Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| July 2, 1997 | ||
 Men in Black
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Sci-Fi
With: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio 1 hr 38 min | Sony Pictures Releasing | Wide |
| July 4, 1997 | ||
 Wild America
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Family
With: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Devon Sawa, Scott Bairstow, Frances Fisher 1 hr 46 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 | Lionsgate | Limited |
 For Ever Mozart
Comedy
Drama
War
With: Madeleine Assas, Ghalya Lacroix, Bérangère Allaux, Vicky Messica 1 hr 24 min | New Yorker Films | Limited |
| July 9, 1997 | ||
 4 Little Girls
Documentary
History
With: Maxine McNair, Walter Cronkite, Chris McNair, Fred Lee Shuttlesworth 1 hr 42 min | - | Limited |
| July 11, 1997 | ||
 Contact
Drama
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt 2 hr 30 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 A Simple Wish
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
With: Martin Short, Mara Wilson, Robert Pastorelli, Ruby Dee 1 hr 29 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 This World, Then the Fireworks
Crime
Drama
With: Billy Zane, Gina Gershon, Christian Durango, Sloan Cobb 1 hr 40 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
 Shall We Dance?
Comedy
Drama
Music
Romance
With: Kôji Yakusho, Tamiyo Kusakari, Naoto Takenaka, Eri Watanabe 2 hr 16 min | Miramax | Limited |
 Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
Adventure
Documentary
Short
IMAX With: Harry Shearer, Paul Harper, Cassandra Peterson, Neil Armstrong 38 min | Sony Pictures Classics | Limited |
| July 18, 1997 | ||
 George of the Jungle
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Family
Romance
With: Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Richard Roundtree 1 hr 32 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 Nothing to Lose
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Crime
With: Martin Lawrence, Tim Robbins, John C. McGinley, Giancarlo Esposito 1 hr 38 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 Armour of God 2: Operation Condor
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Crime
Thriller
With: Jackie Chan, Do Do Cheng, Eva Cobo, Shôko Ikeda 1 hr 47 min | Miramax | Wide |
 The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain
Adventure
Animation
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Musical
Romance
With: Michelle Nicastro, Douglas Sills, Jake Williamson, Christy Landers 1 hr 11 min | Legacy Releasing Corporation | Limited |
 Mrs. Brown
Biography
Drama
History
Romance
With: Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Geoffrey Palmer, Antony Sher 1 hr 41 min | Miramax | Limited |
 | Mac & Ava Films | Limited |
 | Paramount Pictures | Limited |
| July 23, 1997 | ||
 Star Maps
Comedy
Drama
With: Douglas Spain, Efrain Figueroa, Kandeyce Jorden, Martha Velez 1 hr 26 min | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Limited |
| July 25, 1997 | ||
 Air Force One
Action
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson 2 hr 4 min | Sony Pictures Releasing | Wide |
 | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 The Winner
Comedy
Crime
Thriller
With: Rebecca De Mornay, Vincent D'Onofrio, Richard Edson, Saverio Guerra 1 hr 32 min | Artisan Entertainment | Limited |
 Box of Moonlight
Comedy
Drama
With: John Turturro, Sam Rockwell, Catherine Keener, Lisa Blount 1 hr 52 min | Trimark Pictures | Limited |
| July 30, 1997 | ||
 One Eight Seven
Drama
Thriller
With: Samuel L. Jackson, John Heard, Kelly Rowan, Clifton Collins Jr. 1 hr 59 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
| August 1, 1997 | ||
 Spawn
Action
Crime
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
With: Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen, Theresa Randle 1 hr 36 min | New Line Cinema | Wide |
 Air Bud
Comedy
Drama
Family
Sport
With: Michael Jeter, Kevin Zegers, Wendy Makkena, Bill Cobbs 1 hr 38 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 Picture Perfect
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr, Kevin Bacon, Olympia Dukakis 1 hr 41 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 In the Company of Men
Comedy
Drama
With: Aaron Eckhart, Matt Malloy, Stacy Edwards, Michael Martin 1 hr 37 min | Sony Pictures Classics | Limited |
 Love Serenade
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Romance
With: Miranda Otto, Rebecca Frith, George Shevtsov, John Alansu 1 hr 41 min | Miramax | Limited |
