Domestic Box Office For 1997

RankRelease GrossTheatersTotal GrossRelease DateDistributor
290The Boxer$37,554523$5,980,578Dec 31Universal Pictures
256Ma vie en rose$130,24863$2,162,043Dec 26Sony Pictures Classics
264Afterglow$79,542353$2,465,960Dec 26Sony Pictures Classics
99Jackie Brown$17,571,2071,642$39,673,162Dec 25Miramax
111An American Werewolf in Paris$13,867,3131,731$26,570,463Dec 25Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
132Mr. Magoo$10,045,1141,857$21,437,192Dec 25Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
135The Postman$9,473,7372,207$17,626,234Dec 25Warner Bros.
246Wag the Dog$203,4021,752$43,061,945Dec 25New Line Cinema
253Kundun$150,201439$5,684,789Dec 25Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
270The Winter Guest$53,40521$870,290Dec 25Fine Line Features
306The Education of Little Tree$4,69252$323,411Dec 25Paramount Pictures
83As Good as It Gets$24,394,4691,837$148,478,011Dec 23Sony Pictures Releasing
7Titanic$112,594,1733,265$600,683,057Dec 19Paramount Pictures
19Tomorrow Never Dies$73,340,9382,807$125,304,276Dec 19Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
72Mousehunt$28,584,9682,233$61,917,389Dec 19DreamWorks Distribution
284The Apostle$40,969751$19,868,354Dec 19October Films
274Will It Snow for Christmas?$51,9502$51,950Dec 17Zeitgeist Films
307Guy$4,1341$4,134Dec 17Gramercy Pictures (I)
17Scream 2$75,894,5842,688$101,363,301Dec 12Dimension Films
90For Richer or Poorer$20,190,1071,954$31,642,995Dec 12Universal Pictures
95Home Alone 3$19,236,0732,261$30,882,515Dec 12Twentieth Century Fox
164Les Boys$4,602,34152$4,602,341Dec 12Lionsgate Films
187Deconstructing Harry$2,420,000445$10,686,841Dec 12Fine Line Features
298Hugo Pool$13,3304$13,330Dec 12Northern Arts Entertainment
89Amistad$20,636,3321,019$44,229,441Dec 10DreamWorks Distribution
168Good Will Hunting$4,402,8772,203$138,433,435Dec 5Miramax
263The Ride$86,30753$86,307Dec 5R.S. Entertainment
15Flubber$77,127,2452,679$92,977,226Nov 26Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
44Alien: Resurrection$47,795,6582,449$47,795,658Nov 26Twentieth Century Fox
223Bent$496,05912$496,059Nov 26The Samuel Goldwyn Company
260Welcome to Sarajevo$116,75815$334,319Nov 26Miramax
45The Rainmaker$45,916,7692,369$45,916,769Nov 21Paramount Pictures
58Mortal Kombat: Annihilation$35,927,4062,140$35,927,406Nov 21New Line Cinema
81Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil$25,105,2551,312$25,105,255Nov 21Warner Bros.
31The Jackal$54,930,2802,309$54,930,280Nov 14Universal Pictures
36Anastasia$50,242,6792,511$58,406,347Nov 14Twentieth Century Fox
76The Little Mermaid
1997 Re-release
$27,187,6162,057$27,187,616Nov 14Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
112The Man Who Knew Too Little$13,717,0392,039$13,717,039Nov 14Warner Bros.
185One Night Stand$2,642,983407$2,642,983Nov 14New Line Cinema
201The Tango Lesson$1,080,1922$1,080,192Nov 14Sony Pictures Classics
34Starship Troopers$54,814,3772,971$54,814,377Nov 7Sony Pictures Releasing
105Eve's Bayou$14,842,388672$14,842,388Nov 7Trimark Pictures
113The Wings of the Dove$13,678,836261$13,692,848Nov 7Miramax
127Mad City$10,541,5232,194$10,541,523Nov 7Warner Bros.
