List of 1997 box office number-one films in France

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly box office in France during 1997. Amounts are in French franc.

Number one films

#	Week End Date	Film	Box Office	Notes	Ref
1	January 7, 1997	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	19,734,208		[1] [2]
2	January 14, 1997		7,347,335		[1] [3]
3	January 21, 1997	Le Plus Beau Métier du monde	6,221,556	Le Plus Beau Métier du monde reached number one in its sixth week of release	[1] [4]
4	January 28, 1997	Ransom	23,946,694		[5]
5	February 4, 1997	Didier	21,669,125		[6]
6	February 11, 1997		17,103,344		[7]
7	February 17, 1997	Space Jam	16,462,710	Space Jam reached number one in its second week of release.	[8] [9]
8	February 24, 1997		13,484,329		[10]
9	March 3, 1997	Mars Attacks!	24,610,081		[11]
10	March 10, 1997		16,548,525		[12]
11	March 18, 1997	Star Wars (Special Edition)	17,576,885		[13]
12	March 25, 1997		13,841,356		[14]
13	April 1, 1997	101 Dalmatians	28,386,889		[15]
14	April 8, 1997		21,179,752		[16]
15	April 15, 1997		21,372,743		[17]
16	April 22, 1997		25,543,193		[18]
17	April 29, 1997	Return of the Jedi (Special Edition)	13,268,027	The Special Edition of Return of the Jedi reached number one in its second weekend of release	[19]
18	May 5, 1997	La Vérité si je mens !	18,537,563		[20]
19	May 13, 1997	The Fifth Element	55,179,922	The Fifth Element had a record opening for a French film	[21] [22]
20	May 20, 1997		45,637,574		[23]
21	May 27, 1997		25,317,850		[24]
22	June 3, 1997		19,067,765		[25]
23	June 10, 1997		15,891,406		[26]
24	June 17, 1997		12,227,936		[27]
25	June 24, 1997		9,745,871		[28]
26	July 1, 1997	Liar Liar	28,910,354		[29]
27	July 9, 1997	Metro	10,179,938		[30]
28	July 15, 1997	Batman & Robin	21,165,012		[31]
29	July 22, 1997	Scream	12,084,732		[32]
30	July 29, 1997	Speed 2: Cruise Control	18,133,200		[33]
31	August 5, 1997		10,214,640		[34]
32	August 12, 1997	Men in Black	58,651,812	Men in Black reached number one in its second week of release	[35]
33	August 19, 1997		33,511,104		[36]
34	August 26, 1997		27,384,732		[37]
35	September 2, 1997		25,500,276		[38]
36	September 9, 1997		15,996,492		[39]
37	September 16, 1997	Face/Off	16,953,936		[40]
38	September 23, 1997	Contact	13,304,376		[41]
39	September 30, 1997	Face/Off	9,134,100	Face/Off returned to number one in its third week of release	[42]
40	October 7, 1997	My Best Friend's Wedding	20,119,356		[43]
41	October 14, 1997		17,774,900		[44]
42	October 21, 1997	Le Pari	34,739,705		[45]
43	October 28, 1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	68,874,589		[46]
44	November 4, 1997		47,219,604		[47]
45	November 11, 1997	Bean	28,737,919	Bean reached number one in its second week of release	[48]
46	November 18, 1997	Alien Resurrection	38,906,093		[49]
47	November 25, 1997		21,362,469		[50]
48	December 2, 1997	Hercules	25,981,102		[51]
49	December 9, 1997		21,685,467		[51]
50	December 16, 1997		19,300,000		[52] [51]
51	December 23, 1997	Tomorrow Never Dies	41,417,603		[53]
52	December 30, 1997		36,526,118		[53]

