Domestic 1997 Weekend 34
August 22-24, 1997
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | G.I. Jane | $11,094,241 | - | 1,945 | - | $5,703 | $11,094,241 | 1 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 2 | - | Money Talks | $10,654,369 | - | 2,005 | - | $5,313 | $10,654,369 | 1 | New Line Cinema |
| 3 | 2 | Air Force One | $7,870,403 | -36.3% | 2,824 | -157 | $2,786 | $143,092,008 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | - | Mimic | $7,818,208 | - | 2,255 | - | $3,467 | $7,818,208 | 1 | Miramax |
| 5 | 3 | Conspiracy Theory | $7,355,476 | -40.2% | 2,707 | -99 | $2,717 | $53,461,107 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | 1 | Cop Land | $7,318,628 | -45.8% | 2,233 | - | $3,277 | $27,422,053 | 2 | Miramax |
| 7 | 4 | Event Horizon | $4,357,366 | -54.2% | 2,328 | +17 | $1,871 | $17,793,622 | 2 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | - | Leave It to Beaver | $3,252,450 | - | 1,880 | - | $1,730 | $3,252,450 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | 6 | George of the Jungle | $3,144,601 | -34.7% | 1,909 | -522 | $1,647 | $90,531,749 | 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | 7 | Men in Black | $2,881,113 | -31.5% | 1,835 | -426 | $1,570 | $230,502,569 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 11 | 9 | Contact | $2,110,003 | -26.6% | 1,272 | -179 | $1,658 | $92,151,875 | 7 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | 8 | Picture Perfect | $1,618,084 | -51.3% | 1,276 | -401 | $1,268 | $27,376,993 | 4 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 13 | 5 | Spawn | $1,568,703 | -68.5% | 1,408 | -1,070 | $1,114 | $50,343,302 | 4 | New Line Cinema |
| 14 | 10 | Air Bud | $1,205,701 | -53.5% | 1,193 | -530 | $1,010 | $20,249,873 | 4 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | - | A Smile Like Yours | $1,163,576 | - | 582 | - | $1,999 | $1,163,576 | 1 | Paramount Pictures |
| 16 | 13 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $1,028,840 | -36.3% | 801 | -431 | $1,284 | $118,011,868 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | - | Masterminds | $1,014,606 | - | 1,186 | - | $855 | $1,014,606 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | 19 | Con Air | $963,436 | +366.9% | 758 | +530 | $1,271 | $97,820,698 | 12 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 19 | 17 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $472,080 | -36.9% | 562 | -225 | $840 | $227,308,399 | 14 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | 23 | Batman & Robin | $417,528 | +401.9% | 712 | +559 | $586 | $106,135,313 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | 20 | In the Company of Men | $282,597 | +37.2% | 70 | +42 | $4,037 | $1,027,990 | 4 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 22 | 21 | The Full Monty | $244,767 | +38.6% | 10 | +4 | $24,476 | $612,311 | 2 | - |
| 23 | 16 | Steel | $191,667 | -78% | 1,237 | -23 | $154 | $1,520,268 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | 18 | Liar Liar | $176,540 | -31.7% | 214 | -61 | $824 | $180,252,765 | 23 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | - | Dirty Dancing 1997 Re-release | $162,378 | - | 54 | - | $3,007 | $162,378 | 1 | - |
| 26 | - | Pippi Longstocking | $62,196 | - | 73 | - | $852 | $62,196 | 1 | - |
