List of 1997 box office number-one films in the United States

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1997.[1]

Number-one films
# Weekend end date Film Total weekend gross Notes Ref
1January 5, 1997Michael$12,144,926[2]
2January 12, 1997The Relic$9,064,143[3]
3January 19, 1997Beverly Hills Ninja$12,220,920[4]
4January 26, 1997Jerry Maguire$5,518,727Jerry Maguire reclaimed #1 in its sixth week of release.[5]
5February 2, 1997Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (Special Edition)$35,906,661Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (Special Edition) held the record for the highest weekend debut in January and the highest weekend for a reissue.[6]
6February 9, 1997$24,277,091In second place, Dante's Peak ($18.4 million) broke Wayne's World's record ($18.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in February.[7]
7February 16, 1997$21,370,589[8]
8February 23, 1997Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition)$21,975,993Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition) broke Dante's Peak's record ($18.4 million) for the highest weekend debut in February (which had been set two weeks earlier).[9]
9March 2, 1997$13,145,852[10]
10March 9, 1997Private Parts$14,616,333[11]
11March 16, 1997Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (Special Edition)$16,293,531[12]
12March 23, 1997Liar Liar$31,423,025Liar Liar broke Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles's record ($25.4 million) for the highest weekend debut in March and for the highest weekend debut for a spring release.[13]
13March 30, 1997$25,377,435[14]
14April 6, 1997$18,275,295[15]
15April 13, 1997Anaconda$16,620,887[16]
16April 20, 1997$12,013,566[17]
17April 27, 1997Volcano$14,581,740[18]
18May 4, 1997Breakdown$12,307,128[19]
19May 11, 1997The Fifth Element$17,031,345[20]
20May 18, 1997$11,410,863[21]
21May 25, 1997The Lost World: Jurassic Park$72,132,785The Lost World: Jurassic Park had the widest release of all time opening in 3,565 theaters and broke Batman Forever's record ($52.7 mil) for the highest weekend debut of all time, and Mission: Impossible's records ($45.4 mil) for the highest weekend debut in May and the highest Memorial Day weekend debut. The Lost World: Jurassic Park had the highest weekend debut in 1997.[22]
22June 1, 1997$34,116,390[23]
23June 8, 1997Con Air$24,131,738[24]
24June 15, 1997Speed 2: Cruise Control$16,158,942[25]
25June 22, 1997Batman & Robin$42,872,605[26]
26June 29, 1997Face/Off$23,387,530[27]
27July 6, 1997Men in Black$51,068,455Men in Black broke Independence Day's records ($50.2 mil) for the highest weekend debut in July and the highest Fourth of July weekend debut.[28]
28July 13, 1997$30,062,317[29]
29July 20, 1997$19,029,928[30]
30July 27, 1997Air Force One$37,132,505Air Force One broke Interview with the Vampire's record ($36.4 mil) for the highest weekend debut for an R-rated film.[31]
31August 3, 1997$25,731,622[32]
32August 10, 1997Conspiracy Theory$19,313,566[33]
33August 17, 1997Cop Land$13,510,482[34]
34August 24, 1997G.I. Jane$11,094,241[35]
35August 31, 1997$8,183,861[36]
36September 7, 1997Fire Down Below$6,073,094[37]
37September 14, 1997The Game$14,337,029[38]
38September 21, 1997In & Out$15,019,821[39]
39September 28, 1997The Peacemaker$12,311,939[40]
40October 5, 1997Kiss the Girls$13,215,167[41]
41October 12, 1997$11,122,441[42]
42October 19, 1997I Know What You Did Last Summer$15,818,645I Know What You Did Last Summer broke Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare's record ($12.9 million) for highest weekend debut for a slasher film.[43]
43October 26, 1997$12,507,880[44]
44November 2, 1997$9,406,297[45]
45November 9, 1997Starship Troopers$22,058,773[46]
46November 16, 1997The Jackal$15,164,595[47]
47November 23, 1997Mortal Kombat: Annihilation$16,771,694[48]
48November 30, 1997Flubber$26,725,207[49]
49December 7, 1997$11,292,933[50]
50December 14, 1997Scream 2$32,926,342Scream 2 broke Beavis and Butt-Head Do America's record ($20.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in December, I Know What You Did Last Summer's record ($15.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Slasher film & Pocahontas's record ($29.5 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist.[51]
51December 21, 1997Titanic$28,638,131Titanic held the record for the highest-grossing film of all time ($1.8 billion) until Avatar surpassed it on January 24, 2010.[52]
52December 28, 1997$35,455,673Titanic broke Scream 2's record ($32.9 mil) for the highest weekend gross in December (which had been set two weeks earlier).[53]

Highest-grossing films

Calendar Gross

Highest-grossing films of 1997 by Calendar Gross[54]

RankTitleStudio(s)Actor(s)Director(s)Gross
1. Men in Black Columbia Pictures Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio and Rip Torn Barry Sonnenfeld $250,690,539
2. The Lost World: Jurassic Park Universal Pictures Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite and Arliss Howard Steven Spielberg $229,086,679
3. Liar Liar Paramount Pictures Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper, Jennifer Tilly, Cary Elwes, Amanda Donohoe, Jason Bernard, Swoosie Kurtz and Anne Haney Tom Shadyac $181,410,615
4. Air Force One Columbia Pictures Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Wendy Crewson, Paul Guilfoyle, William H. Macy, Liesel Matthews and Dean Stockwell Wolfgang Petersen $171,482,545
5. Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (Special Edition) 20th Century Fox Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing and Alec Guinness George Lucas $137,690,767
6. My Best Friend's Wedding TriStar Pictures Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, Rupert Everett and Philip Bosco P.J. Hogan $127,120,029
7. Titanic Paramount Pictures Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Danny Nucci, David Warner and Bill Paxton James Cameron $112,594,173
8. Face/Off Paramount Pictures John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Gina Gershon and Alessandro Nivola John Woo $112,276,146
9. Batman & Robin Warner Bros. Pictures Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle and Elle Macpherson Joel Schumacher $107,325,195
10. George of the Jungle Walt Disney Studios Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Holland Taylor, Richard Roundtree and John Cleese Sam Weisman $105,263,257

In-Year Release
Highest-grossing films of 1997 by In-year release[55]
Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross
1.TitanicParamount$600,788,188
2.Men in BlackSony$250,690,539
3.The Lost World: Jurassic ParkUniversal$229,086,679
4.Liar Liar$181,410,615
5.Air Force OneSony$172,956,409
6.As Good as It Gets$148,478,011
7.Good Will HuntingMiramax$138,433,435
8.Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (Special Edition)Fox$138,257,865
9.My Best Friend's WeddingSony$127,120,029
10.Tomorrow Never DiesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer$125,304,276


Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1997
GHercules
PGStar Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (Special Edition)
PG-13Titanic
RAir Force One

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See also
Preceded by
1996		 1997 Succeeded by
1998
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