Weekend Domestic Box Office July 4, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Men in Black | $51,068,455 | 3,020 | $16,910 | $84,133,900 | 5 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Face/Off | $16,067,233 | -31% | 2,637 | $6,093 | $51,521,285 | 10 | |
| 3 | (2) | Hercules | $12,193,152 | -43% | 2,884 | $4,228 | $50,030,540 | 22 | |
| 4 | (4) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $10,818,090 | -28% | 2,233 | $4,845 | $69,281,429 | 17 | |
| 5 | (3) | Batman & Robin | $8,027,257 | -49% | 2,942 | $2,729 | $90,716,119 | 17 | |
| 6 | (new) | Out to Sea | $5,887,675 | 1,736 | $3,392 | $7,655,948 | 5 | ||
| 7 | (5) | Con Air | $3,791,861 | -36% | 1,902 | $1,994 | $85,073,453 | 31 | |
| 8 | (6) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $2,604,420 | -43% | 1,365 | $1,908 | $218,334,199 | 45 | |
| 9 | (new) | Wild America | $1,810,586 | 1,812 | $999 | $2,875,117 | 5 | ||
| 10 | (7) | Speed II: Cruise Control | $1,517,680 | -59% | 1,617 | $939 | $41,113,064 | 24 | |
| 11 | (8) | Liar Liar | $1,002,605 | -23% | 839 | $1,195 | $174,806,235 | 108 | |
| 12 | (20) | Anaconda | $713,200 | +250% | 575 | $1,240 | $62,522,899 | 87 | |
| 13 | (11) | Ulee's Gold | $650,730 | +8% | 125 | $5,206 | $2,120,506 | 24 | |
| 14 | (9) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $619,278 | -8% | 903 | $686 | $50,978,277 | 66 | |
| 15 | (16) | Brassed Off | $257,946 | -19% | 223 | $1,157 | $1,749,805 | 45 | |
| 16 | (13) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $244,566 | -30% | 357 | $685 | $58,334,580 | 122 | |
| 17 | (10) | Gone Fishin' | $226,271 | -64% | 317 | $714 | $17,811,492 | 38 | |
| 18 | (14) | Chasing Amy | $218,768 | -37% | 225 | $972 | $10,706,795 | 94 | |
| 19 | (21) | The Pillow Book | $191,668 | -4% | 64 | $2,995 | $1,278,411 | 31 | |
| 20 | (18) | Volcano | $171,494 | -41% | 319 | $538 | $47,067,010 | 73 | |
| 21 | (12) | The Fifth Element | $147,367 | -60% | 202 | $730 | $60,966,673 | 59 | |
| 22 | (19) | Grosse Pointe Blank | $127,316 | -43% | 222 | $573 | $27,481,485 | 87 | |
| 23 | (17) | Father's Day | $123,299 | -57% | 276 | $447 | $28,530,595 | 59 | |
| 24 | (36) | Sling Blade | $122,385 | +143% | 266 | $460 | $24,179,050 | 229 | |
| 25 | (28) | Love! Valour! Compassion! | $116,151 | -10% | 83 | $1,399 | $2,494,993 | 52 | |
| 26 | (27) | Temptress Moon | $107,303 | -23% | 42 | $2,555 | $661,935 | 24 | |
| 27 | (22) | Breakdown | $99,975 | -50% | 210 | $476 | $48,273,691 | 66 | |
| 28 | (15) | Addicted To Love | $92,537 | -73% | 179 | $517 | $33,650,528 | 45 | |
| 29 | (23) | Scream | $86,150 | -52% | 270 | $319 | $102,803,370 | 199 | |
| 30 | (26) | The Saint | $80,811 | -43% | 281 | $288 | $61,191,959 | 94 | |
| 31 | (39) | Ponette | $70,628 | +77% | 21 | $3,363 | $537,576 | 115 | |
| 32 | (35) | Across The Sea of Time | $59,119 | +16% | 3 | $19,706 | $10,815,062 | 626 | |
