Domestic 1997 Weekend 40

October 3-5, 1997

Key:New This Week

RankLWRelease Gross%± LWTheatersChangeAverageTotal GrossWeeksDistributor
1-Kiss the Girls$13,215,167-2,271-$5,819$13,215,1671Paramount Pictures
23Soul Food$8,358,379-25.4%1,350+14$6,191$22,685,4722Twentieth Century Fox
31The Peacemaker$8,168,475-33.7%2,401+39$3,402$24,199,1482DreamWorks Distribution
42In & Out$7,722,423-31.2%2,373+105$3,254$40,822,8533Paramount Pictures
54The Edge$5,014,817-35.2%2,355+5$2,129$15,245,6222Twentieth Century Fox
66L.A. Confidential$4,707,651+6.4%1,625+801$2,897$17,842,7103Warner Bros.
75The Game$2,910,604-42%2,365-156$1,230$40,157,0064PolyGram
8-U Turn$2,730,440-1,230-$2,219$2,730,4401Sony Pictures Releasing
98The Full Monty$2,253,430-18.1%762-21$2,957$17,229,4248-
107Wishmaster$1,539,866-50.9%1,727-775$891$13,343,0253-
11-The MatchMaker$1,378,930-705-$1,955$1,378,9301Gramercy Pictures (I)
12-Contact$795,612-896-$887$99,040,23913Warner Bros.
1311Air Force One$756,150-37.8%1,094-446$691$169,003,29411Sony Pictures Releasing
1413Men in Black$687,721-24.2%922-158$745$243,017,80614Sony Pictures Releasing
1517The Ice Storm$100,375+33.5%3-$33,458$237,0222-
1614The Lost World: Jurassic Park$90,450-36.6%201-29$450$229,013,69920Universal Pictures
1715Liar Liar$87,910-30.4%118-28$745$181,317,32029Universal Pictures
1818Con Air$32,729-46.6%62-46$527$101,087,16118Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
19-Fast, Cheap & Out of Control$23,665-2-$11,832$23,6651Sony Pictures Classics
20-The Locusts$17,787-12-$1,482$17,7871Orion Pictures
21-Washington Square$14,352-1-$14,352$14,3521Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
22-Forgotten Silver$1,740-1-$1,740$1,7401First Run