Weekend Domestic Box Office October 17, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $15,818,645 | 2,524 | $6,267 | $15,818,645 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (new) | Devil’s Advocate | $12,170,536 | 2,161 | $5,632 | $12,170,536 | 3 | ||
| 3 | (1) | Kiss the Girls | $6,975,730 | -37% | 2,385 | $2,925 | $39,219,860 | 17 | |
| 4 | (2) | Seven Years in Tibet | $6,412,250 | -36% | 2,103 | $3,049 | $19,752,365 | 10 | |
| 5 | (4) | In & Out | $3,713,247 | -32% | 2,315 | $1,604 | $53,147,645 | 31 | |
| 6 | (3) | Soul Food | $3,312,268 | -41% | 1,213 | $2,731 | $35,170,436 | 24 | |
| 7 | (6) | Rocket Man | $2,987,753 | -33% | 1,839 | $1,625 | $8,652,785 | 10 | |
| 8 | (5) | The Peacemaker | $2,671,106 | -49% | 1,983 | $1,347 | $35,747,750 | 24 | |
| 9 | (7) | L.A. Confidential | $2,543,752 | -31% | 1,345 | $1,891 | $26,864,037 | 31 | |
| 10 | (new) | Bean | $2,255,233 | 242 | $9,319 | $2,255,233 | 3 | ||
| 11 | (new) | Playing God | $1,937,374 | 1,479 | $1,310 | $1,937,374 | 3 | ||
| 12 | (12) | The Full Monty | $1,734,066 | -9% | 644 | $2,693 | $22,389,354 | 68 | |
| 13 | (8) | The Edge | $1,672,729 | -52% | 1,588 | $1,053 | $23,095,470 | 24 | |
| 14 | (9) | Most Wanted | $1,055,501 | -63% | 2,098 | $503 | $4,843,901 | 10 | |
| 15 | (11) | The Game | $1,010,118 | -51% | 1,185 | $852 | $44,869,045 | 38 | |
| 16 | (43) | Boogie Nights | $869,146 | +1,632% | 30 | $28,972 | $1,025,671 | 10 | |
| 17 | (10) | Gang Related | $833,276 | -66% | 1,260 | $661 | $4,852,112 | 12 | |
| 18 | (41) | Fire Down Below | $451,289 | +701% | 484 | $932 | $15,780,650 | 45 | |
| 19 | (15) | Hercules | $449,512 | -35% | 662 | $679 | $97,030,115 | 127 | |
| 20 | (19) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $365,227 | -14% | 461 | $792 | $124,202,781 | 122 | |
| 21 | (17) | Contact | $357,439 | -43% | 414 | $863 | $100,476,316 | 101 | |
| 22 | (13) | U-Turn | $334,851 | -78% | 688 | $487 | $6,238,091 | 17 | |
| 23 | (36) | The Ice Storm | $323,502 | +283% | 22 | $14,705 | $743,499 | 23 | |
| 24 | (18) | Men in Black | $301,530 | -32% | 478 | $631 | $244,064,365 | 110 | |
| 25 | (29) | Shall We Dance? | $291,879 | +67% | 268 | $1,089 | $8,147,203 | 101 | |
| 26 | (21) | Spawn | $263,403 | -24% | 390 | $675 | $54,257,922 | 81 | |
| 27 | (14) | The MatchMaker | $216,430 | -70% | 233 | $929 | $2,959,359 | 17 | |
| 28 | (24) | Good Burger | $213,714 | -26% | 345 | $619 | $23,071,351 | 87 | |
| 29 | (22) | Mrs. Brown | $211,023 | -35% | 215 | $982 | $7,736,045 | 94 | |
| 30 | (16) | Wes Craven's Wishmaster | $183,570 | -72% | 325 | $565 | $14,753,493 | 31 | |
| 31 | (32) | Washington Square | $176,735 | +59% | 22 | $8,033 | $385,282 | 15 | |
| 32 | (20) | G.I.Jane | $174,591 | -54% | 341 | $512 | $46,736,879 | 59 | |
| 33 | (23) | Air Force One | $169,478 | -45% | 333 | $509 | $169,792,834 | 87 | |
