1997 OPENING GROSSES

$72,132,785

31.5%

3,281

$21,985

$229,086,679

5/23/97

Men in Black

$51,068,455

20.4%

3,020

$16,910

$250,690,539

7/2/97

Batman and Robin

$42,872,605

39.9%

2,934

$14,612

$107,325,195

6/20/97

Air Force One

$37,132,505

21.5%

2,919

$12,720

$172,956,409

7/25/97

Star Wars (Special Edition)

$35,906,661

26.0%

2,104

$17,065

$138,257,865

1/31/97

Scream 2

Dim.

$32,926,342

32.5%

2,663

$12,364

$101,363,301

12/12/97

Liar Liar

$31,423,025

17.3%

2,845

$11,045

$181,410,615

3/21/97

Titanic

$28,638,131

4.8%

2,674

$10,710

$600,788,188

12/19/97

Flubber

$26,725,207

28.7%

2,641

$10,119

$92,977,226

11/26/97

Tomorrow Never Dies

$25,143,007

20.1%

2,807

$8,957

$125,304,276

12/19/97

Con Air

$24,131,738

23.9%

2,824

$8,545

$101,117,573

6/6/97

Face/Off

$23,387,530

20.8%

2,621

$8,923

$112,276,146

6/27/97

Starship Troopers

The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition)

$22,058,773

40.2%

2,971

$7,424

$54,814,377

11/7/97

$21,975,993

32.5%

2,111

$10,410

$67,597,694

2/21/97

My Best Friend's Wedding

$21,678,377

17.1%

2,134

$10,158

$127,120,029

6/20/97

Hercules

$21,454,451

21.6%

2,621

$8,185

$99,112,101

6/27/97

Contact

$20,584,908

20.4%

1,923

$10,704

$100,920,329

7/11/97

Spawn

$19,738,749

36.0%

2,536

$7,783

$54,870,175

8/1/97

Conspiracy Theory

$19,313,566

25.4%

2,806

$6,882

$75,982,834

8/8/97

Dante's Peak

$18,479,435

27.5%

2,657

$6,955

$67,127,760

2/7/97

The Fifth Element

$17,031,345

26.7%

2,500

$6,812

$63,820,180

5/9/97

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

$16,771,694

46.7%

2,140

$7,837

$35,927,406

11/21/97

Anaconda

$16,620,887

25.2%

2,456

$6,767

$65,885,767

4/11/97

George of the Jungle

$16,540,791

15.7%

2,506

$6,600

$105,263,257

7/18/97

Alien Resurrection

Return of the Jedi (Special Edition)

