| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | - | - | - | $98,388,789 | 3,565 | $229,086,679 | 42.9% | May 23, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | The Fifth Element | - | - | - | $46,579,950 | 2,500 | $63,820,180 | 73% | May 9, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | Breakdown | - | - | - | $37,401,243 | 2,348 | $50,159,144 | 74.6% | May 2, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | - | - | - | $34,199,235 | 2,187 | $53,883,989 | 63.5% | May 2, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
| 5 | Volcano | - | - | - | $26,327,936 | 2,777 | $49,323,468 | 53.4% | Apr 25, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | Fathers' Day | - | - | - | $22,822,624 | 2,507 | $28,598,376 | 79.8% | May 9, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Liar Liar | - | - | - | $19,574,210 | 2,909 | $181,410,615 | 10.8% | Mar 21, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | - | - | - | $18,010,828 | 1,607 | $29,235,353 | 61.6% | Apr 25, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | Anaconda | - | - | - | $13,112,773 | 2,456 | $65,885,767 | 19.9% | Apr 11, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | Addicted to Love | - | - | - | $9,926,465 | 2,021 | $34,673,095 | 28.6% | May 23, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Murder at 1600 | - | - | - | $9,923,910 | 2,158 | $25,804,707 | 38.5% | Apr 18, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Grosse Pointe Blank | - | - | - | $9,588,151 | 1,242 | $28,084,357 | 34.1% | Apr 11, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | The Saint | - | - | - | $8,586,060 | 2,500 | $61,363,304 | 14% | Apr 4, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 14 | Chasing Amy | - | - | - | $7,924,988 | 553 | $12,021,272 | 65.9% | Apr 4, 1997 | Miramax |
| 15 | Warriors of Virtue | - | - | - | $6,524,620 | 2,101 | $6,524,620 | 100% | May 2, 1997 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 16 | Sprung | - | - | - | $6,252,491 | 780 | $7,575,028 | 82.5% | May 16, 1997 | Trimark Pictures |
| 17 | Night Falls on Manhattan | - | - | - | $5,548,749 | 758 | $9,889,670 | 56.1% | May 16, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 18 | Scream | - | - | - | $4,572,459 | 1,994 | $103,046,663 | 4.4% | Dec 20, 1996 | Dimension Films |
| 19 | Jerry Maguire | - | - | - | $4,122,535 | 2,531 | $153,952,592 | 2.7% | Dec 13, 1996 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 20 | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | - | - | - | $4,026,095 | 81 | $4,109,095 | 98% | Feb 28, 1997 | Trimark Pictures |
| 21 | Waiting for Guffman | - | - | - | $2,868,282 | 59 | $2,923,982 | 98.1% | Jan 31, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 22 | The Daytrippers | - | - | - | $2,040,247 | 52 | $2,099,677 | 97.2% | Mar 5, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 23 | Shiloh | - | - | - | $877,742 | 70 | $1,007,822 | 87.1% | Apr 25, 1997 | - |
| 24 | Absolute Power | - | - | - | $837,553 | 2,568 | $50,068,310 | 1.7% | Feb 14, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | Anna Karenina | - | - | - | $752,317 | 34 | $858,553 | 87.6% | Apr 4, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | Commandments | - | - | - | $548,561 | 269 | $548,561 | 100% | May 2, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 27 | Boys Life 2 | - | - | - | $446,051 | 6 | $532,654 | 83.7% | Mar 7, 1997 | Strand Releasing |
| 28 | The Eighth Day | - | - | - | $396,418 | 5 | $416,401 | 95.2% | Mar 7, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 29 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $270,717 | 2,322 | $67,597,694 | 0.4% | Feb 21, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 30 | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | - | - | - | $246,038 | 101 | $346,056 | 71.1% | May 16, 1997 | TriStar Pictures |
| 31 | Citizen Ruth | - | - | - | $245,420 | 23 | $285,112 | 86.1% | Dec 13, 1996 | Miramax |
| 32 | Hollow Reed | - | - | - | $245,376 | 7 | $265,732 | 92.3% | Apr 18, 1997 | Lionsgate Films |
| 33 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $112,505 | 2,375 | $138,257,865 | <0.1% | Jan 31, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 34 | Truth or Consequences, N.M. | - | - | - | $109,261 | 7 | $109,261 | 100% | May 2, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 35 | Brassed Off | - | - | - | $48,850 | 231 | $2,576,331 | 1.9% | May 23, 1997 | Miramax |
| 36 | Children of the Revolution | - | - | - | $48,513 | 59 | $838,368 | 5.8% | May 1, 1997 | Miramax |
| 37 | Evita | - | - | - | $41,866 | 1,045 | $50,047,179 | <0.1% | Dec 25, 1996 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 38 | Nowhere | - | - | - | $41,629 | 6 | $194,201 | 21.4% | May 9, 1997 | Fine Line Features |
| 39 | The Van | - | - | - | $34,817 | 25 | $712,095 | 4.9% | May 16, 1997 | - |
| 40 | Nothing Personal | - | - | - | $32,124 | 1 | $40,374 | 79.6% | Apr 25, 1997 | Trimark Pictures |
| 41 | A Brother's Kiss | - | - | - | $24,222 | 9 | $52,632 | 46% | Apr 25, 1997 | First Look International |
| 42 | Irma Vep | - | - | - | $19,537 | 6 | $282,310 | 6.9% | Apr 30, 1997 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 43 | Twin Town | - | - | - | $9,816 | 18 | $127,923 | 7.7% | May 9, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 44 | Brothers in Trouble | - | - | - | $8,000 | 1 | $8,000 | 100% | May 14, 1997 | First Run |
| 45 | A Chef in Love | - | - | - | $6,381 | 34 | $686,704 | 0.9% | Apr 23, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 46 | Flamenco | - | - | - | $4,612 | 6 | $480,941 | 1% | Apr 25, 1997 | New Yorker Films |
