Domestic 1997 Weekend 35
August 29-September 1, 1997 - Labor Day weekend (US)
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | G.I. Jane | $10,282,285 | - | 1,973 | - | $5,211 | $26,252,380 | 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | - | Money Talks | $9,447,066 | - | 2,033 | - | $4,646 | $23,652,478 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 3 | - | Air Force One | $8,520,110 | - | 2,601 | - | $3,275 | $154,240,266 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | - | Hoodlum | $8,162,768 | - | 2,020 | - | $4,040 | $10,203,522 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 5 | - | Conspiracy Theory | $6,853,154 | - | 2,460 | - | $2,785 | $62,969,824 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | - | Excess Baggage | $6,309,583 | - | 2,211 | - | $2,853 | $6,309,583 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | - | Mimic | $6,180,990 | - | 2,255 | - | $2,741 | $16,901,427 | - | Miramax |
| 8 | - | Cop Land | $5,784,542 | - | 2,003 | - | $2,887 | $36,037,384 | - | Miramax |
| 9 | - | Kull the Conqueror | $3,450,145 | - | 2,091 | - | $1,649 | $3,450,145 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | - | Men in Black | $3,355,069 | - | 1,561 | - | $2,149 | $235,057,188 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | - | Event Horizon | $3,115,054 | - | 2,328 | - | $1,338 | $22,588,898 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 12 | - | George of the Jungle | $3,030,128 | - | 1,907 | - | $1,588 | $94,974,307 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | - | She's So Lovely | $3,020,015 | - | 824 | - | $3,665 | $3,036,081 | - | Miramax |
| 14 | - | Leave It to Beaver | $2,752,105 | - | 1,885 | - | $1,460 | $7,564,955 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 15 | - | Contact | $1,954,990 | - | 974 | - | $2,007 | $94,977,242 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | - | Con Air | $1,219,756 | - | 754 | - | $1,617 | $99,504,822 | 13 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | - | Air Bud | $1,064,015 | - | 873 | - | $1,218 | $21,915,253 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 18 | - | My Best Friend's Wedding | $1,014,393 | - | 629 | - | $1,612 | $119,454,579 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 19 | - | The Full Monty | $912,374 | - | 36 | - | $25,343 | $1,734,173 | - | - |
| 20 | - | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $419,050 | - | 493 | - | $850 | $227,881,749 | 15 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | - | Batman & Robin | $412,090 | - | 677 | - | $608 | $106,712,335 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | - | Liar Liar | $228,690 | - | 189 | - | $1,210 | $180,551,970 | 24 | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | - | Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation 1997 Re-release | $53,111 | - | 23 | - | $2,309 | $53,111 | - | Lionsgate Films |
| 24 | - | Trojan Eddie | $11,867 | - | 2 | - | $5,933 | $11,867 | - | Castle Hill Productions |
