Week Domestic Box Office September 5, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Fire Down Below | $8,060,488 | 2,336 | $3,451 | $8,060,488 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (1) | G.I.Jane | $7,175,018 | -42% | 2,016 | $3,559 | $35,442,339 | 21 | |
| 3 | (2) | Money Talks | $6,018,873 | -44% | 1,994 | $3,018 | $30,993,799 | 21 | |
| 4 | (3) | Hoodlum | $5,455,297 | -44% | 2,020 | $2,701 | $17,294,153 | 16 | |
| 5 | (4) | Air Force One | $5,012,891 | -48% | 2,468 | $2,031 | $160,414,255 | 49 | |
| 6 | (5) | Conspiracy Theory | $4,387,859 | -44% | 2,204 | $1,991 | $68,408,612 | 35 | |
| 7 | (6) | Mimic | $3,718,621 | -49% | 1,959 | $1,898 | $21,715,927 | 21 | |
| 8 | (8) | Cop Land | $3,628,138 | -47% | 1,874 | $1,936 | $40,754,631 | 28 | |
| 9 | (7) | Excess Baggage | $3,432,139 | -52% | 2,211 | $1,552 | $10,611,554 | 14 | |
| 10 | (10) | Men in Black | $2,268,623 | -40% | 1,491 | $1,522 | $237,776,607 | 72 | |
| 11 | (12) | She's So Lovely | $2,021,527 | -43% | 844 | $2,395 | $5,580,241 | 16 | |
| 12 | (11) | Event Horizon | $1,610,965 | -56% | 1,630 | $988 | $24,755,768 | 28 | |
| 13 | (13) | George Of The Jungle | $1,523,315 | -55% | 1,319 | $1,155 | $96,852,117 | 58 | |
| 14 | (9) | Kull The Conqueror | $1,440,170 | -64% | 2,091 | $689 | $5,410,595 | 14 | |
| 15 | (15) | Contact | $1,171,252 | -49% | 705 | $1,661 | $96,481,391 | 63 | |
| 16 | (18) | The Full Monty | $1,144,908 | +1% | 45 | $25,442 | $3,098,769 | 30 | |
| 17 | (14) | Leave It To Beaver | $1,140,970 | -63% | 1,710 | $667 | $9,024,250 | 21 | |
| 18 | (17) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $858,108 | -29% | 703 | $1,221 | $120,501,404 | 84 | |
| 19 | (19) | Picture Perfect | $720,941 | -35% | 739 | $976 | $29,868,505 | 42 | |
| 20 | (16) | Con Air | $713,336 | -50% | 621 | $1,149 | $100,433,017 | 98 | |
| 21 | (23) | Shall We Dance? | $658,699 | -17% | 174 | $3,786 | $6,073,050 | 63 | |
| 22 | (21) | Spawn | $590,860 | -46% | 570 | $1,037 | $52,584,458 | 43 | |
| 23 | (24) | Mrs. Brown | $575,009 | -23% | 144 | $3,993 | $5,097,727 | 56 | |
| 24 | (20) | Air Bud | $536,285 | -51% | 750 | $715 | $22,486,101 | 42 | |
| 25 | (28) | In the Company of Men | $392,356 | -23% | 99 | $3,963 | $2,113,574 | 42 | |
| 26 | (22) | A Smile Like Yours | $378,572 | -62% | 582 | $650 | $2,935,663 | 21 | |
| 27 | (29) | Career Girls | $378,239 | -25% | 148 | $2,556 | $1,930,369 | 35 | |
| 28 | (25) | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $328,050 | -43% | 285 | $1,151 | $13,190,467 | 37 | |
| 29 | (26) | Face/Off | $317,294 | -41% | 343 | $925 | $109,773,072 | 77 | |
| 30 | (31) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $304,130 | -37% | 405 | $751 | $228,249,269 | 112 | |
| 31 | (27) | Nothing To Lose | $291,948 | -43% | 257 | $1,136 | $42,751,774 | 56 | |
| 32 | (30) | Batman & Robin | $285,566 | -43% | 640 | $446 | $107,085,493 | 84 | |
| 33 | (37) | Kiss Me, Guido | $168,711 | -22% | 51 | $3,308 | $1,623,950 | 56 | |
| 34 | (36) | Liar Liar | $165,265 | -37% | 176 | $939 | $180,750,240 | 175 | |
| 35 | (38) | Ulee's Gold | $162,493 | -18% | 179 | $908 | $8,271,406 | 91 | |
| 36 | (33) | Hercules | $140,047 | -64% | 189 | $741 | $91,380,306 | 89 | |
| 37 | (35) | Good Burger | $130,737 | -58% | 245 | $534 | $22,170,735 | 49 | |
| 38 | (40) | Box of Moonlight | $114,474 | -3% | 61 | $1,877 | $639,542 | 49 | |
| 39 | (41) | Gone Fishin' | $75,113 | -32% | 107 | $702 | $19,647,287 | 105 | |
| 40 | (46) | The Fifth Element | $72,532 | +3% | 84 | $863 | $63,328,824 | 126 | |
