Domestic Box Office For 1997

RankRelease GrossMax ThOpening% of Total Open ThOpenCloseDistributor
1Titanic$600,683,0573,265$28,638,1314.8%2,674Dec 19-Paramount Pictures
2Men in Black$250,690,5393,180$51,068,45520.4%3,020Jul 2-Sony Pictures Releasing
3The Lost World: Jurassic Park$229,086,6793,565$72,132,78531.5%3,281May 23-Universal Pictures
4Liar Liar$181,410,6152,909$31,423,02517.3%2,845Mar 21Oct 16Universal Pictures
5Air Force One$172,956,4092,981$37,132,50521.5%2,919Jul 25-Sony Pictures Releasing
6As Good as It Gets$148,478,0111,837$12,606,9288.5%1,572Dec 23-Sony Pictures Releasing
7Good Will Hunting$138,433,4352,203$272,9120.2%7Dec 5-Miramax
8Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1997 Special Edition
$138,257,8652,375$35,906,66126%2,104Jan 31-Twentieth Century Fox
9My Best Friend's Wedding$127,120,0292,376$21,678,37717.1%2,134Jun 20-Sony Pictures Releasing
10Tomorrow Never Dies$125,304,2762,807$25,143,00720.1%2,807Dec 19-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
11Face/Off$112,276,1462,851$23,387,53020.8%2,621Jun 27-Paramount Pictures
12Batman & Robin$107,325,1952,942$42,872,60539.9%2,934Jun 20Sep 25Warner Bros.
13George of the Jungle$105,263,2572,616$16,540,79115.7%2,506Jul 18-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
14Scream 2$101,363,3012,688$32,926,34232.5%2,663Dec 12-Dimension Films
15Con Air$101,117,5732,941$24,131,73823.9%2,824Jun 6Oct 16Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
16Contact$100,920,3292,314$20,584,90820.4%1,923Jul 11-Warner Bros.
17Hercules$99,112,1012,930$249,5670.3%1Jun 15-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
18Flubber$92,977,2262,679$26,725,20728.7%2,641Nov 26-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
19Conspiracy Theory$75,982,8342,806$19,313,56625.4%2,806Aug 8-Warner Bros.
20I Know What You Did Last Summer$72,586,1342,524$15,818,64521.8%2,524Oct 17-Sony Pictures Releasing
21Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1997 Special Edition
$67,597,6942,322$21,975,99332.5%2,111Feb 21-Twentieth Century Fox
22Dante's Peak$67,127,7602,761$18,479,43527.5%2,657Feb 7-Universal Pictures
23Anaconda$65,885,7672,456$16,620,88725.2%2,456Apr 11-Sony Pictures Releasing
24L.A. Confidential$64,616,9401,625$5,211,1988.1%769Sep 19-Warner Bros.
25In & Out$63,856,9292,452$15,019,82123.5%1,992Sep 19-Paramount Pictures
26The Fifth Element$63,820,1802,500$17,031,34526.7%2,500May 9-Sony Pictures Releasing
27Mousehunt$61,917,3892,233$6,062,9229.8%2,152Dec 19Jul 1DreamWorks Distribution
28The Saint$61,363,3042,500$16,278,87326.5%2,307Apr 4-Paramount Pictures
29The Devil's Advocate$60,944,6602,404$12,170,53620%2,161Oct 17Feb 12Warner Bros.
