List of 1997 box office number-one films in Australia
Appearance
This is a list of films which placed number-one at the weekly box office in Australia during 1997. Amounts are in Australian dollars.
# | Week End Date | Film | Box Office | Notes | Ref |
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1 | January 1, 1997 | Romeo + Juliet | $3,262,048 | [1] | |
2 | January 8, 1997 | $2,647,109 | [2] | ||
3 | January 15, 1997 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $2,116,644 | [3] | |
4 | January 22, 1997 | Romeo + Juliet | $1,681,805 | Romeo + Juliet returned to number one in its fourth week of release | [4] |
5 | January 29, 1997 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $2,356,613 | [5] | |
6 | February 5, 1997 | Michael | $2,099,465 | [6] | |
7 | February 12, 1997 | Metro | $1,795,646 | [7] | |
8 | February 19, 1997 | Evita | $1,975,797 | [8] | |
9 | February 26, 1997 | $1,298,575 | [9] | ||
10 | March 5, 1997 | Scream | $1,178,340 | Scream reached number one in its third week of release | [10] |
11 | March 12, 1997 | Jerry Maguire | $3,560,854 | [11] | |
12 | March 19, 1997 | $2,650,273 | [12] | ||
13 | March 26, 1997 | Star Wars (Special Edition) | $3,642,450 | [13] | |
14 | April 2, 1997 | $3,012,266 | [14] | ||
15 | April 9, 1997 | $1,685,293 | [15] | ||
16 | April 16, 1997 | The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition) | $1,745,405 | [16] | |
17 | April 23, 1997 | The Saint | $1,940,788 | [17] | |
18 | April 30, 1997 | $1,675,859 | [18] | ||
19 | May 7, 1997 | Donnie Brasco | $1,428,836 | [19] | |
20 | May 14, 1997 | $952,616 | [20] | ||
21 | May 21, 1997 | The Fifth Element | $2,886,364 | [21] | |
22 | May 28, 1997 | $2,011,077 | [22] | ||
23 | June 4, 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $7,192,821 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park had a record opening for United International Pictures and for a May release | [23][24] |
24 | June 11, 1997 | $5,189,041 | [25] | ||
25 | June 18, 1997 | Liar Liar | $6,233,234 | [26] | |
26 | June 25, 1997 | $4,523,995 | [27] | ||
27 | July 2, 1997 | Batman & Robin | $5,728,708 | [28] | |
28 | July 9, 1997 | Bean | $6,535,285 | [29] | |
29 | July 16, 1997 | $5,094,825 | [30] | ||
30 | July 23, 1997 | Con Air | $3,173,667 | [31] | |
31 | July 30, 1997 | $2,240,744 | [32] | ||
32 | August 6, 1997 | $1,677,073 | [33] | ||
33 | August 13, 1997 | Conspiracy Theory | $2,616,591 | [34] | |
34 | August 20, 1997 | $1,585,158 | [35] | ||
35 | August 27, 1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $1,371,660 | [36] | |
36 | September 3, 1997 | Face/Off | $3,203,562 | [37] | |
37 | September 10, 1997 | $2,144,339 | [38] | ||
38 | September 17, 1997 | Men in Black | $7,672,056 | Men in Black had a record opening for Columbia TriStar | [39][24] |
39 | September 24, 1997 | $5,257,091 | [40] | ||
40 | October 1, 1997 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $4,287,829 | [41] | |
41 | October 8, 1997 | $3,852,141 | [42] | ||
42 | October 15, 1997 | $2,417,869 | [43] | ||
43 | October 22, 1997 | The Full Monty | $2,686,134 | [44] | |
44 | October 29, 1997 | $2,565,075 | [45] | ||
45 | November 5, 1997 | $2,459,501 | [46] | ||
46 | November 12, 1997 | $2,142,442 | [47] | ||
47 | November 19, 1997 | $1,872,478 | [48] | ||
48 | November 26, 1997 | Air Force One | $2,508,774 | [49] | |
49 | December 3, 1997 | $1,722,772 | [50] | ||
50 | December 10, 1997 | The Peacemaker | $1,676,751 | [51] | |
51 | December 17, 1997 | Spawn | $1,500,000 | [52] | |
52 | December 24, 1997 | Titanic | $4,370,000 | [53] | |
53 | December 31, 1997 | $5,289,923 | [53] |
Highest-grossing films
[edit]Rank | Title | Distributor | Gross A$ million |
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1. | Men in Black | Columbia TriStar | $22,698,418 |
2. | Liar Liar | UIP/Universal | $21,117,778 |
3. | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | UIP/Universal | $20,071,203 |
4. | Bean | PolyGram | $19,204,585 |
5. | The Full Monty | Fox | $19,107,446 |
6. | My Best Friend's Wedding | Columbia TriStar | $17,201,966 |
7. | Jerry Maguire | Columbia TriStar | $14,027,136 |
8. | Batman & Robin | Warner Bros. | $13,474,350 |
9. | Romeo + Juliet | Fox | $12,886,821 |
10. | Star Wars (Special Edition) | Fox | $11,334,819 |
See also
