Weekend Domestic Box Office Chart for September 12th, 1997
| | | Movie | Distributor | Genre | Gross | Change | Thtrs. | Per Thtr. | Total Gross | Days |
| 1 |
new |
The Game |
Polygram |
Thriller/Suspense |
$14,337,029 |
|
2,403 |
$5,966 |
$14,337,029 |
3 |
| 2 |
(2) |
G.I.Jane |
Walt Disney |
Drama |
$3,501,708 |
-34% |
2,043 |
$1,714 |
$38,944,047 |
24 |
| 3 |
(1) |
Fire Down Below |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$3,260,264 |
-46% |
2,350 |
$1,387 |
$11,320,752 |
10 |
| 4 |
(3) |
Money Talks |
New Line |
Action |
$3,211,458 |
-34% |
1,942 |
$1,654 |
$34,205,257 |
24 |
| 5 |
(17) |
The Full Monty |
Fox Searchlight |
Comedy |
$2,914,175 |
+278% |
387 |
$7,530 |
$6,012,944 |
33 |
| 6 |
(5) |
Air Force One |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$2,810,020 |
-27% |
2,190 |
$1,283 |
$163,224,275 |
52 |
| 7 |
(4) |
Hoodlum |
MGM |
Drama |
$2,535,151 |
-37% |
2,020 |
$1,255 |
$19,829,304 |
19 |
| 8 |
(6) |
Conspiracy Theory |
Warner Bros. |
Thriller/Suspense |
$2,304,577 |
-31% |
1,972 |
$1,169 |
$70,713,189 |
38 |
| 9 |
(7) |
Excess Baggage |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$1,865,300 |
-35% |
2,109 |
$884 |
$12,476,854 |
17 |
| 10 |
(12) |
George Of The Jungle |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$1,763,654 |
+38% |
2,046 |
$862 |
$98,615,771 |
61 |
| 11 |
(8) |
Mimic |
Miramax |
Horror |
$1,650,325 |
-41% |
1,772 |
$931 |
$23,366,252 |
24 |
| 12 |
(37) |
Hercules |
Walt Disney |
Adventure |
$1,578,793 |
+1,318% |
1,883 |
$838 |
$92,959,099 |
92 |
| 13 |
(10) |
Men in Black |
Sony Pictures |
Adventure |
$1,578,313 |
-12% |
1,367 |
$1,155 |
$239,354,920 |
75 |
| 14 |
(9) |
Cop Land |
Miramax |
Drama |
$1,537,273 |
-41% |
1,652 |
$931 |
$42,291,904 |
31 |
| 15 |
(13) |
Event Horizon |
Paramount Pictures |
Horror |
$916,776 |
-27% |
1,121 |
$818 |
$25,672,544 |
31 |
| 16 |
(11) |
She's So Lovely |
Miramax |
Drama |
$803,301 |
-46% |
817 |
$983 |
$6,383,542 |
17 |
| 17 |
(16) |
Contact |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$640,757 |
-25% |
676 |
$948 |
$97,122,148 |
66 |
| 18 |
(18) |
My Best Friend's Wedding |
Sony Pictures |
Comedy |
$602,905 |
-8% |
700 |
$861 |
$121,104,309 |
87 |
| 19 |
(15) |
Leave It To Beaver |
Universal |
Comedy |
$589,890 |
-41% |
1,113 |
$530 |
$9,614,140 |
24 |
| 20 |
(19) |
Picture Perfect |
20th Century Fox |
Romantic Comedy |
$456,132 |
-17% |
705 |
$647 |
$30,324,637 |
45 |
| 21 |
(21) |
Shall We Dance? |
Miramax |
Romantic Comedy |
$406,128 |
-13% |
174 |
$2,334 |
$6,479,178 |
66 |
| 22 |
(24) |
Mrs. Brown |
Miramax |
Drama |
$381,084 |
-6% |
178 |
$2,141 |
$5,478,811 |
59 |
| 23 |
(14) |
Kull The Conqueror |
Universal |
Action |
$340,340 |
-70% |
884 |
$385 |
$5,750,935 |
17 |
| 24 |
(22) |
Air Bud |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$337,845 |
-28% |
601 |
$562 |
$22,823,946 |
45 |
| 25 |
(23) |
Spawn |
New Line |
Action |
$324,892 |
-30% |
426 |
$763 |
$52,909,350 |
46 |
| 26 |
(30) |
Face/Off |
Paramount Pictures |
Action |
$273,355 |
+20% |
354 |
$772 |
$110,046,427 |
80 |
| 27 |
(20) |
Con Air |
Walt Disney |
Action |
$258,131 |
-52% |
336 |
$768 |
$100,691,148 |
101 |
| 28 |
(26) |
In the Company of Men |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$221,913 |
-19% |
117 |
$1,897 |
$2,335,487 |
45 |
| 29 |
(32) |
The Lost World: Jurassic Park |
Universal |
Action |
$218,365 |
+3% |
367 |
$595 |
$228,467,634 |
115 |
| 30 |
(25) |
A Smile Like Yours |
Paramount Pictures |
Romantic Comedy |
$217,750 |
-24% |
562 |
$387 |
$3,153,413 |
