Week Domestic Box Office December 5, 1997
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (-) | Money Talks | $41,047,255 | 87 | $471,808 | $41,047,255 | 112 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Flubber | $13,186,451 | -55% | 2,653 | $4,970 | $51,909,336 | 16 | |
| 3 | (2) | Alien: Resurrection | $8,659,630 | -57% | 2,449 | $3,536 | $38,247,023 | 14 | |
| 4 | (4) | The Rainmaker | $7,051,646 | -44% | 2,369 | $2,977 | $35,847,410 | 21 | |
| 5 | (3) | Anastasia | $6,090,148 | -54% | 2,496 | $2,440 | $38,912,275 | 28 | |
| 6 | (5) | The Jackal | $5,227,505 | -43% | 2,309 | $2,264 | $47,443,250 | 28 | |
| 7 | (7) | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | $3,928,820 | -41% | 1,262 | $3,113 | $18,785,214 | 21 | |
| 8 | (6) | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | $3,204,028 | -59% | 2,140 | $1,497 | $31,957,680 | 21 | |
| 9 | (8) | Starship Troopers | $1,728,000 | -49% | 1,854 | $932 | $53,387,950 | 35 | |
| 10 | (11) | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $1,699,474 | -26% | 1,319 | $1,288 | $69,115,378 | 56 | |
| 11 | (9) | Bean | $1,614,577 | -52% | 1,797 | $898 | $44,000,984 | 56 | |
| 12 | (16) | Devil’s Advocate | $1,270,163 | -18% | 825 | $1,540 | $57,631,282 | 56 | |
| 13 | (14) | The Man Who Knew Too Little | $1,159,231 | -33% | 1,496 | $775 | $12,647,563 | 28 | |
| 14 | (12) | The Wings of the Dove | $1,140,844 | -37% | 261 | $4,371 | $6,684,602 | 35 | |
| 15 | (15) | Eve's Bayou | $1,109,112 | -36% | 636 | $1,744 | $12,604,530 | 35 | |
| 16 | (17) | Boogie Nights | $893,335 | -25% | 607 | $1,472 | $22,941,226 | 63 | |
| 17 | (18) | The Full Monty | $825,487 | -24% | 448 | $1,843 | $33,596,921 | 121 | |
| 18 | (19) | The Ice Storm | $664,494 | -31% | 223 | $2,980 | $6,280,078 | 76 | |
| 19 | (20) | L.A. Confidential | $434,760 | -22% | 243 | $1,789 | $35,478,006 | 84 | |
| 20 | (new) | Good Will Hunting | $399,652 | 7 | $57,093 | $399,652 | 7 | ||
| 21 | (10) | Kiss the Girls | $351,432 | -86% | 410 | $857 | $59,383,364 | 70 | |
| 22 | (23) | Red Corner | $316,050 | -25% | 409 | $773 | $21,867,931 | 42 | |
| 23 | (22) | Soul Food | $255,657 | -40% | 313 | $817 | $42,773,068 | 77 | |
| 24 | (28) | One Night Stand | $229,342 | -23% | 183 | $1,253 | $2,577,355 | 28 | |
| 25 | (29) | Men in Black | $218,912 | -24% | 539 | $406 | $249,061,670 | 163 | |
| 26 | (31) | Kiss or Kill | $196,223 | -16% | 73 | $2,688 | $624,590 | 28 | |
| 27 | (21) | George Of The Jungle | $191,000 | -61% | 464 | $412 | $105,003,818 | 149 | |
| 28 | (25) | Seven Years in Tibet | $177,805 | -41% | 316 | $563 | $37,443,742 | 65 | |
| 29 | (33) | The Edge | $157,748 | -30% | 241 | $655 | $27,634,123 | 77 | |
| 30 | (26) | Fairytale: A True Story | $145,466 | -52% | 508 | $286 | $13,477,271 | 49 | |
| 31 | (37) | The Sweet Hereafter | $136,652 | -10% | 30 | $4,555 | $941,137 | 63 | |
| 32 | (27) | Mad City | $127,189 | -58% | 173 | $735 | $10,143,665 | 35 | |
| 33 | (24) | The Peacemaker | $125,349 | -63% | 343 | $365 | $41,125,363 | 77 | |
| 34 | (13) | Air Bud | $125,191 | -93% | 376 | $333 | $25,966,068 | 133 | |
| 35 | (34) | G.I.Jane | $119,089 | -47% | 221 | $539 | $48,067,285 | 112 | |
| 36 | (39) | The Game | $106,393 | -25% | 170 | $626 | $48,170,507 | 91 | |
| 37 | (30) | Hercules | $105,417 | -58% | 249 | $423 | $98,942,786 | 180 | |
| 38 | (48) | Snowriders 2 | $103,803 | +57% | 10 | $10,380 | $2,213,831 | 58 | |
| 39 | (32) | In & Out | $103,501 | -55% | 131 | $790 | $62,519,803 | 84 | |
| 40 | (-) | A Thousand Acres | $92,788 | 236 | $393 | $7,910,269 | 84 | ||
| 41 | (38) | Bent | $87,856 | -40% | 13 | $6,758 | $270,553 | 16 | |
| 42 | (36) | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $87,086 | -53% | 8 | $10,886 | $2,301,638 | 154 | |
| 43 | (35) | My Best Friend's Wedding | $85,053 | -55% | 80 | $1,063 | $126,383,909 | 175 | |
| 44 | (49) | Switchback | $77,854 | +34% | 379 | $205 | $6,450,556 | 42 | |
| 45 | (47) | Gattaca | $76,943 | +12% | 111 | $693 | $12,225,062 | 49 | |
