 | Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern | 1997 | Jan 3, 1997 | $250,000 | $140,000 | $140,000 | $5,832,000 | 22.7 |
 | First Strike | 1997 | Jan 10, 1997 | $24,184,000 | $15,318,863 | $15,318,863 | $16,191,159 | 63.2 |
 | The Relic | 1997 | Jan 10, 1997 | $60,000,000 | $33,956,608 | $33,956,608 | $770,456 | 65.0 |
 | Turbulence | 1997 | Jan 10, 1997 | $55,000,000 | $11,538,235 | $11,538,235 | $-21,746,706 | 47.1 |
 | Albino Alligator | 1997 | Jan 17, 1997 | $6,000,000 | $339,379 | $339,379 | $5,040,229 | 37.3 |
 | Beverly Hills Ninja | 1997 | Jan 17, 1997 | $18,000,000 | $31,480,418 | $31,480,418 | $46,936,314 | 73.8 |
 | Kolya | 1997 | Jan 17, 1997 | $28,000,000 | $5,770,254 | $5,770,254 | $-1,422,012 | 59.4 |
 | Metro | 1997 | Jan 17, 1997 | $55,000,000 | $32,000,301 | $32,000,301 | $600,226 | 60.4 |
 | Fierce Creatures | 1997 | Jan 24, 1997 | $25,000,000 | $9,381,260 | $9,381,260 | $9,455,132 | 58.1 |
 | Koyla | 1997 | Jan 24, 1997 | $12 | $37,795 | $37,795 | $857,887 | 30.7 |
 | Prefontaine | 1997 | Jan 24, 1997 | $8,000,000 | $589,304 | $589,304 | $5,319,374 | 41.1 |
 | Reggie's Prayer | 1997 | Jan 24, 1997 | $250,000 | $52,665 | $52,665 | $4,121,665 | 15.8 |
 | Zeus and Roxanne | 1997 | Jan 24, 1997 | $11,573,000 | $7,233,324 | $7,233,324 | $16,911,060 | 39.7 |
 | Gridlock'd | 1997 | Jan 31, 1997 | $5,000,000 | $5,571,205 | $5,571,205 | $22,836,692 | 57.2 |
 | Johns | 1997 | Jan 31, 1997 | $40,000,000 | $50,789 | $50,789 | $-31,134,606 | 44.2 |
 | Meet Wally Sparks | 1997 | Jan 31, 1997 | $12,000,000 | $4,073,582 | $4,073,582 | $10,695,224 | 33.1 |
 | Prisoner of the Mountains | 1997 | Jan 31, 1997 | $869,000 | $790,078 | $790,078 | $14,303,270 | 38.8 |
 | Shadow Conspiracy | 1997 | Jan 31, 1997 | $45,000,000 | $2,312,463 | $2,312,463 | $-32,247,783 | 31.0 |
 | Waiting for Guffman | 1997 | Jan 31, 1997 | $4,000,000 | $2,923,982 | $2,925,583 | $21,268,584 | 61.7 |
 | Dante's Peak | 1997 | Feb 7, 1997 | $116,000,000 | $67,127,760 | $67,127,760 | $-45,655,180 | 77.7 |
 | Hotel de Love | 1997 | Feb 7, 1997 | $250,000 | $165,845 | $165,845 | $6,557,553 | 17.9 |
 | SubUrbia | 1997 | Feb 7, 1997 | $722,000 | $656,747 | $656,747 | $15,016,672 | 44.9 |
 | The Beautician and the Beast | 1997 | Feb 7, 1997 | $16,000,000 | $11,486,880 | $11,486,880 | $22,642,291 | 55.1 |
 | The Pest | 1997 | Feb 7, 1997 | $8,000,000 | $3,600,616 | $3,600,616 | $17,270,554 | 49.2 |
 | Absolute Power | 1997 | Feb 14, 1997 | $50,000,000 | $50,068,310 | $50,068,310 | $24,954,232 | 74.4 |
 | Dangerous Ground | 1997 | Feb 14, 1997 | $28,000,000 | $5,303,931 | $5,303,931 | $-6,438,091 | 34.2 |
 | Fools Rush In | 1997 | Feb 14, 1997 | $20,000,000 | $29,481,428 | $29,481,428 | $34,868,071 | 69.6 |
 | That Darn Cat | 1997 | Feb 14, 1997 | $26,527,000 | $18,301,610 | $18,301,610 | $16,138,601 | 48.9 |
 | The Graduate | 1997 | Feb 14, 1997 | $3,000,000 | $259,279 | $259,279 | $6,977,537 | 57.1 |
 | Touch | 1997 | Feb 14, 1997 | $5,500,000 | $387,069 | $387,069 | $4,985,103 | 25.6 |
 | Vegas Vacation | 1997 | Feb 14, 1997 | $25,000,000 | $36,400,360 | $36,400,360 | $42,664,270 | 69.4 |
 | Blood and Wine | 1997 | Feb 21, 1997 | $26,000,000 | $1,094,668 | $1,094,668 | $-11,459,799 | 41.4 |
 | Lost Highway | 1997 | Feb 21, 1997 | $15,000,000 | $3,675,201 | $3,765,078 | $11,698,883 | 69.1 |
 | Rosewood | 1997 | Feb 21, 1997 | $17,000,000 | $13,130,349 | $13,130,349 | $20,817,458 | 57.8 |
