Weekend Domestic Box Office December 12, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Scream 2 | $32,926,342 | 2,663 | $12,364 | $32,926,342 | 3 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Flubber | $6,779,130 | -40% | 2,679 | $2,530 | $58,688,466 | 19 | |
| 3 | (new) | For Richer or Poorer | $6,015,970 | 1,904 | $3,160 | $6,015,970 | 3 | ||
| 4 | (new) | Home Alone III | $5,085,482 | 2,147 | $2,369 | $5,085,482 | 3 | ||
| 5 | (new) | Amistad | $4,573,523 | 322 | $14,203 | $4,661,866 | 3 | ||
| 6 | (3) | The Rainmaker | $3,330,234 | -41% | 2,369 | $1,406 | $39,177,644 | 24 | |
| 7 | (2) | Alien: Resurrection | $3,259,415 | -51% | 2,326 | $1,401 | $41,506,438 | 17 | |
| 8 | (4) | Anastasia | $3,031,625 | -40% | 2,250 | $1,347 | $41,943,900 | 31 | |
| 9 | (5) | The Jackal | $2,443,465 | -39% | 2,062 | $1,185 | $49,886,715 | 31 | |
| 10 | (6) | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | $1,646,217 | -44% | 1,312 | $1,255 | $20,431,431 | 24 | |
| 11 | (7) | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | $1,166,557 | -55% | 1,756 | $664 | $33,124,237 | 24 | |
| 12 | (11) | Devil’s Advocate | $685,732 | -31% | 775 | $885 | $58,317,014 | 59 | |
| 13 | (8) | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $586,216 | -56% | 936 | $626 | $69,701,594 | 59 | |
| 14 | (14) | The Wings of the Dove | $539,986 | -38% | 248 | $2,177 | $7,224,588 | 38 | |
| 15 | (new) | Les Boys | $436,174 | 52 | $8,388 | $436,174 | 3 | ||
| 16 | (16) | The Full Monty | $424,903 | -29% | 347 | $1,225 | $34,021,824 | 124 | |
| 17 | (10) | Starship Troopers | $403,067 | -68% | 761 | $530 | $53,791,017 | 38 | |
| 18 | (new) | Deconstructing Harry | $356,476 | 10 | $35,648 | $356,476 | 3 | ||
| 19 | (18) | L.A. Confidential | $342,101 | +4% | 240 | $1,425 | $35,820,107 | 87 | |
| 20 | (13) | Eve's Bayou | $329,591 | -62% | 385 | $856 | $12,934,121 | 38 | |
| 21 | (9) | Bean | $327,053 | -75% | 886 | $369 | $44,328,037 | 59 | |
| 22 | (12) | The Man Who Knew Too Little | $325,642 | -65% | 921 | $354 | $12,973,205 | 31 | |
| 23 | (17) | The Ice Storm | $302,183 | -40% | 170 | $1,778 | $6,582,261 | 79 | |
| 24 | (15) | Boogie Nights | $301,643 | -54% | 335 | $900 | $23,242,869 | 66 | |
| 25 | (19) | Good Will Hunting | $229,823 | -16% | 10 | $22,982 | $629,475 | 10 | |
| 26 | (22) | Soul Food | $184,681 | -6% | 314 | $588 | $42,957,749 | 80 | |
| 27 | (26) | Men in Black | $150,400 | -6% | 394 | $382 | $249,212,070 | 166 | |
| 28 | (20) | Kiss the Girls | $127,342 | -52% | 279 | $456 | $59,510,706 | 73 | |
| 29 | (21) | Red Corner | $127,095 | -43% | 349 | $364 | $21,995,026 | 45 | |
| 30 | (-) | Excess Baggage | $102,310 | 454 | $225 | $14,214,350 | 108 | ||
| 31 | (24) | George Of The Jungle | $97,304 | -39% | 312 | $312 | $105,101,122 | 152 | |
| 32 | (28) | The Edge | $87,136 | -23% | 193 | $451 | $27,721,259 | 80 | |
| 33 | (27) | Seven Years in Tibet | $73,758 | -51% | 191 | $386 | $37,517,500 | 66 | |
| 34 | (25) | Kiss or Kill | $71,540 | -55% | 70 | $1,022 | $696,130 | 31 | |