24 |
| 31 |
(28) |
Def Jam's How To Be a Player |
Gramercy |
Comedy |
$203,965 |
-20% |
231 |
$883 |
$13,394,432 |
40 |
| 32 |
(27) |
Career Girls |
October Films |
Comedy |
$174,783 |
-35% |
123 |
$1,421 |
$2,105,152 |
38 |
| 33 |
(31) |
Nothing To Lose |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$150,464 |
-32% |
209 |
$720 |
$42,902,238 |
59 |
| 34 |
(34) |
Liar Liar |
Universal |
Comedy |
$126,195 |
+3% |
179 |
$705 |
$180,876,435 |
178 |
| 35 |
(29) |
Out to Sea |
20th Century Fox |
Comedy |
$107,258 |
-54% |
179 |
$599 |
$0 |
75 |
| 36 |
(33) |
Batman & Robin |
Warner Bros. |
Action |
$103,126 |
-48% |
569 |
$181 |
$107,188,619 |
87 |
| 37 |
(36) |
Ulee's Gold |
Orion Pictures |
Drama |
$100,269 |
-11% |
182 |
$551 |
$8,371,675 |
94 |
| 38 |
(-) |
Chasing Amy |
Miramax |
Romantic Comedy |
$96,276 |
|
233 |
$413 |
$11,813,637 |
164 |
| 39 |
new |
The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca |
Sony Pictures |
Thriller/Suspense |
$90,025 |
|
30 |
$3,001 |
$90,025 |
3 |
| 40 |
(38) |
Good Burger |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$88,041 |
-15% |
188 |
$468 |
$22,258,776 |
52 |
| 41 |
(35) |
Kiss Me, Guido |
Paramount Pictures |
Comedy |
$87,077 |
-28% |
59 |
$1,476 |
$1,711,027 |
59 |
| 42 |
new |
The End of Violence |
MGM |
|
$64,154 |
|
5 |
$12,831 |
$64,154 |
3 |
| 43 |
(43) |
The Fifth Element |
Sony Pictures |
Action |
$52,884 |
+3% |
78 |
$678 |
$63,381,708 |
129 |
| 44 |
new |
Different for Girls |
First Look |
|
$52,816 |
|
14 |
$3,773 |
$52,816 |
3 |
| 45 |
(57) |
Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Documentary |
$48,000 |
+80% |
5 |
$9,600 |
$731,761 |
66 |
| 46 |
(42) |
Gone Fishin' |
Walt Disney |
Comedy |
$47,036 |
-18% |
98 |
$480 |
$19,694,323 |
108 |
| 47 |
(40) |
Box of Moonlight |
Trimark |
Comedy |
$44,144 |
-45% |
55 |
$803 |
$683,686 |
52 |
| 48 |
(46) |
Dirty Dancing |
Vestron |
Drama |
$40,523 |
+6% |
58 |
$699 |
$63,892,689 |
3,678 |
| 49 |
(50) |
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery |
New Line |
Comedy |
$36,348 |
+12% |
42 |
$865 |
$53,809,420 |
136 |
| 50 |
new |
Marquise |
|
|
$34,403 |
|
12 |
$2,867 |
$34,403 |
3 |
| 51 |
(39) |
Free Willy 3: The Rescue |
Warner Bros. |
Drama |
$34,124 |
-66% |
99 |
$345 |
$0 |
38 |
| 52 |
(48) |
Sunday |
|
Drama |
$34,123 |
+1% |
14 |
$2,437 |
$156,128 |
24 |
| 53 |
(-) |
Indian Summer |
First Look |
Comedy |
$27,880 |
|
10 |
$2,788 |
$168,119 |
52 |
| 54 |
(55) |
When The Cat's Away |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Comedy |
$26,677 |
-5% |
28 |
$953 |
$1,652,472 |
360 |
| 55 |
(-) |
Ponette |
Arrow Releasing |
Drama |
$26,356 |
|
31 |
$850 |
$1,287,554 |
185 |
| 56 |
(60) |
Latin Boys Go to Hell |
Strand |
|
$26,052 |
+7% |
2 |
$13,026 |
$58,163 |
10 |
| 57 |
(-) |
Across The Sea of Time |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Drama |
$22,343 |
|
4 |
$5,586 |
$11,869,677 |
696 |
| 58 |
new |
Bandwagon |
Cinepix Film Properties |
Comedy |
$22,189 |
|
12 |
$1,849 |
$22,189 |
3 |
| 59 |
(47) |
Love Serenade |
Miramax |
Comedy |
$21,047 |
-40% |
17 |
$1,238 |
$579,337 |
45 |
| 60 |
(58) |
Fire |
Zeitgeist |
|
$20,273 |
-24% |
5 |
$4,055 |
$158,501 |
24 |
| 61 |
(-) |
Lawrence of Arabia 50th Anniversary |
NCM Fathom |
Adventure |
$18,807 |
|
1 |
$18,807 |
$47,265 |
12,692 |
| 62 |
(-) |
Flamenco |
New Yorker |
|
$18,205 |
|
5 |
$3,641 |
$384,374 |
143 |
| 63 |
(-) |
Guantanamera |
Lionsgate |
Comedy |
$17,899 |
|
11 |
$1,627 |
$424,033 |
73 |
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