| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | The Fifth Element | - | - | - | $37,241,839 | 2,500 | $63,820,180 | 58.4% | May 9, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | Breakdown | - | - | - | $31,855,561 | 2,348 | $50,159,144 | 63.5% | May 2, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | - | - | - | $28,322,710 | 2,187 | $53,883,989 | 52.6% | May 2, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
| 4 | Volcano | - | - | - | $21,085,619 | 2,777 | $49,323,468 | 42.7% | Apr 25, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 5 | Fathers' Day | - | - | - | $17,824,128 | 2,507 | $28,598,376 | 62.3% | May 9, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Liar Liar | - | - | - | $15,711,215 | 2,909 | $181,410,615 | 8.7% | Mar 21, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
| 7 | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | - | - | - | $13,110,449 | 1,607 | $29,235,353 | 44.8% | Apr 25, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Anaconda | - | - | - | $11,451,807 | 2,456 | $65,885,767 | 17.4% | Apr 11, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 9 | Murder at 1600 | - | - | - | $9,019,925 | 2,158 | $25,804,707 | 35% | Apr 18, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | Grosse Pointe Blank | - | - | - | $7,972,374 | 1,242 | $28,084,357 | 28.4% | Apr 11, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 11 | Chasing Amy | - | - | - | $7,704,694 | 553 | $12,021,272 | 64.1% | Apr 4, 1997 | Miramax |
| 12 | The Saint | - | - | - | $7,430,543 | 2,500 | $61,363,304 | 12.1% | Apr 4, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 13 | Warriors of Virtue | - | - | - | $6,524,620 | 2,101 | $6,524,620 | 100% | May 2, 1997 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 14 | Jerry Maguire | - | - | - | $4,086,216 | 2,531 | $153,952,592 | 2.7% | Dec 13, 1996 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 15 | Scream | - | - | - | $4,034,635 | 1,994 | $103,046,663 | 3.9% | Dec 20, 1996 | Dimension Films |
| 16 | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | - | - | - | $4,026,095 | 81 | $4,109,095 | 98% | Feb 28, 1997 | Trimark Pictures |
| 17 | Sprung | - | - | - | $3,389,454 | 780 | $7,575,028 | 44.7% | May 16, 1997 | Trimark Pictures |
| 18 | Night Falls on Manhattan | - | - | - | $3,258,564 | 758 | $9,889,670 | 32.9% | May 16, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 19 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | - | - | - | $2,200,440 | 3,565 | $229,086,679 | 1% | May 23, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
| 20 | Shiloh | - | - | - | $856,062 | 70 | $1,007,822 | 84.9% | Apr 25, 1997 | - |
| 21 | Anna Karenina | - | - | - | $752,317 | 34 | $858,553 | 87.6% | Apr 4, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 22 | Commandments | - | - | - | $548,561 | 269 | $548,561 | 100% | May 2, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 23 | The Eighth Day | - | - | - | $342,321 | 5 | $416,401 | 82.2% | Mar 7, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 24 | 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 |
| 25 | Citizen Ruth | - | - | - | $245,420 | 23 | $285,112 | 86.1% | Dec 13, 1996 | Miramax |
| 26 | Hollow Reed | - | - | - | $245,376 | 7 | $265,732 | 92.3% | Apr 18, 1997 | Lionsgate Films |
| 27 | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | - | - | - | $162,870 | 101 | $346,056 | 47.1% | May 16, 1997 | TriStar Pictures |
| 28 | 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 |
| 29 | Truth or Consequences, N.M. | - | - | - | $109,261 | 7 | $109,261 | 100% | May 2, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 30 | Children of the Revolution | - | - | - | $44,848 | 59 | $838,368 | 5.3% | May 1, 1997 | Miramax |
| 31 | Nowhere | - | - | - | $41,629 | 6 | $194,201 | 21.4% | May 9, 1997 | Fine Line Features |
| 32 | Nothing Personal | - | - | - | $30,750 | 1 | $40,374 | 76.2% | Apr 25, 1997 | Trimark Pictures |
| 33 | Evita | - | - | - | $30,320 | 1,045 | $50,047,179 | <0.1% | Dec 25, 1996 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 34 | The Van | - | - | - | $29,838 | 25 | $712,095 | 4.2% | May 16, 1997 | - |
| 35 | A Brother's Kiss | - | - | - | $19,488 | 9 | $52,632 | 37% | Apr 25, 1997 | First Look International |
| 36 | Irma Vep | - | - | - | $18,999 | 6 | $282,310 | 6.7% | Apr 30, 1997 | Zeitgeist Films |
| 37 | Twin Town | - | - | - | $9,816 | 18 | $127,923 | 7.7% | May 9, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 38 | Brothers in Trouble | - | - | - | $2,877 | 1 | $8,000 | 36% | May 14, 1997 | First Run |