30Kiss the Girls$60,527,8732,406$13,215,16721.8%2,271Oct 3-Paramount Pictures
31Jungle 2 Jungle$59,927,6182,340$12,812,04721.4%2,316Mar 7-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
32Anastasia$58,406,3472,511$120,5410.2%1Nov 14-Twentieth Century Fox
33The Jackal$54,930,2802,309$15,164,59527.6%2,193Nov 14-Universal Pictures
34Spawn$54,870,1752,604$19,738,74936%2,536Aug 1-New Line Cinema
35Starship Troopers$54,814,3772,971$22,058,77340.2%2,971Nov 7-Sony Pictures Releasing
36Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery$53,883,9892,187$9,548,11117.7%2,187May 2-New Line Cinema
37Breakdown$50,159,1442,348$12,307,12824.5%2,108May 2-Paramount Pictures
38Absolute Power$50,068,3102,568$14,678,01629.3%2,568Feb 14-Sony Pictures Releasing
39Volcano$49,323,4682,777$14,581,74029.6%2,774Apr 25-Twentieth Century Fox
40Speed 2: Cruise Control$48,608,0662,625$16,158,94233.2%2,615Jun 13-Twentieth Century Fox
41The Game$48,323,6482,521$14,337,02929.7%2,403Sep 12-PolyGram
42G.I. Jane$48,169,1562,043$11,094,24123%1,945Aug 22-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
43Alien: Resurrection$47,795,6582,449$16,474,09234.5%2,415Nov 26-Twentieth Century Fox
44The Full Monty$45,950,122783$176,5850.4%6Aug 15May 14-
45The Rainmaker$45,916,7692,369$10,626,50723.1%2,317Nov 21-Paramount Pictures
46Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1997 Special Edition
$45,470,4372,111$16,293,53135.8%2,111Mar 14-Twentieth Century Fox
47Bean$45,319,4232,015$2,255,2335%242Oct 17-Gramercy Pictures (I)
48Cop Land$44,862,1872,233$13,510,48230.1%2,233Aug 15-Miramax
49Nothing to Lose$44,480,0391,888$11,617,76726.1%1,862Jul 18-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
50Amistad$44,229,4411,019$4,573,52310.3%322Dec 10May 14DreamWorks Distribution
51Soul Food$43,700,8551,350$11,197,89725.6%1,336Sep 26-Twentieth Century Fox
52Wag the Dog$43,061,9451,752$92,0790.2%3Dec 25-New Line Cinema
53The Devil's Own$42,868,3482,504$14,274,50333.3%2,504Mar 28-Sony Pictures Releasing
54Donnie Brasco$41,909,7621,593$11,660,21627.8%1,503Feb 28-Sony Pictures Releasing
55The Peacemaker$41,263,1402,420$12,311,93929.8%2,362Sep 26-DreamWorks Distribution
56Private Parts$41,230,7992,217$14,616,33335.5%2,138Mar 7-Paramount Pictures
57Money Talks$40,922,6192,033$10,654,36926%2,005Aug 22-New Line Cinema
58Jackie Brown$39,673,1621,642$9,292,24823.4%1,370Dec 25-Miramax
59Seven Years in Tibet$37,957,6822,103$10,020,37826.4%2,103Oct 10-Sony Pictures Releasing
60Vegas Vacation$36,400,3602,070$12,837,92735.3%2,054Feb 14-Warner Bros.
61Mortal Kombat: Annihilation$35,927,4062,140$16,771,69446.7%2,140Nov 21-New Line Cinema
62Selena$35,281,7941,873$11,615,72232.9%1,850Mar 21-Warner Bros.
63Addicted to Love$34,673,0952,021$11,446,09833%2,007May 23-Warner Bros.
64The Relic$33,956,6082,128$9,064,14326.7%2,095Jan 10-Paramount Pictures
65Metro$32,000,3012,005$11,411,10735.7%2,001Jan 17-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
66For Richer or Poorer$31,642,9951,954$6,015,97019%1,904Dec 12-Universal Pictures
67Beverly Hills Ninja$31,480,4182,112$12,220,92038.8%2,112Jan 17-Sony Pictures Releasing
68Picture Perfect$31,407,8731,727$7,809,02624.9%1,707Aug 1-Twentieth Century Fox
69Home Alone 3$30,882,5152,261$5,085,48216.5%2,147Dec 12-Twentieth Century Fox
70Fools Rush In$29,481,4281,701$8,588,06829.1%1,674Feb 14-Sony Pictures Releasing
71Romy and Michele's High School Reunion$29,235,3531,607$7,429,40625.4%1,602Apr 25-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
72Out to Sea$29,022,2521,736$5,887,67520.3%1,736Jul 4-Twentieth Century Fox
73Fathers' Day$28,598,3762,507$8,776,15930.7%2,482May 9-Warner Bros.
