List of 1997 box office number-one films in Japan
This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly
Yen
and are from Japan's nine major cities.
Number one films
# | Week ending | Film | Box office | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | January 3, 1997 | Independence Day | 612,655,624 | Weekend only | [1] |
2 | January 12, 1997 | 182,952,648 | Weekend only | [2] | |
3 | January 19, 1997 | 157,206,676 | Weekend only | [3] | |
4 | January 26, 1997 | 142,151,472 | Weekend only | [4] | |
5 | February 2, 1997 | 125,502,010 | Weekend only | [5] | |
6 | February 9, 1997 | 105,617,640 | Weekend only | [6] | |
7 | February 14, 1997 | 230,034,477 | [7] | ||
8 | February 21, 1997 | Ransom | 262,028,253 | [8] | |
9 | February 28, 1997 | 208,489,797 | [9] | ||
10 | March 7, 1997 | 176,000,000 | [10][9] | ||
11 | March 14, 1997 | Dante's Peak | 184,348,466 | [11] | |
12 | March 21, 1997 | 101 Dalmatians | 220,853,160 | [12] | |
13 | March 28, 1997 | 186,800,048 | [13] | ||
14 | April 4, 1997 | 206,589,125 | [14] | ||
15 | April 11, 1997 | The Devil's Own | 307,550,000 | [15] | |
16 | April 18, 1997 | Sleepers | 255,905,875 | [16] | |
17 | April 25, 1997 | 194,559,750 | [17] | ||
18 | May 2, 1997 | 231,225,246 | [18] | ||
19 | May 9, 1997 | 194,755,275 | [19] | ||
20 | May 16, 1997 | Lost Paradise | 135,073,698 | [20] | |
21 | May 23, 1997 | Jerry Maguire | 180,402,036 | [21] | |
22 | May 30, 1997 | 154,794,558 | [22] | ||
23 | June 6, 1997 | Star Wars (Special Edition) |
219,270,066 | [23] | |
24 | June 13, 1997 | 173,608,662 | [24] | ||
25 | June 20, 1997 | 159,699,235 | [25] | ||
26 | June 27, 1997 | 144,561,576 | [26] | ||
27 | July 4, 1997 | 158,053,952 | [27] | ||
28 | July 11, 1997 | The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition) | 172,038,319 | [28] | |
29 | July 18, 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | 881,267,544 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park grossed ¥1.24 billion nationally | [29][30] |
30 | July 25, 1997 | 570,732,644 | [31] | ||
31 | August 1, 1997 | 514,687,090 | [32] | ||
32 | August 8, 1997 | Princess Mononoke | 475,833,720 | Princess Mononoke reached number one in its fourth week of release | [33] |
33 | August 15, 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | 612,877,250 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park returned to number one in its fifth week of release | [34] |
34 | August 22, 1997 | Princess Mononoke | 502,142,274 | Princess Mononoke returned to number one in its sixth week of release | [35] |
35 | August 29, 1997 | 436,380,329 | [36] | ||
36 | September 5, 1997 | 342,230,834 | [37] | ||
37 | September 12, 1997 | 295,632,720 | [38] | ||
38 | September 19, 1997 | 305,524,722 | [39] | ||
39 | September 26, 1997 | 250,858,894 | [40] | ||
40 | October 3, 1997 | 181,784,592 | [41] | ||
41 | October 10, 1997 | 151,371,605 | [42] | ||
42 | October 17, 1997 | 116,834,575 | [43] | ||
43 | October 24, 1997 | Volcano | 187,827,816 | [44] | |
44 | October 31, 1997 | Con Air | 207,579,360 | [45] | |
45 | November 7, 1997 | 157,339,320 | [46] | ||
46 | November 14, 1997 | 104,783,500 | [47] | ||
47 | November 21, 1997 | Donnie Brasco | 131,976,558 | [48] | |
48 | November 28, 1997 | 132,227,064 | [49] | ||
49 | December 5, 1997 | Air Force One | 330,090,670 | [50] | |
50 | December 12, 1997 | Men in Black | 434,922,540 | [51] | |
51 | December 19, 1997 | 520,000,000 | [51][52] | ||
52 | December 26, 1997 | Titanic | 510,000,000 | [53] |
Highest-grossing films
Rank | Title | Distributor | Distributor income (¥ million)[54] |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Princess Mononoke | Toho | 11,760 |
2. | Independence Day | 20th Century Fox |
6,650 |
3. | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | UIP | 5,800 |
4. | Lost Paradise | Toei | 2,300 |
5. | Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City | Toho | 2,000 |
6. | Speed 2 |
20th Century Fox | 2,000 |
7. | (Special Edition) | 20th Century Fox | 1,900 |
8. | The Fifth Element | Herald | 1,700 |
9. | Sleepers | Herald | 1,500 |
10. | The End of Evangelion | Toei | 1,450 |
See also
References
- ^ "International box office". Screen International. 10 January 1997. p. 49.
