Domestic Box Office For September 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 | The Ice Storm | $8,038,061 | 230 | $75,183 | 0.9% | 3 | Sep 27 | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 2 | The Myth of Fingerprints | $523,025 | 50 | $30,533 | 5.8% | 3 | Sep 17 | Jan 8 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 3 | The Assignment | $332,597 | 34 | $117,608 | 35.4% | 34 | Sep 26 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | Different for Girls | $300,645 | 16 | $52,816 | 17.6% | 14 | Sep 12 | Dec 18 | First Look International |
| 5 | Latin Boys Go to Hell | $199,033 | 3 | $24,335 | 12.2% | 2 | Sep 5 | Feb 12 | Strand Releasing |
| 6 | Going All the Way | $113,069 | 17 | $20,796 | 18.4% | 4 | Sep 19 | Oct 30 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 7 | The Long Way Home | $60,509 | 7 | $10,606 | 17.5% | 7 | Sep 17 | - | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 8 | Bandwagon | $44,544 | 12 | $22,189 | 49.8% | 12 | Sep 12 | Sep 25 | Lionsgate |
| 9 | Trojan War | $309 | 1 | $217 | 70.2% | 1 | Sep 26 | Oct 2 | Warner Bros. |
