| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Liar Liar | - | - | - | $70,890,025 | 2,909 | $181,410,615 | 39.1% | Mar 21, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | The Saint | - | - | - | $48,545,200 | 2,500 | $61,363,304 | 79.1% | Apr 4, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Anaconda | - | - | - | $43,475,509 | 2,456 | $65,885,767 | 66% | Apr 11, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | The Devil's Own | - | - | - | $19,138,726 | 2,504 | $42,868,348 | 44.6% | Mar 28, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | Grosse Pointe Blank | - | - | - | $18,496,200 | 1,242 | $28,084,357 | 65.9% | Apr 11, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | Jungle 2 Jungle | - | - | - | $18,030,912 | 2,340 | $59,927,618 | 30.1% | Mar 7, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 7 | Murder at 1600 | - | - | - | $15,880,793 | 2,158 | $25,804,707 | 61.5% | Apr 18, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | Volcano | - | - | - | $15,723,456 | 2,777 | $49,323,468 | 31.9% | Apr 25, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 9 | That Old Feeling | - | - | - | $15,485,511 | 1,599 | $16,574,176 | 93.4% | Apr 4, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
| 10 | Selena | - | - | - | $14,719,028 | 1,873 | $35,281,794 | 41.7% | Mar 21, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | The English Patient | - | - | - | $11,554,422 | 1,409 | $78,676,425 | 14.7% | Nov 15, 1996 | Miramax |
| 12 | Double Team | - | - | - | $11,438,337 | 2,203 | $11,438,337 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | The Sixth Man | - | - | - | $11,331,716 | 1,231 | $14,772,788 | 76.7% | Mar 28, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Sling Blade | - | - | - | $9,004,970 | 1,020 | $24,444,121 | 36.8% | Nov 29, 1996 | Miramax |
| 15 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $8,873,614 | 2,111 | $45,470,437 | 19.5% | Mar 14, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | - | - | - | $8,169,906 | 1,607 | $29,235,353 | 27.9% | Apr 25, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | Scream | - | - | - | $7,588,221 | 1,994 | $103,046,663 | 7.4% | Dec 20, 1996 | Dimension Films |
| 18 | Inventing the Abbotts | - | - | - | $5,936,344 | 898 | $5,936,344 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | - | - | - | $5,732,950 | 2,113 | $8,363,899 | 68.5% | Mar 28, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 20 | B*A*P*S | - | - | - | $5,044,415 | 1,204 | $7,246,735 | 69.6% | Mar 28, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
| 21 | Jerry Maguire | - | - | - | $4,246,511 | 2,531 | $153,952,592 | 2.8% | Dec 13, 1996 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 22 | Chasing Amy | - | - | - | $4,062,363 | 553 | $12,021,272 | 33.8% | Apr 4, 1997 | Miramax |
| 23 | McHale's Navy | - | - | - | $3,617,953 | 1,861 | $4,529,843 | 79.9% | Apr 18, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
| 24 | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | - | - | - | $3,602,884 | 1,553 | $3,602,884 | 100% | Apr 18, 1997 | Orion Pictures |
| 25 | When We Were Kings | - | - | - | $2,764,303 | 92 | $2,789,985 | 99.1% | Oct 25, 1996 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 26 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $1,277,329 | 2,375 | $138,257,865 | 0.9% | Jan 31, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 27 | Evita | - | - | - | $881,771 | 1,045 | $50,047,179 | 1.8% | Dec 25, 1996 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 28 | Das Boot 1997 Director's Cut | - | - | - | $572,426 | 29 | $572,426 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | Traveller | - | - | - | $534,010 | 6 | $534,010 | 100% | Apr 18, 1997 | October Films |
| 30 | Love and Other Catastrophes | - | - | - | $271,405 | 32 | $294,212 | 92.2% | Mar 28, 1997 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 31 | Shiloh | - | - | - | $130,080 | 70 | $1,007,822 | 12.9% | Apr 25, 1997 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
| 32 | Anna Karenina | - | - | - | $106,236 | 34 | $858,553 | 12.4% | Apr 4, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 33 | Absolute Power | - | - | - | $104,136 | 2,568 | $50,068,310 | 0.2% | Feb 14, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 34 | Paradise Road | - | - | - | $62,518 | 350 | $2,007,100 | 3.1% | Apr 11, 1997 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 35 | Keys to Tulsa | - | - | - | $57,252 | 24 | $57,252 | 100% | Apr 11, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 36 | A Chef in Love | - | - | - | $42,404 | 34 | $686,704 | 6.2% | Apr 23, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 37 | A Brother's Kiss | - | - | - | $28,404 | 9 | $52,632 | 54% | Apr 25, 1997 | First Look International |
| 38 | Flamenco | - | - | - | $27,672 | 6 | $480,941 | 5.8% | Apr 25, 1997 | New Yorker Films |
| 39 | Hollow Reed | - | - | - | $20,356 | 7 | $265,732 | 7.7% | Apr 18, 1997 | Lionsgate |
| 40 | Schizopolis | - | - | - | $10,580 | 2 | $10,580 | 100% | Apr 9, 1997 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 41 | Nothing Personal | - | - | - | $8,244 | 1 | $40,374 | 20.4% | Apr 25, 1997 | Trimark Pictures |
| 42 | Childhood's End | - | - | - | $3,804 | 1 | $3,804 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | Plainview Pictures |
| 43 | Irma Vep | - | - | - | $3,228 | 6 | $282,310 | 1.1% | Apr 30, 1997 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 44 | Children of the Revolution | - | - | - | $3,138 | 59 | $838,368 | 0.4% | May 1, 1997 | Miramax |
