| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Liar Liar | - | - | - | $71,326,040 | 2,909 | $181,410,615 | 39.3% | Mar 21, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | The Saint | - | - | - | $49,435,482 | 2,500 | $61,363,304 | 80.6% | Apr 4, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Anaconda | - | - | - | $44,736,011 | 2,456 | $65,885,767 | 67.9% | Apr 11, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 4 | The Devil's Own | - | - | - | $28,344,697 | 2,504 | $42,868,348 | 66.1% | Mar 28, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | Grosse Pointe Blank | - | - | - | $19,069,930 | 1,242 | $28,084,357 | 67.9% | Apr 11, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 6 | Volcano | - | - | - | $18,344,036 | 2,777 | $49,323,468 | 37.2% | Apr 25, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | Jungle 2 Jungle | - | - | - | $18,030,912 | 2,340 | $59,927,618 | 30.1% | Mar 7, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Murder at 1600 | - | - | - | $16,784,782 | 2,158 | $25,804,707 | 65% | Apr 18, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | That Old Feeling | - | - | - | $16,574,176 | 1,599 | $16,574,176 | 100% | 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 | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | - | - | - | $9,531,557 | 1,607 | $29,235,353 | 32.6% | Apr 25, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 15 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $9,271,743 | 2,111 | $45,470,437 | 20.4% | Mar 14, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 16 | Sling Blade | - | - | - | $9,004,970 | 1,020 | $24,444,121 | 36.8% | Nov 29, 1996 | Miramax |
| 17 | Scream | - | - | - | $7,851,269 | 1,994 | $103,046,663 | 7.6% | 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 | McHale's Navy | - | - | - | $4,529,843 | 1,861 | $4,529,843 | 100% | Apr 18, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
| 22 | Jerry Maguire | - | - | - | $4,282,830 | 2,531 | $153,952,592 | 2.8% | Dec 13, 1996 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 23 | Chasing Amy | - | - | - | $4,282,660 | 553 | $12,021,272 | 35.6% | Apr 4, 1997 | Miramax |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,479,495 | 2,375 | $138,257,865 | 1.1% | Jan 31, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 27 | Evita | - | - | - | $893,322 | 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 | - | - | - | $151,760 | 70 | $1,007,822 | 15.1% | 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 | The Eighth Day | - | - | - | $54,097 | 5 | $416,401 | 13% | Mar 7, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 37 | A Chef in Love | - | - | - | $48,791 | 34 | $686,704 | 7.1% | Apr 23, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 38 | A Brother's Kiss | - | - | - | $33,144 | 9 | $52,632 | 63% | Apr 25, 1997 | First Look International |
| 39 | Flamenco | - | - | - | $32,289 | 6 | $480,941 | 6.7% | Apr 25, 1997 | New Yorker Films |
| 40 | Hollow Reed | - | - | - | $20,356 | 7 | $265,732 | 7.7% | Apr 18, 1997 | Lionsgate |
| 41 | Schizopolis | - | - | - | $10,580 | 2 | $10,580 | 100% | Apr 9, 1997 | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| 42 | Nothing Personal | - | - | - | $9,624 | 1 | $40,374 | 23.8% | Apr 25, 1997 | Trimark Pictures |
| 43 | Childhood's End | - | - | - | $3,804 | 1 | $3,804 | 100% | Apr 4, 1997 | Plainview Pictures |
| 44 | Irma Vep | - | - | - | $3,766 | 6 | $282,310 | 1.3% | Apr 30, 1997 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 45 | Children of the Revolution | - | - | - | $3,665 | 59 | $838,368 | 0.4% | May 1, 1997 | Miramax |
