Weekend Domestic Box Office September 12, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The Game | $14,337,029 | 2,403 | $5,966 | $14,337,029 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (2) | G.I.Jane | $3,501,708 | -34% | 2,043 | $1,714 | $38,944,047 | 24 | |
| 3 | (1) | Fire Down Below | $3,260,264 | -46% | 2,350 | $1,387 | $11,320,752 | 10 | |
| 4 | (3) | Money Talks | $3,211,458 | -34% | 1,942 | $1,654 | $34,205,257 | 24 | |
| 5 | (17) | The Full Monty | $2,914,175 | +278% | 387 | $7,530 | $6,012,944 | 33 | |
| 6 | (5) | Air Force One | $2,810,020 | -27% | 2,190 | $1,283 | $163,224,275 | 52 | |
| 7 | (4) | Hoodlum | $2,535,151 | -37% | 2,020 | $1,255 | $19,829,304 | 19 | |
| 8 | (6) | Conspiracy Theory | $2,304,577 | -31% | 1,972 | $1,169 | $70,713,189 | 38 | |
| 9 | (7) | Excess Baggage | $1,865,300 | -35% | 2,109 | $884 | $12,476,854 | 17 | |
| 10 | (12) | George Of The Jungle | $1,763,654 | +38% | 2,046 | $862 | $98,615,771 | 61 | |
| 11 | (8) | Mimic | $1,650,325 | -41% | 1,772 | $931 | $23,366,252 | 24 | |
| 12 | (37) | Hercules | $1,578,793 | +1,318% | 1,883 | $838 | $92,959,099 | 92 | |
| 13 | (10) | Men in Black | $1,578,313 | -12% | 1,367 | $1,155 | $239,354,920 | 75 | |
| 14 | (9) | Cop Land | $1,537,273 | -41% | 1,652 | $931 | $42,291,904 | 31 | |
| 15 | (13) | Event Horizon | $916,776 | -27% | 1,121 | $818 | $25,672,544 | 31 | |
| 16 | (11) | She's So Lovely | $803,301 | -46% | 817 | $983 | $6,383,542 | 17 | |
| 17 | (16) | Contact | $640,757 | -25% | 676 | $948 | $97,122,148 | 66 | |
| 18 | (18) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $602,905 | -8% | 700 | $861 | $121,104,309 | 87 | |
| 19 | (15) | Leave It To Beaver | $589,890 | -41% | 1,113 | $530 | $9,614,140 | 24 | |
| 20 | (19) | Picture Perfect | $456,132 | -17% | 705 | $647 | $30,324,637 | 45 | |
| 21 | (21) | Shall We Dance? | $406,128 | -13% | 174 | $2,334 | $6,479,178 | 66 | |
| 22 | (24) | Mrs. Brown | $381,084 | -6% | 178 | $2,141 | $5,478,811 | 59 | |
| 23 | (14) | Kull The Conqueror | $340,340 | -70% | 884 | $385 | $5,750,935 | 17 | |
| 24 | (22) | Air Bud | $337,845 | -28% | 601 | $562 | $22,823,946 | 45 | |
| 25 | (23) | Spawn | $324,892 | -30% | 426 | $763 | $52,909,350 | 46 | |
| 26 | (30) | Face/Off | $273,355 | +20% | 354 | $772 | $110,046,427 | 80 | |
| 27 | (20) | Con Air | $258,131 | -52% | 336 | $768 | $100,691,148 | 101 | |
| 28 | (26) | In the Company of Men | $221,913 | -19% | 117 | $1,897 | $2,335,487 | 45 | |
| 29 | (32) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $218,365 | +3% | 367 | $595 | $228,467,634 | 115 | |
| 30 | (25) | A Smile Like Yours | $217,750 | -24% | 562 | $387 | $3,153,413 | 24 | |
| 31 | (28) | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $203,965 | -20% | 231 | $883 | $13,394,432 | 40 | |
| 32 | (27) | Career Girls | $174,783 | -35% | 123 | $1,421 | $2,105,152 | 38 | |
| 33 | (31) | Nothing To Lose | $150,464 | -32% | 209 | $720 | $42,902,238 | 59 | |
| 34 | (34) | Liar Liar | $126,195 | +3% | 179 | $705 | $180,876,435 | 178 | |
