Domestic Box Office For May 1997
Wide releases are those released in at least 600 theaters.
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | $229,086,679 | 3,565 | $72,132,785 | 31.5% | 3,281 | May 23 | - | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | The Fifth Element | $63,820,180 | 2,500 | $17,031,345 | 26.7% | 2,500 | May 9 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 3 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | $53,883,989 | 2,187 | $9,548,111 | 17.7% | 2,187 | May 2 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 4 | Breakdown | $50,159,144 | 2,348 | $12,307,128 | 24.5% | 2,108 | May 2 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 5 | Addicted to Love | $34,673,095 | 2,021 | $11,446,098 | 33% | 2,007 | May 23 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Fathers' Day | $28,598,376 | 2,507 | $8,776,159 | 30.7% | 2,482 | May 9 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 7 | Gone Fishin' | $19,745,922 | 1,846 | $5,784,123 | 29.3% | 1,841 | May 30 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| 8 | Trial and Error | $13,602,831 | 2,298 | $4,903,529 | 36% | 2,298 | May 30 | - | New Line Cinema |
| 9 | Night Falls on Manhattan | $9,889,670 | 758 | $2,933,255 | 29.7% | 758 | May 16 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 10 | Sprung | $7,575,028 | 780 | $2,487,702 | 32.8% | 780 | May 16 | - | Trimark Pictures |
| 11 | Warriors of Virtue | $6,524,620 | 2,101 | $3,277,084 | 50.2% | 2,101 | May 2 | - | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
