Weekend Domestic Box Office December 5, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Flubber | $11,292,933 | -58% | 2,653 | $4,257 | $50,015,818 | 12 | |
| 2 | (2) | Alien: Resurrection | $6,660,086 | -60% | 2,449 | $2,720 | $36,247,479 | 10 | |
| 3 | (4) | The Rainmaker | $5,656,333 | -47% | 2,369 | $2,388 | $34,452,097 | 17 | |
| 4 | (3) | Anastasia | $5,093,749 | -57% | 2,496 | $2,041 | $37,915,876 | 24 | |
| 5 | (5) | The Jackal | $4,006,115 | -47% | 2,309 | $1,735 | $46,221,860 | 24 | |
| 6 | (7) | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | $2,946,639 | -45% | 1,262 | $2,335 | $17,803,033 | 17 | |
| 7 | (6) | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | $2,609,157 | -62% | 2,140 | $1,219 | $31,362,809 | 17 | |
| 8 | (11) | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $1,346,415 | -29% | 1,319 | $1,021 | $68,762,319 | 52 | |
| 9 | (9) | Bean | $1,308,701 | -56% | 1,797 | $728 | $43,695,108 | 52 | |
| 10 | (10) | Starship Troopers | $1,265,132 | -54% | 1,854 | $682 | $52,925,082 | 31 | |
| 11 | (15) | Devil’s Advocate | $986,809 | -21% | 825 | $1,196 | $57,347,928 | 52 | |
| 12 | (12) | The Man Who Knew Too Little | $925,485 | -37% | 1,496 | $619 | $12,413,817 | 24 | |
| 13 | (13) | Eve's Bayou | $865,532 | -41% | 636 | $1,361 | $12,360,950 | 31 | |
| 14 | (14) | The Wings of the Dove | $865,124 | -41% | 261 | $3,315 | $6,408,882 | 31 | |
| 15 | (16) | Boogie Nights | $657,961 | -29% | 607 | $1,084 | $22,705,852 | 59 | |
| 16 | (17) | The Full Monty | $602,179 | -32% | 448 | $1,344 | $33,373,613 | 117 | |
| 17 | (18) | The Ice Storm | $507,095 | -34% | 223 | $2,274 | $6,122,679 | 72 | |
| 18 | (19) | L.A. Confidential | $329,120 | -32% | 243 | $1,354 | $35,372,366 | 80 | |
| 19 | (new) | Good Will Hunting | $272,912 | 7 | $38,987 | $272,912 | 3 | ||
| 20 | (21) | Kiss the Girls | $263,775 | -35% | 410 | $643 | $59,295,707 | 66 | |
| 21 | (23) | Red Corner | $224,458 | -27% | 409 | $549 | $21,776,339 | 38 | |
| 22 | (22) | Soul Food | $196,509 | -44% | 313 | $628 | $42,713,920 | 73 | |
| 23 | (29) | One Night Stand | $166,650 | -22% | 183 | $911 | $2,514,663 | 24 | |
| 24 | (20) | George Of The Jungle | $160,544 | -63% | 464 | $346 | $104,973,362 | 145 | |
| 25 | (32) | Kiss or Kill | $160,454 | -16% | 73 | $2,198 | $588,821 | 24 | |
| 26 | (27) | Men in Black | $160,025 | -36% | 539 | $297 | $249,002,783 | 159 | |
| 27 | (26) | Seven Years in Tibet | $150,778 | -41% | 316 | $477 | $37,416,715 | 59 | |
| 28 | (35) | The Edge | $113,281 | -33% | 241 | $470 | $27,589,656 | 73 | |
| 29 | (24) | Fairytale: A True Story | $112,274 | -58% | 508 | $221 | $13,444,079 | 45 | |
| 30 | (25) | Air Bud | $106,466 | -59% | 376 | $283 | $25,990,883 | 129 | |
| 31 | (33) | The Peacemaker | $105,836 | -41% | 343 | $309 | $41,105,850 | 73 | |
| 32 | (30) | Mad City | $100,536 | -52% | 173 | $581 | $10,117,012 | 31 | |
| 33 | (38) | The Sweet Hereafter | $90,884 | -18% | 30 | $3,029 | $895,369 | 59 | |
| 34 | (34) | G.I.Jane | $88,013 | -50% | 221 | $398 | $48,036,209 | 108 | |
