Weekend Domestic Box Office July 18, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Men in Black | $19,029,928 | -37% | 3,102 | $6,135 | $172,145,793 | 19 | |
| 2 | (new) | George Of The Jungle | $16,540,791 | 2,506 | $6,600 | $22,878,989 | 5 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Contact | $16,114,633 | -22% | 2,194 | $7,345 | $47,408,514 | 10 | |
| 4 | (new) | Nothing To Lose | $11,617,767 | 1,862 | $6,239 | $11,617,767 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (3) | Face/Off | $8,911,744 | -28% | 2,851 | $3,126 | $86,302,135 | 24 | |
| 6 | (5) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $6,522,025 | -22% | 2,376 | $2,745 | $94,729,094 | 31 | |
| 7 | (4) | Hercules | $5,192,475 | -38% | 2,541 | $2,043 | $76,760,217 | 36 | |
| 8 | (new) | Operation Condor | $4,731,751 | 1,532 | $3,089 | $4,731,751 | 3 | ||
| 9 | (6) | Out to Sea | $3,170,814 | -24% | 1,633 | $1,942 | $20,134,766 | 19 | |
| 10 | (7) | Batman & Robin | $1,780,393 | -56% | 1,916 | $929 | $102,808,366 | 31 | |
| 11 | (8) | Con Air | $1,775,312 | -39% | 1,243 | $1,428 | $92,985,580 | 45 | |
| 12 | (9) | A Simple Wish | $1,146,820 | -58% | 1,699 | $675 | $5,546,320 | 10 | |
| 13 | (12) | Speed II: Cruise Control | $1,085,936 | +18% | 831 | $1,307 | $44,456,372 | 38 | |
| 14 | (14) | Ulee's Gold | $930,337 | +36% | 337 | $2,761 | $4,294,066 | 38 | |
| 15 | (10) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $701,375 | -48% | 845 | $830 | $222,529,669 | 59 | |
| 16 | (13) | Liar Liar | $606,970 | -24% | 595 | $1,020 | $177,361,145 | 122 | |
| 17 | (16) | Breakdown | $385,202 | -14% | 565 | $682 | $49,425,827 | 80 | |
| 18 | (28) | Shall We Dance? | $384,202 | +336% | 36 | $10,672 | $528,844 | 10 | |
| 19 | (17) | Anaconda | $378,857 | -14% | 427 | $887 | $63,889,181 | 101 | |
| 20 | (15) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $273,294 | -46% | 584 | $468 | $52,428,058 | 80 | |
| 21 | (11) | Wild America | $236,444 | -77% | 948 | $249 | $6,323,483 | 19 | |
| 22 | (18) | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $224,779 | -23% | 334 | $673 | $28,609,158 | 87 | |
| 23 | (41) | Trial And Error | $176,569 | +373% | 508 | $348 | $13,379,708 | 52 | |
| 24 | (19) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $172,318 | -13% | 239 | $721 | $59,044,259 | 136 | |
| 25 | (22) | The Pillow Book | $131,365 | -22% | 65 | $2,021 | $1,771,150 | 45 | |
| 26 | (23) | Chasing Amy | $124,963 | -24% | 108 | $1,157 | $11,266,381 | 108 | |
| 27 | (26) | When The Cat's Away | $117,860 | +21% | 27 | $4,365 | $659,112 | 304 | |
| 28 | (new) | Kiss Me, Guido | $114,682 | 5 | $22,936 | $114,682 | 3 | ||
| 29 | (21) | Brassed Off | $110,882 | -36% | 101 | $1,098 | $2,266,176 | 59 | |
| 30 | (25) | The Fifth Element | $100,291 | -3% | 173 | $580 | $61,310,358 | 73 | |
| 31 | (20) | The English Patient | $92,600 | -50% | 123 | $753 | $77,851,321 | 248 | |
| 32 | (27) | Grosse Pointe Blank | $81,793 | -15% | 99 | $826 | $27,807,800 | 101 | |
