Daily Domestic Box Office Sunday, August 17, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (3) | Cop Land | $4,270,443 | -15% | 2,233 | $1,912 | $13,510,482 | 3 | |
| 2 | (2) | Conspiracy Theory | $3,635,246 | -28% | -37% | 2,806 | $1,296 | $40,668,584 | 10 |
| 3 | (1) | Air Force One | $3,568,615 | -32% | -30% | 2,981 | $1,197 | $130,353,620 | 24 |
| 4 | (4) | Event Horizon | $2,910,781 | -17% | 2,311 | $1,260 | $9,511,915 | 3 | |
| 5 | (5) | Spawn | $1,553,630 | -25% | -45% | 2,478 | $627 | $46,650,381 | 18 |
| 6 | (6) | George Of The Jungle | $1,455,701 | -28% | -23% | 2,431 | $599 | $84,580,796 | 33 |
| 7 | (7) | Men in Black | $1,240,726 | -30% | -26% | 2,261 | $549 | $225,304,729 | 47 |
| 8 | (8) | Picture Perfect | $983,450 | -23% | -32% | 1,693 | $581 | $23,739,190 | 17 |
| 9 | (9) | Contact | $854,958 | -29% | -37% | 1,451 | $589 | $88,581,422 | 38 |
| 10 | (11) | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $799,406 | -17% | -37% | 756 | $1,057 | $10,015,681 | 12 |
| 11 | (10) | Air Bud | $762,748 | -22% | -24% | 1,551 | $492 | $16,337,319 | 17 |
| 12 | (13) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $469,216 | -29% | -25% | 1,232 | $381 | $116,105,939 | 59 |
| 13 | (12) | Nothing To Lose | $427,853 | -51% | -45% | 1,136 | $377 | $40,341,688 | 31 |
| 14 | (15) | Good Burger | $324,229 | -21% | -45% | 1,362 | $238 | $20,408,485 | 24 |
| 15 | (14) | Face/Off | $284,005 | -43% | -47% | 1,110 | $256 | $107,689,374 | 52 |
| 16 | (16) | Steel | $273,190 | -18% | 1,260 | $217 | $870,068 | 3 | |
| - | (17) | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $174,001 | -6% | -44% | 1,203 | $145 | $2,311,809 | 10 |
| - | (18) | The Full Monty | $59,412 | -12% | 6 | $9,902 | $244,375 | 5 | |
| - | (19) | Love Serenade | $26,206 | -35% | -25% | 35 | $749 | $339,849 | 17 |
| - | (20) | Batman & Robin | $22,471 | -32% | -49% | 153 | $147 | $105,676,053 | 59 |
| - | (21) | Paperback Romance | $4,619 | -14% | 4 | $1,155 | $13,939 | 3 | |
| Reporting movies: 21 | $24,100,906 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cop Land | $4,270,443 | 2,233 | $13,510,482 |
| 2 | Conspiracy Theory | $3,635,246 | 2,806 | $40,668,584 |
| 3 | Air Force One | $3,568,615 | 2,981 | $130,353,620 |
| 4 | Event Horizon | $2,910,781 | 2,311 | $9,511,915 |
| 5 | Spawn | $1,553,630 | 2,478 | $46,650,381 |
| 6 | George Of The Jungle | $1,455,701 | 2,431 | $84,580,796 |
| 7 | Men in Black | $1,240,726 | 2,261 | $225,304,729 |
| 8 | Picture Perfect | $983,450 | 1,693 | $23,739,190 |
| 9 | Contact | $854,958 | 1,451 | $88,581,422 |
| 10 | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $799,406 | 756 | $10,015,681 |
| 11 | Air Bud | $762,748 | 1,551 | $16,337,319 |
| 12 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $469,216 | 1,232 | $116,105,939 |
| 13 | Nothing To Lose | $427,853 | 1,136 | $40,341,688 |
| 14 | Good Burger | $324,229 | 1,362 | $20,408,485 |
| 15 | Face/Off | $284,005 | 1,110 | $107,689,374 |
| 16 | Steel | $273,190 | 1,260 | $870,068 |
| - | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $174,001 | 1,203 | $2,311,809 |
| - | The Full Monty | $59,412 | 6 | $244,375 |
| - | Love Serenade | $26,206 | 35 | $339,849 |
| - | Batman & Robin | $22,471 | 153 | $105,676,053 |
| - | Paperback Romance | $4,619 | 4 | $13,939 |
| Reporting: 21 | $24,100,906 | total | ||