| 35 | (36) | Hercules | $66,387 | -22% | 197 | $337 | $99,009,173 | 183 | |
| 36 | (31) | The Peacemaker | $66,303 | -37% | 207 | $320 | $41,191,666 | 80 | |
| 37 | (33) | The Sweet Hereafter | $64,869 | -29% | 30 | $2,162 | $1,006,006 | 66 | |
| 38 | (43) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $58,850 | -7% | 79 | $745 | $126,442,759 | 178 | |
| 39 | (39) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $51,220 | -24% | 7 | $7,317 | $2,352,858 | 157 | |
| 40 | (35) | Snowriders 2 | $49,836 | -42% | 5 | $9,967 | $2,263,667 | 61 | |
| 41 | (45) | Washington Square | $44,641 | -14% | 31 | $1,440 | $1,500,602 | 71 | |
| 42 | (29) | Fairytale: A True Story | $44,212 | -61% | 221 | $200 | $13,521,483 | 52 | |
| 43 | (34) | G.I.Jane | $41,839 | -52% | 150 | $279 | $48,109,124 | 115 | |
| 44 | (23) | One Night Stand | $40,980 | -75% | 77 | $532 | $2,618,335 | 31 | |
| 45 | (38) | The Game | $32,093 | -57% | 139 | $231 | $48,202,600 | 94 | |
| 46 | (37) | In & Out | $31,753 | -58% | 71 | $447 | $62,551,556 | 87 | |
| 47 | (42) | Switchback | $31,639 | -50% | 203 | $156 | $6,482,195 | 45 | |
| 48 | (52) | Across The Sea of Time | $30,928 | +7% | 4 | $7,732 | $12,609,801 | 787 | |
| 49 | (46) | Shall We Dance? | $28,880 | -33% | 34 | $849 | $9,437,233 | 157 | |
| 50 | (41) | Bent | $28,793 | -55% | 11 | $2,618 | $299,346 | 19 | |
| 51 | (40) | Gattaca | $28,424 | -57% | 66 | $431 | $12,253,486 | 52 | |
| 52 | (50) | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | $27,570 | -20% | 22 | $1,253 | $708,317 | 73 | |
| 53 | (63) | Marius et Jeannette | $24,925 | 5 | $4,985 | $76,711 | 10 | ||
| 54 | (30) | Air Bud | $23,938 | -78% | 101 | $237 | $26,033,546 | 136 | |
| 55 | (54) | The Hanging Garden | $22,756 | -19% | 19 | $1,198 | $386,350 | 38 | |
| 56 | (62) | Money Talks | $20,143 | 42 | $480 | $41,067,398 | 115 | ||
| 57 | (32) | Mad City | $18,712 | -81% | 62 | $302 | $10,162,377 | 38 | |
| 58 | (44) | A Thousand Acres | $18,143 | -71% | 81 | $224 | $7,928,412 | 87 | |
| 59 | (56) | Beaumarchais the Scoundrel | $17,756 | -8% | 6 | $2,959 | $630,269 | 458 | |
| 60 | (64) | Office Killer | $16,188 | 2 | $8,094 | $37,446 | 12 | ||
| 61 | (61) | Critical Care | $7,623 | -6% | 10 | $762 | $209,174 | 45 | |
| 62 | (new) | Hugo Pool | $3,620 | 2 | $1,810 | $3,620 | 3 | ||
| Reporting movies: 62 | $77,813,137 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scream 2 | $32,926,342 | 2,663 | $32,926,342 |
| 2 | Flubber | $6,779,130 | 2,679 | $58,688,466 |
| 3 | For Richer or Poorer | $6,015,970 | 1,904 | $6,015,970 |
| 4 | Home Alone III | $5,085,482 | 2,147 | $5,085,482 |
| 5 | Amistad | $4,573,523 | 322 | $4,661,866 |
| 6 | The Rainmaker | $3,330,234 | 2,369 | $39,177,644 |
| 7 | Alien: Resurrection | $3,259,415 | 2,326 | $41,506,438 |
| 8 | Anastasia | $3,031,625 | 2,250 | $41,943,900 |
| 9 | The Jackal | $2,443,465 | 2,062 | $49,886,715 |
| 10 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | $1,646,217 | 1,312 | $20,431,431 |