[edit]- List of Australian films - Australian films by year
References
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$2,588,927; $1=A$1.26
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$2,068,054; $1=A$1.28
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$1,628,188; $1=A$1.30
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$1,303,275; $1=A$1.29
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$1,826,832; $1=A$1.29
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$1,602,645; $1=A$1.31
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$1,370,722; $1=A$1.31
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$1,519,844; $1=A$1.3
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$1,006,647; $1=A$1.29
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$913,442; $1=A$1.29
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$2,781,917; $1=A$1.28
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$2,086,829; $1=A$1.27
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$2,845,664; $1=A$1.28
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$2,353,333; $1=A$1.28
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$1,306,429; $1=A$1.29
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$1,353,027; $1=A$1.29
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$1,504,487; $1=A$1.29
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$1,309,265; $1=A$1.28
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$1,107,625; $1=A$1.29
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$738,462; $1=A$1.29
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$2,254,972; $1=A$1.28
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$1,535,173; $1=A$1.31
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$5,490,703; $1=A$1.31
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$3,931,092; $1=A$1.32
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$4,686,642; $1=A$1.33
- ^ "Australia Top 15". Screen International. 4 July 1997. p. 27.
$3,401,500; $1=A$1.33
- ^ "Australia Top 15". Screen International. 11 July 1997. p. 27.
$4,339,930; $1=A$1.32
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$4,877,078; $1=A$1.34
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$3,746,195; $1=A$1.36
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$2,333,579; $1=A$1.36
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$1,647,606; $1=A$1.36
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$1,233,142; $1=A$1.36
- ^ "Australia Top 15". Screen International. 22 August 1997. p. 35.
$1,952,680; $1=A$1.34
- ^ "Australia Top 15". Screen International. 29 August 1997. p. 31.
$1,182,954; $1=A$1.34
- ^ "Australia Top 15". Screen International. 5 September 1997. p. 31.
$1,023,627; $1=A$1.34
- ^ "Australia Top 15". Screen International. 12 September 1997. p. 31.
$2,390,718; $1=A$1.34
- ^ "Australia Top 15". Screen International. 19 September 1997. p. 35.
$1,553,869; $1=A$1.38
- ^ "Australia Top 15". Screen International. 26 September 1997. p. 51.
$5,559,461; $1=A$1.38
- ^ "Australia Top 15". Screen International. 3 October 1997. p. 27.
$3,782,080; $1=A$1.39
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$3,129,802; $1=A$1.37
- ^ "Australia Top 15". Screen International. 17 October 1997. p. 47.
$2,811,782; $1=A$1.37
- ^ "Australia Top 15". Screen International. 24 October 1997. p. 27.
$1,764,868; $1=A$1.37
- ^ "Australia Top 15". Screen International. 31 October 1997. p. 27.
$1,918,667; $1=A$1.4
- ^ "Australia Top 15". Screen International. 7 November 1997. p. 39.
$1,819,202; $1=A$1.41
- ^ "Australia Top 15". Screen International. 14 November 1997. p. 27.
$1,744,327; $1=A$1.41
- ^ "Australia Top 15". Screen International. 21 November 1997. p. 27.
$1,498,211; $1=A$1.43
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$1,291,364; $1=A$1.45
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$1,730,189; $1=A$1.45
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$1,164,035; $1=A$1.48
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$1,125,336; $1=A$1.49
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$298,276; % change -47; Total gross to 31 Dec $1,924,950; $1=A$1.45
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$3,648,223; % change +21; $1=A$1.45
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