List of 1997 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom explained
This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United Kingdom during 1997.
Number one films
| Weekend End Date | Film | Box Office | Notes | | Ref |
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1 | | Evita | £2,068,488 | Evita reached number one in its third week of release | [1] |
2 | | £1,749,118 | | [2] |
3 | | £1,412,412 | | [3] |
4 | | £1,119,052 | | [4] |
5 | | £838,500 | | [5] |
6 | | Ransom | £3,283,302 | Ransom reached number one in its second week of release. The nationwide opening set a record for February | [6] |
7 | | £2,053,737 | | [7] |
8 | | £1,382,489 | | [8] |
9 | | Mars Attacks! | £2,121,878 | | [9] |
10 | | Jerry Maguire | £1,529,748 | | [10] |
11 | | £1,334,625 | | [11] |
12 | | Star Wars (Special Edition) | £3,702,720 | The reissue of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope had a record opening for March surpassing Toy Storys £3,387,160 | [12] |
13 | | £2,406,795 | | [13] |
14 | | £1,480,940 | | [14] |
15 | | The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition) | £1,987,161 | | [15] |
16 | | £1,265,879 | | [16] |
17 | | Return of the Jedi (Special Edition) | £1,681,159 | | [17] |
18 | | Liar Liar | £1,969,204 | | [18] |
19 | | £1,749,272 | | [19] |
20 | | £1,206,000 | | [20] |
21 | | £909,257 | | [21] |
22 | | Absolute Power | £472,544 | Absolute Power opening weekend gross included previews of £70,196. Excluding previews, Liar Liar retained the number one spot with a gross of £440,994 | [22] [23] |
23 | | Con Air | £1,339,155 | | [24] |
24 | | The Fifth Element | £1,483,043 | The Fifth Element reached number one in its second week | [25] |
25 | | £1,193,215 | | [26] |
26 | | Batman & Robin | £4,940,566 | Batman & Robin had a record opening for Warner Bros. beating Batman Forevers £4,714,000 and a record opening for June | [27] |
27 | | £2,214,719 | | [28] |
28 | | £1,214,411 | | [29] [30] |
29 | | | £5,666,917 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park had a record opening for United International Pictures and a record opening for July, beating Jurassic Parks £4,875,317 | [31] |
30 | | £3,794,948 | | [32] |
31 | | Men in Black | £7,066,748 | Men in Black set the opening weekend record beating Independence Days £7,005,905 | [33] [34] |
32 | | £3,388,263 | | [35] |
33 | | £2,547,413 | | [36] [37] |
34 | | £2,438,822 | | [38] |
35 | | £1,720,695 | | [39] [40] |
36 | | The Full Monty | £1,569,956 | The Full Monty reached number one in its second week of release | [41] [42] |
37 | | £1,839,950 | | [43] [44] |
38 | | £1,981,757 | | [45] [46] |
39 | | £1,993,426 | | [47] [48] |
40 | | £2,123,319 | | [49] [50] |
41 | | £1,914,537 | | [51] [52] |
42 | | £1,830,228 | | [53] [54] |
43 | | £1,722,755 | | [55] [56] |
44 | | £1,655,822 | The Full Monty becomes the first film to top the box office for nine consecutive weekends | [57] [58] [59] |
45 | | Face/Off | £1,601,342 | | [60] [61] [62] |
46 | | The Full Monty | £1,251,606 | The Full Monty returned to number one in its twelfth week of release | [63] [64] |
47 | | £1,119,520 | | [65] [66] |
48 | | | £2,672,657 | Alien: Resurrection set a record opening for November and for an 18-certificate film, the latter beating Bram Stoker's Dracula £2.64 million. | [67] [68] [69] |
49 | | £1,095,607 | | [70] |
50 | | Tomorrow Never Dies | £3,656,746 | Tomorrow Never Dies set a record opening for December beating 101 Dalmatianss £2,360,762 | [71] |
51 | | TBD | | |
52 | | Spiceworld | £4,777,124 | Spiceworld set a record opening for a British production beating Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movies £2,278,390 (excluding previews) | [72] [73] |
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Highest-grossing films
Highest-grossing films 29 November 1996 to 30 November 1997
Rank | Title | Distributor | Gross[74] |
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1. | The Full Monty | 20th Century Fox | £40,817,733 |
2. | Men in Black | Columbia TriStar | £35,801,983 |
3. | | 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
Notes and References
- UK Top 15: January 3-5. Screen International. 10 January 1997. 51.
- UK Top 15: January 10-12. Screen International. 17 January 1997. 27.
- UK Top 15: January 17-19. Screen International. 24 January 1997. 75.
- UK Top 15: January 24-26. Screen International. 31 January 1997. 23.