| 33 | (new) | Mrs. Brown | $76,268 | 6 | $12,711 | $76,268 | 3 | ||
| 34 | (24) | Gone Fishin' | $75,641 | -49% | 143 | $529 | $18,189,961 | 52 | |
| 35 | (33) | Volcano | $72,475 | +12% | 146 | $496 | $47,323,611 | 87 | |
| 36 | (35) | Across The Sea of Time | $71,373 | +12% | 3 | $23,791 | $11,059,150 | 640 | |
| 37 | (32) | Ponette | $65,606 | +0% | 32 | $2,050 | $726,238 | 129 | |
| 38 | (29) | Temptress Moon | $60,695 | -26% | 32 | $1,897 | $901,209 | 38 | |
| 39 | (38) | Dream With The Fishes | $57,586 | +5% | 29 | $1,986 | $259,629 | 31 | |
| 40 | (new) | The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain | $50,208 | 97 | $518 | $50,208 | 3 | ||
| 41 | (31) | Love! Valour! Compassion! | $48,375 | -30% | 73 | $663 | $2,719,231 | 66 | |
| 42 | (37) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $42,563 | -25% | 3 | $14,188 | $135,284 | 10 | |
| 43 | (-) | Sprung | $39,946 | 125 | $320 | $7,500,255 | 68 | ||
| 44 | (36) | Scream | $38,325 | -33% | 140 | $274 | $103,001,286 | 213 | |
| 45 | (42) | The Sixth Man | $35,953 | +15% | 48 | $749 | $14,579,049 | 115 | |
| 46 | (30) | Sling Blade | $31,850 | -58% | 127 | $251 | $24,424,537 | 243 | |
| 47 | (43) | The Van | $30,362 | -1% | 21 | $1,446 | $504,097 | 66 | |
| 48 | (40) | The Daytrippers | $29,047 | -29% | 16 | $1,815 | $1,971,503 | 138 | |
| 49 | (34) | Addicted To Love | $28,724 | -56% | 74 | $388 | $33,845,204 | 59 | |
| 50 | (46) | Female Perversions | $24,425 | -12% | 25 | $977 | $850,478 | 87 | |
| 51 | (51) | Waiting for Guffman | $23,981 | +14% | 18 | $1,332 | $2,892,582 | 171 | |
| 52 | (39) | The Saint | $23,014 | -53% | 91 | $253 | $61,326,827 | 108 | |
| 53 | (44) | Contempt | $22,732 | -22% | 4 | $5,683 | $208,211 | 11,903 | |
| 54 | (-) | Flamenco | $20,048 | 5 | $4,010 | $214,014 | 87 | ||
| 55 | (48) | Gabbeh | $19,503 | -18% | 7 | $2,786 | $178,784 | 311 | |
| 56 | (49) | La Promesse | $18,963 | -19% | 10 | $1,896 | $425,612 | 262 | |
| 57 | (50) | Wings of Courage | $17,990 | -19% | 2 | $8,995 | $12,583,640 | 822 | |
| 58 | (59) | 4 Little Girls | $14,914 | +10% | 1 | $14,914 | $46,659 | 12 | |
| 59 | (57) | A Chef in Love | $14,841 | -1% | 27 | $550 | $603,957 | 89 | |
| 60 | (47) | Father's Day | $14,589 | -47% | 38 | $384 | $28,659,604 | 73 | |
| 61 | (-) | Hijacking Hollywood | $1,634 | 1 | $1,634 | $8,806 | 45 | ||
| Reporting movies: 61 | $104,036,803 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Men in Black | $19,029,928 | 3,102 | $172,145,793 |
| 2 | George Of The Jungle | $16,540,791 | 2,506 | $22,878,989 |
| 3 | Contact | $16,114,633 | 2,194 | $47,408,514 |
| 4 | Nothing To Lose | $11,617,767 | 1,862 | $11,617,767 |
| 5 | Face/Off | $8,911,744 | 2,851 | $86,302,135 |
| 6 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $6,522,025 | 2,376 | $94,729,094 |
| 7 | Hercules | $5,192,475 | 2,541 | $76,760,217 |
| 8 | Operation Condor | $4,731,751 | 1,532 | $4,731,751 |
| 9 | Out to Sea | $3,170,814 | 1,633 | $20,134,766 |
