Weekend Domestic Box Office August 8, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Conspiracy Theory | $19,313,566 | 2,806 | $6,883 | $19,313,566 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Air Force One | $17,827,096 | -31% | 2,981 | $5,980 | $110,582,800 | 17 | |
| 3 | (2) | Spawn | $8,949,953 | -55% | 2,604 | $3,437 | $37,698,660 | 11 | |
| 4 | (3) | George Of The Jungle | $6,316,178 | -29% | 2,616 | $2,414 | $75,922,754 | 26 | |
| 5 | (4) | Men in Black | $5,652,350 | -29% | 2,653 | $2,131 | $218,004,940 | 40 | |
| 6 | (5) | Picture Perfect | $5,004,163 | -36% | 1,727 | $2,898 | $17,471,968 | 10 | |
| 7 | (6) | Contact | $4,478,753 | -28% | 2,016 | $2,222 | $83,356,776 | 31 | |
| 8 | (new) | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $4,206,656 | 751 | $5,601 | $5,736,692 | 5 | ||
| 9 | (7) | Air Bud | $3,544,695 | -27% | 1,729 | $2,050 | $11,851,701 | 10 | |
| 10 | (8) | Nothing To Lose | $2,846,109 | -37% | 1,470 | $1,936 | $37,320,239 | 24 | |
| 11 | (11) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $2,207,569 | -29% | 1,462 | $1,510 | $113,110,006 | 52 | |
| 12 | (9) | Face/Off | $2,112,012 | -44% | 1,542 | $1,370 | $105,666,204 | 45 | |
| 13 | (10) | Good Burger | $1,903,240 | -47% | 1,893 | $1,005 | $18,081,597 | 17 | |
| 14 | (25) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $1,054,105 | +307% | 830 | $1,270 | $225,098,329 | 80 | |
| 15 | (new) | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $992,651 | 1,258 | $789 | $992,651 | 3 | ||
| 16 | (13) | Hercules | $989,509 | -38% | 1,057 | $936 | $88,770,133 | 57 | |
| 17 | (12) | One Eight Seven | $829,515 | -63% | 1,102 | $753 | $4,755,248 | 12 | |
| 18 | (19) | Mrs. Brown | $603,030 | +36% | 95 | $6,348 | $1,869,928 | 24 | |
| 19 | (17) | Shall We Dance? | $531,575 | +6% | 105 | $5,063 | $2,751,477 | 31 | |
| 20 | (14) | Out to Sea | $445,467 | -37% | 592 | $752 | $25,909,192 | 40 | |
| 21 | (15) | Ulee's Gold | $397,024 | -32% | 334 | $1,189 | $6,979,933 | 59 | |
| 22 | (16) | Speed II: Cruise Control | $354,385 | -35% | 461 | $769 | $47,355,768 | 59 | |
| 23 | (51) | Gone Fishin' | $348,853 | +1,132% | 429 | $813 | $18,700,651 | 73 | |
| 24 | (21) | Liar Liar | $294,455 | -23% | 329 | $895 | $179,488,555 | 143 | |
| 25 | (18) | Con Air | $279,388 | -40% | 318 | $879 | $96,326,581 | 66 | |
| 26 | (20) | Operation Condor | $230,140 | -43% | 464 | $496 | $10,070,101 | 24 | |
| 27 | (24) | Anaconda | $178,027 | -38% | 201 | $886 | $65,116,939 | 122 | |
| 28 | (22) | The Fifth Element | $165,754 | -49% | 345 | $480 | $62,717,503 | 94 | |
| 29 | (30) | Kiss Me, Guido | $160,995 | +33% | 33 | $4,879 | $682,866 | 24 | |
| 30 | (33) | In the Company of Men | $150,889 | +51% | 14 | $10,778 | $345,046 | 10 | |
| 31 | (23) | Batman & Robin | $149,408 | -51% | 210 | $711 | $105,506,135 | 52 | |
| 32 | (27) | A Simple Wish | $140,010 | -27% | 280 | $500 | $7,727,640 | 31 | |
| 33 | (43) | Love Serenade | $121,121 | +143% | 31 | $3,907 | $200,830 | 10 | |
