#1 of 5 1997 · Action, Adventure
$174.5M worldwide · 75% of the chart's total
George of the Jungle (1997) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 29 of 1997 (Jul 13–19), with $174.5M worldwide, ahead of Nothing to Lose (1997) at $44.5M and Mrs Brown (1997) at $9.2M. 5 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $232.1M in all, 70% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 17% on Week 28, 1997, whose releases took $198.5M. By genre, Comedy leads with $222.9M across 4 English releases.
#1 of 5 1997 · Action, Adventure
$174.5M worldwide · 75% of the chart's total
George of the Jungle (1997) leads with $174.5M, 75% of the total. The top 5 together took $232.1M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5 US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 29 of 1997 (Jul 13–19).
Jul 16, 1997 US and Canada: $105.3M Rest of the world: $69.2M Worldwide: $174.5M
Jul 18, 1997 US and Canada: $44.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $44.5M
Jul 18, 1997 US and Canada: $9.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.2M
Jul 13, 1997 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2M
Jul 18, 1997 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.9M Of the top 5, Nothing to Lose (1997) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while George of the Jungle (1997) made 40% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $162.9M (70%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 29 releases took $232.1M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 27 (Jun 29–Jul 5) with $627.5M, led by Men in Black (1997).
Of these 10 years, Week 29, 1994 earned the most: $431.2M from 4 films, led by True Lies (1994). Week 29, 1997 took $232.1M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 29, 1988 Jul 10–16 3 films | 3 | $181.9M | – | Die Hard (1988) $143.7M |
| Week 29, 1989 Jul 16–22 2 films · −93% | 2 | $13.1M | −93% | Shag (1989) $7M |
| Week 29, 1990 Jul 15–21 4 films · +660% | 4 | $99.7M | +660% | Arachnophobia (1990) $53.2M |
| Week 29, 1991 Jul 14–20 2 films · −57% | 2 | $42.6M | −57% | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) $38M |
| Week 29, 1992 Jul 12–18 3 films · +47% | 3 | $62.8M | +47% | Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992) $58.7M |
| Week 29, 1993 Jul 11–17 3 films · +223% | 3 | $203M | +223% | Free Willy (1993) $153.7M |
| Week 29, 1994 Jul 10–16 4 films · +112% | 4 | $431.2M | +112% | True Lies (1994) $378.9M |
| Week 29, 1995 Jul 16–22 2 films · −87% | 2 | $57.8M | −87% | Clueless (1995) $56.7M |
| Week 29, 1996 Jul 14–20 5 films · +49% | 5 | $85.9M | +49% | The Frighteners (1996) $29.4M |
| Week 29, 1997 Jul 13–19 5 films · +170% | 5 | $232.1M | +170% | George of the Jungle (1997) $174.5M |
53 weeks of 1997 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 14–20) with $2.7B, led by Titanic (1997).
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 5 films as the chart.
George of the Jungle (1997) leads with $174.5M worldwide, $105.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Nothing to Lose (1997) at $44.5M and Mrs Brown (1997) at $9.2M.
5 English-language films released in week 29 of 1997 (Jul 13–19) report a worldwide gross, $232.1M in all, or $46.4M per film on average. Week 28, 1997 releases took $198.5M.
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by George of the Jungle (1997) with $174.5M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 29 of 1997 (Jul 13–19). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.