# List of 1997 box office number-one films in Australia

This is a list of films which placed number-one at the weekly box office in Australia during 1997. Amounts are in Australian dollars.

## Number-one films

| † | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. |
| # | Week End Date | Film | Box Office | Notes |
| 1 | 1 January 1997 | Romeo + Juliet | $3,262,048 | |
| 2 | 8 January 1997 | Romeo + Juliet | $2,647,109 | |
| 3 | 15 January 1997 | The Ghost and the Darkness | $2,116,644 | |
| 4 | 22 January 1997 | Romeo + Juliet | $1,681,805 | Romeo + Juliet returned to number one in its fourth week of release |
| 5 | 29 January 1997 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | $2,356,613 | |
| 6 | 5 February 1997 | Michael | $2,099,465 | |
| 7 | 12 February 1997 | Metro | $1,795,646 | |
| 8 | 19 February 1997 | Evita | $1,975,797 | |
| 9 | 26 February 1997 | Evita | $1,298,575 | |
| 10 | 5 March 1997 | Scream | $1,178,340 | Scream reached number one in its third week of release |
| 11 | 12 March 1997 | Jerry Maguire | $3,560,854 | |
| 12 | 19 March 1997 | Jerry Maguire | $2,650,273 | |
| 13 | 26 March 1997 | Star Wars (Special Edition) | $3,642,450 | |
| 14 | 2 April 1997 | Star Wars (Special Edition) | $3,012,266 | |
| 15 | 9 April 1997 | Star Wars (Special Edition) | $1,685,293 | |
| 16 | 16 April 1997 | The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition) | $1,745,405 | |
| 17 | 23 April 1997 | The Saint | $1,940,788 | |
| 18 | 30 April 1997 | The Saint | $1,675,859 | |
| 19 | 7 May 1997 | Donnie Brasco | $1,428,836 | |
| 20 | 14 May 1997 | Donnie Brasco | $952,616 | |
| 21 | 21 May 1997 | The Fifth Element | $2,886,364 | |
| 22 | 28 May 1997 | The Fifth Element | $2,011,077 | |
| 23 | 4 June 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 |
| 24 | 11 June 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $5,189,041 | |
| 25 | 18 June 1997 | Liar Liar | $6,233,234 | |
| 26 | 25 June 1997 | Liar Liar | $4,523,995 | |
| 27 | 2 July 1997 | Batman & Robin | $5,728,708 | |
| 28 | 9 July 1997 | Bean | $6,535,285 | |
| 29 | 16 July 1997 | Bean | $5,094,825 | |
| 30 | 23 July 1997 | Con Air | $3,173,667 | |
| 31 | 30 July 1997 | Con Air | $2,240,744 | |
| 32 | 6 August 1997 | Con Air | $1,677,073 | |
| 33 | 13 August 1997 | Conspiracy Theory | $2,616,591 | |
| 34 | 20 August 1997 | Conspiracy Theory | $1,585,158 | |
| 35 | 27 August 1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $1,371,660 | |
| 36 | 3 September 1997 | Face/Off | $3,203,562 | |
| 37 | 10 September 1997 | Face/Off | $2,144,339 | |
| 38 | 17 September 1997 | Men in Black † | $7,672,056 | Men in Black had a record opening for Columbia TriStar |
| 39 | 24 September 1997 | Men in Black † | $5,257,091 | |
| 40 | 1 October 1997 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $4,287,829 | |
| 41 | 8 October 1997 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $3,852,141 | |
| 42 | 15 October 1997 | My Best Friend's Wedding | $2,417,869 | |
| 43 | 22 October 1997 | The Full Monty | $2,686,134 | |
| 44 | 29 October 1997 | The Full Monty | $2,565,075 | |
| 45 | 5 November 1997 | The Full Monty | $2,459,501 | |
| 46 | 12 November 1997 | The Full Monty | $2,142,442 | |
| 47 | 19 November 1997 | The Full Monty | $1,872,478 | |
| 48 | 26 November 1997 | Air Force One | $2,508,774 | |
| 49 | 3 December 1997 | Air Force One | $1,722,772 | |
| 50 | 10 December 1997 | The Peacemaker | $1,676,751 | |
| 51 | 17 December 1997 | Spawn | $1,500,000 | |
| 52 | 24 December 1997 | Titanic | $4,370,000 | |
| 53 | 31 December 1997 | Titanic | $5,289,923 | |

## Highest-grossing films

Highest-grossing films of 1997 :
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Gross A$ million |
| 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 |