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Box office · Week 20 · May 11–17, 1997

Box Office Week 20, 1997: Highest-Grossing Releases of May 11–17

Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 20 of 1997 (May 11–17), with $9.9M worldwide, ahead of Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997) at $3M and The End of Violence (1997) at $386.7K. 6 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $13.6M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 95% on Week 19, 1997, whose releases took $293.2M. By genre, Drama leads with $13.3M across 4 releases.

week 20 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$13.6M
Night Falls on Manhattan (1997), the #1
$9.9M
vs Week 19, 1997
−95%
Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 movie of Week 20, 1997

Night Falls on Manhattan (1997)

1997 · Drama, Crime

$9.9M worldwide · 73% of the chart's total

$9.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 20 of 1997?

Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) leads with $9.9M, 73% of the total. The top 5 together took $13.6M, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) movie poster Number 1
    $9.9M Night Falls on Manhattan (1997)
    $9.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997) movie poster Number 2
    $3M Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997)
    $3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. The End of Violence (1997) movie poster Number 3
    $386.7K The End of Violence (1997)
    $386.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo (1997) movie poster Number 4
    $346.1K The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo (1997)
    $346.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) movie poster Number 5
    $37.6K Welcome to Woop Woop (1997)
    $37.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 20 of 1997, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 20 of 1997 (May 11–17).

  1. 1 Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) movie poster
    Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) May 16, 1997 · English · Drama, Crime $9.9M worldwide
    May 16, 1997 US and Canada: $9.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $9.9M
  2. 2 Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997) movie poster
    Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997) May 16, 1997 · English · Drama, Comedy $3M worldwide
    May 16, 1997 US and Canada: $3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $3M
  3. 3 The End of Violence (1997) movie poster
    The End of Violence (1997) May 11, 1997 · English · Drama, Thriller $386.7K worldwide
    May 11, 1997 US and Canada: $386.7K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $386.7K
  4. 4 The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo (1997) movie poster
    The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo (1997) May 16, 1997 · English · Adventure, Family $346.1K worldwide
    May 16, 1997 US and Canada: $346.1K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $346.1K
  5. 5 Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) movie poster
    Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) May 13, 1997 · English · Comedy, Adventure $37.6K worldwide
    May 13, 1997 US and Canada: $37.6K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $37.6K
  6. 6 Suzaku (1997) movie poster
    Suzaku (1997) May 15, 1997 · Japanese · Drama $1.8K worldwide
    May 15, 1997 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 20 of 1997?

Of the top 6, Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) made 0% of its gross abroad. Across all 6 films, $13.6M (100%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 6 reports no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) $9.9M
    $9.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997) $3M
    $3M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  3. 3 The End of Violence (1997) $386.7K
    $386.7K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo (1997) $346.1K
    $346.1K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. 5 Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) $37.6K
    $37.6K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  6. 6 Suzaku (1997) $1.8K
    No US & Canada figure reported
Earlier years

How Does Week 20 of 1997 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 20, 1995 earned the most: $411.1M from 5 films, led by Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995). Week 20, 1997 took $13.6M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 20, 1988 May 8–14 9 films 9 $24.9M – Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) $19.2M
Week 20, 1989 May 14–20 9 films · +42% 9 $35.5M +42% Road House (1989) $30.1M
Week 20, 1990 May 13–19 2 films · +369% 2 $166.3M +369% Bird on a Wire (1990) $138.7M
Week 20, 1991 May 12–18 7 films · −52% 7 $79.2M −52% What About Bob? (1991) $63.7M
Week 20, 1992 May 10–16 5 films · +309% 5 $323.9M +309% Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) $321.7M
Week 20, 1993 May 9–15 5 films · −90% 5 $32.4M −90% Posse (1993) $18.3M
Week 20, 1994 May 8–14 6 films · +126% 6 $73.2M +126% The Crow (1994) $50.8M
Week 20, 1995 May 14–20 5 films · +462% 5 $411.1M +462% Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) $366.1M
Week 20, 1996 May 12–18 6 films · −92% 6 $31M −92% Flipper (1996) $20.1M
Week 20, 1997 May 11–17 6 films · −56% 6 $13.6M −56% Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) $9.9M
FAQ

Box Office Week 20 of 1997: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 20 of 1997 (May 11–17)?

Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) leads with $9.9M worldwide, $9.9M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997) at $3M and The End of Violence (1997) at $386.7K.

How much did movies released in week 20 of 1997 (May 11–17) earn?

6 films released in week 20 of 1997 (May 11–17) report a worldwide gross, $13.6M in all, or $2.3M per film on average. Week 19, 1997 releases took $293.2M.

How many movies released in week 20 of 1997 (May 11–17) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Night Falls on Manhattan (1997), earned $9.9M.

How much of the Week 20, 1997 box office came from the US and Canada?

$13.6M of the $13.6M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 20, 1997 box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 20 of 1997 (May 11–17). 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.

How often is the week 20, 1997 box office chart updated?

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.