Week Domestic Box Office September 12, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The Game | $19,227,105 | 2,403 | $8,001 | $19,227,105 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (2) | G.I.Jane | $4,683,167 | -35% | 2,043 | $2,292 | $40,125,506 | 28 | |
| 3 | (1) | Fire Down Below | $4,317,567 | -46% | 2,350 | $1,837 | $12,378,055 | 14 | |
| 4 | (16) | The Full Monty | $4,133,225 | +261% | 387 | $10,680 | $7,231,994 | 37 | |
| 5 | (3) | Money Talks | $4,001,003 | -34% | 1,942 | $2,060 | $34,994,802 | 28 | |
| 6 | (5) | Air Force One | $3,606,443 | -28% | 2,190 | $1,647 | $164,020,698 | 56 | |
| 7 | (4) | Hoodlum | $3,442,142 | -37% | 2,020 | $1,704 | $20,736,295 | 23 | |
| 8 | (6) | Conspiracy Theory | $2,997,439 | -32% | 1,972 | $1,520 | $71,406,051 | 42 | |
| 9 | (9) | Excess Baggage | $2,214,375 | -35% | 2,109 | $1,050 | $12,825,929 | 21 | |
| 10 | (7) | Mimic | $2,179,455 | -41% | 1,772 | $1,230 | $23,895,382 | 28 | |
| 11 | (8) | Cop Land | $2,117,393 | -42% | 1,652 | $1,282 | $42,872,024 | 35 | |
| 12 | (13) | George Of The Jungle | $2,089,780 | +37% | 2,046 | $1,021 | $98,941,897 | 65 | |
| 13 | (10) | Men in Black | $1,957,793 | -14% | 1,367 | $1,432 | $239,734,400 | 79 | |
| 14 | (36) | Hercules | $1,918,787 | +1,270% | 1,883 | $1,019 | $93,299,093 | 96 | |
| 15 | (12) | Event Horizon | $1,168,641 | -27% | 1,121 | $1,042 | $25,924,409 | 35 | |
| 16 | (11) | She's So Lovely | $1,104,541 | -45% | 817 | $1,352 | $6,684,782 | 23 | |
| 17 | (-) | Out to Sea | $1,044,922 | 179 | $5,838 | $27,864,240 | 79 | ||
| 18 | (15) | Contact | $887,685 | -24% | 676 | $1,313 | $97,369,076 | 70 | |
| 19 | (18) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $790,894 | -8% | 700 | $1,130 | $121,292,298 | 91 | |
| 20 | (17) | Leave It To Beaver | $678,735 | -41% | 1,113 | $610 | $9,702,985 | 28 | |
| 21 | (19) | Picture Perfect | $590,496 | -18% | 705 | $838 | $30,459,001 | 49 | |
| 22 | (21) | Shall We Dance? | $559,806 | -15% | 174 | $3,217 | $6,632,856 | 70 | |
| 23 | (23) | Mrs. Brown | $546,447 | -5% | 178 | $3,070 | $5,644,174 | 63 | |
| 24 | (24) | Air Bud | $465,661 | -13% | 601 | $775 | $22,951,762 | 49 | |
| 25 | (14) | Kull The Conqueror | $462,635 | -68% | 884 | $523 | $5,873,230 | 21 | |
| 26 | (22) | Spawn | $411,290 | -30% | 426 | $965 | $52,995,748 | 50 | |
| 27 | (29) | Face/Off | $347,656 | +10% | 354 | $982 | $110,120,728 | 84 | |
| 28 | (25) | In the Company of Men | $293,329 | -25% | 117 | $2,507 | $2,406,903 | 49 | |
| 29 | (26) | A Smile Like Yours | $275,808 | -27% | 562 | $491 | $3,211,471 | 28 | |
| 30 | (30) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $275,151 | -10% | 367 | $750 | $228,524,420 | 119 | |
| 31 | (28) | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $264,889 | -19% | 231 | $1,147 | $13,455,356 | 44 | |
| 32 | (27) | Career Girls | $222,199 | -41% | 123 | $1,806 | $2,152,568 | 42 | |
| 33 | (31) | Nothing To Lose | $195,043 | -33% | 209 | $933 | $42,946,817 | 63 | |
| 34 | (-) | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $179,761 | 99 | $1,816 | $3,497,831 | 42 | ||
| 35 | (34) | Liar Liar | $163,525 | -1% | 179 | $914 | $180,913,765 | 182 | |
| 36 | (-) | Chasing Amy | $155,280 | 233 | $666 | $11,872,641 | 168 | ||
| 37 | (32) | Batman & Robin | $146,863 | -49% | 569 | $258 | $107,232,356 | 91 | |
| 38 | (35) | Ulee's Gold | $141,002 | -13% | 182 | $775 | $8,412,408 | 98 | |
| 39 | (new) | The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca | $134,426 | 30 | $4,481 | $134,426 | 7 | ||
| 40 | (33) | Kiss Me, Guido | $119,153 | -29% | 59 | $2,020 | $1,743,103 | 63 | |
| 41 | (37) | Good Burger | $101,530 | -22% | 188 | $540 | $22,272,265 | 56 | |
| 42 | (new) | The End of Violence | $90,107 | 5 | $18,021 | $90,107 | 7 | ||
| 43 | (47) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $77,226 | +100% | 5 | $15,445 | $760,987 | 70 | |
| 44 | (40) | The Fifth Element | $75,195 | +4% | 78 | $964 | $63,404,019 | 133 | |
| 45 | (new) | Different for Girls | $75,012 | 14 | $5,358 | $75,012 | 7 | ||
