<P> This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United States during 1997 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> #</Th> <Th> Weekend end date </Th> <Th> Film </Th> <Th> Total weekend gross </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 01 - 05 - 0000 January 5, 1997 </Td> <Td> Michael </Td> <Td> $12,144,926 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 01 - 12 - 0000 January 12, 1997 </Td> <Td> The Relic </Td> <Td> $9,064,143 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 01 - 19 - 0000 January 19, 1997 </Td> <Td> Beverly Hills Ninja </Td> <Td> $12,220,920 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 01 - 26 - 0000 January 26, 1997 </Td> <Td> Jerry Maguire </Td> <Td> $5,518,727 </Td> <Td> Jerry Maguire reclaimed #1 in its sixth week of release . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 02 - 02 - 0000 February 2, 1997 </Td> <Td> Star Wars (Special Edition) </Td> <Td> $35,906,661 </Td> <Td> Star Wars (Special Edition) held the record for the highest weekend debut in January . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 02 - 09 - 0000 February 9, 1997 </Td> <Td> Star Wars (Special Edition) </Td> <Td> $24,277,091 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 02 - 16 - 0000 February 16, 1997 </Td> <Td> Star Wars (Special Edition) </Td> <Td> $21,370,589 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 02 - 23 - 0000 February 23, 1997 </Td> <Td> The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition) </Td> <Td> $21,975,993 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 03 - 02 - 0000 March 2, 1997 </Td> <Td> The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition) </Td> <Td> $13,145,852 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 03 - 09 - 0000 March 9, 1997 </Td> <Td> Private Parts </Td> <Td> $14,616,333 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 03 - 16 - 0000 March 16, 1997 </Td> <Td> Return of the Jedi (Special Edition) </Td> <Td> $16,293,531 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 03 - 23 - 0000 March 23, 1997 </Td> <Td> Liar Liar </Td> <Td> $31,423,025 </Td> <Td> Liar Liar broke Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles's record ($25.4 million) for the highest weekend debut in March and for the highest weekend debut for a spring release . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 03 - 30 - 0000 March 30, 1997 </Td> <Td> Liar Liar </Td> <Td> $25,377,435 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 04 - 06 - 0000 April 6, 1997 </Td> <Td> Liar Liar </Td> <Td> $18,275,295 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 04 - 13 - 0000 April 13, 1997 </Td> <Td> Anaconda </Td> <Td> $16,620,887 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 04 - 20 - 0000 April 20, 1997 </Td> <Td> Anaconda </Td> <Td> $12,013,566 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 04 - 27 - 0000 April 27, 1997 </Td> <Td> Volcano </Td> <Td> $14,581,740 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 05 - 04 - 0000 May 4, 1997 </Td> <Td> Breakdown </Td> <Td> $12,307,128 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 05 - 11 - 0000 May 11, 1997 </Td> <Td> The Fifth Element </Td> <Td> $17,031,345 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 05 - 18 - 0000 May 18, 1997 </Td> <Td> The Fifth Element </Td> <Td> $11,410,863 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 05 - 25 - 0000 May 25, 1997 </Td> <Td> The Lost World: Jurassic Park </Td> <Td> $72,132,785 </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 06 - 01 - 0000 June 1, 1997 </Td> <Td> The Lost World: Jurassic Park </Td> <Td> $34,116,390 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 06 - 08 - 0000 June 8, 1997 </Td> <Td> Con Air </Td> <Td> $24,131,738 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 06 - 15 - 0000 June 15, 1997 </Td> <Td> Speed 2: Cruise Control </Td> <Td> $16,158,942 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 06 - 22 - 0000 June 22, 1997 </Td> <Td> Batman & Robin </Td> <Td> $42,872,605 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 06 - 29 - 0000 June 29, 1997 </Td> <Td> Face / Off </Td> <Td> $23,387,530 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 07 - 06 - 0000 July 6, 1997 </Td> <Td> Men in Black </Td> <Td> $51,068,455 </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 07 - 13 - 0000 July 13, 1997 </Td> <Td> Men in Black </Td> <Td> $30,062,317 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 07 - 20 - 0000 July 20, 1997 </Td> <Td> Men in Black </Td> <Td> $19,029,928 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 07 - 27 - 0000 July 27, 1997 </Td> <Td> Air Force One </Td> <Td> $37,132,505 </Td> <Td> Air Force One broke Interview with the Vampire's record ($36.4 mil) for the highest weekend debut for an R - rated film . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 08 - 03 - 0000 August 3, 1997 </Td> <Td> Air Force One </Td> <Td> $25,731,622 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 08 - 10 - 0000 August 10, 1997 </Td> <Td> Conspiracy Theory </Td> <Td> $19,313,566 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 08 - 17 - 0000 August 17, 1997 </Td> <Td> Cop Land </Td> <Td> $13,510,482 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 08 - 24 - 0000 August 24, 1997 </Td> <Td> G.I. Jane </Td> <Td> $11,094,241 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 08 - 31 - 0000 August 31, 1997 </Td> <Td> G.I. Jane </Td> <Td> $8,183,861 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 09 - 07 - 0000 September 7, 1997 </Td> <Td> Fire Down Below </Td> <Td> $6,073,094 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 09 - 14 - 0000 September 14, 1997 </Td> <Td> The Game </Td> <Td> $14,337,029 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 09 - 21 - 0000 September 21, 1997 </Td> <Td> In & Out </Td> <Td> $15,019,821 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 09 - 28 - 0000 September 28, 1997 </Td> <Td> The Peacemaker </Td> <Td> $12,311,939 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 10 - 05 - 0000 October 5, 1997 </Td> <Td> Kiss the Girls </Td> <Td> $13,215,167 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 10 - 12 - 0000 October 12, 1997 </Td> <Td> Kiss the Girls </Td> <Td> $11,122,441 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 10 - 19 - 0000 October 19, 1997 </Td> <Td> I Know What You Did Last Summer </Td> <Td> $15,818,645 </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 10 - 26 - 0000 October 26, 1997 </Td> <Td> I Know What You Did Last Summer </Td> <Td> $12,507,880 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 11 - 02 - 0000 November 2, 1997 </Td> <Td> I Know What You Did Last Summer </Td> <Td> $9,406,297 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 11 - 09 - 0000 November 9, 1997 </Td> <Td> Starship Troopers </Td> <Td> $22,058,773 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 11 - 16 - 0000 November 16, 1997 </Td> <Td> The Jackal </Td> <Td> $15,164,595 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 11 - 23 - 0000 November 23, 1997 </Td> <Td> Mortal Kombat: Annihilation </Td> <Td> $16,771,694 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 11 - 30 - 0000 November 30, 1997 </Td> <Td> Flubber </Td> <Td> $26,725,207 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 12 - 07 - 0000 December 7, 1997 </Td> <Td> Flubber </Td> <Td> $11,292,933 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 12 - 14 - 0000 December 14, 1997 </Td> <Td> Scream 2 </Td> <Td> $32,926,342 </Td> <Td> 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 & Pocahontas's record ($29.5 million) for highest weekend debut for a film featuring a female protagonist . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 12 - 21 - 0000 December 21, 1997 </Td> <Td> Titanic </Td> <Td> $28,638,131 </Td> <Td> Titanic held the record for the highest grossing film of all time ($1.8 billion) until Avatar surpassed it on January 24, 2010 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 12 - 28 - 0000 December 28, 1997 </Td> <Td> Titanic </Td> <Td> $35,455,673 </Td> <Td> Titanic broke Scream 2's record ($32.9 mil) for the highest weekend gross in December (which had been set two weeks earlier). </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> #</Th> <Th> Weekend end date </Th> <Th> Film </Th> <Th> Total weekend gross </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

What was the number 1 box office motion picture for the week of christmas in december 1997