| 35 | (49) | Snowriders 2 | $85,798 | +64% | 10 | $8,580 | $2,195,826 | 54 | |
| 36 | (28) | Hercules | $84,921 | -61% | 249 | $341 | $98,922,290 | 176 | |
| 37 | (31) | In & Out | $76,269 | -62% | 131 | $582 | $62,492,571 | 80 | |
| 38 | (40) | The Game | $75,240 | -29% | 170 | $443 | $48,139,354 | 87 | |
| 39 | (37) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $67,793 | -40% | 8 | $8,474 | $2,282,345 | 150 | |
| 40 | (47) | Gattaca | $65,710 | +13% | 111 | $592 | $12,213,829 | 45 | |
| 41 | (39) | Bent | $64,518 | -41% | 13 | $4,963 | $247,215 | 12 | |
| 42 | (48) | Switchback | $63,569 | +21% | 379 | $168 | $6,436,271 | 38 | |
| 43 | (36) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $63,280 | -59% | 80 | $791 | $126,362,136 | 171 | |
| 44 | (-) | A Thousand Acres | $63,011 | 236 | $267 | $7,880,492 | 80 | ||
| 45 | (45) | Washington Square | $51,901 | -26% | 30 | $1,730 | $1,438,648 | 64 | |
| 46 | (43) | Shall We Dance? | $43,115 | -44% | 43 | $1,003 | $9,389,605 | 150 | |
| 47 | (42) | Rocket Man | $40,377 | -58% | 129 | $313 | $15,068,794 | 59 | |
| 48 | (46) | Welcome to Sarajevo | $38,251 | -43% | 4 | $9,563 | $155,009 | 12 | |
| 49 | (41) | Most Wanted | $37,330 | -62% | 167 | $224 | $6,320,276 | 59 | |
| 50 | (44) | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | $34,441 | -52% | 29 | $1,188 | $658,459 | 66 | |
| 51 | (-) | Grizzly Mountain | $34,164 | 73 | $468 | $340,556 | 38 | ||
| 52 | (54) | Across The Sea of Time | $28,788 | -19% | 4 | $7,197 | $12,561,634 | 780 | |
| 53 | (52) | Mrs. Brown | $28,623 | -23% | 48 | $596 | $8,451,663 | 143 | |
| 54 | (53) | The Hanging Garden | $28,069 | -22% | 19 | $1,477 | $345,151 | 31 | |
| 55 | (51) | Nueba Yol 3 | $19,999 | -55% | 13 | $1,538 | $723,404 | 38 | |
| 56 | (56) | Beaumarchais the Scoundrel | $19,323 | -37% | 5 | $3,865 | $606,112 | 451 | |
| 57 | (62) | Guantanamera | $17,728 | +19% | 12 | $1,477 | $751,478 | 157 | |
| 58 | (57) | The Tango Lesson | $17,103 | -42% | 4 | $4,276 | $114,794 | 24 | |
| 59 | (69) | Sick | $16,892 | +231% | 8 | $2,112 | $116,806 | 31 | |
| 60 | (-) | A Self-Made Hero | $12,285 | 4 | $3,071 | $69,977 | 87 | ||
| 61 | (64) | Critical Care | $8,113 | -20% | 12 | $676 | $197,520 | 38 | |
| 64 | (new) | Office Killer | $0 | 2 | $0 | $0 | 5 | ||
| 63 | (new) | Marius et Jeannette | $0 | 5 | $0 | $0 | 3 | ||
| 62 | (55) | Money Talks | $0 | -100% | 87 | $0 | $0 | 108 | |
| Reporting movies: 64 | $51,584,571 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flubber | $11,292,933 | 2,653 | $50,015,818 |
| 2 | Alien: Resurrection | $6,660,086 | 2,449 | $36,247,479 |
| 3 | The Rainmaker | $5,656,333 | 2,369 | $34,452,097 |
| 4 | Anastasia | $5,093,749 | 2,496 | $37,915,876 |
| 5 | The Jackal | $4,006,115 | 2,309 | $46,221,860 |
| 6 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | $2,946,639 | 1,262 | $17,803,033 |
| 7 | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | $2,609,157 | 2,140 | $31,362,809 |
| 8 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $1,346,415 | 1,319 | $68,762,319 |