74Grosse Pointe Blank$28,084,3571,242$6,870,39724.5%1,227Apr 11-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
75The Edge$27,873,3862,355$7,733,44527.7%2,350Sep 26-Twentieth Century Fox
76The Little Mermaid
1997 Re-release
$27,187,6162,057$9,814,52036.1%2,054Nov 14-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
77Event Horizon$26,673,2422,328$9,511,91535.7%2,311Aug 15-Paramount Pictures
78An American Werewolf in Paris$26,570,4631,731$7,600,87828.6%1,728Dec 25-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
79Boogie Nights$26,400,6401,003$50,1680.2%2Oct 10-New Line Cinema
80Murder at 1600$25,804,7072,158$7,962,26830.9%2,152Apr 18-Warner Bros.
81Mimic$25,480,4902,255$7,818,20830.7%2,255Aug 22-Miramax
82Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil$25,105,2551,312$5,233,65820.8%824Nov 21-Warner Bros.
83Good Burger$23,712,9931,893$7,058,33329.8%1,887Jul 25-Paramount Pictures
84Hoodlum$23,499,1022,020$8,162,76834.7%2,020Aug 29-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
85Air Bud$23,144,4991,795$4,878,63221.1%1,795Aug 1-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
86Red Corner$22,459,2742,507$7,403,36233%2,244Oct 31-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
87Mr. Magoo$21,437,1921,857$5,233,63124.4%1,857Dec 25-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
88Booty Call$20,050,3761,272$6,429,36432.1%1,272Feb 28-Sony Pictures Releasing
89The Apostle$19,868,354751$29,3960.1%4Dec 19-October Films
90Gone Fishin'$19,745,9221,846$5,784,12329.3%1,841May 30-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
91Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun$18,798,59081---Jul 11Dec 28Sony Pictures Classics
92That Darn Cat$18,301,6101,891$6,424,61735.1%1,891Feb 14-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
93The Postman$17,626,2342,207$5,260,32429.8%2,207Dec 25-Warner Bros.
94That Old Feeling$16,574,1761,599$5,103,07530.8%1,575Apr 4-Universal Pictures
95Fire Down Below$16,228,4482,350$6,073,09437.4%2,336Sep 5-Warner Bros.
96Wishmaster$15,738,7692,502$6,038,51638.4%2,502Sep 19--
97RocketMan$15,448,0431,867$4,472,93729%1,836Oct 10-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
98First Strike$15,318,8631,344$5,778,93337.7%1,344Jan 10-New Line Cinema
99Eve's Bayou$14,842,388672$3,287,84622.2%659Nov 7-Trimark Pictures
100The Sixth Man$14,772,7881,231$4,128,17827.9%1,227Mar 28-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
101Excess Baggage$14,515,4902,211$6,309,58343.5%2,211Aug 29-Sony Pictures Releasing
102FairyTale: A True Story$14,059,0771,286$3,515,32325%1,058Oct 24-Paramount Pictures
103How to Be a Player$14,009,368756$4,206,65630%751Aug 8-Gramercy Pictures (I)
104The Man Who Knew Too Little$13,717,0392,039$4,604,81933.6%2,036Nov 14-Warner Bros.
105The Wings of the Dove$13,692,848261$183,6101.3%7Nov 7-Miramax
106Trial and Error$13,602,8312,298$4,903,52936%2,298May 30-New Line Cinema
107Rosewood$13,130,349991$3,154,07524%991Feb 21-Warner Bros.
108Gattaca$12,532,7771,279$4,320,20234.5%1,279Oct 24-Sony Pictures Releasing
109Love Jones$12,479,335821$3,908,72531.3%820Mar 14-New Line Cinema
110Chasing Amy$12,021,272553$52,4460.4%3Apr 4-Miramax
111Turbulence$11,538,2352,094$4,464,00838.7%2,094Jan 10-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
112The Beautician and the Beast$11,486,8801,801$4,080,22235.5%1,801Feb 7-Paramount Pictures
113Double Team$11,438,3372,203$5,034,91444%2,203Apr 4-Sony Pictures Releasing
114Leave It to Beaver$10,925,0601,885$3,252,45029.8%1,880Aug 22-Universal Pictures
115Deconstructing Harry$10,686,841445$356,4763.3%10Dec 12-Fine Line Features
116Mad City$10,541,5232,194$4,649,74244.1%2,194Nov 7-Warner Bros.
