Week Domestic Box Office August 8, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Conspiracy Theory | $28,359,022 | 2,806 | $10,107 | $28,359,022 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Air Force One | $25,247,794 | -33% | 2,981 | $8,470 | $118,003,498 | 21 | |
| 3 | (2) | Spawn | $12,914,800 | -53% | 2,604 | $4,960 | $41,663,507 | 15 | |
| 4 | (3) | George Of The Jungle | $10,160,581 | -28% | 2,616 | $3,884 | $79,767,157 | 30 | |
| 5 | (5) | Men in Black | $8,747,634 | -29% | 2,653 | $3,297 | $221,100,224 | 44 | |
| 6 | (4) | Picture Perfect | $7,948,905 | -36% | 1,727 | $4,603 | $20,416,710 | 14 | |
| 7 | (6) | Contact | $6,830,524 | -28% | 2,016 | $3,388 | $85,708,547 | 35 | |
| 8 | (7) | Air Bud | $6,251,533 | -25% | 1,729 | $3,616 | $14,558,539 | 14 | |
| 9 | (-) | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $5,957,835 | 751 | $7,933 | $7,487,871 | 9 | ||
| 10 | (8) | Nothing To Lose | $4,129,382 | -39% | 1,470 | $2,809 | $38,603,512 | 28 | |
| 11 | (11) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $3,569,102 | -30% | 1,462 | $2,441 | $114,471,539 | 56 | |
| 12 | (9) | Good Burger | $3,016,864 | -46% | 1,893 | $1,594 | $19,195,221 | 21 | |
| 13 | (10) | Face/Off | $3,012,299 | -43% | 1,542 | $1,954 | $106,566,491 | 49 | |
| 14 | (13) | Hercules | $2,552,465 | +0% | 1,057 | $2,415 | $90,333,089 | 61 | |
| 15 | (new) | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $1,822,772 | 1,258 | $1,449 | $1,822,772 | 7 | ||
| 16 | (25) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $1,645,960 | +295% | 830 | $1,983 | $225,690,184 | 84 | |
| 17 | (12) | One Eight Seven | $1,406,080 | -57% | 1,102 | $1,276 | $5,331,813 | 16 | |
| 18 | (19) | Mrs. Brown | $915,270 | +39% | 95 | $9,634 | $2,182,168 | 28 | |
| 19 | (17) | Shall We Dance? | $818,963 | +6% | 105 | $7,800 | $3,038,865 | 35 | |
| 20 | (14) | Out to Sea | $713,793 | -36% | 592 | $1,206 | $26,177,518 | 44 | |
| 21 | (16) | Ulee's Gold | $599,618 | -29% | 334 | $1,795 | $7,182,527 | 63 | |
| 22 | (48) | Gone Fishin' | $540,941 | +1,177% | 429 | $1,261 | $18,892,739 | 77 | |
| 23 | (15) | Speed II: Cruise Control | $532,591 | -38% | 461 | $1,155 | $47,533,974 | 63 | |
| 24 | (21) | Liar Liar | $480,920 | -22% | 329 | $1,462 | $179,675,020 | 147 | |
| 25 | (18) | Con Air | $458,776 | -35% | 318 | $1,443 | $96,505,969 | 70 | |
| 26 | (20) | Operation Condor | $382,033 | -41% | 464 | $823 | $10,221,994 | 28 | |
| 27 | (22) | The Fifth Element | $265,472 | -51% | 345 | $769 | $62,817,221 | 98 | |
| 28 | (26) | Anaconda | $254,758 | -34% | 201 | $1,267 | $65,193,670 | 126 | |
| 29 | (31) | Kiss Me, Guido | $247,114 | +27% | 33 | $7,488 | $768,985 | 28 | |
| 30 | (27) | A Simple Wish | $246,265 | -30% | 280 | $880 | $7,833,895 | 35 | |
| 31 | (23) | Batman & Robin | $234,588 | -51% | 210 | $1,117 | $105,591,315 | 56 | |
| 32 | (32) | In the Company of Men | $234,281 | +21% | 14 | $16,734 | $428,438 | 14 | |
| 33 | (-) | Love Jones | $219,088 | 221 | $991 | $12,479,335 | 154 | ||
| 34 | (30) | When The Cat's Away | $170,067 | -16% | 60 | $2,834 | $1,286,837 | 329 | |
| 35 | (42) | Love Serenade | $169,072 | +112% | 31 | $5,454 | $248,781 | 14 | |
| 36 | (24) | Wild America | $164,539 | -61% | 236 | $697 | $7,280,993 | 44 | |
| 37 | (29) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $159,940 | -33% | 143 | $1,118 | $53,348,467 | 105 | |
| 38 | (new) | Career Girls | $153,199 | 8 | $19,150 | $153,199 | 7 | ||
| 39 | (33) | Across The Sea of Time | $136,723 | -17% | 5 | $27,345 | $11,569,863 | 665 | |
| 40 | (37) | Star Maps | $135,608 | +13% | 31 | $4,374 | $378,622 | 23 | |
| 41 | (36) | The Pillow Book | $104,852 | -17% | 58 | $1,808 | $2,242,985 | 70 | |
| 42 | (52) | Box of Moonlight | $97,187 | +142% | 16 | $6,074 | $157,825 | 21 | |
| 43 | (34) | Jungle 2 Jungle | $92,358 | -44% | 94 | $983 | $59,665,080 | 161 | |