305Cold Around the Heart$5,1711$5,171Nov 7Twentieth Century Fox
88Red Corner$22,459,2742,507$22,459,274Oct 31Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
153Switchback$6,492,6601,128$6,492,660Oct 31Paramount Pictures
245Critical Care$221,19334$221,193Oct 31Artisan Entertainment
297I Love You, I Love You Not$20,6776$20,677Oct 31Lionsgate Films
109FairyTale: A True Story$14,059,0771,286$14,059,077Oct 24Paramount Pictures
119Gattaca$12,532,7771,279$12,532,777Oct 24Sony Pictures Releasing
169A Life Less Ordinary$4,366,7221,208$4,366,722Oct 24Twentieth Century Fox
20I Know What You Did Last Summer$72,586,1342,524$72,586,134Oct 17Sony Pictures Releasing
30The Devil's Advocate$58,994,8122,404$60,944,660Oct 17Warner Bros.
46Bean$45,319,4232,015$45,319,423Oct 17Gramercy Pictures (I)
170Playing God$4,166,9181,479$4,166,918Oct 17Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
232Telling Lies in America$318,80960$318,809Oct 17Banner Entertainment
301Breaking Up$11,6902$11,690Oct 17Warner Bros.
56Seven Years in Tibet$37,957,6822,103$37,957,682Oct 10Sony Pictures Releasing
78Boogie Nights$26,400,6401,003$26,400,640Oct 10New Line Cinema
103RocketMan$15,448,0431,867$15,448,043Oct 10Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
155Most Wanted$6,391,9462,098$6,391,946Oct 10New Line Cinema
159Gang Related$5,906,7731,260$5,906,773Oct 10Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
211The House of Yes$596,82254$626,057Oct 10Miramax
231Happy Together$320,3199$320,319Oct 10Kino International
233Lilies$301,5487$301,548Oct 10Turbulent Arts
251The Sweet Hereafter$153,89070$3,263,585Oct 10Fine Line Features
249Washington Square$186,19735$1,851,761Oct 5Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
28Kiss the Girls$60,527,8732,406$60,527,873Oct 3Paramount Pictures
150U Turn$6,682,0981,311$6,682,098Oct 3Sony Pictures Releasing
181The MatchMaker$3,392,080705$3,392,080Oct 3Gramercy Pictures (I)
204Fast, Cheap & Out of Control$878,96040$878,960Oct 3Sony Pictures Classics
286The Locusts$40,15812$40,158Oct 3Orion Pictures
294Forgotten Silver$26,4591$26,459Oct 3First Run
141The Ice Storm$8,038,061230$8,038,061Sep 27-
50Soul Food$43,700,8551,350$43,700,855Sep 26Twentieth Century Fox
54The Peacemaker$41,183,4062,420$41,263,140Sep 26DreamWorks Distribution
75The Edge$27,873,3862,355$27,873,386Sep 26Twentieth Century Fox
230The Assignment$332,59734$332,597Sep 26Sony Pictures Releasing
310Trojan War$3091$309Sep 26Warner Bros.
24In & Out$63,856,9292,452$63,856,929Sep 19Paramount Pictures
65L.A. Confidential$31,511,8261,625$64,616,940Sep 19Warner Bros.
102Wishmaster$15,738,7692,502$15,738,769Sep 19-
142A Thousand Acres$7,936,7801,228$7,936,780Sep 19Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
261Going All the Way$113,06917$113,069Sep 19Gramercy Pictures (I)
220The Myth of Fingerprints$523,02550$523,025Sep 17Sony Pictures Classics
267The Long Way Home$60,5097$60,509Sep 17Seventh Art Releasing
42The Game$48,323,6482,521$48,323,648Sep 12PolyGram
234Different for Girls$300,64516$300,645Sep 12First Look International
281Bandwagon$44,54412$44,544Sep 12Lionsgate Films
101Fire Down Below$16,228,4482,350$16,228,448Sep 5Warner Bros.
