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

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly box office in France during 1997. Amounts are in French franc.

## Number one films

| # | Week End Date | Film | Box Office | Notes |
| 1 | January 7, 1997 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | 19,734,208 | |
| 2 | January 14, 1997 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | 7,347,335 | |
| 3 | January 21, 1997 | Le Plus Beau Métier du monde | 6,221,556 | Le Plus Beau Métier du monde reached number one in its sixth week of release |
| 4 | January 28, 1997 | Ransom | 23,946,694 | |
| 5 | February 4, 1997 | Didier | 21,669,125 | |
| 6 | February 11, 1997 | Didier | 17,103,344 | |
| 7 | February 17, 1997 | Space Jam | 16,462,710 | Space Jam reached number one in its second week of release. |
| 8 | February 24, 1997 | Space Jam | 13,484,329 | |
| 9 | March 3, 1997 | Mars Attacks! | 24,610,081 | |
| 10 | March 10, 1997 | Mars Attacks! | 16,548,525 | |
| 11 | March 18, 1997 | Star Wars (Special Edition) | 17,576,885 | |
| 12 | March 25, 1997 | Star Wars (Special Edition) | 13,841,356 | |
| 13 | April 1, 1997 | 101 Dalmatians | 28,386,889 | |
| 14 | April 8, 1997 | 101 Dalmatians | 21,179,752 | |
| 15 | April 15, 1997 | 101 Dalmatians | 21,372,743 | |
| 16 | April 22, 1997 | 101 Dalmatians | 25,543,193 | |
| 17 | April 29, 1997 | Return of the Jedi (Special Edition) | 13,268,027 | The Special Edition of Return of the Jedi reached number one in its second weekend of release |
| 18 | May 5, 1997 | La Vérité si je mens ! | 18,537,563 | |
| 19 | May 13, 1997 | The Fifth Element | 55,179,922 | The Fifth Element had a record opening for a French film |
| 20 | May 20, 1997 | The Fifth Element | 45,637,574 | |
| 21 | May 27, 1997 | The Fifth Element | 25,317,850 | |
| 22 | June 3, 1997 | The Fifth Element | 19,067,765 | |
| 23 | June 10, 1997 | The Fifth Element | 15,891,406 | |
| 24 | June 17, 1997 | The Fifth Element | 12,227,936 | |
| 25 | June 24, 1997 | The Fifth Element | 9,745,871 | |
| 26 | July 1, 1997 | Liar Liar | 28,910,354 | |
| 27 | July 9, 1997 | Metro | 10,179,938 | |
| 28 | July 15, 1997 | Batman & Robin | 21,165,012 | |
| 29 | July 22, 1997 | Scream | 12,084,732 | |
| 30 | July 29, 1997 | Speed 2: Cruise Control | 18,133,200 | |
| 31 | August 5, 1997 | Speed 2: Cruise Control | 10,214,640 | |
| 32 | August 12, 1997 | Men in Black | 58,651,812 | Men in Black reached number one in its second week of release |
| 33 | August 19, 1997 | Men in Black | 33,511,104 | |
| 34 | August 26, 1997 | Men in Black | 27,384,732 | |
| 35 | September 2, 1997 | Men in Black | 25,500,276 | |
| 36 | September 9, 1997 | Men in Black | 15,996,492 | |
| 37 | September 16, 1997 | Face/Off | 16,953,936 | |
| 38 | September 23, 1997 | Contact | 13,304,376 | |
| 39 | September 30, 1997 | Face/Off | 9,134,100 | Face/Off returned to number one in its third week of release |
| 40 | October 7, 1997 | My Best Friend's Wedding | 20,119,356 | |
| 41 | October 14, 1997 | My Best Friend's Wedding | 17,774,900 | |
| 42 | October 21, 1997 | Le Pari | 34,739,705 | |
| 43 | October 28, 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | 68,874,589 | |
| 44 | November 4, 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | 47,219,604 | |
| 45 | November 11, 1997 | Bean | 28,737,919 | Bean reached number one in its second week of release |
| 46 | November 18, 1997 | Alien Resurrection | 38,906,093 | |
| 47 | November 25, 1997 | Alien Resurrection | 21,362,469 | |
| 48 | December 2, 1997 | Hercules | 25,981,102 | |
| 49 | December 9, 1997 | Hercules | 21,685,467 | |
| 50 | December 16, 1997 | Hercules | 19,300,000 | |
| 51 | December 23, 1997 | Tomorrow Never Dies | 41,417,603 | |
| 52 | December 30, 1997 | Tomorrow Never Dies | 36,526,118 | |