Weekend Domestic Box Office October 24, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $12,507,880 | -21% | 2,524 | $4,956 | $32,769,394 | 10 | |
| 2 | (2) | Devil’s Advocate | $10,218,953 | -16% | 2,351 | $4,347 | $26,636,067 | 10 | |
| 3 | (3) | Kiss the Girls | $5,136,886 | -26% | 2,406 | $2,135 | $46,351,308 | 24 | |
| 4 | (4) | Seven Years in Tibet | $4,715,925 | -26% | 2,103 | $2,242 | $26,306,590 | 17 | |
| 5 | (new) | Gattaca | $4,320,202 | 1,279 | $3,378 | $4,320,202 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (new) | Fairytale: A True Story | $3,515,323 | 1,058 | $3,323 | $3,515,323 | 3 | ||
| 7 | (5) | In & Out | $2,834,185 | -24% | 2,069 | $1,370 | $56,903,720 | 38 | |
| 8 | (7) | Rocket Man | $2,074,078 | -31% | 1,867 | $1,111 | $11,225,775 | 17 | |
| 9 | (new) | A Life Less Ordinary | $2,007,279 | 1,207 | $1,663 | $2,007,279 | 3 | ||
| 10 | (9) | L.A. Confidential | $2,004,099 | -21% | 1,151 | $1,741 | $29,642,884 | 38 | |
| 11 | (6) | Soul Food | $2,001,307 | -40% | 1,203 | $1,664 | $37,956,781 | 31 | |
| 12 | (16) | Boogie Nights | $1,807,702 | +108% | 124 | $14,578 | $3,300,228 | 17 | |
| 13 | (8) | The Peacemaker | $1,765,142 | -34% | 1,674 | $1,054 | $38,279,016 | 31 | |
| 14 | (12) | The Full Monty | $1,656,761 | -4% | 721 | $2,298 | $24,656,106 | 75 | |
| 15 | (10) | Bean | $1,617,579 | -28% | 244 | $6,629 | $4,619,194 | 10 | |
| 16 | (13) | The Edge | $1,167,018 | -30% | 1,297 | $900 | $24,829,038 | 31 | |
| 17 | (11) | Playing God | $832,298 | -57% | 1,479 | $563 | $3,435,188 | 10 | |
| 18 | (15) | The Game | $662,046 | -34% | 870 | $761 | $45,904,492 | 45 | |
| 19 | (42) | Conspiracy Theory | $504,079 | +647% | 888 | $568 | $75,064,296 | 80 | |
| 20 | (14) | Most Wanted | $409,625 | -61% | 699 | $586 | $5,617,630 | 17 | |
| 21 | (17) | Gang Related | $343,723 | -59% | 738 | $466 | $5,477,961 | 19 | |
| 22 | (19) | Hercules | $339,828 | -24% | 594 | $572 | $97,491,847 | 134 | |
| 23 | (23) | The Ice Storm | $328,224 | +1% | 23 | $14,271 | $1,193,935 | 30 | |
| 24 | (20) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $292,900 | -20% | 380 | $771 | $124,603,218 | 129 | |
| 25 | (-) | Snowriders 2 | $251,590 | 11 | $22,872 | $373,455 | 12 | ||
| 26 | (25) | Shall We Dance? | $242,938 | -17% | 228 | $1,066 | $8,507,558 | 108 | |
| 27 | (18) | Fire Down Below | $207,426 | -54% | 302 | $687 | $16,148,906 | 52 | |
| 28 | (24) | Men in Black | $200,870 | -33% | 450 | $446 | $244,337,321 | 117 | |
| 29 | (26) | Spawn | $191,808 | -27% | 332 | $578 | $54,532,075 | 88 | |
| 30 | (21) | Contact | $178,446 | -50% | 316 | $565 | $100,769,177 | 108 | |
| 31 | (31) | Washington Square | $173,019 | -2% | 26 | $6,655 | $628,451 | 22 | |
| 32 | (22) | U-Turn | $171,503 | -49% | 380 | $451 | $6,552,006 | 24 | |
| 33 | (28) | Good Burger | $163,229 | -24% | 328 | $498 | $23,279,810 | 94 | |
