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 | - | - | - | $226,540,704 | 3,565 | $229,086,679 | 98.9% | May 23, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
2 | Men in Black | - | - | - | $225,839,914 | 3,180 | $250,690,539 | 90.1% | Jul 2, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
3 | Air Force One | - | - | - | $131,540,354 | 2,981 | $172,956,409 | 76.1% | Jul 25, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
4 | My Best Friend's Wedding | - | - | - | $115,906,675 | 2,376 | $127,120,029 | 91.2% | Jun 20, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
5 | Face/Off | - | - | - | $111,153,263 | 2,851 | $112,276,146 | 99% | Jun 27, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
6 | Batman & Robin | - | - | - | $105,685,250 | 2,942 | $107,325,195 | 98.5% | Jun 20, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
7 | Con Air | - | - | - | $96,706,705 | 2,941 | $101,117,573 | 95.6% | Jun 6, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
8 | Contact | - | - | - | $88,184,731 | 2,314 | $100,920,329 | 87.4% | Jul 11, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
9 | Hercules | - | - | - | $86,820,878 | 2,930 | $99,112,101 | 87.6% | Jun 15, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
10 | George of the Jungle | - | - | - | $84,121,437 | 2,616 | $105,263,257 | 79.9% | Jul 18, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
11 | The Fifth Element | - | - | - | $62,951,133 | 2,500 | $63,820,180 | 98.6% | May 9, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
12 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | - | - | - | $53,883,989 | 2,187 | $53,883,989 | 100% | May 2, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
13 | Breakdown | - | - | - | $50,159,144 | 2,348 | $50,159,144 | 100% | May 2, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
14 | Speed 2: Cruise Control | - | - | - | $48,608,066 | 2,625 | $48,608,066 | 100% | Jun 13, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
15 | Spawn | - | - | - | $45,726,987 | 2,604 | $54,870,175 | 83.3% | Aug 1, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
16 | Nothing to Lose | - | - | - | $42,741,863 | 1,888 | $44,480,039 | 96.1% | Jul 18, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
17 | Conspiracy Theory | - | - | - | $38,499,938 | 2,806 | $75,982,834 | 50.7% | Aug 8, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
18 | Addicted to Love | - | - | - | $34,673,095 | 2,021 | $34,673,095 | 100% | May 23, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
19 | Liar Liar | - | - | - | $34,339,745 | 2,909 | $181,410,615 | 18.9% | Mar 21, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
20 | Volcano | - | - | - | $30,979,432 | 2,777 | $49,323,468 | 62.8% | Apr 25, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
21 | Out to Sea | - | - | - | $29,022,252 | 1,736 | $29,022,252 | 100% | Jul 4, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
22 | Fathers' Day | - | - | - | $28,598,376 | 2,507 | $28,598,376 | 100% | May 9, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
23 | Picture Perfect | - | - | - | $23,469,394 | 1,727 | $31,407,873 | 74.7% | Aug 1, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
24 | Good Burger | - | - | - | $22,699,729 | 1,893 | $23,712,993 | 95.7% | Jul 25, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
25 | Anaconda | - | - | - | $21,149,756 | 2,456 | $65,885,767 | 32.1% | Apr 11, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
26 | Gone Fishin' | - | - | - | $19,745,922 | 1,846 | $19,745,922 | 100% | May 30, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
27 | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | - | - | - | $19,703,796 | 1,607 | $29,235,353 | 67.4% | Apr 25, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
28 | Air Bud | - | - | - | $17,121,755 | 1,795 | $23,144,499 | 74% | Aug 1, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
29 | Trial and Error | - | - | - | $13,602,831 | 2,298 | $13,602,831 | 100% | May 30, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
30 | The Saint | - | - | - | $11,927,822 | 2,500 | $61,363,304 | 19.4% | Apr 4, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
31 | Cop Land | - | - | - | $11,487,668 | 2,233 | $44,862,187 | 25.6% | Aug 15, 1997 | Miramax |
