop Land |
Miramax |
Drama |
$13,510,482 |
|
2,233 |
$6,050 |
$13,510,482 |
3 |
| 2 |
(2) |
Air Force One |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$12,350,122 |
-31% |
2,981 |
$4,143 |
$130,353,620 |
24 |
| 3 |
(1) |
Conspiracy Theory |
Warner Bros. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$12,309,562 |
-36% |
2,806 |
$4,387 |
$40,668,584 |
10 |
| 4 |
new |
Event Horizon |
Paramount Pictures |
Horror |
$9,511,915 |
|
2,311 |
$4,116 |
$9,511,915 |
3 |
| 5 |
(3) |
Spawn |
New Line |
Action |
$4,986,874 |
-44% |
2,478 |
$2,012 |
$46,650,381 |
18 |
| 6 |
(4) |
George Of The Jungle |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$4,813,639 |
-24% |
2,431 |
$1,980 |
$84,580,796 |
33 |
| 7 |
(5) |
Men in Black |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$4,204,505 |
-26% |
2,261 |
$1,860 |
$225,304,729 |
47 |
| 8 |
(6) |
Picture Perfect |
20th Century Fox |
Romantic Comedy |
$3,322,480 |
-34% |
1,677 |
$1,981 |
$23,739,190 |
17 |
| 9 |
(7) |
Contact |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$2,872,875 |
-36% |
1,451 |
$1,980 |
$88,581,422 |
38 |
| 10 |
(9) |
Air Bud |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$2,591,545 |
-27% |
1,723 |
$1,504 |
$17,150,084 |
17 |
| 11 |
(8) |
Def Jam's How To Be a Player |
Gramercy |
Comedy |
$2,527,810 |
-40% |
756 |
$3,344 |
$10,015,681 |
12 |
| 12 |
(10) |
Nothing To Lose |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$1,738,176 |
-39% |
1,136 |
$1,530 |
$40,341,688 |
31 |
| 13 |
(11) |
My Best Friend's Wedding |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$1,616,400 |
-27% |
1,232 |
$1,312 |
$116,087,939 |
59 |
| 14 |
(12) |
Face/Off |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
$1,122,883 |
-47% |
1,110 |
$1,012 |
$107,689,374 |
52 |
| 15 |
(13) |
Good Burger |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$1,013,264 |
-47% |
1,362 |
$744 |
$20,208,485 |
24 |
| 16 |
new |
Steel |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$870,068 |
|
1,260 |
$691 |
$870,068 |
3 |
| 17 |
(14) |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park |
Universal |
Action |
$747,650 |
-29% |
787 |
$950 |
$226,437,834 |
87 |
| 18 |
(16) |
Hercules |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$639,941 |
-35% |
647 |
$989 |
$90,973,030 |
64 |
| 19 |
(18) |
Mrs. Brown |
Miramax |
Drama |
$548,924 |
-9% |
130 |
$4,222 |
$2,731,092 |
31 |
| 20 |
(19) |
Shall We Dance? |
Miramax |
Romantic Comedy |
$528,188 |
-1% |
130 |
$4,063 |
$3,567,053 |
38 |
| 21 |
(15) |
Free Willy 3: The Rescue |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$489,037 |
-51% |
1,203 |
$407 |
$2,311,809 |
10 |
| 22 |
(20) |
Out to Sea |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$402,684 |
-10% |
548 |
$735 |
$26,580,202 |
47 |
| 23 |
(35) |
Career Girls |
October Films |
Comedy |
$292,498 |
+213% |
40 |
$7,312 |
$445,697 |
10 |
| 24 |
(21) |
Ulee's Gold |
Orion Pictures |
Drama |
$287,155 |
-28% |
327 |
$878 |
$7,469,682 |
66 |
| 25 |
(23) |
Gone Fishin' |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$258,645 |
-26% |
345 |
$750 |
$19,151,384 |
80 |
| 26 |
(24) |
Liar Liar |
Universal |
Comedy |
$258,515 |
-12% |
275 |
$940 |
$179,933,535 |
150 |
| 27 |
(22) |
Speed II: Cruise Control |
20th Century Fox |
Action |
$221,042 |
-38% |
326 |
$678 |
$47,755,016 |
66 |
| 28 |
(25) |
Con Air |
Walt Disney |
Action |
$206,349 |
-26% |
228 |
$905 |
$96,712,318 |
73 |
| 29 |
(30) |
In the Company of Men |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$205,927 |
+36% |
28 |
$7,355 |
$634,365 |