- UK Top 15: January 31- February 2. Screen International. 7 February 1997. 43.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 14 February 1997. 46. $5,286,116; £1=$1.61.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 21 February 1997. 38. $3,306,516; £1=$1.61.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 28 February 1997. 30. $2,253,457; £1=$1.63.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 7 March 1997. 26. $3,416,224; £1=$1.61.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 14 March 1997. 22. $2,467,336; $1=£0.62.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 21 March 1997. 26. $2,152,621; $1=£0.62.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 28 March 1997. 50. $6,070,032; $1=£0.61.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 4 April 1997. 26. $3,820,310; $1=£0.63.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 11 April 1997. 34. $2,350,698; $1=£0.63.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 18 April 1997. 26. $3,257,641; $1=£0.61.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 25 April 1997. 26. $2,109,798; $1=£0.60.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 2 May 1997. 64. $2,729,154; $1=£0.616.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 9 May 1997. 30. $3,191,579; $1=£0.617.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 16 May 1997. 22. $2,844,345; $1=£0.615.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 23 May 1997. 26. $1,960,975; $1=£0.615.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 30 May 1997. 22. $1,318,008; $1=£0.614.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 6 June 1997. 22. $773,394; $1=£0.611.
- Ab Power Not So Fab. Screen International. 6 June 1997. 23. Scott. Mary.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 13 June 1997. 30. $2,181,034; $1=£0.614.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 20 June 1997. 26. $2,431,218; $1=£0.61.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 27 June 1997. 42. $1,985,383; $1=£0.601.
- Batman Takes Flights. Screen International. 4 July 1997. 27.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 11 July 1997. 26. $3,734,771; $1=£0.593.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 18 July 1997. 22. $2,051,370; $1=£0.592.
- Variety. 21 July 1997. International box office. 8.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 25 July 1997. 42. $9,492,323; $1=£0.597.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 1 August 1997. 26. $6,314,389; $1=£0.601.
- Variety. 11 August 1997. International box office. 14.
- Top UK opening weekends. Screen International. 8 August 1997. 31.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 15 August 1997. 46. $5,344,263; $1=£0.634.
- Variety. 25 August 1997. International box office. 14.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 22 August 1997. 34. $4,102,114; $1=£0.621.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 29 August 1997. 30. $3,914,642; $1=£0.623.
- Variety. 8 September 1997. International box office. 14.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 5 September 1997. 30. $2,775,315; $1=£0.620.
- Variety. 15 September 1997. International box office. 13.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 12 September 1997. 30. $2,528,109; $1=£0.621.
- Variety. 22 September 1997. International box office. 15.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 19 September 1997. 34. $2,953,371; $1=£0.623.
- Variety. 29 September 1997. International box office. 14.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 26 September 1997. 50. $3,191,235; $1=£0.621.
- Variety. 6 October 1997. International box office. 16.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 3 October 1997. 26. $3,199,721; $1=£0.623.
- Variety. 13 October 1997. International box office. 15.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 10 October 1997. 70. $3,424,708; $1=£0.620.
- Variety. 20 October 1997. International box office. 12.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 17 October 1997. 46. $3,138,585; $1=£0.61.
- Variety. 27 October 1997. International box office. 15.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 24 October 1997. 26. $2,961,534; $1=£0.618.
- Variety. 3 November 1997. International box office. 12.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 31 October 1997. 26. $2,814,959; $1=£0.612.
- Variety. 10 November 1997. International box office. 7.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 7 November 1997. 38. $2,778,225; $1=£0.596.
- Screen International. 31 October 1997. 27. Stripped by Full Monty. Scott. Mary.
- Variety. 17 November 1997. International box office. 14.
- Variety. 17 November 1997. Gallic filmgoers boost Franco B.O.. 14. Groves. Don.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 14 November 1997. 26. $2,714,139; $1=£0.590.
- Variety. 24 November 1997. International box office. 13.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 21 November 1997. 26. $2,121,366; $1=£0.59.
- Variety. 1 December 1997. International box office. 12.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 28 November 1997. 38. $1,891,081; $1=£0.592.
- Variety. 8 December 1997. International box office. 15.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 5 December 1997. 42. $4,499,423; $1=£0.594.
- Screen International. 8 September 2000. 39. Scott. Mary. Snatch steals top spot. Includes previews of $389,788 (£231,534).
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 12 December 1997. 46. $1,831,919; $1=£0.604.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 19 December 1997. 30. $6,044,208; $1=£0.605.
- No turkeys this Christmas. Screen International. 9 January 1998. 47. Scott. Mary.
- UK Top 15. Screen International. 15 August 1997. 46. $4,043,101; previews $449,426; $1=£0.634.
- Screen International. UK Top 100 Films Nov 29, 1996-Nov 30, 1997. 43. 23 January 1998.