| 33 | (49) | When The Cat's Away | $56,549 | +128% | 8 | $7,069 | $367,592 | 290 | |
| 34 | (33) | Jerry Maguire | $51,530 | -13% | 66 | $781 | $153,620,822 | 206 | |
| 35 | (30) | The Sixth Man | $45,569 | -43% | 68 | $670 | $14,459,041 | 101 | |
| 36 | (37) | Fools Rush In | $41,538 | +2% | 46 | $903 | $29,243,598 | 143 | |
| 37 | (41) | Gabbeh | $40,469 | +7% | 5 | $8,094 | $94,736 | 297 | |
| 38 | (48) | Shiloh | $38,689 | +49% | 41 | $944 | $961,538 | 73 | |
| 39 | (25) | Trial And Error | $38,663 | -73% | 193 | $200 | $13,129,726 | 38 | |
| 40 | (32) | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $37,229 | -47% | 78 | $477 | $27,860,502 | 73 | |
| 41 | (38) | The Van | $35,332 | -12% | 21 | $1,682 | $410,963 | 52 | |
| 42 | (43) | Contempt | $34,775 | +4% | 2 | $17,388 | $100,506 | 11,889 | |
| 43 | (42) | Waiting for Guffman | $29,676 | -15% | 26 | $1,141 | $2,822,376 | 157 | |
| 44 | (50) | La Promesse | $29,460 | +21% | 10 | $2,946 | $342,496 | 248 | |
| 45 | (47) | Double Team | $29,349 | +8% | 35 | $839 | $11,313,010 | 94 | |
| 46 | (40) | Kolya | $28,263 | -27% | 22 | $1,285 | $5,693,230 | 164 | |
| 47 | (45) | Wings of Courage | $24,938 | -15% | 3 | $8,313 | $12,499,661 | 808 | |
| 48 | (24) | Buddy | $24,773 | -86% | 159 | $156 | $9,881,853 | 31 | |
| 49 | (29) | Murder at 1600 | $22,081 | -76% | 54 | $409 | $25,826,788 | 80 | |
| 50 | (62) | For Roseanna | $21,400 | +268% | 5 | $4,280 | $45,163 | 19 | |
| 51 | (44) | Female Perversions | $20,616 | -35% | 25 | $825 | $780,497 | 73 | |
| 52 | (46) | The Devil’s Own | $19,601 | -31% | 54 | $363 | $42,877,165 | 103 | |
| 53 | (31) | Night Falls On Manhattan | $18,290 | -76% | 102 | $179 | $9,691,244 | 52 | |
| 54 | (55) | Dream With The Fishes | $18,151 | -3% | 7 | $2,593 | $99,361 | 17 | |
| 55 | (60) | The Daytrippers | $18,021 | +4% | 10 | $1,802 | $1,872,782 | 124 | |
| 56 | (53) | The English Patient | $17,527 | -21% | 31 | $565 | $77,442,232 | 234 | |
| 57 | (56) | A Chef in Love | $15,413 | -16% | 21 | $734 | $554,404 | 75 | |
| 58 | (57) | Children of the Revolution | $13,925 | -22% | 18 | $774 | $830,608 | 68 | |
| 59 | (61) | Late Bloomers | $12,512 | -9% | 3 | $4,171 | $34,891 | 10 | |
| 60 | (54) | Broken English | $11,680 | -39% | 16 | $730 | $476,070 | 66 | |
| Reporting movies: 60 | $120,111,995 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Men in Black | $51,068,455 | 3,020 | $84,133,900 |
| 2 | Face/Off | $16,067,233 | 2,637 | $51,521,285 |
| 3 | Hercules | $12,193,152 | 2,884 | $50,030,540 |
| 4 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $10,818,090 | 2,233 | $69,281,429 |
| 5 | Batman & Robin | $8,027,257 | 2,942 | $90,716,119 |
| 6 | Out to Sea | $5,887,675 | 1,736 | $7,655,948 |
| 7 | Con Air | $3,791,861 | 1,902 | $85,073,453 |
| 8 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $2,604,420 | 1,365 | $218,334,199 |
