List of 1997 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom

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This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United Kingdom during 1997.

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Number one films

†This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. [1]
#Weekend End DateFilmBox OfficeNotesRef
1January 5, 1997 Evita £2,068,488Evita reached number one in its third week of release [2]
2January 12, 1997£1,749,118 [3]
3January 19, 1997£1,412,412 [4]
4January 26, 1997£1,119,052 [5]
5February 2, 1997£838,500 [6]
6February 9, 1997 Ransom £3,283,302Ransom reached number one in its second week of release. The nationwide opening set a record for February [7]
7February 16, 1997£2,053,737 [8]
8February 23, 1997£1,382,489 [9]
9March 2, 1997 Mars Attacks! £2,121,878 [10]
10March 9, 1997 Jerry Maguire £1,529,748 [11]
11March 16, 1997£1,334,625 [12]
12March 23, 1997 Star Wars (Special Edition)£3,702,720The reissue of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope had a record opening for March surpassing Toy Story 's £3,387,160 [13]
13March 30, 1997£2,406,795 [14]
14April 6, 1997£1,480,940 [15]
15April 13, 1997 The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition)£1,987,161 [16]
16April 20, 1997£1,265,879 [17]
17April 27, 1997 Return of the Jedi (Special Edition)£1,681,159 [18]
18May 4, 1997 Liar Liar £1,969,204 [19]
19May 11, 1997£1,749,272 [20]
20May 18, 1997£1,206,000 [21]
21May 25, 1997£909,257 [22]
22June 1, 1997 Absolute Power £472,544Absolute Power's opening weekend gross included previews of £70,196. Excluding previews, Liar Liar retained the number one spot with a gross of £440,994 [23] [24]
23June 8, 1997 Con Air £1,339,155 [25]
24June 15, 1997 The Fifth Element £1,483,043The Fifth Element reached number one in its second week [26]
25June 22, 1997£1,193,215 [27]
26June 29, 1997 Batman & Robin £4,940,566Batman & Robin had a record opening for Warner Bros. beating Batman Forever 's £4,714,000 and a record opening for June [28]
27July 6, 1997£2,214,719 [29]
28July 13, 1997£1,214,411 [30] [31]
29July 20, 1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park £5,666,917The Lost World: Jurassic Park had a record opening for United International Pictures and a record opening for July, beating Jurassic Park 's £4,875,317 [32] [33]
30July 27, 1997£3,794,948 [34]
31August 3, 1997 Men in Black £7,066,748Men in Black set the opening weekend record beating Independence Day 's £7,005,905 [35] [33]
32August 10, 1997£3,388,263 [36]
33August 17, 1997£2,547,413 [37] [38]
34August 24, 1997£2,438,822 [39]
35August 31, 1997£1,720,695 [40] [41]
36September 7, 1997 The Full Monty †£1,569,956The Full Monty reached number one in its second week of release [42] [43]
37September 14, 1997£1,839,950 [44] [45]
38September 21, 1997£1,981,757 [46] [47]
39September 28, 1997£1,993,426 [48] [49]
40October 5, 1997£2,123,319 [50] [51]
41October 12, 1997£1,914,537 [52] [53]
42October 19, 1997£1,830,228 [54] [55]
43October 26, 1997£1,722,755 [56] [57]
44November 2, 1997£1,655,822The Full Monty becomes the first film to top the box office for nine consecutive weekends [58] [59] [60]
45November 9, 1997 Face/Off £1,601,342 [61] [62] [63]
46November 16, 1997The Full Monty †£1,251,606The Full Monty returned to number one in its twelfth week of release [64] [65]
47November 23, 1997£1,119,520 [66] [67]
48November 30, 1997 Alien: Resurrection £2,672,657Alien: Resurrection set a record opening for November and for an 18-certificate film, the latter beating Bram Stoker's Dracula 's £2.64 million. [68] [69] [70]
49December 7, 1997£1,095,607 [71]
50December 14, 1997 Tomorrow Never Dies £3,656,746Tomorrow Never Dies set a record opening for December beating 101 Dalmatians 's £2,360,762 [72]
51December 21, 1997TBD
52December 28, 1997 Spiceworld £4,777,124Spiceworld set a record opening for a British production beating Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie 's £2,278,390 (excluding previews) [73] [74]

Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films 29 November 1996 to 30 November 1997

RankTitleDistributorGross [1]
1. The Full Monty 20th Century Fox £40,817,733
2. Men in Black Columbia TriStar £35,801,983
3. The Lost World: Jurassic Park UIP £25,799,961
4. 101 Dalmatians Buena Vista £20,380,347
5. Bean PolyGram £17,621,882
6. Star Wars (Special Edition)20th Century Fox£16,343,172
7. Batman & Robin Warner Bros. £14,676,429
8. Evita Entertainment £14,218,510
9. Ransom Buena Vista£12,799,311
10. The English Patient Buena Vista£12,554,629

