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Summer 1997 is May 2-September 1.
Data as of May 13, 2:57 PDT
Rank
Release
Genre
Budget
Running Time
Gross
Max Theaters
Total Gross
% of Total
Release Date
Distributor
1
Breakdown
-
-
-
$19,732,978
2,348
$50,159,144
39.3%
May 2, 1997
Paramount Pictures
2
The Fifth Element
-
-
-
$17,031,345
2,500
$63,820,180
26.7%
May 9, 1997
Sony Pictures Releasing
3
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
-
-
-
$16,388,240
2,187
$53,883,989
30.4%
May 2, 1997
New Line Cinema
4
Volcano
-
-
-
$13,717,146
2,777
$49,323,468
27.8%
Apr 25, 1997
Twentieth Century Fox
5
Liar Liar
-
-
-
$10,823,220
2,909
$181,410,615
6%
Mar 21, 1997
Universal Pictures
6
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
-
-
-
$8,329,358
1,607
$29,235,353
28.5%
Apr 25, 1997
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
7
Chasing Amy
-
-
-
$7,704,694
553
$12,021,272
64.1%
Apr 4, 1997
Miramax
8
Anaconda
-
-
-
$7,123,145
2,456
$65,885,767
10.8%
Apr 11, 1997
Sony Pictures Releasing
9
Fathers' Day
-
-
-
$4,756,728
2,507
$28,598,376
16.6%
May 9, 1997
Warner Bros.
10
The Saint
-
-
-
$4,684,596
2,500
$61,363,304
7.6%
Apr 4, 1997
Paramount Pictures
11
Jerry Maguire
-
-
-
$4,086,216
2,531
$153,952,592
2.7%
Dec 13, 1996
Sony Pictures Releasing
12
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
-
-
-
$4,026,095
81
$4,109,095
98%
Feb 28, 1997
Trimark Pictures
13
Warriors of Virtue
-
-
-
$3,846,785
2,101
$6,524,620
59%
May 2, 1997
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
14
Murder at 1600
-
-
-
$3,590,234
2,158
$25,804,707
13.9%
Apr 18, 1997
Warner Bros.
15
Grosse Pointe Blank
-
-
-
$3,334,767
1,242
$28,084,357
11.9%
Apr 11, 1997
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
16
Scream
-
-
-
$1,115,480
1,994
$103,046,663
1.1%
Dec 20, 1996
Dimension Films
17
Shiloh
-
-
-
$856,062
70
$1,007,822
84.9%
Apr 25, 1997
-
18
Anna Karenina
-
-
-
$752,317
34
$858,553
87.6%
Apr 4, 1997
Warner Bros.
19
Commandments
-
-
-
$548,561
269
$548,561
100%
May 2, 1997
Gramercy Pictures (I)
20
The Eighth Day
-
-
-
$342,321
5
$416,401
82.2%
Mar 7, 1997
Gramercy Pictures (I)
21
Hollow Reed
-
-
-
$245,376
7
$265,732
92.3%
Apr 18, 1997
Lionsgate Films
22
Sprung
-
-
-
$220,428
780
$7,575,028
2.9%
May 16, 1997
Trimark Pictures
23
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
24
Truth or Consequences, N.M.
-
-
-
$109,261
7
$109,261
100%
May 2, 1997
Sony Pictures Releasing
25
Children of the Revolution
-
-
-
$44,848
59
$838,368
5.3%
May 1, 1997
Miramax
26
Nothing Personal
-
-
-
$30,750
1
$40,374
76.2%
Apr 25, 1997
Trimark Pictures
27
Evita
-
-
-
$30,320
1,045
$50,047,179
<0.1%
Dec 25, 1996
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
28
A Brother's Kiss
-
-
-
$19,488
9
$52,632
37%
Apr 25, 1997
First Look International
29
Irma Vep
-
-
-
$18,999
6
$282,310
6.7%
Apr 30, 1997
Zeitgeist Films
30
Nowhere
-
-
-
$17,841
6
$194,201
9.2%
May 9, 1997
Fine Line Features
31
Twin Town
-
-
-
$4,206
18
$127,923
3.3%
May 9, 1997
Gramercy Pictures (I)
32
Brothers in Trouble
-
-
-
$297
1
$8,000
3.7%
May 14, 1997
First Run