1997 Weekend Box Office Records

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

Rank	Date	Movie	Weekend Gross	Theaters	Per-Theater Average	Total Gross	Days in Release
1	May 23, 1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	$72,132,785	3,281	$21,985	$74,699,967	3
2	Jul 4, 1997	Men in Black	$51,068,455	3,020	$16,910	$84,133,900	5
3	Jun 20, 1997	Batman & Robin	$42,872,605	2,934	$14,612	$42,872,605	3
4	Jul 25, 1997	Air Force One	$37,132,505	2,919	$12,721	$37,132,505	3
5	Jan 31, 1997	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	$35,906,661	2,104	$17,066	$358,646,803	7,194
6	Dec 26, 1997	Titanic	$35,455,673	2,711	$13,078	$88,425,009	10
7	May 30, 1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	$34,116,390	3,282	$10,395	$141,544,334	10
8	Dec 12, 1997	Scream 2	$32,926,342	2,663	$12,364	$32,926,342	3
9	Mar 21, 1997	Liar Liar	$31,423,025	2,845	$11,045	$31,423,025	3
10	Jul 11, 1997	Men in Black	$30,062,317	3,020	$9,954	$139,584,970	12
11	Dec 19, 1997	Titanic	$28,638,131	2,674	$10,710	$28,638,131	3
12	Nov 28, 1997	Flubber	$26,725,207	2,641	$10,119	$35,892,031	5
13	Aug 1, 1997	Air Force One	$25,731,622	2,919	$8,815	$80,738,833	10
14	Mar 28, 1997	Liar Liar	$25,377,435	2,853	$8,895	$70,954,360	10
15	Dec 19, 1997	Tomorrow Never Dies	$25,143,007	2,807	$8,957	$25,143,007	3
16	Feb 7, 1997	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	$24,277,091	2,104	$11,539	$393,498,671	7,201
17	Jun 6, 1997	Con Air	$24,131,738	2,824	$8,545	$24,131,738	3
18	Jun 27, 1997	Face/Off	$23,387,530	2,621	$8,923	$23,387,530	3
19	Nov 7, 1997	Starship Troopers	$22,058,773	2,971	$7,425	$22,058,773	3
20	Feb 21, 1997	Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire S…	$21,975,993	2,111	$10,410	$244,650,259	6,123
21	Jun 20, 1997	My Best Friend’s Wedding	$21,678,377	2,134	$10,159	$21,678,377	3
22	Jun 27, 1997	Hercules	$21,454,451	2,872	$7,470	$23,658,555	15
23	Feb 14, 1997	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	$21,370,589	2,104	$10,157	$421,371,522	7,208
24	Jul 11, 1997	Contact	$20,584,908	1,923	$10,705	$20,584,908	3
25	Dec 26, 1997	Tomorrow Never Dies	$20,480,931	2,807	$7,296	$62,211,421	10
26	Aug 1, 1997	Spawn	$19,738,749	2,536	$7,783	$21,210,131	4
27	Aug 8, 1997	Conspiracy Theory	$19,313,566	2,806	$6,883	$19,313,566	3
28	Jul 18, 1997	Men in Black	$19,029,928	3,102	$6,135	$172,145,793	19
29	Jun 6, 1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	$18,564,605	3,397	$5,465	$171,103,734	17
30	Feb 7, 1997	Dante’s Peak	$18,479,435	2,657	$6,955	$18,479,435	3
31	Apr 4, 1997	Liar Liar	$18,275,295	2,878	$6,350	$100,686,180	17
32	Aug 8, 1997	Air Force One	$17,827,096	2,981	$5,980	$110,582,800	17
33	May 9, 1997	The Fifth Element	$17,031,345	2,500	$6,813	$17,031,345	3
34	Nov 21, 1997	Mortal Kombat: Annihilation	$16,771,694	2,140	$7,837	$16,771,694	3
35	Feb 14, 1997	Absolute Power	$16,770,220	2,568	$6,530	$16,770,220	3
36	Apr 11, 1997	Anaconda	$16,620,887	2,456	$6,767	$16,620,887	3
37	Jul 18, 1997	George Of The Jungle	$16,540,791	2,506	$6,600	$22,878,989	5
38	Nov 28, 1997	Alien: Resurrection	$16,474,092	2,415	$6,822	$25,789,455	3
39	Mar 14, 1997	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of t…	$16,293,531	2,111	$7,718	$280,129,271	5,045
40	Apr 4, 1997	The Saint	$16,278,873	2,307	$7,056	$16,278,873	3
41	Jun 13, 1997	Speed 2: Cruise Control	$16,158,942	2,615	$6,179	$16,158,942	3
42	Jul 18, 1997	Contact	$16,114,633	2,194	$7,345	$47,408,514	10
43	Jul 4, 1997	Face/Off	$16,067,233	2,637	$6,093	$51,521,285	10
44	Oct 17, 1997	I Know What You Did Last Summ…	$15,818,645	2,524	$6,267	$15,818,645	3
45	Jun 27, 1997	Batman & Robin	$15,735,702	2,942	$5,349	$75,208,048	10
46	Jun 13, 1997	Con Air	$15,674,022	2,829	$5,540	$49,892,781	10
47	Nov 14, 1997	The Jackal	$15,164,595	2,193	$6,915	$15,164,595	3
