Domestic Box Office For May 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 | Brassed Off | $2,576,331 | 231 | $52,534 | 2% | 12 | May 23 | Aug 14 | Miramax |
| 2 | Children of the Revolution | $838,368 | 59 | $31,562 | 3.8% | 6 | May 1 | Jul 10 | Miramax |
| 3 | The Van | $712,095 | 25 | $23,366 | 3.3% | 3 | May 16 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 4 | Commandments | $548,561 | 269 | $312,437 | 57% | 269 | May 2 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 5 | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | $346,056 | 101 | $157,049 | 45.4% | 101 | May 16 | - | TriStar Pictures |
| 6 | Rough Magic | $247,202 | 30 | $59,026 | 23.9% | 28 | May 30 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 7 | Nowhere | $194,201 | 6 | $27,354 | 14.1% | 2 | May 9 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 8 | Twin Town | $127,923 | 18 | $6,827 | 5.3% | 1 | May 9 | Jun 26 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 9 | Truth or Consequences, N.M. | $109,261 | 7 | $19,528 | 17.9% | 7 | May 2 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | Brothers in Trouble | $8,000 | 1 | $1,596 | 20% | 1 | May 14 | - | First Run |
