1997 Daily Box Office Records

This chart shows the highest-grossing single days at the domestic box office for 1997.

Rank	Date	Movie	Daily Gross	Theaters	Per-Theater Average	Total Gross	Days in Release
1	May 25, 1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	$26,083,950	3,281	$7,950	$74,699,582	3
2	May 24, 1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	$24,443,450	3,281	$7,450	$48,615,632	2
3	May 23, 1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	$21,605,385	3,281	$6,585	$24,172,567	1
4	Jul 5, 1997	Men in Black	$20,220,137	3,020	$6,695	$69,007,897	4
5	May 26, 1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	$18,029,095	3,281	$5,495	$92,728,677	4
6	Jun 20, 1997	Batman & Robin	$16,115,353	2,934	$5,493	$16,115,353	1
7	Jul 4, 1997	Men in Black	$15,722,315	3,020	$5,206	$48,787,760	3
8	Jul 6, 1997	Men in Black	$15,126,003	3,020	$5,009	$84,133,900	5
9	Jun 21, 1997	Batman & Robin	$15,096,533	2,934	$5,145	$31,211,886	2
10	Dec 12, 1997	Scream 2	$14,380,000	3,112	$4,621	$14,380,000	1
11	Jul 3, 1997	Men in Black	$14,206,708	0		$33,065,445	2
12	Dec 13, 1997	Scream 2	$14,200,000	3,112	$4,563	$28,580,000	2
13	Jul 2, 1997	Men in Black	$14,043,310	3,020	$4,650	$18,858,737	1
14	Jul 26, 1997	Air Force One	$14,006,743	2,919	$4,798	$25,988,694	2
15	Dec 27, 1997	Titanic	$12,466,455	2,711	$4,598	$77,558,089	9
16	Jul 12, 1997	Men in Black	$12,188,740	3,020	$4,036	$130,966,320	11
17	Dec 26, 1997	Titanic	$12,122,298	2,711	$4,472	$65,091,634	8
18	Jul 25, 1997	Air Force One	$11,981,951	2,919	$4,105	$11,981,951	1
19	Jun 22, 1997	Batman & Robin	$11,660,719	2,934	$3,974	$42,872,605	3
20	Jul 27, 1997	Air Force One	$11,143,811	2,919	$3,818	$37,132,505	3
21	Dec 28, 1997	Titanic	$10,866,520	2,711	$4,008	$88,424,609	10
22	Nov 28, 1997	Flubber	$10,710,000	2,641	$4,055	$19,450,000	3
23	Dec 20, 1997	Titanic	$10,672,013	2,674	$3,991	$19,330,827	2
24	Aug 2, 1997	Air Force One	$10,511,122	2,919	$3,601	$72,992,111	9
25	Nov 29, 1997	Flubber	$9,785,000	2,641	$3,705	$29,235,000	4
26	Dec 21, 1997	Titanic	$9,307,304	2,674	$3,481	$28,638,131	3
27	Jul 11, 1997	Men in Black	$9,254,927	3,020	$3,065	$118,777,580	10
28	Dec 25, 1997	Titanic	$9,178,529	2,674	$3,433	$52,969,336	7
29	Dec 14, 1997	Scream 2	$9,005,000	3,112	$2,894	$39,247,000	3
30	Dec 19, 1997	Titanic	$8,658,814	2,674	$3,238	$8,658,814	1
31	Jul 13, 1997	Men in Black	$8,618,650	3,020	$2,854	$139,584,970	12
32	Dec 19, 1997	Tomorrow Never Dies	$8,570,000	2,807	$3,053	$8,570,000	1
33	Dec 20, 1997	Tomorrow Never Dies	$8,570,000	2,807	$3,053	$17,140,000	2
34	Aug 1, 1997	Spawn	$8,391,977	2,536	$3,309	$8,391,977	2
35	Jun 21, 1997	My Best Friend’s Wedding	$8,290,033	2,134	$3,885	$15,326,731	2
36	Dec 31, 1997	Titanic	$8,213,735	2,711	$3,030	$112,594,173	13
37	Nov 7, 1997	Starship Troopers	$8,185,000	2,971	$2,755	$8,185,000	1
38	Jun 28, 1997	Face/Off	$8,155,986	2,621	$3,112	$15,893,454	2
39	Nov 8, 1997	Starship Troopers	$8,135,000	2,971	$2,738	$16,320,000	2
40	Dec 30, 1997	Titanic	$8,012,909	2,711	$2,956	$104,380,438	12
41	Dec 21, 1997	Tomorrow Never Dies	$8,003,007	2,807	$2,851	$25,143,007	3
42	Dec 29, 1997	Titanic	$7,942,920	2,711	$2,930	$96,367,529	11
43	Jul 19, 1997	Men in Black	$7,904,234	3,102	$2,548	$166,800,161	18
44	Dec 26, 1997	Tomorrow Never Dies	$7,838,000	2,807	$2,792	$49,175,000	8
45	Dec 27, 1997	Tomorrow Never Dies	$7,838,000	2,807	$2,792	$57,013,000	9
46	Jun 28, 1997	Hercules	$7,748,648	2,872	$2,698	$17,044,957	14
47	Aug 3, 1997	Air Force One	$7,746,722	2,919	$2,654	$80,738,833	10
48	Jun 27, 1997	Face/Off	$7,737,468	2,621	$2,952	$7,737,468	1
