| # |
Weekend end date |
Film |
Total weekend gross |
| 1 | 000000001997-01-05-00005 January 1997 | The Mirror Has Two Faces | $1,104,126 |
| 2 | 000000001997-01-12-000012 January 1997 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $3,064,543 |
| 3 | 000000001997-01-19-000019 January 1997 | Chain Reaction | $3,210,020 |
| 4 | 000000001997-01-26-000026 January 1997 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $2,418,207 |
| 5 | 000000001997-02-02-00002 February 1997 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $1,306,261 |
| 6 | 000000001997-02-09-00009 February 1997 | Metro | $2,037,011 |
| 7 | 000000001997-02-16-000016 February 1997 | Scream | $4,270,189 |
| 8 | 000000001997-02-23-000023 February 1997 | Scream | $3,175,293 |
| 9 | 000000001997-03-02-00002 March 1997 | Scream | $2,145,52? |
| 10 | 000000001997-03-09-00009 March 1997 | Jerry Maguire | $2,516,233 |
| 11 | 000000001997-03-16-000016 March 1997 | Jerry Maguire | $2,293,031 |
| 12 | 000000001997-03-23-000023 March 1997 | Sticks & Stones | $1,323,125 |
| 13 | 000000001997-03-30-000030 March 1997 | Dante's Peak | $3,477,575 |
| 14 | 000000001997-04-06-00006 April 1997 | James and the Giant Peach | $2,075,495 |
| 15 | 000000001997-04-13-000013 April 1997 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $2,524,571 |
| 16 | 000000001997-04-20-000020 April 1997 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $2,013,366 |
| 17 | 000000001997-04-27-000027 April 1997 | National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation | $3,485,140 |
| 18 | 000000001997-05-04-00004 May 1997 | Donnie Brasco | $2,307,218 |
| 19 | 000000001997-05-11-000011 May 1997 | Donnie Brasco | $1,031,345 |
| 20 | 000000001997-05-18-000018 May 1997 | The Fifth Element | $4,520,973 |
| 21 | 000000001997-05-25-000025 May 1997 | The Fifth Element | $3,432,685 |
| 22 | 000000001997-06-01-00001 June 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $5,236,490 |
| 23 | 000000001997-06-08-00008 June 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $4,131,568 |
| 24 | 000000001997-06-15-000015 June 1997 | Liar Liar | $3,212,042 |
| 25 | 000000001997-06-22-000022 June 1997 | The Rich Man's Wife | $1,372,245 |
| 26 | 000000001997-06-29-000029 June 1997 | Batman & Robin | $1,287,030 |
| 27 | 000000001997-07-06-00006 July 1997 | Anaconda | $2,068,355 |
| 28 | 000000001997-07-13-000013 July 1997 | Anaconda | $2,045,217 |
| 29 | 000000001997-07-20-000020 July 1997 | Con Air | $4,442,918 |
| 30 | 000000001997-07-27-000027 July 1997 | Con Air | $3,359,835 |
| 31 | 000000001997-08-03-00003 August 1997 | Conspiracy Theory | $2,231,122 |
| 32 | 000000001997-08-10-000010 August 1997 | Addicted to Love | $1,236,176 |
| 33 | 000000001997-08-17-000017 August 1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $3,073,576 |
| 34 | 000000001997-08-24-000024 August 1997 | Out to Sea | $1,283,010 |
| 35 | 000000001997-08-31-000031 August 1997 | Face/Off | $3,245,641 |
| 36 | 000000001997-09-07-00007 September 1997 | Hercules | $3,198,567 |
| 37 | 000000001997-09-14-000014 September 1997 | Men in Black | $4,837,929 |
| 38 | 000000001997-09-21-000021 September 1997 | Men in Black | $3,956,891 |
| 39 | 000000001997-09-28-000028 September 1997 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $2,457,919 |
| 40 | 000000001997-10-05-00005 October 1997 | The Game | $1,515,367 |
| 41 | 000000001997-10-12-000012 October 1997 | Breakdown | $2,022,445 |
| 42 | 000000001997-10-19-000019 October 1997 | Contact | $3,818,254 |
| 43 | 000000001997-10-26-000026 October 1997 | Contact | $2,874,995 |
| 44 | 000000001997-11-02-00002 November 1997 | L.A. Confidential | $2,756,087 |
| 45 | 000000001997-11-09-00009 November 1997 | Kiss the Girls | $2,018,673 |
| 46 | 000000001997-11-16-000016 November 1997 | Nothing to Lose | $1,664,095 |
| 47 | 000000001997-11-23-000023 November 1997 | Air Force One | $3,671,594 |
| 48 | 000000001997-11-30-000030 November 1997 | Air Force One | $2,725,607 |
| 49 | 000000001997-12-07-00007 December 1997 | The Peacemaker | $1,092,433 |
| 50 | 000000001997-12-14-000014 December 1997 | Spawn | $2,973,494 |
| 51 | 000000001997-12-21-000021 December 1997 | Titanic | $1,538,031 |
| 52 | 000000001997-12-28-000028 December 1997 | Titanic | $2,985,873 |