Week Domestic Box Office October 31, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $11,843,680 | -24% | 2,524 | $4,692 | $47,700,262 | 21 | |
| 2 | (2) | Devil’s Advocate | $9,988,616 | -26% | 2,404 | $4,155 | $39,902,315 | 21 | |
| 3 | (new) | Red Corner | $9,837,625 | 2,244 | $4,384 | $9,837,625 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (10) | Boogie Nights | $6,539,658 | +154% | 907 | $7,210 | $10,609,139 | 28 | |
| 5 | (3) | Kiss the Girls | $4,645,773 | -30% | 2,354 | $1,974 | $52,495,935 | 35 | |
| 6 | (4) | Seven Years in Tibet | $4,321,257 | -30% | 2,103 | $2,055 | $32,066,731 | 30 | |
| 7 | (6) | Fairytale: A True Story | $3,617,555 | -14% | 1,278 | $2,831 | $7,832,737 | 14 | |
| 8 | (new) | Switchback | $3,561,767 | 1,128 | $3,158 | $3,561,767 | 7 | ||
| 9 | (5) | Gattaca | $3,527,092 | -38% | 1,279 | $2,758 | $9,178,288 | 14 | |
| 10 | (7) | In & Out | $2,141,759 | -38% | 1,659 | $1,291 | $59,657,494 | 49 | |
| 11 | (14) | The Full Monty | $1,905,062 | -16% | 721 | $2,642 | $27,179,507 | 86 | |
| 12 | (12) | Rocket Man | $1,737,667 | -27% | 1,760 | $987 | $13,285,362 | 28 | |
| 13 | (9) | L.A. Confidential | $1,713,678 | -34% | 1,003 | $1,709 | $31,949,067 | 49 | |
| 14 | (13) | Bean | $1,639,066 | -31% | 245 | $6,690 | $7,009,159 | 21 | |
| 15 | (11) | Soul Food | $1,593,028 | -37% | 957 | $1,665 | $40,073,943 | 42 | |
| 16 | (8) | A Life Less Ordinary | $1,232,254 | -54% | 1,208 | $1,020 | $3,897,347 | 14 | |
| 17 | (15) | The Peacemaker | $1,069,703 | -53% | 1,120 | $955 | $39,858,623 | 42 | |
| 18 | (16) | The Edge | $916,836 | -42% | 1,018 | $901 | $26,157,481 | 42 | |
| 20 | (26) | Men in Black | $775,408 | +204% | 1,010 | $768 | $245,167,104 | 128 | |
| 19 | (35) | Air Force One | $775,408 | +456% | 1,010 | $768 | $170,760,920 | 105 | |
| 21 | (18) | The Game | $676,256 | -28% | 695 | $973 | $46,857,259 | 56 | |
| 22 | (22) | The Ice Storm | $608,637 | +41% | 46 | $13,231 | $1,905,927 | 41 | |
| 23 | (19) | Conspiracy Theory | $433,425 | -39% | 504 | $860 | $75,699,044 | 91 | |
| 24 | (36) | Wes Craven's Wishmaster | $400,520 | +197% | 613 | $653 | $15,340,035 | 49 | |
| 25 | (23) | Hercules | $337,316 | -18% | 486 | $694 | $97,899,298 | 145 | |
| 26 | (-) | Cop Land | $317,841 | 473 | $672 | $44,707,154 | 84 | ||
| 27 | (24) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $286,935 | -24% | 300 | $956 | $124,974,539 | 140 | |
| 28 | (17) | Playing God | $256,311 | -78% | 532 | $482 | $4,026,726 | 21 | |
| 29 | (27) | Snowriders 2 | $234,988 | -7% | 10 | $23,499 | $608,443 | 23 | |
| 30 | (-) | In Search of a Dream | $233,257 | 21 | $11,107 | $233,257 | 9 | ||
| 31 | (29) | Washington Square | $222,146 | -6% | 30 | $7,405 | $914,827 | 33 | |
| 32 | (25) | Shall We Dance? | $218,003 | -33% | 166 | $1,313 | $8,810,214 | 119 | |
| 33 | (20) | Most Wanted | $216,960 | -60% | 222 | $977 | $5,969,550 | 28 | |
| 34 | (28) | Spawn | $166,050 | -34% | 252 | $659 | $54,757,874 | 99 | |
| 35 | (31) | Good Burger | $163,343 | -17% | 292 | $559 | $23,476,910 | 105 | |
| 36 | (32) | Mrs. Brown | $152,218 | -21% | 152 | $1,001 | $8,167,475 | 112 | |
| 37 | (21) | Gang Related | $151,447 | -68% | 266 | $569 | $5,756,632 | 30 | |
| 38 | (new) | Grizzly Mountain | $149,372 | 142 | $1,052 | $149,372 | 7 | ||
| 39 | (new) | Nueba Yol 3 | $136,580 | 10 | $13,658 | $136,580 | 7 | ||