117Armour of God 2: Operation Condor$10,405,3941,532$4,731,75145.5%1,532Jul 18-Miramax
118Buddy$10,113,4002,113$3,504,67134.7%2,113Jun 6-Sony Pictures Releasing
119Night Falls on Manhattan$9,889,670758$2,933,25529.7%758May 16-Paramount Pictures
120Shall We Dance?$9,499,091----Jul 11-Miramax
121Fierce Creatures$9,381,2601,620$3,759,48040.1%1,593Jan 24-Universal Pictures
122Mrs. Brown$9,229,808432$76,2680.8%6Jul 18-Miramax
123Ulee's Gold$9,161,691350$89,5631%7Jun 13-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
124Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie$8,363,8992,113$3,301,13539.5%2,113Mar 28-Twentieth Century Fox
125A Simple Wish$8,345,0561,699$2,732,88032.7%1,676Jul 11-Universal Pictures
126The Ice Storm$8,038,061230$75,1830.9%3Sep 27--
127A Thousand Acres$7,936,7801,228$2,931,76236.9%1,208Sep 19-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
128Sprung$7,575,028780$2,487,70232.8%780May 16-Trimark Pictures
129Wild America$7,342,9231,812$1,810,58624.7%1,812Jul 4-Warner Bros.
130She's So Lovely$7,281,450844$3,020,01541.5%824Aug 27-Miramax
131B*A*P*S$7,246,7351,204$2,742,67937.8%1,204Mar 28-New Line Cinema
132Zeus and Roxanne$7,233,3241,745$2,755,38238.1%1,745Jan 24-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
133U Turn$6,682,0981,311$2,730,44040.9%1,230Oct 3-Sony Pictures Releasing
134Warriors of Virtue$6,524,6202,101$3,277,08450.2%2,101May 2-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
135Switchback$6,492,6601,128$2,704,56841.7%1,128Oct 31-Paramount Pictures
136Most Wanted$6,391,9462,098$2,836,49044.4%2,098Oct 10-New Line Cinema
137Kull the Conqueror$6,112,6132,091$3,450,14556.4%2,091Aug 29-Universal Pictures
138The Boxer$5,980,578523$86,0971.4%3Dec 31-Universal Pictures
139Inventing the Abbotts$5,936,344898$2,301,13838.8%898Apr 4-Twentieth Century Fox
140Gang Related$5,906,7731,260$2,443,23741.4%1,260Oct 10Jan 29Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
141Kolya$5,770,254128---Jan 17-Miramax
142One Eight Seven$5,727,1301,121$2,222,98438.8%1,121Jul 30-Warner Bros.
143Kundun$5,684,789439$72,0951.3%2Dec 25-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
144Gridlock'd$5,571,205743$2,678,37248.1%743Jan 31-Gramercy Pictures (I)
145Dangerous Ground$5,303,931808$2,647,74549.9%808Feb 14-New Line Cinema
146Les Boys$4,602,34152$436,1749.5%52Dec 12-Lionsgate Films
147McHale's Navy$4,529,8431,861$2,128,56547%1,858Apr 18-Universal Pictures
148A Life Less Ordinary$4,366,7221,208$2,007,27946%1,207Oct 24-Twentieth Century Fox
149Playing God$4,166,9181,479$1,937,37446.5%1,479Oct 17-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
150Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love$4,109,09581$53,4991.3%10Feb 28-Trimark Pictures
151Meet Wally Sparks$4,073,5821,552$2,131,00152.3%1,552Jan 31-Trimark Pictures
152Lost Highway$3,675,201337$212,7105.8%12Feb 21-October Films
1538 Heads in a Duffel Bag$3,602,8841,553$2,024,51656.2%1,553Apr 18-Orion Pictures
154The Pest$3,600,6161,205$1,817,27850.5%1,205Feb 7-Sony Pictures Releasing
155Cats Don't Dance$3,566,6371,252$939,78126.3%1,252Mar 28-Warner Bros.
