| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Distributor
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date |
|---|
| 1 | Men in Black | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | $250,690,539 | 3,180 | $250,690,539 | Jul 2 |
| 2 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | - | - | - | Universal Pictures | $229,086,679 | 3,565 | $229,086,679 | May 23 |
| 3 | Liar Liar | - | - | - | Universal Pictures | $181,410,615 | 2,909 | $181,410,615 | Mar 21 |
| 4 | Air Force One | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | $171,482,545 | 2,981 | $172,956,409 | Jul 25 |
| 5 | Titanic | - | - | - | Paramount Pictures | $112,594,173 | 3,265 | $600,788,188 | Dec 19 |
| 6 | Batman & Robin | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $107,325,195 | 2,942 | $107,325,195 | Jun 20 |
| 7 | Con Air | - | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $95,336,337 | 2,941 | $101,117,573 | Jun 6 |
| 8 | Jerry Maguire | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | $88,276,775 | 2,531 | $153,952,592 | Dec 13 |
| 9 | Flubber | - | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $78,706,896 | 2,679 | $92,977,226 | Nov 26 |
| 10 | Tomorrow Never Dies | - | - | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | $78,609,348 | 2,807 | $125,304,276 | Dec 19 |
| 11 | Scream 2 | - | - | - | Dimension Films | $78,208,016 | 2,688 | $101,363,301 | Dec 12 |
| 12 | The Fifth Element | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | $63,820,180 | 2,500 | $63,820,180 | May 9 |
| 13 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1997 Special Edition | - | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | $60,997,074 | 2,375 | $138,257,865 | Jan 31 |
| 14 | The Devil's Advocate | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $58,994,812 | 2,404 | $60,944,660 | Oct 17 |
| 15 | Starship Troopers | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | $54,814,377 | 2,971 | $54,814,377 | Nov 7 |
| 16 | Anastasia | - | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | $50,916,337 | 2,511 | $58,406,347 | Nov 14 |
| 17 | Absolute Power | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | $50,068,310 | 2,568 | $50,068,310 | Feb 14 |
| 18 | Evita | - | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $47,326,734 | 1,045 | $47,786,821 | Dec 25 |
| 19 | The Peacemaker | - | - | - | DreamWorks Distribution | $41,183,406 | 2,420 | $41,263,140 | Sep 26 |
| 20 | Shine | - | - | - | Fine Line Features | $33,951,852 | 1,050 | $35,892,330 | Nov 22 |
| 21 | L.A. Confidential | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $31,511,826 | 1,625 | $64,616,940 | Sep 19 |
| 22 | The Full Monty | - | - | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures | $31,493,156 | 783 | $45,950,122 | Aug 15 |
| 23 | Fools Rush In | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | $29,481,428 | 1,701 | $29,481,428 | Feb 14 |
| 24 | Mousehunt | - | - | - | DreamWorks Distribution | $28,584,968 | 2,233 | $61,917,389 | Dec 19 |
| 25 | As Good as It Gets | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | $24,394,469 | 1,837 | $148,478,011 | Dec 23 |
| 26 | Sling Blade | - | - | - | Miramax | $23,887,941 | 1,020 | $24,444,121 | Nov 29 |
| 27 | For Richer or Poorer | - | - | - | Universal Pictures | $21,327,520 | 1,954 | $31,642,995 | Dec 12 |
| 28 | Amistad | - | - | - | DreamWorks Distribution | $20,636,332 | 1,019 | $44,229,441 | Dec 10 |
| 29 | Home Alone 3 | - | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | $20,422,125 | 2,261 | $30,882,515 | Dec 12 |
| 30 | Mother | - | - | - | Paramount Pictures | $18,568,194 | 735 | $19,145,198 | Dec 27 |
| 31 | In Love and War | - | - | - | New Line Cinema | $14,475,751 | 1,612 | $14,481,231 | Dec 18 |
| 32 | Secrets & Lies | - | - | - | October Films | $13,040,360 | 296 | $13,417,292 | Sep 28 |
| 33 | Ghosts of Mississippi | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | $12,557,158 | 1,268 | $13,323,144 | Dec 20 |
| 34 | The Wings of the Dove | - | - | - | Miramax | $12,330,838 | 261 | $13,692,848 | Nov 7 |
| 35 | Chasing Amy | - | - | - | Miramax | $11,502,732 | 553 | $12,021,272 | Apr 4 |
| 36 | Marvin's Room | - | - | - | Miramax | $10,673,405 | 1,158 | $12,803,305 | Dec 20 |
| 37 | Everyone Says I Love You | - | - | - | Miramax | $9,310,000 | 276 | $9,759,200 | Dec 6 |
| 38 | Scream | - | - | - | Dimension Films | $9,032,048 | 1,994 | $103,046,663 | Dec 20 |