247Latin Boys Go to Hell$199,0333$199,033Sep 5Strand Releasing
86Hoodlum$23,499,1022,020$23,499,102Aug 29Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
107Excess Baggage$14,515,4902,211$14,515,490Aug 29Sony Pictures Releasing
156Kull the Conqueror$6,112,6132,091$6,112,613Aug 29Universal Pictures
254Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
1997 Re-release
$141,62623$141,626Aug 29Lionsgate Films
296Trojan Eddie$21,2642$21,264Aug 29Castle Hill Productions
146She's So Lovely$7,281,450844$7,281,450Aug 27Miramax
43G.I. Jane$48,169,1562,043$48,169,156Aug 22Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
55Money Talks$40,922,6192,033$40,922,619Aug 22New Line Cinema
80Mimic$25,480,4902,255$25,480,490Aug 22Miramax
126Leave It to Beaver$10,925,0601,885$10,925,060Aug 22Universal Pictures
182A Smile Like Yours$3,330,352582$3,330,352Aug 22Paramount Pictures
192Masterminds$1,935,5391,186$1,935,539Aug 22Sony Pictures Releasing
221Dirty Dancing
1997 Re-release
$507,89254$507,892Aug 22-
222Pippi Longstocking$505,33573$505,335Aug 22-
47Cop Land$44,862,1872,233$44,862,187Aug 15Miramax
61The Full Monty$34,453,706783$45,950,122Aug 15-
77Event Horizon$26,673,2422,328$26,673,242Aug 15Paramount Pictures
194Steel$1,710,9721,260$1,710,972Aug 15Warner Bros.
252Paperback Romance$151,06828$151,068Aug 15Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
16Conspiracy Theory$75,982,8342,806$75,982,834Aug 8Warner Bros.
110How to Be a Player$14,009,368756$14,009,368Aug 8Gramercy Pictures (I)
180Free Willy 3: The Rescue$3,446,5391,258$3,446,539Aug 8Warner Bros.
188Career Girls$2,416,734148$2,416,734Aug 8October Films
292Soul in the Hole$30,6976$30,697Aug 8-
278Hamsun$50,0001$50,000Aug 6First Run
33Spawn$54,870,1752,604$54,870,175Aug 1New Line Cinema
67Picture Perfect$31,407,8731,727$31,407,873Aug 1Twentieth Century Fox
87Air Bud$23,144,4991,795$23,144,499Aug 1Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
186In the Company of Men$2,515,902108$2,804,473Aug 1Sony Pictures Classics
160One Eight Seven$5,727,1301,121$5,727,130Jul 30Warner Bros.
4Air Force One$171,482,5452,981$172,956,409Jul 25Sony Pictures Releasing
85Good Burger$23,712,9931,893$23,712,993Jul 25Paramount Pictures
295The Winner$26,0043$26,004Jul 25Artisan Entertainment
265Star Maps$63,47739$661,465Jul 23-
10George of the Jungle$105,263,2572,616$105,263,257Jul 18Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
48Nothing to Lose$44,480,0391,888$44,480,039Jul 18Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
128Armour of God 2: Operation Condor$10,405,3941,532$10,405,394Jul 18Miramax
138Mrs. Brown$9,020,166432$9,229,808Jul 18Miramax
238The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain$273,64497$273,644Jul 18-
309Beyond Barbed Wire$3,1091$3,109Jul 18-
13Contact$99,040,2392,314$100,920,329Jul 11Warner Bros.
140A Simple Wish$8,345,0561,699$8,345,056Jul 11Universal Pictures
275This World, Then the Fireworks$51,6185$51,618Jul 11Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
2574 Little Girls$130,1464$130,146Jul 9-
70Out to Sea$29,022,2521,736$29,022,252Jul 4Twentieth Century Fox
145Wild America$7,342,9231,812$7,342,923Jul 4Warner Bros.
203Guantanamera$903,84012$903,840Jul 4Lionsgate Films
1Men in Black$250,690,5393,180$250,690,539Jul 2Sony Pictures Releasing
8Face/Off$112,276,1462,851$112,276,146Jun 27Paramount Pictures
291Head Above Water$32,21210$32,212Jun 25Fine Line Features
6My Best Friend's Wedding$127,120,0292,376$127,120,029Jun 20Sony Pictures Releasing
9Batman & Robin$107,325,1952,942$107,325,195Jun 20Warner Bros.