 | Booty Call | 1997 | Feb 28, 1997 | $7,000,000 | $20,050,376 | $20,050,376 | $41,902,278 | 56.1 |
 | Donnie Brasco | 1997 | Feb 28, 1997 | $35,000,000 | $41,909,762 | $41,909,762 | $36,668,322 | 87.2 |
 | Follow Me Home | 1997 | Feb 28, 1997 | $62,000,000 | $52,155 | $52,155 | $-66,425,845 | 34.0 |
 | Hard Eight | 1997 | Feb 28, 1997 | $3,000,000 | $222,559 | $222,806 | $6,279,530 | 53.9 |
 | Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love | 1997 | Feb 28, 1997 | $3,000,000 | $4,109,095 | $4,109,095 | $23,064,186 | 48.6 |
 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | 1997 | Feb 28, 1997 | $35,000,000 | $2,372,903 | $2,372,903 | $-18,079,387 | 48.6 |
 | Waco: The Rules of Engagement | 1997 | Feb 28, 1997 | $250,000 | $142,193 | $142,193 | $6,652,083 | 32.5 |
 | The Daytrippers | 1997 | Mar 5, 1997 | $2,310,000 | $2,099,677 | $2,099,677 | $17,571,709 | 44.3 |
 | Boys Life 2 | 1997 | Mar 7, 1997 | $381,000 | $532,654 | $532,654 | $11,471,189 | 26.3 |
 | Good Luck | 1997 | Mar 7, 1997 | $250,000 | $39,962 | $39,962 | $1,946,981 | 19.3 |
 | Jungle 2 Jungle | 1997 | Mar 7, 1997 | $32,000,000 | $59,927,618 | $59,927,618 | $54,808,714 | 72.4 |
 | Private Parts | 1997 | Mar 7, 1997 | $28,000,000 | $41,230,799 | $41,230,799 | $40,281,099 | 73.4 |
 | Rhyme & Reason | 1997 | Mar 7, 1997 | $1,101,000 | $1,608,277 | $1,608,277 | $16,100,249 | 30.9 |
 | The Eighth Day | 1997 | Mar 7, 1997 | $458,000 | $416,401 | $416,401 | $12,595,489 | 44.7 |
 | City of Industry | 1997 | Mar 14, 1997 | $8,000,000 | $1,568,258 | $1,568,258 | $8,982,432 | 36.5 |
 | Drunks | 1997 | Mar 14, 1997 | $250,000 | $38,268 | $38,268 | $1,812,134 | 18.5 |
 | Love Jones | 1997 | Mar 14, 1997 | $7,000,000 | $12,479,335 | $12,479,335 | $32,904,708 | 63.6 |
 | The Substance of Fire | 1997 | Mar 14, 1997 | $250,000 | $31,638 | $31,638 | $1,345,819 | 15.2 |
 | Gray's Anatomy | 1997 | Mar 19, 1997 | $350,000 | $29,090 | $29,090 | $1,069,545 | 23.5 |
 | Liar Liar | 1997 | Mar 21, 1997 | $45,000,000 | $181,410,615 | $181,410,615 | $118,421,280 | 93.3 |
 | Mandela | 1997 | Mar 21, 1997 | $250,000 | $42,056 | $42,056 | $2,311,028 | 18.2 |
 | Selena | 1997 | Mar 21, 1997 | $20,000,000 | $35,281,794 | $35,281,794 | $55,006,346 | 76.9 |
 | The Godfather | 1997 | Mar 21, 1997 | $6,000,000 | $1,267,490 | $1,267,490 | $15,289,741 | 68.7 |
 | B*A*P*S | 1997 | Mar 28, 1997 | $10,000,000 | $7,246,735 | $7,246,735 | $20,184,584 | 43.7 |
 | Cats Don't Dance | 1997 | Mar 28, 1997 | $32,000,000 | $3,566,637 | $3,566,637 | $-11,145,027 | 52.1 |
 | Love and Other Catastrophes | 1997 | Mar 28, 1997 | $250,000 | $294,212 | $294,657 | $8,916,675 | 25.8 |
 | The Devil's Own | 1997 | Mar 28, 1997 | $90,000,000 | $42,868,348 | $42,868,348 | $-21,843,739 | 71.0 |
 | The Sixth Man | 1997 | Mar 28, 1997 | $11,000,000 | $14,772,788 | $14,772,788 | $27,701,863 | 48.5 |
 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | 1997 | Mar 28, 1997 | $13,382,000 | $8,363,899 | $8,363,899 | $19,548,885 | 48.3 |
 | Anna Karenina | 1997 | Apr 4, 1997 | $30,000,000 | $858,553 | $858,553 | $-18,410,302 | 35.2 |
 | Chasing Amy | 1997 | Apr 4, 1997 | $250,000 | $12,021,272 | $12,021,272 | $49,101,741 | 75.8 |
 | Childhood's End | 1997 | Apr 4, 1997 | $250,000 | $3,804 | $3,804 | $-119,098 | 6.8 |
 | Double Team | 1997 | Apr 4, 1997 | $18,301,000 | $11,438,337 | $11,438,337 | $20,139,169 | 56.6 |