| 41 | (51) | Love Serenade | $49,267 | -5% | 20 | $2,463 | $558,290 | 42 | |
| 42 | (44) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $49,263 | -46% | 32 | $1,539 | $53,773,072 | 133 | |
| 43 | (43) | Dirty Dancing (1987) (Re-Release) | $48,698 | -51% | 37 | $1,316 | $63,852,166 | 3,675 | |
| 44 | (52) | Sunday | $45,447 | +11% | 11 | $4,132 | $122,005 | 21 | |
| 45 | (45) | When The Cat's Away | $42,701 | -42% | 27 | $1,582 | $1,625,795 | 357 | |
| 46 | (49) | Fire | $39,071 | -33% | 6 | $6,512 | $138,228 | 21 | |
| 47 | (50) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $38,673 | -33% | 4 | $9,668 | $683,761 | 63 | |
| 48 | (new) | Latin Boys Go to Hell | $32,111 | 2 | $16,056 | $32,111 | 7 | ||
| Reporting movies: 48 | $67,915,050 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire Down Below | $8,060,488 | 2,336 | $8,060,488 |
| 2 | G.I.Jane | $7,175,018 | 2,016 | $35,442,339 |
| 3 | Money Talks | $6,018,873 | 1,994 | $30,993,799 |
| 4 | Hoodlum | $5,455,297 | 2,020 | $17,294,153 |
| 5 | Air Force One | $5,012,891 | 2,468 | $160,414,255 |
| 6 | Conspiracy Theory | $4,387,859 | 2,204 | $68,408,612 |
| 7 | Mimic | $3,718,621 | 1,959 | $21,715,927 |
| 8 | Cop Land | $3,628,138 | 1,874 | $40,754,631 |
| 9 | Excess Baggage | $3,432,139 | 2,211 | $10,611,554 |
| 10 | Men in Black | $2,268,623 | 1,491 | $237,776,607 |
| 11 | She's So Lovely | $2,021,527 | 844 | $5,580,241 |
| 12 | Event Horizon | $1,610,965 | 1,630 | $24,755,768 |
| 13 | George Of The Jungle | $1,523,315 | 1,319 | $96,852,117 |
| 14 | Kull The Conqueror | $1,440,170 | 2,091 | $5,410,595 |
| 15 | Contact | $1,171,252 | 705 | $96,481,391 |
| 16 | The Full Monty | $1,144,908 | 45 | $3,098,769 |
| 17 | Leave It To Beaver | $1,140,970 | 1,710 | $9,024,250 |
| 18 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $858,108 | 703 | $120,501,404 |
| 19 | Picture Perfect | $720,941 | 739 | $29,868,505 |
| 20 | Con Air | $713,336 | 621 | $100,433,017 |
| 21 | Shall We Dance? | $658,699 | 174 | $6,073,050 |
| 22 | Spawn | $590,860 | 570 | $52,584,458 |
| 23 | Mrs. Brown | $575,009 | 144 | $5,097,727 |
| 24 | Air Bud | $536,285 | 750 | $22,486,101 |
| 25 | In the Company of Men | $392,356 | 99 | $2,113,574 |
| 26 | A Smile Like Yours | $378,572 | 582 | $2,935,663 |
| 27 | Career Girls | $378,239 | 148 | $1,930,369 |
| 28 | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $328,050 | 285 | $13,190,467 |
| 29 | Face/Off | $317,294 | 343 | $109,773,072 |
| 30 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $304,130 | 405 | $228,249,269 |
| 31 | Nothing To Lose | $291,948 | 257 | $42,751,774 |
| 32 | Batman & Robin | $285,566 | 640 | $107,085,493 |
| 33 | Kiss Me, Guido | $168,711 | 51 | $1,623,950 |
| 34 | Liar Liar | $165,265 | 176 | $180,750,240 |
| 35 | Ulee's Gold | $162,493 | 179 | $8,271,406 |
| 36 | Hercules | $140,047 | 189 | $91,380,306 |
| 37 | Good Burger | $130,737 | 245 | $22,170,735 |
| 38 | Box of Moonlight | $114,474 | 61 | $639,542 |
| 39 | Gone Fishin' | $75,113 | 107 | $19,647,287 |
| 40 | The Fifth Element | $72,532 | 84 | $63,328,824 |
| 41 | Love Serenade | $49,267 | 20 | $558,290 |
| 42 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $49,263 | 32 | $53,773,072 |
| 43 | Dirty Dancing (1987) (Re-Release) | $48,698 | 37 | $63,852,166 |
| 44 | Sunday | $45,447 | 11 | $122,005 |
| 45 | When The Cat's Away | $42,701 | 27 | $1,625,795 |
| 46 | Fire | $39,071 | 6 | $138,228 |
| 47 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $38,673 | 4 | $683,761 |
| 48 | Latin Boys Go to Hell | $32,111 | 2 | $32,111 |
| Reporting: 48 | $67,915,050 | total | ||