Week Domestic Box Office July 18, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Men in Black | $28,570,041 | -34% | 3,102 | $9,210 | $181,685,906 | 23 | |
| 2 | (-) | George Of The Jungle | $28,547,598 | 2,506 | $11,392 | $34,885,796 | 9 | ||
| 3 | (2) | Contact | $23,974,184 | -23% | 2,194 | $10,927 | $55,268,065 | 14 | |
| 4 | (new) | Nothing To Lose | $17,558,773 | 1,862 | $9,430 | $17,558,773 | 7 | ||
| 5 | (3) | Face/Off | $13,063,818 | -27% | 2,851 | $4,582 | $90,454,209 | 28 | |
| 6 | (5) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $10,373,187 | -20% | 2,376 | $4,366 | $98,580,256 | 35 | |
| 7 | (4) | Hercules | $8,707,862 | -35% | 2,541 | $3,427 | $80,275,604 | 40 | |
| 8 | (new) | Operation Condor | $6,633,923 | 1,532 | $4,330 | $6,633,923 | 7 | ||
| 9 | (6) | Out to Sea | $4,912,710 | -24% | 1,633 | $3,008 | $21,876,662 | 23 | |
| 10 | (7) | Batman & Robin | $2,821,225 | -55% | 1,916 | $1,472 | $103,849,198 | 35 | |
| 11 | (9) | Con Air | $2,705,767 | -36% | 1,243 | $2,177 | $93,916,035 | 49 | |
| 12 | (8) | A Simple Wish | $2,156,985 | -51% | 1,699 | $1,270 | $6,556,485 | 14 | |
| 13 | (12) | Speed II: Cruise Control | $1,711,569 | +21% | 831 | $2,060 | $45,082,005 | 42 | |
| 14 | (14) | Ulee's Gold | $1,345,222 | +37% | 337 | $3,992 | $4,708,951 | 42 | |
| 15 | (10) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $1,138,995 | -46% | 845 | $1,348 | $222,967,289 | 63 | |
| 16 | (13) | Liar Liar | $1,016,640 | -22% | 595 | $1,709 | $177,770,815 | 126 | |
| 17 | (16) | Breakdown | $618,208 | -15% | 565 | $1,094 | $49,658,833 | 84 | |
| 18 | (28) | Shall We Dance? | $590,199 | +308% | 36 | $16,394 | $734,841 | 14 | |
| 19 | (17) | Anaconda | $550,512 | -18% | 427 | $1,289 | $64,060,836 | 105 | |
| 20 | (15) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $484,936 | -38% | 584 | $830 | $52,639,700 | 84 | |
| 21 | (11) | Wild America | $453,123 | -73% | 948 | $478 | $6,540,162 | 23 | |
| 22 | (18) | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $396,138 | -21% | 334 | $1,186 | $28,780,517 | 91 | |
| 23 | (19) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $325,756 | -9% | 239 | $1,363 | $59,197,697 | 140 | |
| 24 | (42) | Trial And Error | $298,286 | +450% | 508 | $587 | $13,501,425 | 56 | |
| 25 | (21) | Chasing Amy | $201,022 | -27% | 108 | $1,861 | $11,342,440 | 112 | |
| 26 | (23) | The Pillow Book | $194,870 | -23% | 65 | $2,998 | $1,834,655 | 49 | |
| 27 | (new) | Kiss Me, Guido | $180,038 | 5 | $36,008 | $180,038 | 7 | ||
| 28 | (22) | Brassed Off | $170,467 | -35% | 101 | $1,688 | $2,325,761 | 63 | |
| 29 | (27) | When The Cat's Away | $165,997 | +13% | 27 | $6,148 | $707,249 | 308 | |
| 30 | (20) | The English Patient | $156,280 | -48% | 123 | $1,271 | $77,915,001 | 252 | |
| 31 | (25) | The Fifth Element | $147,332 | -16% | 173 | $852 | $61,357,399 | 77 | |
| 32 | (26) | Grosse Pointe Blank | $138,718 | -15% | 99 | $1,401 | $27,864,725 | 105 | |
| 33 | (new) | Mrs. Brown | $133,955 | 6 | $22,326 | $133,955 | 7 | ||
| 34 | (29) | Across The Sea of Time | $127,862 | +1% | 3 | $42,621 | $11,115,639 | 644 | |
| 35 | (39) | Volcano | $125,544 | +94% | 146 | $860 | $47,376,680 | 91 | |
| 36 | (24) | Gone Fishin' | $111,287 | -48% | 143 | $778 | $18,225,607 | 56 | |
| 37 | (new) | The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain | $106,653 | 97 | $1,100 | $106,653 | 7 | ||
| 38 | (36) | Ponette | $101,481 | +10% | 32 | $3,171 | $762,113 | 133 | |
| 39 | (37) | Dream With The Fishes | $93,523 | +2% | 29 | $3,225 | $295,566 | 35 | |
| 40 | (30) | Temptress Moon | $91,896 | -27% | 32 | $2,872 | $932,410 | 42 | |
| 41 | (32) | Love! Valour! Compassion! | $78,493 | -31% | 73 | $1,075 | $2,749,349 | 70 | |
| 42 | (35) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $73,122 | -21% | 3 | $24,374 | $165,843 | 14 | |
| 43 | (-) | Sprung | $68,274 | 125 | $546 | $7,528,583 | 72 | ||
| 44 | (31) | Sling Blade | $63,396 | -49% | 127 | $499 | $24,456,083 | 247 | |
| 45 | (43) | The Sixth Man | $62,737 | +18% | 48 | $1,307 | $14,605,833 | 119 | |