| 39 | Ulee's Gold | - | - | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | $8,579,648 | 350 | $9,161,691 | Jun 13 |
| 40 | Hercules | - | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $7,731,795 | 2,930 | $99,112,101 | Jun 15 |
| 41 | The Crucible | - | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | $7,022,187 | 344 | $7,343,114 | Nov 29 |
| 42 | Hamlet | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | $4,100,985 | 93 | $4,708,156 | Dec 27 |
| 43 | Anaconda | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | $4,076,068 | 2,456 | $65,885,767 | Apr 11 |
| 44 | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | - | - | - | Trimark Pictures | $4,026,095 | 81 | $4,109,095 | Feb 28 |
| 45 | Kolya | - | - | - | Miramax | $3,982,870 | 128 | $5,770,254 | Jan 17 |
| 46 | Ransom | - | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $3,851,224 | 2,768 | $136,492,681 | Nov 8 |
| 47 | Jackie Brown | - | - | - | Miramax | $3,596,361 | 1,642 | $39,673,162 | Dec 25 |
| 48 | An American Werewolf in Paris | - | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $3,384,899 | 1,731 | $26,570,463 | Dec 25 |
| 49 | Space Jam | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $3,372,391 | 2,650 | $90,418,342 | Nov 15 |
| 50 | The Portrait of a Lady | - | - | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) | $3,175,450 | 570 | $3,692,836 | Dec 27 |
| 51 | 101 Dalmatians | - | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $2,512,398 | 2,901 | $136,189,294 | Nov 27 |
| 52 | The Ice Storm | - | - | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures | $2,422,477 | 230 | $8,038,061 | Sep 27 |
| 53 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | - | - | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures | $2,265,903 | 135 | $2,372,903 | Feb 28 |
| 54 | Mrs Brown | - | - | - | Miramax | $2,174,150 | 432 | $9,229,808 | Jul 18 |
| 55 | Romeo + Juliet | - | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | $2,156,758 | 1,963 | $46,351,345 | Nov 1 |
| 56 | The Saint | - | - | - | Paramount Pictures | $1,880,941 | 2,500 | $61,363,304 | Apr 4 |
| 57 | Jingle All the Way | - | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | $1,649,536 | 2,404 | $60,592,389 | Nov 22 |
| 58 | The Little Mermaid 1997 Re-release | - | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $1,561,386 | 2,057 | $27,187,616 | Nov 14 |
| 59 | The Postman | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $1,554,067 | 2,207 | $17,626,234 | Dec 25 |
| 60 | When We Were Kings | - | - | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) | $1,498,230 | 92 | $2,789,985 | Oct 25 |
| 61 | Mr. Magoo | - | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $1,237,828 | 1,857 | $21,437,192 | Dec 25 |
| 62 | Brassed Off | - | - | - | Miramax | $1,084,472 | 231 | $2,576,331 | May 23 |
| 63 | Children of the Revolution | - | - | - | Miramax | $838,368 | 59 | $838,368 | May 1 |
| 64 | The Daytrippers | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | $727,901 | 52 | $2,099,677 | Mar 5 |
| 65 | Waiting for Guffman | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Classics | $720,013 | 59 | $2,923,982 | Jan 31 |
| 66 | The Van | - | - | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures | $677,095 | 25 | $712,095 | May 16 |
| 67 | Temptress Moon | - | - | - | Miramax | $546,156 | 46 | $1,100,788 | Jun 13 |
| 68 | Fargo | - | - | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) | $528,657 | 716 | $24,611,975 | Mar 8 |
| 69 | In the Company of Men | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Classics | $526,198 | 108 | $2,804,473 | Aug 1 |
| 70 | Career Girls | - | - | - | October Films | $486,365 | 148 | $2,416,734 | Aug 8 |
| 71 | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Classics | $430,825 | 40 | $878,960 | Oct 3 |
| 72 | The Eighth Day | - | - | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) | $342,321 | 5 | $416,401 | Mar 7 |
| 73 | Dream with the Fishes | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Classics | $341,665 | 32 | $543,708 | Jun 20 |
| 74 | Guantanamera | - | - | - | Lionsgate | $298,583 | 12 | $903,840 | Jul 4 |
| 75 | Anna Karenina | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $271,740 | 34 | $858,553 | Apr 4 |
| 76 | Love and Other Catastrophes | - | - | - | Fox Searchlight Pictures | $271,212 | 32 | $294,212 | Mar 28 |
| 77 | The Sweet Hereafter | - | - | - | Fine Line Features | $244,784 | 70 | $3,263,585 | Oct 10 |
