Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
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1 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | - | - | - | $208,687,249 | 3,565 | $229,086,679 | 91.1% | May 23, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
2 | Liar Liar | - | - | - | $97,322,705 | 2,909 | $181,410,615 | 53.6% | Mar 21, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
3 | Con Air | - | - | - | $72,650,990 | 2,941 | $101,117,573 | 71.8% | Jun 6, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
4 | The Saint | - | - | - | $61,363,304 | 2,500 | $61,363,304 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
5 | The Fifth Element | - | - | - | $60,280,234 | 2,500 | $63,820,180 | 94.5% | May 9, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
6 | Batman & Robin | - | - | - | $59,472,346 | 2,942 | $107,325,195 | 55.4% | Jun 20, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
7 | Anaconda | - | - | - | $58,319,501 | 2,456 | $65,885,767 | 88.5% | Apr 11, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
8 | Breakdown | - | - | - | $50,159,144 | 2,348 | $50,159,144 | 100% | May 2, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
9 | Volcano | - | - | - | $49,323,468 | 2,777 | $49,323,468 | 100% | Apr 25, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
10 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | - | - | - | $49,310,091 | 2,187 | $53,883,989 | 91.5% | May 2, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
11 | Addicted to Love | - | - | - | $34,673,095 | 2,021 | $34,673,095 | 100% | May 23, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
12 | Speed 2: Cruise Control | - | - | - | $34,386,348 | 2,625 | $48,608,066 | 70.7% | Jun 13, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
13 | My Best Friend's Wedding | - | - | - | $34,203,215 | 2,376 | $127,120,029 | 26.9% | Jun 20, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
14 | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | - | - | - | $29,235,353 | 1,607 | $29,235,353 | 100% | Apr 25, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
15 | Fathers' Day | - | - | - | $28,598,376 | 2,507 | $28,598,376 | 100% | May 9, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
16 | The Devil's Own | - | - | - | $28,344,697 | 2,504 | $42,868,348 | 66.1% | Mar 28, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
17 | Grosse Pointe Blank | - | - | - | $28,084,357 | 1,242 | $28,084,357 | 100% | Apr 11, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
18 | Murder at 1600 | - | - | - | $25,804,707 | 2,158 | $25,804,707 | 100% | Apr 18, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
19 | Jungle 2 Jungle | - | - | - | $18,030,912 | 2,340 | $59,927,618 | 30.1% | Mar 7, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
20 | Gone Fishin' | - | - | - | $16,718,352 | 1,846 | $19,745,922 | 84.7% | May 30, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
21 | That Old Feeling | - | - | - | $16,574,176 | 1,599 | $16,574,176 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
22 | Selena | - | - | - | $14,719,028 | 1,873 | $35,281,794 | 41.7% | Mar 21, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
23 | Trial and Error | - | - | - | $13,602,831 | 2,298 | $13,602,831 | 100% | May 30, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
24 | Scream | - | - | - | $13,525,491 | 1,994 | $103,046,663 | 13.1% | Dec 20, 1996 | Dimension Films |
25 | Chasing Amy | - | - | - | $11,987,354 | 553 | $12,021,272 | 99.7% | Apr 4, 1997 | Miramax |
26 | The English Patient | - | - | - | $11,554,422 | 1,409 | $78,676,425 | 14.7% | Nov 15, 1996 | Miramax |
27 | Double Team | - | - | - | $11,438,337 | 2,203 | $11,438,337 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
28 | The Sixth Man | - | - | - | $11,331,716 | 1,231 | $14,772,788 | 76.7% | Mar 28, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
29 | Buddy | - | - | - | $10,113,400 | 2,113 | $10,113,400 | 100% | Jun 6, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
30 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $10,042,972 | 2,111 | $45,470,437 | 22.1% | Mar 14, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
31 | Night Falls on Manhattan | - | - | - | $9,889,670 | 758 | $9,889,670 | 100% | May 16, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
32 | Sling Blade | - | - | - | $9,004,970 | 1,020 | $24,444,121 | 36.8% | Nov 29, 1996 | Miramax |
33 | Jerry Maguire | - | - | - | $8,369,046 | 2,531 | $153,952,592 | 5.4% | Dec 13, 1996 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
34 | Sprung | - | - | - | $7,575,028 | 780 | $7,575,028 | 100% | May 16, 1997 | Trimark Pictures |
35 | Warriors of Virtue | - | - | - | $6,524,620 | 2,101 | $6,524,620 | 100% | May 2, 1997 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
36 | Inventing the Abbotts | - | - | - | $5,936,344 | 898 | $5,936,344 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
37 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | - | - | - | $5,732,950 | 2,113 | $8,363,899 | 68.5% | Mar 28, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
38 | B*A*P*S | - | - | - | $5,044,415 | 1,204 | $7,246,735 | 69.6% | Mar 28, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
39 | McHale's Navy | - | - | - | $4,529,843 | 1,861 | $4,529,843 | 100% | Apr 18, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
40 | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | - | - | - | $4,026,095 | 81 | $4,109,095 | 98% | Feb 28, 1997 | Trimark Pictures |
41 | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | - | - | - | $3,602,884 | 1,553 | $3,602,884 | 100% | Apr 18, 1997 | Orion Pictures |