| 44 | (40) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $89,675 | -3% | 4 | $22,419 | $443,655 | 35 | |
| 45 | (41) | Ponette | $78,234 | -12% | 31 | $2,524 | $1,021,296 | 154 | |
| 46 | (38) | Chasing Amy | $67,366 | -37% | 46 | $1,464 | $11,671,718 | 133 | |
| 47 | (44) | Guantanamera | $65,546 | -15% | 10 | $6,555 | $236,045 | 42 | |
| 48 | (28) | Addicted To Love | $61,027 | -75% | 55 | $1,110 | $34,636,409 | 84 | |
| 49 | (35) | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $56,723 | -57% | 55 | $1,031 | $29,181,633 | 112 | |
| 50 | (39) | Breakdown | $48,886 | -48% | 100 | $489 | $50,110,643 | 105 | |
| 51 | (51) | Wings of Courage | $39,436 | -2% | 2 | $19,718 | $12,729,189 | 847 | |
| Reporting movies: 51 | $142,608,461 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conspiracy Theory | $28,359,022 | 2,806 | $28,359,022 |
| 2 | Air Force One | $25,247,794 | 2,981 | $118,003,498 |
| 3 | Spawn | $12,914,800 | 2,604 | $41,663,507 |
| 4 | George Of The Jungle | $10,160,581 | 2,616 | $79,767,157 |
| 5 | Men in Black | $8,747,634 | 2,653 | $221,100,224 |
| 6 | Picture Perfect | $7,948,905 | 1,727 | $20,416,710 |
| 7 | Contact | $6,830,524 | 2,016 | $85,708,547 |
| 8 | Air Bud | $6,251,533 | 1,729 | $14,558,539 |
| 9 | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $5,957,835 | 751 | $7,487,871 |
| 10 | Nothing To Lose | $4,129,382 | 1,470 | $38,603,512 |
| 11 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $3,569,102 | 1,462 | $114,471,539 |
| 12 | Good Burger | $3,016,864 | 1,893 | $19,195,221 |
| 13 | Face/Off | $3,012,299 | 1,542 | $106,566,491 |
| 14 | Hercules | $2,552,465 | 1,057 | $90,333,089 |
| 15 | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $1,822,772 | 1,258 | $1,822,772 |
| 16 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $1,645,960 | 830 | $225,690,184 |
| 17 | One Eight Seven | $1,406,080 | 1,102 | $5,331,813 |
| 18 | Mrs. Brown | $915,270 | 95 | $2,182,168 |
| 19 | Shall We Dance? | $818,963 | 105 | $3,038,865 |
| 20 | Out to Sea | $713,793 | 592 | $26,177,518 |
| 21 | Ulee's Gold | $599,618 | 334 | $7,182,527 |
| 22 | Gone Fishin' | $540,941 | 429 | $18,892,739 |
| 23 | Speed II: Cruise Control | $532,591 | 461 | $47,533,974 |
| 24 | Liar Liar | $480,920 | 329 | $179,675,020 |
| 25 | Con Air | $458,776 | 318 | $96,505,969 |
| 26 | Operation Condor | $382,033 | 464 | $10,221,994 |
| 27 | The Fifth Element | $265,472 | 345 | $62,817,221 |
| 28 | Anaconda | $254,758 | 201 | $65,193,670 |
| 29 | Kiss Me, Guido | $247,114 | 33 | $768,985 |
| 30 | A Simple Wish | $246,265 | 280 | $7,833,895 |
| 31 | Batman & Robin | $234,588 | 210 | $105,591,315 |
| 32 | In the Company of Men | $234,281 | 14 | $428,438 |
| 33 | Love Jones | $219,088 | 221 | $12,479,335 |
| 34 | When The Cat's Away | $170,067 | 60 | $1,286,837 |
| 35 | Love Serenade | $169,072 | 31 | $248,781 |
| 36 | Wild America | $164,539 | 236 | $7,280,993 |
| 37 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $159,940 | 143 | $53,348,467 |
| 38 | Career Girls | $153,199 | 8 | $153,199 |
| 39 | Across The Sea of Time | $136,723 | 5 | $11,569,863 |
| 40 | Star Maps | $135,608 | 31 | $378,622 |
| 41 | The Pillow Book | $104,852 | 58 | $2,242,985 |
| 42 | Box of Moonlight | $97,187 | 16 | $157,825 |
| 43 | Jungle 2 Jungle | $92,358 | 94 | $59,665,080 |
| 44 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $89,675 | 4 | $443,655 |
| 45 | Ponette | $78,234 | 31 | $1,021,296 |
| 46 | Chasing Amy | $67,366 | 46 | $11,671,718 |
| 47 | Guantanamera | $65,546 | 10 | $236,045 |
| 48 | Addicted To Love | $61,027 | 55 | $34,636,409 |
| 49 | Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion | $56,723 | 55 | $29,181,633 |
| 50 | Breakdown | $48,886 | 100 | $50,110,643 |
| 51 | Wings of Courage | $39,436 | 2 | $12,729,189 |
| Reporting: 51 | $142,608,461 | total | ||