1997 Weekly Box Office Records

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

Rank	Date	Movie	Weekly Gross	Theaters	Per-Theater Average	Total Gross	Days in Release
1	May 23, 1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	$81,172,327	3,281	$24,740	$107,427,944	7
2	Jul 4, 1997	Men in Black	$76,457,208	3,020	$25,317	$109,522,653	9
3	Dec 26, 1997	Titanic	$71,183,357	2,711	$26,257	$124,152,693	14
4	Jun 20, 1997	Batman & Robin	$59,472,346	2,934	$20,270	$59,472,346	7
5	Jul 25, 1997	Air Force One	$55,007,211	2,919	$18,845	$55,007,211	7
6	Dec 19, 1997	Titanic	$52,969,336	2,674	$19,809	$52,969,336	7
7	Jan 31, 1997	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	$46,481,438	2,104	$22,092	$369,221,580	7,198
8	Mar 21, 1997	Liar Liar	$45,576,925	2,845	$16,020	$45,576,925	7
9	May 30, 1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	$45,111,185	3,282	$13,745	$152,539,129	14
10	Jul 11, 1997	Men in Black	$43,593,212	3,020	$14,435	$153,115,865	16
11	Dec 19, 1997	Tomorrow Never Dies	$41,730,490	2,807	$14,867	$41,730,490	7
12	Dec 12, 1997	Scream 2	$41,159,893	2,663	$15,456	$41,159,893	7
13	Dec 5, 1997	Money Talks	$41,047,255	87	$471,808	$41,047,255	112
14	Aug 1, 1997	Air Force One	$37,748,493	2,919	$12,932	$92,755,704	14
15	Dec 26, 1997	Tomorrow Never Dies	$36,878,858	2,807	$13,138	$78,609,348	14
16	Mar 28, 1997	Liar Liar	$36,833,960	2,853	$12,911	$82,410,885	14
17	Jun 27, 1997	Hercules	$35,633,284	2,872	$12,407	$37,837,388	19
18	Jun 27, 1997	Face/Off	$35,454,052	2,621	$13,527	$35,454,052	7
19	Jun 6, 1997	Con Air	$34,218,759	2,824	$12,117	$34,218,759	7
20	Jun 20, 1997	My Best Friend’s Wedding	$34,203,215	2,134	$16,028	$34,203,215	7
21	Jul 11, 1997	Contact	$31,293,881	1,923	$16,273	$31,293,881	7
22	Feb 7, 1997	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	$30,779,353	2,104	$14,629	$400,000,933	7,205
23	Nov 28, 1997	Flubber	$29,556,061	2,641	$11,191	$38,722,885	9
24	Nov 7, 1997	Starship Troopers	$29,158,856	2,971	$9,814	$29,158,856	7
25	Jul 18, 1997	Men in Black	$28,570,041	3,102	$9,210	$181,685,906	23
26	Jul 18, 1997	George Of The Jungle	$28,547,598	2,506	$11,392	$34,885,796	9
27	Aug 8, 1997	Conspiracy Theory	$28,359,022	2,806	$10,107	$28,359,022	7
28	Feb 14, 1997	Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope	$27,660,213	2,104	$13,146	$427,661,146	7,212
29	Aug 1, 1997	Spawn	$27,277,325	2,536	$10,756	$28,748,707	8
30	Feb 21, 1997	Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire S…	$27,075,078	2,111	$12,826	$249,749,344	6,127
31	Jun 6, 1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	$25,681,320	3,397	$7,560	$178,220,449	21
32	Aug 8, 1997	Air Force One	$25,247,794	2,981	$8,470	$118,003,498	21
33	Dec 26, 1997	As Good as it Gets	$24,946,989	1,572	$15,870	$28,504,950	9
34	Jun 27, 1997	My Best Friend’s Wedding	$24,260,124	2,134	$11,368	$58,463,339	14
35	Jul 4, 1997	Face/Off	$23,986,194	2,637	$9,096	$59,440,246	14
36	Jul 18, 1997	Contact	$23,974,184	2,194	$10,927	$55,268,065	14
37	Jun 13, 1997	Speed 2: Cruise Control	$23,437,326	2,615	$8,963	$23,437,326	7
38	Jun 27, 1997	Batman & Robin	$23,216,516	2,942	$7,891	$82,688,862	14
39	Jun 13, 1997	Con Air	$23,151,803	2,829	$8,184	$57,370,562	14
40	Apr 4, 1997	Liar Liar	$23,117,970	2,878	$8,033	$105,528,855	21
41	May 9, 1997	The Fifth Element	$22,802,467	2,500	$9,121	$22,802,467	7
42	Feb 7, 1997	Dante’s Peak	$22,608,830	2,657	$8,509	$22,608,830	7
43	Mar 28, 1997	The Devil’s Own	$22,574,814	2,504	$9,016	$22,574,814	9
44	Nov 21, 1997	Mortal Kombat: Annihilation	$20,995,259	2,140	$9,811	$20,995,259	7
45	Dec 19, 1997	Scream 2	$20,854,129	2,638	$7,905	$62,014,022	14
46	Apr 11, 1997	Anaconda	$20,727,345	2,456	$8,439	$20,727,345	7
47	Apr 4, 1997	The Saint	$20,594,229	2,307	$8,927	$20,594,229	7