32 | How to Be a Player | - | - | - | $11,481,558 | 756 | $14,009,368 | 82% | Aug 8, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
33 | Armour of God 2: Operation Condor | - | - | - | $10,405,394 | 1,532 | $10,405,394 | 100% | Jul 18, 1997 | Miramax |
34 | Buddy | - | - | - | $10,113,400 | 2,113 | $10,113,400 | 100% | Jun 6, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
35 | Night Falls on Manhattan | - | - | - | $9,889,670 | 758 | $9,889,670 | 100% | May 16, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
36 | Ulee's Gold | - | - | - | $9,161,691 | 350 | $9,161,691 | 100% | Jun 13, 1997 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
37 | Murder at 1600 | - | - | - | $9,019,925 | 2,158 | $25,804,707 | 35% | Apr 18, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
38 | Grosse Pointe Blank | - | - | - | $9,014,427 | 1,242 | $28,084,357 | 32.1% | Apr 11, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
39 | A Simple Wish | - | - | - | $8,345,056 | 1,699 | $8,345,056 | 100% | Jul 11, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
40 | Chasing Amy | - | - | - | $7,704,694 | 553 | $12,021,272 | 64.1% | Apr 4, 1997 | Miramax |
41 | Event Horizon | - | - | - | $7,677,860 | 2,328 | $26,673,242 | 28.8% | Aug 15, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
42 | Sprung | - | - | - | $7,575,028 | 780 | $7,575,028 | 100% | May 16, 1997 | Trimark Pictures |
43 | Wild America | - | - | - | $7,342,923 | 1,812 | $7,342,923 | 100% | Jul 4, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
44 | Warriors of Virtue | - | - | - | $6,524,620 | 2,101 | $6,524,620 | 100% | May 2, 1997 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
45 | One Eight Seven | - | - | - | $5,727,130 | 1,121 | $5,727,130 | 100% | Jul 30, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
46 | Scream | - | - | - | $5,674,222 | 1,994 | $103,046,663 | 5.5% | Dec 20, 1996 | Dimension Films |
47 | Jerry Maguire | - | - | - | $4,086,216 | 2,531 | $153,952,592 | 2.7% | Dec 13, 1996 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
48 | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | - | - | - | $4,026,095 | 81 | $4,109,095 | 98% | Feb 28, 1997 | Trimark Pictures |
49 | 'Til There Was You | - | - | - | $3,525,125 | 753 | $3,525,125 | 100% | May 30, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
50 | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | - | - | - | $3,446,539 | 1,258 | $3,446,539 | 100% | Aug 8, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
51 | Waiting for Guffman | - | - | - | $2,868,282 | 59 | $2,923,982 | 98.1% | Jan 31, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
52 | The Daytrippers | - | - | - | $2,040,247 | 52 | $2,099,677 | 97.2% | Mar 5, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
53 | Absolute Power | - | - | - | $1,665,099 | 2,568 | $50,068,310 | 3.3% | Feb 14, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
54 | Brassed Off | - | - | - | $1,637,595 | 231 | $2,576,331 | 63.6% | May 23, 1997 | Miramax |
55 | Temptress Moon | - | - | - | $1,100,788 | 46 | $1,100,788 | 100% | Jun 13, 1997 | Miramax |
56 | Shiloh | - | - | - | $856,062 | 70 | $1,007,822 | 84.9% | Apr 25, 1997 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
57 | Mrs. Brown | - | - | - | $839,767 | 432 | $9,229,808 | 9.1% | Jul 18, 1997 | Miramax |
58 | Children of the Revolution | - | - | - | $834,703 | 59 | $838,368 | 99.6% | May 1, 1997 | Miramax |
59 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $771,229 | 2,111 | $45,470,437 | 1.7% | Mar 14, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
60 | Steel | - | - | - | $759,200 | 1,260 | $1,710,972 | 44.4% | Aug 15, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
61 | Anna Karenina | - | - | - | $752,317 | 34 | $858,553 | 87.6% | Apr 4, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
62 | The Van | - | - | - | $712,095 | 25 | $712,095 | 100% | May 16, 1997 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
63 | A Chef in Love | - | - | - | $637,913 | 34 | $686,704 | 92.9% | Apr 23, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
64 | Commandments | - | - | - | $548,561 | 269 | $548,561 | 100% | May 2, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
65 | Dream with the Fishes | - | - | - | $543,708 | 32 | $543,708 | 100% | Jun 20, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