| 9 | Bean | $1,308,701 | 1,797 | $43,695,108 |
| 10 | Starship Troopers | $1,265,132 | 1,854 | $52,925,082 |
| 11 | Devil’s Advocate | $986,809 | 825 | $57,347,928 |
| 12 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | $925,485 | 1,496 | $12,413,817 |
| 13 | Eve's Bayou | $865,532 | 636 | $12,360,950 |
| 14 | The Wings of the Dove | $865,124 | 261 | $6,408,882 |
| 15 | Boogie Nights | $657,961 | 607 | $22,705,852 |
| 16 | The Full Monty | $602,179 | 448 | $33,373,613 |
| 17 | The Ice Storm | $507,095 | 223 | $6,122,679 |
| 18 | L.A. Confidential | $329,120 | 243 | $35,372,366 |
| 19 | Good Will Hunting | $272,912 | 7 | $272,912 |
| 20 | Kiss the Girls | $263,775 | 410 | $59,295,707 |
| 21 | Red Corner | $224,458 | 409 | $21,776,339 |
| 22 | Soul Food | $196,509 | 313 | $42,713,920 |
| 23 | One Night Stand | $166,650 | 183 | $2,514,663 |
| 24 | George Of The Jungle | $160,544 | 464 | $104,973,362 |
| 25 | Kiss or Kill | $160,454 | 73 | $588,821 |
| 26 | Men in Black | $160,025 | 539 | $249,002,783 |
| 27 | Seven Years in Tibet | $150,778 | 316 | $37,416,715 |
| 28 | The Edge | $113,281 | 241 | $27,589,656 |
| 29 | Fairytale: A True Story | $112,274 | 508 | $13,444,079 |
| 30 | Air Bud | $106,466 | 376 | $25,990,883 |
| 31 | The Peacemaker | $105,836 | 343 | $41,105,850 |
| 32 | Mad City | $100,536 | 173 | $10,117,012 |
| 33 | The Sweet Hereafter | $90,884 | 30 | $895,369 |
| 34 | G.I.Jane | $88,013 | 221 | $48,036,209 |
| 35 | Snowriders 2 | $85,798 | 10 | $2,195,826 |
| 36 | Hercules | $84,921 | 249 | $98,922,290 |
| 37 | In & Out | $76,269 | 131 | $62,492,571 |
| 38 | The Game | $75,240 | 170 | $48,139,354 |
| 39 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $67,793 | 8 | $2,282,345 |
| 40 | Gattaca | $65,710 | 111 | $12,213,829 |
| 41 | Bent | $64,518 | 13 | $247,215 |
| 42 | Switchback | $63,569 | 379 | $6,436,271 |
| 43 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $63,280 | 80 | $126,362,136 |
| 44 | A Thousand Acres | $63,011 | 236 | $7,880,492 |
| 45 | Washington Square | $51,901 | 30 | $1,438,648 |
| 46 | Shall We Dance? | $43,115 | 43 | $9,389,605 |
| 47 | Rocket Man | $40,377 | 129 | $15,068,794 |
| 48 | Welcome to Sarajevo | $38,251 | 4 | $155,009 |
| 49 | Most Wanted | $37,330 | 167 | $6,320,276 |
| 50 | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | $34,441 | 29 | $658,459 |
| 51 | Grizzly Mountain | $34,164 | 73 | $340,556 |
| 52 | Across The Sea of Time | $28,788 | 4 | $12,561,634 |
| 53 | Mrs. Brown | $28,623 | 48 | $8,451,663 |
| 54 | The Hanging Garden | $28,069 | 19 | $345,151 |
| 55 | Nueba Yol 3 | $19,999 | 13 | $723,404 |
| 56 | Beaumarchais the Scoundrel | $19,323 | 5 | $606,112 |
| 57 | Guantanamera | $17,728 | 12 | $751,478 |
| 58 | The Tango Lesson | $17,103 | 4 | $114,794 |
| 59 | Sick | $16,892 | 8 | $116,806 |
| 60 | A Self-Made Hero | $12,285 | 4 | $69,977 |
| 61 | Critical Care | $8,113 | 12 | $197,520 |
| 64 | Office Killer | $0 | 2 | $0 |
| 63 | Marius et Jeannette | $0 | 5 | $0 |
| 62 | Money Talks | $0 | 87 | $0 |
| Reporting: 64 | $51,584,571 | total | ||