 | Inventing the Abbotts | 1997 | Apr 4, 1997 | $6,530,000 | $5,936,344 | $5,936,344 | $22,641,895 | 49.7 |
 | That Old Feeling | 1997 | Apr 4, 1997 | $35,000,000 | $16,574,176 | $16,574,176 | $3,987,890 | 48.3 |
 | The Saint | 1997 | Apr 4, 1997 | $90,000,000 | $61,363,304 | $61,363,304 | $-2,391,522 | 76.1 |
 | Schizopolis | 1997 | Apr 9, 1997 | $250,000 | $10,580 | $10,580 | $295,290 | 29.0 |
 | Anaconda | 1997 | Apr 11, 1997 | $45,000,000 | $65,885,767 | $65,885,767 | $49,341,325 | 79.5 |
 | Grosse Pointe Blank | 1997 | Apr 11, 1997 | $15,000,000 | $28,084,357 | $28,084,357 | $44,064,268 | 77.9 |
 | Keys to Tulsa | 1997 | Apr 11, 1997 | $250,000 | $57,252 | $57,252 | $4,713,252 | 16.5 |
 | Paradise Road | 1997 | Apr 11, 1997 | $19,000,000 | $2,007,100 | $2,007,100 | $-2,786,610 | 39.1 |
 | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | 1997 | Apr 18, 1997 | $22,000,000 | $3,602,884 | $3,602,884 | $464,596 | 45.4 |
 | Hollow Reed | 1997 | Apr 18, 1997 | $292,000 | $265,732 | $265,732 | $7,863,073 | 24.8 |
 | McHale's Navy | 1997 | Apr 18, 1997 | $42,000,000 | $4,529,843 | $4,529,843 | $-21,330,141 | 39.1 |
 | Murder at 1600 | 1997 | Apr 18, 1997 | $37,088,000 | $25,804,707 | $25,804,707 | $5,988,570 | 63.8 |
 | Traveller | 1997 | Apr 18, 1997 | $587,000 | $534,010 | $534,010 | $12,252,209 | 30.7 |
 | A Chef in Love | 1997 | Apr 23, 1997 | $17,000,000 | $686,704 | $686,704 | $-6,436,966 | 26.2 |
 | A Brother's Kiss | 1997 | Apr 25, 1997 | $250,000 | $52,632 | $52,632 | $4,110,632 | 24.1 |
 | Flamenco | 1997 | Apr 25, 1997 | $281,000 | $480,941 | $480,941 | $10,870,266 | 22.0 |
 | Nothing Personal | 1997 | Apr 25, 1997 | $250,000 | $40,374 | $40,374 | $2,168,187 | 15.8 |
 | Romy and Michele's High School Reunion | 1997 | Apr 25, 1997 | $20,000,000 | $29,235,353 | $29,235,353 | $40,713,515 | 76.1 |
 | Shiloh | 1997 | Apr 25, 1997 | $363,000 | $1,007,822 | $1,007,822 | $17,443,440 | 39.5 |
 | Volcano | 1997 | Apr 25, 1997 | $90,000,000 | $49,323,468 | $49,323,620 | $-14,691,399 | 75.7 |
 | Irma Vep | 1997 | Apr 30, 1997 | $1,400,000 | $282,310 | $305,285 | $8,188,915 | 41.7 |
 | Children of the Revolution | 1997 | May 1, 1997 | $53,000,000 | $838,368 | $838,368 | $-40,642,469 | 65.0 |
 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | 1997 | May 2, 1997 | $16,500,000 | $53,883,989 | $53,885,961 | $73,631,992 | 87.2 |
 | Breakdown | 1997 | May 2, 1997 | $36,000,000 | $50,159,144 | $50,159,144 | $44,117,358 | 78.4 |
 | Commandments | 1997 | May 2, 1997 | $6,000,000 | $548,561 | $548,561 | $5,936,705 | 23.5 |
 | Truth or Consequences, N.M. | 1997 | May 2, 1997 | $250,000 | $109,261 | $122,046 | $5,691,375 | 27.5 |
 | Warriors of Virtue | 1997 | May 2, 1997 | $56,000,000 | $6,524,620 | $6,524,620 | $-50,122,781 | 38.8 |
 | Fathers' Day | 1997 | May 9, 1997 | $85,000,000 | $28,598,376 | $28,598,376 | $-39,760,218 | 57.9 |
 | Nowhere | 1997 | May 9, 1997 | $250,000 | $194,201 | $198,027 | $8,116,491 | 40.2 |
 | The Fifth Element | 1997 | May 9, 1997 | $90,000,000 | $63,820,180 | $63,832,044 | $1,585,135 | 91.6 |
 | Twin Town | 1997 | May 9, 1997 | $3,300,000 | $127,923 | $1,039,657 | $2,514,220 | 42.3 |
 | Brothers in Trouble | 1997 | May 14, 1997 | $250,000 | $8,000 | $8,000 | $111,000 | 14.3 |
 | Night Falls on Manhattan | 1997 | May 16, 1997 | $15,823,000 | $9,889,670 | $9,889,670 | $16,973,756 | 49.1 |