42 | 'Til There Was You | - | - | - | $3,525,125 | 753 | $3,525,125 | 100% | May 30, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
43 | Waiting for Guffman | - | - | - | $2,868,282 | 59 | $2,923,982 | 98.1% | Jan 31, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
44 | When We Were Kings | - | - | - | $2,764,303 | 92 | $2,789,985 | 99.1% | Oct 25, 1996 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
45 | Hercules | - | - | - | $2,204,104 | 2,930 | $99,112,101 | 2.2% | Jun 15, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
46 | The Daytrippers | - | - | - | $2,040,247 | 52 | $2,099,677 | 97.2% | Mar 5, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
47 | Absolute Power | - | - | - | $1,769,235 | 2,568 | $50,068,310 | 3.5% | Feb 14, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
48 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $1,592,000 | 2,375 | $138,257,865 | 1.2% | Jan 31, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
49 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $1,403,381 | 2,322 | $67,597,694 | 2.1% | Feb 21, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
50 | Shiloh | - | - | - | $1,007,822 | 70 | $1,007,822 | 100% | Apr 25, 1997 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
51 | Evita | - | - | - | $923,642 | 1,045 | $50,047,179 | 1.8% | Dec 25, 1996 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
52 | Anna Karenina | - | - | - | $858,553 | 34 | $858,553 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
53 | Children of the Revolution | - | - | - | $838,368 | 59 | $838,368 | 100% | May 1, 1997 | Miramax |
54 | The Van | - | - | - | $712,095 | 25 | $712,095 | 100% | May 16, 1997 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
55 | A Chef in Love | - | - | - | $686,704 | 34 | $686,704 | 100% | Apr 23, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
56 | Ulee's Gold | - | - | - | $582,043 | 350 | $9,161,691 | 6.4% | Jun 13, 1997 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
57 | Das Boot 1997 Director's Cut | - | - | - | $572,426 | 29 | $572,426 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
58 | Commandments | - | - | - | $548,561 | 269 | $548,561 | 100% | May 2, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
59 | Traveller | - | - | - | $534,010 | 6 | $534,010 | 100% | Apr 18, 1997 | October Films |
60 | Boys Life 2 | - | - | - | $446,051 | 6 | $532,654 | 83.7% | Mar 7, 1997 | Strand Releasing |
61 | The Eighth Day | - | - | - | $396,418 | 5 | $416,401 | 95.2% | Mar 7, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
62 | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | - | - | - | $346,056 | 101 | $346,056 | 100% | May 16, 1997 | TriStar Pictures |
63 | Love and Other Catastrophes | - | - | - | $271,405 | 32 | $294,212 | 92.2% | Mar 28, 1997 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
64 | Hollow Reed | - | - | - | $265,732 | 7 | $265,732 | 100% | Apr 18, 1997 | Lionsgate |
65 | Rough Magic | - | - | - | $247,202 | 30 | $247,202 | 100% | May 30, 1997 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
66 | Citizen Ruth | - | - | - | $245,420 | 23 | $285,112 | 86.1% | Dec 13, 1996 | Miramax |
67 | Nowhere | - | - | - | $194,201 | 6 | $194,201 | 100% | May 9, 1997 | Fine Line Features |
68 | Twin Town | - | - | - | $127,923 | 18 | $127,923 | 100% | May 9, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
69 | Truth or Consequences, N.M. | - | - | - | $109,261 | 7 | $109,261 | 100% | May 2, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
70 | Temptress Moon | - | - | - | $99,064 | 46 | $1,100,788 | 9% | Jun 13, 1997 | Miramax |
71 | Bliss | - | - | - | $89,120 | 12 | $294,064 | 30.3% | Jun 6, 1997 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
72 | Brassed Off | - | - | - | $68,396 | 231 | $2,576,331 | 2.7% | May 23, 1997 | Miramax |
73 | Paradise Road | - | - | - | $62,518 | 350 | $2,007,100 | 3.1% | Apr 11, 1997 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
74 | Keys to Tulsa | - | - | - | $57,252 | 24 | $57,252 | 100% | Apr 11, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
75 | A Brother's Kiss | - | - | - | $52,632 | 9 | $52,632 | 100% | Apr 25, 1997 | First Look International |
76 | Dream with the Fishes | - | - | - | $49,829 | 32 | $543,708 | 9.2% | Jun 20, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
77 | Red Cherry | - | - | - | $44,846 | 3 | $44,846 | 100% | Jun 6, 1997 | Moonstone Entertainment |
78 | Wedding Bell Blues | - | - | - | $44,052 | 11 | $44,052 | 100% | Jun 13, 1997 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
79 | Nothing Personal | - | - | - | $40,374 | 1 | $40,374 | 100% | Apr 25, 1997 | Trimark Pictures |
80 | Flamenco | - | - | - | $32,289 | 6 | $480,941 | 6.7% | Apr 25, 1997 | New Yorker Films |
81 | Irma Vep | - | - | - | $22,765 | 6 | $282,310 | 8.1% | Apr 30, 1997 | Zeitgeist Films |
82 | The Last Time I Committed Suicide | - | - | - | $19,186 | 4 | $46,362 | 41.4% | Jun 20, 1997 | Roxie Releasing |
83 | Fall | - | - | - | $17,659 | 3 | $51,266 | 34.4% | Jun 20, 1997 | Five Minutes Before the Miracle |
84 | Intimate Relations | - | - | - | $12,918 | 10 | $53,662 | 24.1% | Jun 6, 1997 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
85 | Schizopolis | - | - | - | $10,580 | 2 | $10,580 | 100% | Apr 9, 1997 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
86 | Brothers in Trouble | - | - | - | $8,000 | 1 | $8,000 | 100% | May 14, 1997 | First Run |
87 | For Roseanna | - | - | - | $6,580 | 6 | $123,330 | 5.3% | Jun 18, 1997 | Fine Line Features |
88 | Head Above Water | - | - | - | $5,423 | 10 | $32,212 | 16.8% | Jun 25, 1997 | Fine Line Features |
89 | Childhood's End | - | - | - | $3,804 | 1 | $3,804 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | Plainview Pictures |