156'Til There Was You$3,525,125753$1,315,44537.3%753May 30-Paramount Pictures
157Free Willy 3: The Rescue$3,446,5391,258$992,65128.8%1,258Aug 8-Warner Bros.
158The MatchMaker$3,392,080705$1,378,93040.7%705Oct 3-Gramercy Pictures (I)
159A Smile Like Yours$3,330,352582$1,163,57634.9%582Aug 22-Paramount Pictures
160The Sweet Hereafter$3,263,58570$31,1491%2Oct 10-Fine Line Features
161Love! Valour! Compassion!$2,977,807----May 16-Fine Line Features
162Waiting for Guffman$2,923,98259$37,9901.3%3Jan 31Dec 11Sony Pictures Classics
163In the Company of Men$2,804,473108$100,0063.6%8Aug 1Jan 8Sony Pictures Classics
164One Night Stand$2,642,983407$978,81937%407Nov 14-New Line Cinema
165Brassed Off$2,576,331231$52,5342%12May 23Aug 14Miramax
166Afterglow$2,465,960353$50,0522%7Dec 26May 21Sony Pictures Classics
167Career Girls$2,416,734148$93,3033.9%8Aug 8Oct 30October Films
168Smilla's Sense of Snow$2,372,903135$107,1084.5%8Feb 28--
169The Pillow Book$2,372,744----Jun 6-Lionsgate Films
170Shadow Conspiracy$2,312,463837$1,370,83159.3%837Jan 31-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
171Snowriders II$2,287,639----Oct 15--
172Ma vie en rose$2,162,04363$76,2123.5%14Dec 26May 21Sony Pictures Classics
173The Daytrippers$2,099,67752$35,9881.7%2Mar 5Sep 4Sony Pictures Releasing
174Paradise Road$2,007,100350$62,5183.1%9Apr 11--
175Masterminds$1,935,5391,186$1,014,60652.4%1,186Aug 22-Sony Pictures Releasing
176Kiss Me, Guido$1,918,497----Jul 18-Paramount Pictures
177Washington Square$1,851,76135$14,3520.8%1Oct 5Apr 16Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
178Steel$1,710,9721,260$870,06850.9%1,260Aug 15-Warner Bros.
179Rhyme & Reason$1,608,277280$853,58953.1%280Mar 7-Miramax
180City of Industry$1,568,258441$803,81151.3%441Mar 14-Orion Pictures
181When the Cat's Away$1,474,628----Jun 20-Sony Pictures Classics
182Ponette$1,300,377----Mar 14-Arrow Releasing
183The Godfather
1997 Re-release
$1,267,49040$229,93218.1%40Mar 21-Paramount Pictures
184Temptress Moon$1,100,78846$66,4716%5Jun 13Aug 14Miramax
185Blood and Wine$1,094,668166$420,99338.5%166Feb 21--
186The Tango Lesson$1,080,1922$19,7521.8%2Nov 14-Sony Pictures Classics
187Shiloh$1,007,82270$115,71011.5%70Apr 25Jul 17-
188Female Perversions$926,954----Apr 25-October Films
189When Night Is Falling$919,671----Nov 17May 2October Films
190Guantanamera$903,84012$8,8511%3Jul 4Feb 19Lionsgate Films
191Fast, Cheap & Out of Control$878,96040$23,6652.7%2Oct 3Feb 26Sony Pictures Classics
192The Winter Guest$870,29021$20,5332.4%3Dec 25Apr 16Fine Line Features
193Anna Karenina$858,55334$75,2688.8%5Apr 4-Warner Bros.
194Children of the Revolution$838,36859$31,5623.8%6May 1Jul 10Miramax
195Kiss or Kill$796,681----Nov 14-October Films
196Prisoner of the Mountains$790,07836$17,2052.2%3Jan 31-Orion Classics
197Box of Moonlight$782,641----Jul 25-Trimark Pictures
198The Van$712,09525$23,3663.3%3May 16--
199Contempt$706,604----Jun 27-Strand Releasing
200A Chef in Love$686,70434$36,6285.3%6Apr 23Dec 25Sony Pictures Classics