48	Jul 25, 1997	George Of The Jungle	$20,565,499	2,554	$8,052	$55,451,295	16
49	Jul 4, 1997	Hercules	$20,315,443	2,884	$7,044	$58,152,831	26
50	Nov 28, 1997	Alien: Resurrection	$20,272,030	2,415	$8,394	$29,587,393	7
51	Oct 17, 1997	I Know What You Did Last Summ…	$20,261,514	2,524	$8,028	$20,261,514	7
52	Aug 15, 1997	Cop Land	$20,103,425	2,233	$9,003	$20,103,425	7
53	Mar 14, 1997	Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of t…	$19,882,431	2,111	$9,418	$283,718,171	5,049
54	Dec 26, 1997	Mouse Hunt	$19,800,727	2,191	$9,037	$31,603,526	14
55	Feb 14, 1997	Absolute Power	$19,685,797	2,568	$7,666	$19,685,797	7
56	Nov 14, 1997	The Jackal	$19,539,630	2,193	$8,910	$19,539,630	7
57	Nov 21, 1997	Anastasia	$19,335,570	2,478	$7,803	$19,473,444	14
58	Sep 12, 1997	The Game	$19,227,105	2,403	$8,001	$19,227,105	7
59	Sep 19, 1997	In & Out	$19,151,079	1,992	$9,614	$19,151,079	7
60	Mar 7, 1997	Private Parts	$18,906,599	2,138	$8,843	$18,906,599	7
61	Jun 13, 1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	$18,694,480	3,565	$5,244	$196,914,929	28
62	Jul 25, 1997	Men in Black	$18,425,302	3,180	$5,794	$200,111,208	30
63	Apr 25, 1997	Volcano	$18,344,036	2,774	$6,613	$18,344,036	7
64	Jul 11, 1997	Face/Off	$17,950,145	2,851	$6,296	$77,390,391	21
65	Apr 11, 1997	Liar Liar	$17,873,605	2,880	$6,206	$123,402,460	28
66	Aug 15, 1997	Conspiracy Theory	$17,746,609	2,806	$6,325	$46,105,631	14
67	Jul 18, 1997	Nothing To Lose	$17,558,773	1,862	$9,430	$17,558,773	7
68	Oct 3, 1997	Kiss the Girls	$17,419,138	2,271	$7,670	$17,419,138	7
69	Aug 15, 1997	Air Force One	$17,218,107	2,981	$5,776	$135,221,605	28
70	Nov 7, 1997	Bean	$16,855,542	1,948	$8,653	$23,864,701	28
71	Jul 4, 1997	My Best Friend’s Wedding	$16,717,397	2,233	$7,487	$75,180,736	21
72	Feb 28, 1997	Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire S…	$16,616,259	2,111	$7,871	$266,365,603	6,134
73	Oct 17, 1997	Devil’s Advocate	$16,417,114	2,161	$7,597	$16,417,114	7
74	Dec 26, 1997	Jackie Brown	$16,303,991	1,370	$11,901	$19,900,352	8
75	Nov 21, 1997	The Rainmaker	$16,272,150	2,317	$7,023	$16,272,150	7
76	Mar 7, 1997	Jungle 2 Jungle	$16,270,074	2,316	$7,025	$16,270,074	7
77	Dec 26, 1997	Scream 2	$16,193,994	2,670	$6,065	$78,208,016	21
78	Sep 26, 1997	The Peacemaker	$16,030,673	2,362	$6,787	$16,030,673	7
79	Aug 22, 1997	G.I. Jane	$15,970,095	1,945	$8,211	$15,970,095	7
80	Feb 14, 1997	Dante’s Peak	$15,707,520	2,727	$5,760	$38,316,350	14
81	Mar 21, 1997	Selena	$15,599,598	1,850	$8,432	$15,599,598	7
82	Oct 24, 1997	I Know What You Did Last Summ…	$15,595,068	2,524	$6,179	$35,856,582	14
83	May 2, 1997	Breakdown	$15,563,470	2,108	$7,383	$15,563,470	7
84	Feb 28, 1997	Donnie Brasco	$15,522,931	1,503	$10,328	$15,522,931	7
85	Jan 3, 1997	Jerry Maguire	$15,330,696	2,531	$6,057	$86,306,906	28
86	Jun 20, 1997	Con Air	$15,280,428	2,941	$5,196	$72,650,990	21
87	May 16, 1997	The Fifth Element	$15,207,683	2,500	$6,083	$38,010,150	14
88	Apr 18, 1997	Anaconda	$15,185,158	2,456	$6,183	$35,912,503	14
89	Oct 10, 1997	Kiss the Girls	$14,824,992	2,302	$6,440	$32,244,130	14
90	Jan 3, 1997	Michael	$14,815,034	2,181	$6,793	$55,403,672	16
91	Feb 14, 1997	Vegas Vacation	$14,730,749	2,054	$7,172	$14,730,749	7
92	Sep 26, 1997	Soul Food	$14,327,093	1,336	$10,724	$14,327,093	7
93	Aug 22, 1997	Money Talks	$14,205,412	2,005	$7,085	$14,205,412	7
94	Aug 1, 1997	George Of The Jungle	$14,155,281	2,605	$5,434	$69,606,576	23
95	Jul 25, 1997	Contact	$14,124,584	2,314	$6,104	$69,392,649	21
96	Sep 26, 1997	In & Out	$13,949,351	2,268	$6,151	$33,100,430	14
97	May 23, 1997	Addicted To Love	$13,897,053	2,007	$6,924	$13,897,053	7
98	Dec 19, 1997	Amistad	$13,527,149	480	$28,182	$19,921,408	14
99	Jan 3, 1997	Scream	$13,512,881	1,737	$7,779	$42,581,523	21
100	Oct 24, 1997	Devil’s Advocate	$13,496,585	2,351	$5,741	$29,913,699	14