Daily Domestic Box Office Friday, August 15, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Cop Land | $4,208,287 | 2,233 | $1,885 | $4,208,287 | 1 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Conspiracy Theory | $3,623,087 | +95% | -39% | 2,806 | $1,291 | $31,982,109 | 8 |
| 3 | (2) | Air Force One | $3,504,053 | +121% | -31% | 2,981 | $1,175 | $121,507,551 | 22 |
| 4 | (new) | Event Horizon | $3,088,865 | 2,311 | $1,337 | $3,088,865 | 1 | ||
| 5 | (4) | Spawn | $1,351,688 | +83% | -49% | 2,478 | $545 | $43,015,195 | 16 |
| 6 | (3) | George Of The Jungle | $1,342,061 | +67% | -26% | 2,431 | $552 | $81,109,218 | 31 |
| 7 | (5) | Men in Black | $1,200,628 | +68% | -25% | 2,261 | $531 | $222,300,852 | 45 |
| 8 | (6) | Picture Perfect | $1,054,463 | +65% | -35% | 1,693 | $623 | $21,471,173 | 15 |
| 9 | (8) | Contact | $806,160 | +60% | -35% | 1,451 | $556 | $86,514,707 | 36 |
| 10 | (9) | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $760,043 | +106% | -42% | 756 | $1,005 | $8,247,914 | 10 |
| 11 | (7) | Air Bud | $742,148 | +40% | -30% | 1,551 | $478 | $14,591,234 | 15 |
| 12 | (10) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $483,983 | +57% | -26% | 1,232 | $393 | $114,973,522 | 57 |
| 13 | (11) | Nothing To Lose | $430,516 | +49% | -41% | 1,136 | $379 | $39,034,028 | 29 |
| 14 | (13) | Face/Off | $340,603 | +71% | -45% | 1,110 | $307 | $106,907,094 | 50 |
| 15 | (12) | Good Burger | $279,376 | +6% | -48% | 1,362 | $205 | $19,674,597 | 22 |
| 16 | (new) | Steel | $262,536 | 1,260 | $208 | $262,536 | 1 | ||
| - | (14) | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $130,072 | -25% | -55% | 1,203 | $108 | $1,952,844 | 8 |
| - | (17) | The Full Monty | $49,439 | +52% | 6 | $8,240 | $117,229 | 3 | |
| - | (18) | Batman & Robin | $27,534 | +48% | -36% | 153 | $180 | $105,620,404 | 57 |
| - | (19) | Love Serenade | $24,406 | +118% | -26% | 35 | $697 | $273,187 | 15 |
| - | (new) | Paperback Romance | $3,919 | 4 | $980 | $3,919 | 1 | ||
| Reporting movies: 21 | $23,713,867 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cop Land | $4,208,287 | 2,233 | $4,208,287 |
| 2 | Conspiracy Theory | $3,623,087 | 2,806 | $31,982,109 |
| 3 | Air Force One | $3,504,053 | 2,981 | $121,507,551 |
| 4 | Event Horizon | $3,088,865 | 2,311 | $3,088,865 |
| 5 | Spawn | $1,351,688 | 2,478 | $43,015,195 |
| 6 | George Of The Jungle | $1,342,061 | 2,431 | $81,109,218 |
| 7 | Men in Black | $1,200,628 | 2,261 | $222,300,852 |
| 8 | Picture Perfect | $1,054,463 | 1,693 | $21,471,173 |
| 9 | Contact | $806,160 | 1,451 | $86,514,707 |
| 10 | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $760,043 | 756 | $8,247,914 |
| 11 | Air Bud | $742,148 | 1,551 | $14,591,234 |
| 12 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $483,983 | 1,232 | $114,973,522 |
| 13 | Nothing To Lose | $430,516 | 1,136 | $39,034,028 |
| 14 | Face/Off | $340,603 | 1,110 | $106,907,094 |
| 15 | Good Burger | $279,376 | 1,362 | $19,674,597 |
| 16 | Steel | $262,536 | 1,260 | $262,536 |
| - | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $130,072 | 1,203 | $1,952,844 |
| - | The Full Monty | $49,439 | 6 | $117,229 |
| - | Batman & Robin | $27,534 | 153 | $105,620,404 |
| - | Love Serenade | $24,406 | 35 | $273,187 |
| - | Paperback Romance | $3,919 | 4 | $3,919 |
| Reporting: 21 | $23,713,867 | total | ||