| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | - | - | - | $178,220,449 | 3,565 | $229,086,679 | 77.8% | May 23, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Liar Liar | - | - | - | $94,734,935 | 2,909 | $181,410,615 | 52.2% | Mar 21, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
| 3 | The Saint | - | - | - | $59,482,363 | 2,500 | $61,363,304 | 96.9% | Apr 4, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 4 | Anaconda | - | - | - | $58,319,501 | 2,456 | $65,885,767 | 88.5% | Apr 11, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | The Fifth Element | - | - | - | $56,438,295 | 2,500 | $63,820,180 | 88.4% | May 9, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | Volcano | - | - | - | $49,323,468 | 2,777 | $49,323,468 | 100% | Apr 25, 1997 | 20th Century Fox |
| 7 | Breakdown | - | - | - | $45,714,245 | 2,348 | $50,159,144 | 91.1% | May 2, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 8 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | - | - | - | $43,950,775 | 2,187 | $53,883,989 | 81.6% | May 2, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
| 9 | Con Air | - | - | - | $34,218,759 | 2,941 | $101,117,573 | 33.8% | Jun 6, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 10 | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | - | - | - | $29,235,353 | 1,607 | $29,235,353 | 100% | Apr 25, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | Fathers' Day | - | - | - | $28,598,376 | 2,507 | $28,598,376 | 100% | May 9, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | The Devil's Own | - | - | - | $28,344,697 | 2,504 | $42,868,348 | 66.1% | Mar 28, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 13 | Grosse Pointe Blank | - | - | - | $28,084,357 | 1,242 | $28,084,357 | 100% | Apr 11, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 14 | Addicted to Love | - | - | - | $27,890,522 | 2,021 | $34,673,095 | 80.4% | May 23, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Murder at 1600 | - | - | - | $25,804,707 | 2,158 | $25,804,707 | 100% | Apr 18, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 16 | Jungle 2 Jungle | - | - | - | $18,030,912 | 2,340 | $59,927,618 | 30.1% | Mar 7, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 17 | That Old Feeling | - | - | - | $16,574,176 | 1,599 | $16,574,176 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
| 18 | Selena | - | - | - | $14,719,028 | 1,873 | $35,281,794 | 41.7% | Mar 21, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | Scream | - | - | - | $13,525,491 | 1,994 | $103,046,663 | 13.1% | Dec 20, 1996 | Dimension Films |
| 20 | Chasing Amy | - | - | - | $11,987,354 | 553 | $12,021,272 | 99.7% | Apr 4, 1997 | Miramax |
| 21 | Gone Fishin' | - | - | - | $11,757,519 | 1,846 | $19,745,922 | 59.5% | May 30, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 22 | The English Patient | - | - | - | $11,554,422 | 1,409 | $78,676,425 | 14.7% | Nov 15, 1996 | Miramax |
| 23 | Double Team | - | - | - | $11,438,337 | 2,203 | $11,438,337 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 24 | The Sixth Man | - | - | - | $11,331,716 | 1,231 | $14,772,788 | 76.7% | Mar 28, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 25 | Trial and Error | - | - | - | $10,114,417 | 2,298 | $13,602,831 | 74.4% | May 30, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
| 26 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $10,042,972 | 2,111 | $45,470,437 | 22.1% | Mar 14, 1997 | 20th Century Fox |
| 27 | Night Falls on Manhattan | - | - | - | $9,889,670 | 758 | $9,889,670 | 100% | May 16, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 28 | Sling Blade | - | - | - | $9,004,970 | 1,020 | $24,444,121 | 36.8% | Nov 29, 1996 | Miramax |
| 29 | Jerry Maguire | - | - | - | $8,369,046 | 2,531 | $153,952,592 | 5.4% | Dec 13, 1996 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 30 | Sprung | - | - | - | $7,575,028 | 780 | $7,575,028 | 100% | May 16, 1997 | Trimark Pictures |
| 31 | Warriors of Virtue | - | - | - | $6,524,620 | 2,101 | $6,524,620 | 100% | May 2, 1997 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 32 | Inventing the Abbotts | - | - | - | $5,936,344 | 898 | $5,936,344 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | 20th Century Fox |
| 33 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | - | - | - | $5,732,950 | 2,113 | $8,363,899 | 68.5% | Mar 28, 1997 | 20th Century Fox |
| 34 | B*A*P*S | - | - | - | $5,044,415 | 1,204 | $7,246,735 | 69.6% | Mar 28, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
| 35 | Buddy | - | - | - | $4,927,298 | 2,113 | $10,113,400 | 48.7% | Jun 6, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 36 | McHale's Navy | - | - | - | $4,529,843 | 1,861 | $4,529,843 | 100% | Apr 18, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
| 37 | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | - | - | - | $4,026,095 | 81 | $4,109,095 | 98% | Feb 28, 1997 | Trimark Pictures |