| 35 | (29) | Out to Sea | $107,258 | -54% | 179 | $599 | $27,771,878 | 75 | |
| 36 | (33) | Batman & Robin | $103,126 | -48% | 569 | $181 | $107,188,619 | 87 | |
| 37 | (36) | Ulee's Gold | $100,269 | -11% | 182 | $551 | $8,371,675 | 94 | |
| 38 | (-) | Chasing Amy | $96,276 | 233 | $413 | $11,813,637 | 164 | ||
| 39 | (new) | The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca | $90,025 | 30 | $3,001 | $90,025 | 3 | ||
| 40 | (38) | Good Burger | $88,041 | -15% | 188 | $468 | $22,258,776 | 52 | |
| 41 | (35) | Kiss Me, Guido | $87,077 | -28% | 59 | $1,476 | $1,711,027 | 59 | |
| 42 | (new) | The End of Violence | $64,154 | 5 | $12,831 | $64,154 | 3 | ||
| 43 | (43) | The Fifth Element | $52,884 | +3% | 78 | $678 | $63,381,708 | 129 | |
| 44 | (new) | Different for Girls | $52,816 | 14 | $3,773 | $52,816 | 3 | ||
| 45 | (57) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $48,000 | +80% | 5 | $9,600 | $731,761 | 66 | |
| 46 | (42) | Gone Fishin' | $47,036 | -18% | 98 | $480 | $19,694,323 | 108 | |
| 47 | (40) | Box of Moonlight | $44,144 | -45% | 55 | $803 | $683,686 | 52 | |
| 48 | (46) | Dirty Dancing (1987) (Re-Release) | $40,523 | +6% | 58 | $699 | $63,892,689 | 3,678 | |
| 49 | (50) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $36,348 | +12% | 42 | $865 | $53,809,420 | 136 | |
| 50 | (new) | Marquise | $34,403 | 12 | $2,867 | $34,403 | 3 | ||
| 51 | (39) | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $34,124 | -66% | 99 | $345 | $3,452,214 | 38 | |
| 52 | (48) | Sunday | $34,123 | +1% | 14 | $2,437 | $156,128 | 24 | |
| 53 | (-) | Alive and Kicking | $27,880 | 10 | $2,788 | $168,119 | 52 | ||
| 54 | (55) | When The Cat's Away | $26,677 | -5% | 28 | $953 | $1,652,472 | 360 | |
| 55 | (-) | Ponette | $26,356 | 31 | $850 | $1,287,554 | 185 | ||
| 56 | (60) | Latin Boys Go to Hell | $26,052 | +7% | 2 | $13,026 | $58,163 | 10 | |
| 57 | (-) | Across The Sea of Time | $22,343 | 4 | $5,586 | $11,869,677 | 696 | ||
| 58 | (new) | Bandwagon | $22,189 | 12 | $1,849 | $22,189 | 3 | ||
| 59 | (47) | Love Serenade | $21,047 | -40% | 17 | $1,238 | $579,337 | 45 | |
| 60 | (58) | Fire | $20,273 | -24% | 5 | $4,055 | $158,501 | 24 | |
| 61 | (-) | Lawrence of Arabia | $18,807 | 1 | $18,807 | $47,265 | 12,692 | ||
| 62 | (-) | Flamenco | $18,205 | 5 | $3,641 | $384,374 | 143 | ||
| 63 | (-) | Guantanamera | $17,899 | 11 | $1,627 | $424,033 | 73 | ||
| Reporting movies: 63 | $53,901,366 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Game | $14,337,029 | 2,403 | $14,337,029 |
| 2 | G.I.Jane | $3,501,708 | 2,043 | $38,944,047 |
| 3 | Fire Down Below | $3,260,264 | 2,350 | $11,320,752 |
| 4 | Money Talks | $3,211,458 | 1,942 | $34,205,257 |
| 5 | The Full Monty | $2,914,175 | 387 | $6,012,944 |
| 6 | Air Force One | $2,810,020 | 2,190 | $163,224,275 |
| 7 | Hoodlum | $2,535,151 | 2,020 | $19,829,304 |
| 8 | Conspiracy Theory | $2,304,577 | 1,972 | $70,713,189 |
| 9 | Excess Baggage | $1,865,300 | 2,109 | $12,476,854 |
| 10 | George Of The Jungle | $1,763,654 | 2,046 | $98,615,771 |
