| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | - | - | - | $213,976,859 | 3,565 | $229,086,679 | May 23 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 2 | Liar Liar | - | - | - | $98,881,830 | 2,909 | $181,410,615 | Mar 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 3 | Con Air | - | - | - | $79,379,196 | 2,941 | $101,117,573 | Jun 6 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 4 | Batman & Robin | - | - | - | $77,472,849 | 2,942 | $107,325,195 | Jun 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | The Saint | - | - | - | $61,363,304 | 2,500 | $61,363,304 | Apr 4 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 6 | The Fifth Element | - | - | - | $60,714,432 | 2,500 | $63,820,180 | May 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | Anaconda | - | - | - | $58,319,501 | 2,456 | $65,885,767 | Apr 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 8 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | - | - | - | $53,212,899 | 2,187 | $53,883,989 | May 2 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 9 | Breakdown | - | - | - | $50,159,144 | 2,348 | $50,159,144 | May 2 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 10 | Volcano | - | - | - | $49,323,468 | 2,777 | $49,323,468 | Apr 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 11 | My Best Friend's Wedding | - | - | - | $48,066,143 | 2,376 | $127,120,029 | Jun 20 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 12 | Speed 2: Cruise Control | - | - | - | $37,362,940 | 2,625 | $48,608,066 | Jun 13 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 13 | Addicted to Love | - | - | - | $34,673,095 | 2,021 | $34,673,095 | May 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | - | - | - | $29,235,353 | 1,607 | $29,235,353 | Apr 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 15 | Fathers' Day | - | - | - | $28,598,376 | 2,507 | $28,598,376 | May 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | The Devil's Own | - | - | - | $28,344,697 | 2,504 | $42,868,348 | Mar 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 17 | Grosse Pointe Blank | - | - | - | $28,084,357 | 1,242 | $28,084,357 | Apr 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 18 | Murder at 1600 | - | - | - | $25,804,707 | 2,158 | $25,804,707 | Apr 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | Hercules | - | - | - | $22,565,980 | 2,930 | $99,112,101 | Jun 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 20 | Face/Off | - | - | - | $20,259,456 | 2,851 | $112,276,146 | Jun 27 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 21 | Gone Fishin' | - | - | - | $19,112,925 | 1,846 | $19,745,922 | May 30 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 22 | Men in Black | - | - | - | $18,894,540 | 3,180 | $250,690,539 | Jul 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 23 | Jungle 2 Jungle | - | - | - | $18,030,912 | 2,340 | $59,927,618 | Mar 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 24 | That Old Feeling | - | - | - | $16,574,176 | 1,599 | $16,574,176 | Apr 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 25 | Selena | - | - | - | $14,719,028 | 1,873 | $35,281,794 | Mar 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | Trial and Error | - | - | - | $13,602,831 | 2,298 | $13,602,831 | May 30 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 27 | Scream | - | - | - | $13,525,491 | 1,994 | $103,046,663 | Dec 20 | Dimension Films | false |
| 28 | Chasing Amy | - | - | - | $11,987,354 | 553 | $12,021,272 | Apr 4 | Miramax | false |
| 29 | The English Patient | - | - | - | $11,554,422 | 1,409 | $78,676,425 | Nov 15 | Miramax | false |
| 30 | Double Team | - | - | - | $11,438,337 | 2,203 | $11,438,337 | Apr 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 31 | The Sixth Man | - | - | - | $11,331,716 | 1,231 | $14,772,788 | Mar 28 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 32 | Buddy | - | - | - | $10,113,400 | 2,113 | $10,113,400 | Jun 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 33 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $10,042,972 | 2,111 | $45,470,437 | Mar 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 34 | Night Falls on Manhattan | - | - | - | $9,889,670 | 758 | $9,889,670 | May 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 35 | Sling Blade | - | - | - | $9,004,970 | 1,020 | $24,444,121 | Nov 29 | Miramax | false |
| 36 | Jerry Maguire | - | - | - | $8,369,046 | 2,531 | $153,952,592 | Dec 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 37 | Sprung | - | - | - | $7,575,028 | 780 | $7,575,028 | May 16 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 38 | Warriors of Virtue | - | - | - | $6,524,620 | 2,101 | $6,524,620 | May 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 39 | Inventing the Abbotts | - | - | - | $5,936,344 | 898 | $5,936,344 | Apr 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 40 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | - | - | - | $5,732,950 | 2,113 | $8,363,899 | Mar 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 41 | B*A*P*S | - | - | - | $5,044,415 | 1,204 | $7,246,735 | Mar 28 | New Line Cinema | false |
