This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly box office in Japan during 1997. Amounts are in Yen and are from Japan's nine major cities.
Number one films
edit# | 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
editRank | 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. | Star Wars (Special Edition) The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition) Return of the Jedi (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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.