| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | - | - | - | $131,681,924 | 3,565 | $229,086,679 | May 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Fifth Element | - | - | - | $50,303,188 | 2,500 | $63,820,180 | May 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | Breakdown | - | - | - | $40,380,961 | 2,348 | $50,159,144 | May 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | - | - | - | $37,362,869 | 2,187 | $53,883,989 | May 2 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 5 | Volcano | - | - | - | $27,465,709 | 2,777 | $49,323,468 | Apr 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 6 | Fathers' Day | - | - | - | $24,373,683 | 2,507 | $28,598,376 | May 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Liar Liar | - | - | - | $21,089,150 | 2,909 | $181,410,615 | Mar 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 8 | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | - | - | - | $21,065,447 | 1,607 | $29,235,353 | Apr 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 9 | Addicted to Love | - | - | - | $16,379,955 | 2,021 | $34,673,095 | May 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Anaconda | - | - | - | $14,843,991 | 2,456 | $65,885,767 | Apr 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 11 | Murder at 1600 | - | - | - | $9,923,910 | 2,158 | $25,804,707 | Apr 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | The Saint | - | - | - | $9,707,516 | 2,500 | $61,363,304 | Apr 4 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | Grosse Pointe Blank | - | - | - | $9,588,151 | 1,242 | $28,084,357 | Apr 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Chasing Amy | - | - | - | $7,924,988 | 553 | $12,021,272 | Apr 4 | Miramax | false |
| 15 | Sprung | - | - | - | $7,575,028 | 780 | $7,575,028 | May 16 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 16 | Night Falls on Manhattan | - | - | - | $6,690,809 | 758 | $9,889,670 | May 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 17 | Warriors of Virtue | - | - | - | $6,524,620 | 2,101 | $6,524,620 | May 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 18 | Scream | - | - | - | $5,674,222 | 1,994 | $103,046,663 | Dec 20 | Dimension Films | false |
| 19 | Jerry Maguire | - | - | - | $4,122,535 | 2,531 | $153,952,592 | Dec 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 20 | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | - | - | - | $4,026,095 | 81 | $4,109,095 | Feb 28 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 21 | Waiting for Guffman | - | - | - | $2,868,282 | 59 | $2,923,982 | Jan 31 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 22 | Gone Fishin' | - | - | - | $2,154,574 | 1,846 | $19,745,922 | May 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 23 | The Daytrippers | - | - | - | $2,040,247 | 52 | $2,099,677 | Mar 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 24 | Trial and Error | - | - | - | $1,836,392 | 2,298 | $13,602,831 | May 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 25 | Absolute Power | - | - | - | $1,083,846 | 2,568 | $50,068,310 | Feb 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 26 | Shiloh | - | - | - | $877,742 | 70 | $1,007,822 | Apr 25 | - | false |
| 27 | Children of the Revolution | - | - | - | $838,368 | 59 | $838,368 | May 1 | Miramax | false |
| 28 | Anna Karenina | - | - | - | $752,317 | 34 | $858,553 | Apr 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | Commandments | - | - | - | $548,561 | 269 | $548,561 | May 2 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 30 | Boys Life 2 | - | - | - | $446,051 | 6 | $532,654 | Mar 7 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 31 | The Eighth Day | - | - | - | $396,418 | 5 | $416,401 | Mar 7 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 32 | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | - | - | - | $283,619 | 101 | $346,056 | May 16 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 33 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $270,717 | 2,322 | $67,597,694 | Feb 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 34 | Citizen Ruth | - | - | - | $245,420 | 23 | $285,112 | Dec 13 | Miramax | false |
| 35 | Hollow Reed | - | - | - | $245,376 | 7 | $265,732 | Apr 18 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 36 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $112,505 | 2,375 | $138,257,865 | Jan 31 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 37 | Truth or Consequences, N.M. | - | - | - | $109,261 | 7 | $109,261 | May 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 38 | Brassed Off | - | - | - | $68,396 | 231 | $2,576,331 | May 23 | Miramax | false |
| 39 | Evita | - | - | - | $41,866 | 1,045 | $50,047,179 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 40 | Nowhere | - | - | - | $41,629 | 6 | $194,201 | May 9 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 41 | The Van | - | - | - | $34,817 | 25 | $712,095 | May 16 | - | false |
| 42 | Nothing Personal | - | - | - | $32,124 | 1 | $40,374 | Apr 25 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 43 | A Brother's Kiss | - | - | - | $24,222 | 9 | $52,632 | Apr 25 | First Look International | false |
| 44 | Rough Magic | - | - | - | $24,056 | 30 | $247,202 | May 30 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 45 | Irma Vep | - | - | - | $19,537 | 6 | $282,310 | Apr 30 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 46 | Twin Town | - | - | - | $9,816 | 18 | $127,923 | May 9 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 47 | Brothers in Trouble | - | - | - | $8,000 | 1 | $8,000 | May 14 | First Run | false |
| 48 | A Chef in Love | - | - | - | $6,381 | 34 | $686,704 | Apr 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 49 | Flamenco | - | - | - | $4,612 | 6 | $480,941 | Apr 25 | New Yorker Films | false |
