| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | In & Out | - | - | - | $58,127,665 | 2,452 | $63,856,929 | 91% | Sep 19, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 2 | Kiss the Girls | - | - | - | $49,177,524 | 2,406 | $60,527,873 | 81.2% | Oct 3, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | The Game | - | - | - | $48,323,648 | 2,521 | $48,323,648 | 100% | Sep 12, 1997 | PolyGram |
| 4 | The Peacemaker | - | - | - | $39,394,369 | 2,420 | $41,263,140 | 95.5% | Sep 26, 1997 | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 5 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | - | - | - | $39,240,490 | 2,524 | $72,586,134 | 54.1% | Oct 17, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | Soul Food | - | - | - | $38,480,915 | 1,350 | $43,700,855 | 88.1% | Sep 26, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 7 | The Devil's Advocate | - | - | - | $35,186,669 | 2,404 | $60,944,660 | 57.7% | Oct 17, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 8 | L.A. Confidential | - | - | - | $30,235,389 | 1,625 | $64,616,940 | 46.8% | Sep 19, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Seven Years in Tibet | - | - | - | $28,980,118 | 2,103 | $37,957,682 | 76.3% | Oct 10, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 10 | The Edge | - | - | - | $27,873,386 | 2,355 | $27,873,386 | 100% | Sep 26, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 11 | G.I. Jane | - | - | - | $25,172,073 | 2,043 | $48,169,156 | 52.3% | Aug 22, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 12 | The Full Monty | - | - | - | $23,864,886 | 783 | $45,950,122 | 51.9% | Aug 15, 1997 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 13 | Money Talks | - | - | - | $20,563,199 | 2,033 | $40,922,619 | 50.2% | Aug 22, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
| 14 | Fire Down Below | - | - | - | $16,228,448 | 2,350 | $16,228,448 | 100% | Sep 5, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Air Force One | - | - | - | $16,194,683 | 2,981 | $172,956,409 | 9.4% | Jul 25, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | Hoodlum | - | - | - | $15,859,430 | 2,020 | $23,499,102 | 67.5% | Aug 29, 1997 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 17 | Wishmaster | - | - | - | $15,738,769 | 2,502 | $15,738,769 | 100% | Sep 19, 1997 | Live Entertainment |
| 18 | Conspiracy Theory | - | - | - | $15,349,543 | 2,806 | $75,982,834 | 20.2% | Aug 8, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | Hercules | - | - | - | $12,291,223 | 2,930 | $99,112,101 | 12.4% | Jun 15, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 20 | RocketMan | - | - | - | $11,547,695 | 1,867 | $15,448,043 | 74.8% | Oct 10, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 21 | George of the Jungle | - | - | - | $11,385,006 | 2,616 | $105,263,257 | 10.8% | Jul 18, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 22 | Cop Land | - | - | - | $10,681,544 | 2,233 | $44,862,187 | 23.8% | Aug 15, 1997 | Miramax |
| 23 | Mimic | - | - | - | $10,601,840 | 2,255 | $25,480,490 | 41.6% | Aug 22, 1997 | Miramax |
| 24 | Excess Baggage | - | - | - | $10,412,965 | 2,211 | $14,515,490 | 71.7% | Aug 29, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | Men in Black | - | - | - | $9,783,945 | 3,180 | $250,690,539 | 3.9% | Jul 2, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 26 | Mrs. Brown | - | - | - | $8,180,399 | 432 | $9,229,808 | 88.6% | Jul 18, 1997 | Miramax |
| 27 | A Thousand Acres | - | - | - | $7,936,780 | 1,228 | $7,936,780 | 100% | Sep 19, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 28 | My Best Friend's Wedding | - | - | - | $7,665,450 | 2,376 | $127,120,029 | 6% | Jun 20, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | U Turn | - | - | - | $6,682,098 | 1,311 | $6,682,098 | 100% | Oct 3, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 30 | Gattaca | - | - | - | $6,658,936 | 1,279 | $12,532,777 | 53.1% | Oct 24, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 31 | Most Wanted | - | - | - | $6,391,946 | 2,098 | $6,391,946 | 100% | Oct 10, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
| 32 | Boogie Nights | - | - | - | $5,937,953 | 1,003 | $26,400,640 | 22.5% | Oct 10, 1997 | New Line Cinema |
| 33 | Gang Related | - | - | - | $5,906,773 | 1,260 | $5,906,773 | 100% | Oct 10, 1997 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 34 | Bean | - | - | - | $5,838,397 | 2,015 | $45,319,423 | 12.9% | Oct 17, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 35 | FairyTale: A True Story | - | - | - | $5,248,768 | 1,286 | $14,059,077 | 37.3% | Oct 24, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 36 | She's So Lovely | - | - | - | $5,241,012 | 844 | $7,281,450 | 72% | Aug 27, 1997 | Miramax |
