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

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
1		Michael	$12,144,926		^[2]
2		The Relic	$9,064,143		^[3]
3		Beverly Hills Ninja	$12,220,920		^[4]
4		Jerry Maguire	$5,518,727	Jerry Maguire reclaimed #1 in its sixth week of release.	^[5]
5		Star Wars (Special Edition)	$35,906,661	Star Wars (Special Edition) broke 12 Monkeys record ($13.8 million) for the highest weekend debut in January and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Dooms record ($33.9 million) for the highest weekend debut for a PG-rated film.	^[6]
6			$24,277,091	In second place, Dante's Peak ($18.4 million) broke Wayne's Worlds record ($18.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in February.	^[7]
7			$21,370,589		^[8]
8		The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition)	$21,975,993	Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition) broke Dante's Peaks record ($18.4 million) for the highest weekend debut in February (which had been set two weeks earlier).	^[9]
9			$13,145,852		^[10]
10		Private Parts	$14,616,333		^[11]
11		Return of the Jedi (Special Edition)	$16,293,531		^[12]
12		Liar Liar	$31,423,025	Liar Liar broke Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtless record ($25.4 million) for the highest weekend debut in March and for the highest weekend debut for a spring release.	^[13]
13			$25,377,435		^[14]
14			$18,275,295		^[15]
15		Anaconda	$16,620,887		^[16]
16			$12,013,566		^[17]
17		Volcano	$14,581,740		^[18]
18		Breakdown	$12,307,128		^[19]
19		The Fifth Element	$17,031,345		^[20]
20			$11,410,863		^[21]
21			$72,132,785	The Lost World: Jurassic Park had the widest release of all-time opening in 3,565 theaters and broke Batman Forever's records ($52.7 mil) for the highest weekend debut in the summer, for a PG-13 rated film, and of all time. It also broke Jurassic Parks record ($47.0 mil) for the highest weekend debut for a creature feature film and Mission: Impossible's records ($45.4 mil) for the highest weekend debut in May and for the Memorial Day weekend. The Lost World: Jurassic Park had the highest weekend debut in 1997. || ^[22] |-| 22 || || $34,116,390 || || ^[23] |-| 23 || || Con Air || $24,131,738 || || ^[24] |-| 24 || || || $16,158,942 || || ^[25] |-| 25 || || Batman & Robin || $42,872,605 || || ^[26] |-| 26 || || Face/Off || $23,387,530 || || ^[27] |-| 27 || || rowspan="3" | Men in Black || $51,068,455 || Men 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] |-| 28 || || $30,062,317 || || ^[29] |-| 29 || || $19,029,928 || || ^[30] |-| 30 || || rowspan="2" | Air Force One || $37,132,505 || Air Force One broke Interview with the Vampires record ($36.4 mil) for the highest weekend debut for an R-rated film. || ^[31] |-| 31 || || $25,731,622 || || ^[32] |-| 32 || || Conspiracy Theory || $19,313,566 || || ^[33] |-| 33 || || Cop Land || $13,510,482 || || ^[34] |-| 34 || || rowspan="2" | G.I. Jane || $11,094,241 || || ^[35] |-| 35 || || $8,183,861 || || ^[36] |-| 36 || || Fire Down Below || $6,073,094 || || ^[37] |-| 37 || || The Game || $14,337,029 || || ^[38] |-| 38 || || In & Out || $15,019,821 || || ^[39] |-| 39 || || The Peacemaker || $12,311,939 || || ^[40] |-| 40 || || rowspan="2" | Kiss the Girls || $13,215,167 || || ^[41] |-| 41 || || $11,122,441 || || ^[42] |-| 42 || || rowspan="3" | I Know What You Did Last Summer || $15,818,645 || I Know What You Did Last Summer broke s record ($12.9 million) for highest weekend debut for a slasher film. || ^[43] |-| 43 || || $12,507,880 || || ^[44] |-| 44 || || $9,406,297 || || ^[45] |-| 45 || || Starship Troopers || $22,058,773 || || ^[46] |-| 46 || || The Jackal || $15,164,595 || || ^[47] |-| 47 || || Mortal Kombat Annihilation || $16,771,694 || || ^[48] |-| 48 || || rowspan="2" | Flubber || $26,725,207 || || ^[49] |-| 49 || || $11,292,933 || || ^[50] |-| 50 || || Scream 2 || $32,926,342 || Scream 2 broke Beavis and Butt-Head Do America's record ($20.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in December and I Know What You Did Last Summers record ($15.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a slasher film. || ^[51] |-| 51 || || rowspan="2" | Titanic || $28,638,131 || Titanic held the record for the highest-grossing film of all time ($1.8 billion) until Avatar surpassed it on January 24, 2010. || ^[52] |-| 52 || || $35,455,673 || Titanic broke Scream 2s 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] Rank Title Studio(s) Actor(s) Director(s) Gross 1. Men in Black Columbia Pictures Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, Tony Shalhoub and Rip Torn Barry Sonnenfeld $250,690,539 2. Universal Pictures Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Arliss Howard, Vince Vaughn, Vanessa Lee Chester, Richard Schiff, Peter Stormare and Richard Attenborough Steven Spielberg $229,086,679 3. Liar Liar 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, Dean Stockwell and Glenn Close Wolfgang Petersen $171,482,545 5. Star Wars (Special Edition) 20th Century Fox Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker and Peter Mayhew 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, Gloria Stuart, Suzy Amis and Bill Paxton James Cameron $112,594,173 8. Face/Off John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Gina