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Data as of Aug 2, 20:39 PDT
Rank
Release
Genre
Budget
Running Time
Gross
Max Theaters
Total Gross
% of Total
Release Date
Distributor
1
Air Force One
-
-
-
$7,473,778
2,981
$172,956,409
4.3%
Jul 25, 1997
Sony Pictures Releasing
2
Spawn
-
-
-
$3,896,760
2,604
$54,870,175
7.1%
Aug 1, 1997
New Line Cinema
3
Ulee's Gold
-
-
-
$3,428,768
350
$9,161,691
37.4%
Jun 13, 1997
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
4
Men in Black
-
-
-
$2,317,618
3,180
$250,690,539
0.9%
Jul 2, 1997
Sony Pictures Releasing
5
George of the Jungle
-
-
-
$2,022,183
2,616
$105,263,257
1.9%
Jul 18, 1997
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
6
Picture Perfect
-
-
-
$1,781,115
1,727
$31,407,873
5.7%
Aug 1, 1997
Twentieth Century Fox
7
Contact
-
-
-
$1,355,053
2,314
$100,920,329
1.3%
Jul 11, 1997
Warner Bros.
8
Air Bud
-
-
-
$1,186,715
1,795
$23,144,499
5.1%
Aug 1, 1997
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
9
Nothing to Lose
-
-
-
$963,723
1,888
$44,480,039
2.2%
Jul 18, 1997
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
10
Good Burger
-
-
-
$804,319
1,893
$23,712,993
3.4%
Jul 25, 1997
Paramount Pictures
11
Face/Off
-
-
-
$754,892
2,851
$112,276,146
0.7%
Jun 27, 1997
Paramount Pictures
12
My Best Friend's Wedding
-
-
-
$727,878
2,376
$127,120,029
0.6%
Jun 20, 1997
Sony Pictures Releasing
13
One Eight Seven
-
-
-
$462,331
1,121
$5,727,130
8.1%
Jul 30, 1997
Warner Bros.
14
How to Be a Player
-
-
-
$218,576
756
$14,009,368
1.6%
Aug 8, 1997
Gramercy Pictures (I)
15
Dream with the Fishes
-
-
-
$172,838
32
$543,708
31.8%
Jun 20, 1997
Sony Pictures Classics
16
Liar Liar
-
-
-
$106,320
2,909
$181,410,615
<0.1%
Mar 21, 1997
Universal Pictures
17
Con Air
-
-
-
$101,550
2,941
$101,117,573
0.1%
Jun 6, 1997
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
18
Batman & Robin
-
-
-
$93,423
2,942
$107,325,195
<0.1%
Jun 20, 1997
Warner Bros.
19
The Fifth Element
-
-
-
$91,116
2,500
$63,820,180
0.1%
May 9, 1997
Sony Pictures Releasing
20
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
-
-
-
$72,030
3,565
$229,086,679
<0.1%
May 23, 1997
Universal Pictures
21
The Winner
-
-
-
$6,954
3
$26,004
26.7%
Jul 25, 1997
Artisan Entertainment
22
Hamsun
-
-
-
$362
1
$50,000
0.7%
Aug 6, 1997
First Run