| 9 | Wild America | $1,810,586 | 1,812 | $2,875,117 |
| 10 | Speed II: Cruise Control | $1,517,680 | 1,617 | $41,113,064 |
| 11 | Liar Liar | $1,002,605 | 839 | $174,806,235 |
| 12 | Anaconda | $713,200 | 575 | $62,522,899 |
| 13 | Ulee's Gold | $650,730 | 125 | $2,120,506 |
| 14 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $619,278 | 903 | $50,978,277 |
| 15 | Brassed Off | $257,946 | 223 | $1,749,805 |
| 16 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $244,566 | 357 | $58,334,580 |
| 17 | Gone Fishin' | $226,271 | 317 | $17,811,492 |
| 18 | Chasing Amy | $218,768 | 225 | $10,706,795 |
| 19 | The Pillow Book | $191,668 | 64 | $1,278,411 |
| 20 | Volcano | $171,494 | 319 | $47,067,010 |
| 21 | The Fifth Element | $147,367 | 202 | $60,966,673 |
| 22 | Grosse Pointe Blank | $127,316 | 222 | $27,481,485 |
| 23 | Father's Day | $123,299 | 276 | $28,530,595 |
| 24 | Sling Blade | $122,385 | 266 | $24,179,050 |
| 25 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | $116,151 | 83 | $2,494,993 |
| 26 | Temptress Moon | $107,303 | 42 | $661,935 |
| 27 | Breakdown | $99,975 | 210 | $48,273,691 |
| 28 | Addicted To Love | $92,537 | 179 | $33,650,528 |
| 29 | Scream | $86,150 | 270 | $102,803,370 |
| 30 | The Saint | $80,811 | 281 | $61,191,959 |
| 31 | Ponette | $70,628 | 21 | $537,576 |
| 32 | Across The Sea of Time | $59,119 | 3 | $10,815,062 |
| 33 | When The Cat's Away | $56,549 | 8 | $367,592 |
| 34 | Jerry Maguire | $51,530 | 66 | $153,620,822 |
| 35 | The Sixth Man | $45,569 | 68 | $14,459,041 |
| 36 | Fools Rush In | $41,538 | 46 | $29,243,598 |
| 37 | Gabbeh | $40,469 | 5 | $94,736 |
| 38 | Shiloh | $38,689 | 41 | $961,538 |
| 39 | Trial And Error | $38,663 | 193 | $13,129,726 |
| 40 | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $37,229 | 78 | $27,860,502 |
| 41 | The Van | $35,332 | 21 | $410,963 |
| 42 | Contempt | $34,775 | 2 | $100,506 |
| 43 | Waiting for Guffman | $29,676 | 26 | $2,822,376 |
| 44 | La Promesse | $29,460 | 10 | $342,496 |
| 45 | Double Team | $29,349 | 35 | $11,313,010 |
| 46 | Kolya | $28,263 | 22 | $5,693,230 |
| 47 | Wings of Courage | $24,938 | 3 | $12,499,661 |
| 48 | Buddy | $24,773 | 159 | $9,881,853 |
| 49 | Murder at 1600 | $22,081 | 54 | $25,826,788 |
| 50 | For Roseanna | $21,400 | 5 | $45,163 |
| 51 | Female Perversions | $20,616 | 25 | $780,497 |
| 52 | The Devil’s Own | $19,601 | 54 | $42,877,165 |
| 53 | Night Falls On Manhattan | $18,290 | 102 | $9,691,244 |
| 54 | Dream With The Fishes | $18,151 | 7 | $99,361 |
| 55 | The Daytrippers | $18,021 | 10 | $1,872,782 |
| 56 | The English Patient | $17,527 | 31 | $77,442,232 |
| 57 | A Chef in Love | $15,413 | 21 | $554,404 |
| 58 | Children of the Revolution | $13,925 | 18 | $830,608 |
| 59 | Late Bloomers | $12,512 | 3 | $34,891 |
| 60 | Broken English | $11,680 | 16 | $476,070 |
| Reporting: 60 | $120,111,995 | total | ||