| 34 | (29) | Mrs. Brown | $140,102 | -34% | 172 | $815 | $7,962,490 | 101 | |
| 35 | (37) | The House of Yes | $122,668 | +10% | 54 | $2,272 | $371,925 | 17 | |
| 36 | (27) | The MatchMaker | $113,047 | -48% | 162 | $698 | $3,147,439 | 24 | |
| 37 | (33) | Air Force One | $104,292 | -38% | 280 | $372 | $169,950,374 | 94 | |
| 38 | (35) | George Of The Jungle | $103,981 | -14% | 218 | $477 | $102,052,992 | 103 | |
| 39 | (30) | Wes Craven's Wishmaster | $103,951 | -43% | 180 | $578 | $14,908,534 | 38 | |
| 40 | (39) | A Thousand Acres | $94,259 | +5% | 256 | $368 | $7,690,244 | 38 | |
| 41 | (38) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $88,411 | -14% | 7 | $12,630 | $1,405,490 | 108 | |
| 42 | (36) | Nothing To Lose | $75,506 | -32% | 172 | $439 | $44,333,240 | 101 | |
| 43 | (46) | The Sweet Hereafter | $75,455 | +60% | 22 | $3,430 | $244,784 | 17 | |
| 44 | (41) | Money Talks | $60,814 | -24% | 117 | $520 | $40,098,966 | 66 | |
| 45 | (32) | G.I.Jane | $59,668 | -66% | 192 | $311 | $46,840,818 | 66 | |
| 46 | (34) | Event Horizon | $54,202 | -64% | 208 | $261 | $26,616,590 | 73 | |
| 47 | (40) | Face/Off | $54,168 | -37% | 194 | $279 | $112,178,614 | 122 | |
| 48 | (43) | The Myth of Fingerprints | $48,545 | -19% | 50 | $971 | $381,378 | 40 | |
| 49 | (-) | Telling Lies in America | $46,776 | 18 | $2,599 | $63,439 | 10 | ||
| 50 | (49) | Air Bud | $43,540 | +29% | 132 | $330 | $23,745,881 | 87 | |
| 51 | (44) | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | $41,359 | -27% | 15 | $2,757 | $202,640 | 24 | |
| 52 | (47) | Hoodlum | $39,091 | -16% | 117 | $334 | $23,397,248 | 61 | |
| 53 | (51) | Across The Sea of Time | $38,832 | +37% | 4 | $9,708 | $12,126,337 | 738 | |
| 54 | (45) | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $31,057 | -36% | 69 | $450 | $13,960,203 | 82 | |
| 55 | (50) | Dancehall Queen | $30,160 | -6% | 5 | $6,032 | $128,296 | 17 | |
| 56 | (57) | Year of the Horse | $29,435 | +44% | 17 | $1,731 | $83,915 | 19 | |
| 57 | (-) | Beaumarchais the Scoundrel | $27,216 | 8 | $3,402 | $478,528 | 409 | ||
| 58 | (new) | The Swindle | $25,696 | 10 | $2,570 | $25,696 | 3 | ||
| 59 | (54) | Wings of Courage | $21,311 | -15% | 2 | $10,656 | $13,192,273 | 920 | |
| 60 | (-) | Guantanamera | $20,670 | 12 | $1,723 | $600,668 | 115 | ||
| Reporting movies: 60 | $66,538,083 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $12,507,880 | 2,524 | $32,769,394 |
| 2 | Devil’s Advocate | $10,218,953 | 2,351 | $26,636,067 |
| 3 | Kiss the Girls | $5,136,886 | 2,406 | $46,351,308 |
| 4 | Seven Years in Tibet | $4,715,925 | 2,103 | $26,306,590 |
| 5 | Gattaca | $4,320,202 | 1,279 | $4,320,202 |
| 6 | Fairytale: A True Story | $3,515,323 | 1,058 | $3,515,323 |
| 7 | In & Out | $2,834,185 | 2,069 | $56,903,720 |
| 8 | Rocket Man | $2,074,078 | 1,867 | $11,225,775 |
| 9 | A Life Less Ordinary | $2,007,279 | 1,207 | $2,007,279 |