215Dream with the Fishes$543,70832$543,708Jun 20Sony Pictures Classics
276Fall$51,2663$51,266Jun 20-
279The Last Time I Committed Suicide$46,3624$46,362Jun 20Roxie Releasing
259For Roseanna$123,3306$123,330Jun 18Fine Line Features
12Hercules$99,112,1012,930$99,112,101Jun 15Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
41Speed 2: Cruise Control$48,608,0662,625$48,608,066Jun 13Twentieth Century Fox
137Ulee's Gold$9,161,691350$9,161,691Jun 13Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
199Temptress Moon$1,100,78846$1,100,788Jun 13Miramax
282Wedding Bell Blues$44,05211$44,052Jun 13-
11Con Air$101,117,5732,941$101,117,573Jun 6Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
131Buddy$10,113,4002,113$10,113,400Jun 6Sony Pictures Releasing
236Bliss$294,06412$294,064Jun 6Triumph Releasing Corporation
280Red Cherry$44,8463$44,846Jun 6-
300Intimate Relations$12,91810$53,662Jun 6-
92Gone Fishin'$19,745,9221,846$19,745,922May 30Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
114Trial and Error$13,602,8312,298$13,602,831May 30New Line Cinema
179'Til There Was You$3,525,125753$3,525,125May 30Paramount Pictures
241Rough Magic$247,20230$247,202May 30The Samuel Goldwyn Company
2The Lost World: Jurassic Park$229,086,6793,565$229,086,679May 23Universal Pictures
60Addicted to Love$34,673,0952,021$34,673,095May 23Warner Bros.
195Brassed Off$1,637,595231$2,576,331May 23Miramax
133Night Falls on Manhattan$9,889,670758$9,889,670May 16Paramount Pictures
144Sprung$7,575,028780$7,575,028May 16Trimark Pictures
208The Van$712,09525$712,095May 16-
228The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo$346,056101$346,056May 16TriStar Pictures
304Brothers in Trouble$8,0001$8,000May 14First Run
25The Fifth Element$63,820,1802,500$63,820,180May 9Sony Pictures Releasing
71Fathers' Day$28,598,3762,507$28,598,376May 9Warner Bros.
248Nowhere$194,2016$194,201May 9Fine Line Features
258Twin Town$127,92318$127,923May 9Gramercy Pictures (I)
35Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery$53,883,9892,187$53,883,989May 2New Line Cinema
37Breakdown$50,159,1442,348$50,159,144May 2Paramount Pictures
152Warriors of Virtue$6,524,6202,101$6,524,620May 2Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
214Commandments$548,561269$548,561May 2Gramercy Pictures (I)
262Truth or Consequences, N.M.$109,2617$109,261May 2Sony Pictures Releasing
206Children of the Revolution$838,36859$838,368May 1Miramax
237Irma Vep$282,3106$282,310Apr 30Zeitgeist Films
40Volcano$49,323,4682,777$49,323,468Apr 25Twentieth Century Fox
69Romy and Michele's High School Reunion$29,235,3531,607$29,235,353Apr 25Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
202Shiloh$1,007,82270$1,007,822Apr 25-
224Flamenco$480,9416$480,941Apr 25New Yorker Films
272A Brother's Kiss$52,6329$52,632Apr 25First Look International
285Nothing Personal$40,3741$40,374Apr 25Trimark Pictures
209A Chef in Love$686,70434$686,704Apr 23Sony Pictures Classics
79Murder at 1600$25,804,7072,158$25,804,707Apr 18Warner Bros.
166McHale's Navy$4,529,8431,861$4,529,843Apr 18Universal Pictures
1758 Heads in a Duffel Bag$3,602,8841,553$3,602,884Apr 18Orion Pictures
216Traveller$534,0106$534,010Apr 18October Films
239Hollow Reed$265,7327$265,732Apr 18Lionsgate Films
23Anaconda$65,885,7672,456$65,885,767Apr 11Sony Pictures Releasing
73Grosse Pointe Blank$28,084,3571,242$28,084,357Apr 11Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
266Paradise Road$62,518350$2,007,100Apr 11-
268Keys to Tulsa$57,25224$57,252Apr 11Gramercy Pictures (I)
302Schizopolis$10,5802$10,580Apr 9Northern Arts Entertainment
27The Saint$61,363,3042,500$61,363,304Apr 4Paramount Pictures
100That Old Feeling$16,574,1761,599$16,574,176Apr 4Universal Pictures