See also

• List of French films of 1997
• Lists of box office number-one films

References

1. "Les entrees hebdomadaires 1997 en France". JP Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
2. "International box office". Variety . 13 January 1997. p. 15. $3,795,040; $1=5.2 FF
3. "International box office". Variety . 20 January 1997. p. 10. $1,412,949; $1=5.2 FF
4. "International box office". Variety . 27 January 1997. p. 8. $1,152,140; $1=5.4 FF
5. "International box office". Variety . 3 February 1997. p. 10. $4,434,573; $1=5.4FF
6. "France Top 15". Screen International . 14 February 1997. p. 46. $4,012,801; $1=FFR5.4
7. "France Top 15". Screen International . 21 February 1997. p. 38. $3,167,286; $1=FFR5.4
8. "France Top 15". Screen International . 28 February 1997. p. 30. $3,167,286; Total gross to Feb 17 $5,663,304; $1=FFR5.4
9. "France Top 15". Screen International . 21 February 1997. p. 38. $2,614,218; $1=FFR5.4
10. "France Top 15". Screen International . 7 March 1997. p. 26. $2,497,098; $1=FFR5.4
11. "France Top 15". Screen International . 14 March 1997. $4,317,558; $1=FFR5.7
12. "France Top 15". Screen International . 21 March 1997. p. 26. Previous week rank 1; Gross to week ended March 10 $2,903,250; Total gross to March 10 $7,220,808; $1=FFR5.7
13. "France Top 15". Screen International . 28 March 1997. p. 50. $3,083,664; $1=FFR5.7
14. "France Top 15". Screen International . 4 April 1997. p. 26. $2,428,308; $1=FFR5.7
15. "France Top 15". Screen International . 11 April 1997. p. 34. $4,980,156; $1=FFR5.7
16. "France Top 15". Screen International . 18 April 1997. p. 26. $3,715,746; $1=FFR5.7
17. "Frnce Top 15". Screen International . 25 April 1997. p. 26. $3,749,604; $1=FFR5.7
18. "France Top 15". Screen International . 2 May 1997. p. 64. $4,481,262; $1=FFR5.7
19. "France Top 15". Screen International . 9 May 1997. p. 30. $2,327,724; $1=FFR5.7
20. "France Top 15". Screen International . 16 May 1997. p. 22. $3,252,204; $1=FFR5.7
21. "France Top 15". Screen International . 23 May 1997. p. 26. $9,680,688; $1=FFR5.7
22. "Element of control". Screen International . 23 May 1997. p. 27.
23. "France Top 15". Screen International . 30 May 1997. p. 22. $8,006,592; $1=FFR5.7
24. "France Top 15". Screen International . 6 June 1997. p. 22. $4,441,728; $1=FFR5.7
25. "France Top 15". Screen International . 13 June 1997. p. 30. $3,345,222; $1=FFR5.7
26. "France Top 15". Screen International . 20 June 1997. p. 26. $2,787,966; $1=FFR5.7
27. "France Top 15". Screen International . 27 June 1997. p. 42. $2,145,252; $1=FFR5.7
28. "France Top 15". Screen International . 4 July 1997. p. 26. $1,709,802; $1=FFR5.7
29. "France Top 15". Screen International . 11 July 1997. p. 26. $5,071,992; $1=FFR5.7
30. "France Top 15". Screen International . 18 July 1997. p. 22. $1,785,954; $1=FFR5.7
31. "France Top 15". Screen International . 25 July 1997. p. 42. $3,527,502; $1=FFR6.0
32. "France Top 15". Screen International . 1 August 1997. p. 26. $2,014,122; $1=FFR6.0
33. "France Top 15". Screen International . 8 August 1997. p. 30. $3,022,200; $1=FFR6.0
34. "France Top 15". Screen International . 15 August 1997. p. 46. $1,702,440; $1=FFR6.0
35. "France Top 15". Screen International . 22 August 1997. p. 34. $9,775,302; $1=FFR6.0
36. "France Top 15". Screen International . 29 August 1997. p. 30. $5,585,184; $1=FFR6.0
37. "France Top 15". Screen International . 5 September 1997. p. 30. $4,564,122; $1=FFR6.0
38. "France Top 15". Screen International . 12 September 1997. p. 30. $4,250,046; $1=FFR6.0
39. "France Top 15". Screen International . 19 September 1997. p. 34. $2,666,082; $1=FFR6.0
40. "France Top 15". Screen International . 26 September 1997. p. 50. $2,825,656; $1=FFR6.0
41. "France Top 15". Screen International . 3 October 1997. p. 26. $2,217,396; $1=FFR6.0
42. "France Top 15". Screen International . 10 October 1997. p. 70. $1,522,350; $1=FFR6.0
43. "France Top 15". Screen International . 17 October 1997. p. 46. $3,353,226; $1=FFR6.0
44. "France Top 15". Screen International . 24 October 1997. p. 26. $3,028,092; $1=$1=FFR5.87
45. "France Top 15". Screen International . 31 October 1997. p. 26. $5,918,178; $1=FFR5.87
46. "France Top 15". Screen International . 7 November 1997. p. 38. $11,957,394; $1=FFR5.76
47. "France Top 15". Screen International . 14 November 1997. p. 26. $8,197,848; $1=FFR5.76
48. "France Top 15". Screen International . 21 November 1997. p. 26. $4,989,222; $1=FFR5.76
49. "France Top 15". Screen International . 28 November 1997. p. 38. $6,754,530; $1=FFR5.76
50. "France Top 15". Screen International . 5 December 1997. p. 42. $3,708,762; $1=FFR5.76
51. "France Top 15". Screen International . 19 December 1997. p. 30. Week ended Dec 9 $3,764,838; Total gross to Dec 9 $8,275,446; % change - 18; $1=$1=FFR5.76
52. "France Top 15". Screen International . 9 January 1998. p. 46. Week ended Dec 30 $4,535,388; Total gross to Dec 30 $21,093,624; % change -8; $1=FFR5.76
53. "France Top 15". Screen International . 9 January 1998. p. 46. Week ended Dec 30 $6,341,340; Total gross to Dec 30 $13,531,896; % change -12; $1=FFR5.76