Weekend Domestic Box Office July 11, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Men in Black | $30,062,317 | -41% | 3,020 | $9,954 | $139,584,970 | 12 | |
| 2 | (new) | Contact | $20,584,908 | 1,923 | $10,705 | $20,584,908 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Face/Off | $12,332,309 | -23% | 2,851 | $4,326 | $71,772,555 | 17 | |
| 4 | (3) | Hercules | $8,339,217 | -32% | 2,930 | $2,846 | $66,492,048 | 29 | |
| 5 | (4) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $8,321,580 | -23% | 2,343 | $3,552 | $83,502,316 | 24 | |
| 6 | (6) | Out to Sea | $4,155,935 | -29% | 1,736 | $2,394 | $14,680,413 | 12 | |
| 7 | (5) | Batman & Robin | $4,085,748 | -49% | 2,701 | $1,513 | $98,795,842 | 24 | |
| 8 | (7) | Con Air | $2,891,449 | -24% | 1,684 | $1,717 | $89,903,753 | 38 | |
| 9 | (new) | A Simple Wish | $2,732,880 | 1,676 | $1,631 | $2,732,880 | 3 | ||
| 10 | (8) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $1,350,900 | -48% | 1,422 | $950 | $221,055,524 | 52 | |
| 11 | (9) | Wild America | $1,028,101 | -43% | 1,745 | $589 | $5,444,387 | 12 | |
| 12 | (10) | Speed II: Cruise Control | $919,576 | -39% | 1,033 | $890 | $42,881,038 | 31 | |
| 13 | (11) | Liar Liar | $803,580 | -20% | 708 | $1,135 | $176,255,885 | 115 | |
| 14 | (13) | Ulee's Gold | $683,699 | +5% | 186 | $3,676 | $3,063,893 | 31 | |
| 15 | (14) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $504,211 | -19% | 772 | $653 | $51,877,181 | 73 | |
| 16 | (27) | Breakdown | $448,919 | +349% | 603 | $744 | $48,766,259 | 73 | |
| 17 | (12) | Anaconda | $442,800 | -38% | 551 | $804 | $63,282,988 | 94 | |
| 18 | (40) | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $290,283 | +680% | 406 | $715 | $28,174,128 | 80 | |
| 19 | (16) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $197,676 | -19% | 294 | $672 | $58,712,403 | 129 | |
| 20 | (56) | The English Patient | $184,545 | +953% | 234 | $789 | $77,643,975 | 241 | |
| 21 | (15) | Brassed Off | $174,421 | -32% | 178 | $980 | $2,066,720 | 52 | |
| 22 | (19) | The Pillow Book | $169,055 | -12% | 65 | $2,601 | $1,556,910 | 38 | |
| 23 | (18) | Chasing Amy | $165,009 | -25% | 159 | $1,038 | $11,032,139 | 101 | |
| 24 | (17) | Gone Fishin' | $148,554 | -34% | 199 | $747 | $18,049,357 | 45 | |
| 25 | (21) | The Fifth Element | $102,955 | -30% | 185 | $557 | $61,138,490 | 66 | |
| 26 | (33) | When The Cat's Away | $97,771 | +73% | 16 | $6,111 | $492,418 | 297 | |
| 27 | (22) | Grosse Pointe Blank | $96,029 | -25% | 136 | $706 | $27,658,687 | 94 | |
| 28 | (new) | Shall We Dance? | $88,106 | 5 | $17,621 | $88,106 | 3 | ||
| 29 | (26) | Temptress Moon | $82,027 | -24% | 34 | $2,413 | $797,133 | 31 | |
| 30 | (24) | Sling Blade | $75,815 | -38% | 193 | $393 | $24,343,345 | 236 | |
| 31 | (25) | Love! Valour! Compassion! | $69,554 | -40% | 77 | $903 | $2,626,765 | 59 | |
| 32 | (31) | Ponette | $65,494 | -7% | 23 | $2,848 | $633,768 | 122 | |
