Domestic Box Office For Q4 1997
Q4 1997 is October 1-December 31.
Limited releases are those released in fewer than 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Good Will Hunting | $138,433,435 | 2,203 | $272,912 | 0.2% | 7 | Dec 5 | - | Miramax |
| 2 | Wag the Dog | $43,061,945 | 1,752 | $92,079 | 0.2% | 3 | Dec 25 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 3 | The Apostle | $19,868,354 | 751 | $29,396 | 0.1% | 4 | Dec 19 | - | October Films |
| 4 | The Wings of the Dove | $13,692,848 | 261 | $183,610 | 1.3% | 7 | Nov 7 | - | Miramax |
| 5 | Deconstructing Harry | $10,686,841 | 445 | $356,476 | 3.3% | 10 | Dec 12 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 6 | Kundun | $5,684,789 | 439 | $72,095 | 1.3% | 2 | Dec 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | Les Boys | $4,602,341 | 52 | $436,174 | 9.5% | 52 | Dec 12 | - | Lionsgate |
| 8 | The Sweet Hereafter | $3,263,585 | 70 | $31,149 | 1% | 2 | Oct 10 | - | Fine Line Features |
| 9 | One Night Stand | $2,642,983 | 407 | $978,819 | 37% | 407 | Nov 14 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 10 | Afterglow | $2,465,960 | 353 | $50,052 | 2% | 7 | Dec 26 | May 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 11 | Ma vie en rose | $2,162,043 | 63 | $76,212 | 3.5% | 14 | Dec 26 | May 21 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 12 | Washington Square | $1,851,761 | 35 | $14,352 | 0.8% | 1 | Oct 5 | Apr 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 13 | The Tango Lesson | $1,080,192 | 2 | $19,752 | 1.8% | 2 | Nov 14 | - | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 14 | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | $878,960 | 40 | $23,665 | 2.7% | 2 | Oct 3 | Feb 26 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 15 | The Winter Guest | $870,290 | 21 | $20,533 | 2.4% | 3 | Dec 25 | Apr 16 | Fine Line Features |
| 16 | The House of Yes | $626,057 | 54 | $63,266 | 10.1% | 4 | Oct 10 | Nov 20 | Miramax |
| 17 | Bent | $496,059 | 12 | $109,243 | 22% | 12 | Nov 26 | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 18 | Welcome to Sarajevo | $334,319 | 15 | $66,920 | 20% | 5 | Nov 26 | Jan 29 | Miramax |
| 19 | The Education of Little Tree | $323,411 | 52 | $1,817 | 0.6% | 1 | Dec 25 | Apr 23 | Paramount Pictures |
| 20 | Happy Together | $320,319 | 9 | - | - | - | Oct 10 | - | Kino International |
| 21 | Telling Lies in America | $318,809 | 60 | $11,470 | 3.6% | 2 | Oct 17 | Jan 8 | Banner Entertainment |
| 22 | Lilies | $301,548 | 7 | $28,781 | 9.5% | 4 | Oct 10 | Jan 28 | Turbulent Arts |
| 23 | Critical Care | $221,193 | 34 | $43,380 | 19.6% | 10 | Oct 31 | Dec 25 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 24 | The Ride | $86,307 | 53 | $55,332 | 64.1% | 53 | Dec 5 | - | R.S. Entertainment |
| 25 | Will It Snow for Christmas? | $51,950 | 2 | $10,786 | 20.8% | 2 | Dec 17 | - | Zeitgeist Films |
| 26 | The Locusts | $40,158 | 12 | $17,787 | 44.3% | 12 | Oct 3 | - | Orion Pictures |
| 27 | Forgotten Silver | $26,459 | 1 | $1,740 | 6.6% | 1 | Oct 3 | - | First Run |
| 28 | I Love You, I Love You Not | $20,677 | 6 | $10,587 | 51.2% | 6 | Oct 31 | - | Lionsgate |
| 29 | Hugo Pool | $13,330 | 4 | $6,305 | 47.3% | 4 | Dec 12 | Dec 25 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 30 | Breaking Up | $11,690 | 2 | $4,493 | 38.4% | 2 | Oct 17 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | Cold Around the Heart | $5,171 | 1 | $552 | 10.7% | 1 | Nov 7 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 32 | Guy | $4,134 | 1 | $2,132 | 51.6% | 1 | Dec 17 | Dec 25 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
