List of 1997 box office number-one films in Japan

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly box office in Japan during 1997. Amounts are in Yen and are from Japan's nine major cities.

Number one films

†	This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. [1]

#	Week ending	Film	Box office	Notes	Ref
1	January 3, 1997	Independence Day	612,655,624	Weekend only	[2]
2	January 12, 1997		182,952,648	Weekend only	[3]
3	January 19, 1997		157,206,676	Weekend only	[4]
4	January 26, 1997		142,151,472	Weekend only	[5]
5	February 2, 1997		125,502,010	Weekend only	[6]
6	February 9, 1997		105,617,640	Weekend only	[7]
7	February 14, 1997		230,034,477		[8]
8	February 21, 1997	Ransom	262,028,253		[9]
9	February 28, 1997		208,489,797		[10]
10	March 7, 1997		176,000,000		[11] [10]
11	March 14, 1997	Dante's Peak	184,348,466		[12]
12	March 21, 1997	101 Dalmatians	220,853,160		[13]
13	March 28, 1997		186,800,048		[14]
14	April 4, 1997		206,589,125		[15]
15	April 11, 1997	The Devil's Own	307,550,000		[16]
16	April 18, 1997	Sleepers	255,905,875		[17]
17	April 25, 1997		194,559,750		[18]
18	May 2, 1997		231,225,246		[19]
19	May 9, 1997		194,755,275		[20]
20	May 16, 1997	Lost Paradise	135,073,698		[21]
21	May 23, 1997	Jerry Maguire	180,402,036		[22]
22	May 30, 1997		154,794,558		[23]
23	June 6, 1997	Star Wars (Special Edition)	219,270,066		[24]
24	June 13, 1997		173,608,662		[25]
25	June 20, 1997		159,699,235		[26]
26	June 27, 1997		144,561,576		[27]
27	July 4, 1997		158,053,952		[28]
28	July 11, 1997	The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition)	172,038,319		[29]
29	July 18, 1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	881,267,544	The Lost World: Jurassic Park grossed ¥1.24 billion nationally	[30] [31]
30	July 25, 1997		570,732,644		[32]
31	August 1, 1997		514,687,090		[33]
32	August 8, 1997	Princess Mononoke †	475,833,720	Princess Mononoke reached number one in its fourth week of release	[34]
33	August 15, 1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	612,877,250	The Lost World: Jurassic Park returned to number one in its fifth week of release	[35]
34	August 22, 1997	Princess Mononoke †	502,142,274	Princess Mononoke returned to number one in its sixth week of release	[36]
35	August 29, 1997		436,380,329		[37]
36	September 5, 1997		342,230,834		[38]
37	September 12, 1997		295,632,720		[39]
38	September 19, 1997		305,524,722		[40]
39	September 26, 1997		250,858,894		[41]
40	October 3, 1997		181,784,592		[42]
41	October 10, 1997		151,371,605		[43]
42	October 17, 1997		116,834,575		[44]
43	October 24, 1997	Volcano	187,827,816		[45]
44	October 31, 1997	Con Air	207,579,360		[46]
45	November 7, 1997		157,339,320		[47]
46	November 14, 1997		104,783,500		[48]
47	November 21, 1997	Donnie Brasco	131,976,558		[49]
48	November 28, 1997		132,227,064		[50]
49	December 5, 1997	Air Force One	330,090,670		[51]
50	December 12, 1997	Men in Black	434,922,540		[52]
51	December 19, 1997		520,000,000		[52] [53]
52	December 26, 1997	Titanic	510,000,000		[54]

Highest-grossing films

Rank	Title	Distributor	Distributor income (¥ million) [1]
1.	Princess Mononoke	Toho	11,760
2.	Independence Day	20th Century Fox	6,650
3.	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	UIP	5,800
4.	Lost Paradise	Toei	2,300
5.	Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City	Toho	2,000
6.	Speed 2	20th Century Fox	2,000
7.	Star Wars (Special Edition)	20th Century Fox	1,900
8.	The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition)	20th Century Fox	1,900
9.	Return of the Jedi (Special Edition)	20th Century Fox	1,900
10.	The Fifth Element	Herald	1,700
11.	Sleepers	Herald	1,500
12.	The End of Evangelion	Toei	1,450