 | Sprung | 1997 | May 16, 1997 | $1,315,000 | $7,575,028 | $7,575,028 | $29,039,521 | 33.6 |
 | The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | 1997 | May 16, 1997 | $381,000 | $346,056 | $346,056 | $10,392,172 | 20.1 |
 | The Van | 1997 | May 16, 1997 | $70,000,000 | $712,095 | $714,197 | $-61,520,114 | 60.0 |
 | Addicted to Love | 1997 | May 23, 1997 | $23,633,000 | $34,673,095 | $34,673,095 | $38,431,221 | 67.3 |
 | Brassed Off | 1997 | May 23, 1997 | $2,800,000 | $2,576,331 | $2,576,388 | $20,818,698 | 55.6 |
 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | 1997 | May 23, 1997 | $73,000,000 | $229,086,679 | $229,086,679 | $-60,383,323 | 89.9 |
 | 'Til There Was You | 1997 | May 30, 1997 | $23,000,000 | $3,525,125 | $3,525,125 | $-2,482,388 | 38.8 |
 | Gone Fishin' | 1997 | May 30, 1997 | $53,000,000 | $19,745,922 | $19,745,922 | $-8,695,018 | 52.8 |
 | Rough Magic | 1997 | May 30, 1997 | $272,000 | $247,202 | $247,202 | $7,824,442 | 21.8 |
 | Trial and Error | 1997 | May 30, 1997 | $25,000,000 | $13,602,831 | $13,602,831 | $11,815,095 | 46.9 |
 | Bliss | 1997 | Jun 6, 1997 | $323,000 | $294,064 | $294,064 | $8,890,939 | 27.1 |
 | Buddy | 1997 | Jun 6, 1997 | $19,000,000 | $10,113,400 | $10,113,400 | $7,319,916 | 39.1 |
 | Con Air | 1997 | Jun 6, 1997 | $75,000,000 | $101,117,573 | $101,144,461 | $35,958,210 | 89.7 |
 | Intimate Relations | 1997 | Jun 6, 1997 | $250,000 | $53,662 | $53,662 | $4,398,662 | 15.8 |
 | Red Cherry | 1997 | Jun 6, 1997 | $250,000 | $44,846 | $44,846 | $2,783,423 | 22.8 |
 | Speed 2: Cruise Control | 1997 | Jun 13, 1997 | $160,000,000 | $48,608,066 | $164,508,066 | $-52,369,950 | 74.6 |
 | Temptress Moon | 1997 | Jun 13, 1997 | $1,211,000 | $1,100,788 | $1,100,788 | $15,341,509 | 32.9 |
 | Ulee's Gold | 1997 | Jun 13, 1997 | $2,700,000 | $9,161,691 | $9,161,691 | $30,678,651 | 51.6 |
 | Wedding Bell Blues | 1997 | Jun 13, 1997 | $250,000 | $44,052 | $44,052 | $2,545,026 | 16.1 |
 | Hercules | 1997 | Jun 15, 1997 | $85,000,000 | $99,112,101 | $99,112,101 | $25,279,439 | 90.7 |
 | For Roseanna | 1997 | Jun 18, 1997 | $250,000 | $123,330 | $123,330 | $5,873,330 | 27.2 |
 | Batman & Robin | 1997 | Jun 20, 1997 | $125,000,000 | $107,325,195 | $238,225,195 | $-50,622,348 | 81.2 |
 | Dream with the Fishes | 1997 | Jun 20, 1997 | $1,000,000 | $543,708 | $543,708 | $11,791,337 | 30.9 |
 | Fall | 1997 | Jun 20, 1997 | $1,000,000 | $51,266 | $51,266 | $2,684,266 | 20.0 |
 | My Best Friend's Wedding | 1997 | Jun 20, 1997 | $38,000,000 | $127,120,029 | $127,131,755 | $87,498,623 | 88.9 |
 | The Last Time I Committed Suicide | 1997 | Jun 20, 1997 | $4,000,000 | $46,362 | $46,362 | $-135,819 | 23.3 |
 | Head Above Water | 1997 | Jun 25, 1997 | $250,000 | $32,212 | $32,212 | $1,746,106 | 27.9 |
 | Face/Off | 1997 | Jun 27, 1997 | $80,000,000 | $112,276,146 | $112,277,322 | $45,843,394 | 94.0 |
 | Men in Black | 1997 | Jul 2, 1997 | $90,000,000 | $250,690,539 | $250,690,539 | $49,872,958 | 95.8 |
 | Guantanamera | 1997 | Jul 4, 1997 | $994,000 | $903,840 | $903,840 | $14,505,656 | 32.5 |
 | Out to Sea | 1997 | Jul 4, 1997 | $33,000,000 | $29,022,252 | $29,022,252 | $21,627,689 | 55.8 |
 | Wild America | 1997 | Jul 4, 1997 | $17,000,000 | $7,342,923 | $7,342,923 | $14,382,763 | 54.5 |
 | 4 Little Girls | 1997 | Jul 9, 1997 | $1,000,000 | $130,146 | $130,146 | $5,646,639 | 37.7 |
 | A Simple Wish | 1997 | Jul 11, 1997 | $28,000,000 | $8,345,056 | $8,345,056 | $4,994,341 | 56.5 |
