#1 of 5 1997 · Action, Adventure
$109.4M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total
The Game (1997) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 37 of 1997 (Sep 7–13), with $109.4M worldwide, ahead of Hav Plenty (1997) at $2.3M and Swept from the Sea (1997) at $397K. 5 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $112.2M in all, 46% of it from the US & Canada. One film crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is 17.1 times the total of Week 36, 1997, whose releases took $6.6M. By genre, Action leads with $109.4M across 1 English release.
#1 of 5 1997 · Action, Adventure
$109.4M worldwide · 98% of the chart's total
The Game (1997) leads with $109.4M, 98% of the total. The top 5 together took $112.2M, 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 37 of 1997 (Sep 7–13).
Sep 12, 1997 US and Canada: $48.3M Rest of the world: $61.1M Worldwide: $109.4M
Sep 11, 1997 US and Canada: $2.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.3M
Sep 9, 1997 US and Canada: $397K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $397K
Sep 7, 1997 US and Canada: $59.9K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $59.9K
Sep 10, 1997 US and Canada: $43K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $43K Of the top 5, Hav Plenty (1997) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while The Game (1997) made 56% of its gross abroad. Across all 5 films, $51.1M (46%) came from the US & Canada.
Week 37 releases took $112.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 33 (Aug 10–16) with $331.4M, led by The Full Monty (1997).
Of these 10 years, Week 37, 1989 earned the most: $115.4M from 3 films, led by Sea of Love (1989). Week 37, 1997 took $112.2M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 37, 1988 Sep 4–10 5 films | 5 | $15.4M | – | Moon Over Parador (1988) $11.4M |
| Week 37, 1989 Sep 10–16 3 films · +649% | 3 | $115.4M | +649% | Sea of Love (1989) $110.9M |
| Week 37, 1990 Sep 9–15 12 films · −38% | 12 | $71.8M | −38% | Postcards from the Edge (1990) $39.1M |
| Week 37, 1991 Sep 8–14 12 films · +11% | 12 | $79.5M | +11% | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) $34.9M |
| Week 37, 1992 Sep 6–12 5 films · −75% | 5 | $20.2M | −75% | Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992) $12.5M |
| Week 37, 1993 Sep 5–11 9 films · +177% | 9 | $56.1M | +177% | The Joy Luck Club (1993) $32.9M |
| Week 37, 1994 Sep 4–10 7 films · −30% | 7 | $39.4M | −30% | The Next Karate Kid (1994) $15.9M |
| Week 37, 1995 Sep 10–16 13 films · +15% | 13 | $45.3M | +15% | Clockers (1995) $13.1M |
| Week 37, 1996 Sep 8–14 14 films · +28% | 14 | $57.8M | +28% | Fly Away Home (1996) $25.1M |
| Week 37, 1997 Sep 7–13 5 films · +94% | 5 | $112.2M | +94% | The Game (1997) $109.4M |
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.
The Game (1997) leads with $109.4M worldwide, $48.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Hav Plenty (1997) at $2.3M and Swept from the Sea (1997) at $397K.
5 English-language films released in week 37 of 1997 (Sep 7–13) report a worldwide gross, $112.2M in all, or $22.4M per film on average. Week 36, 1997 releases took $6.6M.
None. 1 film crossed $100 million, led by The Game (1997) with $109.4M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 37 of 1997 (Sep 7–13). 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.