| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Men in Black | - | - | - | $218,747,817 | 3,180 | $250,690,539 | 87.3% | Jul 2, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | Air Force One | - | - | - | $112,507,212 | 2,981 | $172,956,409 | 65% | Jul 25, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | Face/Off | - | - | - | $85,016,044 | 2,851 | $112,276,146 | 75.7% | Jun 27, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Contact | - | - | - | $82,781,179 | 2,314 | $100,920,329 | 82% | Jul 11, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | George of the Jungle | - | - | - | $75,412,620 | 2,616 | $105,263,257 | 71.6% | Jul 18, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | My Best Friend's Wedding | - | - | - | $64,875,778 | 2,376 | $127,120,029 | 51% | Jun 20, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | Hercules | - | - | - | $64,254,897 | 2,930 | $99,112,101 | 64.8% | Jun 15, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Nothing to Lose | - | - | - | $36,833,774 | 1,888 | $44,480,039 | 82.8% | Jul 18, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 9 | Spawn | - | - | - | $36,128,591 | 2,604 | $54,870,175 | 65.8% | Aug 1, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
| 10 | Batman & Robin | - | - | - | $28,054,186 | 2,942 | $107,325,195 | 26.1% | Jun 20, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | Out to Sea | - | - | - | $28,011,809 | 1,736 | $29,022,252 | 96.5% | Jul 4, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 12 | Good Burger | - | - | - | $17,902,277 | 1,893 | $23,712,993 | 75.5% | Jul 25, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | Picture Perfect | - | - | - | $17,010,033 | 1,727 | $31,407,873 | 54.2% | Aug 1, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 14 | Con Air | - | - | - | $16,667,997 | 2,941 | $101,117,573 | 16.5% | Jun 6, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | Conspiracy Theory | - | - | - | $16,205,152 | 2,806 | $75,982,834 | 21.3% | Aug 8, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Air Bud | - | - | - | $11,879,310 | 1,795 | $23,144,499 | 51.3% | Aug 1, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | - | - | - | $11,281,865 | 3,565 | $229,086,679 | 4.9% | May 23, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | Speed 2: Cruise Control | - | - | - | $11,245,126 | 2,625 | $48,608,066 | 23.1% | Jun 13, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 19 | Armour of God 2: Operation Condor | - | - | - | $10,405,394 | 1,532 | $10,405,394 | 100% | Jul 18, 1997 | Miramax |
| 20 | A Simple Wish | - | - | - | $8,345,056 | 1,699 | $8,345,056 | 100% | Jul 11, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
| 21 | Ulee's Gold | - | - | - | $8,072,372 | 350 | $9,161,691 | 88.1% | Jun 13, 1997 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 22 | Anaconda | - | - | - | $7,566,266 | 2,456 | $65,885,767 | 11.5% | Apr 11, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 23 | Wild America | - | - | - | $6,734,617 | 1,812 | $7,342,923 | 91.7% | Jul 4, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 24 | Liar Liar | - | - | - | $6,352,365 | 2,909 | $181,410,615 | 3.5% | Mar 21, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
| 25 | How to Be a Player | - | - | - | $4,934,512 | 756 | $14,009,368 | 35.2% | Aug 8, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 26 | One Eight Seven | - | - | - | $4,897,615 | 1,121 | $5,727,130 | 85.5% | Jul 30, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 27 | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | - | - | - | $2,453,888 | 1,258 | $3,446,539 | 71.2% | Aug 8, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 28 | The Fifth Element | - | - | - | $2,028,091 | 2,500 | $63,820,180 | 3.2% | May 9, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | Brassed Off | - | - | - | $1,251,222 | 231 | $2,576,331 | 48.6% | May 23, 1997 | Miramax |
| 30 | Temptress Moon | - | - | - | $1,001,724 | 46 | $1,100,788 | 91% | Jun 13, 1997 | Miramax |
| 31 | Mrs. Brown | - | - | - | $839,767 | 432 | $9,229,808 | 9.1% | Jul 18, 1997 | Miramax |
| 32 | Dream with the Fishes | - | - | - | $493,879 | 32 | $543,708 | 90.8% | Jun 20, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 33 | The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain | - | - | - | $273,644 | 97 | $273,644 | 100% | Jul 18, 1997 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
| 34 | Bliss | - | - | - | $204,944 | 12 | $294,064 | 69.7% | Jun 6, 1997 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 35 | In the Company of Men | - | - | - | $100,006 | 108 | $2,804,473 | 3.6% | Aug 1, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 36 | Career Girls | - | - | - | $87,540 | 148 | $2,416,734 | 3.6% | Aug 8, 1997 | October Films |
| 37 | Star Maps | - | - | - | $63,477 | 39 | $661,465 | 9.6% | Jul 23, 1997 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 38 | This World, Then the Fireworks | - | - | - | $51,618 | 5 | $51,618 | 100% | Jul 11, 1997 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 39 | The Full Monty | - | - | - | $38,736 | 783 | $45,950,122 | <0.1% | Aug 15, 1997 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 40 | 4 Little Girls | - | - | - | $31,751 | 4 | $130,146 | 24.4% | Jul 9, 1997 | - |
| 41 | The Winner | - | - | - | $26,004 | 3 | $26,004 | 100% | Jul 25, 1997 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 42 | Fall | - | - | - | $22,064 | 3 | $51,266 | 43% | Jun 20, 1997 | Five Minutes Before the Miracle |
| 43 | Head Above Water | - | - | - | $16,871 | 10 | $32,212 | 52.4% | Jun 25, 1997 | Fine Line Features |
| 44 | Soul in the Hole | - | - | - | $16,620 | 6 | $30,697 | 54.1% | Aug 8, 1997 | N/A |
| 45 | Guantanamera | - | - | - | $11,604 | 12 | $903,840 | 1.3% | Jul 4, 1997 | Lionsgate |
| 46 | Hamsun | - | - | - | $8,318 | 1 | $50,000 | 16.6% | Aug 6, 1997 | First Run |
| 47 | Beyond Barbed Wire | - | - | - | $3,109 | 1 | $3,109 | 100% | Jul 18, 1997 | Mac & Ava Films |