48	Sep 19, 1997	In & Out	$15,019,821	1,992	$7,540	$15,019,821	3
49	Jun 27, 1997	My Best Friend’s Wedding	$15,016,921	2,134	$7,037	$49,220,136	10
50	Mar 7, 1997	Private Parts	$14,616,333	2,138	$6,836	$14,616,333	3
51	Apr 25, 1997	Volcano	$14,581,740	2,774	$5,257	$14,581,740	3
52	Apr 11, 1997	Liar Liar	$14,486,385	2,880	$5,030	$120,015,240	24
53	Sep 12, 1997	The Game	$14,337,029	2,403	$5,966	$14,337,029	3
54	Mar 28, 1997	The Devil’s Own	$14,274,503	2,504	$5,701	$14,274,503	5
55	Nov 21, 1997	Anastasia	$14,104,933	2,478	$5,692	$14,242,807	10
56	Dec 19, 1997	Scream 2	$13,921,565	2,638	$5,277	$55,081,458	10
57	Feb 14, 1997	Dante’s Peak	$13,662,270	2,727	$5,010	$36,271,100	10
58	Aug 15, 1997	Cop Land	$13,510,482	2,233	$6,050	$13,510,482	3
59	Oct 3, 1997	Kiss the Girls	$13,215,167	2,271	$5,819	$13,215,167	3
60	Jul 25, 1997	George Of The Jungle	$13,196,237	2,554	$5,167	$48,082,033	12
61	Feb 28, 1997	Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire S…	$13,145,852	2,111	$6,227	$262,895,196	6,130
62	Feb 14, 1997	Vegas Vacation	$12,837,927	2,054	$6,250	$12,837,927	3
63	Mar 7, 1997	Jungle 2 Jungle	$12,812,047	2,316	$5,532	$12,812,047	3
64	Nov 7, 1997	Bean	$12,733,827	1,948	$6,537	$19,742,986	24
65	Dec 26, 1997	As Good as it Gets	$12,606,928	1,572	$8,020	$16,164,889	5
66	Oct 24, 1997	I Know What You Did Last Summ…	$12,507,880	2,524	$4,956	$32,769,394	10
67	Jun 13, 1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	$12,477,515	3,565	$3,500	$190,697,964	24
68	Jul 25, 1997	Men in Black	$12,350,884	3,180	$3,884	$194,036,790	26
69	Aug 15, 1997	Air Force One	$12,350,122	2,981	$4,143	$130,353,620	24
70	Jul 11, 1997	Face/Off	$12,332,309	2,851	$4,326	$71,772,555	17
71	Sep 26, 1997	The Peacemaker	$12,311,939	2,362	$5,213	$12,311,939	3
72	Aug 15, 1997	Conspiracy Theory	$12,309,562	2,806	$4,387	$40,668,584	10
73	May 2, 1997	Breakdown	$12,307,128	2,108	$5,838	$12,307,128	3
74	Jan 17, 1997	Beverly Hills Ninja	$12,220,920	2,112	$5,786	$12,220,920	3
75	Jul 4, 1997	Hercules	$12,193,152	2,884	$4,228	$50,030,540	22
76	Oct 17, 1997	Devil’s Advocate	$12,170,536	2,161	$5,632	$12,170,536	3
77	Jan 3, 1997	Michael	$12,144,926	2,181	$5,569	$52,733,564	12
78	Jan 3, 1997	Jerry Maguire	$12,030,145	2,531	$4,753	$83,006,355	24
79	Apr 18, 1997	Anaconda	$12,013,566	2,456	$4,892	$32,740,911	10
80	Nov 28, 1997	Anastasia	$11,837,750	2,511	$4,714	$31,311,194	17
81	Feb 28, 1997	Donnie Brasco	$11,660,216	1,503	$7,758	$11,660,216	3
82	Jul 18, 1997	Nothing To Lose	$11,617,767	1,862	$6,239	$11,617,767	3
83	Mar 21, 1997	Selena	$11,615,722	1,850	$6,279	$11,615,722	3
84	May 23, 1997	Addicted To Love	$11,446,098	2,007	$5,703	$11,446,098	3
85	Jan 17, 1997	Metro	$11,411,107	2,001	$5,703	$11,411,107	3
86	May 16, 1997	The Fifth Element	$11,410,863	2,500	$4,564	$34,213,330	10
87	Dec 5, 1997	Flubber	$11,292,933	2,653	$4,257	$50,015,818	12
88	Sep 26, 1997	In & Out	$11,225,464	2,268	$4,949	$30,376,543	10
89	Sep 26, 1997	Soul Food	$11,197,897	1,336	$8,382	$11,197,897	3
90	Oct 10, 1997	Kiss the Girls	$11,122,441	2,302	$4,832	$28,541,579	10
91	Aug 22, 1997	G.I. Jane	$11,094,241	1,945	$5,704	$11,094,241	3
92	Feb 21, 1997	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	$11,031,743	2,200	$5,014	$438,692,889	7,215
93	Mar 14, 1997	Jungle 2 Jungle	$10,936,587	2,323	$4,708	$27,206,661	10
94	Jul 4, 1997	My Best Friend’s Wedding	$10,818,090	2,233	$4,845	$69,281,429	17
95	Apr 11, 1997	The Saint	$10,807,568	2,449	$4,413	$31,401,797	10
96	Aug 22, 1997	Money Talks	$10,654,369	2,005	$5,314	$10,654,369	3
97	Nov 21, 1997	The Rainmaker	$10,626,507	2,317	$4,586	$10,626,507	3
98	Nov 28, 1997	The Rainmaker	$10,615,122	2,341	$4,534	$26,887,272	10
99	Dec 19, 1997	Amistad	$10,609,595	480	$22,103	$17,003,854	10
100	Jun 20, 1997	Con Air	$10,431,513	2,941	$3,547	$67,802,075	17