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Number 1

Highest debut

Longest run

Top total gross

Weekend total

26th Dec
1997

Spice World: The Movie
(1st week)

Spice World: The Movie
(@1)

The Full Monty
(18 weeks)

The Full Monty
(£48,051,753)

£11,158,865

19th Dec
1997

Tomorrow Never Dies
(2nd week)

George of the Jungle
(@2)

The Full Monty
(17 weeks)

The Full Monty
(£46,499,285)

£9,684,649

12th Dec
1997

Tomorrow Never Dies
(1st week)

Tomorrow Never Dies
(@1)

The Full Monty
(16 weeks)

The Full Monty
(£45,836,323)

£10,226,934

5th Dec
1997

Alien Resurrection
(2nd week)

The Borrowers
(@2)

The Full Monty
(15 weeks)

The Full Monty
(£44,012,356)

£6,069,427

28th Nov
1997

Alien Resurrection
(1st week)

Alien Resurrection
(@1)

The Full Monty
(14 weeks)

The Full Monty
(£43,091,786)

£7,219,811

21st Nov
1997

The Full Monty
(11th week)

Seven Years In Tibet
(@3)

The Full Monty
(13 weeks)

The Full Monty
(£42,028,015)

£5,983,075

14th Nov
1997

The Full Monty
(10th week)

G.I. Jane
(@2)

The Full Monty
(12 weeks)

The Full Monty
(£39,372,639)

£6,419,193

7th Nov
1997

Face/Off
(1st week)

Face/Off
(@1)

The Full Monty
(11 weeks)

The Full Monty
(£36,745,551)

£5,944,670

31st Oct
1997

The Full Monty
(9th week)

L.A. Confidential
(@2)

The Full Monty
(10 weeks)

The Full Monty
(£32,765,957)

£5,913,599

24th Oct
1997

The Full Monty
(8th week)

The Peacemaker
(@2)

The Full Monty
(9 weeks)

The Full Monty
(£29,613,388)

£6,761,163

17th Oct
1997

The Full Monty
(7th week)

Shooting Fish
(@3)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(14 weeks)

The Full Monty
(£26,373,806)

£6,743,235

10th Oct
1997

The Full Monty
(6th week)

Hercules
(@2)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(13 weeks)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(£25,420,858)

£7,356,954

3rd Oct
1997

The Full Monty
(5th week)

Volcano
(@2)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(12 weeks)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(£25,387,041)

£7,702,821

26th Sep
1997

The Full Monty
(4th week)

Contact
(@2)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(11 weeks)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(£25,326,224)

£6,845,645

19th Sep
1997

The Full Monty
(3rd week)

My Best Friends Wedding
(@2)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(10 weeks)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(£25,224,658)

£8,906,406

12th Sep
1997

The Full Monty
(2nd week)

Air Force One
(@2)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(9 weeks)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(£25,061,101)

£7,758,204

5th Sep
1997

The Full Monty
(1st week)

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
(@2)

One Fine Day
(10 weeks)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(£24,787,962)

£8,561,496

29th Aug
1997

Men In Black
(5th week)

The Full Monty
(@2)

Scream
(17 weeks)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(£24,348,715)

£8,245,372

22nd Aug
1997

Men In Black
(4th week)

Event Horizon
(@2)

Scream
(16 weeks)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(£23,586,960)

£8,769,855

15th Aug
1997

Men In Black
(3rd week)

Speed 2: Cruise Control
(@2)

Scream
(15 weeks)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(£22,220,596)

£8,446,351

8th Aug
1997

Men In Black
(2nd week)

Grosse Pointe Blank
(@4)

Liar Liar
(15 weeks)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(£20,174,818)

£9,770,794

1st Aug
1997

Men In Black
(1st week)

Men In Black
(@1)

Liar Liar
(14 weeks)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(£16,495,566)

£16,489,710

25th Jul
1997

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(2nd week)

Scream
(13 weeks)

Batman & Robin
(£12,431,165)

£6,116,696

18th Jul
1997

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(1st week)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(@1)

Scream
(12 weeks)

Liar Liar
(£11,212,006)

£9,100,154

11th Jul
1997

One Fine Day
(1st week)

Murder At 1600
(@3)

Scream
(11 weeks)

Liar Liar
(£10,962,344)

£4,155,295

4th Jul
1997

Batman & Robin
(2nd week)

One Fine Day
(@2)

Scream
(10 weeks)

Liar Liar
(£10,670,285)

£6,022,115

27th Jun
1997

Batman & Robin
(1st week)