$16,474,092

34.5%

2,415

$6,821

$47,795,658

11/26/97

$16,293,531

35.8%

2,111

$7,718

$45,470,437

3/14/97

The Saint

$16,278,873

26.5%

2,307

$7,056

$61,363,304

4/4/97

Speed 2: Cruise Control

$16,158,942

33.2%

2,615

$6,179

$48,608,066

6/13/97

I Know What You Did Last Summer

$15,818,645

21.8%

2,524

$6,267

$72,586,134

10/17/97

The Jackal

$15,164,595

27.6%

2,193

$6,915

$54,930,280

11/14/97

In & Out

$15,019,821

23.5%

1,992

$7,540

$63,856,929

9/19/97

Absolute Power

$14,678,016

29.3%

2,568

$5,715

$50,068,310

2/14/97

Private Parts

$14,616,333

35.5%

2,138

$6,836

$41,230,799

3/7/97

Volcano

$14,581,740

29.6%

2,774

$5,256

$49,323,468

4/25/97

The Game

Poly

$14,337,029

29.7%

2,403

$5,966

$48,323,648

9/12/97

The Devil's Own

$14,274,503

33.3%

2,504

$5,700

$42,868,348

3/28/97

Anastasia

$14,104,933

24.1%

2,140

$6,591

$58,406,347

11/21/97

Cop Land

$13,510,482

30.1%

2,233

$6,050

$44,862,187

8/15/97

Kiss the Girls

$13,215,167

21.8%

2,271

$5,819

$60,527,873

10/3/97

Vegas Vacation

$12,837,927

35.3%

2,054

$6,250

$36,400,360

2/14/97

Jungle 2 Jungle

$12,812,047

21.4%

2,316

$5,531

$59,927,618

3/7/97

Bean

$12,733,827

28.1%

1,948

$6,536

$45,319,423

11/7/97

As Good as It Gets

$12,606,928

8.5%

1,572

$8,020

$148,478,011

12/25/97

The Peacemaker

$12,311,939

29.8%

2,362

$5,212

$41,263,140

9/26/97

Breakdown

$12,307,128

24.5%

2,108

$5,838

$50,159,144

5/2/97

Beverly Hills Ninja

$12,220,920

38.8%

2,112

$5,786

$31,480,418

1/17/97

The Devil's Advocate

$12,170,536

20.0%

2,161

$5,631

$60,944,660

10/17/97

Donnie Brasco

$11,660,216

27.8%

1,503

$7,757

$41,909,762

2/28/97

Nothing to Lose

$11,617,767

26.1%

1,862

$6,239

$44,480,039

7/18/97

Selena

$11,615,722

32.9%

1,850

$6,278

$35,281,794

3/21/97

Addicted to Love

$11,446,098

33.0%

2,007

$5,703

$34,673,095

5/23/97

Metro

$11,411,107

35.7%

2,001

$5,702

$32,000,301

1/17/97

Soul Food

$11,197,897

25.6%

1,336

$8,381

$43,700,855

9/26/97

G.I. Jane

$11,094,241

23.0%

1,945

$5,703

$48,169,156

8/22/97

Money Talks

$10,654,369

26.0%

2,005

$5,313

$40,922,619

8/22/97

The Rainmaker (1997)

$10,626,507

23.1%

2,317

$4,586

$45,916,769

11/21/97

Seven Years in Tibet

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

$10,020,378

26.4%

2,103

$4,764

$37,957,682

10/10/97

The Little Mermaid (Re-issue)

