Domestic Box Office For September 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 | L.A. Confidential | $64,616,940 | 1,625 | $5,211,198 | 8.1% | 769 | Sep 19 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | In & Out | $63,856,929 | 2,452 | $15,019,821 | 23.5% | 1,992 | Sep 19 | - | Paramount Pictures |
| 3 | The Game | $48,323,648 | 2,521 | $14,337,029 | 29.7% | 2,403 | Sep 12 | - | PolyGram |
| 4 | The Full Monty | $45,950,122 | 783 | $176,585 | 0.4% | 6 | Sep 19 | May 14 | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| 5 | Soul Food | $43,700,855 | 1,350 | $11,197,897 | 25.6% | 1,336 | Sep 26 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 6 | The Peacemaker | $41,263,140 | 2,420 | $12,311,939 | 29.8% | 2,362 | Sep 26 | - | DreamWorks Distribution |
| 7 | The Edge | $27,873,386 | 2,355 | $7,733,445 | 27.7% | 2,350 | Sep 26 | - | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 8 | Fire Down Below | $16,228,448 | 2,350 | $6,073,094 | 37.4% | 2,336 | Sep 5 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | Wishmaster | $15,738,769 | 2,502 | $6,038,516 | 38.4% | 2,502 | Sep 19 | - | Live Entertainment |
| 10 | A Thousand Acres | $7,936,780 | 1,228 | $2,931,762 | 36.9% | 1,208 | Sep 19 | - | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
