Domestic Box Office For May 1997

RankRelease GrossMax ThOpening% of Total Open ThOpenCloseDistributor
1The Lost World: Jurassic Park$229,086,6793,565$72,132,78531.5%3,281May 23-Universal Pictures
2The Fifth Element$63,820,1802,500$17,031,34526.7%2,500May 9-Sony Pictures Releasing
3Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery$53,883,9892,187$9,548,11117.7%2,187May 2-New Line Cinema
4Breakdown$50,159,1442,348$12,307,12824.5%2,108May 2-Paramount Pictures
5Addicted to Love$34,673,0952,021$11,446,09833%2,007May 23-Warner Bros.
6Fathers' Day$28,598,3762,507$8,776,15930.7%2,482May 9-Warner Bros.
7Gone Fishin'$19,745,9221,846$5,784,12329.3%1,841May 30-Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
8Trial and Error$13,602,8312,298$4,903,52936%2,298May 30-New Line Cinema
9Night Falls on Manhattan$9,889,670758$2,933,25529.7%758May 16-Paramount Pictures
10Sprung$7,575,028780$2,487,70232.8%780May 16-Trimark Pictures
11Warriors of Virtue$6,524,6202,101$3,277,08450.2%2,101May 2-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
12'Til There Was You$3,525,125753$1,315,44537.3%753May 30-Paramount Pictures
13Love! Valour! Compassion!$2,977,807----May 16-Fine Line Features
14Brassed Off$2,576,331231$52,5342%12May 23Aug 14Miramax
15Children of the Revolution$838,36859$31,5623.8%6May 1Jul 10Miramax
16The Van$712,09525$23,3663.3%3May 16-Fox Searchlight Pictures
17Commandments$548,561269$312,43757%269May 2-Gramercy Pictures (I)
18Broken English$541,377----May 2Oct 30Sony Pictures Classics
19The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo$346,056101$157,04945.4%101May 16-TriStar Pictures
20Rough Magic$247,20230$59,02623.9%28May 30-The Samuel Goldwyn Company
21The Designated Mourner$215,292----May 2-First Look International
22Nowhere$194,2016$27,35414.1%2May 9-Fine Line Features
23Twin Town$127,92318$6,8275.3%1May 9Jun 26Gramercy Pictures (I)
24Truth or Consequences, N.M.$109,2617$19,52817.9%7May 2-Sony Pictures Releasing
25Ripe$79,727----May 2-Trimark Pictures
26Brothers in Trouble$8,0001$1,59620%1May 14-First Run