List of 1997 box office number-one films in Australia

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

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Number-one films

†This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. [1]
#Week End DateFilmBox OfficeNotesRef
11 January 1997 Romeo + Juliet $3,262,048 [2]
28 January 1997$2,647,109 [3]
315 January 1997 The Ghost and the Darkness $2,116,644 [4]
422 January 1997Romeo + Juliet$1,681,805Romeo + Juliet returned to number one in its fourth week of release [5]
529 January 1997 The Long Kiss Goodnight $2,356,613 [6]
65 February 1997 Michael $2,099,465 [7]
712 February 1997 Metro $1,795,646 [8]
819 February 1997 Evita $1,975,797 [9]
926 February 1997$1,298,575 [10]
105 March 1997 Scream $1,178,340Scream reached number one in its third week of release [11]
1112 March 1997 Jerry Maguire $3,560,854 [12]
1219 March 1997$2,650,273 [13]
1326 March 1997 Star Wars (Special Edition)$3,642,450 [14]
142 April 1997$3,012,266 [15]
159 April 1997$1,685,293 [16]
1616 April 1997 The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition)$1,745,405 [17]
1723 April 1997 The Saint $1,940,788 [18]
1830 April 1997$1,675,859 [19]
197 May 1997 Donnie Brasco $1,428,836 [20]
2014 May 1997$952,616 [21]
2121 May 1997 The Fifth Element $2,886,364 [22]
2228 May 1997$2,011,077 [23]
234 June 1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park $7,192,821The Lost World: Jurassic Park had a record opening for United International Pictures and for a May release [24] [25]
2411 June 1997$5,189,041 [26]
2518 June 1997 Liar Liar $6,233,234 [27]
2625 June 1997$4,523,995 [28]
272 July 1997 Batman & Robin $5,728,708 [29]
289 July 1997 Bean $6,535,285 [30]
2916 July 1997$5,094,825 [31]
3023 July 1997 Con Air $3,173,667 [32]
3130 July 1997$2,240,744 [33]
326 August 1997$1,677,073 [34]
3313 August 1997 Conspiracy Theory $2,616,591 [35]
3420 August 1997$1,585,158 [36]
3527 August 1997 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery $1,371,660 [37]
363 September 1997 Face/Off $3,203,562 [38]
3710 September 1997$2,144,339 [39]
3817 September 1997 Men in Black †$7,672,056Men in Black had a record opening for Columbia TriStar [40] [25]
3924 September 1997$5,257,091 [41]
401 October 1997 My Best Friend's Wedding $4,287,829 [42]
418 October 1997$3,852,141 [43]
4215 October 1997$2,417,869 [44]
4322 October 1997 The Full Monty $2,686,134 [45]
4429 October 1997$2,565,075 [46]
455 November 1997$2,459,501 [47]
4612 November 1997$2,142,442 [48]
4719 November 1997$1,872,478 [49]
4826 November 1997 Air Force One $2,508,774 [50]
493 December 1997$1,722,772 [51]
5010 December 1997 The Peacemaker $1,676,751 [52]
5117 December 1997 Spawn $1,500,000 [53]
5224 December 1997 Titanic $4,370,000 [54]
5331 December 1997$5,289,923 [54]

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 1997 [1]
RankTitleDistributorGross 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