| 34 | (-) | Event Horizon | $149,697 | 416 | $360 | $26,494,965 | 66 | ||
| 35 | (25) | George Of The Jungle | $120,594 | -49% | 236 | $511 | $101,926,853 | 96 | |
| 36 | (31) | Nothing To Lose | $111,752 | -21% | 212 | $527 | $44,216,747 | 94 | |
| 37 | (39) | The House of Yes | $111,202 | +76% | 25 | $4,448 | $203,703 | 10 | |
| 38 | (38) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $102,215 | +32% | 2 | $51,108 | $1,267,771 | 101 | |
| 39 | (26) | A Thousand Acres | $90,092 | -62% | 223 | $404 | $7,562,821 | 31 | |
| 40 | (30) | Face/Off | $86,254 | -42% | 218 | $396 | $112,094,691 | 115 | |
| 41 | (27) | Money Talks | $80,396 | -65% | 156 | $515 | $40,014,754 | 59 | |
| 42 | (28) | Conspiracy Theory | $67,438 | -63% | 75 | $899 | $74,528,438 | 73 | |
| 43 | (45) | The Myth of Fingerprints | $59,646 | +33% | 44 | $1,356 | $317,734 | 33 | |
| 44 | (-) | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | $56,801 | 13 | $4,369 | $127,918 | 17 | ||
| 45 | (48) | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $48,609 | +22% | 68 | $715 | $13,917,655 | 75 | |
| 46 | (53) | The Sweet Hereafter | $47,286 | +52% | 8 | $5,911 | $143,274 | 10 | |
| 47 | (40) | Hoodlum | $46,725 | -22% | 118 | $396 | $23,340,725 | 54 | |
| 48 | (-) | Pippi Longstocking | $34,582 | 47 | $736 | $478,113 | 59 | ||
| 49 | (37) | Air Bud | $33,809 | -57% | 98 | $345 | $23,663,603 | 80 | |
| 50 | (47) | Dancehall Queen | $31,971 | -21% | 4 | $7,993 | $87,102 | 10 | |
| 51 | (58) | Across The Sea of Time | $28,375 | +18% | 4 | $7,094 | $12,044,643 | 731 | |
| 52 | (52) | Cop Land | $27,184 | -13% | 109 | $249 | $44,320,587 | 66 | |
| 53 | (34) | Mimic | $25,981 | -71% | 139 | $187 | $25,454,187 | 59 | |
| 54 | (-) | Wings of Courage | $25,173 | 2 | $12,587 | $13,156,290 | 913 | ||
| 55 | (35) | The Assignment | $24,230 | -71% | 18 | $1,346 | $540,063 | 24 | |
| 56 | (-) | Lilies | $21,693 | 7 | $3,099 | $221,494 | 360 | ||
| 57 | (-) | Year of the Horse | $20,424 | 4 | $5,106 | $41,903 | 12 | ||
| 58 | (51) | Fire | $20,254 | -40% | 11 | $1,841 | $0 | 59 | |
| 59 | (new) | Gummo | $19,820 | 3 | $6,607 | $19,820 | 3 | ||
| 60 | (56) | Career Girls | $19,724 | -24% | 37 | $533 | $2,506,039 | 73 | |
| Reporting movies: 60 | $73,968,830 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $15,818,645 | 2,524 | $15,818,645 |
| 2 | Devil’s Advocate | $12,170,536 | 2,161 | $12,170,536 |
| 3 | Kiss the Girls | $6,975,730 | 2,385 | $39,219,860 |
| 4 | Seven Years in Tibet | $6,412,250 | 2,103 | $19,752,365 |
| 5 | In & Out | $3,713,247 | 2,315 | $53,147,645 |
| 6 | Soul Food | $3,312,268 | 1,213 | $35,170,436 |
| 7 | Rocket Man | $2,987,753 | 1,839 | $8,652,785 |
| 8 | The Peacemaker | $2,671,106 | 1,983 | $35,747,750 |
| 9 | L.A. Confidential | $2,543,752 | 1,345 | $26,864,037 |
