This is a list of films which have placed number one at the box office in Italy during 1997. Amounts are in lire. Box office figures limited to 147 main situations, representing about 74% of potential income.
# | Weekend ending | Film | Box office | Notes | Ref |
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1 | January 5, 1997 | The Cyclone | 3,772,933,360 | [1] | |
2 | January 12, 1997 | 4,636,718,960 | [2] | ||
3 | January 19, 1997 | 4,827,440,900 | [3] | ||
4 | January 26, 1997 | 4,320,988,770 | [4] | ||
5 | February 2, 1997 | 3,293,198,400 | [5] | ||
6 | February 9, 1997 | 2,587,726,400 | [6] | ||
7 | February 16, 1997 | 2,117,522,550 | [7] | ||
8 | February 23, 1997 | Space Jam | 2,697,347,400 | [8] | |
9 | March 2, 1997 | 2,925,243,750 | [9] | ||
10 | March 9, 1997 | Jerry Maguire | 1,954,085,400 | [10] | |
11 | March 16, 1997 | 1,700,000,000 | [11] | ||
12 | March 23, 1997 | 101 Dalmatians | 3,124,717,300 | 101 Dalmatians reached number one in its second week of release | [12] |
13 | March 30, 1997 | 2,787,663,400 | [13] | ||
14 | April 6, 1997 | 1,867,754,300 | [14] | ||
15 | April 13, 1997 | The Devil's Own | 1,045,464,300 | The Devil's Own reached number one in its third week of release | [15] |
16 | April 20, 1997 | Dante's Peak | 1,140,536,800 | Dante's Peak reached number one in its second week of release. | [16] |
17 | April 27, 1997 | Liar Liar | 1,793,098,800 | [17] | |
18 | May 4, 1997 | 732,502,400 | [18] | ||
19 | May 11, 1997 | The Saint | 937,981,800 | [19] | |
20 | May 18, 1997 | 594,320,000 | [20] | ||
21 | May 25, 1997 | Absolute Power | 960,685,300 | [21] | |
22 | June 1, 1997 | 1,048,362,800 | [22] | ||
23 | June 8, 1997 | 386,134,600 | [23] | ||
24 | June 15, 1997 | 193,495,700 | [24] | ||
25 | June 22, 1997 | 259,787,200 | [25] | ||
26 | June 29, 1997 | 230,548,900 | [26] | ||
27 | July 6, 1997 | 138,170,900 | [27] | ||
28 | July 13, 1997 | 78,157,500 | [28] | ||
29 | July 20, 1997 | 68,741,200 | [29] | ||
30 | July 27, 1997 | The Cyclone | 51,066,000 | The Cyclone returned to number one in its 34th week of release | [30] |
31 | August 3, 1997 | TBD | |||
32 | August 10, 1997 | TBD | |||
33 | August 17, 1997 | Con Air | 93,000,000 | [31] | |
34 | August 24, 1997 | Con Air | 464,269,582 | Gross for the week | [31] |
35 | August 31, 1997 | Batman & Robin | 1,559,723,832 | [32] | |
36 | September 7, 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | 3,269,994,000 | [33] | |
37 | September 14, 1997 | 3,104,383,600 | [34] | ||
38 | September 21, 1997 | Air Force One | 1,990,936,500 | [35] | |
39 | September 28, 1997 | 1,702,186,200 | [36] | ||
40 | October 5, 1997 | Men in Black | 3,362,698,040 | [37] | |
41 | October 12, 1997 | 2,493,704,160 | [38] | ||
42 | October 19, 1997 | Fireworks | 9,279,744,000 | Fireworks set an opening record in Italy with a gross of L17 billion nationally. | [39] [40] [41] |
43 | October 26, 1997 | 9,008,930,000 | [42] | ||
44 | November 2, 1997 | 7,442,319,500 | [43] | ||
45 | November 9, 1997 | 4,092,331,800 | [44] | ||
46 | November 16, 1997 | 2,224,492,500 | [45] | ||
47 | November 23, 1997 | Bean | 4,589,872,500 | [46] | |
48 | November 30, 1997 | 6,656,999,400 | [47] | ||
49 | December 7, 1997 | 3,541,069,400 | [48] | ||
50 | December 14, 1997 | Hercules | 1,905,936,300 | Hercules reached number one in its fifth week of release | [49] |
51 | December 21, 1997 | TBD | |||
52 | December 28, 1997 | Life Is Beautiful | 9,200,000,000 | [50] | |
The Truce is a 1997 film directed by Francesco Rosi, written by Tonino Guerra, based on Primo Levi's memoir, The Truce. The film deals with Primo Levi's experiences returning to Italy in 1945 after the Red Army liberated the concentration camp at Auschwitz during the Second World War. This was Rosi's final film before his death in 2015.
The Cyclone is a 1996 Italian romantic comedy film, co-written, directed by and starred by Leonardo Pieraccioni.
Marianna Ucrìa is a 1997 Italian drama film directed by Roberto Faenza. It was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival.
An Eyewitness Account is a 1997 thriller-drama film directed by Pasquale Pozzessere. It is based on real life events of Sicilian Mafia hit eyewitness Piero Nava. For his performance Fabrizio Bentivoglio won the David di Donatello Award for best actor and the Ciak d'oro in the same category.
The Good Bad Guy is a 1997 Italian-American comedy film directed by Ezio Greggio.
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Week ended 24 August $261,119; $1=L1,778; Previous rank 1; Total gross to 24 August $313,647
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Previous rank 1; Weekend Jan 5 $3,200,106; % change -41; $1=L1,700