Weekend Domestic Box Office August 15, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Cop Land | $13,510,482 | 2,233 | $6,050 | $13,510,482 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (2) | Air Force One | $12,350,122 | -31% | 2,981 | $4,143 | $130,353,620 | 24 | |
| 3 | (1) | Conspiracy Theory | $12,309,562 | -36% | 2,806 | $4,387 | $40,668,584 | 10 | |
| 4 | (new) | Event Horizon | $9,511,915 | 2,311 | $4,116 | $9,511,915 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (3) | Spawn | $4,986,874 | -44% | 2,478 | $2,012 | $46,650,381 | 18 | |
| 6 | (4) | George Of The Jungle | $4,813,639 | -24% | 2,431 | $1,980 | $84,580,796 | 33 | |
| 7 | (5) | Men in Black | $4,204,505 | -26% | 2,261 | $1,860 | $225,304,729 | 47 | |
| 8 | (6) | Picture Perfect | $3,322,480 | -34% | 1,677 | $1,981 | $23,739,190 | 17 | |
| 9 | (7) | Contact | $2,872,875 | -36% | 1,451 | $1,980 | $88,581,422 | 38 | |
| 10 | (9) | Air Bud | $2,591,545 | -27% | 1,723 | $1,504 | $17,150,084 | 17 | |
| 11 | (8) | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $2,527,810 | -40% | 756 | $3,344 | $10,015,681 | 12 | |
| 12 | (10) | Nothing To Lose | $1,738,176 | -39% | 1,136 | $1,530 | $40,341,688 | 31 | |
| 13 | (11) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $1,616,400 | -27% | 1,232 | $1,312 | $116,087,939 | 59 | |
| 14 | (12) | Face/Off | $1,122,883 | -47% | 1,110 | $1,012 | $107,689,374 | 52 | |
| 15 | (13) | Good Burger | $1,013,264 | -47% | 1,362 | $744 | $20,208,485 | 24 | |
| 16 | (new) | Steel | $870,068 | 1,260 | $691 | $870,068 | 3 | ||
| 17 | (14) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $747,650 | -29% | 787 | $950 | $226,437,834 | 87 | |
| 18 | (16) | Hercules | $639,941 | -35% | 647 | $989 | $90,973,030 | 64 | |
| 19 | (18) | Mrs. Brown | $548,924 | -9% | 130 | $4,222 | $2,731,092 | 31 | |
| 20 | (19) | Shall We Dance? | $528,188 | -1% | 130 | $4,063 | $3,567,053 | 38 | |
| 21 | (15) | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $489,037 | -51% | 1,203 | $407 | $2,311,809 | 10 | |
| 22 | (20) | Out to Sea | $402,684 | -10% | 548 | $735 | $26,580,202 | 47 | |
| 23 | (35) | Career Girls | $292,498 | +213% | 40 | $7,312 | $445,697 | 10 | |
| 24 | (21) | Ulee's Gold | $287,155 | -28% | 327 | $878 | $7,469,682 | 66 | |
| 25 | (23) | Gone Fishin' | $258,645 | -26% | 345 | $750 | $19,151,384 | 80 | |
| 26 | (24) | Liar Liar | $258,515 | -12% | 275 | $940 | $179,933,535 | 150 | |
| 27 | (22) | Speed II: Cruise Control | $221,042 | -38% | 326 | $678 | $47,755,016 | 66 | |
| 28 | (25) | Con Air | $206,349 | -26% | 228 | $905 | $96,712,318 | 73 | |
| 29 | (30) | In the Company of Men | $205,927 | +36% | 28 | $7,355 | $634,365 | 17 | |
| 30 | (new) | The Full Monty | $176,585 | 6 | $29,431 | $244,375 | 5 | ||
| 31 | (29) | Kiss Me, Guido | $165,780 | +3% | 44 | $3,768 | $934,765 | 31 | |
| 32 | (-) | The English Patient | $165,173 | 318 | $519 | $78,258,295 | 276 | ||