17 |
| 30 |
new |
The Full Monty |
Fox Searchlight |
Comedy |
$176,585 |
|
6 |
$29,431 |
$244,375 |
5 |
| 31 |
(29) |
Kiss Me, Guido |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$165,780 |
+3% |
44 |
$3,768 |
$934,765 |
31 |
| 32 |
(-) |
The English Patient |
Miramax |
Drama |
$165,173 |
|
318 |
$519 |
$78,258,295 |
276 |
| 33 |
(27) |
Anaconda |
Sony Pictures |
Horror |
$148,083 |
-17% |
162 |
$914 |
$65,341,753 |
129 |
| 34 |
(32) |
A Simple Wish |
Universal |
Comedy |
$140,640 |
n/c |
293 |
$480 |
$7,974,535 |
38 |
| 35 |
(28) |
The Fifth Element |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$133,912 |
-19% |
272 |
$492 |
$62,951,133 |
101 |
| 36 |
(26) |
Operation Condor |
Miramax |
Action |
$111,737 |
-51% |
295 |
$379 |
$10,333,731 |
31 |
| 37 |
(36) |
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery |
New Line |
Comedy |
$107,100 |
+17% |
112 |
$956 |
$53,455,567 |
108 |
| 38 |
(33) |
Love Serenade |
Miramax |
Comedy |
$91,068 |
-25% |
35 |
$2,602 |
$339,849 |
17 |
| 39 |
(31) |
Batman & Robin |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$83,183 |
-44% |
153 |
$544 |
$105,674,498 |
59 |
| 40 |
(34) |
When The Cat's Away |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Comedy |
$77,113 |
-25% |
50 |
$1,542 |
$1,363,950 |
332 |
| 41 |
(-) |
Buddy |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$74,918 |
|
355 |
$211 |
$10,005,081 |
73 |
| 42 |
(41) |
Box of Moonlight |
Trimark |
Comedy |
$71,796 |
+5% |
33 |
$2,176 |
$229,621 |
24 |
| 43 |
(43) |
Jungle 2 Jungle |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$67,929 |
+16% |
89 |
$763 |
$59,733,009 |
164 |
| 44 |
(17) |
One Eight Seven |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$59,708 |
-93% |
469 |
$127 |
$5,391,521 |
19 |
| 45 |
(38) |
Star Maps |
Fox Searchlight |
Comedy |
$56,646 |
-36% |
34 |
$1,666 |
$435,268 |
26 |
| 46 |
(42) |
The Pillow Book |
Lionsgate |
Drama |
$50,052 |
-19% |
49 |
$1,021 |
$2,293,037 |
73 |
| 47 |
(44) |
Ponette |
Arrow Releasing |
Drama |
$48,914 |
+1% |
35 |
$1,398 |
$1,070,210 |
157 |
| 48 |
(37) |
Wild America |
Warner Bros. |
Adventure |
$43,669 |
-51% |
149 |
$293 |
$7,324,662 |
47 |
| 49 |
(45) |
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Documentary |
$42,855 |
-9% |
4 |
$10,714 |
$486,510 |
38 |
| 50 |
(46) |
Guantanamera |
Lionsgate |
Comedy |
$41,996 |
-1% |
11 |
$3,818 |
$278,041 |
45 |
| 51 |
(-) |
Contempt |
Rialto Pictures |
Drama |
$38,410 |
|
5 |
$7,682 |
$373,526 |
11,931 |
| 52 |
(39) |
Across The Sea of Time |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$35,708 |
-53% |
4 |
$8,927 |
$11,605,571 |
668 |
| 53 |
(40) |
Love Jones |
New Line |
Drama |
$34,803 |
-52% |
68 |
$512 |
$12,514,138 |
157 |
| 54 |
(47) |
Chasing Amy |
Miramax |
Romantic Comedy |
$24,924 |
-37% |
32 |
$779 |
$11,696,642 |
136 |
| 55 |
(49) |
Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$23,444 |
-25% |
39 |
$601 |
$29,205,077 |
115 |
| 56 |
(58) |
Wings of Courage |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$22,125 |
+24% |
2 |
$11,063 |
$12,751,314 |
850 |
| 57 |
(48) |
Addicted To Love |
Warner Bros. |
Romantic Comedy |
$20,495 |
-43% |
27 |
$759 |
$34,656,904 |
87 |
| 58 |
(50) |
Breakdown |
Paramount Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$18,543 |
-38% |
64 |
$290 |
$50,129,186 |
108 |
| 59 |
new |
The Delta |
Strand |
|
$18,134 |
|
2 |
$9,067 |
$18,134 |
3 |
| 60 |
(-) |
The Van |
Fox Searchlight |
Comedy |
$17,132 |
|
18 |
$952 |
$621,093 |
94 |
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