Domestic Box Office For April 1997
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chasing Amy | $12,021,272 | 553 | $52,446 | 0.4% | 3 | Apr 4 | - | Miramax |
| 2 | Paradise Road | $2,007,100 | 350 | $62,518 | 3.1% | 9 | Apr 11 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 3 | Shiloh | $1,007,822 | 70 | $115,710 | 11.5% | 70 | Apr 25 | Jul 17 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
| 4 | Anna Karenina | $858,553 | 34 | $75,268 | 8.8% | 5 | Apr 4 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | A Chef in Love | $686,704 | 34 | $36,628 | 5.3% | 6 | Apr 23 | Dec 25 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 6 | Das Boot 1997 Director's Cut | $572,426 | 29 | $68,369 | 11.9% | 13 | Apr 4 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | Traveller | $534,010 | 6 | $30,855 | 5.8% | 6 | Apr 18 | Jun 5 | October Films |
| 8 | Flamenco | $480,941 | 6 | $22,106 | 4.6% | 2 | Apr 25 | Mar 18 | New Yorker Films |
| 9 | Irma Vep | $282,310 | 6 | $11,852 | 4.2% | 1 | Apr 30 | - | Zeitgeist Films |
| 10 | Hollow Reed | $265,732 | 7 | $13,284 | 5% | 1 | Apr 18 | Sep 4 | Lionsgate |
| 11 | Keys to Tulsa | $57,252 | 24 | $28,318 | 49.5% | 24 | Apr 11 | Apr 24 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 12 | A Brother's Kiss | $52,632 | 9 | $25,800 | 49% | 9 | Apr 25 | May 15 | First Look International |
| 13 | Nothing Personal | $40,374 | 1 | $5,563 | 13.8% | 1 | Apr 25 | Jun 12 | Trimark Pictures |
| 14 | Schizopolis | $10,580 | 2 | $6,023 | 56.9% | 2 | Apr 9 | - | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 15 | Childhood's End | $3,804 | 1 | $2,556 | 67.2% | 1 | Apr 4 | Apr 10 | Plainview Pictures |
