Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| February 28, 1997 | ||
 Donnie Brasco
Biography
Crime
Drama
With: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby 2 hr 7 min | Sony Pictures Releasing | Wide |
 | Sony Pictures Releasing | Wide |
 Hard Eight
Crime
Drama
With: Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson 1 hr 42 min | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | Limited |
 Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Crime
Drama
History
Romance
With: Naveen Andrews, Sarita Choudhury, Indira Varma, Ramon Tikaram 1 hr 57 min | Trimark Pictures | Limited |
 Smilla's Sense of Snow
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Julia Ormond, Jens Jørgen Fleischer, Agga Olsen, Patrick Field 2 hr 1 min | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Limited |
 | Miramax | Wide |
 | New Millennia Films LLC | Limited |
 Waco: The Rules of Engagement
Documentary
History
With: Dan Gifford, Jim Cavanaugh, Dick DeGuerin, Clive Doyle 2 hr 16 min | SomFord Entertainment | Limited |
| March 5, 1997 | ||
 The Daytrippers
Comedy
Drama
With: Hope Davis, Stanley Tucci, Parker Posey, Liev Schreiber 1 hr 27 min | Sony Pictures Releasing | Limited |
| March 7, 1997 | ||
 Jungle 2 Jungle
Comedy
Family
With: Tim Allen, Martin Short, JoBeth Williams, Lolita Davidovich 1 hr 45 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 Private Parts
Biography
Comedy
Drama
With: Howard Stern, Mary McCormack, Robin Quivers, Fred Norris 1 hr 49 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 | Miramax | Limited |
 Good Luck
Comedy
Drama
With: Gregory Hines, Vincent D'Onofrio, James Earl Jones, Max Gail 1 hr 32 min | Moki Mac River Expedition | Limited |
 | Strand Releasing | Limited |
 The Eighth Day
Comedy
Drama
With: Daniel Auteuil, Pascal Duquenne, Miou-Miou, Henri Garcin 1 hr 58 min | Gramercy Pictures (I) | Limited |
 Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets
Comedy
Drama
Horror
Mystery
Romance
Thriller
With: Alan Bates, Theresa Russell, Sting, Lena Headey 1 hr 39 min | Artisan Entertainment | Limited |
| March 14, 1997 | ||
 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi1997 Special Edition
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
With: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams 2 hr 11 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 Love Jones
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Larenz Tate, Nia Long, Isaiah Washington, Lisa Nicole Carson 1 hr 49 min | New Line Cinema | Wide |
 City of Industry
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Harvey Keitel, Stephen Dorff, Timothy Hutton, Famke Janssen 1 hr 37 min | Orion Pictures | Limited |
 The Substance of Fire
Drama
With: Tony Goldwyn, Benjamin Ungar, Timothy Hutton, Tom McDermott 1 hr 37 min | Miramax | Limited |
 | Miramax | Wide |
 | Northern Arts Entertainment | Limited |
 Ponette
Drama
With: Victoire Thivisol, Delphine Schiltz, Matiaz Bureau Caton, Léopoldine Serre 1 hr 37 min | Arrow Releasing | Limited |
| March 19, 1997 | ||
 Gray's Anatomy
Comedy
Drama
With: Spalding Gray, Mike McLaughlin, Melissa Robertson, Alvin Henry 1 hr 20 min | Northern Arts Entertainment | Limited |
| March 21, 1997 | ||
 | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Selena
Biography
Drama
Music
With: Jennifer Lopez, Edward James Olmos, Jon Seda, Jackie Guerra 2 hr 7 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 The Godfather1997 Re-release
Crime
Drama
With: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Diane Keaton 2 hr 55 min | Paramount Pictures | Limited |
 Mandela
Biography
Documentary
History
With: Winnie Mandela, Nelson Mandela, Patrick Shai, George Bizos 1 hr 58 min | Palm Pictures | Limited |
| March 28, 1997 | ||
 The Devil's Own
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Margaret Colin, Rubén Blades 1 hr 51 min | Sony Pictures Releasing | Wide |
 Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
Action
Adventure
Family
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Jason David Frank, Catherine Sutherland, Hilary Shepard, Jon Simanton 1 hr 39 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 Cats Don't Dance
Animation
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Musical
With: Scott Bakula, Jasmine Guy, Natalie Cole, Ashley Peldon 1 hr 15 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 The Sixth Man
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
Romance
Sport
With: Marlon Wayans, Kadeem Hardison, David Paymer, Michael Michele 1 hr 47 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 | New Line Cinema | Wide |
 Love and Other Catastrophes
Comedy
Romance
With: Frances O'Connor, Alice Garner, Matt Day, Matthew Dyktynski 1 hr 16 min | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Limited |
| April 4, 1997 | ||
 The Saint
Action
Adventure
Romance
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue, Rade Serbedzija, Valeriy Nikolaev 1 hr 56 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 Double Team
Action
Comedy
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Rodman, Mickey Rourke, Paul Freeman 1 hr 33 min | Sony Pictures Releasing | Wide |
 That Old Feeling
Comedy
Romance
With: Bette Midler, Dennis Farina, Paula Marshall, Gail O'Grady 1 hr 45 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Inventing the Abbotts
Drama
Romance
With: Liv Tyler, Jennifer Connelly, Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Crudup 1 hr 50 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 Das Boot1997 Director's Cut
Drama
War
With: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann, Hubertus Bengsch 2 hr 29 min | Sony Pictures Releasing | Limited |
 | Warner Bros. | Limited |
 Chasing Amy
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Ethan Suplee, Scott Mosier 1 hr 53 min | Miramax | Limited |
 Childhood's End
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Cameron Foord, Heather Gottlieb, Sam Trammell, Colleen Werthmann 1 hr 55 min | Plainview Pictures | Limited |
