Top 50 Highest Grossing Releases of 1997
# Title Gross Release Date 1st Wk % Distributor
Opening Final
1 Titanic 28.6 600.0 Dec 19 4.77 Paramount
2 Men in Black 51.1 250.2 Jul 2 20.42 Sony
3 The Lost World * 92.7 229.1 May 23 40.46 Universal
4 Liar, Liar 31.4 181.4 Mar 21 17.31 Universal
5 Air Force One 37.1 173.0 Jul 25 21.45 Sony
6 Star Wars - Special Edition 35.9 138.2 Jan 31 25.98 Fox
7 As Good As It Gets 12.6 130.0 Dec 23 9.69 Sony
8 Good Will Hunting 10.3 130.0 Dec 5 7.92 Miramax
9 My Best Friend's Wedding 21.7 126.8 Jun 20 17.11 Sony
10 Tomorrow Never Dies 25.1 123.0 Dec 19 20.41 MGM/UA
11 Face/Off 23.4 112.2 Jun 27 20.86 Paramount
12 Batman & Robin 42.9 107.3 Jun 20 39.98 Warner Bros.
13 George of the Jungle 16.1 105.2 Jul 16 15.30 Disney
14 Con Air 24.1 101.1 Jun 6 23.84 Disney
15 Contact 20.6 100.9 Jul 11 20.42 Warner Bros.
16 Hercules 21.4 99.1 Jun 13 21.59 Disney
17 Scream 2 32.9 98.0 Dec 12 33.57 Miramax
18 Flubber 26.7 95.0 Nov 26 28.11 Disney
19 Conspiracy Theory 19.3 76.1 Aug 8 25.36 Warner Bros.
20 I Know What You Did Last Summer 15.8 72.0 Oct 17 21.94 Sony
21 Empire Strikes Back - Special Edition 22.0 67.5 Feb 21 32.59 Fox
22 Dante's Peak 18.5 67.2 Feb 7 27.53 Universal
23 Anaconda 16.6 65.5 Apr 11 25.34 Sony
24 In & Out 15.0 63.8 Sep 19 23.51 Paramount
25 The Fifth Element 17.0 63.6 May 9 26.73 Sony
26 The Saint 16.3 61.3 Apr 4 26.59 Paramount
27 Devil's Advocate 12.2 61.0 Oct 17 20.00 Warner Bros.
28 Kiss the Girls 13.2 60.5 Oct 3 21.82 Paramount
29 Mouse Hunt 6.1 60.0 Dec 19 10.17 DreamWorks
30 Jungle 2 Jungle 12.8 59.9 Mar 7 21.37 Disney
31 Anastasia 14.1 58.0 Nov 14 24.31 Fox
32 Spawn 21.2 55.0 Aug 1 38.55 New Line
33 The Jackal 15.2 54.9 Nov 14 27.69 Universal
34 Starship Troopers 22.1 54.7 Nov 7 40.40 Sony
35 Austin Powers 9.5 53.8 May 2 17.66 New Line
36 Absolute Power * 16.8 50.1 Feb 14 33.53 Sony
37 Breakdown 12.2 50.1 May 2 24.35 Paramount
38 The Game 14.3 48.3 Sep 12 29.61 Polygram
39 G.I. Jane 11.1 48.2 Aug 22 23.03 Disney
40 Speed 2 : Cruise Control 16.2 48.1 Jun 13 33.68 Fox
41 Alien : Resurrection 16.5 47.8 Nov 26 34.52 Fox
42 Volcano 14.6 47.5 Apr 25 30.74 Fox
43 The Rainmaker 10.6 46.0 Nov 21 23.04 Paramount
44 Return Of The Jedi - Special Edition 16.3 45.4 Mar 14 35.90 Fox
45 Bean 12.7 45.3 Oct 17 28.04 Gramercy
46 Wag the Dog 7.8 45.0 Dec 25 17.33 New Line
47 Amistad 4.6 45.0 Dec 10 10.22 DreamWorks
48 Cop Land 13.5 44.9 Aug 15 30.07 Miramax
49 Nothing to Lose 11.6 44.5 Jul 18 26.07 Disney
50 Soul Food 11.2 43.5 Sep 26 25.75 Fox
projected total gross for films still in release
* - 4 day opening weekend


Last Updated : March 5, 1998