Week Domestic Box Office October 3, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | Kiss the Girls | $17,419,138 | 2,271 | $7,670 | $17,419,138 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (2) | Soul Food | $10,353,287 | -28% | 1,350 | $7,669 | $24,680,380 | 14 | |
| 3 | (1) | The Peacemaker | $10,240,766 | -36% | 2,401 | $4,265 | $26,271,439 | 14 | |
| 4 | (3) | In & Out | $9,379,390 | -33% | 2,373 | $3,953 | $42,479,820 | 21 | |
| 5 | (4) | The Edge | $6,569,000 | -36% | 2,355 | $2,789 | $16,799,805 | 14 | |
| 6 | (6) | L.A. Confidential | $6,176,038 | +3% | 1,625 | $3,801 | $19,311,097 | 21 | |
| 7 | (5) | The Game | $3,865,530 | -40% | 2,365 | $1,634 | $41,111,932 | 28 | |
| 8 | (new) | U-Turn | $3,717,987 | 1,230 | $3,023 | $3,717,987 | 7 | ||
| 9 | (8) | The Full Monty | $3,001,002 | -20% | 762 | $3,938 | $17,976,996 | 58 | |
| 10 | (7) | Wes Craven's Wishmaster | $1,921,211 | -53% | 1,727 | $1,112 | $13,724,370 | 21 | |
| 11 | (new) | The MatchMaker | $1,764,027 | 705 | $2,502 | $1,764,027 | 7 | ||
| 12 | (23) | Contact | $1,086,059 | +251% | 896 | $1,212 | $99,330,686 | 91 | |
| 13 | (9) | A Thousand Acres | $1,003,145 | -54% | 1,067 | $940 | $7,134,676 | 21 | |
| 14 | (10) | G.I.Jane | $993,383 | -45% | 1,371 | $725 | $46,060,764 | 49 | |
| 15 | (11) | Air Force One | $961,703 | -38% | 1,094 | $879 | $169,208,847 | 77 | |
| 16 | (13) | Men in Black | $855,951 | -24% | 922 | $928 | $243,186,036 | 100 | |
| 17 | (25) | Mrs. Brown | $718,941 | +144% | 432 | $1,664 | $7,055,658 | 84 | |
| 18 | (12) | Money Talks | $648,369 | -49% | 930 | $697 | $39,636,957 | 49 | |
| 19 | (15) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $612,305 | -32% | 771 | $794 | $123,295,292 | 112 | |
| 20 | (17) | Hercules | $537,171 | -22% | 542 | $991 | $95,645,790 | 117 | |
| 21 | (16) | George Of The Jungle | $536,880 | -31% | 757 | $709 | $101,500,411 | 86 | |
| 22 | (20) | Nothing To Lose | $327,750 | -41% | 408 | $803 | $43,920,623 | 84 | |
| 23 | (14) | Conspiracy Theory | $323,990 | -64% | 675 | $480 | $74,226,274 | 63 | |
| 24 | (27) | Mimic | $305,544 | +34% | 516 | $592 | $25,294,800 | 49 | |
| 25 | (21) | Face/Off | $276,498 | -47% | 460 | $601 | $111,804,569 | 105 | |
| 26 | (22) | Shall We Dance? | $269,621 | -13% | 100 | $2,696 | $7,602,346 | 91 | |
| 27 | (-) | Leave It To Beaver | $262,160 | 469 | $559 | $10,612,840 | 49 | ||
| 28 | (19) | Hoodlum | $224,547 | -62% | 303 | $741 | $23,208,833 | 44 | |
| 29 | (18) | Fire Down Below | $192,067 | -68% | 382 | $503 | $15,257,224 | 35 | |
| 30 | (29) | The Assignment | $188,842 | +6% | 60 | $3,147 | $367,275 | 14 | |
| 31 | (28) | Air Bud | $160,289 | -24% | 322 | $498 | $23,551,496 | 70 | |
| 32 | (34) | The Ice Storm | $144,680 | +6% | 3 | $48,227 | $281,327 | 13 | |
| 33 | (24) | Cop Land | $131,325 | -57% | 243 | $540 | $44,240,972 | 56 | |
| 34 | (44) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $122,148 | +71% | 6 | $20,358 | $1,040,816 | 91 | |
| 35 | (31) | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $110,340 | -36% | 201 | $549 | $229,033,589 | 140 | |
| 36 | (32) | Liar Liar | $110,275 | -30% | 118 | $935 | $181,339,685 | 203 | |
| 37 | (26) | Excess Baggage | $106,341 | -54% | 307 | $346 | $14,019,511 | 42 | |
| 38 | (46) | Fire | $77,832 | +18% | 13 | $5,987 | $368,995 | 49 | |
| 39 | (33) | Spawn | $74,267 | -52% | 119 | $624 | $53,513,232 | 71 | |
| 40 | (38) | Career Girls | $73,434 | -26% | 63 | $1,166 | $2,434,899 | 63 | |
| 41 | (45) | The Myth of Fingerprints | $73,105 | +5% | 31 | $2,358 | $196,834 | 23 | |