| 34 | (31) | When The Cat's Away | $102,673 | -13% | 60 | $1,711 | $1,219,443 | 325 | |
| 35 | (new) | Career Girls | $93,303 | 8 | $11,663 | $93,303 | 3 | ||
| 36 | (29) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $91,931 | -26% | 143 | $643 | $53,280,458 | 101 | |
| 37 | (26) | Wild America | $89,794 | -59% | 236 | $380 | $7,206,248 | 40 | |
| 38 | (37) | Star Maps | $88,764 | +17% | 31 | $2,863 | $331,778 | 19 | |
| 39 | (35) | Across The Sea of Time | $76,629 | -4% | 5 | $15,326 | $11,509,769 | 661 | |
| 40 | (-) | Love Jones | $72,358 | 221 | $327 | $12,332,605 | 150 | ||
| 41 | (53) | Box of Moonlight | $68,457 | +162% | 16 | $4,279 | $129,095 | 17 | |
| 42 | (34) | The Pillow Book | $61,966 | -24% | 58 | $1,068 | $2,200,099 | 66 | |
| 43 | (32) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $58,658 | -42% | 94 | $624 | $59,631,380 | 157 | |
| 44 | (40) | Ponette | $48,369 | -15% | 31 | $1,560 | $991,431 | 150 | |
| 45 | (45) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $47,335 | -4% | 4 | $11,834 | $401,315 | 31 | |
| 46 | (41) | Guantanamera | $42,296 | -23% | 10 | $4,230 | $212,795 | 38 | |
| 47 | (38) | Chasing Amy | $39,659 | -36% | 46 | $862 | $11,644,011 | 129 | |
| 48 | (28) | Addicted To Love | $36,111 | -74% | 55 | $657 | $34,611,493 | 80 | |
| 49 | (36) | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $31,299 | -59% | 55 | $569 | $29,156,209 | 108 | |
| 50 | (39) | Breakdown | $30,021 | -51% | 100 | $300 | $50,091,778 | 101 | |
| 51 | (44) | Brassed Off | $27,078 | -45% | 44 | $615 | $2,560,471 | 80 | |
| 52 | (47) | Temptress Moon | $26,820 | -29% | 33 | $813 | $1,084,532 | 59 | |
| 53 | (57) | The Sixth Man | $24,091 | +8% | 29 | $831 | $14,708,874 | 136 | |
| 54 | (46) | Dream With The Fishes | $23,967 | -40% | 28 | $856 | $464,655 | 52 | |
| 55 | (55) | Gabbeh | $22,028 | -13% | 6 | $3,671 | $273,967 | 332 | |
| 56 | (62) | Night Falls On Manhattan | $21,011 | +39% | 16 | $1,313 | $9,881,286 | 87 | |
| 57 | (50) | Grosse Pointe Blank | $20,904 | -27% | 23 | $909 | $28,014,536 | 122 | |
| 58 | (60) | Wings of Courage | $17,864 | +1% | 2 | $8,932 | $12,707,617 | 843 | |
| 59 | (-) | Irma Vep | $17,133 | 2 | $8,567 | $191,164 | 101 | ||
| 60 | (54) | Love! Valour! Compassion! | $15,592 | -40% | 20 | $780 | $2,874,242 | 87 | |
| 61 | (new) | Soul in the Hole | $10,758 | 3 | $3,586 | $10,758 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 61 | $94,085,510 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conspiracy Theory | $19,313,566 | 2,806 | $19,313,566 |
| 2 | Air Force One | $17,827,096 | 2,981 | $110,582,800 |
| 3 | Spawn | $8,949,953 | 2,604 | $37,698,660 |
| 4 | George Of The Jungle | $6,316,178 | 2,616 | $75,922,754 |
| 5 | Men in Black | $5,652,350 | 2,653 | $218,004,940 |
| 6 | Picture Perfect | $5,004,163 | 1,727 | $17,471,968 |
| 7 | Contact | $4,478,753 | 2,016 | $83,356,776 |
| 8 | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $4,206,656 | 751 | $5,736,692 |
| 9 | Air Bud | $3,544,695 | 1,729 | $11,851,701 |