See also

• Lists of box office number-one films

References

1. "1997 January to December" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
2. "International box office". Screen International . 10 January 1997. p. 49. $5,281,514; $1=¥116
3. "International box office". Screen International . 17 January 1997. p. 25. $1,577,178; $1=¥116
4. "International box office". Screen International . 24 January 1997. p. 73. $1,359,661; $1=¥116
5. "International box office". Screen International . 31 January 1997. p. 31. $1,165,176; $1=¥122
6. "International box office". Screen International . 7 February 1997. p. 41. $1,028,705; $1=¥122
7. "Japan Top 12". Screen International . 14 February 1997. p. 47. $858,680; $1=¥123
8. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 21 February 1997. p. 39. $1,870,199; $1=¥123
9. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 28 February 1997. p. 31. $2,130,311; $1=¥123
10. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 7 March 1997. p. 27. Gross for week ended Feb 28 $1,695,039; Total gross to Feb 28 $3,860,856; $1=¥123
11. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 14 March 1997. p. 23. Gross for week ended March 14 $1,229,890; Total gross to March 14 $6,532,702; $1=¥122
12. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 21 March 1997. p. 27. $1,511,053; $1=¥122
13. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 28 March 1997. p. 51. $1,840,443; $1=¥120
14. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 4 April 1997. p. 27. $1,506,452; $1=¥124
15. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 11 April 1997. p. 35. $1,652,713; $1=¥125
16. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 18 April 1997. p. 27. $2,460,400; $1=¥125
17. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 25 April 1997. p. 27. $2,047,247; $1=¥125
18. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 2 May 1997. p. 65. $1,556,478; $1=¥125
19. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 9 May 1997. p. 31. $1,835,121; $1=¥126
20. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 16 May 1997. p. 23. $1,664,575; $1=¥117
21. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 23 May 1997. p. 27. $1,184,857; $1=¥114
22. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 30 May 1997. p. 23. $1,582,474; $1=¥114
23. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 6 June 1997. p. 23. $1,357,847; $1=¥114
24. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 13 June 1997. p. 31. $1,975,406; $1=¥111
25. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 20 June 1997. p. 27. $1,564,042; $1=¥111
26. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 27 June 1997. p. 43. $1,388,689; $1=¥115
27. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 4 July 1997. p. 27. $1,268,084; $1=¥114
28. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 11 July 1997. p. 27. $1,411,196; $1=¥112
29. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 18 July 1997. p. 23. $1,522,463; $1=¥113
30. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 25 July 1997. p. 43. $7,597,134; $1=¥116
31. "Dinosaurs Bite Japan". Screen International . 18 July 1997. p. 23.
32. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 1 August 1997. p. 27. $4,920,109; $1=¥116
33. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 8 August 1997. p. 31. $4,361,755; $1=¥118
34. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 15 August 1997. p. 47. $4,173,980; $1=¥114
35. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 22 August 1997. p. 35. $5,193,875; $1=¥118
36. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 29 August 1997. p. 31. $4,255,443; $1=¥118
37. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 5 September 1997. p. 31. $3,606,449; $1=¥121
38. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 12 September 1997. p. 31. $2,828,354; $1=¥121
39. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 19 September 1997. p. 35. $2,463,606; $1=¥120
40. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 26 September 1997. p. 51. $2,504,301; $1=¥122
41. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 3 October 1997. p. 27. $2,073,214; $1=¥121
42. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 10 October 1997. p. 71. $1,502,352; $1=¥121
43. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 17 October 1997. p. 47. $1,251,005; $1=¥121
44. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 24 October 1997. p. 27. $965,575; $1=¥121
45. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 31 October 1997. p. 27. $1,552,296; $1=¥121
46. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 7 November 1997. p. 39. $1,729,828; $1=¥120
47. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 14 November 1997. p. 27. $1,311,161; $1=¥120
48. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 21 November 1997. p. 27. $838,268; $1=¥125
49. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 28 November 1997. p. 39. $1,047,433; $1=¥126
50. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 5 December 1997. p. 43. $1,025,016; $1=¥129
51. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 12 December 1997. p. 47. $2,539,159; $1=¥130
52. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 19 December 1997. p. 31. $3,345,558; $1=¥130
53. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 9 January 1998. p. 47. Week ended Jan 2 $2,342,932; Total gross to 2 Jan $9,687,940; $1=¥132
54. "Japan Top 15". Screen International . 9 January 1998. p. 47. Previous rank 1; Week ended Jan 2 $3,191,338; % change -20; Total gross to 2 Jan $7,056,045; $1=¥132