| 33 | (20) | Volcano | $64,722 | -62% | 212 | $305 | $47,251,136 | 80 | |
| 34 | (28) | Addicted To Love | $64,709 | -30% | 132 | $490 | $33,777,711 | 52 | |
| 35 | (32) | Across The Sea of Time | $63,937 | +8% | 3 | $21,312 | $10,925,546 | 633 | |
| 36 | (29) | Scream | $57,412 | -33% | 164 | $350 | $102,926,472 | 206 | |
| 37 | (new) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $56,951 | 3 | $18,984 | $56,951 | 3 | ||
| 38 | (54) | Dream With The Fishes | $55,005 | +203% | 29 | $1,897 | $165,617 | 24 | |
| 39 | (30) | The Saint | $49,294 | -39% | 128 | $385 | $61,279,886 | 101 | |
| 40 | (55) | The Daytrippers | $41,111 | +128% | 21 | $1,958 | $1,922,008 | 131 | |
| 41 | (39) | Trial And Error | $37,308 | -4% | 65 | $574 | $13,186,167 | 45 | |
| 42 | (35) | The Sixth Man | $31,331 | -31% | 49 | $639 | $14,521,144 | 108 | |
| 43 | (41) | The Van | $30,799 | -13% | 20 | $1,540 | $459,851 | 59 | |
| 44 | (42) | Contempt | $28,983 | -17% | 2 | $14,492 | $156,913 | 11,896 | |
| 45 | (38) | Shiloh | $28,839 | -25% | 38 | $759 | $1,002,175 | 80 | |
| 46 | (51) | Female Perversions | $27,681 | +34% | 27 | $1,025 | $814,981 | 80 | |
| 47 | (23) | Father's Day | $27,597 | -78% | 78 | $354 | $28,625,973 | 66 | |
| 48 | (37) | Gabbeh | $23,903 | -41% | 5 | $4,781 | $139,443 | 304 | |
| 49 | (44) | La Promesse | $23,340 | -21% | 10 | $2,334 | $380,381 | 255 | |
| 50 | (47) | Wings of Courage | $22,299 | -11% | 2 | $11,150 | $12,550,628 | 815 | |
| 51 | (43) | Waiting for Guffman | $20,959 | -29% | 18 | $1,164 | $2,858,363 | 164 | |
| 52 | (46) | Kolya | $20,221 | -28% | 23 | $879 | $5,730,711 | 171 | |
| 53 | (new) | This World, Then the Fireworks | $19,906 | 5 | $3,981 | $19,906 | 3 | ||
| 54 | (36) | Fools Rush In | $19,337 | -53% | 19 | $1,018 | $29,291,566 | 150 | |
| 55 | (50) | For Roseanna | $16,802 | -21% | 6 | $2,800 | $72,588 | 26 | |
| 56 | (53) | Night Falls On Manhattan | $15,384 | -16% | 21 | $733 | $9,714,966 | 59 | |
| 57 | (57) | A Chef in Love | $15,038 | -2% | 22 | $684 | $579,044 | 82 | |
| 58 | (48) | Buddy | $13,999 | -43% | 58 | $241 | $9,908,486 | 38 | |
| 59 | (new) | 4 Little Girls | $13,528 | 1 | $13,528 | $18,895 | 5 | ||
| 60 | (new) | Shooting Porn | $12,648 | 1 | $12,648 | $12,648 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 60 | $102,598,466 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Men in Black | $30,062,317 | 3,020 | $139,584,970 |
| 2 | Contact | $20,584,908 | 1,923 | $20,584,908 |
| 3 | Face/Off | $12,332,309 | 2,851 | $71,772,555 |
| 4 | Hercules | $8,339,217 | 2,930 | $66,492,048 |
| 5 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $8,321,580 | 2,343 | $83,502,316 |
| 6 | Out to Sea | $4,155,935 | 1,736 | $14,680,413 |
| 7 | Batman & Robin | $4,085,748 | 2,701 | $98,795,842 |
| 8 | Con Air | $2,891,449 | 1,684 | $89,903,753 |
| 9 | A Simple Wish | $2,732,880 | 1,676 | $2,732,880 |