Gershon, Alessandro Nivola and Colm Feore 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, John Cleese and Keith Scott Sam Weisman $105,263,257 In-Year Release Highest-grossing films of 1997 by In-year release^[55] Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1. Titanic $600,788,188 2. Men in Black $250,690,539 3. $229,086,679 4. Liar Liar $181,410,615 5. Air Force One $172,956,409 6. As Good as It Gets $148,478,011 7. Good Will Hunting $138,433,435 8. Star Wars (Special Edition) $138,257,865 9. My Best Friend's Wedding $127,120,029 10. Tomorrow Never Dies $125,304,276 Highest-grossing films by MPAA rating of 1997 G Hercules PG Star Wars (Special Edition) PG-13 Titanic R Air Force One See also List of American films — American films by year Lists of box office number-one films Chronology ]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Domestic Box Office Weekends For 1997. .
2. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 1. Box Office Mojo.
3. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 2. Box Office Mojo.
4. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 3 (Martin Luther King Jr. weekend). Box Office Mojo.
5. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 4. Box Office Mojo.
6. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 5. Box Office Mojo.
7. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 6. Box Office Mojo.
8. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 7 (Presidents' Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
9. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 8. Box Office Mojo.
10. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 9. Box Office Mojo.
11. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 10. Box Office Mojo.
12. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 11. Box Office Mojo.
13. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 12. Box Office Mojo.
14. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 13. Box Office Mojo.
15. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 14. Box Office Mojo.
16. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 15. Box Office Mojo.
17. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 16. Box Office Mojo.
18. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 17. Box Office Mojo.
19. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 18. Box Office Mojo.
20. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 19. Box Office Mojo.
21. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 20. Box Office Mojo.
22. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 21 (Memorial Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
23. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 22. Box Office Mojo.
24. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 23. Box Office Mojo.
25. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 24. Box Office Mojo.
26. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 25. Box Office Mojo.
27. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 26. Box Office Mojo.
28. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 27. Box Office Mojo.
29. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 28. Box Office Mojo.
30. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 29. Box Office Mojo.
31. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 30. Box Office Mojo.
32. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 31. Box Office Mojo.
33. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 32. Box Office Mojo.
34. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 33. Box Office Mojo.
35. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 34. Box Office Mojo.
36. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 35 (Labor Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
37. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 36. Box Office Mojo.
38. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 37. Box Office Mojo.
39. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 38. Box Office Mojo.
40. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 39. Box Office Mojo.
41. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 40. Box Office Mojo.
42. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 41. Box Office Mojo.
43. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 42. Box Office Mojo.
44. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 43. Box Office Mojo.
45. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 44. Box Office Mojo.
46. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 45. Box Office Mojo.
47. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 46. Box Office Mojo.
48. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 47. Box Office Mojo.
49. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 48 (Thanksgiving 3-Day weekend). Box Office Mojo.
50. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 49 (Post-Thanksgiving). Box Office Mojo.
51. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 50. Box Office Mojo.
52. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 51. Box Office Mojo.
53. Web site: Domestic 1997 Weekend 52. Box Office Mojo.
54. Web site: Domestic Box Office For 1997. Box Office Mojo. February 16, 2020.
55. Web site: Domestic Box Office For 1997 (In-year release). Box Office Mojo. February 16, 2020.