Weekend Domestic Box Office September 5, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Fire Down Below | $6,073,094 | 2,336 | $2,600 | $6,073,094 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | G.I.Jane | $5,341,411 | -48% | 2,016 | $2,650 | $33,608,732 | 17 | |
| 3 | (2) | Money Talks | $4,888,735 | -48% | 1,994 | $2,452 | $29,863,661 | 17 | |
| 4 | (4) | Hoodlum | $4,047,485 | -50% | 2,020 | $2,004 | $15,886,341 | 12 | |
| 5 | (3) | Air Force One | $3,861,490 | -55% | 2,468 | $1,565 | $159,262,854 | 45 | |
| 6 | (5) | Conspiracy Theory | $3,334,021 | -51% | 2,204 | $1,513 | $67,354,774 | 31 | |
| 7 | (6) | Excess Baggage | $2,854,180 | -55% | 2,211 | $1,291 | $10,033,595 | 10 | |
| 8 | (7) | Mimic | $2,815,405 | -54% | 1,959 | $1,437 | $20,812,711 | 17 | |
| 9 | (8) | Cop Land | $2,622,136 | -55% | 1,874 | $1,399 | $39,748,629 | 24 | |
| 10 | (10) | Men in Black | $1,803,297 | -46% | 1,491 | $1,209 | $237,311,281 | 68 | |
| 11 | (13) | She's So Lovely | $1,475,717 | -51% | 844 | $1,748 | $5,034,431 | 10 | |
| 12 | (12) | George Of The Jungle | $1,277,642 | -58% | 1,319 | $969 | $96,606,444 | 54 | |
| 13 | (11) | Event Horizon | $1,252,683 | -60% | 1,630 | $769 | $24,397,486 | 24 | |
| 14 | (9) | Kull The Conqueror | $1,118,695 | -68% | 2,091 | $535 | $5,089,120 | 10 | |
| 15 | (14) | Leave It To Beaver | $1,000,390 | -64% | 1,710 | $585 | $8,883,670 | 17 | |
| 16 | (15) | Contact | $857,537 | -56% | 705 | $1,216 | $96,167,676 | 59 | |
| 17 | (21) | The Full Monty | $769,954 | -16% | 45 | $17,110 | $2,723,815 | 26 | |
| 18 | (18) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $652,669 | -36% | 703 | $928 | $120,295,965 | 80 | |
| 19 | (20) | Picture Perfect | $552,851 | -42% | 739 | $748 | $29,700,415 | 38 | |
| 20 | (16) | Con Air | $536,504 | -56% | 621 | $864 | $100,256,185 | 94 | |
| 21 | (23) | Shall We Dance? | $466,846 | -29% | 174 | $2,683 | $5,881,197 | 59 | |
| 22 | (17) | Air Bud | $466,124 | -56% | 750 | $621 | $22,415,940 | 38 | |
| 23 | (19) | Spawn | $461,866 | -52% | 570 | $810 | $52,455,464 | 39 | |
| 24 | (24) | Mrs. Brown | $404,038 | -36% | 144 | $2,806 | $4,926,756 | 52 | |
| 25 | (22) | A Smile Like Yours | $286,484 | -66% | 582 | $492 | $2,843,575 | 17 | |
| 26 | (31) | In the Company of Men | $274,244 | -33% | 99 | $2,770 | $1,995,462 | 38 | |
| 27 | (28) | Career Girls | $268,028 | -37% | 148 | $1,811 | $1,820,158 | 31 | |
| 28 | (25) | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $256,230 | -48% | 285 | $899 | $13,118,647 | 33 | |
| 29 | (-) | Out to Sea | $232,249 | 471 | $493 | $27,664,620 | 68 | ||
| 30 | (26) | Face/Off | $227,583 | -51% | 343 | $664 | $109,683,361 | 73 | |
| 31 | (27) | Nothing To Lose | $222,044 | -51% | 257 | $864 | $42,681,870 | 52 | |
| 32 | (29) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $212,625 | -49% | 405 | $525 | $228,157,764 | 108 | |
| 33 | (30) | Batman & Robin | $200,106 | -51% | 640 | $313 | $107,000,033 | 80 | |
