Domestic Box Office For July 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 | Mrs. Brown | $9,229,808 | 432 | $76,268 | 0.8% | 6 | Jul 18 | - | Miramax |
| 2 | Guantanamera | $903,840 | 12 | $8,851 | 1% | 3 | Jul 4 | Feb 19 | Lionsgate |
| 3 | Star Maps | $661,465 | 39 | $63,477 | 9.6% | 5 | Jul 23 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 4 | The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain | $273,644 | 97 | $50,208 | 18.3% | 97 | Jul 18 | - | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
| 5 | 4 Little Girls | $130,146 | 4 | $13,528 | 10.4% | 1 | Jul 9 | Oct 2 | - |
| 6 | This World, Then the Fireworks | $51,618 | 5 | $19,906 | 38.6% | 5 | Jul 11 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 7 | The Winner | $26,004 | 3 | $12,639 | 48.6% | 3 | Jul 25 | - | Artisan Entertainment |
| 8 | Beyond Barbed Wire | $3,109 | 1 | $1,668 | 53.7% | 1 | Jul 18 | - | Mac & Ava Films |