 | Contact | 1997 | Jul 11, 1997 | $90,000,000 | $100,920,329 | $100,920,329 | $18,067,857 | 88.4 |
 | This World, Then the Fireworks | 1997 | Jul 11, 1997 | $250,000 | $51,618 | $51,618 | $3,631,618 | 17.3 |
 | Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun | 1997 | Jul 11, 1997 | $1,236,000 | $18,798,590 | $18,798,590 | $45,269,757 | 39.1 |
 | Armour of God 2: Operation Condor | 1997 | Jul 18, 1997 | $15,000,000 | $10,405,394 | $10,405,394 | $18,296,992 | 49.6 |
 | Beyond Barbed Wire | 1997 | Jul 18, 1997 | $250,000 | $3,109 | $3,109 | $-121,446 | 16.7 |
 | George of the Jungle | 1997 | Jul 18, 1997 | $55,000,000 | $105,263,257 | $105,263,257 | $63,971,340 | 82.9 |
 | Mrs. Brown | 1997 | Jul 18, 1997 | $6,191,000 | $9,229,808 | $9,229,808 | $29,551,858 | 60.1 |
 | Nothing to Lose | 1997 | Jul 18, 1997 | $25,000,000 | $44,480,039 | $44,480,039 | $47,500,029 | 71.3 |
 | The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain | 1997 | Jul 18, 1997 | $301,000 | $273,644 | $273,644 | $9,054,552 | 31.5 |
 | Star Maps | 1997 | Jul 23, 1997 | $728,000 | $661,465 | $661,465 | $12,707,718 | 23.0 |
 | Air Force One | 1997 | Jul 25, 1997 | $85,000,000 | $172,956,409 | $172,956,409 | $79,979,999 | 90.2 |
 | Good Burger | 1997 | Jul 25, 1997 | $8,500,000 | $23,712,993 | $23,712,993 | $47,035,745 | 67.0 |
 | The Winner | 1997 | Jul 25, 1997 | $10 | $26,004 | $26,004 | $1,019,993 | 5.8 |
 | One Eight Seven | 1997 | Jul 30, 1997 | $20,000,000 | $5,727,130 | $5,727,130 | $6,685,076 | 54.4 |
 | Air Bud | 1997 | Aug 1, 1997 | $3,000,000 | $23,144,499 | $23,144,499 | $58,525,374 | 72.8 |
 | In the Company of Men | 1997 | Aug 1, 1997 | $250,000 | $2,804,473 | $2,804,473 | $24,293,026 | 53.0 |
 | Picture Perfect | 1997 | Aug 1, 1997 | $18,000,000 | $31,407,873 | $31,407,873 | $41,322,905 | 63.8 |
 | Spawn | 1997 | Aug 1, 1997 | $40,000,000 | $54,870,175 | $54,870,175 | $41,332,631 | 73.6 |
 | Hamsun | 1997 | Aug 6, 1997 | $250,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $3,213,000 | 26.8 |
 | Career Girls | 1997 | Aug 8, 1997 | $1,164,000 | $2,416,734 | $2,416,734 | $19,810,261 | 39.8 |
 | Conspiracy Theory | 1997 | Aug 8, 1997 | $44,942,000 | $75,982,834 | $75,982,834 | $53,365,986 | 82.3 |
 | Free Willy 3: The Rescue | 1997 | Aug 8, 1997 | $3,791,000 | $3,446,539 | $3,446,539 | $22,530,685 | 54.6 |
 | How to Be a Player | 1997 | Aug 8, 1997 | $15,000,000 | $14,009,368 | $14,009,368 | $24,354,932 | 51.2 |
 | Soul in the Hole | 1997 | Aug 8, 1997 | $250,000 | $30,697 | $30,697 | $1,194,348 | 19.8 |
 | Cop Land | 1997 | Aug 15, 1997 | $15,000,000 | $44,862,187 | $44,862,187 | $64,513,640 | 79.6 |
 | Event Horizon | 1997 | Aug 15, 1997 | $60,000,000 | $26,673,242 | $26,676,116 | $-2,420,068 | 75.1 |
 | Paperback Romance | 1997 | Aug 15, 1997 | $90,000,000 | $151,068 | $151,068 | $-94,793,485 | 44.7 |
 | Steel | 1997 | Aug 15, 1997 | $16,000,000 | $1,710,972 | $1,801,972 | $1,406,275 | 39.6 |
 | The Full Monty | 1997 | Aug 15, 1997 | $3,500,000 | $45,950,122 | $114,634,431 | $101,523,222 | 88.3 |
 | A Smile Like Yours | 1997 | Aug 22, 1997 | $18,000,000 | $3,330,352 | $3,330,352 | $90,317 | 24.8 |
 | G.I. Jane | 1997 | Aug 22, 1997 | $50,000,000 | $48,169,156 | $48,169,156 | $25,526,867 | 77.9 |
 | Leave It to Beaver | 1997 | Aug 22, 1997 | $15,000,000 | $10,925,060 | $10,925,060 | $19,464,544 | 41.9 |
