Domestic Box Office For August 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 | The Full Monty | $45,950,122 | 783 | $176,585 | 0.4% | 6 | Aug 15 | May 14 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 2 | A Smile Like Yours | $3,330,352 | 582 | $1,163,576 | 34.9% | 582 | Aug 22 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | In the Company of Men | $2,804,473 | 108 | $100,006 | 3.6% | 8 | Aug 1 | Jan 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 4 | Career Girls | $2,416,734 | 148 | $93,303 | 3.9% | 8 | Aug 8 | Oct 30 | October Films |
| 5 | Dirty Dancing 1997 Re-release | $507,892 | 54 | $162,378 | 32% | 54 | Aug 22 | - | Live Entertainment |
| 6 | Pippi Longstocking | $505,335 | 73 | $62,196 | 12.3% | 73 | Aug 22 | Oct 30 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
| 7 | Paperback Romance | $151,068 | 28 | $13,939 | 9.2% | 4 | Aug 15 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 8 | Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation 1997 Re-release | $141,626 | 23 | $53,111 | 37.5% | 23 | Aug 29 | - | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Hamsun | $50,000 | 1 | $7,529 | 15.1% | 1 | Aug 6 | - | First Run |
| 10 | Soul in the Hole | $30,697 | 6 | $14,077 | 45.9% | 6 | Aug 8 | - | - |
| 11 | Trojan Eddie | $21,264 | 2 | $11,867 | 55.8% | 2 | Aug 29 | Sep 18 | Castle Hill Productions |