| 11 | Mimic | $1,650,325 | 1,772 | $23,366,252 |
| 12 | Hercules | $1,578,793 | 1,883 | $92,959,099 |
| 13 | Men in Black | $1,578,313 | 1,367 | $239,354,920 |
| 14 | Cop Land | $1,537,273 | 1,652 | $42,291,904 |
| 15 | Event Horizon | $916,776 | 1,121 | $25,672,544 |
| 16 | She's So Lovely | $803,301 | 817 | $6,383,542 |
| 17 | Contact | $640,757 | 676 | $97,122,148 |
| 18 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $602,905 | 700 | $121,104,309 |
| 19 | Leave It To Beaver | $589,890 | 1,113 | $9,614,140 |
| 20 | Picture Perfect | $456,132 | 705 | $30,324,637 |
| 21 | Shall We Dance? | $406,128 | 174 | $6,479,178 |
| 22 | Mrs. Brown | $381,084 | 178 | $5,478,811 |
| 23 | Kull The Conqueror | $340,340 | 884 | $5,750,935 |
| 24 | Air Bud | $337,845 | 601 | $22,823,946 |
| 25 | Spawn | $324,892 | 426 | $52,909,350 |
| 26 | Face/Off | $273,355 | 354 | $110,046,427 |
| 27 | Con Air | $258,131 | 336 | $100,691,148 |
| 28 | In the Company of Men | $221,913 | 117 | $2,335,487 |
| 29 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $218,365 | 367 | $228,467,634 |
| 30 | A Smile Like Yours | $217,750 | 562 | $3,153,413 |
| 31 | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $203,965 | 231 | $13,394,432 |
| 32 | Career Girls | $174,783 | 123 | $2,105,152 |
| 33 | Nothing To Lose | $150,464 | 209 | $42,902,238 |
| 34 | Liar Liar | $126,195 | 179 | $180,876,435 |
| 35 | Out to Sea | $107,258 | 179 | $27,771,878 |
| 36 | Batman & Robin | $103,126 | 569 | $107,188,619 |
| 37 | Ulee's Gold | $100,269 | 182 | $8,371,675 |
| 38 | Chasing Amy | $96,276 | 233 | $11,813,637 |
| 39 | The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca | $90,025 | 30 | $90,025 |
| 40 | Good Burger | $88,041 | 188 | $22,258,776 |
| 41 | Kiss Me, Guido | $87,077 | 59 | $1,711,027 |
| 42 | The End of Violence | $64,154 | 5 | $64,154 |
| 43 | The Fifth Element | $52,884 | 78 | $63,381,708 |
| 44 | Different for Girls | $52,816 | 14 | $52,816 |
| 45 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $48,000 | 5 | $731,761 |
| 46 | Gone Fishin' | $47,036 | 98 | $19,694,323 |
| 47 | Box of Moonlight | $44,144 | 55 | $683,686 |
| 48 | Dirty Dancing (1987) (Re-Release) | $40,523 | 58 | $63,892,689 |
| 49 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $36,348 | 42 | $53,809,420 |
| 50 | Marquise | $34,403 | 12 | $34,403 |
| 51 | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $34,124 | 99 | $3,452,214 |
| 52 | Sunday | $34,123 | 14 | $156,128 |
| 53 | Alive and Kicking | $27,880 | 10 | $168,119 |
| 54 | When The Cat's Away | $26,677 | 28 | $1,652,472 |
| 55 | Ponette | $26,356 | 31 | $1,287,554 |
| 56 | Latin Boys Go to Hell | $26,052 | 2 | $58,163 |
| 57 | Across The Sea of Time | $22,343 | 4 | $11,869,677 |
| 58 | Bandwagon | $22,189 | 12 | $22,189 |
| 59 | Love Serenade | $21,047 | 17 | $579,337 |
| 60 | Fire | $20,273 | 5 | $158,501 |
| 61 | Lawrence of Arabia | $18,807 | 1 | $47,265 |
| 62 | Flamenco | $18,205 | 5 | $384,374 |
| 63 | Guantanamera | $17,899 | 11 | $424,033 |
| Reporting: 63 | $53,901,366 | total | ||