 | Masterminds | 1997 | Aug 22, 1997 | $2,129,000 | $1,935,539 | $1,935,539 | $16,394,185 | 32.0 |
 | Mimic | 1997 | Aug 22, 1997 | $30,000,000 | $25,480,490 | $25,480,490 | $23,386,368 | 68.1 |
 | Money Talks | 1997 | Aug 22, 1997 | $25,000,000 | $40,922,619 | $40,922,619 | $43,891,964 | 67.6 |
 | Pippi Longstocking | 1997 | Aug 22, 1997 | $10,000,000 | $505,335 | $505,335 | $786,908 | 31.7 |
 | She's So Lovely | 1997 | Aug 27, 1997 | $18,000,000 | $7,281,450 | $7,281,450 | $11,617,273 | 50.2 |
 | Excess Baggage | 1997 | Aug 29, 1997 | $21,861,000 | $14,515,490 | $14,515,490 | $18,943,263 | 57.8 |
 | Hoodlum | 1997 | Aug 29, 1997 | $30,000,000 | $23,499,102 | $23,499,102 | $19,352,326 | 60.3 |
 | Kull: The Conqueror | 1997 | Aug 29, 1997 | $35,000,000 | $6,112,613 | $6,112,613 | $-9,935,666 | 43.1 |
 | Trojan Eddie | 1997 | Aug 29, 1997 | $250,000 | $21,264 | $21,264 | $697,632 | 9.3 |
 | Fire Down Below | 1997 | Sep 5, 1997 | $60,000,000 | $16,228,448 | $16,228,448 | $-27,031,948 | 57.3 |
 | Latin Boys Go to Hell | 1997 | Sep 5, 1997 | $250,000 | $199,033 | $199,033 | $6,861,081 | 16.5 |
 | Bandwagon | 1997 | Sep 12, 1997 | $250,000 | $44,544 | $44,544 | $2,652,272 | 22.2 |
 | Different for Girls | 1997 | Sep 12, 1997 | $331,000 | $300,645 | $300,645 | $9,089,393 | 27.0 |
 | The Game | 1997 | Sep 12, 1997 | $70,000,000 | $48,323,648 | $48,323,859 | $10,704,820 | 88.8 |
 | The Long Way Home | 1997 | Sep 17, 1997 | $183,000 | $60,509 | $60,509 | $4,951,909 | 27.9 |
 | The Myth of Fingerprints | 1997 | Sep 17, 1997 | $2,000,000 | $523,025 | $523,025 | $10,191,722 | 30.2 |
 | A Thousand Acres | 1997 | Sep 19, 1997 | $28,000,000 | $7,936,780 | $7,936,780 | $-252,783 | 40.0 |
 | Going All the Way | 1997 | Sep 19, 1997 | $250,000 | $113,069 | $113,069 | $5,594,069 | 23.1 |
 | In & Out | 1997 | Sep 19, 1997 | $35,000,000 | $63,856,929 | $63,856,929 | $54,684,697 | 76.0 |
 | L.A. Confidential | 1997 | Sep 19, 1997 | $35,000,000 | $64,616,940 | $64,617,350 | $54,761,705 | 94.6 |
 | Wishmaster | 1997 | Sep 19, 1997 | $5,000,000 | $15,738,769 | $15,738,769 | $42,713,689 | 60.0 |
 | Soul Food | 1997 | Sep 26, 1997 | $7,500,000 | $43,700,855 | $43,700,855 | $64,795,641 | 67.1 |
 | The Assignment | 1997 | Sep 26, 1997 | $366,000 | $332,597 | $332,597 | $11,249,789 | 38.9 |
 | The Edge | 1997 | Sep 26, 1997 | $30,000,000 | $27,873,386 | $27,873,386 | $26,050,040 | 73.2 |
 | The Peacemaker | 1997 | Sep 26, 1997 | $50,000,000 | $41,263,140 | $41,263,140 | $20,165,355 | 70.9 |
 | Trojan War | 1997 | Sep 26, 1997 | $15,000,000 | $309 | $309 | $-13,672,846 | 21.9 |
 | The Ice Storm | 1997 | Sep 27, 1997 | $18,000,000 | $8,038,061 | $8,038,061 | $17,243,165 | 68.0 |
 | Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | 1997 | Oct 3, 1997 | $960,000 | $878,960 | $878,960 | $15,510,064 | 39.8 |
 | Forgotten Silver | 1997 | Oct 3, 1997 | $250,000 | $26,459 | $26,751 | $995,346 | 25.1 |
 | Kiss the Girls | 1997 | Oct 3, 1997 | $27,000,000 | $60,527,873 | $60,527,873 | $63,802,905 | 77.1 |
 | The Locusts | 1997 | Oct 3, 1997 | $250,000 | $40,158 | $40,158 | $2,180,079 | 18.3 |
 | The MatchMaker | 1997 | Oct 3, 1997 | $7,000,000 | $3,392,080 | $3,392,080 | $15,425,872 | 43.6 |
 | U Turn | 1997 | Oct 3, 1997 | $19,000,000 | $6,682,098 | $6,682,098 | $12,789,753 | 62.8 |
 | Washington Square | 1997 | Oct 5, 1997 | $15,000,000 | $1,851,761 | $1,851,761 | $458,585 | 37.5 |