| 40 | (39) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $110,563 | -9% | 7 | $15,795 | $1,549,099 | 119 | |
| 41 | (33) | The House of Yes | $108,812 | -34% | 48 | $2,267 | $523,689 | 28 | |
| 42 | (38) | George Of The Jungle | $98,854 | -20% | 150 | $659 | $102,171,214 | 114 | |
| 43 | (45) | Across The Sea of Time | $74,180 | +4% | 4 | $18,545 | $12,233,224 | 749 | |
| 44 | (41) | G.I.Jane | $70,496 | -13% | 136 | $518 | $46,932,592 | 77 | |
| 45 | (40) | Nothing To Lose | $68,400 | -31% | 118 | $580 | $44,424,859 | 112 | |
| 46 | (50) | Year of the Horse | $65,931 | +54% | 28 | $2,355 | $163,265 | 30 | |
| 47 | (47) | Telling Lies in America | $65,223 | +16% | 29 | $2,249 | $137,952 | 21 | |
| 48 | (34) | The MatchMaker | $62,972 | -59% | 82 | $768 | $3,250,397 | 35 | |
| 49 | (new) | Critical Care | $59,748 | 10 | $5,975 | $59,748 | 7 | ||
| 50 | (49) | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | $58,200 | +9% | 17 | $3,424 | $272,815 | 35 | |
| 51 | (37) | A Thousand Acres | $51,541 | -61% | 136 | $379 | $7,778,721 | 49 | |
| 52 | (42) | Money Talks | $48,526 | -38% | 70 | $693 | $40,164,464 | 77 | |
| 53 | (44) | Face/Off | $39,891 | -46% | 111 | $359 | $112,238,697 | 133 | |
| 54 | (46) | The Myth of Fingerprints | $36,758 | -43% | 34 | $1,081 | $440,228 | 51 | |
| 55 | (53) | Wings of Courage | $34,996 | +8% | 2 | $17,498 | $13,238,353 | 931 | |
| 56 | (51) | Dancehall Queen | $34,188 | -19% | 4 | $8,547 | $174,446 | 28 | |
| 57 | (52) | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $29,377 | -26% | 42 | $699 | $13,998,169 | 93 | |
| 58 | (54) | Guantanamera | $29,345 | +16% | 11 | $2,668 | $634,602 | 126 | |
| 59 | (-) | Air Bud | $29,023 | 73 | $398 | $23,731,364 | 98 | ||
| 60 | (48) | Hoodlum | $25,084 | -53% | 53 | $473 | $23,436,916 | 72 | |
| 61 | (43) | Event Horizon | $22,462 | -71% | 73 | $308 | $26,661,694 | 84 | |
| 62 | (-) | Gummo | $19,010 | 5 | $3,802 | $82,699 | 21 | ||
| 63 | (-) | In the Company of Men | $15,657 | 18 | $870 | $2,776,201 | 98 | ||
| 64 | (new) | I Love You, I Love You Not | $15,129 | 6 | $2,522 | $15,129 | 7 | ||
| 65 | (-) | Sunday | $14,681 | 14 | $1,049 | $376,135 | 77 | ||
| 66 | (-) | When The Cat's Away | $5,969 | 7 | $853 | $1,463,796 | 413 | ||
| 67 | (-) | The End of Violence | $3,805 | 11 | $346 | $348,432 | 56 | ||
| 68 | (55) | Habit | $3,441 | +182% | 2 | $1,721 | $4,663 | 9 | |
| 69 | (-) | Ulee's Gold | $1,874 | 9 | $208 | $8,636,264 | 147 | ||
| 70 | (-) | Twilight of the Golds | $1,618 | 3 | $539 | $13,672 | 14 | ||
| 71 | (-) | A Chef in Love | $1,451 | 4 | $363 | $685,678 | 198 | ||
| 72 | (-) | Napoleon | $881 | 6 | $147 | $99,950 | 28 | ||
| 73 | (-) | The Locusts | $224 | 1 | $224 | $37,775 | 35 | ||
| Reporting movies: 73 | $80,052,807 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $11,843,680 | 2,524 | $47,700,262 |
| 2 | Devil’s Advocate | $9,988,616 | 2,404 | $39,902,315 |
| 3 | Red Corner | $9,837,625 | 2,244 | $9,837,625 |
| 4 | Boogie Nights | $6,539,658 | 907 | $10,609,139 |
| 5 | Kiss the Girls | $4,645,773 | 2,354 | $52,495,935 |
| 6 | Seven Years in Tibet | $4,321,257 | 2,103 | $32,066,731 |
| 7 | Fairytale: A True Story | $3,617,555 | 1,278 | $7,832,737 |
| 8 | Switchback | $3,561,767 | 1,128 | $3,561,767 |
| 9 | Gattaca | $3,527,092 | 1,279 | $9,178,288 |
| 10 | In & Out | $2,141,759 | 1,659 | $59,657,494 |
| 11 | The Full Monty | $1,905,062 | 721 | $27,179,507 |