| 33 | (27) | Anaconda | $148,083 | -17% | 162 | $914 | $65,341,753 | 129 | |
| 34 | (32) | A Simple Wish | $140,640 | +0% | 293 | $480 | $7,974,535 | 38 | |
| 35 | (28) | The Fifth Element | $133,912 | -19% | 272 | $492 | $62,951,133 | 101 | |
| 36 | (26) | Operation Condor | $111,737 | -51% | 295 | $379 | $10,333,731 | 31 | |
| 37 | (36) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $107,100 | +17% | 112 | $956 | $53,455,567 | 108 | |
| 38 | (33) | Love Serenade | $91,068 | -25% | 35 | $2,602 | $339,849 | 17 | |
| 39 | (31) | Batman & Robin | $83,183 | -44% | 153 | $544 | $105,674,498 | 59 | |
| 40 | (34) | When The Cat's Away | $77,113 | -25% | 50 | $1,542 | $1,363,950 | 332 | |
| 41 | (-) | Buddy | $74,918 | 355 | $211 | $10,005,081 | 73 | ||
| 42 | (41) | Box of Moonlight | $71,796 | +5% | 33 | $2,176 | $229,621 | 24 | |
| 43 | (43) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $67,929 | +16% | 89 | $763 | $59,733,009 | 164 | |
| 44 | (17) | One Eight Seven | $59,708 | -93% | 469 | $127 | $5,391,521 | 19 | |
| 45 | (38) | Star Maps | $56,646 | -36% | 34 | $1,666 | $435,268 | 26 | |
| 46 | (42) | The Pillow Book | $50,052 | -19% | 49 | $1,021 | $2,293,037 | 73 | |
| 47 | (44) | Ponette | $48,914 | +1% | 35 | $1,398 | $1,070,210 | 157 | |
| 48 | (37) | Wild America | $43,669 | -51% | 149 | $293 | $7,324,662 | 47 | |
| 49 | (45) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $42,855 | -9% | 4 | $10,714 | $486,510 | 38 | |
| 50 | (46) | Guantanamera | $41,996 | -1% | 11 | $3,818 | $278,041 | 45 | |
| 51 | (-) | Contempt | $38,410 | 5 | $7,682 | $373,526 | 11,931 | ||
| 52 | (39) | Across The Sea of Time | $35,708 | -53% | 4 | $8,927 | $11,605,571 | 668 | |
| 53 | (40) | Love Jones | $34,803 | -52% | 68 | $512 | $12,514,138 | 157 | |
| 54 | (47) | Chasing Amy | $24,924 | -37% | 32 | $779 | $11,696,642 | 136 | |
| 55 | (49) | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $23,444 | -25% | 39 | $601 | $29,205,077 | 115 | |
| 56 | (58) | Wings of Courage | $22,125 | +24% | 2 | $11,063 | $12,751,314 | 850 | |
| 57 | (48) | Addicted To Love | $20,495 | -43% | 27 | $759 | $34,656,904 | 87 | |
| 58 | (50) | Breakdown | $18,543 | -38% | 64 | $290 | $50,129,186 | 108 | |
| 59 | (new) | The Delta | $18,134 | 2 | $9,067 | $18,134 | 3 | ||
| 60 | (-) | The Van | $17,132 | 18 | $952 | $621,093 | 94 | ||
| Reporting movies: 60 | $86,661,730 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cop Land | $13,510,482 | 2,233 | $13,510,482 |
| 2 | Air Force One | $12,350,122 | 2,981 | $130,353,620 |
| 3 | Conspiracy Theory | $12,309,562 | 2,806 | $40,668,584 |
| 4 | Event Horizon | $9,511,915 | 2,311 | $9,511,915 |
| 5 | Spawn | $4,986,874 | 2,478 | $46,650,381 |
| 6 | George Of The Jungle | $4,813,639 | 2,431 | $84,580,796 |
| 7 | Men in Black | $4,204,505 | 2,261 | $225,304,729 |
| 8 | Picture Perfect | $3,322,480 | 1,677 | $23,739,190 |
| 9 | Contact | $2,872,875 | 1,451 | $88,581,422 |
| 10 | Air Bud | $2,591,545 | 1,723 | $17,150,084 |