49	Jul 12, 1997	Contact	$7,703,374	1,923	$4,006	$14,247,299	2
50	Aug 9, 1997	Air Force One	$7,590,798	2,981	$2,546	$105,449,902	16
51	Aug 9, 1997	Conspiracy Theory	$7,576,387	2,806	$2,700	$13,508,404	2
52	Jun 29, 1997	Face/Off	$7,494,076	2,621	$2,859	$23,387,530	3
53	Aug 1, 1997	Air Force One	$7,473,778	2,919	$2,560	$62,480,989	8
54	Jul 7, 1997	Men in Black	$7,433,260	3,020	$2,461	$91,567,160	6
55	Aug 2, 1997	Spawn	$7,229,547	2,536	$2,851	$15,621,524	3
56	Jun 27, 1997	Hercules	$7,092,205	2,872	$2,469	$9,296,309	13
57	Jun 20, 1997	My Best Friend’s Wedding	$7,036,698	2,134	$3,297	$7,036,698	1
58	Nov 28, 1997	Alien: Resurrection	$7,005,000	2,411	$2,905	$17,105,000	1
59	Nov 22, 1997	Mortal Kombat: Annihilation	$6,980,000	2,140	$3,262	$12,910,000	2
60	Sep 20, 1997	In & Out	$6,853,552	1,992	$3,441	$11,394,829	2
61	Jul 8, 1997	Men in Black	$6,835,526	3,020	$2,263	$98,402,686	7
62	Jul 5, 1997	Face/Off	$6,803,735	2,637	$2,580	$46,703,772	9
63	Nov 15, 1997	The Jackal	$6,690,000	2,192	$3,052	$11,770,000	2
64	Jun 29, 1997	Hercules	$6,613,598	2,872	$2,303	$23,658,555	15
65	Jul 19, 1997	George Of The Jungle	$6,608,926	2,506	$2,637	$17,865,340	4
66	Jul 19, 1997	Contact	$6,570,700	2,194	$2,995	$42,679,250	9
67	Jul 11, 1997	Contact	$6,543,925	1,923	$3,403	$6,543,925	1
68	Oct 18, 1997	I Know What You Did Last Summ…	$6,470,000	2,524	$2,563	$11,545,000	2
69	Nov 29, 1997	Alien: Resurrection	$6,420,000	2,411	$2,663	$23,525,000	2
70	Nov 22, 1997	Anastasia	$6,370,000	2,480	$2,569	$9,943,000	9
71	Jun 22, 1997	My Best Friend’s Wedding	$6,351,646	2,134	$2,976	$21,678,377	3
72	Jul 13, 1997	Contact	$6,337,609	1,923	$3,296	$20,584,908	3
73	Jul 9, 1997	Men in Black	$6,016,459	3,020	$1,992	$104,419,145	8
74	Dec 23, 1997	Titanic	$6,003,119	2,674	$2,245	$40,219,462	5
75	Sep 13, 1997	The Game	$5,947,022	2,403	$2,475	$10,427,757	2
76	Aug 8, 1997	Conspiracy Theory	$5,932,017	2,806	$2,114	$5,932,017	1
77	Nov 21, 1997	Mortal Kombat: Annihilation	$5,930,000	2,140	$2,771	$5,930,000	1
78	Nov 30, 1997	Flubber	$5,908,000	2,641	$2,237	$35,892,031	5
79	Dec 25, 1997	Tomorrow Never Dies	$5,830,000	2,807	$2,077	$41,337,000	7
80	Aug 10, 1997	Conspiracy Theory	$5,805,161	2,806	$2,069	$19,313,565	3
81	Jul 18, 1997	Men in Black	$5,780,062	3,102	$1,863	$158,895,927	17
82	Nov 9, 1997	Starship Troopers	$5,738,773	2,971	$1,932	$22,058,773	3
83	Jun 28, 1997	My Best Friend’s Wedding	$5,733,114	2,134	$2,687	$44,769,505	9
84	May 27, 1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	$5,659,725	3,281	$1,725	$98,388,402	5
85	Jun 28, 1997	Batman & Robin	$5,651,560	2,942	$1,921	$70,248,814	9
86	Dec 20, 1997	Scream 2	$5,629,000	2,638	$2,134	$51,704,000	9
87	Aug 3, 1997	Spawn	$5,588,607	2,536	$2,204	$21,210,131	4
88	Nov 27, 1997	Flubber	$5,585,000	2,641	$2,115	$8,740,000	2
89	Dec 22, 1997	Titanic	$5,578,212	2,674	$2,086	$34,216,343	4
90	Oct 4, 1997	Kiss the Girls	$5,529,220	2,271	$2,435	$9,941,599	2
91	Oct 25, 1997	I Know What You Did Last Summ…	$5,435,000	2,524	$2,153	$29,822,000	9
92	Jul 20, 1997	Men in Black	$5,345,632	3,102	$1,723	$172,145,793	19
93	Oct 6, 1997	Soul Food	$5,343,288	1,350	$3,958	$28,028,760	11
94	Sep 27, 1997	In & Out	$5,302,732	2,268	$2,338	$27,811,947	9
95	Aug 16, 1997	Air Force One	$5,277,454	2,981	$1,770	$126,785,005	23
96	Dec 6, 1997	Flubber	$5,230,000	2,653	$1,971	$46,508,000	11
97	Dec 28, 1997	Tomorrow Never Dies	$5,198,421	2,807	$1,852	$62,211,421	10
98	Sep 27, 1997	The Peacemaker	$5,166,274	2,362	$2,187	$9,155,682	2
99	Jul 26, 1997	George Of The Jungle	$5,147,153	2,554	$2,015	$44,045,184	11
100	Aug 10, 1997	Air Force One	$5,132,898	2,981	$1,722	$110,582,800	17