Domestic 1997 Weekend 29

July 18-20, 1997

Key:New This Week

RankLWRelease Gross%± LWTheatersChangeAverageTotal GrossWeeksDistributor
11Men in Black$19,029,928-36.7%3,102+82$6,134$172,145,7933Sony Pictures Releasing
2-George of the Jungle$16,540,791-2,506-$6,600$22,878,9891Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
32Contact$16,114,633-21.7%2,194+271$7,344$47,408,5142Warner Bros.
4-Nothing to Lose$11,617,767-1,862-$6,239$11,617,7671Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
53Face/Off$8,911,744-27.7%2,851-$3,125$86,302,1354Paramount Pictures
65My Best Friend's Wedding$6,522,025-21.6%2,376+33$2,744$94,729,0945Sony Pictures Releasing
74Hercules$5,192,475-37.7%2,541-389$2,043$76,760,2176Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
8-Armour of God 2: Operation Condor$4,731,751-1,532-$3,088$4,731,7511Miramax
96Out to Sea$3,170,814-23.7%1,633-103$1,941$20,134,7663Twentieth Century Fox
107Batman & Robin$1,780,393-56.4%1,916-785$929$102,808,3655Warner Bros.
118Con Air$1,775,312-38.6%1,243-441$1,428$92,985,5807Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
129A Simple Wish$1,146,820-58%1,699+23$674$5,546,3202Universal Pictures
1312Speed 2: Cruise Control$1,085,936+18.1%831-202$1,306$44,456,3726Twentieth Century Fox
1410The Lost World: Jurassic Park$701,375-48.1%845-577$830$222,529,6699Universal Pictures
1513Liar Liar$606,970-24.5%595-113$1,020$177,361,14518Universal Pictures
1614The Fifth Element$100,291-2.6%173-12$579$61,310,35811Sony Pictures Releasing
17-Mrs. Brown$76,268-6-$12,711$76,2681Miramax
18-The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain$50,208-97-$517$50,2081-
19-Beyond Barbed Wire$1,668-1-$1,668$1,6681-