$9,814,520

36.1%

2,054

$4,778

$27,187,616

11/14/97

$9,548,111

17.7%

2,187

$4,365

$53,883,989

5/2/97

Event Horizon

$9,511,915

35.7%

2,311

$4,115

$26,673,242

8/15/97

Jackie Brown

$9,292,248

23.4%

1,370

$6,783

$39,673,162

12/25/97

The Relic

$9,064,143

26.7%

2,095

$4,326

$33,956,608

1/10/97

Father's Day

$8,776,159

30.7%

2,482

$3,535

$28,598,376

5/9/97

Fools Rush In

$8,588,068

29.1%

1,674

$5,130

$29,481,428

2/14/97

Evita

$8,381,055

16.7%

704

$11,904

$50,047,179

1/10/97

Hoodlum

$8,162,768

34.7%

2,020

$4,040

$23,499,102

8/29/97

Murder at 1600

$7,962,268

30.9%

2,152

$3,699

$25,804,707

4/18/97

Mimic

$7,818,208

30.7%

2,255

$3,467

$25,480,490

8/22/97

Picture Perfect

$7,809,026

24.9%

1,707

$4,574

$31,407,873

8/1/97

The Edge

Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion

$7,733,445

27.7%

2,350

$3,290

$27,873,386

9/26/97

An American Werewolf in Paris

$7,600,878

28.6%

1,728

$4,399

$26,570,463

12/25/97

$7,429,406

25.4%

1,602

$4,637

$29,235,353

4/25/97

Red Corner

$7,403,362

33.0%

2,244

$3,299

$22,459,274

10/31/97

Good Burger

$7,058,333

29.8%

1,887

$3,740

$23,712,993

7/25/97

Grosse Pointe Blank

$6,870,397

24.5%

1,227

$5,599

$28,084,357

4/11/97

Booty Call

$6,429,364

32.1%

1,272

$5,054

$20,050,376

2/28/97

That Darn Cat

$6,424,617

35.1%

1,891

$3,397

$18,301,610

2/14/97

Excess Baggage

$6,309,583

43.5%

2,211

$2,853

$14,515,490

8/29/97

Fire Down Below

$6,073,094

37.4%

2,336

$2,599

$16,228,448

9/5/97

Mouse Hunt

$6,062,922

9.8%

2,152

$2,817

$61,917,389

12/19/97

Wishmaster

Live

$6,038,516

38.4%

2,502

$2,413

$15,738,769

9/19/97

For Richer or Poorer

$6,015,970

19.0%

1,904

$3,159

$31,642,995

12/12/97

Out to Sea

$5,887,675

20.3%

1,736

$3,391

$29,022,252

7/4/97

Gone Fishin'

$5,784,123

29.3%

1,841

$3,141

$19,745,922

5/30/97

Jackie Chan's First Strike

$5,778,933

37.7%

1,344

$4,299

$15,318,863

1/10/97

In Love and War

$5,489,245

37.9%

1,610

$3,409

$14,481,231

1/24/97

The People Vs. Larry Flynt

Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil

$5,315,079

26.2%

1,233

$4,310

$20,300,385

1/10/97

The Postman

$5,260,324

29.8%

2,207

$2,383

$17,626,234

12/25/97

$5,233,658

20.8%

824

$6,351

$25,105,255

11/21/97

Mr. Magoo

$5,233,631

24.4%

1,857

$2,818

$21,437,192

12/25/97

L.A. Confidential

$5,211,198

8.1%

769

$6,776

$64,616,940

9/19/97

Amistad

$5,176,006

11.7%

712

$7,270

$44,229,441

12/26/97

That Old Feeling

$5,103,075

30.8%

1,575

$3,240

$16,574,176

4/4/97

Home Alone 3

$5,085,482

16.5%

2,147

$2,368

$30,882,515

12/12/97

Double Team

$5,034,914

44.0%

2,203

$2,285

$11,438,337

4/4/97

Ghosts of Mississippi

$5,016,767

37.7%

1,268

$3,956

$13,323,144

1/3/97

Trial and Error

$4,903,529

36.0%

2,298

$2,133

$13,602,831

5/30/97

Air Bud

$4,878,632

21.1%

1,795

$2,717

$23,144,499

8/1/97

Operation Condor

$4,731,751

45.5%

1,532

$3,088

$10,405,394

7/18/97

100

Boogie Nights

$4,681,934

17.7%

907

$5,162

$26,400,640

10/31/97

101

Mad City

$4,649,742

44.1%

2,194

$2,119

$10,541,523

11/7/97

102

The Man Who Knew Too Little

$4,604,819

33.6%

2,036

$2,261

$13,717,039

11/14/97

103

Rocket Man

$4,472,937

29.0%

1,836

$2,436

$15,448,043

10/10/97

104

Turbulence

$4,464,008

38.7%

2,094

$2,131

$11,538,235

1/10/97

105

Gattaca

$4,320,202

34.5%

1,279

$3,377

$12,532,777

10/24/97

106

Def Jam's How to Be a Player

$4,206,656

30.0%

751

$5,601

$14,009,368

8/8/97

107

The 6th Man

$4,128,178

27.9%

1,227

$3,364

$14,772,788

3/28/97

108

The Beautician and the Beast

$4,080,222

35.5%

1,801

$2,265

$11,486,880

2/7/97

109

Love Jones

$3,908,725

31.3%

820

$4,766

$12,479,335

3/14/97

110

Fierce Creatures

$3,759,480

40.1%

1,593

$2,360

$9,381,260

1/24/97

111

Shine

$3,515,584

9.8%

851

$4,131

$35,892,330

2/14/97

112

Fairy Tale: A True Story

$3,515,323

25.0%

1,058

$3,322

$14,059,077

10/24/97

113

Buddy

$3,504,671

34.7%

2,113

$1,658

$10,113,400

6/6/97

114

Kull the Conqueror

$3,450,145

56.4%

2,091

$1,649

$6,112,613

8/29/97

115

Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie

$3,301,135

39.5%

2,113

$1,562

$8,363,899

3/28/97

116

Eve's Bayou

Trim.

