Domestic Box Office Weekends For 1997

Data as of Mar 19, 2:19 PDT

Key:Long Weekend

DatesTop 10 Gross%± LWOverall Gross%± LWReleases#1 Release Week
Dec 26-28$120,126,820+31.7%$138,727,991+47.2%25Titanic52
Dec 19-21$91,234,918+32%$94,270,479+30.2%20Titanic51
Dec 12-14$69,091,403+63.8%$72,400,067+62.6%18Scream 250
Dec 5-7
Post-Thanksgiving
$42,185,260-55.6%$44,531,634-57.2%15Flubber49
Nov 28-30
Thanksgiving 3-Day
$95,033,324+25.1%$103,938,065+25.1%19Flubber48
Nov 27-30
Thanksgiving 4-Day
$7,574,342-$7,574,342-4Starship Troopers48
Nov 26-30
Thanksgiving 5-Day
$8,445,232-$8,445,232-4Starship Troopers48
Nov 21-23$75,964,305+20.9%$83,072,297+11.9%16Mortal Kombat: Annihilation47
Nov 14-16$62,856,559-7.3%$74,251,826-2.3%21The Jackal46
Nov 7-9$67,822,130+48.8%$76,010,192+38.4%20Starship Troopers45
Oct 31-Nov 2$45,571,178-7.6%$54,909,181-9.3%21I Know What You Did Last Summer44
Oct 24-26$49,334,810-16.2%$60,563,234-10.7%20I Know What You Did Last Summer43
Oct 17-19$58,860,520+8.3%$67,797,273+11.2%23I Know What You Did Last Summer42
Oct 10-12$54,339,832-4%$60,986,562+0.6%23Kiss the Girls41
Oct 10-13
Indig. Peoples' Day wknd
$6,692,408-$6,692,408-5The Peacemaker41
Oct 3-5$56,621,252-6.8%$60,608,673-5.9%22Kiss the Girls40
Sep 26-28$60,725,880+22.8%$64,405,519+17.5%19The Peacemaker39
Sep 19-21$49,465,428+28.5%$54,795,847+20.1%21In & Out38
Sep 12-14$38,503,336+2.3%$45,628,862<0.1%20The Game37
Sep 5-7$37,641,254+95.6%$45,632,225+137.2%21Fire Down Below36
Aug 29-31$19,239,290-70.7%$19,239,290-75.5%7G.I. Jane35
Aug 29-Sep 1
Labor Day wknd
$68,345,712-$87,553,350-24G.I. Jane35
Aug 22-24$65,746,855-6.7%$78,429,557-3.4%26G.I. Jane34
Aug 15-17$70,473,999-9.8%$81,188,660-8.2%24Cop Land33
Aug 8-10$78,139,519-16.1%$88,393,414-13.6%24Conspiracy Theory32
Aug 1-3$93,114,860-8.1%$102,331,184-3.8%20Air Force One31
Jul 25-27$101,320,619+8.2%$106,387,777+7.3%19Air Force One30
Jul 18-20$93,612,321-1.3%$99,157,169+1.4%19Men in Black29
Jul 11-13$94,857,243-16.6%$97,744,889-16%16Men in Black28
Jul 4-6$113,786,409+23.2%$116,309,162+24.2%15Men in Black27
Jun 27-29$92,363,542-3.3%$93,668,405-3.5%14Face/Off26
Jun 20-22$95,550,443+69.1%$97,114,669+65.8%16Batman & Robin25
Jun 13-15$56,508,375-10.1%$58,567,115-9%17Speed 2: Cruise Control24
Jun 6-8$62,831,256-4.8%$64,342,514-6%17Con Air23
May 30-Jun 1$65,988,739-18.8%$68,443,088-15.8%16The Lost World: Jurassic Park22
May 23-25$81,307,511+76.8%$81,307,511+61.9%4The Lost World: Jurassic Park21
May 23-26
Memorial Day wknd
$134,579,279-$140,728,067-18The Lost World: Jurassic Park21
May 16-18$45,992,130-19.3%$50,212,029-15.8%17The Fifth Element20
May 9-11$57,025,548-1.8%$59,604,392-3.1%16The Fifth Element19
May 2-4$58,095,541+9.4%$61,510,017+8.3%21Breakdown18
Apr 25-27$53,119,521+1.5%$56,781,466-2.6%22Volcano17
Apr 18-20$52,340,730-19%$58,323,039-21.1%20Anaconda16
Apr 11-13$64,584,676-2.6%$73,921,857-1.8%23Anaconda15
Apr 4-6$66,303,706-5.3%$75,282,552-9.3%22Liar Liar14
Mar 28-30$69,977,546-5.8%$82,961,369-4.6%27Liar Liar13
Mar 28-31
Easter wknd
$30,951,657-$30,951,657-3Liar Liar13
Mar 21-23$74,303,842+23.3%$86,994,515+13.2%28Liar Liar12
Mar 14-16$60,250,611-4.3%$76,842,273-3.8%27Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1997 Special Edition
11
Mar 7-9$62,954,749-0.7%$79,838,123-0.4%27Private Parts10
Feb 28-Mar 2$63,409,740-14.2%$80,163,325-8.5%29Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1997 Special Edition
9
Feb 21-23$73,903,142+55.4%$87,616,040+84.3%27Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1997 Special Edition
8
Feb 14-16$47,543,029-27.6%$47,543,029-41.1%5Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1997 Special Edition
7
Feb 14-17
Presidents' Day wknd
$97,349,531-$116,551,323-29Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1997 Special Edition
7
Feb 7-9$65,669,096-6.4%$80,670,394-9.9%28Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1997 Special Edition
6
Jan 31-Feb 2$70,185,950+55.7%$89,532,648+46.1%28Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1997 Special Edition
5
Jan 24-26$45,079,346+219.6%$61,284,905+334.5%26Jerry Maguire4
Jan 17-19$14,104,613-77.4%$14,104,613-82.1%2Evita3
Jan 17-20
MLK wknd
$72,905,249-$93,618,559-21Beverly Hills Ninja3
Jan 10-12$62,315,354-11.2%$79,005,008-11.4%22The Relic2
Jan 3-5$70,213,938-22%$89,180,504-18.6%24Michael1