Domestic Release Schedule
| Release | Distributor | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| July 23, 1997 | ||
 Star Maps
Comedy
Drama
With: Douglas Spain, Efrain Figueroa, Kandeyce Jorden, Martha Velez 1 hr 26 min | - | Limited |
| July 25, 1997 | ||
 Air Force One
Action
Drama
Thriller
With: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson 2 hr 4 min | Sony Pictures Releasing | Wide |
 | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 The Winner
Comedy
Crime
Thriller
With: Rebecca De Mornay, Vincent D'Onofrio, Richard Edson, Saverio Guerra 1 hr 32 min | Artisan Entertainment | Limited |
 Box of Moonlight
Comedy
Drama
With: John Turturro, Sam Rockwell, Catherine Keener, Lisa Blount 1 hr 52 min | Trimark Pictures | Limited |
| July 30, 1997 | ||
 One Eight Seven
Drama
Thriller
With: Samuel L. Jackson, John Heard, Kelly Rowan, Clifton Collins Jr. 1 hr 59 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
| August 1, 1997 | ||
 Spawn
Action
Crime
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
With: Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen, Theresa Randle 1 hr 36 min | New Line Cinema | Wide |
 Air Bud
Comedy
Drama
Family
Sport
With: Michael Jeter, Kevin Zegers, Wendy Makkena, Bill Cobbs 1 hr 38 min | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 Picture Perfect
Comedy
Drama
Romance
With: Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr, Kevin Bacon, Olympia Dukakis 1 hr 41 min | Twentieth Century Fox | Wide |
 In the Company of Men
Comedy
Drama
With: Aaron Eckhart, Matt Malloy, Stacy Edwards, Michael Martin 1 hr 37 min | Sony Pictures Classics | Limited |
 Love Serenade
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Romance
With: Miranda Otto, Rebecca Frith, George Shevtsov, John Alansu 1 hr 41 min | Miramax | Limited |
| August 6, 1997 | ||
 Hamsun
Biography
Drama
War
With: Max von Sydow, Ghita Nørby, Anette Hoff, Gard B. Eidsvold 2 hr 39 min | First Run | Limited |
| August 8, 1997 | ||
 Conspiracy Theory
Action
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
With: Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts, Patrick Stewart, Cylk Cozart 2 hr 15 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 Free Willy 3: The Rescue
Adventure
Drama
Family
With: Jason James Richter, August Schellenberg, Annie Corley, Vincent Berry 1 hr 26 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 How to Be a Player
Comedy
With: Bill Bellamy, Natalie Desselle Reid, Lark Voorhies, Mari Morrow 1 hr 33 min | Gramercy Pictures (I) | Wide |
 Career Girls
Comedy
Drama
With: Katrin Cartlidge, Lynda Steadman, Kate Byers, Mark Benton 1 hr 23 min | October Films | Limited |
 Soul in the Hole
Documentary
Sport
With: Kenny Jones, Ronnet Jones, Ronald Kelly, Ed 'Booger' Smith 1 hr 38 min | N/A | Limited |
| August 15, 1997 | ||
 Event Horizon
Horror
Sci-Fi
Thriller
With: Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, Joely Richardson 1 hr 36 min | Paramount Pictures | Wide |
 Cop Land
Crime
Drama
Thriller
With: Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro 1 hr 45 min | Miramax | Wide |
 Steel
Action
Adventure
Crime
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
With: Shaquille O'Neal, Annabeth Gish, Judd Nelson, Richard Roundtree 1 hr 37 min | Warner Bros. | Wide |
 | - | Limited |
 Paperback Romance
Comedy
Romance
With: Gia Carides, Anthony LaPaglia, Rebecca Gibney, Robyn Nevin 1 hr 34 min | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Limited |
| August 22, 1997 | ||
 Mimic
Horror
Sci-Fi
With: Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Alexander Goodwin, Giancarlo Giannini 1 hr 45 min | Miramax | Wide |
 Money Talks
Action
Comedy
Crime
Thriller
With: Charlie Sheen, Chris Tucker, Heather Locklear, Elise Neal 1 hr 37 min | New Line Cinema | Wide |
 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Wide |
 Leave It to Beaver
Comedy
Family
With: Christopher McDonald, Janine Turner, Cameron Finley, Erik von Detten 1 hr 24 min | Universal Pictures | Wide |
 Masterminds
Action
Comedy
Thriller
With: Patrick Stewart, Vincent Kartheiser, Brenda Fricker, Bradley Whitford 1 hr 46 min | Sony Pictures Releasing | Wide |
 A Smile Like Yours
Comedy
Romance
With: Greg Kinnear, Lauren Holly, Joan Cusack, Jay Thomas 1 hr 38 min | Paramount Pictures | Limited |
 Pippi Longstocking
Adventure
Animation
Comedy
Family
Musical
With: Catherine O'Hara, Dave Thomas, Melissa Altro, Carole Pope 1 hr 16 min | - | Limited |
 Dirty Dancing1997 Re-release
Drama
Music
Romance
With: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes 1 hr 40 min | - | Limited |
| August 27, 1997 | ||
 She's So Lovely
Drama
Romance
With: Sean Penn, Robin Wright, John Travolta, James Gandolfini 1 hr 40 min | Miramax | Limited |
