Daily Domestic Box Office Thursday, August 21, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Daily Change |
Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Cop Land | $1,590,433 | -1% | 2,233 | $712 | $20,103,425 | 7 | |
| 2 | (2) | Conspiracy Theory | $1,269,575 | -6% | -32% | 2,806 | $452 | $46,105,631 | 14 |
| 3 | (3) | Air Force One | $1,170,537 | -5% | -26% | 2,981 | $393 | $135,221,605 | 28 |
| 4 | (4) | Event Horizon | $868,496 | -4% | 2,311 | $376 | $13,436,256 | 7 | |
| 5 | (5) | George Of The Jungle | $732,367 | -4% | -9% | 2,431 | $301 | $87,387,148 | 37 |
| 6 | (6) | Men in Black | $601,979 | +1% | -16% | 2,261 | $266 | $227,621,456 | 51 |
| 7 | (8) | Picture Perfect | $479,304 | -7% | -25% | 1,693 | $283 | $25,758,909 | 21 |
| 8 | (7) | Spawn | $475,574 | -9% | -36% | 2,478 | $192 | $48,774,599 | 22 |
| 9 | (9) | Air Bud | $472,542 | -7% | -11% | 1,551 | $305 | $18,099,462 | 21 |
| 10 | (10) | Contact | $359,851 | -5% | -28% | 1,451 | $248 | $90,041,872 | 42 |
| 11 | (11) | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $224,500 | -18% | -39% | 756 | $297 | $11,124,422 | 16 |
| 12 | (12) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $221,548 | -3% | -28% | 1,232 | $180 | $117,001,028 | 63 |
| 13 | (13) | Good Burger | $198,783 | +2% | -25% | 1,362 | $146 | $21,140,286 | 28 |
| 14 | (14) | Nothing To Lose | $175,514 | -9% | -39% | 1,136 | $155 | $41,078,403 | 35 |
| 15 | (16) | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $128,461 | +2% | -26% | 1,203 | $107 | $2,765,914 | 14 |
| 16 | (15) | Face/Off | $121,877 | -7% | -39% | 1,110 | $110 | $108,190,524 | 56 |
| 17 | (17) | Steel | $107,993 | -8% | 1,260 | $86 | $1,328,601 | 7 | |
| - | (18) | The Full Monty | $31,865 | -1% | -2% | 6 | $5,311 | $367,544 | 9 |
| - | (20) | Batman & Robin | $11,713 | +23% | -37% | 153 | $77 | $105,719,340 | 63 |
| - | (19) | Love Serenade | $10,397 | +1% | -7% | 35 | $297 | $380,267 | 21 |
| - | (21) | Paperback Romance | $1,700 | -17% | 4 | $425 | $21,310 | 7 | |
| Reporting movies: 21 | $9,255,009 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cop Land | $1,590,433 | 2,233 | $20,103,425 |
| 2 | Conspiracy Theory | $1,269,575 | 2,806 | $46,105,631 |
| 3 | Air Force One | $1,170,537 | 2,981 | $135,221,605 |
| 4 | Event Horizon | $868,496 | 2,311 | $13,436,256 |
| 5 | George Of The Jungle | $732,367 | 2,431 | $87,387,148 |
| 6 | Men in Black | $601,979 | 2,261 | $227,621,456 |
| 7 | Picture Perfect | $479,304 | 1,693 | $25,758,909 |
| 8 | Spawn | $475,574 | 2,478 | $48,774,599 |
| 9 | Air Bud | $472,542 | 1,551 | $18,099,462 |
| 10 | Contact | $359,851 | 1,451 | $90,041,872 |
| 11 | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $224,500 | 756 | $11,124,422 |
| 12 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $221,548 | 1,232 | $117,001,028 |
| 13 | Good Burger | $198,783 | 1,362 | $21,140,286 |
| 14 | Nothing To Lose | $175,514 | 1,136 | $41,078,403 |
| 15 | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $128,461 | 1,203 | $2,765,914 |
| 16 | Face/Off | $121,877 | 1,110 | $108,190,524 |
| 17 | Steel | $107,993 | 1,260 | $1,328,601 |
| - | The Full Monty | $31,865 | 6 | $367,544 |
| - | Batman & Robin | $11,713 | 153 | $105,719,340 |
| - | Love Serenade | $10,397 | 35 | $380,267 |
| - | Paperback Romance | $1,700 | 4 | $21,310 |
| Reporting: 21 | $9,255,009 | total | ||