$5,281,514; $1=¥116
- ^ "International box office". Screen International. 17 January 1997. p. 25.
$1,577,178; $1=¥116
- ^ "International box office". Screen International. 24 January 1997. p. 73.
$1,359,661; $1=¥116
- ^ "International box office". Screen International. 31 January 1997. p. 31.
$1,165,176; $1=¥122
- ^ "International box office". Screen International. 7 February 1997. p. 41.
$1,028,705; $1=¥122
- ^ "Japan Top 12". Screen International. 14 February 1997. p. 47.
$858,680; $1=¥123
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 21 February 1997. p. 39.
$1,870,199; $1=¥123
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 28 February 1997. p. 31.
$2,130,311; $1=¥123
- ^ a b "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 7 March 1997. p. 27.
Gross for week ended Feb 28 $1,695,039; Total gross to Feb 28 $3,860,856; $1=¥123
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 14 March 1997. p. 23.
Gross for week ended March 14 $1,229,890; Total gross to March 14 $6,532,702; $1=¥122
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 21 March 1997. p. 27.
$1,511,053; $1=¥122
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 28 March 1997. p. 51.
$1,840,443; $1=¥120
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 4 April 1997. p. 27.
$1,506,452; $1=¥124
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 11 April 1997. p. 35.
$1,652,713; $1=¥125
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 18 April 1997. p. 27.
$2,460,400; $1=¥125
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 25 April 1997. p. 27.
$2,047,247; $1=¥125
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 2 May 1997. p. 65.
$1,556,478; $1=¥125
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 9 May 1997. p. 31.
$1,835,121; $1=¥126
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 16 May 1997. p. 23.
$1,664,575; $1=¥117
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 23 May 1997. p. 27.
$1,184,857; $1=¥114
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 30 May 1997. p. 23.
$1,582,474; $1=¥114
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 6 June 1997. p. 23.
$1,357,847; $1=¥114
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 13 June 1997. p. 31.
$1,975,406; $1=¥111
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 20 June 1997. p. 27.
$1,564,042; $1=¥111
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 27 June 1997. p. 43.
$1,388,689; $1=¥115
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 4 July 1997. p. 27.
$1,268,084; $1=¥114
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 11 July 1997. p. 27.
$1,411,196; $1=¥112
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 18 July 1997. p. 23.
$1,522,463; $1=¥113
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 25 July 1997. p. 43.
$7,597,134; $1=¥116
- ^ "Dinosaurs Bite Japan". Screen International. 18 July 1997. p. 23.
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 1 August 1997. p. 27.
$4,920,109; $1=¥116
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 8 August 1997. p. 31.
$4,361,755; $1=¥118
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 15 August 1997. p. 47.
$4,173,980; $1=¥114
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 22 August 1997. p. 35.
$5,193,875; $1=¥118
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 29 August 1997. p. 31.
$4,255,443; $1=¥118
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 5 September 1997. p. 31.
$3,606,449; $1=¥121
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 12 September 1997. p. 31.
$2,828,354; $1=¥121
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 19 September 1997. p. 35.
$2,463,606; $1=¥120
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 26 September 1997. p. 51.
$2,504,301; $1=¥122
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 3 October 1997. p. 27.
$2,073,214; $1=¥121
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 10 October 1997. p. 71.
$1,502,352; $1=¥121
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 17 October 1997. p. 47.
$1,251,005; $1=¥121
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 24 October 1997. p. 27.
$965,575; $1=¥121
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 31 October 1997. p. 27.
$1,552,296; $1=¥121
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 7 November 1997. p. 39.
$1,729,828; $1=¥120
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 14 November 1997. p. 27.
$1,311,161; $1=¥120
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 21 November 1997. p. 27.
$838,268; $1=¥125
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 28 November 1997. p. 39.
$1,047,433; $1=¥126
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 5 December 1997. p. 43.
$1,025,016; $1=¥129
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 12 December 1997. p. 47.
$2,539,159; $1=¥130
- ^ a b "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 19 December 1997. p. 31.
$3,345,558; $1=¥130
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 9 January 1998. p. 47.
Week ended Jan 2 $2,342,932; Total gross to 2 Jan $9,687,940; $1=¥132
- ^ "Japan Top 15". Screen International. 9 January 1998. p. 47.
Previous rank 1; Week ended Jan 2 $3,191,338; % change -20; Total gross to 2 Jan $7,056,045; $1=¥132
- ^ "1997 January to December" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved December 29, 2023.