| 46 | (33) | Addicted To Love | $50,796 | -51% | 74 | $686 | $33,867,276 | 63 | |
| 47 | (46) | The Van | $47,224 | +6% | 21 | $2,249 | $520,959 | 70 | |
| 48 | (49) | Wings of Courage | $39,990 | +7% | 2 | $19,995 | $12,605,640 | 826 | |
| 49 | (41) | Contempt | $39,613 | -31% | 4 | $9,903 | $225,092 | 11,907 | |
| 50 | (38) | The Saint | $38,320 | -48% | 91 | $421 | $61,342,133 | 112 | |
| 51 | (40) | The Daytrippers | $37,472 | -39% | 16 | $2,342 | $1,979,928 | 142 | |
| 52 | (48) | Female Perversions | $35,495 | -8% | 25 | $1,420 | $861,548 | 91 | |
| 53 | (44) | La Promesse | $29,988 | -40% | 10 | $2,999 | $436,637 | 266 | |
| 54 | (-) | Hijacking Hollywood | $2,460 | 1 | $2,460 | $9,632 | 49 | ||
| Reporting movies: 54 | $161,869,962 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Men in Black | $28,570,041 | 3,102 | $181,685,906 |
| 2 | George Of The Jungle | $28,547,598 | 2,506 | $34,885,796 |
| 3 | Contact | $23,974,184 | 2,194 | $55,268,065 |
| 4 | Nothing To Lose | $17,558,773 | 1,862 | $17,558,773 |
| 5 | Face/Off | $13,063,818 | 2,851 | $90,454,209 |
| 6 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $10,373,187 | 2,376 | $98,580,256 |
| 7 | Hercules | $8,707,862 | 2,541 | $80,275,604 |
| 8 | Operation Condor | $6,633,923 | 1,532 | $6,633,923 |
| 9 | Out to Sea | $4,912,710 | 1,633 | $21,876,662 |
| 10 | Batman & Robin | $2,821,225 | 1,916 | $103,849,198 |
| 11 | Con Air | $2,705,767 | 1,243 | $93,916,035 |
| 12 | A Simple Wish | $2,156,985 | 1,699 | $6,556,485 |
| 13 | Speed II: Cruise Control | $1,711,569 | 831 | $45,082,005 |
| 14 | Ulee's Gold | $1,345,222 | 337 | $4,708,951 |
| 15 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $1,138,995 | 845 | $222,967,289 |
| 16 | Liar Liar | $1,016,640 | 595 | $177,770,815 |
| 17 | Breakdown | $618,208 | 565 | $49,658,833 |
| 18 | Shall We Dance? | $590,199 | 36 | $734,841 |
| 19 | Anaconda | $550,512 | 427 | $64,060,836 |
| 20 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $484,936 | 584 | $52,639,700 |
| 21 | Wild America | $453,123 | 948 | $6,540,162 |
| 22 | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $396,138 | 334 | $28,780,517 |
| 23 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $325,756 | 239 | $59,197,697 |
| 24 | Trial And Error | $298,286 | 508 | $13,501,425 |
| 25 | Chasing Amy | $201,022 | 108 | $11,342,440 |
| 26 | The Pillow Book | $194,870 | 65 | $1,834,655 |
| 27 | Kiss Me, Guido | $180,038 | 5 | $180,038 |
| 28 | Brassed Off | $170,467 | 101 | $2,325,761 |
| 29 | When The Cat's Away | $165,997 | 27 | $707,249 |
| 30 | The English Patient | $156,280 | 123 | $77,915,001 |
| 31 | The Fifth Element | $147,332 | 173 | $61,357,399 |
| 32 | Grosse Pointe Blank | $138,718 | 99 | $27,864,725 |
| 33 | Mrs. Brown | $133,955 | 6 | $133,955 |
| 34 | Across The Sea of Time | $127,862 | 3 | $11,115,639 |
| 35 | Volcano | $125,544 | 146 | $47,376,680 |
| 36 | Gone Fishin' | $111,287 | 143 | $18,225,607 |
| 37 | The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain | $106,653 | 97 | $106,653 |
| 38 | Ponette | $101,481 | 32 | $762,113 |
| 39 | Dream With The Fishes | $93,523 | 29 | $295,566 |
| 40 | Temptress Moon | $91,896 | 32 | $932,410 |
| 41 | Love! Valour! Compassion! | $78,493 | 73 | $2,749,349 |
| 42 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $73,122 | 3 | $165,843 |
| 43 | Sprung | $68,274 | 125 | $7,528,583 |
| 44 | Sling Blade | $63,396 | 127 | $24,456,083 |
| 45 | The Sixth Man | $62,737 | 48 | $14,605,833 |
| 46 | Addicted To Love | $50,796 | 74 | $33,867,276 |
| 47 | The Van | $47,224 | 21 | $520,959 |
| 48 | Wings of Courage | $39,990 | 2 | $12,605,640 |
| 49 | Contempt | $39,613 | 4 | $225,092 |
| 50 | The Saint | $38,320 | 91 | $61,342,133 |
| 51 | The Daytrippers | $37,472 | 16 | $1,979,928 |
| 52 | Female Perversions | $35,495 | 25 | $861,548 |
| 53 | La Promesse | $29,988 | 10 | $436,637 |
| 54 | Hijacking Hollywood | $2,460 | 1 | $9,632 |
| Reporting: 54 | $161,869,962 | total | ||