| 10 | Nothing To Lose | $2,846,109 | 1,470 | $37,320,239 |
| 11 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $2,207,569 | 1,462 | $113,110,006 |
| 12 | Face/Off | $2,112,012 | 1,542 | $105,666,204 |
| 13 | Good Burger | $1,903,240 | 1,893 | $18,081,597 |
| 14 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $1,054,105 | 830 | $225,098,329 |
| 15 | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $992,651 | 1,258 | $992,651 |
| 16 | Hercules | $989,509 | 1,057 | $88,770,133 |
| 17 | One Eight Seven | $829,515 | 1,102 | $4,755,248 |
| 18 | Mrs. Brown | $603,030 | 95 | $1,869,928 |
| 19 | Shall We Dance? | $531,575 | 105 | $2,751,477 |
| 20 | Out to Sea | $445,467 | 592 | $25,909,192 |
| 21 | Ulee's Gold | $397,024 | 334 | $6,979,933 |
| 22 | Speed II: Cruise Control | $354,385 | 461 | $47,355,768 |
| 23 | Gone Fishin' | $348,853 | 429 | $18,700,651 |
| 24 | Liar Liar | $294,455 | 329 | $179,488,555 |
| 25 | Con Air | $279,388 | 318 | $96,326,581 |
| 26 | Operation Condor | $230,140 | 464 | $10,070,101 |
| 27 | Anaconda | $178,027 | 201 | $65,116,939 |
| 28 | The Fifth Element | $165,754 | 345 | $62,717,503 |
| 29 | Kiss Me, Guido | $160,995 | 33 | $682,866 |
| 30 | In the Company of Men | $150,889 | 14 | $345,046 |
| 31 | Batman & Robin | $149,408 | 210 | $105,506,135 |
| 32 | A Simple Wish | $140,010 | 280 | $7,727,640 |
| 33 | Love Serenade | $121,121 | 31 | $200,830 |
| 34 | When The Cat's Away | $102,673 | 60 | $1,219,443 |
| 35 | Career Girls | $93,303 | 8 | $93,303 |
| 36 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $91,931 | 143 | $53,280,458 |
| 37 | Wild America | $89,794 | 236 | $7,206,248 |
| 38 | Star Maps | $88,764 | 31 | $331,778 |
| 39 | Across The Sea of Time | $76,629 | 5 | $11,509,769 |
| 40 | Love Jones | $72,358 | 221 | $12,332,605 |
| 41 | Box of Moonlight | $68,457 | 16 | $129,095 |
| 42 | The Pillow Book | $61,966 | 58 | $2,200,099 |
| 43 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $58,658 | 94 | $59,631,380 |
| 44 | Ponette | $48,369 | 31 | $991,431 |
| 45 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $47,335 | 4 | $401,315 |
| 46 | Guantanamera | $42,296 | 10 | $212,795 |
| 47 | Chasing Amy | $39,659 | 46 | $11,644,011 |
| 48 | Addicted To Love | $36,111 | 55 | $34,611,493 |
| 49 | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $31,299 | 55 | $29,156,209 |
| 50 | Breakdown | $30,021 | 100 | $50,091,778 |
| 51 | Brassed Off | $27,078 | 44 | $2,560,471 |
| 52 | Temptress Moon | $26,820 | 33 | $1,084,532 |
| 53 | The Sixth Man | $24,091 | 29 | $14,708,874 |
| 54 | Dream With The Fishes | $23,967 | 28 | $464,655 |
| 55 | Gabbeh | $22,028 | 6 | $273,967 |
| 56 | Night Falls On Manhattan | $21,011 | 16 | $9,881,286 |
| 57 | Grosse Pointe Blank | $20,904 | 23 | $28,014,536 |
| 58 | Wings of Courage | $17,864 | 2 | $12,707,617 |
| 59 | Irma Vep | $17,133 | 2 | $191,164 |
| 60 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | $15,592 | 20 | $2,874,242 |
| 61 | Soul in the Hole | $10,758 | 3 | $10,758 |
| Reporting: 61 | $94,085,510 | total | ||