List of 1997 box office number-one films in Australia

This is a list of films which placed number-one at the weekly box office in Australia during 1997. Amounts are in Australian dollars.

# Week End Date Film Box Office Notes Ref
1 January 1, 1997 Romeo + Juliet $3,262,048 [1]
2 January 8, 1997 $2,647,109 [2]
3 January 15, 1997 The Ghost and the Darkness $2,116,644 [3]
4 January 22, 1997 Romeo + Juliet $1,681,805 Romeo + Juliet returned to number one in its fourth week of release [4]
5 January 29, 1997 The Long Kiss Goodnight $2,356,613 [5]
6 February 5, 1997 Michael $2,099,465 [6]
7 February 12, 1997 Metro $1,795,646 [7]
8 February 19, 1997 Evita $1,975,797 [8]
9 February 26, 1997 $1,298,575 [9]
10 March 5, 1997 Scream $1,178,340 Scream reached number one in its third week of release [10]
11 March 12, 1997 Jerry Maguire $3,560,854 [11]
12 March 19, 1997 $2,650,273 [12]
13 March 26, 1997 Star Wars (Special Edition) $3,642,450 [13]
14 April 2, 1997 $3,012,266 [14]
15 April 9, 1997 $1,685,293 [15]
16 April 16, 1997 The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition) $1,745,405 [16]
17 April 23, 1997 The Saint $1,940,788 [17]
18 April 30, 1997 $1,675,859 [18]
19 May 7, 1997 Donnie Brasco $1,428,836 [19]
20 May 14, 1997 $952,616 [20]
21 May 21, 1997 The Fifth Element $2,886,364 [21]
22 May 28, 1997 $2,011,077 [22]
23 June 4, 1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park $7,192,821 The Lost World: Jurassic Park had a record opening for United International Pictures and for a May release [23][24]
24 June 11, 1997 $5,189,041 [25]
25 June 18, 1997 Liar Liar $6,233,234 [26]
26 June 25, 1997 $4,523,995 [27]
27 July 2, 1997 Batman & Robin $5,728,708 [28]
28 July 9, 1997 Bean $6,535,285 [29]
29 July 16, 1997 $5,094,825 [30]
30 July 23, 1997 Con Air $3,173,667 [31]
31 July 30, 1997 $2,240,744 [32]
32 August 6, 1997 $1,677,073 [33]
33 August 13, 1997 Conspiracy Theory $2,616,591 [34]
34 August 20, 1997 $1,585,158 [35]
35 August 27, 1997 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery $1,371,660 [36]
36 September 3, 1997 Face/Off $3,203,562 [37]
37 September 10, 1997 $2,144,339 [38]
38 September 17, 1997 Men in Black $7,672,056 Men in Black had a record opening for Columbia TriStar [39][24]
39 September 24, 1997 $5,257,091 [40]
40 October 1, 1997 My Best Friend's Wedding $4,287,829 [41]
41 October 8, 1997 $3,852,141 [42]
42 October 15, 1997 $2,417,869 [43]
43 October 22, 1997 The Full Monty $2,686,134 [44]
44 October 29, 1997 $2,565,075 [45]
45 November 5, 1997 $2,459,501 [46]
46 November 12, 1997 $2,142,442 [47]
47 November 19, 1997 $1,872,478 [48]
48 November 26, 1997 Air Force One $2,508,774 [49]
49 December 3, 1997 $1,722,772 [50]
50 December 10, 1997 The Peacemaker $1,676,751 [51]
51 December 17, 1997 Spawn $1,500,000 [52]
52 December 24, 1997 Titanic $4,370,000 [53]
53 December 31, 1997 $5,289,923 [53]

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 1997[54]
Rank Title Distributor Gross A$ million
1. Men in Black Columbia TriStar $22,698,418
2. Liar Liar UIP/Universal $21,117,778
3. The Lost World: Jurassic Park UIP/Universal $20,071,203
4. Bean PolyGram $19,204,585
5. The Full Monty Fox $19,107,446
6. My Best Friend's Wedding Columbia TriStar $17,201,966
7. Jerry Maguire Columbia TriStar $14,027,136
8. Batman & Robin Warner Bros. $13,474,350
9. Romeo + Juliet Fox $12,886,821
10. Star Wars (Special Edition) Fox $11,334,819

See also

References

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  3. ^ "International box office". Screen International. 24 January 1997. p. 73. $1,628,188; $1=A$1.30
  4. ^ "International box office". Screen International. 31 January 1997. p. 31. $1,303,275; $1=A$1.29
  5. ^ "International box office". Screen International. 7 February 1997. p. 41. $1,826,832; $1=A$1.29
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  18. ^ "Australia Top 15". Screen International. 9 May 1997. p. 31. $1,309,265; $1=A$1.28
  19. ^ "Australia Top 15". Screen International. 16 May 1997. p. 23. $1,107,625; $1=A$1.29
  20. ^ "Australia Top 15". Screen International. 23 May 1997. p. 27. $738,462; $1=A$1.29
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