  1. 1 2 "Top 50 Films Each Year - 1997". Screen Australia. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "International box office". Screen International . 10 January 1997. p. 49. $2,588,927; $1=A$1.26
  3. ↑ "International box office". Screen International . 17 January 1997. p. 25. $2,068,054; $1=A$1.28
  4. ↑ "International box office". Screen International . 24 January 1997. p. 73. $1,628,188; $1=A$1.30
  5. ↑ "International box office". Screen International . 31 January 1997. p. 31. $1,303,275; $1=A$1.29
  6. ↑ "International box office". Screen International . 7 February 1997. p. 41. $1,826,832; $1=A$1.29
  7. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 14 February 1997. p. 47. $1,602,645; $1=A$1.31
  8. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 21 February 1997. p. 39. $1,370,722; $1=A$1.31
  9. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 28 February 1997. p. 31. $1,519,844; $1=A$1.3
  10. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 7 March 1997. p. 27. $1,006,647; $1=A$1.29
  11. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 14 March 1997. p. 23. $913,442; $1=A$1.29
  12. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 21 March 1997. p. 27. $2,781,917; $1=A$1.28
  13. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 28 March 1997. p. 51. $2,086,829; $1=A$1.27
  14. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 4 April 1997. p. 27. $2,845,664; $1=A$1.28
  15. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 11 April 1997. p. 35. $2,353,333; $1=A$1.28
  16. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 18 April 1997. p. 27. $1,306,429; $1=A$1.29
  17. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 25 April 1997. p. 27. $1,353,027; $1=A$1.29
  18. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 2 May 1997. p. 65. $1,504,487; $1=A$1.29
  19. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 9 May 1997. p. 31. $1,309,265; $1=A$1.28
  20. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 16 May 1997. p. 23. $1,107,625; $1=A$1.29
  21. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 23 May 1997. p. 27. $738,462; $1=A$1.29
  22. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 30 May 1997. p. 23. $2,254,972; $1=A$1.28
  23. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 6 June 1997. p. 23. $1,535,173; $1=A$1.31
  24. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 13 June 1997. p. 31. $5,490,703; $1=A$1.31
  25. 1 2 George, Sandy (26 September 1997). "Australia Backs MIB". Screen International . p. 51.
  26. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 20 June 1997. p. 27. $3,931,092; $1=A$1.32
  27. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 27 June 1997. p. 43. $4,686,642; $1=A$1.33
  28. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 4 July 1997. p. 27. $3,401,500; $1=A$1.33
  29. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 11 July 1997. p. 27. $4,339,930; $1=A$1.32
  30. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 18 July 1997. p. 23. $4,877,078; $1=A$1.34
  31. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 25 July 1997. p. 43. $3,746,195; $1=A$1.36
  32. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 1 August 1997. p. 27. $2,333,579; $1=A$1.36
  33. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 8 August 1997. p. 31. $1,647,606; $1=A$1.36
  34. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 15 August 1997. p. 47. $1,233,142; $1=A$1.36
  35. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 22 August 1997. p. 35. $1,952,680; $1=A$1.34
  36. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 29 August 1997. p. 31. $1,182,954; $1=A$1.34
  37. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 5 September 1997. p. 31. $1,023,627; $1=A$1.34
  38. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 12 September 1997. p. 31. $2,390,718; $1=A$1.34
  39. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 19 September 1997. p. 35. $1,553,869; $1=A$1.38
  40. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 26 September 1997. p. 51. $5,559,461; $1=A$1.38
  41. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 3 October 1997. p. 27. $3,782,080; $1=A$1.39
  42. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 10 October 1997. p. 71. $3,129,802; $1=A$1.37
  43. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 17 October 1997. p. 47. $2,811,782; $1=A$1.37
  44. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 24 October 1997. p. 27. $1,764,868; $1=A$1.37
  45. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 31 October 1997. p. 27. $1,918,667; $1=A$1.4
  46. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 7 November 1997. p. 39. $1,819,202; $1=A$1.41
  47. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 14 November 1997. p. 27. $1,744,327; $1=A$1.41
  48. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 21 November 1997. p. 27. $1,498,211; $1=A$1.43
  49. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 28 November 1997. p. 39. $1,291,364; $1=A$1.45
  50. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 5 December 1997. p. 43. $1,730,189; $1=A$1.45
  51. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 12 December 1997. p. 47. $1,164,035; $1=A$1.48
  52. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 19 December 1997. p. 31. $1,125,336; $1=A$1.49
  53. ↑ "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 9 January 1998. p. 47. $298,276; % change -47; Total gross to 31 Dec $1,924,950; $1=A$1.45
  54. 1 2 "Australia Top 15". Screen International . 9 January 1998. p. 47. $3,648,223; % change +21; $1=A$1.45
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