| 10 | L.A. Confidential | $2,004,099 | 1,151 | $29,642,884 |
| 11 | Soul Food | $2,001,307 | 1,203 | $37,956,781 |
| 12 | Boogie Nights | $1,807,702 | 124 | $3,300,228 |
| 13 | The Peacemaker | $1,765,142 | 1,674 | $38,279,016 |
| 14 | The Full Monty | $1,656,761 | 721 | $24,656,106 |
| 15 | Bean | $1,617,579 | 244 | $4,619,194 |
| 16 | The Edge | $1,167,018 | 1,297 | $24,829,038 |
| 17 | Playing God | $832,298 | 1,479 | $3,435,188 |
| 18 | The Game | $662,046 | 870 | $45,904,492 |
| 19 | Conspiracy Theory | $504,079 | 888 | $75,064,296 |
| 20 | Most Wanted | $409,625 | 699 | $5,617,630 |
| 21 | Gang Related | $343,723 | 738 | $5,477,961 |
| 22 | Hercules | $339,828 | 594 | $97,491,847 |
| 23 | The Ice Storm | $328,224 | 23 | $1,193,935 |
| 24 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $292,900 | 380 | $124,603,218 |
| 25 | Snowriders 2 | $251,590 | 11 | $373,455 |
| 26 | Shall We Dance? | $242,938 | 228 | $8,507,558 |
| 27 | Fire Down Below | $207,426 | 302 | $16,148,906 |
| 28 | Men in Black | $200,870 | 450 | $244,337,321 |
| 29 | Spawn | $191,808 | 332 | $54,532,075 |
| 30 | Contact | $178,446 | 316 | $100,769,177 |
| 31 | Washington Square | $173,019 | 26 | $628,451 |
| 32 | U-Turn | $171,503 | 380 | $6,552,006 |
| 33 | Good Burger | $163,229 | 328 | $23,279,810 |
| 34 | Mrs. Brown | $140,102 | 172 | $7,962,490 |
| 35 | The House of Yes | $122,668 | 54 | $371,925 |
| 36 | The MatchMaker | $113,047 | 162 | $3,147,439 |
| 37 | Air Force One | $104,292 | 280 | $169,950,374 |
| 38 | George Of The Jungle | $103,981 | 218 | $102,052,992 |
| 39 | Wes Craven's Wishmaster | $103,951 | 180 | $14,908,534 |
| 40 | A Thousand Acres | $94,259 | 256 | $7,690,244 |
| 41 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $88,411 | 7 | $1,405,490 |
| 42 | Nothing To Lose | $75,506 | 172 | $44,333,240 |
| 43 | The Sweet Hereafter | $75,455 | 22 | $244,784 |
| 44 | Money Talks | $60,814 | 117 | $40,098,966 |
| 45 | G.I.Jane | $59,668 | 192 | $46,840,818 |
| 46 | Event Horizon | $54,202 | 208 | $26,616,590 |
| 47 | Face/Off | $54,168 | 194 | $112,178,614 |
| 48 | The Myth of Fingerprints | $48,545 | 50 | $381,378 |
| 49 | Telling Lies in America | $46,776 | 18 | $63,439 |
| 50 | Air Bud | $43,540 | 132 | $23,745,881 |
| 51 | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | $41,359 | 15 | $202,640 |
| 52 | Hoodlum | $39,091 | 117 | $23,397,248 |
| 53 | Across The Sea of Time | $38,832 | 4 | $12,126,337 |
| 54 | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $31,057 | 69 | $13,960,203 |
| 55 | Dancehall Queen | $30,160 | 5 | $128,296 |
| 56 | Year of the Horse | $29,435 | 17 | $83,915 |
| 57 | Beaumarchais the Scoundrel | $27,216 | 8 | $478,528 |
| 58 | The Swindle | $25,696 | 10 | $25,696 |
| 59 | Wings of Courage | $21,311 | 2 | $13,192,273 |
| 60 | Guantanamera | $20,670 | 12 | $600,668 |
| Reporting: 60 | $66,538,083 | total | ||