| 42 | McHale's Navy | - | - | - | $4,529,843 | 1,861 | $4,529,843 | Apr 18 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 43 | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | - | - | - | $4,026,095 | 81 | $4,109,095 | Feb 28 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 44 | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | - | - | - | $3,602,884 | 1,553 | $3,602,884 | Apr 18 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 45 | 'Til There Was You | - | - | - | $3,525,125 | 753 | $3,525,125 | May 30 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 46 | Waiting for Guffman | - | - | - | $2,868,282 | 59 | $2,923,982 | Jan 31 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 47 | When We Were Kings | - | - | - | $2,764,303 | 92 | $2,789,985 | Oct 25 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 48 | The Daytrippers | - | - | - | $2,040,247 | 52 | $2,099,677 | Mar 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 49 | Absolute Power | - | - | - | $1,769,235 | 2,568 | $50,068,310 | Feb 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 50 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $1,592,000 | 2,375 | $138,257,865 | Jan 31 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 51 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $1,403,381 | 2,322 | $67,597,694 | Feb 21 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 52 | Ulee's Gold | - | - | - | $1,089,319 | 350 | $9,161,691 | Jun 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 53 | Out to Sea | - | - | - | $1,010,440 | 1,736 | $29,022,252 | Jul 4 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 54 | Shiloh | - | - | - | $1,007,822 | 70 | $1,007,822 | Apr 25 | - | false |
| 55 | Evita | - | - | - | $923,642 | 1,045 | $50,047,179 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 56 | Anna Karenina | - | - | - | $858,553 | 34 | $858,553 | Apr 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 57 | Children of the Revolution | - | - | - | $838,368 | 59 | $838,368 | May 1 | Miramax | false |
| 58 | The Van | - | - | - | $712,095 | 25 | $712,095 | May 16 | - | false |
| 59 | A Chef in Love | - | - | - | $686,704 | 34 | $686,704 | Apr 23 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 60 | Wild America | - | - | - | $608,300 | 1,812 | $7,342,923 | Jul 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 61 | Das Boot 1997 Director's Cut | - | - | - | $572,426 | 29 | $572,426 | Apr 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 62 | Commandments | - | - | - | $548,561 | 269 | $548,561 | May 2 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 63 | Traveller | - | - | - | $534,010 | 6 | $534,010 | Apr 18 | October Films | false |
| 64 | Boys Life 2 | - | - | - | $446,051 | 6 | $532,654 | Mar 7 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 65 | The Eighth Day | - | - | - | $396,418 | 5 | $416,401 | Mar 7 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 66 | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | - | - | - | $346,056 | 101 | $346,056 | May 16 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 67 | Love and Other Catastrophes | - | - | - | $271,405 | 32 | $294,212 | Mar 28 | - | false |
| 68 | Hollow Reed | - | - | - | $265,732 | 7 | $265,732 | Apr 18 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 69 | Rough Magic | - | - | - | $247,202 | 30 | $247,202 | May 30 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 70 | Citizen Ruth | - | - | - | $245,420 | 23 | $285,112 | Dec 13 | Miramax | false |
| 71 | Nowhere | - | - | - | $194,201 | 6 | $194,201 | May 9 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 72 | Twin Town | - | - | - | $127,923 | 18 | $127,923 | May 9 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 73 | For Roseanna | - | - | - | $123,330 | 6 | $123,330 | Jun 18 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 74 | Truth or Consequences, N.M. | - | - | - | $109,261 | 7 | $109,261 | May 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 75 | Temptress Moon | - | - | - | $99,064 | 46 | $1,100,788 | Jun 13 | Miramax | false |
| 76 | Bliss | - | - | - | $89,120 | 12 | $294,064 | Jun 6 | Triumph Releasing Corporation | false |
| 77 | Brassed Off | - | - | - | $68,396 | 231 | $2,576,331 | May 23 | Miramax | false |
| 78 | Paradise Road | - | - | - | $62,518 | 350 | $2,007,100 | Apr 11 | - | false |
| 79 | Keys to Tulsa | - | - | - | $57,252 | 24 | $57,252 | Apr 11 | Gramercy Pictures (I) | false |
| 80 | A Brother's Kiss | - | - | - | $52,632 | 9 | $52,632 | Apr 25 | First Look International | false |
| 81 | Dream with the Fishes | - | - | - | $49,829 | 32 | $543,708 | Jun 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 82 | The Last Time I Committed Suicide | - | - | - | $46,362 | 4 | $46,362 | Jun 20 | Roxie Releasing | false |
| 83 | Red Cherry | - | - | - | $44,846 | 3 | $44,846 | Jun 6 | - | false |
| 84 | Wedding Bell Blues | - | - | - | $44,052 | 11 | $44,052 | Jun 13 | - | false |
| 85 | Nothing Personal | - | - | - | $40,374 | 1 | $40,374 | Apr 25 | Trimark Pictures | false |
| 86 | Flamenco | - | - | - | $32,289 | 6 | $480,941 | Apr 25 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 87 | Fall | - | - | - | $29,199 | 3 | $51,266 | Jun 20 | - | false |
| 88 | Irma Vep | - | - | - | $22,765 | 6 | $282,310 | Apr 30 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 89 | Head Above Water | - | - | - | $15,335 | 10 | $32,212 | Jun 25 | Fine Line Features | false |
| 90 | Intimate Relations | - | - | - | $12,918 | 10 | $53,662 | Jun 6 | - | false |
| 91 | Schizopolis | - | - | - | $10,580 | 2 | $10,580 | Apr 9 | Northern Arts Entertainment | false |
| 92 | Brothers in Trouble | - | - | - | $8,000 | 1 | $8,000 | May 14 | First Run | false |
| 93 | Childhood's End | - | - | - | $3,804 | 1 | $3,804 | Apr 4 | Plainview Pictures | false |