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "UK Top 100 Films Nov 29, 1996-Nov 30, 1997". Screen International . 23 January 1998. p. 43.
  2. ↑ "UK Top 15: January 3-5". Screen International . 10 January 1997. p. 51.
  3. ↑ "UK Top 15: January 10-12". Screen International . 17 January 1997. p. 27.
  4. ↑ "UK Top 15: January 17-19". Screen International . 24 January 1997. p. 75.
  5. ↑ "UK Top 15: January 24-26". Screen International . 31 January 1997. p. 23.
  6. ↑ "UK Top 15: January 31- February 2". Screen International . 7 February 1997. p. 43.
  7. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 14 February 1997. p. 46. $5,286,116; £1=$1.61
  8. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 21 February 1997. p. 38. $3,306,516; £1=$1.61
  9. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 28 February 1997. p. 30. $2,253,457; £1=$1.63
  10. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 7 March 1997. p. 26. $3,416,224; £1=$1.61
  11. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 14 March 1997. p. 22. $2,467,336; $1=£0.62
  12. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 21 March 1997. p. 26. $2,152,621; $1=£0.62
  13. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 28 March 1997. p. 50. $6,070,032; $1=£0.61
  14. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 4 April 1997. p. 26. $3,820,310; $1=£0.63
  15. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 11 April 1997. p. 34. $2,350,698; $1=£0.63
  16. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 18 April 1997. p. 26. $3,257,641; $1=£0.61
  17. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 25 April 1997. p. 26. $2,109,798; $1=£0.60
  18. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 2 May 1997. p. 64. $2,729,154; $1=£0.616
  19. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 9 May 1997. p. 30. $3,191,579; $1=£0.617
  20. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 16 May 1997. p. 22. $2,844,345; $1=£0.615
  21. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 23 May 1997. p. 26. $1,960,975; $1=£0.615
  22. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 30 May 1997. p. 22. $1,318,008; $1=£0.614
  23. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 6 June 1997. p. 22. $773,394; $1=£0.611
  24. ↑ Scott, Mary (6 June 1997). "Ab Power Not So Fab". Screen International . p. 23.
  25. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 13 June 1997. p. 30. $2,181,034; $1=£0.614
  26. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 20 June 1997. p. 26. $2,431,218; $1=£0.61
  27. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 27 June 1997. p. 42. $1,985,383; $1=£0.601
  28. ↑ "Batman Takes Flights". Screen International . 4 July 1997. p. 27.
  29. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 11 July 1997. p. 26. $3,734,771; $1=£0.593
  30. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 18 July 1997. p. 22. $2,051,370; $1=£0.592
  31. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 21 July 1997. p. 8.
  32. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 25 July 1997. p. 42. $9,492,323; $1=£0.597
  33. 1 2 "Top UK opening weekends". Screen International . 8 August 1997. p. 31.
  34. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 1 August 1997. p. 26. $6,314,389; $1=£0.601
  35. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 11 August 1997. p. 14.
  36. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 15 August 1997. p. 46. $5,344,263; $1=£0.634
  37. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 25 August 1997. p. 14.
  38. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 22 August 1997. p. 34. $4,102,114; $1=£0.621
  39. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 29 August 1997. p. 30. $3,914,642; $1=£0.623
  40. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 8 September 1997. p. 14.
  41. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 5 September 1997. p. 30. $2,775,315; $1=£0.620
  42. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 15 September 1997. p. 13.
  43. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 12 September 1997. p. 30. $2,528,109; $1=£0.621
  44. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 22 September 1997. p. 15.
  45. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 19 September 1997. p. 34. $2,953,371; $1=£0.623
  46. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 29 September 1997. p. 14.
  47. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 26 September 1997. p. 50. $3,191,235; $1=£0.621
  48. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 6 October 1997. p. 16.
  49. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 3 October 1997. p. 26. $3,199,721; $1=£0.623
  50. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 13 October 1997. p. 15.
  51. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 10 October 1997. p. 70. $3,424,708; $1=£0.620
  52. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 20 October 1997. p. 12.
  53. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 17 October 1997. p. 46. $3,138,585; $1=£0.61
  54. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 27 October 1997. p. 15.
  55. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 24 October 1997. p. 26. $2,961,534; $1=£0.618
  56. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 3 November 1997. p. 12.
  57. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 31 October 1997. p. 26. $2,814,959; $1=£0.612
  58. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 10 November 1997. p. 7.
  59. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 7 November 1997. p. 38. $2,778,225; $1=£0.596
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  61. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 17 November 1997. p. 14.
  62. ↑ Groves, Don (17 November 1997). "Gallic filmgoers boost Franco B.O.". Variety . p. 14.
  63. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 14 November 1997. p. 26. $2,714,139; $1=£0.590
  64. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 24 November 1997. p. 13.
  65. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 21 November 1997. p. 26. $2,121,366; $1=£0.59
  66. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 1 December 1997. p. 12.
  67. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 28 November 1997. p. 38. $1,891,081; $1=£0.592
  68. ↑ "International box office". Variety . 8 December 1997. p. 15.
  69. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 5 December 1997. p. 42. $4,499,423; $1=£0.594
  70. ↑ Scott, Mary (8 September 2000). "Snatch steals top spot". Screen International . p. 39. Includes previews of $389,788 (£231,534)
  71. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 12 December 1997. p. 46. $1,831,919; $1=£0.604
  72. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 19 December 1997. p. 30. $6,044,208; $1=£0.605
  73. ↑ Scott, Mary (9 January 1998). "No turkeys this Christmas". Screen International . p. 47.
  74. ↑ "UK Top 15". Screen International . 15 August 1997. p. 46. $4,043,101; previews $449,426; $1=£0.634

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