| 10 | Batman & Robin | $1,780,393 | 1,916 | $102,808,366 |
| 11 | Con Air | $1,775,312 | 1,243 | $92,985,580 |
| 12 | A Simple Wish | $1,146,820 | 1,699 | $5,546,320 |
| 13 | Speed II: Cruise Control | $1,085,936 | 831 | $44,456,372 |
| 14 | Ulee's Gold | $930,337 | 337 | $4,294,066 |
| 15 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $701,375 | 845 | $222,529,669 |
| 16 | Liar Liar | $606,970 | 595 | $177,361,145 |
| 17 | Breakdown | $385,202 | 565 | $49,425,827 |
| 18 | Shall We Dance? | $384,202 | 36 | $528,844 |
| 19 | Anaconda | $378,857 | 427 | $63,889,181 |
| 20 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $273,294 | 584 | $52,428,058 |
| 21 | Wild America | $236,444 | 948 | $6,323,483 |
| 22 | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $224,779 | 334 | $28,609,158 |
| 23 | Trial And Error | $176,569 | 508 | $13,379,708 |
| 24 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $172,318 | 239 | $59,044,259 |
| 25 | The Pillow Book | $131,365 | 65 | $1,771,150 |
| 26 | Chasing Amy | $124,963 | 108 | $11,266,381 |
| 27 | When The Cat's Away | $117,860 | 27 | $659,112 |
| 28 | Kiss Me, Guido | $114,682 | 5 | $114,682 |
| 29 | Brassed Off | $110,882 | 101 | $2,266,176 |
| 30 | The Fifth Element | $100,291 | 173 | $61,310,358 |
| 31 | The English Patient | $92,600 | 123 | $77,851,321 |
| 32 | Grosse Pointe Blank | $81,793 | 99 | $27,807,800 |
| 33 | Mrs. Brown | $76,268 | 6 | $76,268 |
| 34 | Gone Fishin' | $75,641 | 143 | $18,189,961 |
| 35 | Volcano | $72,475 | 146 | $47,323,611 |
| 36 | Across The Sea of Time | $71,373 | 3 | $11,059,150 |
| 37 | Ponette | $65,606 | 32 | $726,238 |
| 38 | Temptress Moon | $60,695 | 32 | $901,209 |
| 39 | Dream With The Fishes | $57,586 | 29 | $259,629 |
| 40 | The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain | $50,208 | 97 | $50,208 |
| 41 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | $48,375 | 73 | $2,719,231 |
| 42 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $42,563 | 3 | $135,284 |
| 43 | Sprung | $39,946 | 125 | $7,500,255 |
| 44 | Scream | $38,325 | 140 | $103,001,286 |
| 45 | The Sixth Man | $35,953 | 48 | $14,579,049 |
| 46 | Sling Blade | $31,850 | 127 | $24,424,537 |
| 47 | The Van | $30,362 | 21 | $504,097 |
| 48 | The Daytrippers | $29,047 | 16 | $1,971,503 |
| 49 | Addicted To Love | $28,724 | 74 | $33,845,204 |
| 50 | Female Perversions | $24,425 | 25 | $850,478 |
| 51 | Waiting for Guffman | $23,981 | 18 | $2,892,582 |
| 52 | The Saint | $23,014 | 91 | $61,326,827 |
| 53 | Contempt | $22,732 | 4 | $208,211 |
| 54 | Flamenco | $20,048 | 5 | $214,014 |
| 55 | Gabbeh | $19,503 | 7 | $178,784 |
| 56 | La Promesse | $18,963 | 10 | $425,612 |
| 57 | Wings of Courage | $17,990 | 2 | $12,583,640 |
| 58 | 4 Little Girls | $14,914 | 1 | $46,659 |
| 59 | A Chef in Love | $14,841 | 27 | $603,957 |
| 60 | Father's Day | $14,589 | 38 | $28,659,604 |
| 61 | Hijacking Hollywood | $1,634 | 1 | $8,806 |
| Reporting: 61 | $104,036,803 | total | ||