| 42 | (36) | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $72,328 | -30% | 81 | $893 | $13,821,379 | 65 | |
| 43 | (30) | In the Company of Men | $60,999 | -65% | 48 | $1,271 | $2,834,530 | 70 | |
| 44 | (41) | La conciergerie | $57,268 | -29% | 34 | $1,684 | $137,808 | 14 | |
| 45 | (47) | Good Burger | $44,821 | -32% | 101 | $444 | $22,460,917 | 77 | |
| 46 | (-) | Different for Girls | $43,257 | 16 | $2,704 | $175,116 | 28 | ||
| 47 | (-) | Guantanamera | $40,102 | 10 | $4,010 | $507,861 | 98 | ||
| 48 | (-) | Across The Sea of Time | $35,684 | 4 | $8,921 | $11,977,059 | 721 | ||
| 49 | (49) | Ulee's Gold | $32,823 | -43% | 59 | $556 | $8,594,676 | 119 | |
| Reporting movies: 49 | $86,303,620 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiss the Girls | $17,419,138 | 2,271 | $17,419,138 |
| 2 | Soul Food | $10,353,287 | 1,350 | $24,680,380 |
| 3 | The Peacemaker | $10,240,766 | 2,401 | $26,271,439 |
| 4 | In & Out | $9,379,390 | 2,373 | $42,479,820 |
| 5 | The Edge | $6,569,000 | 2,355 | $16,799,805 |
| 6 | L.A. Confidential | $6,176,038 | 1,625 | $19,311,097 |
| 7 | The Game | $3,865,530 | 2,365 | $41,111,932 |
| 8 | U-Turn | $3,717,987 | 1,230 | $3,717,987 |
| 9 | The Full Monty | $3,001,002 | 762 | $17,976,996 |
| 10 | Wes Craven's Wishmaster | $1,921,211 | 1,727 | $13,724,370 |
| 11 | The MatchMaker | $1,764,027 | 705 | $1,764,027 |
| 12 | Contact | $1,086,059 | 896 | $99,330,686 |
| 13 | A Thousand Acres | $1,003,145 | 1,067 | $7,134,676 |
| 14 | G.I.Jane | $993,383 | 1,371 | $46,060,764 |
| 15 | Air Force One | $961,703 | 1,094 | $169,208,847 |
| 16 | Men in Black | $855,951 | 922 | $243,186,036 |
| 17 | Mrs. Brown | $718,941 | 432 | $7,055,658 |
| 18 | Money Talks | $648,369 | 930 | $39,636,957 |
| 19 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $612,305 | 771 | $123,295,292 |
| 20 | Hercules | $537,171 | 542 | $95,645,790 |
| 21 | George Of The Jungle | $536,880 | 757 | $101,500,411 |
| 22 | Nothing To Lose | $327,750 | 408 | $43,920,623 |
| 23 | Conspiracy Theory | $323,990 | 675 | $74,226,274 |
| 24 | Mimic | $305,544 | 516 | $25,294,800 |
| 25 | Face/Off | $276,498 | 460 | $111,804,569 |
| 26 | Shall We Dance? | $269,621 | 100 | $7,602,346 |
| 27 | Leave It To Beaver | $262,160 | 469 | $10,612,840 |
| 28 | Hoodlum | $224,547 | 303 | $23,208,833 |
| 29 | Fire Down Below | $192,067 | 382 | $15,257,224 |
| 30 | The Assignment | $188,842 | 60 | $367,275 |
| 31 | Air Bud | $160,289 | 322 | $23,551,496 |
| 32 | The Ice Storm | $144,680 | 3 | $281,327 |
| 33 | Cop Land | $131,325 | 243 | $44,240,972 |
| 34 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $122,148 | 6 | $1,040,816 |
| 35 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $110,340 | 201 | $229,033,589 |
| 36 | Liar Liar | $110,275 | 118 | $181,339,685 |
| 37 | Excess Baggage | $106,341 | 307 | $14,019,511 |
| 38 | Fire | $77,832 | 13 | $368,995 |
| 39 | Spawn | $74,267 | 119 | $53,513,232 |
| 40 | Career Girls | $73,434 | 63 | $2,434,899 |
| 41 | The Myth of Fingerprints | $73,105 | 31 | $196,834 |
| 42 | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $72,328 | 81 | $13,821,379 |
| 43 | In the Company of Men | $60,999 | 48 | $2,834,530 |
| 44 | La conciergerie | $57,268 | 34 | $137,808 |
| 45 | Good Burger | $44,821 | 101 | $22,460,917 |
| 46 | Different for Girls | $43,257 | 16 | $175,116 |
| 47 | Guantanamera | $40,102 | 10 | $507,861 |
| 48 | Across The Sea of Time | $35,684 | 4 | $11,977,059 |
| 49 | Ulee's Gold | $32,823 | 59 | $8,594,676 |
| Reporting: 49 | $86,303,620 | total | ||