| 78 | Prisoner of the Mountains | - | - | - | Orion Classics | $221,564 | 36 | $790,078 | Jan 31 |
| 79 | A Chef in Love | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Classics | $215,471 | 34 | $686,704 | Apr 23 |
| 80 | The House of Yes | - | - | - | Miramax | $211,180 | 54 | $626,057 | Oct 10 |
| 81 | Das Boot 1997 Director's Cut | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | $201,613 | 29 | $572,426 | Apr 4 |
| 82 | Hollow Reed | - | - | - | Lionsgate | $191,035 | 7 | $265,732 | Apr 18 |
| 83 | Rough Magic | - | - | - | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | $188,202 | 30 | $247,202 | May 30 |
| 84 | Boys Life 2 | - | - | - | Strand Releasing | $171,418 | 6 | $532,654 | Mar 7 |
| 85 | Ma Vie en Rose | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Classics | $151,956 | 63 | $2,162,043 | Dec 26 |
| 86 | Happy Together | - | - | - | Kino International | $147,968 | 9 | $320,319 | Oct 10 |
| 87 | Paperback Romance | - | - | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | $137,068 | 28 | $151,068 | Aug 15 |
| 88 | The Myth of Fingerprints | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Classics | $125,555 | 50 | $523,025 | Sep 17 |
| 89 | Welcome to Sarajevo | - | - | - | Miramax | $116,758 | 15 | $334,319 | Nov 26 |
| 90 | Roseanna's Grave | - | - | - | Fine Line Features | $116,330 | 6 | $123,330 | Jun 18 |
| 91 | Flamenco | - | - | - | New Yorker Films | $114,772 | 6 | $480,941 | Apr 25 |
| 92 | The Whole Wide World | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Classics | $109,636 | 20 | $375,757 | Dec 20 |
| 93 | Some Mother's Son | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Releasing | $97,033 | 35 | $671,437 | Dec 27 |
| 94 | Afterglow | - | - | - | Sony Pictures Classics | $92,805 | 353 | $2,465,960 | Dec 26 |
| 95 | Latin Boys Go to Hell | - | - | - | Strand Releasing | $85,541 | 3 | $199,033 | Sep 5 |
| 96 | Different for Girls | - | - | - | First Look International | $84,757 | 16 | $300,645 | Sep 12 |
| 97 | Bliss | - | - | - | Triumph Releasing Corporation | $76,382 | 12 | $294,064 | Jun 6 |
| 98 | Critical Care | - | - | - | Artisan Entertainment | $62,995 | 34 | $221,193 | Oct 31 |
| 99 | Telling Lies in America | - | - | - | Banner Entertainment | $57,809 | 60 | $318,809 | Oct 17 |
| 100 | Irma Vep | - | - | - | Zeitgeist Films | $56,769 | 6 | $282,310 | Apr 30 |
| 101 | The Substance of Fire | - | - | - | Miramax | $56,211 | 11 | $31,638 | Mar 14 |
| 102 | Johns | - | - | - | First Look International | $50,789 | 8 | $50,789 | Jan 31 |
| 103 | Hotel de Love | - | - | - | - | $45,560 | 42 | $165,845 | Feb 7 |
| 104 | Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern | - | - | - | Artistic License | $45,183 | 8 | $140,000 | Jan 3 |
| 105 | The Boxer | - | - | - | Universal Pictures | $43,818 | 523 | $5,980,578 | Dec 31 |
| 106 | Nowhere | - | - | - | Fine Line Features | $41,667 | 6 | $194,201 | May 9 |
| 107 | The Apostle | - | - | - | October Films | $40,969 | 751 | $19,868,354 | Dec 19 |
| 108 | Good Luck | - | - | - | - | $39,962 | 106 | $39,962 | Mar 7 |
| 109 | Twin Town | - | - | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) | $39,486 | 18 | $127,923 | May 9 |
| 110 | Koyla | - | - | - | Miramax | $37,795 | 3 | $37,795 | Jan 24 |
| 111 | Wag the Dog | - | - | - | New Line Cinema | $32,138 | 1,752 | $43,061,945 | Dec 25 |
| 112 | Kundun | - | - | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $27,513 | 439 | $5,684,789 | Dec 25 |
| 113 | Going All the Way | - | - | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) | $15,843 | 17 | $113,069 | Sep 19 |
| 114 | The Winter Guest | - | - | - | Fine Line Features | $14,243 | 21 | $870,290 | Dec 25 |
| 115 | Hugo Pool | - | - | - | Northern Arts Entertainment | $13,330 | 4 | $13,330 | Dec 12 |
| 116 | Independence Day | - | - | - | Twentieth Century Fox | $13,178 | 2,977 | $306,169,268 | Jul 3 |
| 117 | Waco: The Rules of Engagement | - | - | - | - | $8,047 | 5 | $142,193 | Feb 28 |
| 118 | The Education of Little Tree | - | - | - | Paramount Pictures | $5,479 | 52 | $323,411 | Dec 25 |
| 119 | Guy | - | - | - | Gramercy Pictures (I) | $4,134 | 1 | $4,134 | Dec 17 |
| 120 | Childhood's End | - | - | - | Plainview Pictures | $3,804 | 1 | $3,804 | Apr 4 |
| 121 | Beyond Barbed Wire | - | - | - | - | $3,109 | 1 | $3,109 | Jul 18 |
| 122 | Trojan War | - | - | - | Warner Bros. | $309 | 1 | $309 | Sep 26 |