| 34 | (36) | Liar Liar | $122,320 | -47% | 176 | $695 | $180,707,295 | 171 | |
| 35 | (37) | Kiss Me, Guido | $121,770 | -31% | 51 | $2,388 | $1,577,009 | 52 | |
| 36 | (38) | Ulee's Gold | $112,349 | -31% | 179 | $628 | $8,221,262 | 87 | |
| 37 | (33) | Hercules | $111,319 | -67% | 189 | $589 | $91,351,578 | 85 | |
| 38 | (34) | Good Burger | $103,249 | -62% | 245 | $421 | $22,143,247 | 45 | |
| 39 | (35) | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $100,020 | -63% | 374 | $267 | $3,418,090 | 31 | |
| 40 | (40) | Box of Moonlight | $79,810 | -18% | 61 | $1,308 | $604,878 | 45 | |
| 41 | (-) | Steel | $72,720 | 249 | $292 | $1,686,429 | 24 | ||
| 42 | (41) | Gone Fishin' | $57,244 | -39% | 107 | $535 | $19,629,418 | 101 | |
| 43 | (46) | The Fifth Element | $51,172 | -12% | 84 | $609 | $63,307,464 | 122 | |
| 44 | (39) | One Eight Seven | $48,035 | -57% | 77 | $624 | $5,716,080 | 40 | |
| 45 | (-) | Speed II: Cruise Control | $42,986 | 71 | $605 | $48,068,396 | 87 | ||
| 46 | (42) | Dirty Dancing (1987) (Re-Release) | $38,103 | -55% | 37 | $1,030 | $63,841,571 | 3,671 | |
| 47 | (55) | Love Serenade | $35,333 | -19% | 20 | $1,767 | $544,356 | 38 | |
| 48 | (58) | Sunday | $33,783 | -1% | 11 | $3,071 | $110,341 | 17 | |
| 49 | (new) | Julian Po | $33,148 | 75 | $442 | $33,148 | 3 | ||
| 50 | (44) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $32,519 | -55% | 32 | $1,016 | $53,756,328 | 129 | |
| 51 | (-) | Contempt | $32,495 | 7 | $4,642 | $528,428 | 11,952 | ||
| 52 | (50) | Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1995) (Re-Release) | $30,901 | -42% | 19 | $1,626 | $94,558 | 10 | |
| 53 | (32) | Masterminds | $30,040 | -91% | 133 | $226 | $1,890,472 | 17 | |
| 54 | (43) | The English Patient | $29,260 | -64% | 122 | $240 | $78,651,430 | 297 | |
| 55 | (47) | When The Cat's Away | $28,133 | -50% | 27 | $1,042 | $1,611,227 | 353 | |
| 56 | (48) | Paperback Romance | $26,768 | -52% | 28 | $956 | $121,002 | 24 | |
| 57 | (54) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $26,725 | -40% | 4 | $6,681 | $671,813 | 59 | |
| 58 | (53) | Fire | $26,687 | -42% | 6 | $4,448 | $125,844 | 17 | |
| 59 | (new) | Catherine's Grove | $26,641 | 18 | $1,480 | $26,641 | 3 | ||
| 60 | (new) | Latin Boys Go to Hell | $24,335 | 2 | $12,168 | $24,335 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 60 | $52,592,228 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire Down Below | $6,073,094 | 2,336 | $6,073,094 |
| 2 | G.I.Jane | $5,341,411 | 2,016 | $33,608,732 |
| 3 | Money Talks | $4,888,735 | 1,994 | $29,863,661 |
| 4 | Hoodlum | $4,047,485 | 2,020 | $15,886,341 |
| 5 | Air Force One | $3,861,490 | 2,468 | $159,262,854 |
| 6 | Conspiracy Theory | $3,334,021 | 2,204 | $67,354,774 |
| 7 | Excess Baggage | $2,854,180 | 2,211 | $10,033,595 |
| 8 | Mimic | $2,815,405 | 1,959 | $20,812,711 |
| 9 | Cop Land | $2,622,136 | 1,874 | $39,748,629 |
| 10 | Men in Black | $1,803,297 | 1,491 | $237,311,281 |