| 38 | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | - | - | - | $3,602,884 | 1,553 | $3,602,884 | 100% | Apr 18, 1997 | Orion Pictures |
| 39 | 'Til There Was You | - | - | - | $3,525,125 | 753 | $3,525,125 | 100% | May 30, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 40 | Waiting for Guffman | - | - | - | $2,868,282 | 59 | $2,923,982 | 98.1% | Jan 31, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 41 | When We Were Kings | - | - | - | $2,764,303 | 92 | $2,789,985 | 99.1% | Oct 25, 1996 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 42 | The Daytrippers | - | - | - | $2,040,247 | 52 | $2,099,677 | 97.2% | Mar 5, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 43 | Absolute Power | - | - | - | $1,602,793 | 2,568 | $50,068,310 | 3.2% | Feb 14, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 44 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $1,592,000 | 2,375 | $138,257,865 | 1.2% | Jan 31, 1997 | 20th Century Fox |
| 45 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $1,403,381 | 2,322 | $67,597,694 | 2.1% | Feb 21, 1997 | 20th Century Fox |
| 46 | Shiloh | - | - | - | $1,007,822 | 70 | $1,007,822 | 100% | Apr 25, 1997 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
| 47 | Evita | - | - | - | $923,642 | 1,045 | $50,047,179 | 1.8% | Dec 25, 1996 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 48 | Anna Karenina | - | - | - | $858,553 | 34 | $858,553 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 49 | Children of the Revolution | - | - | - | $838,368 | 59 | $838,368 | 100% | May 1, 1997 | Miramax |
| 50 | The Van | - | - | - | $712,095 | 25 | $712,095 | 100% | May 16, 1997 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 51 | Das Boot 1997 Director's Cut | - | - | - | $572,426 | 29 | $572,426 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 52 | Commandments | - | - | - | $548,561 | 269 | $548,561 | 100% | May 2, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 53 | Traveller | - | - | - | $534,010 | 6 | $534,010 | 100% | Apr 18, 1997 | October Films |
| 54 | Boys Life 2 | - | - | - | $446,051 | 6 | $532,654 | 83.7% | Mar 7, 1997 | Strand Releasing |
| 55 | The Eighth Day | - | - | - | $396,418 | 5 | $416,401 | 95.2% | Mar 7, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 56 | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | - | - | - | $346,056 | 101 | $346,056 | 100% | May 16, 1997 | TriStar Pictures |
| 57 | Love and Other Catastrophes | - | - | - | $271,405 | 32 | $294,212 | 92.2% | Mar 28, 1997 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 58 | Hollow Reed | - | - | - | $265,732 | 7 | $265,732 | 100% | Apr 18, 1997 | Lionsgate |
| 59 | Citizen Ruth | - | - | - | $245,420 | 23 | $285,112 | 86.1% | Dec 13, 1996 | Miramax |
| 60 | Rough Magic | - | - | - | $135,401 | 30 | $247,202 | 54.8% | May 30, 1997 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 61 | Twin Town | - | - | - | $127,923 | 18 | $127,923 | 100% | May 9, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 62 | Truth or Consequences, N.M. | - | - | - | $109,261 | 7 | $109,261 | 100% | May 2, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 63 | Bliss | - | - | - | $89,120 | 12 | $294,064 | 30.3% | Jun 6, 1997 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
| 64 | Brassed Off | - | - | - | $68,396 | 231 | $2,576,331 | 2.7% | May 23, 1997 | Miramax |
| 65 | Paradise Road | - | - | - | $62,518 | 350 | $2,007,100 | 3.1% | Apr 11, 1997 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 66 | Keys to Tulsa | - | - | - | $57,252 | 24 | $57,252 | 100% | Apr 11, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 67 | A Brother's Kiss | - | - | - | $52,632 | 9 | $52,632 | 100% | Apr 25, 1997 | First Look International |
| 68 | A Chef in Love | - | - | - | $48,791 | 34 | $686,704 | 7.1% | Apr 23, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 69 | Nowhere | - | - | - | $41,629 | 6 | $194,201 | 21.4% | May 9, 1997 | Fine Line Features |
| 70 | Nothing Personal | - | - | - | $40,374 | 1 | $40,374 | 100% | Apr 25, 1997 | Trimark Pictures |
| 71 | Flamenco | - | - | - | $32,289 | 6 | $480,941 | 6.7% | Apr 25, 1997 | New Yorker Films |
| 72 | Irma Vep | - | - | - | $22,765 | 6 | $282,310 | 8.1% | Apr 30, 1997 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 73 | Red Cherry | - | - | - | $22,122 | 3 | $44,846 | 49.3% | Jun 6, 1997 | Moonstone Entertainment |
| 74 | Intimate Relations | - | - | - | $12,918 | 10 | $53,662 | 24.1% | Jun 6, 1997 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 75 | Schizopolis | - | - | - | $10,580 | 2 | $10,580 | 100% | Apr 9, 1997 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 76 | Brothers in Trouble | - | - | - | $8,000 | 1 | $8,000 | 100% | May 14, 1997 | First Run |
| 77 | Childhood's End | - | - | - | $3,804 | 1 | $3,804 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | Plainview Pictures |