$3,287,846

22.2%

659

$4,989

$14,842,388

11/7/97

117

Warriors of Virtue

$3,277,084

50.2%

2,101

$1,559

$6,524,620

5/2/97

118

Leave It to Beaver

$3,252,450

29.8%

1,880

$1,730

$10,925,060

8/22/97

119

Marvin's Room

$3,250,409

25.4%

1,153

$2,819

$12,803,305

2/28/97

120

Rosewood

$3,154,075

24.0%

991

$3,182

$13,130,349

2/21/97

121

Sling Blade

$3,027,349

12.4%

951

$3,183

$24,444,121

3/14/97

122

The Full Monty

FoxS

$3,022,096

6.6%

650

$4,649

$45,950,122

9/19/97

123

She's So Lovely

$3,020,015

41.5%

824

$3,665

$7,281,450

8/29/97

124

Night Falls on Manhattan

$2,933,255

29.7%

758

$3,869

$9,889,670

5/16/97

125

A Thousand Acres

$2,931,762

36.9%

1,208

$2,426

$7,936,780

9/19/97

126

Most Wanted

$2,836,490

44.4%

2,098

$1,351

$6,391,946

10/10/97

127

Zeus and Roxanne

$2,755,382

38.1%

1,745

$1,579

$7,233,324

1/24/97

128

B.A.P.S.

$2,742,679

37.8%

1,204

$2,277

$7,246,735

3/28/97

129

A Simple Wish

$2,732,880

32.7%

1,676

$1,630

$8,345,056

7/11/97

130

U-Turn

$2,730,440

40.9%

1,230

$2,219

$6,682,098

10/3/97

131

Switchback

$2,704,568

41.7%

1,128

$2,397

$6,492,660

10/31/97

132

Gridlock'd

$2,678,372

48.1%

743

$3,604

$5,571,205

1/31/97

133

Dangerous Ground

$2,647,745

49.9%

808

$3,276

$5,303,931

2/14/97

134

Mother (1996)

$2,586,424

13.5%

621

$4,164

$19,145,198

1/24/97

135

Sprung

Trim.

$2,487,702

32.8%

780

$3,189

$7,575,028

5/16/97

136

Gang Related

$2,443,237

41.4%

1,260

$1,939

$5,906,773

10/10/97

137

Inventing the Abbotts

$2,301,138

38.8%

898

$2,562

$5,936,344

4/4/97

138

187

$2,222,984

38.8%

1,121

$1,983

$5,727,130

8/1/97

139

Meet Wally Sparks

Trim.

$2,131,001

52.3%

1,552

$1,373

$4,073,582

1/31/97

140

McHale's Navy

$2,128,565

47.0%

1,858

$1,145

$4,529,843

4/18/97

141

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

Orion

$2,024,516

56.2%

1,553

$1,303

$3,602,884

4/18/97

142

A Life Less Ordinary

$2,007,279

46.0%

1,207

$1,663

$4,366,722

10/24/97

143

Playing God

$1,937,374

46.5%

1,479

$1,309

$4,166,918

10/17/97

144

The Pest

$1,817,278

50.5%

1,205

$1,508

$3,600,616

2/7/97

145

Wild America

$1,810,586

24.7%

1,812

$999

$7,342,923

7/4/97

146

The Matchmaker

$1,378,930

40.7%

705

$1,955

$3,392,080

10/3/97

147

Shadow Conspiracy

$1,370,831

59.3%

837

$1,637

$2,312,463

1/31/97

148

Til There Was You

$1,315,445

37.3%

753

$1,746

$3,525,125

5/30/97

149

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