| 11 | She's So Lovely | $1,475,717 | 844 | $5,034,431 |
| 12 | George Of The Jungle | $1,277,642 | 1,319 | $96,606,444 |
| 13 | Event Horizon | $1,252,683 | 1,630 | $24,397,486 |
| 14 | Kull The Conqueror | $1,118,695 | 2,091 | $5,089,120 |
| 15 | Leave It To Beaver | $1,000,390 | 1,710 | $8,883,670 |
| 16 | Contact | $857,537 | 705 | $96,167,676 |
| 17 | The Full Monty | $769,954 | 45 | $2,723,815 |
| 18 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $652,669 | 703 | $120,295,965 |
| 19 | Picture Perfect | $552,851 | 739 | $29,700,415 |
| 20 | Con Air | $536,504 | 621 | $100,256,185 |
| 21 | Shall We Dance? | $466,846 | 174 | $5,881,197 |
| 22 | Air Bud | $466,124 | 750 | $22,415,940 |
| 23 | Spawn | $461,866 | 570 | $52,455,464 |
| 24 | Mrs. Brown | $404,038 | 144 | $4,926,756 |
| 25 | A Smile Like Yours | $286,484 | 582 | $2,843,575 |
| 26 | In the Company of Men | $274,244 | 99 | $1,995,462 |
| 27 | Career Girls | $268,028 | 148 | $1,820,158 |
| 28 | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $256,230 | 285 | $13,118,647 |
| 29 | Out to Sea | $232,249 | 471 | $27,664,620 |
| 30 | Face/Off | $227,583 | 343 | $109,683,361 |
| 31 | Nothing To Lose | $222,044 | 257 | $42,681,870 |
| 32 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $212,625 | 405 | $228,157,764 |
| 33 | Batman & Robin | $200,106 | 640 | $107,000,033 |
| 34 | Liar Liar | $122,320 | 176 | $180,707,295 |
| 35 | Kiss Me, Guido | $121,770 | 51 | $1,577,009 |
| 36 | Ulee's Gold | $112,349 | 179 | $8,221,262 |
| 37 | Hercules | $111,319 | 189 | $91,351,578 |
| 38 | Good Burger | $103,249 | 245 | $22,143,247 |
| 39 | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $100,020 | 374 | $3,418,090 |
| 40 | Box of Moonlight | $79,810 | 61 | $604,878 |
| 41 | Steel | $72,720 | 249 | $1,686,429 |
| 42 | Gone Fishin' | $57,244 | 107 | $19,629,418 |
| 43 | The Fifth Element | $51,172 | 84 | $63,307,464 |
| 44 | One Eight Seven | $48,035 | 77 | $5,716,080 |
| 45 | Speed II: Cruise Control | $42,986 | 71 | $48,068,396 |
| 46 | Dirty Dancing (1987) (Re-Release) | $38,103 | 37 | $63,841,571 |
| 47 | Love Serenade | $35,333 | 20 | $544,356 |
| 48 | Sunday | $33,783 | 11 | $110,341 |
| 49 | Julian Po | $33,148 | 75 | $33,148 |
| 50 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $32,519 | 32 | $53,756,328 |
| 51 | Contempt | $32,495 | 7 | $528,428 |
| 52 | Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1995) (Re-Release) | $30,901 | 19 | $94,558 |
| 53 | Masterminds | $30,040 | 133 | $1,890,472 |
| 54 | The English Patient | $29,260 | 122 | $78,651,430 |
| 55 | When The Cat's Away | $28,133 | 27 | $1,611,227 |
| 56 | Paperback Romance | $26,768 | 28 | $121,002 |
| 57 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $26,725 | 4 | $671,813 |
| 58 | Fire | $26,687 | 6 | $125,844 |
| 59 | Catherine's Grove | $26,641 | 18 | $26,641 |
| 60 | Latin Boys Go to Hell | $24,335 | 2 | $24,335 |
| Reporting: 60 | $52,592,228 | total | ||