Summer 1997

Title Opening Closing Gross Theaters 1st Wk % Per Scrn Distributor
Total Opening Opening Widest
(May 9 - Aug 26)
1 Men in Black 07-02-97 01-15-98 250,156,830 51,068,455 3020 3180 20.41 78,666 Sony
2 Lost World, The 05-23-97 10-16-97 * 229,086,679 92,729,064 3281 3565 40.48 64,260 Universal
3 Air Force One 07-25-97 02-05-98 172,627,880 37,132,505 2919 2981 21.51 57,909 Sony
4 My Best Friend's Wedding 06-20-97 01-15-98 126,813,153 21,678,377 2134 2233 17.09 56,790 Sony
5 Face/Off 06-27-97 11-06-97 112,238,697 23,387,530 2621 2851 20.84 39,368 Paramount
6 Batman & Robin 06-20-97 09-25-97 107,306,773 42,872,606 2934 2942 39.95 36,474 Warner Bros.
7 George of the Jungle 07-16-97 01-01-98 105,224,566 16,114,633 2506 2616 15.31 40,223 Buena Vista
8 Con Air 06-06-97 10-09-97 101,091,253 24,131,738 2824 2941 23.87 34,373 Buena Vista
9 Contact 07-11-97 11-06-97 100,870,675 20,584,908 1923 2314 20.41 43,591 Warner Bros.
10 Hercules 06-13-97 12-25-97 99,061,867 21,454,451 1 2930 21.66 33,810 Buena Vista
11 Conspiracy Theory 08-08-97 12-04-97 76,118,990 19,313,566 2806 2806 25.37 27,127 Warner Bros.
12 Fifth Element, The 05-09-97 10-09-97 63,549,845 17,031,345 2500 2500 26.80 25,420 Sony
13 Spawn 08-01-97 12-04-97 54,969,564 21,210,131 2536 2604 38.59 21,110 New Line
14 G.I. Jane 08-22-97 12-25-97 48,169,156 11,094,241 1945 2043 23.03 23,578 Buena Vista
15 Speed 2 : Cruise Control 06-13-97 09-11-97 48,076,583 16,158,942 2615 2625 33.61 18,315 Fox
16 Cop Land 08-15-97 11-20-97 44,896,367 13,510,482 2233 2233 30.09 20,106 Miramax
17 Nothing to Lose 07-18-97 11-13-97 44,467,444 11,617,767 1862 1888 26.13 23,553 Buena Vista
18 Money Talks 08-22-97 12-18-97 41,076,865 10,654,369 2005 2033 25.94 20,205 New Line
19 Addicted To Love 05-23-97 08-21-97 * 34,673,095 11,446,098 2007 2021 33.01 17,156 Warner Bros.
20 Picture Perfect 08-01-97 10-09-97 31,071,627 7,809,026 1707 1727 25.13 17,992 Fox
21 Fathers' Day 05-09-97 07-24-97 28,659,604 8,776,159 2482 2507 30.62 11,432 Warner Bros.
22 Out to Sea 07-02-97 10-02-97 27,981,712 5,887,675 1736 1736 21.04 16,118 Fox
23 Event Horizon 08-15-97 10-30-97 26,639,232 9,511,915 2311 2328 35.71 11,443 Paramount
24 Mimic 08-22-97 10-23-97 25,480,490 7,818,208 2255 2255 30.68 11,300 Miramax
25 Air Bud 08-01-97 11-06-97 23,809,790 4,878,632 1795 1856 20.49 12,829 Buena Vista
26 Good Burger 07-25-97 11-27-97 23,687,907 7,058,333 1887 1893 29.80 12,513 Paramount
27 Gone Fishin' 05-30-97 09-25-97 19,745,922 5,784,123 1841 1846 29.29 10,697 Buena Vista
28 How To Be A Player 08-06-97 10-30-97 13,968,792 4,206,656 751 756 30.11 18,477 Gramercy
29 Trial and Error 05-30-97 07-31-97 13,571,892 4,903,529 2298 2298 36.13 5,906 New Line
30 Leave It to Beaver 08-22-97 10-23-97 10,786,603 3,252,450 1880 1885 30.15 5,722 Universal

SOURCE : Variety, EDI