Daily Domestic Box Office Wednesday, August 20, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Cop Land | $1,607,122 | -5% | 2,233 | $720 | $18,512,992 | 6 | |
| 2 | (2) | Conspiracy Theory | $1,356,991 | -10% | -38% | 2,806 | $484 | $44,836,056 | 13 |
| 3 | (3) | Air Force One | $1,232,271 | -4% | -35% | 2,981 | $413 | $134,051,068 | 27 |
| 4 | (4) | Event Horizon | $903,037 | -13% | 2,311 | $391 | $12,567,760 | 6 | |
| 5 | (5) | George Of The Jungle | $765,631 | +15% | -30% | 2,431 | $315 | $86,654,781 | 36 |
| 6 | (6) | Men in Black | $594,678 | +2% | -26% | 2,261 | $263 | $227,019,477 | 50 |
| 7 | (7) | Spawn | $524,092 | -7% | -45% | 2,478 | $211 | $48,299,025 | 21 |
| 8 | (8) | Picture Perfect | $515,532 | -2% | -31% | 1,693 | $305 | $25,279,605 | 20 |
| 9 | (10) | Air Bud | $508,344 | +38% | -32% | 1,551 | $328 | $17,626,920 | 20 |
| 10 | (9) | Contact | $377,425 | -2% | -39% | 1,451 | $260 | $89,682,021 | 41 |
| 11 | (11) | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $272,225 | +1% | -32% | 756 | $360 | $10,899,922 | 15 |
| 12 | (12) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $228,258 | -6% | -34% | 1,232 | $185 | $116,779,480 | 62 |
| 13 | (14) | Good Burger | $194,997 | +32% | -51% | 1,362 | $143 | $20,941,503 | 27 |
| 14 | (13) | Nothing To Lose | $193,925 | +5% | -39% | 1,136 | $171 | $40,902,889 | 34 |
| 15 | (15) | Face/Off | $131,426 | -2% | -41% | 1,110 | $118 | $108,068,647 | 55 |
| 16 | (17) | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $126,106 | +26% | -51% | 1,203 | $105 | $2,637,453 | 13 |
| 17 | (16) | Steel | $117,912 | +6% | 1,260 | $94 | $1,220,608 | 6 | |
| - | (18) | The Full Monty | $32,315 | +10% | -9% | 6 | $5,386 | $335,679 | 8 |
| - | (20) | Love Serenade | $10,283 | -5% | -14% | 35 | $294 | $369,870 | 20 |
| - | (19) | Batman & Robin | $9,486 | -16% | -61% | 153 | $62 | $105,707,627 | 62 |
| - | (21) | Paperback Romance | $2,049 | -1% | 4 | $512 | $19,610 | 6 | |
| Reporting movies: 21 | $9,704,105 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cop Land | $1,607,122 | 2,233 | $18,512,992 |
| 2 | Conspiracy Theory | $1,356,991 | 2,806 | $44,836,056 |
| 3 | Air Force One | $1,232,271 | 2,981 | $134,051,068 |
| 4 | Event Horizon | $903,037 | 2,311 | $12,567,760 |
| 5 | George Of The Jungle | $765,631 | 2,431 | $86,654,781 |
| 6 | Men in Black | $594,678 | 2,261 | $227,019,477 |
| 7 | Spawn | $524,092 | 2,478 | $48,299,025 |
| 8 | Picture Perfect | $515,532 | 1,693 | $25,279,605 |
| 9 | Air Bud | $508,344 | 1,551 | $17,626,920 |
| 10 | Contact | $377,425 | 1,451 | $89,682,021 |
| 11 | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $272,225 | 756 | $10,899,922 |
| 12 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $228,258 | 1,232 | $116,779,480 |
| 13 | Good Burger | $194,997 | 1,362 | $20,941,503 |
| 14 | Nothing To Lose | $193,925 | 1,136 | $40,902,889 |
| 15 | Face/Off | $131,426 | 1,110 | $108,068,647 |
| 16 | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $126,106 | 1,203 | $2,637,453 |
| 17 | Steel | $117,912 | 1,260 | $1,220,608 |
| - | The Full Monty | $32,315 | 6 | $335,679 |
| - | Love Serenade | $10,283 | 35 | $369,870 |
| - | Batman & Robin | $9,486 | 153 | $105,707,627 |
| - | Paperback Romance | $2,049 | 4 | $19,610 |
| Reporting: 21 | $9,704,105 | total | ||