| 46 | (45) | Washington Square | $69,214 | -21% | 30 | $2,307 | $1,455,961 | 68 | |
| 47 | (43) | Shall We Dance? | $61,863 | -38% | 43 | $1,439 | $9,408,353 | 154 | |
| 48 | (46) | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | $56,729 | -31% | 29 | $1,956 | $680,747 | 70 | |
| 49 | (new) | Marius et Jeannette | $51,786 | 5 | $10,357 | $51,786 | 7 | ||
| 50 | (50) | The Hanging Garden | $46,512 | -19% | 19 | $2,448 | $363,594 | 35 | |
| 51 | (42) | Across The Sea of Time | $46,027 | -55% | 4 | $11,507 | $12,578,873 | 784 | |
| 52 | (54) | Beaumarchais the Scoundrel | $25,724 | -20% | 5 | $5,145 | $612,513 | 455 | |
| 53 | (-) | Office Killer | $21,258 | 2 | $10,629 | $21,258 | 9 | ||
| 54 | (56) | Critical Care | $12,144 | -13% | 12 | $1,012 | $201,551 | 42 | |
| Reporting movies: 54 | $105,525,668 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Money Talks | $41,047,255 | 87 | $41,047,255 |
| 2 | Flubber | $13,186,451 | 2,653 | $51,909,336 |
| 3 | Alien: Resurrection | $8,659,630 | 2,449 | $38,247,023 |
| 4 | The Rainmaker | $7,051,646 | 2,369 | $35,847,410 |
| 5 | Anastasia | $6,090,148 | 2,496 | $38,912,275 |
| 6 | The Jackal | $5,227,505 | 2,309 | $47,443,250 |
| 7 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | $3,928,820 | 1,262 | $18,785,214 |
| 8 | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | $3,204,028 | 2,140 | $31,957,680 |
| 9 | Starship Troopers | $1,728,000 | 1,854 | $53,387,950 |
| 10 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $1,699,474 | 1,319 | $69,115,378 |
| 11 | Bean | $1,614,577 | 1,797 | $44,000,984 |
| 12 | Devil’s Advocate | $1,270,163 | 825 | $57,631,282 |
| 13 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | $1,159,231 | 1,496 | $12,647,563 |
| 14 | The Wings of the Dove | $1,140,844 | 261 | $6,684,602 |
| 15 | Eve's Bayou | $1,109,112 | 636 | $12,604,530 |
| 16 | Boogie Nights | $893,335 | 607 | $22,941,226 |
| 17 | The Full Monty | $825,487 | 448 | $33,596,921 |
| 18 | The Ice Storm | $664,494 | 223 | $6,280,078 |
| 19 | L.A. Confidential | $434,760 | 243 | $35,478,006 |
| 20 | Good Will Hunting | $399,652 | 7 | $399,652 |
| 21 | Kiss the Girls | $351,432 | 410 | $59,383,364 |
| 22 | Red Corner | $316,050 | 409 | $21,867,931 |
| 23 | Soul Food | $255,657 | 313 | $42,773,068 |
| 24 | One Night Stand | $229,342 | 183 | $2,577,355 |
| 25 | Men in Black | $218,912 | 539 | $249,061,670 |
| 26 | Kiss or Kill | $196,223 | 73 | $624,590 |
| 27 | George Of The Jungle | $191,000 | 464 | $105,003,818 |
| 28 | Seven Years in Tibet | $177,805 | 316 | $37,443,742 |
| 29 | The Edge | $157,748 | 241 | $27,634,123 |
| 30 | Fairytale: A True Story | $145,466 | 508 | $13,477,271 |
| 31 | The Sweet Hereafter | $136,652 | 30 | $941,137 |
| 32 | Mad City | $127,189 | 173 | $10,143,665 |
| 33 | The Peacemaker | $125,349 | 343 | $41,125,363 |
| 34 | Air Bud | $125,191 | 376 | $25,966,068 |
| 35 | G.I.Jane | $119,089 | 221 | $48,067,285 |
| 36 | The Game | $106,393 | 170 | $48,170,507 |
| 37 | Hercules | $105,417 | 249 | $98,942,786 |
| 38 | Snowriders 2 | $103,803 | 10 | $2,213,831 |
| 39 | In & Out | $103,501 | 131 | $62,519,803 |
| 40 | A Thousand Acres | $92,788 | 236 | $7,910,269 |
| 41 | Bent | $87,856 | 13 | $270,553 |
| 42 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | $87,086 | 8 | $2,301,638 |
| 43 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $85,053 | 80 | $126,383,909 |
| 44 | Switchback | $77,854 | 379 | $6,450,556 |
| 45 | Gattaca | $76,943 | 111 | $12,225,062 |
| 46 | Washington Square | $69,214 | 30 | $1,455,961 |
| 47 | Shall We Dance? | $61,863 | 43 | $9,408,353 |
| 48 | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | $56,729 | 29 | $680,747 |
| 49 | Marius et Jeannette | $51,786 | 5 | $51,786 |
| 50 | The Hanging Garden | $46,512 | 19 | $363,594 |
| 51 | Across The Sea of Time | $46,027 | 4 | $12,578,873 |
| 52 | Beaumarchais the Scoundrel | $25,724 | 5 | $612,513 |
| 53 | Office Killer | $21,258 | 2 | $21,258 |
| 54 | Critical Care | $12,144 | 12 | $201,551 |
| Reporting: 54 | $105,525,668 | total | ||