 | Boogie Nights | 1997 | Oct 10, 1997 | $15,000,000 | $26,400,640 | $26,406,741 | $45,560,480 | 83.6 |
 | Gang Related | 1997 | Oct 10, 1997 | $6,497,000 | $5,906,773 | $5,906,773 | $22,962,612 | 49.9 |
 | Happy Together | 1997 | Oct 10, 1997 | $787,000 | $320,319 | $715,610 | $11,178,341 | 56.0 |
 | Lilies | 1997 | Oct 10, 1997 | $2,200,000 | $301,548 | $301,548 | $7,234,424 | 33.6 |
 | Most Wanted | 1997 | Oct 10, 1997 | $25,000,000 | $6,391,946 | $6,391,946 | $1,086,040 | 41.6 |
 | RocketMan | 1997 | Oct 10, 1997 | $16,000,000 | $15,448,043 | $15,448,043 | $25,596,552 | 59.1 |
 | Seven Years in Tibet | 1997 | Oct 10, 1997 | $70,000,000 | $37,957,682 | $37,957,682 | $-986,738 | 78.8 |
 | The House of Yes | 1997 | Oct 10, 1997 | $1,500,000 | $626,057 | $626,057 | $13,619,451 | 43.3 |
 | The Sweet Hereafter | 1997 | Oct 10, 1997 | $5,000,000 | $3,263,585 | $3,263,585 | $20,116,226 | 60.7 |
 | Bean | 1997 | Oct 17, 1997 | $18,000,000 | $45,319,423 | $251,212,670 | $116,091,866 | 85.3 |
 | Breaking Up | 1997 | Oct 17, 1997 | $250,000 | $11,690 | $11,690 | $401,845 | 18.5 |
 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | 1997 | Oct 17, 1997 | $17,000,000 | $72,586,134 | $72,587,919 | $80,296,600 | 82.8 |
 | Playing God | 1997 | Oct 17, 1997 | $12,000,000 | $4,166,918 | $4,166,918 | $12,468,226 | 41.0 |
 | Telling Lies in America | 1997 | Oct 17, 1997 | $4,000,000 | $318,809 | $318,809 | $5,228,304 | 27.9 |
 | The Devil's Advocate | 1997 | Oct 17, 1997 | $57,000,000 | $60,944,660 | $60,944,660 | $26,155,495 | 88.4 |
 | A Life Less Ordinary | 1997 | Oct 24, 1997 | $12,000,000 | $4,366,722 | $4,366,722 | $16,639,050 | 59.5 |
 | FairyTale: A True Story | 1997 | Oct 24, 1997 | $14,000,000 | $14,059,077 | $14,059,077 | $25,053,717 | 55.8 |
 | Gattaca | 1997 | Oct 24, 1997 | $36,000,000 | $12,532,777 | $12,533,236 | $7,976,255 | 79.5 |
 | Critical Care | 1997 | Oct 31, 1997 | $12,000,000 | $221,193 | $221,193 | $-6,419,867 | 24.4 |
 | I Love You, I Love You Not | 1997 | Oct 31, 1997 | $30,000,000 | $20,677 | $20,677 | $-25,547,662 | 50.3 |
 | Red Corner | 1997 | Oct 31, 1997 | $48,000,000 | $22,459,274 | $22,459,274 | $-1,433,544 | 57.7 |
 | Switchback | 1997 | Oct 31, 1997 | $38,000,000 | $6,492,660 | $6,492,660 | $-10,950,432 | 50.5 |
 | Cold Around the Heart | 1997 | Nov 7, 1997 | $250,000 | $5,171 | $5,171 | $18,586 | 11.6 |
 | Eve's Bayou | 1997 | Nov 7, 1997 | $4,000,000 | $14,842,388 | $14,842,388 | $34,481,367 | 60.9 |
 | Mad City | 1997 | Nov 7, 1997 | $50,000,000 | $10,541,523 | $10,541,523 | $-16,660,273 | 54.3 |
 | Starship Troopers | 1997 | Nov 7, 1997 | $105,000,000 | $54,814,377 | $54,818,608 | $-22,246,731 | 86.0 |
 | The Wings of the Dove | 1997 | Nov 7, 1997 | $6,110,000 | $13,692,848 | $13,692,848 | $34,626,708 | 59.6 |
 | Anastasia | 1997 | Nov 14, 1997 | $53,000,000 | $58,406,347 | $58,406,347 | $2,395,760 | 86.9 |
 | One Night Stand | 1997 | Nov 14, 1997 | $23,000,000 | $2,642,983 | $2,642,983 | $-4,685,315 | 37.6 |
 | The Jackal | 1997 | Nov 14, 1997 | $60,000,000 | $54,930,280 | $54,930,280 | $20,534,710 | 76.1 |
 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | 1997 | Nov 14, 1997 | $20,000,000 | $13,717,039 | $13,717,039 | $15,662,609 | 63.7 |
 | The Tango Lesson | 1997 | Nov 14, 1997 | $1,188,000 | $1,080,192 | $1,080,192 | $15,430,573 | 35.1 |
 | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | 1997 | Nov 21, 1997 | $35,000,000 | $25,105,255 | $25,105,255 | $7,672,941 | 68.1 |
 | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | 1997 | Nov 21, 1997 | $30,000,000 | $35,927,406 | $35,927,406 | $34,225,554 | 65.7 |
 | The Rainmaker | 1997 | Nov 21, 1997 | $40,000,000 | $45,916,769 | $45,916,769 | $33,668,577 | 79.5 |
 | Alien: Resurrection | 1997 | Nov 26, 1997 | $75,000,000 | $47,795,658 | $47,795,658 | $4,246,744 | 82.7 |
 | Bent | 1997 | Nov 26, 1997 | $546,000 | $496,059 | $496,059 | $12,867,174 | 43.6 |
 | Flubber | 1997 | Nov 26, 1997 | $80,000,000 | $92,977,226 | $92,977,226 | $25,538,236 | 79.2 |
 | Welcome to Sarajevo | 1997 | Nov 26, 1997 | $9,000,000 | $334,319 | $334,319 | $1,135,573 | 41.3 |
 | Good Will Hunting | 1997 | Dec 5, 1997 | $10,000,000 | $138,433,435 | $138,435,239 | $138,545,801 | 97.0 |
 | The Ride | 1997 | Dec 5, 1997 | $9,750,000 | $86,307 | $86,307 | $-5,902,693 | 29.5 |
 | Amistad | 1997 | Dec 10, 1997 | $36,000,000 | $44,229,441 | $44,229,441 | $36,275,081 | 79.9 |
 | Deconstructing Harry | 1997 | Dec 12, 1997 | $20,000,000 | $10,686,841 | $10,686,841 | $18,515,262 | 66.1 |
 | For Richer or Poorer | 1997 | Dec 12, 1997 | $35,000,000 | $31,642,995 | $31,642,995 | $23,108,246 | 61.5 |
 | Home Alone 3 | 1997 | Dec 12, 1997 | $32,000,000 | $30,882,515 | $30,882,515 | $29,695,886 | 73.7 |
 | Hugo Pool | 1997 | Dec 12, 1997 | $250,000 | $13,330 | $13,330 | $521,665 | 18.6 |
 | Les Boys | 1997 | Dec 12, 1997 | $3,300,000 | $4,602,341 | $4,602,341 | $22,840,107 | 44.6 |
 | Scream 2 | 1997 | Dec 12, 1997 | $24,000,000 | $101,363,301 | $101,363,940 | $92,661,375 | 88.8 |
 | Guy | 1997 | Dec 17, 1997 | $25,000,000 | $4,134 | $4,134 | $-22,057,933 | 35.1 |
 | Will It Snow for Christmas? | 1997 | Dec 17, 1997 | $250,000 | $51,950 | $51,950 | $4,868,950 | 41.4 |
 | Mousehunt | 1997 | Dec 19, 1997 | $38,000,000 | $61,917,389 | $61,917,389 | $52,485,042 | 78.5 |
 | The Apostle | 1997 | Dec 19, 1997 | $5,000,000 | $19,868,354 | $19,868,354 | $44,526,582 | 63.1 |
 | Titanic | 1997 | Dec 19, 1997 | $200,000,000 | $600,683,057 | $1,843,373,318 | $583,591,703 | 95.7 |
 | Tomorrow Never Dies | 1997 | Dec 19, 1997 | $110,000,000 | $125,304,276 | $125,304,452 | $22,755,335 | 84.5 |
 | As Good as It Gets | 1997 | Dec 23, 1997 | $50,000,000 | $148,478,011 | $148,478,011 | $89,663,849 | 94.0 |
 | An American Werewolf in Paris | 1997 | Dec 25, 1997 | $25,000,000 | $26,570,463 | $26,570,463 | $30,366,847 | 62.3 |
 | Jackie Brown | 1997 | Dec 25, 1997 | $12,000,000 | $39,673,162 | $39,691,818 | $63,856,872 | 86.8 |
 | Kundun | 1997 | Dec 25, 1997 | $28,000,000 | $5,684,789 | $5,684,855 | $-1,250,256 | 59.5 |
 | Mr. Magoo | 1997 | Dec 25, 1997 | $30,000,000 | $21,437,192 | $21,437,192 | $19,670,894 | 56.4 |
 | The Education of Little Tree | 1997 | Dec 25, 1997 | $356,000 | $323,411 | $323,411 | $9,834,338 | 28.6 |
 | The Postman | 1997 | Dec 25, 1997 | $80,000,000 | $17,626,234 | $17,626,234 | $-46,843,587 | 66.4 |
 | The Winter Guest | 1997 | Dec 25, 1997 | $957,000 | $870,290 | $870,290 | $14,914,861 | 36.1 |
 | Wag the Dog | 1997 | Dec 25, 1997 | $15,000,000 | $43,061,945 | $43,061,945 | $59,595,459 | 79.1 |
 | Afterglow | 1997 | Dec 26, 1997 | $1,937,000 | $2,465,960 | $2,465,960 | $18,625,964 | 37.6 |
 | Ma vie en rose | 1997 | Dec 26, 1997 | $3,200,000 | $2,162,043 | $2,162,043 | $17,632,839 | 50.3 |
 | The Boxer | 1997 | Dec 31, 1997 | $4,700,000 | $5,980,578 | $5,980,578 | $24,534,628 | 58.4 |