| 37 | Event Horizon | - | - | - | $5,101,705 | 2,328 | $26,673,242 | 19.1% | Aug 15, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 38 | Leave It to Beaver | - | - | - | $4,357,676 | 1,885 | $10,925,060 | 39.9% | Aug 22, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
| 39 | Playing God | - | - | - | $4,166,918 | 1,479 | $4,166,918 | 100% | Oct 17, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 40 | Contact | - | - | - | $4,062,997 | 2,314 | $100,920,329 | 4% | Jul 11, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | Kull: The Conqueror | - | - | - | $3,843,797 | 2,091 | $6,112,613 | 62.9% | Aug 29, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
| 42 | The MatchMaker | - | - | - | $3,392,080 | 705 | $3,392,080 | 100% | Oct 3, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 43 | Red Corner | - | - | - | $2,810,750 | 2,507 | $22,459,274 | 12.5% | Oct 31, 1997 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| 44 | A Life Less Ordinary | - | - | - | $2,665,093 | 1,208 | $4,366,722 | 61% | Oct 24, 1997 | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 45 | Career Girls | - | - | - | $2,263,535 | 148 | $2,416,734 | 93.7% | Aug 8, 1997 | October Films |
| 46 | Con Air | - | - | - | $2,012,727 | 2,941 | $101,117,573 | 2% | Jun 6, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 47 | In the Company of Men | - | - | - | $1,776,483 | 108 | $2,804,473 | 63.3% | Aug 1, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 48 | Air Bud | - | - | - | $1,229,246 | 1,795 | $23,144,499 | 5.3% | Aug 1, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 49 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | - | - | - | $1,204,930 | 3,565 | $229,086,679 | 0.5% | May 23, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
| 50 | Switchback | - | - | - | $1,017,646 | 1,128 | $6,492,660 | 15.7% | Oct 31, 1997 | Paramount Pictures |
| 51 | Guantanamera | - | - | - | $892,236 | 12 | $903,840 | 98.7% | Jul 4, 1997 | Lionsgate |
| 52 | Liar Liar | - | - | - | $858,645 | 2,909 | $181,410,615 | 0.5% | Mar 21, 1997 | Universal Pictures |
| 53 | Batman & Robin | - | - | - | $612,860 | 2,942 | $107,325,195 | 0.6% | Jun 20, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 54 | The House of Yes | - | - | - | $596,822 | 54 | $626,057 | 95.3% | Oct 10, 1997 | Miramax |
| 55 | The Myth of Fingerprints | - | - | - | $523,025 | 50 | $523,025 | 100% | Sep 17, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 56 | Flamenco | - | - | - | $448,652 | 6 | $480,941 | 93.3% | Apr 25, 1997 | New Yorker Films |
| 57 | The Assignment | - | - | - | $332,597 | 34 | $332,597 | 100% | Sep 26, 1997 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 58 | Lilies | - | - | - | $301,548 | 7 | $301,548 | 100% | Oct 10, 1997 | Turbulent Arts |
| 59 | Different for Girls | - | - | - | $300,645 | 16 | $300,645 | 100% | Sep 12, 1997 | First Look International |
| 60 | The Ice Storm | - | - | - | $281,328 | 230 | $8,038,061 | 3.5% | Sep 27, 1997 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 61 | Latin Boys Go to Hell | - | - | - | $199,033 | 3 | $199,033 | 100% | Sep 5, 1997 | Strand Releasing |
| 62 | Washington Square | - | - | - | $186,197 | 35 | $1,851,761 | 10.1% | Oct 5, 1997 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 63 | The Sweet Hereafter | - | - | - | $153,890 | 70 | $3,263,585 | 4.7% | Oct 10, 1997 | Fine Line Features |
| 64 | Going All the Way | - | - | - | $113,069 | 17 | $113,069 | 100% | Sep 19, 1997 | Gramercy Pictures (I) |
| 65 | 4 Little Girls | - | - | - | $98,395 | 4 | $130,146 | 75.6% | Jul 9, 1997 | - |
| 66 | Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation 1997 Re-release | - | - | - | $88,515 | 23 | $141,626 | 62.5% | Aug 29, 1997 | Lionsgate |
| 67 | The Long Way Home | - | - | - | $60,509 | 7 | $60,509 | 100% | Sep 17, 1997 | Seventh Art Releasing |
| 68 | Bandwagon | - | - | - | $44,544 | 12 | $44,544 | 100% | Sep 12, 1997 | Lionsgate |
| 69 | The Locusts | - | - | - | $40,158 | 12 | $40,158 | 100% | Oct 3, 1997 | Orion Pictures |
| 70 | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | - | - | - | $37,608 | 40 | $878,960 | 4.3% | Oct 3, 1997 | Sony Pictures Classics |
| 71 | Happy Together | - | - | - | $35,600 | 9 | $320,319 | 11.1% | Oct 10, 1997 | Kino International |
| 72 | Forgotten Silver | - | - | - | $26,459 | 1 | $26,459 | 100% | Oct 3, 1997 | First Run |
| 73 | Critical Care | - | - | - | $17,070 | 34 | $221,193 | 7.7% | Oct 31, 1997 | Artisan Entertainment |
| 74 | Telling Lies in America | - | - | - | $16,663 | 60 | $318,809 | 5.2% | Oct 17, 1997 | Banner Entertainment |
| 75 | Trojan Eddie | - | - | - | $13,020 | 2 | $21,264 | 61.2% | Aug 29, 1997 | Castle Hill Productions |
| 76 | Breaking Up | - | - | - | $11,690 | 2 | $11,690 | 100% | Oct 17, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
| 77 | Trojan War | - | - | - | $309 | 1 | $309 | 100% | Sep 26, 1997 | Warner Bros. |