| 11 | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | $1,166,557 | 1,756 | $33,124,237 |
| 12 | Devil’s Advocate | $685,732 | 775 | $58,317,014 |
| 13 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $586,216 | 936 | $69,701,594 |
| 14 | The Wings of the Dove | $539,986 | 248 | $7,224,588 |
| 15 | Les Boys | $436,174 | 52 | $436,174 |
| 16 | The Full Monty | $424,903 | 347 | $34,021,824 |
| 17 | Starship Troopers | $403,067 | 761 | $53,791,017 |
| 18 | Deconstructing Harry | $356,476 | 10 | $356,476 |
| 19 | L.A. Confidential | $342,101 | 240 | $35,820,107 |
| 20 | Eve's Bayou | $329,591 | 385 | $12,934,121 |
| 21 | Bean | $327,053 | 886 | $44,328,037 |
| 22 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | $325,642 | 921 | $12,973,205 |
| 23 | The Ice Storm | $302,183 | 170 | $6,582,261 |
| 24 | Boogie Nights | $301,643 | 335 | $23,242,869 |
| 25 | Good Will Hunting | $229,823 | 10 | $629,475 |
| 26 | Soul Food | $184,681 | 314 | $42,957,749 |
| 27 | Men in Black | $150,400 | 394 | $249,212,070 |
| 28 | Kiss the Girls | $127,342 | 279 | $59,510,706 |
| 29 | Red Corner | $127,095 | 349 | $21,995,026 |
| 30 | Excess Baggage | $102,310 | 454 | $14,214,350 |
| 31 | George Of The Jungle | $97,304 | 312 | $105,101,122 |
| 32 | The Edge | $87,136 | 193 | $27,721,259 |
| 33 | Seven Years in Tibet | $73,758 | 191 | $37,517,500 |
| 34 | Kiss or Kill | $71,540 | 70 | $696,130 |
| 35 | Hercules | $66,387 | 197 | $99,009,173 |
| 36 | The Peacemaker | $66,303 | 207 | $41,191,666 |
| 37 | The Sweet Hereafter | $64,869 | 30 | $1,006,006 |
| 38 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $58,850 | 79 | $126,442,759 |
| 39 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $51,220 | 7 | $2,352,858 |
| 40 | Snowriders 2 | $49,836 | 5 | $2,263,667 |
| 41 | Washington Square | $44,641 | 31 | $1,500,602 |
| 42 | Fairytale: A True Story | $44,212 | 221 | $13,521,483 |
| 43 | G.I.Jane | $41,839 | 150 | $48,109,124 |
| 44 | One Night Stand | $40,980 | 77 | $2,618,335 |
| 45 | The Game | $32,093 | 139 | $48,202,600 |
| 46 | In & Out | $31,753 | 71 | $62,551,556 |
| 47 | Switchback | $31,639 | 203 | $6,482,195 |
| 48 | Across The Sea of Time | $30,928 | 4 | $12,609,801 |
| 49 | Shall We Dance? | $28,880 | 34 | $9,437,233 |
| 50 | Bent | $28,793 | 11 | $299,346 |
| 51 | Gattaca | $28,424 | 66 | $12,253,486 |
| 52 | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | $27,570 | 22 | $708,317 |
| 53 | Marius et Jeannette | $24,925 | 5 | $76,711 |
| 54 | Air Bud | $23,938 | 101 | $26,033,546 |
| 55 | The Hanging Garden | $22,756 | 19 | $386,350 |
| 56 | Money Talks | $20,143 | 42 | $41,067,398 |
| 57 | Mad City | $18,712 | 62 | $10,162,377 |
| 58 | A Thousand Acres | $18,143 | 81 | $7,928,412 |
| 59 | Beaumarchais the Scoundrel | $17,756 | 6 | $630,269 |
| 60 | Office Killer | $16,188 | 2 | $37,446 |
| 61 | Critical Care | $7,623 | 10 | $209,174 |
| 62 | Hugo Pool | $3,620 | 2 | $3,620 |
| Reporting: 62 | $77,813,137 | total | ||