Domestic Box Office For July 1997
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Men in Black | $250,690,539 | 3,180 | $51,068,455 | 20.4% | 3,020 | Jul 2 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | Air Force One | $172,956,409 | 2,981 | $37,132,505 | 21.5% | 2,919 | Jul 25 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | George of the Jungle | $105,263,257 | 2,616 | $16,540,791 | 15.7% | 2,506 | Jul 18 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 4 | Contact | $100,920,329 | 2,314 | $20,584,908 | 20.4% | 1,923 | Jul 11 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Nothing to Lose | $44,480,039 | 1,888 | $11,617,767 | 26.1% | 1,862 | Jul 18 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | Out to Sea | $29,022,252 | 1,736 | $5,887,675 | 20.3% | 1,736 | Jul 4 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | Good Burger | $23,712,993 | 1,893 | $7,058,333 | 29.8% | 1,887 | Jul 25 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Armour of God 2: Operation Condor | $10,405,394 | 1,532 | $4,731,751 | 45.5% | 1,532 | Jul 18 | - | Miramax |
| 9 | A Simple Wish | $8,345,056 | 1,699 | $2,732,880 | 32.7% | 1,676 | Jul 11 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | Wild America | $7,342,923 | 1,812 | $1,810,586 | 24.7% | 1,812 | Jul 4 | - | Warner Bros. |