| 12 | Rocket Man | $1,737,667 | 1,760 | $13,285,362 |
| 13 | L.A. Confidential | $1,713,678 | 1,003 | $31,949,067 |
| 14 | Bean | $1,639,066 | 245 | $7,009,159 |
| 15 | Soul Food | $1,593,028 | 957 | $40,073,943 |
| 16 | A Life Less Ordinary | $1,232,254 | 1,208 | $3,897,347 |
| 17 | The Peacemaker | $1,069,703 | 1,120 | $39,858,623 |
| 18 | The Edge | $916,836 | 1,018 | $26,157,481 |
| 20 | Men in Black | $775,408 | 1,010 | $245,167,104 |
| 19 | Air Force One | $775,408 | 1,010 | $170,760,920 |
| 21 | The Game | $676,256 | 695 | $46,857,259 |
| 22 | The Ice Storm | $608,637 | 46 | $1,905,927 |
| 23 | Conspiracy Theory | $433,425 | 504 | $75,699,044 |
| 24 | Wes Craven's Wishmaster | $400,520 | 613 | $15,340,035 |
| 25 | Hercules | $337,316 | 486 | $97,899,298 |
| 26 | Cop Land | $317,841 | 473 | $44,707,154 |
| 27 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $286,935 | 300 | $124,974,539 |
| 28 | Playing God | $256,311 | 532 | $4,026,726 |
| 29 | Snowriders 2 | $234,988 | 10 | $608,443 |
| 30 | In Search of a Dream | $233,257 | 21 | $233,257 |
| 31 | Washington Square | $222,146 | 30 | $914,827 |
| 32 | Shall We Dance? | $218,003 | 166 | $8,810,214 |
| 33 | Most Wanted | $216,960 | 222 | $5,969,550 |
| 34 | Spawn | $166,050 | 252 | $54,757,874 |
| 35 | Good Burger | $163,343 | 292 | $23,476,910 |
| 36 | Mrs. Brown | $152,218 | 152 | $8,167,475 |
| 37 | Gang Related | $151,447 | 266 | $5,756,632 |
| 38 | Grizzly Mountain | $149,372 | 142 | $149,372 |
| 39 | Nueba Yol 3 | $136,580 | 10 | $136,580 |
| 40 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $110,563 | 7 | $1,549,099 |
| 41 | The House of Yes | $108,812 | 48 | $523,689 |
| 42 | George Of The Jungle | $98,854 | 150 | $102,171,214 |
| 43 | Across The Sea of Time | $74,180 | 4 | $12,233,224 |
| 44 | G.I.Jane | $70,496 | 136 | $46,932,592 |
| 45 | Nothing To Lose | $68,400 | 118 | $44,424,859 |
| 46 | Year of the Horse | $65,931 | 28 | $163,265 |
| 47 | Telling Lies in America | $65,223 | 29 | $137,952 |
| 48 | The MatchMaker | $62,972 | 82 | $3,250,397 |
| 49 | Critical Care | $59,748 | 10 | $59,748 |
| 50 | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | $58,200 | 17 | $272,815 |
| 51 | A Thousand Acres | $51,541 | 136 | $7,778,721 |
| 52 | Money Talks | $48,526 | 70 | $40,164,464 |
| 53 | Face/Off | $39,891 | 111 | $112,238,697 |
| 54 | The Myth of Fingerprints | $36,758 | 34 | $440,228 |
| 55 | Wings of Courage | $34,996 | 2 | $13,238,353 |
| 56 | Dancehall Queen | $34,188 | 4 | $174,446 |
| 57 | Def Jam's How To Be a Player | $29,377 | 42 | $13,998,169 |
| 58 | Guantanamera | $29,345 | 11 | $634,602 |
| 59 | Air Bud | $29,023 | 73 | $23,731,364 |
| 60 | Hoodlum | $25,084 | 53 | $23,436,916 |
| 61 | Event Horizon | $22,462 | 73 | $26,661,694 |
| 62 | Gummo | $19,010 | 5 | $82,699 |
| 63 | In the Company of Men | $15,657 | 18 | $2,776,201 |
| 64 | I Love You, I Love You Not | $15,129 | 6 | $15,129 |
| 65 | Sunday | $14,681 | 14 | $376,135 |
| 66 | When The Cat's Away | $5,969 | 7 | $1,463,796 |
| 67 | The End of Violence | $3,805 | 11 | $348,432 |
| 68 | Habit | $3,441 | 2 | $4,663 |
| 69 | Ulee's Gold | $1,874 | 9 | $8,636,264 |
| 70 | Twilight of the Golds | $1,618 | 3 | $13,672 |
| 71 | A Chef in Love | $1,451 | 4 | $685,678 |
| 72 | Napoleon | $881 | 6 | $99,950 |
| 73 | The Locusts | $224 | 1 | $37,775 |
| Reporting: 73 | $80,052,807 | total | ||