| 11 | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $2,527,810 | 756 | $10,015,681 |
| 12 | Nothing To Lose | $1,738,176 | 1,136 | $40,341,688 |
| 13 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $1,616,400 | 1,232 | $116,087,939 |
| 14 | Face/Off | $1,122,883 | 1,110 | $107,689,374 |
| 15 | Good Burger | $1,013,264 | 1,362 | $20,208,485 |
| 16 | Steel | $870,068 | 1,260 | $870,068 |
| 17 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $747,650 | 787 | $226,437,834 |
| 18 | Hercules | $639,941 | 647 | $90,973,030 |
| 19 | Mrs. Brown | $548,924 | 130 | $2,731,092 |
| 20 | Shall We Dance? | $528,188 | 130 | $3,567,053 |
| 21 | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $489,037 | 1,203 | $2,311,809 |
| 22 | Out to Sea | $402,684 | 548 | $26,580,202 |
| 23 | Career Girls | $292,498 | 40 | $445,697 |
| 24 | Ulee's Gold | $287,155 | 327 | $7,469,682 |
| 25 | Gone Fishin' | $258,645 | 345 | $19,151,384 |
| 26 | Liar Liar | $258,515 | 275 | $179,933,535 |
| 27 | Speed II: Cruise Control | $221,042 | 326 | $47,755,016 |
| 28 | Con Air | $206,349 | 228 | $96,712,318 |
| 29 | In the Company of Men | $205,927 | 28 | $634,365 |
| 30 | The Full Monty | $176,585 | 6 | $244,375 |
| 31 | Kiss Me, Guido | $165,780 | 44 | $934,765 |
| 32 | The English Patient | $165,173 | 318 | $78,258,295 |
| 33 | Anaconda | $148,083 | 162 | $65,341,753 |
| 34 | A Simple Wish | $140,640 | 293 | $7,974,535 |
| 35 | The Fifth Element | $133,912 | 272 | $62,951,133 |
| 36 | Operation Condor | $111,737 | 295 | $10,333,731 |
| 37 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $107,100 | 112 | $53,455,567 |
| 38 | Love Serenade | $91,068 | 35 | $339,849 |
| 39 | Batman & Robin | $83,183 | 153 | $105,674,498 |
| 40 | When The Cat's Away | $77,113 | 50 | $1,363,950 |
| 41 | Buddy | $74,918 | 355 | $10,005,081 |
| 42 | Box of Moonlight | $71,796 | 33 | $229,621 |
| 43 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $67,929 | 89 | $59,733,009 |
| 44 | One Eight Seven | $59,708 | 469 | $5,391,521 |
| 45 | Star Maps | $56,646 | 34 | $435,268 |
| 46 | The Pillow Book | $50,052 | 49 | $2,293,037 |
| 47 | Ponette | $48,914 | 35 | $1,070,210 |
| 48 | Wild America | $43,669 | 149 | $7,324,662 |
| 49 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $42,855 | 4 | $486,510 |
| 50 | Guantanamera | $41,996 | 11 | $278,041 |
| 51 | Contempt | $38,410 | 5 | $373,526 |
| 52 | Across The Sea of Time | $35,708 | 4 | $11,605,571 |
| 53 | Love Jones | $34,803 | 68 | $12,514,138 |
| 54 | Chasing Amy | $24,924 | 32 | $11,696,642 |
| 55 | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $23,444 | 39 | $29,205,077 |
| 56 | Wings of Courage | $22,125 | 2 | $12,751,314 |
| 57 | Addicted To Love | $20,495 | 27 | $34,656,904 |
| 58 | Breakdown | $18,543 | 64 | $50,129,186 |
| 59 | The Delta | $18,134 | 2 | $18,134 |
| 60 | The Van | $17,132 | 18 | $621,093 |
| Reporting: 60 | $86,661,730 | total | ||