Domestic Box Office For Q4 1997
Q4 1997 is October 1-December 31.
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Titanic | $600,683,057 | 3,265 | $28,638,131 | 4.8% | 2,674 | Dec 19 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | As Good as It Gets | $148,478,011 | 1,837 | $12,606,928 | 8.5% | 1,572 | Dec 25 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | Tomorrow Never Dies | $125,304,276 | 2,807 | $25,143,007 | 20.1% | 2,807 | Dec 19 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 4 | Scream 2 | $101,363,301 | 2,688 | $32,926,342 | 32.5% | 2,663 | Dec 12 | - | Dimension Films |
| 5 | Flubber | $92,977,226 | 2,679 | $26,725,207 | 28.7% | 2,641 | Nov 26 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | $72,586,134 | 2,524 | $15,818,645 | 21.8% | 2,524 | Oct 17 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | Mousehunt | $61,917,389 | 2,233 | $6,062,922 | 9.8% | 2,152 | Dec 19 | Jul 1 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 8 | The Devil's Advocate | $60,944,660 | 2,404 | $12,170,536 | 20% | 2,161 | Oct 17 | Feb 12 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Kiss the Girls | $60,527,873 | 2,406 | $13,215,167 | 21.8% | 2,271 | Oct 3 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | Anastasia | $58,406,347 | 2,511 | $120,541 | 0.2% | 1 | Nov 21 | - | 20th Century Fox |
| 11 | The Jackal | $54,930,280 | 2,309 | $15,164,595 | 27.6% | 2,193 | Nov 14 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 12 | Starship Troopers | $54,814,377 | 2,971 | $22,058,773 | 40.2% | 2,971 | Nov 7 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | Alien: Resurrection | $47,795,658 | 2,449 | $16,474,092 | 34.5% | 2,415 | Nov 26 | - | 20th Century Fox |
| 14 | The Rainmaker | $45,916,769 | 2,369 | $10,626,507 | 23.1% | 2,317 | Nov 21 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 15 | Bean | $45,319,423 | 2,015 | $2,255,233 | 5% | 242 | Nov 7 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 16 | Amistad | $44,229,441 | 1,019 | $4,573,523 | 10.3% | 322 | Dec 26 | May 14 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 17 | Jackie Brown | $39,673,162 | 1,642 | $9,292,248 | 23.4% | 1,370 | Dec 25 | - | Miramax |
| 18 | Seven Years in Tibet | $37,957,682 | 2,103 | $10,020,378 | 26.4% | 2,103 | Oct 10 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 19 | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | $35,927,406 | 2,140 | $16,771,694 | 46.7% | 2,140 | Nov 21 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 20 | For Richer or Poorer | $31,642,995 | 1,954 | $6,015,970 | 19% | 1,904 | Dec 12 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | Home Alone 3 | $30,882,515 | 2,261 | $5,085,482 | 16.5% | 2,147 | Dec 12 | - | 20th Century Fox |
| 22 | The Little Mermaid 1997 Re-release | $27,187,616 | 2,057 | $9,814,520 | 36.1% | 2,054 | Nov 14 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 23 | An American Werewolf in Paris | $26,570,463 | 1,731 | $7,600,878 | 28.6% | 1,728 | Dec 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 24 | Boogie Nights | $26,400,640 | 1,003 | $50,168 | 0.2% | 2 | Oct 31 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 25 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | $25,105,255 | 1,312 | $5,233,658 | 20.8% | 824 | Nov 21 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | Red Corner | $22,459,274 | 2,507 | $7,403,362 | 33% | 2,244 | Oct 31 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 27 | Mr. Magoo | $21,437,192 | 1,857 | $5,233,631 | 24.4% | 1,857 | Dec 25 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 28 | The Postman | $17,626,234 | 2,207 | $5,260,324 | 29.8% | 2,207 | Dec 25 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | RocketMan | $15,448,043 | 1,867 | $4,472,937 | 29% | 1,836 | Oct 10 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 30 | Eve's Bayou | $14,842,388 | 672 | $3,287,846 | 22.2% | 659 | Nov 7 | - | Trimark Pictures |
| 31 | FairyTale: A True Story | $14,059,077 | 1,286 | $3,515,323 | 25% | 1,058 | Oct 24 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 32 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | $13,717,039 | 2,039 | $4,604,819 | 33.6% | 2,036 | Nov 14 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | Gattaca | $12,532,777 | 1,279 | $4,320,202 | 34.5% | 1,279 | Oct 24 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 34 | Mad City | $10,541,523 | 2,194 | $4,649,742 | 44.1% | 2,194 | Nov 7 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | U Turn | $6,682,098 | 1,311 | $2,730,440 | 40.9% | 1,230 | Oct 3 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 36 | Switchback | $6,492,660 | 1,128 | $2,704,568 | 41.7% | 1,128 | Oct 31 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 37 | Most Wanted | $6,391,946 | 2,098 | $2,836,490 | 44.4% | 2,098 | Oct 10 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 38 | Gang Related | $5,906,773 | 1,260 | $2,443,237 | 41.4% | 1,260 | Oct 10 | Jan 29 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 39 | A Life Less Ordinary | $4,366,722 | 1,208 | $2,007,279 | 46% | 1,207 | Oct 24 | - | 20th Century Fox |
| 40 | Playing God | $4,166,918 | 1,479 | $1,937,374 | 46.5% | 1,479 | Oct 17 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 41 | The MatchMaker | $3,392,080 | 705 | $1,378,930 | 40.7% | 705 | Oct 3 | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
