List of 1997 box office number-one films in France

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly box office in France during 1997. Amounts are in French franc.

Number one films

# Week End Date Film Box Office Notes Ref
1 January 7, 1997 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 19,734,208
2 January 14, 1997 7,347,335
3 January 21, 1997 Le Plus Beau Métier du monde 6,221,556 Le Plus Beau Métier du monde reached number one in its sixth week of release
4 January 28, 1997 Ransom 23,946,694
5 February 4, 1997 Didier 21,669,125
6 February 11, 1997 17,103,344
7 February 17, 1997 Space Jam 16,462,710 Space Jam reached number one in its second week of release.
8 February 24, 1997 13,484,329
9 March 3, 1997 Mars Attacks! 24,610,081
10 March 10, 1997 16,548,525
11 March 18, 1997 Star Wars (Special Edition) 17,576,885
12 March 25, 1997 13,841,356
13 April 1, 1997 101 Dalmatians 28,386,889
14 April 8, 1997 21,179,752
15 April 15, 1997 21,372,743
16 April 22, 1997 25,543,193
17 April 29, 1997 Return of the Jedi (Special Edition) 13,268,027 The Special Edition of Return of the Jedi reached number one in its second weekend of release
18 May 5, 1997 La Vérité si je mens ! 18,537,563
19 May 13, 1997 The Fifth Element 55,179,922 The Fifth Element had a record opening for a French film
20 May 20, 1997 45,637,574
21 May 27, 1997 25,317,850
22 June 3, 1997 19,067,765
23 June 10, 1997 15,891,406
24 June 17, 1997 12,227,936
25 June 24, 1997 9,745,871
26 July 1, 1997 Liar Liar 28,910,354
27 July 9, 1997 Metro 10,179,938
28 July 15, 1997 Batman & Robin 21,165,012
29 July 22, 1997 Scream 12,084,732
30 July 29, 1997 Speed 2: Cruise Control 18,133,200
31 August 5, 1997 10,214,640
32 August 12, 1997 Men in Black 58,651,812 Men in Black reached number one in its second week of release
33 August 19, 1997 33,511,104
34 August 26, 1997 27,384,732
35 September 2, 1997 25,500,276
36 September 9, 1997 15,996,492
37 September 16, 1997 Face/Off 16,953,936
38 September 23, 1997 Contact 13,304,376
39 September 30, 1997 Face/Off 9,134,100 Face/Off returned to number one in its third week of release
40 October 7, 1997 My Best Friend's Wedding 20,119,356
41 October 14, 1997 17,774,900
42 October 21, 1997 Le Pari 34,739,705
43 October 28, 1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park 68,874,589
44 November 4, 1997 47,219,604
45 November 11, 1997 Bean 28,737,919 Bean reached number one in its second week of release
46 November 18, 1997 Alien Resurrection 38,906,093
47 November 25, 1997 21,362,469
48 December 2, 1997 Hercules 25,981,102
49 December 9, 1997 21,685,467
50 December 16, 1997 19,300,000
51 December 23, 1997 Tomorrow Never Dies 41,417,603
52 December 30, 1997 36,526,118

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