Daily Domestic Box Office Saturday, August 16, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (3) | Air Force One | $5,277,454 | +51% | -30% | 2,981 | $1,770 | $126,785,005 | 23 |
| 2 | (2) | Conspiracy Theory | $5,051,229 | +39% | -33% | 2,806 | $1,800 | $37,033,338 | 9 |
| 3 | (1) | Cop Land | $5,031,752 | +20% | 2,233 | $2,253 | $9,240,039 | 2 | |
| 4 | (4) | Event Horizon | $3,512,269 | +14% | 2,311 | $1,520 | $6,601,134 | 2 | |
| 5 | (5) | Spawn | $2,081,556 | +54% | -40% | 2,478 | $840 | $45,096,751 | 17 |
| 6 | (6) | George Of The Jungle | $2,015,877 | +50% | -23% | 2,431 | $829 | $83,125,095 | 32 |
| 7 | (7) | Men in Black | $1,763,151 | +47% | -26% | 2,261 | $780 | $224,064,003 | 46 |
| 8 | (8) | Picture Perfect | $1,284,567 | +22% | -34% | 1,693 | $759 | $22,755,740 | 16 |
| 9 | (9) | Contact | $1,211,757 | +50% | -36% | 1,451 | $835 | $87,726,464 | 37 |
| 10 | (11) | Air Bud | $983,337 | +32% | -29% | 1,551 | $634 | $15,574,571 | 16 |
| 11 | (10) | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $968,361 | +27% | -40% | 756 | $1,281 | $9,216,275 | 11 |
| 12 | (13) | Nothing To Lose | $879,807 | +104% | -34% | 1,136 | $774 | $39,913,835 | 30 |
| 13 | (12) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $663,201 | +37% | -29% | 1,232 | $538 | $115,636,723 | 58 |
| 14 | (14) | Face/Off | $498,275 | +46% | -48% | 1,110 | $449 | $107,405,369 | 51 |
| 15 | (15) | Good Burger | $409,659 | +47% | -48% | 1,362 | $301 | $20,084,256 | 23 |
| 16 | (16) | Steel | $334,342 | +27% | 1,260 | $265 | $596,878 | 2 | |
| - | (17) | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $184,964 | +42% | -53% | 1,203 | $154 | $2,137,808 | 9 |
| - | (18) | The Full Monty | $67,734 | +37% | 6 | $11,289 | $184,963 | 4 | |
| - | (20) | Love Serenade | $40,456 | +66% | -24% | 35 | $1,156 | $313,643 | 16 |
| - | (19) | Batman & Robin | $33,178 | +20% | -47% | 153 | $217 | $105,653,582 | 58 |
| - | (21) | Paperback Romance | $5,401 | +38% | 4 | $1,350 | $9,320 | 2 | |
| Reporting movies: 21 | $32,298,327 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force One | $5,277,454 | 2,981 | $126,785,005 |
| 2 | Conspiracy Theory | $5,051,229 | 2,806 | $37,033,338 |
| 3 | Cop Land | $5,031,752 | 2,233 | $9,240,039 |
| 4 | Event Horizon | $3,512,269 | 2,311 | $6,601,134 |
| 5 | Spawn | $2,081,556 | 2,478 | $45,096,751 |
| 6 | George Of The Jungle | $2,015,877 | 2,431 | $83,125,095 |
| 7 | Men in Black | $1,763,151 | 2,261 | $224,064,003 |
| 8 | Picture Perfect | $1,284,567 | 1,693 | $22,755,740 |
| 9 | Contact | $1,211,757 | 1,451 | $87,726,464 |
| 10 | Air Bud | $983,337 | 1,551 | $15,574,571 |
| 11 | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $968,361 | 756 | $9,216,275 |
| 12 | Nothing To Lose | $879,807 | 1,136 | $39,913,835 |
| 13 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $663,201 | 1,232 | $115,636,723 |
| 14 | Face/Off | $498,275 | 1,110 | $107,405,369 |
| 15 | Good Burger | $409,659 | 1,362 | $20,084,256 |
| 16 | Steel | $334,342 | 1,260 | $596,878 |
| - | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $184,964 | 1,203 | $2,137,808 |
| - | The Full Monty | $67,734 | 6 | $184,963 |
| - | Love Serenade | $40,456 | 35 | $313,643 |
| - | Batman & Robin | $33,178 | 153 | $105,653,582 |
| - | Paperback Romance | $5,401 | 4 | $9,320 |
| Reporting: 21 | $32,298,327 | total | ||