| 10 | Bean | $2,255,233 | 242 | $2,255,233 |
| 11 | Playing God | $1,937,374 | 1,479 | $1,937,374 |
| 12 | The Full Monty | $1,734,066 | 644 | $22,389,354 |
| 13 | The Edge | $1,672,729 | 1,588 | $23,095,470 |
| 14 | Most Wanted | $1,055,501 | 2,098 | $4,843,901 |
| 15 | The Game | $1,010,118 | 1,185 | $44,869,045 |
| 16 | Boogie Nights | $869,146 | 30 | $1,025,671 |
| 17 | Gang Related | $833,276 | 1,260 | $4,852,112 |
| 18 | Fire Down Below | $451,289 | 484 | $15,780,650 |
| 19 | Hercules | $449,512 | 662 | $97,030,115 |
| 20 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $365,227 | 461 | $124,202,781 |
| 21 | Contact | $357,439 | 414 | $100,476,316 |
| 22 | U-Turn | $334,851 | 688 | $6,238,091 |
| 23 | The Ice Storm | $323,502 | 22 | $743,499 |
| 24 | Men in Black | $301,530 | 478 | $244,064,365 |
| 25 | Shall We Dance? | $291,879 | 268 | $8,147,203 |
| 26 | Spawn | $263,403 | 390 | $54,257,922 |
| 27 | The MatchMaker | $216,430 | 233 | $2,959,359 |
| 28 | Good Burger | $213,714 | 345 | $23,071,351 |
| 29 | Mrs. Brown | $211,023 | 215 | $7,736,045 |
| 30 | Wes Craven's Wishmaster | $183,570 | 325 | $14,753,493 |
| 31 | Washington Square | $176,735 | 22 | $385,282 |
| 32 | G.I.Jane | $174,591 | 341 | $46,736,879 |
| 33 | Air Force One | $169,478 | 333 | $169,792,834 |
| 34 | Event Horizon | $149,697 | 416 | $26,494,965 |
| 35 | George Of The Jungle | $120,594 | 236 | $101,926,853 |
| 36 | Nothing To Lose | $111,752 | 212 | $44,216,747 |
| 37 | The House of Yes | $111,202 | 25 | $203,703 |
| 38 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $102,215 | 2 | $1,267,771 |
| 39 | A Thousand Acres | $90,092 | 223 | $7,562,821 |
| 40 | Face/Off | $86,254 | 218 | $112,094,691 |
| 41 | Money Talks | $80,396 | 156 | $40,014,754 |
| 42 | Conspiracy Theory | $67,438 | 75 | $74,528,438 |
| 43 | The Myth of Fingerprints | $59,646 | 44 | $317,734 |
| 44 | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | $56,801 | 13 | $127,918 |
| 45 | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $48,609 | 68 | $13,917,655 |
| 46 | The Sweet Hereafter | $47,286 | 8 | $143,274 |
| 47 | Hoodlum | $46,725 | 118 | $23,340,725 |
| 48 | Pippi Longstocking | $34,582 | 47 | $478,113 |
| 49 | Air Bud | $33,809 | 98 | $23,663,603 |
| 50 | Dancehall Queen | $31,971 | 4 | $87,102 |
| 51 | Across The Sea of Time | $28,375 | 4 | $12,044,643 |
| 52 | Cop Land | $27,184 | 109 | $44,320,587 |
| 53 | Mimic | $25,981 | 139 | $25,454,187 |
| 54 | Wings of Courage | $25,173 | 2 | $13,156,290 |
| 55 | The Assignment | $24,230 | 18 | $540,063 |
| 56 | Lilies | $21,693 | 7 | $221,494 |
| 57 | Year of the Horse | $20,424 | 4 | $41,903 |
| 58 | Fire | $20,254 | 11 | $0 |
| 59 | Gummo | $19,820 | 3 | $19,820 |
| 60 | Career Girls | $19,724 | 37 | $2,506,039 |
| Reporting: 60 | $73,968,830 | total | ||