66 | Boys Life 2 | - | - | - | $446,051 | 6 | $532,654 | 83.7% | Mar 7, 1997 | Strand Releasing |
67 | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | - | - | - | $346,056 | 101 | $346,056 | 100% | May 16, 1997 | TriStar Pictures |
68 | The Eighth Day | - | - | - | $342,321 | 5 | $416,401 | 82.2% | Mar 7, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
69 | Bliss | - | - | - | $294,064 | 12 | $294,064 | 100% | Jun 6, 1997 | Triumph Releasing Corporation |
70 | The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain | - | - | - | $273,644 | 97 | $273,644 | 100% | Jul 18, 1997 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
71 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $270,717 | 2,322 | $67,597,694 | 0.4% | Feb 21, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
72 | In the Company of Men | - | - | - | $250,895 | 108 | $2,804,473 | 8.9% | Aug 1, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
73 | Rough Magic | - | - | - | $247,202 | 30 | $247,202 | 100% | May 30, 1997 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
74 | Citizen Ruth | - | - | - | $245,420 | 23 | $285,112 | 86.1% | Dec 13, 1996 | Miramax |
75 | Hollow Reed | - | - | - | $245,376 | 7 | $265,732 | 92.3% | Apr 18, 1997 | Lionsgate |
76 | Nowhere | - | - | - | $194,201 | 6 | $194,201 | 100% | May 9, 1997 | Fine Line Features |
77 | Career Girls | - | - | - | $153,199 | 148 | $2,416,734 | 6.3% | Aug 8, 1997 | October Films |
78 | Twin Town | - | - | - | $127,923 | 18 | $127,923 | 100% | May 9, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
79 | For Roseanna | - | - | - | $123,330 | 6 | $123,330 | 100% | Jun 18, 1997 | Fine Line Features |
80 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | $112,505 | 2,375 | $138,257,865 | <0.1% | Jan 31, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
81 | Truth or Consequences, N.M. | - | - | - | $109,261 | 7 | $109,261 | 100% | May 2, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
82 | The Full Monty | - | - | - | $67,790 | 783 | $45,950,122 | 0.1% | Aug 15, 1997 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
83 | Star Maps | - | - | - | $63,477 | 39 | $661,465 | 9.6% | Jul 23, 1997 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
84 | This World, Then the Fireworks | - | - | - | $51,618 | 5 | $51,618 | 100% | Jul 11, 1997 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
85 | Fall | - | - | - | $51,266 | 3 | $51,266 | 100% | Jun 20, 1997 | Five Minutes Before the Miracle |
86 | Hamsun | - | - | - | $50,000 | 1 | $50,000 | 100% | Aug 6, 1997 | First Run |
87 | The Last Time I Committed Suicide | - | - | - | $46,362 | 4 | $46,362 | 100% | Jun 20, 1997 | Roxie Releasing |
88 | Red Cherry | - | - | - | $44,846 | 3 | $44,846 | 100% | Jun 6, 1997 | Moonstone Entertainment |
89 | Wedding Bell Blues | - | - | - | $44,052 | 11 | $44,052 | 100% | Jun 13, 1997 | Legacy Releasing Corporation |
90 | Head Above Water | - | - | - | $32,212 | 10 | $32,212 | 100% | Jun 25, 1997 | Fine Line Features |
91 | 4 Little Girls | - | - | - | $31,751 | 4 | $130,146 | 24.4% | Jul 9, 1997 | - |
92 | Nothing Personal | - | - | - | $30,750 | 1 | $40,374 | 76.2% | Apr 25, 1997 | Trimark Pictures |
93 | Soul in the Hole | - | - | - | $30,697 | 6 | $30,697 | 100% | Aug 8, 1997 | N/A |
94 | Evita | - | - | - | $30,320 | 1,045 | $50,047,179 | <0.1% | Dec 25, 1996 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
95 | The Winner | - | - | - | $26,004 | 3 | $26,004 | 100% | Jul 25, 1997 | Artisan Entertainment |
96 | A Brother's Kiss | - | - | - | $19,488 | 9 | $52,632 | 37% | Apr 25, 1997 | First Look International |
97 | Irma Vep | - | - | - | $18,999 | 6 | $282,310 | 6.7% | Apr 30, 1997 | Zeitgeist Films |
98 | Paperback Romance | - | - | - | $13,939 | 28 | $151,068 | 9.2% | Aug 15, 1997 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
99 | Intimate Relations | - | - | - | $12,918 | 10 | $53,662 | 24.1% | Jun 6, 1997 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
100 | Guantanamera | - | - | - | $11,604 | 12 | $903,840 | 1.3% | Jul 4, 1997 | Lionsgate |
101 | Brothers in Trouble | - | - | - | $8,000 | 1 | $8,000 | 100% | May 14, 1997 | First Run |
102 | Beyond Barbed Wire | - | - | - | $3,109 | 1 | $3,109 | 100% | Jul 18, 1997 | Mac & Ava Films |