| 46 | (38) | Box of Moonlight | $60,179 | -47% | 55 | $1,094 | $699,721 | 56 | |
| 47 | (39) | Gone Fishin' | $59,972 | -20% | 98 | $612 | $19,707,259 | 112 | |
| 48 | (42) | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $50,786 | +3% | 42 | $1,209 | $53,823,858 | 140 | |
| 49 | (new) | Marquise | $50,054 | 12 | $4,171 | $50,054 | 7 | ||
| 50 | (44) | Sunday | $44,259 | -3% | 14 | $3,161 | $166,264 | 28 | |
| 51 | (-) | Across The Sea of Time | $41,600 | 4 | $10,400 | $11,888,934 | 700 | ||
| 52 | (48) | Latin Boys Go to Hell | $40,990 | +28% | 2 | $20,495 | $73,101 | 14 | |
| 53 | (-) | Alive and Kicking | $39,589 | 10 | $3,959 | $179,828 | 56 | ||
| 54 | (new) | The Myth of Fingerprints | $11,476 | 3 | $3,825 | $11,476 | 2 | ||
| Reporting movies: 54 | $71,329,487 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Game | $19,227,105 | 2,403 | $19,227,105 |
| 2 | G.I.Jane | $4,683,167 | 2,043 | $40,125,506 |
| 3 | Fire Down Below | $4,317,567 | 2,350 | $12,378,055 |
| 4 | The Full Monty | $4,133,225 | 387 | $7,231,994 |
| 5 | Money Talks | $4,001,003 | 1,942 | $34,994,802 |
| 6 | Air Force One | $3,606,443 | 2,190 | $164,020,698 |
| 7 | Hoodlum | $3,442,142 | 2,020 | $20,736,295 |
| 8 | Conspiracy Theory | $2,997,439 | 1,972 | $71,406,051 |
| 9 | Excess Baggage | $2,214,375 | 2,109 | $12,825,929 |
| 10 | Mimic | $2,179,455 | 1,772 | $23,895,382 |
| 11 | Cop Land | $2,117,393 | 1,652 | $42,872,024 |
| 12 | George Of The Jungle | $2,089,780 | 2,046 | $98,941,897 |
| 13 | Men in Black | $1,957,793 | 1,367 | $239,734,400 |
| 14 | Hercules | $1,918,787 | 1,883 | $93,299,093 |
| 15 | Event Horizon | $1,168,641 | 1,121 | $25,924,409 |
| 16 | She's So Lovely | $1,104,541 | 817 | $6,684,782 |
| 17 | Out to Sea | $1,044,922 | 179 | $27,864,240 |
| 18 | Contact | $887,685 | 676 | $97,369,076 |
| 19 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $790,894 | 700 | $121,292,298 |
| 20 | Leave It To Beaver | $678,735 | 1,113 | $9,702,985 |
| 21 | Picture Perfect | $590,496 | 705 | $30,459,001 |
| 22 | Shall We Dance? | $559,806 | 174 | $6,632,856 |
| 23 | Mrs. Brown | $546,447 | 178 | $5,644,174 |
| 24 | Air Bud | $465,661 | 601 | $22,951,762 |
| 25 | Kull The Conqueror | $462,635 | 884 | $5,873,230 |
| 26 | Spawn | $411,290 | 426 | $52,995,748 |
| 27 | Face/Off | $347,656 | 354 | $110,120,728 |
| 28 | In the Company of Men | $293,329 | 117 | $2,406,903 |
| 29 | A Smile Like Yours | $275,808 | 562 | $3,211,471 |
| 30 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $275,151 | 367 | $228,524,420 |
| 31 | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $264,889 | 231 | $13,455,356 |
| 32 | Career Girls | $222,199 | 123 | $2,152,568 |
| 33 | Nothing To Lose | $195,043 | 209 | $42,946,817 |
| 34 | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | $179,761 | 99 | $3,497,831 |
| 35 | Liar Liar | $163,525 | 179 | $180,913,765 |
| 36 | Chasing Amy | $155,280 | 233 | $11,872,641 |
| 37 | Batman & Robin | $146,863 | 569 | $107,232,356 |
| 38 | Ulee's Gold | $141,002 | 182 | $8,412,408 |
| 39 | The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca | $134,426 | 30 | $134,426 |
| 40 | Kiss Me, Guido | $119,153 | 59 | $1,743,103 |
| 41 | Good Burger | $101,530 | 188 | $22,272,265 |
| 42 | The End of Violence | $90,107 | 5 | $90,107 |
| 43 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $77,226 | 5 | $760,987 |
| 44 | The Fifth Element | $75,195 | 78 | $63,404,019 |
| 45 | Different for Girls | $75,012 | 14 | $75,012 |
| 46 | Box of Moonlight | $60,179 | 55 | $699,721 |
| 47 | Gone Fishin' | $59,972 | 98 | $19,707,259 |
| 48 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $50,786 | 42 | $53,823,858 |
| 49 | Marquise | $50,054 | 12 | $50,054 |
| 50 | Sunday | $44,259 | 14 | $166,264 |
| 51 | Across The Sea of Time | $41,600 | 4 | $11,888,934 |
| 52 | Latin Boys Go to Hell | $40,990 | 2 | $73,101 |
| 53 | Alive and Kicking | $39,589 | 10 | $179,828 |
| 54 | The Myth of Fingerprints | $11,476 | 3 | $11,476 |
| Reporting: 54 | $71,329,487 | total | ||