| 10 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $1,350,900 | 1,422 | $221,055,524 |
| 11 | Wild America | $1,028,101 | 1,745 | $5,444,387 |
| 12 | Speed II: Cruise Control | $919,576 | 1,033 | $42,881,038 |
| 13 | Liar Liar | $803,580 | 708 | $176,255,885 |
| 14 | Ulee's Gold | $683,699 | 186 | $3,063,893 |
| 15 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $504,211 | 772 | $51,877,181 |
| 16 | Breakdown | $448,919 | 603 | $48,766,259 |
| 17 | Anaconda | $442,800 | 551 | $63,282,988 |
| 18 | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $290,283 | 406 | $28,174,128 |
| 19 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $197,676 | 294 | $58,712,403 |
| 20 | The English Patient | $184,545 | 234 | $77,643,975 |
| 21 | Brassed Off | $174,421 | 178 | $2,066,720 |
| 22 | The Pillow Book | $169,055 | 65 | $1,556,910 |
| 23 | Chasing Amy | $165,009 | 159 | $11,032,139 |
| 24 | Gone Fishin' | $148,554 | 199 | $18,049,357 |
| 25 | The Fifth Element | $102,955 | 185 | $61,138,490 |
| 26 | When The Cat's Away | $97,771 | 16 | $492,418 |
| 27 | Grosse Pointe Blank | $96,029 | 136 | $27,658,687 |
| 28 | Shall We Dance? | $88,106 | 5 | $88,106 |
| 29 | Temptress Moon | $82,027 | 34 | $797,133 |
| 30 | Sling Blade | $75,815 | 193 | $24,343,345 |
| 31 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | $69,554 | 77 | $2,626,765 |
| 32 | Ponette | $65,494 | 23 | $633,768 |
| 33 | Volcano | $64,722 | 212 | $47,251,136 |
| 34 | Addicted To Love | $64,709 | 132 | $33,777,711 |
| 35 | Across The Sea of Time | $63,937 | 3 | $10,925,546 |
| 36 | Scream | $57,412 | 164 | $102,926,472 |
| 37 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $56,951 | 3 | $56,951 |
| 38 | Dream With The Fishes | $55,005 | 29 | $165,617 |
| 39 | The Saint | $49,294 | 128 | $61,279,886 |
| 40 | The Daytrippers | $41,111 | 21 | $1,922,008 |
| 41 | Trial And Error | $37,308 | 65 | $13,186,167 |
| 42 | The Sixth Man | $31,331 | 49 | $14,521,144 |
| 43 | The Van | $30,799 | 20 | $459,851 |
| 44 | Contempt | $28,983 | 2 | $156,913 |
| 45 | Shiloh | $28,839 | 38 | $1,002,175 |
| 46 | Female Perversions | $27,681 | 27 | $814,981 |
| 47 | Father's Day | $27,597 | 78 | $28,625,973 |
| 48 | Gabbeh | $23,903 | 5 | $139,443 |
| 49 | La Promesse | $23,340 | 10 | $380,381 |
| 50 | Wings of Courage | $22,299 | 2 | $12,550,628 |
| 51 | Waiting for Guffman | $20,959 | 18 | $2,858,363 |
| 52 | Kolya | $20,221 | 23 | $5,730,711 |
| 53 | This World, Then the Fireworks | $19,906 | 5 | $19,906 |
| 54 | Fools Rush In | $19,337 | 19 | $29,291,566 |
| 55 | For Roseanna | $16,802 | 6 | $72,588 |
| 56 | Night Falls On Manhattan | $15,384 | 21 | $9,714,966 |
| 57 | A Chef in Love | $15,038 | 22 | $579,044 |
| 58 | Buddy | $13,999 | 58 | $9,908,486 |
| 59 | 4 Little Girls | $13,528 | 1 | $18,895 |
| 60 | Shooting Porn | $12,648 | 1 | $12,648 |
| Reporting: 60 | $102,598,466 | total | ||