Domestic Box Office For December 1997
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Titanic | $600,683,057 | 3,265 | $28,638,131 | 4.8% | 2,674 | Dec 19 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | As Good as It Gets | $148,478,011 | 1,837 | $12,606,928 | 8.5% | 1,572 | Dec 25 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | Tomorrow Never Dies | $125,304,276 | 2,807 | $25,143,007 | 20.1% | 2,807 | Dec 19 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 4 | Scream 2 | $101,363,301 | 2,688 | $32,926,342 | 32.5% | 2,663 | Dec 12 | - | Dimension Films |
| 5 | Mousehunt | $61,917,389 | 2,233 | $6,062,922 | 9.8% | 2,152 | Dec 19 | Jul 1 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 6 | Amistad | $44,229,441 | 1,019 | $4,573,523 | 10.3% | 322 | Dec 26 | May 14 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 7 | Jackie Brown | $39,673,162 | 1,642 | $9,292,248 | 23.4% | 1,370 | Dec 25 | - | Miramax |
| 8 | For Richer or Poorer | $31,642,995 | 1,954 | $6,015,970 | 19% | 1,904 | Dec 12 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | Home Alone 3 | $30,882,515 | 2,261 | $5,085,482 | 16.5% | 2,147 | Dec 12 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 10 | An American Werewolf in Paris | $26,570,463 | 1,731 | $7,600,878 | 28.6% | 1,728 | Dec 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | Mr. Magoo | $21,437,192 | 1,857 | $5,233,631 | 24.4% | 1,857 | Dec 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | The Postman | $17,626,234 | 2,207 | $5,260,324 | 29.8% | 2,207 | Dec 25 | - | Warner Bros. |
