This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1997.
| # | Weekend end date | Film | Total weekend gross | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01997-01-05January 5, 1997 | Michael | $12,144,926 | |
| 2 | 01997-01-12January 12, 1997 | The Relic | $9,064,143 | |
| 3 | 01997-01-19January 19, 1997 | Beverly Hills Ninja | $12,220,920 | |
| 4 | 01997-01-26January 26, 1997 | Jerry Maguire | $5,518,727 | Jerry Maguire reclaimed #1 in its sixth week of release. |
| 5 | 01997-02-02February 2, 1997 | Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope | $35,906,661 | Star Wars (Special Edition) held the record for the highest weekend debut in January. |
| 6 | 01997-02-09February 9, 1997 | Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope | $24,277,091 | |
| 7 | 01997-02-16February 16, 1997 | Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope | $21,370,589 | |
| 8 | 01997-02-23February 23, 1997 | Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back | $21,975,993 | |
| 9 | 01997-03-02March 2, 1997 | Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back | $13,145,852 | |
| 10 | 01997-03-09March 9, 1997 | Private Parts | $14,616,333 | |
| 11 | 01997-03-16March 16, 1997 | Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi | $16,293,531 | |
| 12 | 01997-03-23March 23, 1997 | Liar Liar | $31,423,025 | |
| 13 | 01997-03-30March 30, 1997 | Liar Liar | $25,377,435 | |
| 14 | 01997-04-06April 6, 1997 | Liar Liar | $18,275,295 | |
| 15 | 01997-04-13April 13, 1997 | Anaconda | $16,620,887 | |
| 16 | 01997-04-20April 20, 1997 | Anaconda | $12,013,566 | |
| 17 | 01997-04-27April 27, 1997 | Volcano | $14,581,740 | |
| 18 | 01997-05-04May 4, 1997 | Breakdown | $12,307,128 | |
| 19 | 01997-05-11May 11, 1997 | The Fifth Element | $17,031,345 | |
| 20 | 01997-05-18May 18, 1997 | The Fifth Element | $11,410,863 | |
| 21 | 01997-05-25May 25, 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $72,132,785 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park broke Batman Forever's record ($52.7 mil) for the highest weekend debut of all time, and Mission: Impossible's records ($45.4 mil) for the highest weekend debut in May and the highest Memorial Day weekend debut. The Lost World: Jurassic Park had the highest weekend debut in 1997. |
| 22 | 01997-06-01June 1, 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $34,116,390 | |
| 23 | 01997-06-08June 8, 1997 | Con Air | $24,131,738 | |
| 24 | 01997-06-15June 15, 1997 | Speed 2: Cruise Control | $16,158,942 | |
| 25 | 01997-06-22June 22, 1997 | Batman & Robin | $42,872,605 | |
| 26 | 01997-06-29June 29, 1997 | Face/Off | $23,387,530 | |
| 27 | 01997-07-06July 6, 1997 | Men in Black | $51,068,455 | Men in Black broke Independence Day's records ($50.2 mil) for the highest weekend debut in July and the highest Fourth of July weekend debut. |
| 28 | 01997-07-13July 13, 1997 | Men in Black | $30,062,317 | |
| 29 | 01997-07-20July 20, 1997 | Men in Black | $19,029,928 | |
| 30 | 01997-07-27July 27, 1997 | Air Force One | $37,132,505 | Air Force One broke Interview with the Vampire's record ($36.4 mil) for the highest weekend debut for an R-rated film. |
| 31 | 01997-08-03August 3, 1997 | Air Force One | $25,731,622 | |
| 32 | 01997-08-10August 10, 1997 | Conspiracy Theory | $19,313,566 | |
| 33 | 01997-08-17August 17, 1997 | Cop Land | $13,510,482 | |
| 34 | 01997-08-24August 24, 1997 | G.I. Jane | $11,094,241 | |
| 35 | 01997-08-31August 31, 1997 | G.I. Jane | $8,183,861 | |
| 36 | 01997-09-07September 7, 1997 | Fire Down Below | $6,073,094 | |
| 37 | 01997-09-14September 14, 1997 | The Game | $14,337,029 | |
| 38 | 01997-09-21September 21, 1997 | In & Out | $15,019,821 | |
| 39 | 01997-09-28September 28, 1997 | The Peacemaker | $12,311,939 | |
| 40 | 01997-10-05October 5, 1997 | Kiss the Girls | $13,215,167 | |
| 41 | 01997-10-12October 12, 1997 | Kiss the Girls | $11,122,441 | |
| 42 | 01997-10-19October 19, 1997 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $15,818,645 | I Know What You Did Last Summer broke Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare's record ($12.9 million) for highest weekend debut for a Slasher film. |
| 43 | 01997-10-26October 26, 1997 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $12,507,880 | |
| 44 | 01997-11-02November 2, 1997 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $9,406,297 | |
| 45 | 01997-11-09November 9, 1997 | Starship Troopers | $22,058,773 | |
| 46 | 01997-11-16November 16, 1997 | The Jackal | $15,164,595 | |
| 47 | 01997-11-23November 23, 1997 | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | $16,771,694 | |
| 48 | 01997-11-30November 30, 1997 | Flubber | $26,725,207 | |
| 49 | 01997-12-07December 7, 1997 | Flubber | $11,292,933 | |
| 50 | 01997-12-14December 14, 1997 | Scream 2 | $32,926,342 | Scream 2 broke Beavis and Butt-Head Do America's record ($20.1 million) for the highest weekend debut in December & I Know What You Did Last Summer's record ($15.8 million) for the highest weekend debut for a Slasher film . |
| 51 | 01997-12-21December 21, 1997 | Titanic | $28,638,131 | Titanic held the record for the highest grossing film of all time ($1.8 billion) until Avatar surpassed it on January 24, 2010. |
| 52 | 01997-12-28December 28, 1997 | Titanic | $35,455,673 | Titanic broke Scream 2's record ($32.9 mil) for the highest weekend gross in December (which had been set two weeks earlier). |
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