Batman & Robin
(@1)

Scream
(9 weeks)

Liar Liar
(£10,294,531)

£7,279,550

20th Jun
1997

The Fifth Element
(2nd week)

The Devil's Own
(@2)

Scream
(8 weeks)

Liar Liar
(£9,852,359)

£4,993,137

13th Jun
1997

The Fifth Element
(1st week)

The Associate
(@6)

Eddie
(8 weeks)

Liar Liar
(£9,329,409)

£4,163,489

6th Jun
1997

Con Air
(1st week)

Con Air
(@1)

Eddie
(7 weeks)

Liar Liar
(£8,683,385)

£5,530,843

30th May
1997

Absolute Power
(1st week)

Absolute Power
(@1)

The English Patient
(12 weeks)

The English Patient
(£8,375,503)

£2,426,114

23rd May
1997

Liar Liar
(4th week)

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
(@2)

The English Patient
(11 weeks)

The English Patient
(£8,368,723)

£4,675,727

16th May
1997

Liar Liar
(3rd week)

The Relic
(@3)

The English Patient
(10 weeks)

The English Patient
(£8,357,172)

£4,790,716

9th May
1997

Liar Liar
(2nd week)

Anaconda
(@5)

The English Patient
(9 weeks)

Space Jam
(£10,743,009)

£6,947,591

2nd May
1997

Liar Liar
(1st week)

Liar Liar
(@1)

The English Patient
(8 weeks)

Space Jam
(£10,583,545)

£7,381,248

25th Apr
1997

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
(7th week)

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
(@1)

The English Patient
(7 weeks)

Star Wars
(£12,171,766)

£4,844,818

18th Apr
1997

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
(12th week)

The Saint
(@2)

Michael
(9 weeks)

Star Wars
(£11,591,762)

£5,586,935

11th Apr
1997

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
(11th week)

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
(@1)

Michael
(8 weeks)

Mars Attacks!
(£10,474,058)

£6,334,741

4th Apr
1997

Space Jam
(1st week)

Fever Pitch
(@6)

Matilda
(14 weeks)

Matilda
(£13,592,425)

£7,750,470

28th Mar
1997

Star Wars
(13th week)

Dantes Peak
(@3)

Michael Collins
(21 weeks)

Michael Collins
(£15,418,633)

£11,484,255

21st Mar
1997

Star Wars
(12th week)

Star Wars
(@1)

Michael Collins
(20 weeks)

Michael Collins
(£15,320,282)

£13,135,555

14th Mar
1997

Jerry Maguire
(2nd week)

The English Patient
(@3)

Michael Collins
(19 weeks)

Michael Collins
(£15,073,958)

£5,322,753

7th Mar
1997

Jerry Maguire
(1st week)

Jerry Maguire
(@1)

Michael Collins
(18 weeks)

Michael Collins
(£14,833,234)

£6,482,244

28th Feb
1997

Mars Attacks!
(1st week)

Mars Attacks!
(@1)

Michael Collins
(17 weeks)

Michael Collins
(£14,520,112)

£8,643,850

21st Feb
1997

Fierce Creatures
(1st week)

Michael
(@3)

Michael Collins
(16 weeks)

Michael Collins
(£14,149,135)

£8,867,887

14th Feb
1997

Ransom
(1st week)

Fierce Creatures
(@2)

Michael Collins
(15 weeks)

101 Dalmatians
(£18,312,409)

£10,247,138

7th Feb
1997

Fly Away Home
(1st week)

Fly Away Home
(@1)

Michael Collins
(14 weeks)

101 Dalmatians
(£18,225,972)

£4,511,135

31st Jan
1997

Evita
(4th week)

Extreme Measures
(@3)

Michael Collins
(13 weeks)

101 Dalmatians
(£18,062,515)

£4,236,288

24th Jan
1997

Evita
(3rd week)

The Frighteners
(@3)

Dragonheart
(15 weeks)

101 Dalmatians
(£17,764,860)

£5,633,735

17th Jan
1997

Evita
(2nd week)

The Ghost and the Darkness
(@2)

Dragonheart
(14 weeks)

101 Dalmatians
(£17,202,754)

£7,526,578

10th Jan
1997

Evita
(1st week)

The Mirror Has Two Faces
(@7)

Dragonheart
(13 weeks)

101 Dalmatians
(£16,252,275)

£8,351,095

3rd Jan
1997

101 Dalmatians
(4th week)

Evita
(@2)

Dragonheart
(12 weeks)

101 Dalmatians
(£14,321,741)

£10,314,991

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