List of 1997 box office number-one films in Australia explained

This is a list of films which placed number-one at the weekly box office in Australia during 1997. Amounts are in Australian dollars.

Week End DateFilmBox OfficeNotesRef
1 Romeo + Juliet $3,262,048 [1]
2 $2,647,109[2]
3 The Ghost and the Darkness$2,116,644 [3]
4 Romeo + Juliet$1,681,805 Romeo + Juliet returned to number one in its fourth week of release[4]
5 The Long Kiss Goodnight$2,356,613[5]
6 Michael$2,099,465[6]
7 Metro$1,795,646 [7]
8 Evita $1,975,797[8]
9 $1,298,575[9]
10 Scream$1,178,340 Scream reached number one in its third week of release[10]
11 Jerry Maguire $3,560,854 [11]
12 $2,650,273 [12]
13 Star Wars (Special Edition) $3,642,450 [13]
14 $3,012,266 [14]
15 $1,685,293[15]
16 The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition)$1,745,405 [16]
17 The Saint $1,940,788 [17]
18 $1,675,859 [18]
19 Donnie Brasco$1,428,836 [19]
20 $952,616 [20]
21 The Fifth Element$2,886,364 [21]
22 $2,011,077 [22]
23 $7,192,821 The Lost World: Jurassic Park had a record opening for United International Pictures and for a May release[23]
24 $5,189,041 [24]
25 Liar Liar$6,233,234 [25]
26 $4,523,995 [26]
27 Batman & Robin $5,728,708 [27]
28 Bean$6,535,285 [28]
29 $5,094,825 [29]
30 Con Air $3,173,667 [30]
31 $2,240,744 [31]
32 $1,677,073 [32]
33 Conspiracy Theory$2,616,591 [33]
34 $1,585,158[34]
35 $1,371,660[35]
36 Face/Off$3,203,562[36]
37 $2,144,339[37]
38 Men in Black$7,672,056 Men in Black had a record opening for Columbia TriStar[38] [39]
39 $5,257,091 [40]
40 My Best Friend's Wedding $4,287,829 [41]
41 $3,852,141 [42]
42 $2,417,869 [43]
43 The Full Monty$2,686,134[44]
44 $2,565,075[45]
45 $2,459,501[46]
46 $2,142,442[47]
47 $1,872,478 [48]
48 Air Force One $2,508,774[49]
49 $1,722,772 [50]
50 The Peacemaker $1,676,751[51]
51 Spawn $1,500,000[52]
52 Titanic$4,370,000
53 $5,289,923[53]

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 1997[54]
RankTitleDistributor Gross A$ million
1. Men in Black $22,698,418
2. Liar Liar $21,117,778
3. UIP/Universal $20,071,203
4. Bean $19,204,585
5. The Full Monty $19,107,446
6. My Best Friend's Wedding Columbia TriStar $17,201,966
7. Jerry Maguire Columbia TriStar $14,027,136
8. Batman & Robin $13,474,350
9. Romeo + Juliet Fox $12,886,821
10. Star Wars (Special Edition) Fox$11,334,819

See also

Notes and References

  1. International box office. Screen International. 10 January 1997. 49. $2,588,927; $1=A$1.26.
  2. International box office. Screen International. 17 January 1997. 25. $2,068,054; $1=A$1.28.
  3. International box office. Screen International. 24 January 1997. 73. $1,628,188; $1=A$1.30.
  4. International box office. Screen International. 31 January 1997. 31. $1,303,275; $1=A$1.29.
  5. International box office. Screen International. 7 February 1997. 41. $1,826,832; $1=A$1.29.
  6. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 14 February 1997. 47. $1,602,645; $1=A$1.31.
  7. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 21 February 1997. 39. $1,370,722; $1=A$1.31.
  8. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 28 February 1997. 31. $1,519,844; $1=A$1.3.
  9. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 7 March 1997. 27. $1,006,647; $1=A$1.29.
  10. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 14 March 1997. 23. $913,442; $1=A$1.29.
  11. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 21 March 1997. 27. $2,781,917; $1=A$1.28.
  12. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 28 March 1997. 51. $2,086,829; $1=A$1.27.
  13. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 4 April 1997. 27. $2,845,664; $1=A$1.28.
  14. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 11 April 1997. 35. $2,353,333; $1=A$1.28.
  15. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 18 April 1997. 27. $1,306,429; $1=A$1.29.
  16. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 25 April 1997. 27. $1,353,027; $1=A$1.29.
  17. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 2 May 1997. 65. $1,504,487; $1=A$1.29.
  18. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 9 May 1997. 31. $1,309,265; $1=A$1.28.
  19. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 16 May 1997. 23. $1,107,625; $1=A$1.29.
  20. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 23 May 1997. 27. $738,462; $1=A$1.29.
  21. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 30 May 1997. 23. $2,254,972; $1=A$1.28.
  22. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 6 June 1997. 23. $1,535,173; $1=A$1.31.
  23. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 13 June 1997. 31. $5,490,703; $1=A$1.31.
  24. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 20 June 1997. 27. $3,931,092; $1=A$1.32.
  25. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 27 June 1997. 43. $4,686,642; $1=A$1.33.
  26. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 4 July 1997. 27. $3,401,500; $1=A$1.33.
  27. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 11 July 1997. 27. $4,339,930; $1=A$1.32.
  28. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 18 July 1997. 23. $4,877,078; $1=A$1.34.
  29. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 25 July 1997. 43. $3,746,195; $1=A$1.36.
  30. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 1 August 1997. 27. $2,333,579; $1=A$1.36.
  31. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 8 August 1997. 31. $1,647,606; $1=A$1.36.
  32. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 15 August 1997. 47. $1,233,142; $1=A$1.36.
  33. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 22 August 1997. 35. $1,952,680; $1=A$1.34.
  34. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 29 August 1997. 31. $1,182,954; $1=A$1.34.
  35. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 5 September 1997. 31. $1,023,627; $1=A$1.34.
  36. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 12 September 1997. 31. $2,390,718; $1=A$1.34.
  37. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 19 September 1997. 35. $1,553,869; $1=A$1.38.
  38. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 26 September 1997. 51. $5,559,461; $1=A$1.38.
  39. Australia Backs MIB. Screen International. 26 September 1997. 51. George. Sandy.
  40. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 3 October 1997. 27. $3,782,080; $1=A$1.39.
  41. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 10 October 1997. 71. $3,129,802; $1=A$1.37.
  42. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 17 October 1997. 47. $2,811,782; $1=A$1.37.
  43. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 24 October 1997. 27. $1,764,868; $1=A$1.37.
  44. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 31 October 1997. 27. $1,918,667; $1=A$1.4.
  45. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 7 November 1997. 39. $1,819,202; $1=A$1.41.
  46. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 14 November 1997. 27. $1,744,327; $1=A$1.41.
  47. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 21 November 1997. 27. $1,498,211; $1=A$1.43.
  48. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 28 November 1997. 39. $1,291,364; $1=A$1.45.
  49. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 5 December 1997. 43. $1,730,189; $1=A$1.45.
  50. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 12 December 1997. 47. $1,164,035; $1=A$1.48.
  51. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 19 December 1997. 31. $1,125,336; $1=A$1.49.
  52. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 9 January 1998. 47. $298,276; % change -47; Total gross to 31 Dec $1,924,950; $1=A$1.45.
  53. Australia Top 15. Screen International. 9 January 1998. 47. $3,648,223; % change +21; $1=A$1.45.
  54. Web site: Top 50 Films Each Year - 1997. Screen Australia. 19 September 2022.

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