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Box office · Week 34 · Aug 17–23, 1997

Box Office Week 34, 1997: Highest-Grossing Releases of Aug 17–23

G.I. Jane (1997) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 34 of 1997 (Aug 17–23), with $48.2M worldwide, ahead of Mimic (1997) at $25.5M and Fire (1997) at $16.2M. 6 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $103.2M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 69% on Week 33, 1997, whose releases took $331.4M. By genre, Drama leads with $64.4M across 2 releases.

week 34 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$103.2M
G.I. Jane (1997), the #1
$48.2M
vs Week 33, 1997
−69%
G.I. Jane (1997) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 movie of Week 34, 1997

G.I. Jane (1997)

1997 · Action, Drama

$48.2M worldwide · 47% of the chart's total

$48.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Hits of Week 34 of 1997?

G.I. Jane (1997) leads with $48.2M, 47% of the total. The top 5 together took $102.7M, 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. G.I. Jane (1997) movie poster Number 1
    $48.2M G.I. Jane (1997)
    $48.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. Mimic (1997) movie poster Number 2
    $25.5M Mimic (1997)
    $25.5M US & Canada · 100% $313 elsewhere · <1%
  3. Fire (1997) movie poster Number 3
    $16.2M Fire (1997)
    $16.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. Leave It to Beaver (1997) movie poster Number 4
    $10.9M Leave It to Beaver (1997)
    $10.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. Masterminds (1997) movie poster Number 5
    $1.9M Masterminds (1997)
    $1.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Release of Week 34 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 34 of 1997 (Aug 17–23).

  1. 1 G.I. Jane (1997) movie poster
    G.I. Jane (1997) Aug 22, 1997 · English · Action, Drama $48.2M worldwide
    Aug 22, 1997 US and Canada: $48.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $48.2M
  2. 2 Mimic (1997) movie poster
    Mimic (1997) Aug 22, 1997 · English · Sci-Fi, Horror $25.5M worldwide
    Aug 22, 1997 US and Canada: $25.5M Rest of the world: $313 Worldwide: $25.5M
  3. 3 Fire (1997) movie poster
    Fire (1997) Aug 22, 1997 · Hindi · Drama, Romance $16.2M worldwide
    Aug 22, 1997 US and Canada: $16.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $16.2M
  4. 4 Leave It to Beaver (1997) movie poster
    Leave It to Beaver (1997) Aug 22, 1997 · English · Comedy, Family $10.9M worldwide
    Aug 22, 1997 US and Canada: $10.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $10.9M
  5. 5 Masterminds (1997) movie poster
    Masterminds (1997) Aug 22, 1997 · English · Adventure, Action $1.9M worldwide
    Aug 22, 1997 US and Canada: $1.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.9M
  6. 6 Pippi Longstocking (1997) movie poster
    Pippi Longstocking (1997) Aug 20, 1997 · English · Family, Adventure $505.3K worldwide
    Aug 20, 1997 US and Canada: $505.3K Rest of the world: Worldwide: $505.3K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 34 of 1997?

Of the top 6, G.I. Jane (1997) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Mimic (1997) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 6 films, $103.2M (100%) came from the US & Canada.

  1. 1 G.I. Jane (1997) $48.2M
    $48.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  2. 2 Mimic (1997) $25.5M
    $25.5M US & Canada · 100% $313 elsewhere · <1%
  3. 3 Fire (1997) $16.2M
    $16.2M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  4. 4 Leave It to Beaver (1997) $10.9M
    $10.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  5. 5 Masterminds (1997) $1.9M
    $1.9M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
  6. 6 Pippi Longstocking (1997) $505.3K
    $505.3K US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
Weeks around it

How Does Week 34 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 34 releases took $103.2M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 30 (Jul 20–26) with $339.5M, led by Air Force One (1997).

  1. Week 28 Wk 28 Jul 6–12 Contact (1997) $198.5M Contact (1997)
  2. Week 29 Wk 29 Jul 13–19 George of the Jungle (1997) $254.7M George of the Jungle (1997)
  3. Week 30 Wk 30 Jul 20–26 Air Force One (1997) $339.5M Air Force One (1997)
  4. Week 31 Wk 31 Jul 27–Aug 2 Spawn (1997) $163.8M Spawn (1997)
  5. Week 32 Wk 32 Aug 3–9 Conspiracy Theory (1997) $157.1M Conspiracy Theory (1997)
  6. Week 33 Wk 33 Aug 10–16 The Full Monty (1997) $331.4M The Full Monty (1997)
  7. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 17–23 G.I. Jane (1997) $103.2M G.I. Jane (1997)
  8. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 24–30 Hoodlum (1997) $57.5M Hoodlum (1997)
  9. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 31–Sep 6 Mrs. Dalloway (1997) $6.6M Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
Earlier years

How Does Week 34 of 1997 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 34, 1997 earned the most: $103.2M from 6 films, led by G.I. Jane (1997).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 34, 1988 Aug 14–20 5 films 5 $93.1M – A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) $49.4M
Week 34, 1989 Aug 20–26 6 films · −78% 6 $20.7M −78% The Package (1989) $10.6M
Week 34, 1990 Aug 19–25 6 films · +365% 6 $96.4M +365% Darkman (1990) $48.9M
Week 34, 1991 Aug 18–24 9 films · −33% 9 $65M −33% Dead Again (1991) $38M
Week 34, 1992 Aug 16–22 6 films · −65% 6 $22.8M −65% Rapid Fire (1992) $14.4M
Week 34, 1993 Aug 15–21 4 films · +281% 4 $86.8M +281% Hard Target (1993) $74.2M
Week 34, 1994 Aug 14–20 5 films · −43% 5 $49.3M −43% Color of Night (1994) $19.7M
Week 34, 1995 Aug 20–26 4 films · −1% 4 $49M −1% Desperado (1995) $25.4M
Week 34, 1996 Aug 18–24 8 films · +83% 8 $89.7M +83% The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) $49.6M
Week 34, 1997 Aug 17–23 6 films · +15% 6 $103.2M +15% G.I. Jane (1997) $48.2M
Archive

Box Office in 1997, Week by Week

53 weeks of 1997 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 51 (Dec 14–20) with $2.7B, led by Titanic (1997).

FAQ

Box Office Week 34 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 34 of 1997 (Aug 17–23)?

G.I. Jane (1997) leads with $48.2M worldwide, $48.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Mimic (1997) at $25.5M and Fire (1997) at $16.2M.

How much did movies released in week 34 of 1997 (Aug 17–23) earn?

6 films released in week 34 of 1997 (Aug 17–23) report a worldwide gross, $103.2M in all, or $17.2M per film on average. Week 33, 1997 releases took $331.4M.

How many movies released in week 34 of 1997 (Aug 17–23) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, G.I. Jane (1997), earned $48.2M.

How much of the Week 34, 1997 box office came from the US and Canada?

$103.2M of the $103.2M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 34, 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 34 of 1997 (Aug 17–23). 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 34, 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.