List of 1997 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United Kingdom during 1997.

#	Weekend End Date	Film	Box Office	Notes
1	January 5, 1997	Shine	£3,221,631
2	January 12, 1997	Matilda	£1,422,193
3	January 19, 1997	The Ghost and the Darkness	£2,343,600
4	January 26, 1997	The Frighteners	£5,400,250
5	February 2, 1997	Fly Away Home	£4,708,044
6	February 9, 1997	Fly Away Home	£3,004,901
7	February 16, 1997	She's the One	£1,214,100
8	February 23, 1997	The Phantom	£5,065,348
9	March 2, 1997	Mars Attacks!	£3,382,260
10	March 9, 1997	Jerry Maguire	£3,013,928
11	March 16, 1997	Jerry Maguire	£2,454,188
12	March 23, 1997	Space Jam	£3,957,086
13	March 30, 1997	Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope	£7,458,992
14	April 6, 1997	Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope	£6,032,329
15	April 13, 1997	The Empire Strikes Back	£6,806,951
16	April 20, 1997	The Empire Strikes Back	£5,902,748
17	April 27, 1997	Return of the Jedi	£4,885,463
18	May 4, 1997	Return of the Jedi	£5,777,200
19	May 11, 1997	Beverly Hills Ninja	£2,348,009
20	May 18, 1997	Beverly Hills Ninja	£1,100,300
21	May 25, 1997	Beavis and Butt-Head Do America	£2,906,808
22	June 1, 1997	Beavis and Butt-Head Do America	£1,300,194
23	June 8, 1997	Con Air	£4,798,872
24	June 15, 1997	Con Air	£2,891,449
25	June 22, 1997	Con Air	£1,138,522
26	June 29, 1997	Batman & Robin	£674,705
27	July 6, 1997	Batman & Robin	£906,713
28	July 13, 1997	Unforgettable	£1,706,928
29	July 20, 1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	£4,676,960
30	July 27, 1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	£3,190,092
31	August 3, 1997	Bean	£3,130,082
32	August 10, 1997	Men in Black	£1,614,744
33	August 17, 1997	Chasing Amy	£1,744,783
34	August 24, 1997	Event Horizon	£2,510,200
35	August 31, 1997	Event Horizon	£1,184,129
36	September 7, 1997	Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery	£2,150,452
37	September 14, 1997	Air Force One	£2,188,884
38	September 21, 1997	Spawn	£1,939,640
39	September 28, 1997	Spawn	£1,346,588
40	October 5, 1997	Volcano	£3,030,678
41	October 12, 1997	Volcano	£2,135,998
42	October 19, 1997	Free Willy 3: The Rescue	£2,678,048
43	October 26, 1997	A Life Less Ordinary	£1,128,718
44	November 2, 1997	An American Werewolf in Paris	£3,192,978
45	November 9, 1997	An American Werewolf in Paris	£1,655,571
46	November 16, 1997	Cop Land	£1,722,764
47	November 23, 1997	G.I. Jane	£1,334,587
48	November 30, 1997	Alien: Resurrection	£1,981,443
49	December 7, 1997	Alien: Resurrection	£750,777
50	December 14, 1997	Tomorrow Never Dies	£3,184,135
51	December 21, 1997	Tomorrow Never Dies	£2,744,767
52	December 28, 1997	Spiceworld	£6,800,000

See also

• List of British films — British films by year